Wishlist After Dark

One Box, Three Toys: LEGO's Retro Gaming Console

LEGO Creator 3 in 1 Retro Gaming Console 31380, ages 8 and up

Ranked #26 of 30 in Toys · 7.9/10

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Chapters

  1. Three Toys in One Box
  2. The Cartridge Trick
  3. The Catch
  4. The Verdict

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Transcript

Hey everyone, welcome to Wishlist After Dark! Folks, feast your eyes on the lego Creator 3 in 1 Retro Gaming Console, the gift for kids eight and up who love building and video games. With me, our fine print detective Penny Pickwell, and the happiest golden retriever on T V, Sunny! One box of bricks, three different builds, folks. Hi folks. I read the reviews so your wallet doesn't have to. Hi everyone!

Ooh, and Marty, those three builds are a handheld console, a little arcade machine and a retro computer! But the handheld's the star, folks. Sunny, tell 'em about the cartridges! They actually slot in! The Rambling Brick says a button at the base ejects the cartridge with a satisfying click. Wait, it clicks out? Okay, I want one. And up top, two orange joysticks! I can just picture a kid ripping off the paper and slotting in a game.

And once they've played it to pieces, Sunny? They rebuild it! Same bricks, and now it's a mini arcade cabinet, or a retro desktop computer with a keyboard. Look at this number, folks. Two hundred sixty eight pieces, three toys! Penny, give us the honest part. Here's the catch, Marty. Buyers say at that size it's a quick build for experienced lego fans, so think fun gift for younger builders, not a big project.

Quick build, more play time, I say! Fair. Rambling Brick readers love the cartridge trick, but one says the controller looks more modern than vintage. And the reviewer felt the other two builds lack play value. Good news for parents though, Penny! In the box, it's just the pieces and instructions, and no batteries needed! Scores! I'm at eight point three, because that cartridge click sells it. Sunny?

Seven point nine from me, three toys in one box! Penny, bring it home. Seven point five, it's over fast for older builders. That's an After Dark Score of seven point nine out of ten, just outside the top eight of our twenty nine toys. Buy it for young gamers who love to build. Thanks to the listing and The Rambling Brick. Folks, the link's on our site and in the description. See you next time!