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Tag: 71374 Nintendo Entertainment System
LEGO ICONS 10306 Atari 2600 critics’ review
The latest LEGO ICONS set is a vintage video game model wrapped in nostalgia – but how has 10306 Atari 2600’s retro flair fared with the community? Launching August 1 for £209.99 / $239.99 / €239.99, the LEGO Group’s first follow-up to 2020’s 71374 Nintendo Entertainment System ditches that set’s classic box TV and focuses…
LEGO ICONS 10306 Atari 2600 is missing a classic video game
The recently-revealed LEGO ICONS 10306 Atari 2600 could potentially have included a completely different classic video game series. The arrival next month of 10306 Atari 2600 will see the debut of yet another brick-based retro gaming console, following in the footsteps of 2020’s 71374 Nintendo Entertainment System. The 2,646-piece set includes the classic gaming hardware, a…
Five more games consoles we hope to see in LEGO form
The recent reveal of 10306 Atari 2600 makes us wonder if more LEGO games consoles could follow it. 10306 Atari 2600 is an unexpected delight in the LEGO ICONS line. It draws inspiration from the late ’70s games console, which offered classic games like Asteroids, Pitfall! and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Its wooden panelling and single-button…
The Atari 2600 isn’t LEGO designer Chris McVeigh’s first brick computer
Chris McVeigh, the LEGO designer who created the new Atari 2600, has previous when it comes to brick-built retro computing. A tidal wave of nostalgia swept across LEGO fans of a certain age when the new Atari 2600 video games console set was unveiled. The 2600, or Atari VCS (Video Computer System) as it was…
Five of the most surprising game-based LEGO sets
The LEGO Group is no stranger to video games, though the many partnerships have led to some surprising sets, including one very recently. 10306 Atari 2600 will launch later this year as the latest creation inspired the games industry and the Atari 2600 console as well as a selection of its catalogue. It’s far from…
LEGO ICONS 10306 Atari 2600 officially revealed
The LEGO Group has officially revealed 10306 Atari 2600, a replica of the classic console designed to celebrate Atari’s 50th anniversary. If that makes you feel old, you’re probably slap bang in the target demographic for 10306 Atari 2600, which follows 2020’s 71374 Nintendo Entertainment System in tapping into the bottomless well of video game…
LEGO Ideas goes retro with Sony Walkman 10K project
The latest LEGO Ideas 10K project takes us back to a time of cassette tapes, big hair and New Wave music with a life-size replica of a Sony Walkman WM-22. Prolific fan builder Jaroslaw Ksiazczyk, also known as Jerac – and whose name you might recognise from his countless LEGO Star Wars custom builds, including…
LEGO’s huge new Bowser can interact with Mario, Luigi and Peach
The newly-revealed LEGO Super Mario 71411 The Mighty Bowser can interact with Mario, Luigi and Peach – effectively making him the ultimate boss level Expansion Set. Even while the LEGO Group’s three biggest Super Mario sets stand apart from the rest of the range in terms of their build experiences, functions and display potential, the…
LEGO Super Mario 71411 The Mighty Bowser officially revealed
The LEGO Group has revealed a brand new LEGO Super Mario direct-to-consumer set coming in October, the enormous 71411 The Mighty Bowser. Weighing in at 2,807 pieces, the huge buildable figure packs in a surprising amount of articulation for its size. There’s a button under Bowser’s shell to control the movement of his head and…
