LEGO Atari 2600 Set Releases on August 1 for $240 - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 19 July 2022 / 2,247 Views
LEGO has announced it will be releasing an Atari 2600 LEGO set on August 1, 2022 for $239.99.
The LEGO set includes the Atari 2600 console, one controller, three cartridges of Asteroids, Adventure, and Centipede, a small representation of a 1980's living room, and more. The cartridges are designed to fit in the console.
The LEGO Atari 2600 set is 8cm tall, 33cm wide and 22cm deep. It includes 2,543 LEGO pieces.
"The Atari 2600 was one of the most memorable gifts I got as a kid," said LEGO designer Chris McVeigh.
"This is why it’s been such an incredible experience to bring two icons together, Atari and Lego, in this awesome set. We hope that building this classic console takes you back to those halcyon days when a handful of pixels meant a world of adventure."
View images of the LEGO Atari 2600 set below:
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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most of the cost here going to lego and atari names
That's true of any large Lego set though, regardless of having a licensed property attached to it or not, isn't it? The Lego City Cargo Train, which requires Lego no licensing at all, was $229.99. And that set has over 1,000 less pieces than the Atari set.
In fairness, while I do agree the City Cargo Train is expensive, it does have a lot of much larger and/or specialised pieces like the train tracks, a train motor and a remote control included. And stuff like that typically adds a lot to the price, but the set is pretty big overall. The Atari may have far more pieces, but it's likely a lot of them are tiny. The amount of pieces has lost a lot of meaning for the last few years due to how small the final model is, like the Question Mark Block set, while others are grossly overpriced like the Iron Man Armory set.
This one seem a very nice proposition imho.
Cute figures!
I have to admit, I have no clue what LEGOs go for these days - but given that actual 2600 can be bought on eBay for a lot less, $239 for a LEGO set left me scratching my head.
Nice.
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