Sometimes I feel like the Creator sets are running out, and then another one pops up. I had my eye on this set, for some time, loving the colours and retro touch in its design. From the box, I can see that the other two builds are quite lacklustre. The arcade machine is cute, but doesn’t sparkle, with the PC being, well, just boring. I love that the cartridges are used to fill the screem, making the piece count lower, for the same effect, and with the addition of interchangable options. I paid less than the standard price, for this, and I do feel that it was a more worthy value, for it. It is set at £17.99, but waiting for it to drop to £13.99, on Amazon, was a good call. The full price keeps it from being a reasonable party gift, and is more likely a bought for your own child, or with your own pocket money, if you are a youngling.
We open to pappy-bags, with all three instruction booklets. I love the colouration of this design, using small amounts of other colours to add to the dark blue of the case. They have opted to use the transparent orange to give it that ‘young children’s’ style of console. It comes together in small parts, making use of sub-builds, throughout. There are parts where it can be very fragile, so I found that building on a table surface is best. This was mostly in the bottom curves of the controller sides. Bag one is for the main console body, the second is for the switches and plating, with the third for the cartridges. I like that it has changeable gaming carts, with the choice to make up your own gameplay screen. With extra pieces, you could easily make additional carts for this.
Besides the fragile parts, it is a great build. The analogue sticks are fully functioning and the shoulder buttons are made springy with a rubber-axle-band from the Technic range. With quite a lot to build, it has little to talk about, and more of personal choice. It is a display piece, and may have a short stint pretending to be play worthy. Some sets are about the play and imagination, this is in the realms of a ‘just build’ kind of set. At a lower price, grab it, the higher price feels like it’s offering more than what it really is. Its biggest issue is its ergonomics. It feels terrible to hold and you would most likely go for the D-Pad as the only real option for controlling your game! I know…it’s only Lego! But still…
First Impressions – A nice call-back to the old style of gaming consoles. A sweet build!
Price-Point – Above Average (Hold for an online sale!)
Time to Build – 30-40 Minutes
Score: 6/10
(All details were correct at the time of writing, 29th July ‘2026)
