Lego is celebrating Atari’s 50th anniversary with 2,500-piece Atari 2600 set.
Plus, you won’t have to wait long to start building.
The Lego Atari 2600 releases on August 1.
It will be available to purchase exclusively at the Lego Store for $240.
All told, the Atari 2600 comes in at 2,532 pieces.
The bulk of the build is the console itself.
It retains the black ridged design on top and mimics the woodgrain front panel.
The console has functioning switches to give it a bit of interactivity after you finish building it.
This wouldn’t be a proper Atari 2600 build without the joystick.
Just like the NES, you’re free to plug the joystick into the console.
It’s designed to have an authentic feel, so the joystick has a full range of motion.
The carts can pop into the slot on the top of the console.
With the Atari 2600, Lego has created an era-accurate cartridge holder with three slots for the games.
The one aspect of the build that veers away from authenticity is the display shelf on the console.
Each included game has its own corresponding build.
These little 3D models include a centipede, a fortress, and an asteroid field.
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