The Lego Game Boy is even better than I could have imagined – and reasonably priced too

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published 24 July 2025

Quick Summary

Lego has officially launched its latest collaboration with Nintendo – the Lego Game Boy.

Priced at a reasonable £54.99 / $59.99 it includes lenticular screens for Mario and Zelda, and is available to pre-order now.

After numerous collaborations with Nintendo over the last few years, Lego set the internet ablaze in January with the tease of a Game Boy set.

It didn't reveal much about it at the time, but the very idea was enough to get collectors and retro gaming fans salivating at the prospect. And as I am both of those things, I could barely contain my excitement.

Now the Lego Game Boy has been fully revealed and I'm just as eager to get my hands on it – the final build looks incredible for a number of reasons. Even better news is that it won't even cost a fortune.

Available to pre-order from Lego in the UK and US now, the set is priced just £54.99 / $59.99. That's a long way removed from the £299 Lego Nintendo Entertainment System that's now been retired (although still available in some places online).

Rated for builders 18 and over, the Lego Game Boy is made up of 421 pieces and makes a "near" 1:1 scale replica of Nintendo's 80s handheld. It has a clear display behind which you can add one of three lenticular screens, which give the impression that the game is animating as you move it around in your hand.

They include the iconic Nintendo start-up screen, plus two of the most renowned games – Super Mario Land and The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. You also get buildable versions of their original cartridges.

They can even be slotted into the back of the finished handheld.

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Every detail on the Game Boy itself seems to have been perfectly replicated. That includes the button layout, of course, but also the volume dial on the side and other ports and switches.

In truth, I've already pre-ordered one myself, for fear that it could become as popular on the build up to the holidays as the original was back in the late 80s/early 90s (depending on your location).

It seems like Lego has done it again.

Rik is T3’s news editor, which means he looks after the news team and the up-to-the-minute coverage of all the hottest gadgets and products you’ll definitely want to read about. And, with more than 35 years of experience in tech and entertainment journalism, including editing and writing for numerous websites, magazines, and newspapers, he’s always got an eye on the next big thing.

Rik also has extensive knowledge of AV, TV streaming and smart home kit, plus just about everything to do with games since the late 80s. Prior to T3, he spent 13 years at Pocket-lint heading up its news team, and was a TV producer and presenter on such shows as Channel 4's GamesMaster, plus Sky's Games World, Game Over, and Virtual World of Sport.

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