Top 10 Retro Game Scenes Recreated Using LEGO

 

10. LEGO Duck Hunt Scene (NES)

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Duck Hunt, a game that came out in 1984 and in our eyes the game is still as fun now as it was back then. If you were fortunate to own a copy of the game along with a NES console and a NES Zapper then you were a popular kid in school. There was just something amazing about aiming at ducks with your own gun and having three shots to successfully kill them. To play the game now you need to have an old fashioned TV; these modern TV stop the NES Zapper from working. Also, you know a game like this today would cause so much stir with animal rights groups.
Does anyone know the name of the Duck Hunt Dog?

9. LEGO Metal Gear Scene (NES)

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Although many people know of Metal Gear Solid for the PS1, fewer of you know Metal Gear for the NES. Usually games back then – and even today – are about super gluing your finger to that fire button and killing every f**ker on the screen; Metal Gear however was about stealth and getting by undetected. And because of it, Snake became a house hold name.
If you still have a copy of the game then take a look at the cover. Does it look familiar? Does Kyle Reese come to mind?

8. LEGO Castlevania Scene (NES)

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These 8-bit games look awesome in LEGOs don’t they? This is probably due to the square characteristics of retro games. We weren’t a huge fan of Castlevania and we just think of it as a souped-up Super Mario Bros. We are sorry to you who loved the game…we’re not really. That being said: Controlling Simon Belmont through the 6 linear levels was still fun. Bring back the days of two button video games!

7. LEGO Mortal Kombat Scene (Arcade)

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Finish Him! Brutality! You know it was a good day when you got to perform one of your gory finishing moves and decapitated your opponents head. Thinking about it…the game was pretty violent for how young you were at the time. But, this just added to the experience and was the perfect game for a small boy. The 1992 game utilized one-on-one matches, five-button controls and if you have seen the movie you will know the game follows the same storyline of monk Liu Kang trying to save Earth from the evil sorcerer Shang Tsung. The only downfall to the game was lack of characters (only 8 in total).
Sub-Zero was our favorite. Who was yours?

6. LEGO Zelda Scene (GameCube)

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The GameCube is a retro console isn’t it? Well, it came out in 2001 which makes it 12 years old, so in our eyes it is; either way, you have to admit that the LEGO re-enactment is amazing! The Wind Waker is the Zelda that utilised cartoon-like graphics if you are wondering which one it is. The only down fall was the amount of sailing you had to do…we f**king hated it. But the cartoon-like graphics worked extremely well due to the capability of the little purple cube.

5. LEGO Contra Scene (NES)

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Run and gun action games! The idea of running and shooting everything in sight involved not too much thinking (thinking while using video games spoil them) and was the perfect carnage for a kid. Did you always wonder where all the bullets were coming from? You were oblivious to every other logic in the game, but the unlimited bullets were usually puzzling. Also, with 10 levels the game kept you entertained for hours.

4. Streets of Rage (Mega Drive)

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OK, we are throwing this out there: Streets of Rage is out all-time favourite retro game, followed by Golden Axe. You have to love the side-scrolling beat ‘em ups. It’s amazing how you can tell the LEGO characters are Axel and Blaze. The only thing that could have made this scene better is a LEGO version of the cop car that appears when you press A. Maybe even a boss too. Or is that asking too much?

3. LEGO Excitebike Scene (NES)

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We have never been a huge fan of sport and racing games, but there was something about Excitebike that used to entertain us. The motocross racing video game was launched in 1985 for the NES and had a design mode – epic! We can still remember the title song for the game (we are humming it right now).
Does anyone remember Excitebike 64 for the Nintendo 64? Sarah Hill eats dirt was the only thing it said!

2. LEGO Donkey Kong Scene (Arcade)

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Even though Donkey Kong looks rather happy it’s still a sweet LEGO interpretation. After all, it’s made from frigging LEGOs you need to think. That or they must have misplaced the default Donkey Kong LEGO character that comes with every pack. The arcade game’s character was called Jumpman and was renamed to Mario when it was release on the NES. Even though Donkey Kong was a simplistic game it caused hours of frustration due to the amount of barrels you would get in the face.

1. Super Mario LEGO (NES)

This guy Michael Hickox has taken the time to animate the Super Mario game for the whole first level for the NES – It’s quite epic actually. It must have taken hours and hours, but it made us smile, so thanks, Michael. Although more work was involved so this should be number one, we believe the detail in the following entries out-trumped this on the basis of a single shot. But Mario has got to be one of the best games of all time doesn’t it?
Someone needs to totally create more of these and frame them. They would look awesome as pieces of art on the wall. Anyone up for the challenge?