Dot-S

An assortment of dot-S pieces (note the SD card for size comparison).

Dot-S (styled as .S) also known as Dot-Pin is a toy created by Japanese company Tomytec. The toys allow for the creation of pictures by placing colored pegs into holes in one or more boards. Many sets allow for the creation of various sprite characters from classic video games, with each peg representing one pixel. ^[1]

Kits

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There are 56 kits, including a starter kit which contains 17 colors. Many of sets are based on popular licenses from various companies. ^[2] Only some of the kits are listed below.

A dot-S freelance model.

Disney

• Donald Duck
• Jack Skellington
• Mickey Mouse (Black and white, color versions)
• Minnie Mouse (Black and white, color versions)
• Stitch

Namco

• Dig Dug
• Mappy
• Pac-Man
• The Tower of Druaga
• Xevious

Nintendo

• Balloon Fight
• Ice Climber
• The Legend of Zelda - two sets, including "King of Games" Set
• Nintendo Classics
• Super Mario Bros. - Mario and Luigi (also available in large sets)

Other

• Doko Demo Issyo (Sony Computer Entertainment, two sets)
• Space Invaders (Taito)

Colors

• Pink
• Red (3 shades)
• Magenta
• Yellow (2 shades)
• Orange (2 shades)
• Gold
• Peach (4 shades)
• Khaki
• Brown (4 shades)
• Olive
• Green (5 shades)
• Blue (5 shades)
• Violet (3 shades)
• White
• Gray (4 shades)
• Black
• Glow

See also

• Lite-Brite

References

1. ^ Imberi, Jonathan (2006-03-16). "Dot-Pin review". RetroBlast!. Archived from the original on 2007-10-26. http://web.archive.org/web/20071026144525/http://www.retroblast.com/Misc/Tomytec-Dot-Pin-Toys.php. Retrieved 2007-12-17. 
2. ^ "dot's line up". dot's official website. http://dot-s.net/lineup/index.html. Retrieved 2007-07-02. 

External links

• Official site (Japanese)

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