"Lego's brick-built Game Boy replica is bound to be one of the most popular gift ideas for retro gaming enthusiasts this holiday. The 421-piece recreation of Nintendo's legendary 1989 handheld is wonderfully designed, fun to build, and looks great on a display shelf. It comes with two buildable games, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening and Super Mario Land, which can be loaded into the handheld's Game Pak slot. Swappable lenticular screens recreate moments from each game as well as the Game Boy's boot screen."
"The $60 price tag makes it one of the most affordable Lego sets made for adults. The Lego Game Boy launched October 1 at the Lego Store and major retailers, including Amazon, Walmart, and Target. I spoke with Lego Group Senior Designer Carl Merriam over email about the design of the newest Lego Nintendo display model. Questions and answers are attributed to GameSpot and Lego, respectively."
"For the LEGO Game Boy the idea was: "Let's make a LEGO set celebrating the original Nintendo Game Boy." From there we built several different versions using existing LEGO Bricks. While doing that we determined that we would need a few new LEGO elements. We started developing the new LEGO elements and built many, many, many more versions of the LEGO Game Boy."
Lego produced a 421-piece brick-built replica of Nintendo's 1989 Game Boy that functions as a display model and build experience. The set includes two buildable game cartridges, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening and Super Mario Land, which insert into a Game Pak slot. Swappable lenticular screens recreate in-game moments and the Game Boy boot screen for authentic visuals. The set is priced at $60 and launched October 1 at the Lego Store and major retailers including Amazon, Walmart, and Target. Design work began with the core idea, iterated through many versions, and introduced new elements to achieve reference accuracy, stability, and build enjoyment.
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