LEGO Game Boy should reference more than Nintendo's gaming history

A LEGO Game Boy set is confirmed for later this year and the LEGO Group should take the chance to reference more than Nintendo's history.

Now that a LEGO Game Boy is confirmed for October, the track record of LEGO console recreations suggests that it's not just the hardware that will be depicted, and the LEGO Group should use the opportunity as a chance to reference some of their earliest titles too.

While nothing more than its existence in October is confirmed for the LEGO Game Boy model, it seems likely that we can expect something similar to 71374 Nintendo Entertainment System with at least the handheld console itself and a cartridge referencing a game.

Even looking beyond the LEGO Group and Nintendo's partnership, 10306 Atari 2600 adopted a similar strategy with three games depicted with cartridges and small dioramas. At this point, it would be odd for the LEGO Game Boy to not include any game-specific references.

Rumour has it that the LEGO Game Boy will go for $69.99 in October and while this has yet to be confirmed, that should be enough for at least one brick-built Game Pak (the name for the Game Boy's Cartridges). Picking a Nintendo-owned game for such a build would make the most sense and save on further licensing with options including Donkey Kong, Dr. Mario and Wario Land II.

Despite this path though, the LEGO Game Boy presents an opportunity for the LEGO Group to pay tribute to some of the earliest LEGO games too. Three LEGO games were released in 2000 for the Game Boy Colour and while the Game Boy Colour isn't quite the same as the original Game Boy, this seems too good an opportunity for the LEGO Group to pass up.

Whether through Alpha Team, LEGO Racers or Stunt Rally, an alternate tile or sticker or at least a mention in the instructions to represent these early LEGO titles in the upcoming Game Boy build would be an incredible LEGO-specific tribute, especially now that a LEGO Game Boy Colour build is unlikely.

The two handheld consoles are almost certainly too similar to warrant separate sets when there's so much more in Nintendo's hardware portfolio to recreate still. Hopefully, the LEGO Group will take this chance to pay tribute to their early gaming history as well as that of Nintendo.

This is only speculation while we wait to learn more about the upcoming LEGO Game Boy set, which has been confirmed for October but otherwise, all details remain rumours or speculation at the time of writing.

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