Woman turns LEGO's toy Game Boy set into a working model
Published on Oct 03, 2025 at 7:57 AM (UTC+4)
by Claire Reid
Last updated on Oct 03, 2025 at 10:29 AM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Kate Bain
This woman has managed to turn a full-sized but completely non-playable LEGO Game Boy set into a fully working model – and it’s super impressive.
Nintendo launched the Game Boy in Japan in 1989, before introducing it to America the following year.
The handheld console went on to become a cultural icon, so it makes sense that LEGO would immortalize it with its own set.
And now someone had taken that cute set and turned it into a fully functioning Game Boy.
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How she converted the LEGO Game Boy set into a working model
Danish toymaker LEGO makes a whole range of kits for grown-ups, like this 2,000-piece Concorde set and this $26 Bugatti Centodieci one.
This week, the LEGO Game Boy set launched – sure to pique the interest of 90s kids the world over.
The kit contains 421 pieces and results in a ‘near 1:1 scale replica of the original Game Boy’.
Of course, being made of LEGO, you can’t actually play games on it, unless you’re content creator Natalie the Nerd, who has managed to turn her completed set into a fully playable Game Boy that uses original Game Boy cartridges.
To get it running, Natalia created a custom circuit board, fitted ‘the smallest screen kit on the market’, and put in a USB-C for power.
Impressive stuff, right?
She’s also made a couple of working buttons, but still needs to 3D print a special piece of LEGO to hold them in place.
If you happen to be as tech-savvy as Natalie, then you might be pleased to know that she plans to release a full tutorial on how to make your own once she’s finished building it.
You can check out more of her cool builds over on her blog here.
Is this fully drivable Bugatti Chiron the best LEGO build ever?
If life-sized, fully-functioning LEGO builds are your thing, then you may be interested to know that the toymaker has built not one, but two fully drivable cars.
Back in 2018, LEGO partnered with Bugatti to build a 1:1 drivable replica of the Bugatti Chiron made from more than 1,000,000 bricks – you can see it in action in the clip at the top of the page.
Then just last year, it built a full-sized McLaren P1 replica and even got Lando Norris to take it for a spin.
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Claire Reid is a journalist who hails from the UK but is now living in New Zealand. She began her career after graduating with a degree in Journalism from Liverpool John Moore’s University and has more than a decade of experience, writing for both local newspapers and national news sites. Claire covers a wide variety of topics, with a special focus on cars, technology, planes, cryptocurrency, and luxury.
