IDAHO FALLS — What started as a simple Facebook post has turned into an outpouring of support for a local man’s Lego Idea submission.

Taking inspiration from a classic Nintendo game, Dave McClelland aims to transform the 8-bit game “Excitebike” into a playable, interactive Lego set.

“Excitebike” was originally released in 1984 for the Nintendo Entertainment System and has players race on motorbikes in a side-scrolling track, according to Wikipedia.

McClelland’s Lego Idea set is an arcade booth that resembles a video game but has players control a racer on a treadmill-like track.

Overall, the set is over 3,000 pieces, but McClelland said he’s working on remodeling it to bring that number down.

The Lego Ideas competition is a way for individuals to create sets and showcase them online t

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