71383: Wiggler’s Poison Swamp Set Review
LEGO® Mario is back in action, with a collection of new expansions packs, Power-up Suits, collectable characters and a new Maker set in 2021. After the success of the first range of sets, where else in the brick-built Mushroom Kingdom can LEGO Mario head? Well, it seems the poison swamps are on the cards, with these new sets offering a new biome for LEGO Mario to interact with. So lets-a-go with the first of the LEGO Super Mario 2021...
77907: Toad’s Special Hideaway Set Review
The LEGO® Super Mario theme burst onto the scene earlier this year and if by the number sets currently out of stock on LEGO.com is anything to go by, it’s been rather popular with LEGO and Nintendo fans alike. As well as the various retail sets, power-up packs and collection figures, a very special set has been made available exclusively to the US market. Toad’s Special Hideaway was originally intended to be a Comic-Con...
71361: LEGO Super Mario Character Packs Review
Mario has battled a vast number of critters and creatures over the last 35 years. With each new Mario adventure, new enemies pop up across the Mushroom Kingdom. Despite all these enemies being found in numerous games, the LEGO® Super Mario expansion sets have lacked many of the Mario series most diverse foe. Which is where the Character Packs come in play. The blind bagged mini sets feature one of ten collectible characters from a...
71374: Nintendo Entertainment System LEGO Set Review
This year marks the 35th anniversary of a games console which changed the face of gaming forever. PlayStation, Xbox, Dreamcast, Switch and even the games you play on your phone whilst on the loo, they all owe a great debt to the Nintendo Entertainment System. The NES was Nintendo’s first major global home console release. Originally known as the Famicom in its home country of Japan, it would later get a new name and a new look...
LEGO Super Mario Sets Review Round-up
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been busy building and reviewing the new LEGO® Super Mario sets. That’s every single expansion set, the Starter Course and the Power-up suits. If you haven’t been following the reviews there is a handy Round-up below. But this is also a good time to offer my overall opinion on this interesting new theme. For many years, fans of both Nintendo and LEGO have yearned for the iconic...
71369: Bowser’s Castle Boss Battle Set Review
For every good guy, there is an equally bad one somewhere nearby. For as long as Mario has been jumping around the Mushroom Kingdom, Bowser hasn’t been far behind or should that be ahead. If there is one thing Nintendo does well it has a good old boss fight. Be it leaping over fireballs and taking him out on a bridge or swinging him around by his tail, Mario and Bowser have a long-standing grudge. Often fighting for the...
71377: King Boo and the Haunted Yard Set Review
The ghostly Boos have been following Mario around since Super Mario Bros. 3 but this expansion set is inspired by something far more awesome. Luigi has stood in his brother’s shadow for many years until the days of the GameCube. After mysteriously winning a huge mansion, located deep within Boo Woods, Luigi became the star of the show in Luigi’s Mansion. It is here King Boo makes his debut. This right royal spectre has...
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