The new Lego Game Boy is peak nostalgia for 90s kids

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The new Lego Game Boy is peak nostalgia for '90s kids

Surprise: We're getting another new Nintendo console this year (sort of). On July 23, Lego unveiled a new Nintendo Game Boy building set that's a near 1:1 recreation of the classic handheld gaming system from 1989. It's priced at $59.99, making it $20 cheaper than the Switch 2's signature launch game.

You can preorder the Lego Game Boy set now at Amazon and the Lego Store ahead of its formal release this fall.

The set contains 421 pieces, including bits for the Game Boy's control pad, buttons, and volume and contrast dials. Lego also throws in interchangeable Game Paks for The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening and Super Mario Land. You even swap out the Lego Game Boy's screen to display its start screen or a 2D screencap from one of the aforementioned game cartridges.

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the lego super mario game boy set on a metal shelf

Credit: Lego

lego game boy building set with super mario cartridge on wooden plinth

Left: Credit: Lego / Nintendo

Right: Credit: Lego / Nintendo

"Designed for people who enjoy hands-on creative activities, this is part of a large assortment of Lego sets for adult designers and with step-by-step instructions newcomers to Lego can also enjoy the challenge," said Lego and Nintendo in a joint press release.

Initially teased on Instagram back in January, the brickified Game Boy marks yet another entry in Lego's Super Mario series made in partnership with Nintendo, which kicked off in 2020 with a 2,646-piece Nintendo NES build. (Lego has since retired that set, but Amazon is still selling it at an upcharge.) Other recent releases from the series include a trio of Mario Kart Lego sets that shoot turtle shells, which had Mashable's Timothy Beck Worth asking, "Where were these when I was growing up?"

The Lego Game Boy is set for release on Wednesday, October 1, making it another great holiday gifting option.

Where to preorder the Lego Game Boy:


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