Donkey Kong Arcade Machine Lego Set Gets Its Full Reveal

Lego's Donkey Kong Arcade Set Gets Its Full Reveal, And You Can Play It Nintendo Published Jul 20, 2026, 4:21 AM EDT Josh Coulson is an editor at TheGamer covering breaking news on everything from colorful platformers to the latest Lego sets. Primarily a news writer since 2018, Josh has covered just about every major game from the past decade. Now an editor, their focus has shifted to being the leading affiliate expert at the site, building relationships between TheGamer and global brands including Mattel, Funko, and The Pokemon Company. Sign in to your TheGamer account Lego’s next in a long line of Nintendo sets may well end up being its best, and certainly most complex yet. Not just a Lego recreation of the original Donkey Kong arcade machine, but a recreation that has moving parts, allowing you to actually control Mario and play it. The set doesn’t appear to be available to pre-order on the Lego website, as it seems we’ve only been shown our first official look at it after UK retailer Argos jumped the gun and let the listing go live too early. Even though the listing has since been taken down, the video showcasing what the set is capable of is now out there for all to see. Shared by Wario64, after the video shows the DK set being built, the builder then proceeds to start playing it. There’s a stick that can be used to move Mario (or Jumpman), and a button that makes him jump. You’ll notice there’s also a second button - you need to press that to release barrels. Lego’s good, but not good enough that it can figure out a way to make an analogue Lego set release little barrels. Although it might not be quite as big as an actual arcade machine - the set is 15.5 inches tall and 10.5 inches wide once complete - everything else about it is an homage to the original DK machine. The artwork even includes the earliest designs for Mario and Peach, who, at this early stage in Nintendo’s video game lineage, didn’t even have their proper names yet. They were simply Jumpman and Lady. An Evolution Of The Lego NES Although the DK arcade set will be a pricey one, it might not be as expensive as you’re expecting. $200, which is pretty low compared to some other recent LEGO sets. Sure, it’s not nearly as big as the Lego Death Star at just 1,371 pieces, but $200 for a set this elaborate is an offer I can see a lot of people taking Lego up on. It’s not the first time Lego has done something interactive like this with one of its Nintendo sets, although this is a significant step up from what came before. One of the first Lego Nintendo sets was an NES, complete with a toy brick CRT, that had a crank which would make the screen scroll to move Mario through the level. Not playable like the arcade machine, but still very complex for a Lego set. Systems Released July 22, 1994 ESRB e Developer(s) Nintendo EAD, Pax Softnica Publisher(s) Nintendo Franchise Donkey Kong Genre(s) Platformer, Puzzle