The LEGO Atari 2600 is a perfect tribute to retro gaming, and it's on sale for Cyber Monday

I'm 40 years old (that's somewhere around 260 in gamer years) which means I grew up in the '80s and '90s, the height of what we now call retro-gaming. And I've got my bona fides - I grew up playing a classic old school Atari console, much like the Atari 2600 that LEGO has recreated as a building set complete with cartridges, controllers, and even some buildable characters from some of the most iconic Atari games, which is currently on sale for Cyber Monday.

Usually listed at $239.99 USD, the LEGO Atari 2600 building set is currently on sale for $191.99, a discount of $48. The 2600, which launched in 1977, was Atari's first home console, and set the stage for decades of gaming to follow. Some of its most beloved games include Centipede, Adventure, and Asteroids - all three of which also get some love as inclusions in the LEGO Atari 2600 building set.

Not only are there LEGO versions of the Centipede, Adventure, and Asteroids game cartridges available in the set, there are also three extra smaller builds included which recreate scenes from the games. And they all look fantastic alongside the main building set, which presents a full-on recreation of an Atari 2600 as the platform for a scene of someone having a great time playing Atari themselves.

All in all, the LEGO Atari 2600 building set makes for a perfect tribute to the earliest era of home gaming. Whether you grew up playing an Atari or you're a fan of the roots of video games, or even just a fan of really cool LEGO sets, this one is a unique and visually exciting addition to your collection or home display.

Should you buy the LEGO Atari 2600?

If you are a fan of retro gaming and LEGO, or even just retro gaming, the LEGO Atari 2600 is a particularly fun building set, with multiple buildable scenes included alongside the main event of the Atari 2600 console itself.

And though you can't quite plug a cartridge in and play the way you can with an actual Atari 2600, you'll find a lot to love while reminiscing about games like Centipede, Asteroids, and Adventure while building the set.

The clock is starting to tick on Cyber Monday gaming deals, however, so don't wait around too long to make the most of these low prices.

Today's best Cyber Monday deals

Board games: save up to $25 on Disney Villainous and more at Amazon
Chairs: GTPlayer, Lacoo, and The Crew from $45 at Walmart
Controllers: Xbox Elite Series 2 now just $99.99 (was $129.99) at Amazon
Desks: up to $150 off Arozzi Arena, Eureka Ergonomic and more at Amazon
Gaming laptops: Razer Blade laptops up to $1,000 off and more at Best Buy
Headsets: SteelSeries, Turtle Beach, and Razer from $34.95 at Amazon
Keyboards: HyperX, Corsair, and Logitech decks from $35.99 at Best Buy
PCs: RTX 40-Series Alienware rigs from $1,299.99 at Dell
Projectors: save up to $650 on BenQ projectors at Amazon
PS5: up to $30 off Sackboy, Spider-Man, Call of Duty and more at Amazon
Streaming: save up to $30 on Blue Yeti mics at Amazon
Storage: 1TB WDBlack SN850X now $79.99 (was $179.99) at Amazon
TVs: 4K TVs starting from just $196 at Walmart
Meta Quest: Asgard's Wrath Quest 3 bundles available at Best Buy
Mice: Razer, Logitech and more now starting at $24 at Amazon
Monitors: high refresh rate monitors for under $100 at Walmart
Nintendo Switch: Mario Kart bundles now available at Amazon
Xbox Series X: bundles now live at Amazon

Naturally, Cyber Monday Lego deals aren't the only worthwhile offers this November. We can also expect some cracking Cyber Monday board game deals.

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