Lego‘s new classic PlayStation replica is almost too good. You could easily mistake it for the real thing even if you were looking right at it. So applause to the toymaker for this nerdily detailed tribute to the iconic gaming console and controller—with two “games” included, Gran Turismo and Ape Escape—which has 1,911 pieces and will set you back $180 when it arrives October 4.
The “nearly 1:1 scale” set features “a brick-built version of the original PlayStation, or ’PS1’ as it’s often called, and the very first controller, which plugs into the console, plus Open and Power buttons,” reads the Lego website.
Plus, you can “create dioramas of two legendary games: Gran Turismo, released in 1997, and Ape Escape, released in 1999, which was taken to a new level with the introduction of the DualShock controller.”
Those tiny Gran Turismo cars are very cute, but Lego knows how to do cute; seeing hardware like the power button and the plug rendered in eerily perfect (yet brick) form is pretty incredible.
If your hunger for ’90s nostalgia means you simply must add the Lego PlayStation to your collection, it will be available starting October 4. Lego Insiders can get early access starting October 1; find out how to sign up here.
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