# We Got a Closer Look at the LEGO Donkey Kong Arcade Set at SDCC | Comic Con 2026

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/we-got-a-closer-look-at-the-lego-donkey-kong-arcade-set-at-sdcc-comic-con-2026/
- Published: 2026-07-23T19:04:51+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-23T22:39:03+00:00
- Original publisher: IGN
- Original article: https://www.ign.com/articles/lego-donkey-kong-arcade-set-preview-sdcc-2026
- Topics: Gaming

## Key points

- LEGO’s interactive Donkey Kong arcade set launches on 1 August.
- It has 1,371 pieces and costs $199.99.
- Moving controls recreate key elements of the original game.

## Summary

LEGO has unveiled its Donkey Kong Arcade Machine set ahead of its 1 August release, with IGN examining it hands-on at San Diego Comic-Con. The set recreates the original arcade game’s action through moving mechanisms, making it both a display piece and a playable brick-built tribute to Nintendo’s early classic.

The $199.99, 1,371-piece model stands more than 15 inches tall, over 10 inches wide and about 5.5 inches deep. It includes 21 barrels in a reloadable loop, a lever to release them, a joystick to move Jumpman towards a hammer, and a button that makes him jump; it also depicts Donkey Kong, Jumpman and Lady, later known as Pauline.

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