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After months of rumors and speculation, Lego has fully unveiled its brick-built recreation of the Nintendo Game Boy. Set to release October 1, just in time for the holiday season, the Lego Game Boy is available to preorder for $60 at Amazon and the Lego Store. The 421-piece replica is almost exactly the same size as the handheld that quickly became a worldwide sensation when it hit store shelves in Japan and North America in 1989. The Lego Game Boy looks awesome, and it has multiple interactive features that are sure to make Nintendo fans nostalgic for that wonderful era of handheld gaming.

Lego Game Boy

Part of Lego’s display model series geared toward adult builders and collectors, the Game Boy building kit was announced back in January, but we’re getting our first official look at the highly anticipated release as part of Lego’s San Diego Comic-Con reveals. The Game Boy is tied with the Super Mario Piranha Plant as the most affordable display model in the Lego Nintendo lineup. It will be the eighth Nintendo-themed kit designed for adults since the pair kicked off their partnership with a replica of the Nintendo Entertainment System.

Load Super Mario Land or Link’s Awakening into the Game Pak slot.

Lego Nintendo Display Models for Adults

The Lego Game Boy’s interactive features such as loading carts and displaying scenes from actual games is reminiscent of the Lego Nintendo Entertainment System. Released back in August 2020 to launch Lego’s partnership with Nintendo, the 2,646-piece set included the console with a functional top loader, a Super Mario Bros. cartridge, a wired NES controller, and a CRT TV with a stand. There’s a crank on the side of the TV that moves Mario through a side-scrolling level. Even five years later, the NES is arguably the coolest gaming-related Lego set.

Lego Nintendo Entertainment System

Unfortunately, the Lego NES was officially retired late last year, and it’s sold out at almost every major retailer–except for Amazon. A couple months back we noticed Amazon restocked the discontinued set but for a higher price. Amazon is selling the Lego NES for $60 above the MSRP before it was retired. Even with the Lego NES now going for $330 (was $270), we wouldn’t be surprised to see this sell out due to the Game Boy’s looming arrival. These two sets would naturally look great displayed next to each other.

Here’s the full list of Lego Nintendo display models. The most recent addition to the lineup is the 1,972-piece Mario Kart set with a large buildable Mario and his famous red kart. It launched in May on the Lego Store for $170 and arrived at major retailers earlier this month. Check out our Mario & Standard Kart review for more details on this charming display piece.

While you wait for the Lego Game Boy to arrive, you could warm-up by building the 540-piece Piranha Plant from Super Mario Bros. It’s the only Lego Nintendo display model with a discount right now. Most of the sets below almost never receive discounts, but the Piranha Plant is an outlier. in this regard.

Lego Game Boy (421 pieces) — $60 | October 1
Lego Nintendo Entertainment System (2,646 pieces) — $330 | Retired, $270 MSRP
Mario Kart: Mario & Standard Kart (1,972 pieces) — $170
Super Mario: Piranha Plant (540 pieces) — $48 (~~$60~~)
Super Mario World: Mario & Yoshi (1,215 pieces) — $130
Super Mario: Mighty Bowser (2,807 pieces) — $270
The Legend of Zelda: The Great Deku Tree 2-in-1 (2,500 pieces) — $300
Super Mario 64: Question Block (2,064 pieces) — $259 | Retired, $200 MSRP
- $270 with Frustration-Free Packaging

The Lego Game Boy is one of several exciting SDCC reveals. Batman fans will soon be able to build a massive model of the infamous Arkham Asylum psychiatric hospital. Releasing September 12, the 2,953-piece Batman: Arkham Asylum set is aimed at adults and retails for $300. It includes 16 minifigures and 65 stickers featuring Batman lore. Lego is celebrating the upcoming final season of Stranger Things with a BrickHeadz collection containing buildable figures of Mike, Dustin, Lucas, and Will. Lego BrickHeadz Stranger Things launches October 1 for $40. Fans of Wicked will be pleased to hear Lego’s collection of Wicked building sets will more than double in size when six new sets arrive September 1.