LEGO has announced that the LEGO Game Boy is available now to pre-order for $59.99. The set will release on October 1 at LEGO.com.
The LEGO features 421 pieces. It will include a build of the actual console as well as two cartridges that depict The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening and Super Mario Land. In the past, LEGO has worked with Nintendo on a LEGO Nintendo Entertainment System, as well as sets based on Animal Crossing, Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and more. LEGO has also worked with other gaming companies on sets and games.
The official website describes the LEGO Game Boy as follows:
Recapture the excitement you felt when you first played on the Game Boy with this LEGO model building kit for adults (72046). A fantastic gift for fans of Nintendo video games, the collectible set features a near 1:1 scale brick-built replica of the original Game Boy handheld game system from Nintendo. Press the +Control Pad, A and B Buttons, and SELECT and START, just like on the real system. And the model has other iconic Game Boy details, including the contrast adjustment and volume dial and the Game Pak slot.
Customize your display with interchangeable, brick-built The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening or Super Mario Land Game Boy Game Paks and corresponding lenticular screens (or a Nintendo start screen). Place your creation on the buildable display stand to complete a nostalgic display.
Customize your display – Includes interchangeable, brick-built The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening or Super Mario Land Game Boy™ Game Paks and lenticular screens, plus a Nintendo® start screen
