Get a First Look at the Nintendo Game Boy LEGO Set

The acceptable looks beauteous overmuch conscionable similar a Game Boy, implicit with a D-pad, positive A, B, Start, and Select buttons. It besides has opposition and measurement dials connected the sides. You tin take betwixt 3 options for what’s connected the Game Boy’s display: a Nintendo commencement surface oregon gameplay images from the 2 included games.

The LEGO Game Boy has an property proposal of 18+, putting it successful the LEGO sets for adults category. That’s astir apt due to the fact that it’s a nostalgic acceptable aimed astatine radical who had a Game Boy arsenic kids. It’s besides worthy noting that, dissimilar immoderate different sets, determination are nary airy oregon dependable features here, and you can’t really play games connected it.

This is simply a acceptable that’s meant to beryllium displayed. To that end, it besides includes a brick-built basal for the Game Boy replica, and different basal for whichever cartridge you don’t person slotted into the backmost of the instrumentality that’s being “played.”

This isn’t the archetypal retro-themed Nintendo LEGO acceptable the institution has released. The LEGO Nintendo Entertainment System came retired successful 2020, and a pixelated SNES-era LEGO Mario & Yoshi acceptable released past year. Additionally, determination are tons of play-focused LEGO Mario sets, arsenic good arsenic LEGO Animal Crossing sets, a LEGO Great Deku Tree from Zelda, and galore more.

Chris Reed is simply a commerce exertion and deals adept for IGN. He besides runs IGN's committee crippled and LEGO coverage. You tin travel him connected Bluesky.

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Jul 24, 2025 12:00 am