Giant NES controller made from LEGO actually works
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Baron von Brunk standing in front of his giant NES controller, built entirely from LEGO (Photo: Baron von Brunk by Gene Kennish)
The giant LEGO NES controller is fully functioning, at least for those with long arms (Photo: Baron von Brunk by Gene Kennish)
The giant LEGO NES controller is fully functioning, at least for those with long arms (Photo: Baron von Brunk by Gene Kennish)
Putting the final touches to the giant LEGO NES controller (Photo: Baron von Brunk by Gene Kennish)
All of the original features of an NES controller are intact and built almost perfectly to scale (Photo: Baron von Brunk by Gene Kennish)
All of the original features of an NES controller are intact and built almost perfectly to scale (Photo: Baron von Brunk by Gene Kennish)
All of the original features of an NES controller are intact and built almost perfectly to scale (Photo: Baron von Brunk by Gene Kennish)
All of the original features of an NES controller are intact and built almost perfectly to scale (Photo: Baron von Brunk by Gene Kennish)
After the initial build, the circuit boards had to be wired up to make sure the giant NES controller actually worked (Photo: Baron von Brunk by Gene Kennish)
After the initial build, the circuit boards had to be wired up to make sure the giant NES controller actually worked (Photo: Baron von Brunk by Gene Kennish)
After the initial build, the circuit boards had to be wired up to make sure the giant NES controller actually worked (Photo: Baron von Brunk by Gene Kennish)
After the initial build, the circuit boards had to be wired up to make sure the giant NES controller actually worked (Photo: Baron von Brunk by Gene Kennish)
Article Summary
For fans of retro games there's nothing better than sitting down, controller in hand, with a classic title loading on the screen in front of you ... except perhaps for sitting down in front of a huge controller made out of LEGO. Which fully works. Yes, that would do it. Thanks to the hard work of one Baron von Brunk, Nintendo fans who never lost their love of the original NES can now see their dreams fulfilled.
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