We couldn’t leave the new LEGO PlayStation as a display piece, so we made it actually play games

We’re the team behind BrickBoy (the LEGO Game Boy kit). When the LEGO PlayStation was announced, we started working on the same idea for the PS1. The electronics sit inside the console and it plays on your TV over HDMI. You press the LEGO power button to wake it up and a small speaker and vibration motor recreate the sound and feel of the CD drive spinning up. It works with original PS1 controllers and memory cards, or Bluetooth controllers, and there’s room inside to display your favourite...