The BrickBoy upgrade kit costs more than twice as much as the Lego Game Boy

Upgrading Lego’s Game Boy utilizing the BrickBoy kit volition outgo you a batch much than galore handheld emulators that are acold much capable. | Image: Kickstarter

After being announced past week, the BrickBoy kit that turns Lego’s buildable Game Boy exemplary into a functional handheld done emulation has finally launched connected Kickstarter, but its pricing could beryllium a superior deterrent.

Three versions of the BrickBoy are being offered with the cheapest enactment being the Essential Kit that tin lone play Game Boy titles successful grayscale and is constricted to a mono talker for sound. It’s priced astatine €129, oregon astir $150, which is much than doubly the terms of Lego’s $60 Game Boy which the BrickBoy doesn’t include. Early backers tin get it discounted to €99, oregon astir $115, but that’s inactive acold much costly than many of Anbernic’s handheld emulators that are acold much susceptible and acceptable to play close retired of the box.

The much susceptible BrickBoy Gamer Kit that adds enactment for Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance games, compatibility with Bluetooth headphones, and a rechargeable artillery is €169, oregon astir $197, without discounts. The Collector’s Edition that tin crook the Lego Game Boy into a functional show portion moving demos is €189, oregon astir $220, and each versions are estimated to vessel sometime successful March 2026. That’s a batch to wage for a Game Boy replica with questionable ergonomics and controls, but since it relies connected ROMs, the BrickBoy won’t necessitate you to root archetypal crippled carts similar Natalie the Nerd’s upgrade kit will.