{"id":39066,"date":"2021-01-14T10:31:51","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T18:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/?p=39066"},"modified":"2021-04-16T09:48:25","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T16:48:25","slug":"shut-up-and-take-my-money-lego-nintendo-entertainment-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/awesomeness\/shut-up-and-take-my-money-lego-nintendo-entertainment-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Shut Up and Take My Money: LEGO Nintendo Entertainment System"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Launching in early August, LEGO has created a new building set that recreates the design of Nintendo’s original gaming console, the 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clocking in at 2,646 LEGO pieces, the set includes<\/a> a lifesize console with opening door, a Super Mario Bros cartridge that fits inside the LEGO console, and a NES gamepad with working buttons. Similar to the original NES, the cartridge slot pushes down into the machine to lock the game into place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In addition, the build includes a retro, 1980’s style, mini-television on a small stand. The television has dials on the right side for changing the channel, switching between UHF & VHF, along with knobs for brightness and contrast control. There’s even an antenna on top. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After completing the build, you can turn the crank on the side of the television to move a vertical, treadmill-style rotating band that simulates Mario’s first level within the game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Interestingly, the new set is also compatible with Mario figurine in the Adventures of Mario Starter Kit (also shipping in early August). If you plug that Bluetooth-enabled Mario figurine on top of the television, it will produce sound effects, visuals and music from the classic video game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, it wouldn’t be a LEGO set without a steep price tag to entry. The LEGO Super Mario Nintendo Entertainment Center<\/a> will cost $229.99 when it launches on August 1. In addition, the LEGO Adventures of Mario Starter Kit<\/a> will cost $59.99. The LEGO NES is rated for builders age 18 and up while the Starter kit is rated for ages 6 and older.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can watch a video of the LEGO build below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n