Lego Rewind- Hidden Side Halloween Special

[@Toggle416]

I clicked on this faster then Lego canceled this theme

[@fluffelpuff4077]

Same😅

[@Maezhughes]

Ouch True, but ouch

[@mintpalmer]

Ex-LEGO Shop employee here. You nailed it exactly. The box designs and push for the app killed it. We were asked to demo it in store, and no one was interested. People come to LEGO for physical sets, not more excuses to use a screen.

[@frogmouth2]

One of the crazy type ghosts in the hidden side app had a description that went something like, “one day, he started thinking the entire world around him was made out of plastic bricks”. Lego eventually changed it to something more generic though.

[@empatheticrambo4890]

I just realized - Hidden Side is Lego's original Stranger Things. It's a shame that the app and poor branding meant the theme didn't click

[@MultiBrawler]

can't believe hidden side is on Lego rewind already it only after 4 years after its discontinuation. Wished I saw these more on stores cause they weren't featured much. My favorite of these has to be the high school and the bus set.

[@kailahmann1823]

My favorite is the shrimp shack - it has this look of questionable sanity standards you'd expect of such a building.

[@moonlightdawn7249]

My second oldest son thought about using the ghoul parts as add-ons to the cyber-byters from nexo knights and the ghosts from Ninjago possession.

[@deckie_]

5:19 that's honestly the biggest shocker. I was convinced this line was set in New England or Cascadia

[@NickonPlanetRipple]

It is on the east coast, but more like Florida than Maine

[@kailahmann1823]

there is a crocodile (or alligator…) in one of the sets, which limits the options.

[@deckie_]

@kailahmann1823 ye I realised the exact same this morning Though I have no idea what the habitat of crocodiles in America is, I associate them exclusively with Florida

[@thefatone4378]

Hidden side was killed by its marketing. I didn't pick up any of the sets because the adds made it seem as though the app was necessary for enjoying them, and I had no interest in apps. If they'd have just shown the sets as is, I would have got some.

[@AlVainactual]

Let's go, new Rewind! So sad I missed this theme...

[@NotGalaxsu]

Just a friendly reminder we had 10-11 original themes by the end of the 2010s where half way into the 2020s and we only had 3 hidden side really did walk so dreamzzz can run let’s hope it lasts long enough

[@purplehaze2358]

Say what you will about the cancellation of Bionicle G2; but frankly, if you ask me, the death of Hidden Side is in many ways a tragedy worse than even that.

[@KZN02]

The mecha connected to the fire truck was a reference to Studio Trigger’s Promare.

[@ajurassicfan9557]

I always wanted to combined this with the Ghostbusters sets

[@denishalpin6253]

Alot of these sets could pair really well with scooby doo sets

[@joshuamueller3206]

This is one theme I warmed on the moment it was canceled. I still thought Lego would return to making lots of home grown themes, but alas. I always wanted the ghost dog, but this theme came out at an odd time where I was rarely buying Lego, usually retired Star Wars or BIONICLE. Good theme, with bad marketing.

[@colingreening711]

I was a little old for new LEGO themes directed at a younger audience but I think I would have bought some of these if they placed less emphasis on the game.

[@Adder6112]

I love hidden side, I wish Lego hadn't fumbled the marketing on this theme , also my hidden side lighthouse had the Trans neon green ghost accessorys so yours may indeed be a factory defect

[@kidz4p509]

I should’ve never slept on this theme.

[@mickikyhl7852]

This theme had so much potential:(

[@gengarultimate]

I wish I got in to this theme when it was around I was just so deterred by the terrible marketing

[@AlolanRoy]

Dang, I never knew the sets looked this good.

[@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho]

That fire truck set was the only Hidden Side set I got, and it was worth every penny. Aside from the references, it’s a genuinely solid build with the heft I want LEGO to put into their fire trucks more often.

[@twarnold14]

I collected the Hidden Side buildings but wasn’t interested in the vehicles. I did get the fire truck because it has 1 of the 3 macguffins. I finally built it recently. It’s great!! I know exactly what you mean by the heft. The mini mech that the back turns into works surprisingly well. I’m glad I picked it up!

[@michaela.pempleton1128]

I WISH I had bought one of these sets.

[@oneofmanyalexs]

The only hidden side set i ever got was the boat set. It was really fun to build, and it a really interesting display peace on my shelf. I have Parker up of the to with her phone in her hand trying to take a picter of the ghost while the ghost is tryinh to attack her, its a fun little action scene. Its funny hearing the box art might have been what killed the line, because that what drew me to the line. The colerful art looks really nice, and made me interested to see what was up with it. Guess thats just me tho.

[@NickonPlanetRipple]

@@oneofmanyalexs My point was that, Lego’s box art should clearly and instantly communicate what contents you get with the set, and this box art was just… confusing for most people. They couldn’t tell what parts of the sets were “real” or not. And even if the app was explained to them, that just turned them off more.

[@SirBagelshire]

No way I have only that same set, too!

[@bokiwoki5763]

Hidden side babbbbyyyyy

[@docfox4353]

I honestly really liked the app, and had fun collecting all the ghosts.

[@Matoro0902_The_Wise]

I love this series

[@Jam-og1km]

This series gives me such an appreciation for these themes that I never would otherwise. I too thought it was an app first and a lego theme second, but now I lowkey really want that lighthouse build

[@vaimantobe3034]

Couldn't have said it better myself! By far my favourite theme from its era, and one I've been slowly working to completing over the years. Each set is just so great, on their own or together!

[@leftygurl]

i know you say it’s set in the american south, but this theme’s builds just feel so much more east coast to me, im an atlantic canadian myself and that’s kind of why i was interested in it, it felt like an adventure in my own admittedly gloomy and run down home. there’s a lighthouse, seafood restaurants, it feels very local to me. i didnt really get any of the sets, my priorities were elsewhere, but i really liked the idea of just converting these into regular builds with no ghost stuff on em, just some very well-done, mundane structures, that’s a vibe i really like. plus, i like how it keeps the shades of green consistent with ninjago’s ghosts, it feels like they were building a visual language of that spring green being the colour of spirits and such, i like when themes can relate to each other like that without being literally in the same universe.

[@NickonPlanetRipple]

I see it as east coast too, just much closer to Florida than to Maine.

[@e.d.t.]

I miss Hidden Side, didn't do the AR phone stuff, but I liked the builds that weren't vehicles.

[@Zach3423]

It saddens me, both hidden side and vidyo had neat builds and minifigures, but the overly aggressive push of the apps tied to it came off as desperation to capture kids attention on lego's part, I hope dreamzzz is a sign that lego isn't gonna try and shove apps into their newer original themes

[@Blaze-hopper]

AND I AM STEVE and I'm gonna enjoy this video

[@jinxtheunluckypony]

Hidden Side was such a cool theme.

[@thebiggerfish8976]

My biggest disappointment with Hidden Side is that we never properly got a video game that played like a kid friendly version of Silent Hill or Resident Evil or the like. ALso I found out recently that the ghost claw parts make for really cool lightning Tekko-Kagi claws for Jay.

[@DARTHBRIXLEGO]

my all time favourite lego theme... gone too soon.

[@RoninCatholic]

I love monster minifigs and builds of buildings that at least pass for livable/workable spaces from one side. Not big on vehicles but it makes sense for characters to have reliable ways of getting from one location to another. I'm mostly a knights vs. monsters kind of guy, but I understand it takes a particular type of nerd to find knights and medieval peasants more relatable by default than modern day city dwellers.

[@matthewhenderson8874]

I snapped up three of these at a lego show, got the stunt plane, 4x4 truck and dragster.

[@ggtwinbee8506]

6:42 Sadly this was what killed my interest, though the modularity of making everything possessed by a ghost was a cool concept. I especially love the monster house.

[@orangespartanMC]

It probably says something to the audience Lego was targeting that I saw these sets for sale in the Apple Store of all places

[@lbricks7631]

Hidden Side: Hidden from the Public

[@ToaArcan]

"You could put them in Maine!" _Stephen King would like to know your location._

[@batzotz0z409]

WoOoOoOoOoOOoOo Happy Halloween nick! great video man, enjoy your candy.

[@spamhands6993]

I think what also didn't help with Hidden side is what The Cosmonaut touched on in his LEGO FOMO video. Hidden Side was an entirely new theme to people and they didn't give it much of a chance because it was new, whereas LEGO Fortnite will succeed because those same people spent 7 years with Fortnite and it will remind them of all the good memories they had. Really goes to show how the time we spend with something influences its reach with people. Getting kids to get the app when parents wanted LEGO because it has nothing to do with apps feels like further salt in the wound of this theme's cancellation.

[@SPGT3]

I love this theme, I got them all. At first the box design was the reason I never looked closely at them. Then my sister got me a set and I was hooked.

[@SPGT3]

Also, Hidden Side seems to have some inspiration from the 2012 Monster Fighters theme, especially the castle from each theme and both have sets named Ghost Train.

[@spiderfan2003]

Hidden side was such a unique theme. It had such fun builds and a great vibe, I wish I had collected some myself, especially the train that one I wish I got the most. Great video as always, I know it'll be a great day when you upload.

[@MatejBeranek]

man it feels weird seeing nick make videos on retired lego themes thath arent very old.

[@octobotimus]

I genuinely remember skipping this theme because of the box art and marketing. I didn’t know the sets were normal objects that transform back and forth without rebuilding.

[@ondururagittandeska2004]

The app doesn't even look that good at least Ultra Agents' app had LORE! Also hidden side shows a wider issue of the lack of shelf life lego sets have it's just they are there and then suddenly they are gone.

[@TERIDAX941]

This theme certainly had some great elements that could be used for mocs. I actually bricklinked Vaughn Geist's head and gave it to one of my UFO aliens to help expand their character roster. He now is Alpha Draconis's 2nd in command and part time scientist (hence his goggles). His smoky trans purple head fits perfectly with all the other aliens head colors.

[@tomogotchi9140]

I tried really hard to stick with this theme, and I even tried playing the app once in a while, but it got to a point where I just stopped and didn't bother going back. The sets are fantastic, I still love the Train build and even got 2 more, but the road vehicles were so big they couldn't fit on my shelf and eventually took it apart. The theme is original, but I'm right there with ya, the boxes I threw away then and there at the Lego shop after buying, and I didn't even bother with wave 3, and the haunted school was too expensive for me to get at the time. I'm glad I got to experience this theme at least, not my all-time favourite but was a nice little focus for a while, I wouldn't mind if somewhere down the line we get references to it, whilst it's more modern than most nostalgic themes I think it has it's place in Lego's History enough to get maybe some blue ghost minifigs or some other characters.

[@JacobYaw]

I adored this theme and wish I could've afforded all of them. Amazing Lovecraftian vibes killed by TERRIBLE marketing.

[@Mael_Str0M]

Five years early, I see...

[@bobertbolero]

Wow those buildings and vehicles actually look great! I wish I did pay attention to this theme, seems like Lego can't develop an unlicensed theme without incorporating an app or TV show anymore

[@LavenderMike77]

Man, I'm so angry at myself that I've never bought any of the Hidden Side sets. All of them were absolute peak

[@Bishounen]

This is one of the themes I am angry I missed out on.

[@Nobody-ue5qs]

Ngl,my favorite part of the series was how “realistic” the sets felt,instead of a generic utopian metropolis like Lego City the more gritty theming made it feel more true to life,not much places irl are perfect examples,stuff is old rusted broken or just plain used,every build in hidden side captured that feeling

[@OURBacon48]

I love these videos so much

[@takenname8053]

I don't know lego history well, but this is probably the only representation of the South in lego form...

[@HotDogTimeMachine385]

Happy Halloween!

[@unboundbeartic6428]

I love this theme, I like it more than Nexo Knights and Monkie Kid. I hope lego tries rebooting Fright Knights as a Vampire themed modern castle subtheme.

[@glsh3982]

man love the bcakround music you used👍, could you plz maybe link it in the description or the commnets

[@NickonPlanetRipple]

@@glsh3982 It’s listed in the video as each track starts playing, for a few seconds anyway. It’s right there on the screen.

[@glsh3982]

@@NickonPlanetRipple thnak you (:

[@t4washere384]

Just in time!

[@bagea]

so happy that theres a new vid, have a great halloween nick!!

[@mangerdraweralex1585]

Bro, i love your videos! I like to see more mocs from you :) Greetings from Germany!

[@waluigisbizzareadventuresi1430]

"The graveyard goes well with the school." 😨

[@NickonPlanetRipple]

Newbury is a creepy town. You'd be surprised how many places are right smack dab next to a cemetery

[@pedrohenriqueboscofi]

School bus is bussin

[@XCATX25]

Ye the boxart was what killed the line completely, imho

[@tefnutofhoney2832]

I miss the days when lego would have 2-3 seasonal originals going at once. Now we just have the one, if were lucky (much as i do like Dreamzzz), the triad of Ninjago, City, and Friends (i dont fully count Monkie Kid since it doesnt appear on physical shelves), and the endless deluge of licensed themes that ive come to hate significantly less than i used to just by removing them from their context. Even if i still dont care much for the realistic skin tones on humans... Wish i didnt miss hidden side, but it was juuuust before i properly got back into lego as a full scale hobby. At the least, dreamzzz is a return to non-app form!

[@Somedude389]

aye hes backkk

[@SirBagelshire]

I remember using the app for this theme for the one set I owned and being kinda disappointed. Not really like the app didn’t live up to my expectations, but that it was just ok. Looking back, it was way too over-marketed for what it was. I always wondered what the deal with secondary character designs were, but seeing that final wave really looks cool and I wish I knew about it when it was on shelves.

[@lucapietrangeli270]

I low key think if this theme was reissued today they’d make truck loads of money This theme feels more appealing to me than dreams currently is. The app is corny but if done right it could be rad

[@nathonso_edits]

It's so weird to me that Lego would try and integrate an app so much into a theme when it's so obvious that a large part of legos appeal today is to get kids off of their devices!

[@aidanpope9194]

DEATH STRANDING REFERENCE!!! RRAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@joshslater2426]

I did buy many of the sets, and their biggest draw was the clever play features. Much like the Super Mario sets, you can enjoy the sets without the app because the builds are still well made. I do remember the shorts but they were fairly forgettable. Shame Hidden Side went so quickly though.

[@bowserbreaker2515]

I remember when each wave came out. Those first 2 were so cool, and then the third was kind of lame.

[@empatheticrambo4890]

Hooray!!

[@ILovePikmin]

"Hidden side"? More like "not very hidden side"!

[@wubboxtheory2745]

Mixels pls

[@NickonPlanetRipple]

....Already did it.

[@Pixal2014]

Ninjago x hidden side moc plz

[@Oliviathespud]

Algorithm boost

[@brenlc1412]

Hidden Side Halloween Special Was that intentional, Nick?

[@NickonPlanetRipple]

Yes.

[@thesmilyguyguy9799]

=( D