71418: Creativity Toolbox Maker Set Review
The various LEGO® Super Mario sets fall into unique categories. They include Starter Sets, Character Packs, Power-up Packs and a large number of courses. There are also the less common Maker Sets. The first of which was released in 2021 as part of the theme’s second wave. Partly inspired by the Mario Maker games, the Maker Sets are a mash-up of elements which can be used to add flourishes to other sets. They aren’t really...
71415: Ice Mario Suit & Frozen World Set Review
Since the very first Mario game, the plucky plumber has harnessed powers from various places. Before wearing sentient hats, Mario would collect power-ups from items dotted about the Mushroom Kingdom. These would bestow him with new abilities which were signified by a change in outfit. These power-ups have also inspired a number of alternate outfits for LEGO® Mario to wear. Most of them have been released as small add-on sets but with...
71416: Lava Wave Ride Set Review
The format of the majority of LEGO® Super Mario sets might not be everyone’s cup of tea but they do a pretty good job of recreating many aspects of gameplay from across the Mario series. This particular expansion set isn’t based on a singular moment from a certain game, instead, it’s inspired by aspects of gameplay featured in many different games. This expands the lava-based biome and integrates into any of the...
71419: Peach’s Garden Balloon Ride Set Review
After being introduced in 2020, LEGO® Super Mario is a much-established theme. With well over 100 expansion sets, character packs and large-scale sets, the various Nintendo-inspired builds have a running theme – Action Tags. With each new wave of sets, the Action Tags have been used in fun new ways. The introduction of the Princess Peach interactive figure, it’s allowed the LEGO Super Mario Design Team to seek inspiration...
71411: The Mighty Bowser Super Mario Set Review
Although my gaming journey began with Atari and currently continues with PlayStation, I have a big soft spot for Nintendo and own every one of their gaming systems. When the LEGO Super Mario line was first announced it filled me with joy to see two passions combine. The Mario sets can be split into three categories – Expansion Sets, Character Packs and D2C sets. For many fans, it’s those ‘Direct to Customer’...
LEGO Super Mario Sets Review Round-up
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been busy building and reviewing the new range of LEGO® Super Mario sets. That’s almost every single expansion set, the brand new Starter Course featuring Princess Peach and the latest series of collectable Character Packs. If you haven’t been following the reviews there is a handy Round-up of them all below. There has been a slight delay in receiving the Fuzzy Flipper and Big Bad Island expansion...
71408: Peach’s Castle Expansion Set Review
The LEGO® Super Mario range of expansion sets come in various sizes and one of the biggest to be released so far is inspired by the regal palace of Princess Toadstool. With Princess Peach joining the interactive figure line-up, it’s only to be expected that her palace would get the LEGO treatment. Peach’s Castle has been long-rumoured but as one of the larger scale Mario models similar to the NES, Question Mark Block and...
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