Retired Lego Atari 2600 Is Back In Stock At Amazon, But Probably Not For Long

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After selling out earlier this year, Amazon has restocked the discontinued Atari 2600 Lego set. We doubt that these Lego sets were unearthed from a mass Atari burial site in New Mexico, because unlike the E.T. video game, the Atari 2600 Lego set is awesome, but it is interesting that Amazon has units available. It’s also a nice that Amazon is charging the original $240 MSRP for this 2,532-piece set. Lego retired the Atari 2600 last December, and most retailers have been sold out all year.

Earlier this year, Amazon restocked the retired Lego Nintendo Entertainment System, but the retailer charged $60 above MSRP–sadly, that $330 price sounds like a deal compared to reseller prices these days. The looming launch of the Lego Game Boy caused the NES to sell out, so we wouldn’t be surprised if the Atari 2600 building set disappears soon (again).

Lego Atari 2600 also comes with a handful of smaller builds.

In addition to the console itself, you’ll build a