Earlier this year, LEGO announced it was turning the most iconic handheld gaming system in history into a delightful plastic brick replica. The company’s retro 421-piece Game Boy set looked perfect on ...

Okay, c’mon, you knew this was going to happen. LEGO is on a nostalgia kick at the moment, laser-targeting millennials like me with retro gaming sets, including a 1:1 model of the original Game Boy.

WTF?! When Nintendo and The Lego Group announced plans to release a Game Boy replica Lego set in late July, Australian retro gaming modder Natalie the Nerd jokingly promised to build a working circuit ...

Amidst the buzz and sales of the LEGO Game Boy, we doubt people are surprised to see that hardware modders are already turning them into playable handhelds. It probably helps that the existing buttons ...

The LEGO Game Boy set immediately sparked my interest when it was first announced. It combines two of my very favorite things: LEGO and video games. By every metric we have at IGN, it’s been an ...

I’ve rather given it away with the headline there, but I couldn’t help myself. Lego’s recently launched Game Boy is the most extraordinarily satisfying build, with results that feel uncannily ...

LEGO's life-like Game Boy set has already been modded to play actual Game Boy cartridges, after going on sale earlier this week (it's $59.99 and available at Amazon). Talented modder Natalie the Nerd ...

The Lego Game Boy set was officially released on October 1, 2025, but one modder has already gone further than Lego and Nintendo. Australian creator Natalie the Nerd has turned the brick-built ...

This summer LEGO and Nintendo began taking pre-orders for a 421-piece LEGO Game Boy kit that lets you assemble an accurate looking model of the classic handheld game console. The only thing missing?

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I was mentally prepared for Hollow Knight: Silksong’s bosses to lay waste to me over and over again. I knew that the QWOP-esque Baby Steps would not be a walk in the park. But I did not for the life ...

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