As reported by Promobricks (via VGC), an official Lego version of the Atari 2600 console - which initially released as the Atari VCS all the way back in 1977 - complete with distinctive wooden trim, will arrive this August as part of Atari’s 50th anniversary celebrations. Promobricks says the set - not to to be confused with the fan-made submission on Lego’s Ideas website - will include a Lego rendition of the console itself (said to be roughly the size of the 1977 original), a replica of the equally iconic CX40 joystick, plus a cartridge of gaming classic Pitfall! fashioned from plastic bricks. If the report proves to be true, the Atari 2600 will be the second Lego set to be inspired by a video game console, following on from 2020’s wonderful Lego Nintendo Entertainment System - and like that machine, the Atari 2600 will reportedly feature a hidden scene behind a hinged door, this one depicting Pitfall Harry swinging through the jungle over a pit of crocodiles. Promobricks says the Lego Atari 2600 will likely cost €169.99/$199.99 US dollars when it releases as a timed exclusive on Lego’s website this August. It’ll reportedly then make its way to a general retail release in January 2023.
