LEGO Super Mario Power-up Packs Review
Before taking up plumbing, Mario began his career as an ape-chasing carpenter. These sudden job changing antics would become a key part of Mario’s history, but he has dabbled with far more than just leaky pipes over the last 35 years. The four Power-up Packs have been inspired by Mario’s love of costume changing, with each giving his blocky alter ego a new ability and fun new effects. The Power-up Pack outfits have been...
71364: Whomp’s Lava Trouble Expansion Set Review
The worlds around the Mushroom Kingdom are filled with treacherous lands and imposing enemies, none more so than the lava-filled realms often found near Bowser’s hideouts. Be it speeding over them in karts or perilously hopping over them to rescue the princess, these lava rivers have been an iconic part of the Mario series ever since Super Mario Bros. was released in 1985. Whomps have a shorter history, but they are just as...
71367: Mario’s House & Yoshi Expansion Set Review
When he isn’t blasting around the racetrack or smashing the heck out of his fellow Nintendo chums, Mario likes to relax in a quiet corner of the Mushroom Kingdom. Mario’s House is a very obscure choice for a LEGO® set to be honest as it only really features in the overlooked but amazingly funny Paper Mario games, as well as the Superstar Saga titles. Where they act as the starting point for your adventures. In LEGO form...
71360: Adventures With Mario Set Review
Way back in 1981, a great ape would rampage across a building site and it would take a lonesome carpenter to face off against the raging Kong. This brave dungarees wearing chap would later become known as Mario. Over the last 35 years, this cheerful Italian became a plumber and has appeared in countless classic Nintendo games. With each new Nintendo game system, Mario has reinvented himself and has managed to appeal to multiple...
Let’s-a-meet LEGO Mario
For many years LEGO® and Nintendo fans alike have yarned for the legendary companies to work together. Little did we know that for over four years, teams in Billund and Kyoto have been secretly working to create what we now know as LEGO Super Mario. But this is unlike anything either company has done before, yet remains truly rooted in both LEGO and Nintendo’s fine-tuned DNA. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be reviewing...
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