{"id":87816,"date":"2026-08-19T13:20:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T17:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/?p=87816"},"modified":"2026-08-19T13:36:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T17:36:36","slug":"the-original-xbox-is-back-and-this-time-you-have-to-build-it-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/?p=87816","title":{"rendered":"The Original Xbox Is Back, And This Time You Have To Build It Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The original Xbox is still one of the best-looking consoles ever: a big black box that&#8217;s instantly recognizable thanks to some clever design choices. If you&#8217;ve ever wanted to own <em>and <\/em>build one of these, you&#8217;re in luck, as Mattel has just opened up preorders for a 1:1 replica that you can put together alongside several accessories. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0DB6HXDF7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">It&#8217;s a bit pricey at $330<\/a>, but it includes a few neat features that make it a cool display piece.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lego-like build includes 3,509 pieces, and you can use those to build a life-sized Xbox console with realistic lights and sounds, a Duke controller with working buttons, and three diorama pieces that slot right into the console. Once fully constructed, the controller has\u00a0four unique light and sound sequences that can be activated by pushing the buttons. The buildable dioramas are themed around Halo: Combat Evolved, Psychonauts, and The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, and each one comes with a set of one-inch NanoWorld minifigures.<\/p>\n<figure data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-ref-id=\"1855805\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.core.image.showLightbox\" style=\"cursor: zoom-in\" height=\"1024\" width=\"1024\" data-id=\"1855805\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/81qWdFazEBL._AC_SL1500_.jpg?w=636\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1855805\" \/> <\/p>\n<figure data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-ref-id=\"1855807\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.core.image.showLightbox\" style=\"cursor: zoom-in\" height=\"1024\" width=\"1024\" data-id=\"1855807\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/81tcsydFETL._AC_SL1500_.jpg?w=636\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1855807\" \/> <\/p>\n<figure data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">&lt;img data-ref-id=&quot;1855806&quot; data-wp-on&#8211;click=&quot;actions.core.image.showLightbox&quot; style=&quot;cursor: zoom-in&quot;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The original Xbox is still one of the best-looking consoles ever: a big black box that&#8217;s instantly recognizable thanks to some clever design choices. If you&#8217;ve ever wanted to own and build one of these, you&#8217;re in luck, as Mattel has just opened up preorders for a 1:1 replica that you can put together alongside&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":47,"featured_media":87818,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-external"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87816"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/47"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=87816"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87816\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87819,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87816\/revisions\/87819"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/87818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=87816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=87816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=87816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}