No, of Course You Can’t Actually Play the New Lego Game Boy Leave a comment

We did ask Lego for touch upon the doubtless deceptive nature of the video promo, and whereas we did not obtain any response in time for publication, Lego did affirm that the Lego Sport Boy is not playable however highlighted that the buttons do transfer like actual buttons. A pleasant little bit of consideration to element that’s continued throughout the 421-piece duplicate.

For a begin, it’s virtually equivalent in dimension, standing 14 centimeters tall by 9 huge, and with all unique options accounted for. In fact, these pressable bright-pink A/B buttons, the D-pad, and Begin and Choose buttons are current and proper, however there’s additionally the quantity wheel on the facet, the speaker grille alongside the nook, and a battery “gentle”—even a serial quantity, plus correctly labeled bricks for the whole lot from the on/off swap to the EXT connector and headphones port.

Nevertheless, arguably the perfect elements are the supply of the obvious confusion: these brick-built video games—The Legend of Zelda: Hyperlink’s Awakening, and Tremendous Mario Land—and the swappable lenticular screens, that animate well-known scenes when seen at totally different angles. Purists may want the lenticular begin display screen, although.

The decidedly unplayable however eminently buildable Lego Sport Boy is offered for preorder as we speak for $60 and might be out there beginning October 1. Sadly, there’s no phrase on coming Lego variations of the Sport Boy Printer or Sport Boy Digital camera.