Talk:Mega Bloks

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[edit] Compatibility

Are Mega Bloks compatible with Lego bricks? I think some pirate brands, like old swedish "Byggis" (Buildie) even used that in their slogans, and supposedly, even was allowed to use that slogan in favour of court. (unsigned comment by 195.198.149.132)

The mini and micro sizes are compatible and the maxi size will stack on top of duplo bricks just as it will stack on top of mini size mega blocks. At least here in the uk mega blocks like most lego compatible stuff uses the term "works with the leading brand" to avoid actually mentioning lego on the box. Plugwash 28 June 2005 18:28 (UTC)
Yeah, that's common, but I believe byggis even could use the term "compatible with lego style bricks", not sure, though... 85.226.122.227 02:43, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
They are compatible, but the Mega Bloks are loose on Lego bricks and fall off easily. M2K
I'm not sure, but are MEGA-blocks multi-size compatible? (Try sticking normal LEGOS on top of DUPLOS. They'll stick, one DUPLO stud per 4 LEGO studs.) If they are I think we should mention it. geeky 22:06, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Patent

e 20:03, 15 April 2006 (UTC) The page says "LEGO itself allowed the design patent to expire years ago." Patents expire on their own timeline, based on the date granted or the date applied for, LEGO didn't have any control. LEGO could have applied for new patents on different aspects of the design, but that isn't what the entry says... I've changed it to "all relevant LEGO patents have expired." Was this article written by the CEO of Lego inc? The tone of the last part of the article is very pro-lego, anti megablocks.

[edit] Biased against Mega Bloks?

This article takes great pains to make Mega Bloks sound like they're poorly designed and constructed all around. I've never known anyone to experience such problems with them, and their figures are far more detailed than Lego's. Even the older figures were, at worst, comprable to Lego's. I'm not sure I'd label the Dragons series as "unsuccesful" either. In fact, Mega Bloks has cornered a significant portion of the building blocks market (especially with Dragons, their former flagship line), prompting Lego to make its fuss in the first place. It would also be helpful to mention how Mega Bloks deviates from lego, going for more realism in their Dragons and Pyrates sets and less complex construction. The recent movie deals with Narnia and Pirates of the Carribean are worth mentioning as well.

It seems to me that this article is now biased towards megabloks, and I am sure there is negative stuff out there, from what I have heard, anyway. Omega ArchdoomTalk 07:58, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism

The page had been vandalised on 21 May 2006, by someone with a very poor grasp of the English language, naturally. This would account for the bias that you noticed. Some of the vandalism was repaired on 23 May, but I've reverted the page to the version of 18 May to fix the rest of the damage. It pays to check the page history when you see rubbish like that. 81.157.157.235 15:57, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] mini and micro

What's the difference? Are minis like DUPLO and micro like LEGO? Is there something larger than the micro and mini sizes? Like QUATRO? -ErinHowarth 19:31, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

Maxi which afaict was the orignal mega block size is bigger than duplo (each stud covers four times the area iirc), mini is like duplo, micro is like lego. I'm not sure what nano is like because it is not availible on this side of the pond. Plugwash 22:38, 30 September 2007 (UTC)