We’ve rounded up the best LEGO gaming sets inspired by the world of video games. Come unravel all their mysteries.
There are several LEGO sets that take inspiration from video games, particularly arcade games of yesteryear, with the games providing LEGO builders and gamers alike with a nostalgic experience. However, only sets can be considered the best, and fortunately, they include popular franchises like Nintendo, Super Mario, and more.
So we’ve rounded up the best LEGO gaming sets for you. Here is all you need to know.
1. LEGO Icons PAC-MAN Arcade Game — 10323
LEGO Icons PAC-MAN Arcade Game Set on Display
The LEGO Icons PAC-MAN Arcade Game not only stands out as one of the best video game-inspired LEGO sets, but is also one of the most exclusive LEGO sets available at the LEGO Shop. Each of the 2,651 bricks in the LEGO-reimagined arcade comes together to create an equally immersive and nostalgic set to build and play.
Furthermore, this LEGO Icons set is equipped with neat mechanical elements (revealed by removing the back panel), which, together with the turn of the crank located on the right side of the completed build, allows you to simulate Blinky and Clyde chasing PAC -MAN through the maze. A display case, filled with rotating figurines of these iconic characters, is also included.
Additionally, the set includes a four-way joystick and a coin slot, the latter of which is illuminated with a LEGO light brick. There’s also a 1980s gaming scene and a minifigure of a gamer.
The set measures over 32cm high, 25cm wide and 17cm deep, making it a great display piece among your retro gaming memorabilia. It was designed for players aged 18 and over.
This set is available for €269.99.
2. LEGO Super Mario Nintendo Entertainment System — 71374
Ensemble LEGO Super Mario Nintendo Entertainment System exposé
LEGO recently revealed several new LEGO Super Mario sets. However, although the LEGO Super Mario Nintendo Entertainment System has been around for almost four years, it is definitely the best Super Mario inspired LEGO set.
It’s a spectacular piece that offers players aged 18 and over a rewarding building experience and imaginative play. Insert the brick-built game cartridge, and with this 2,646-piece Nintendo console, you can immerse yourself in the popular video game by pressing buttons on the life-size controller.
Plus, with the turn of a lever, the eight-bit Mario figure moves across the LEGO-reimagined retro TV screen. The latter measures over 22.5 cm high, 23.5 cm wide and 16 cm deep.
This set is available for €269.99
3. LEGO Icons Atari 2600 — 10306
LEGO Icons Atari 2600 set on display
The LEGO Icons Atari 2600 will make you want to go back in time to relive the moment you pressed “play” on an original Atari 2600, the ancestor of gaming. Designed to commemorate the 50th anniversary of this iconic gaming console, the LEGO reimagined model stays true to the original, with LEGO adding an easter egg to this set.
Comprised of 2,532 pieces, the brick-built Atari 2600 is sure to provide gamers ages 18 and up with a rewarding building experience. However, this set offers much more than assembling the console bricks, joystick and game cartridges from Asteroids, Adventure and Centipede.
With this set, you can immerse yourself in an imaginative play experience with buildable scenes from these iconic video games. Additionally, there is a hidden vignette of a scene from the 1980s, filled with retro items, where a minifigure is playing Asteroids.
The complete build measures over 3″ (8cm) high, 13″ (33cm) wide and 8″ (22cm) deep.
This set is available for €239.99.
4. LEGO Bloc point d’interrogation Super Mario 64 — 71395
Ensemble LEGO Super Mario Bloc point d’interrogation Super Mario 64 exposé
The LEGO Super Mario Question Mark Block Super Mario 64 is a must-have for fans of video games and, above all, Super Mario. Designed to celebrate 25 years since the launch of the Super Mario 64 video game, players will love the hidden elements of the Brick Question Mark Block.
The block “?» is made up of 2064 pieces, measures more than 18 cm high and deep. It can be opened to “reveal” a range of LEGO-reimagined levels from the original game. This includes Peach’s Castle, Bob-omb’s Battle, Gla-Gla Mountain as well as Fatal Lava. There are also 10 minifigures to immerse you in the nostalgic gaming experience.
This set is available for €199.99.
5. LEGO Super Mario The Mighty Bowser — 71411
LEGO Super Mario The Mighty Bowser set on display
The LEGO Super Mario The Mighty Bowser set will look great on display, with the complete build measuring over 32cm high, 41cm wide and 28cm deep including display stand, as well as its precise design details.
Also, the 2807-piece Mighty Bowser’s mouth can open and close. However, if you thought this set was designed just for display, you would be wrong. This Super Mario-inspired LEGO set is equipped with a fireball launcher and can be combined with several LEGO Super Mario starter sets.
This set is available for €269.99.
Ultimately, if your heart beats for video games and the world of gaming, each LEGO set in this selection will awaken undeniable joy in you. They stand out as the crème de la crème of LEGO video game sets, offering not only a deeply immersive building experience, but also, in your moments of relaxation, a most rewarding gaming experience. They will therefore undoubtedly awaken your imagination and transport you to the golden era of video games.
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