The LEGO Nintendo Entertainment System is about as nostalgic as it can get. This 2,646-piece LEGO set combines two childhood favorites from the building blocks themselves to the vintage video game console they assemble into. This officially licensed Nintendo product entirely recreates the experience of the platform’s original console. The LEGO set builds a replica NES, controller, and cathode-ray TV that displays the iconic 8-bit graphics from Super Mario Bros.
This collaboration between LEGO and Nintendo offers much more than sheer aesthetic appeal. The LEGO set is made to be especially interactive — from the console and controller to the TV. Once fully built, Game Pak cartridges can be inserted into the console and the life-size controller offers responsive buttons to emulate gameplay. Although, the most astounding feature has to be the TV. A handle on the side of the TV moves to direct the gameplay on its screen which is built by panels of LEGO bricks that morph into the unmistakable 2D levels from Super Mario Bros. With so many immersive features, building the LEGO Nintendo Entertainment System is just half of the fun.