{"id":742983,"date":"2026-06-17T20:23:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T20:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/742983\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T20:23:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T20:23:13","slug":"legos-new-space-themed-2274-piece-pinball-machine-is-actually-playable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/742983\/","title":{"rendered":"Lego\u2019s new space-themed 2,274-piece pinball machine is actually playable."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Posted Jun 17, 2026 at 2:26 PM UTC<\/p>\n<p>Lego\u2019s new space-themed 2,274-piece pinball machine is actually playable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">One of Lego\u2019s most iconic themes is back as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DZp8daXgVjq\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">functional tabletop pinball machine<\/a> launching on July 4th for $229.99. 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