Donkey Kong Lego Super Mario Expansion Sets Revealed
After a teaser earlier this week, Lego and Nintendo have officially revealed that Donkey Kong is officially joining Lego Super Mario. Donkey Kong will be joined by other members of the Kong family, including Diddy and Dixie, across four new expansion sets. All four expansion sets release on August 1. It's unclear if the sets will be available to preorder ahead of launch, but the Donkey Kong line will be available at the Lego Store and major retailers that carry Lego Super Mario products. You can check out the Donkey Kong expansion sets below. As usual, to take advantage of the «play» element of these sets, you'll need Lego Mario, Luigi, or Peach.
Mine cart levels have always been some of the most challenging and dynamic course types in the Donkey Kong Country series, so it makes sense that they are being adapted into a Lego playset. Diddy Kong's Mine Cart Ride nods back to Mole Miner Max, a boss fight from Donkey Kong Country Returns. It's the largest Donkey Kong-themed expansion, clocking in at 1,157 pieces. The set comes with buildable figures of Diddy Kong, Funky Kong, Mole Miner, and Chomps.
In terms of the play aspect here, the mine cart will interact with a Lego Super Mario figure (Mario, Luigi, or Peach). Your job is fix the track and beat the Mole Miner at the end. In addition to the mine cart and rail system, you can build Funky Kong's airplane, which is complete with the balloons he sells in the game and a barrel.
Donkey Kong's Tree House Expansion Set lets you build the iconic treehouse that DK calls home. The 555-piece set isn't a «level» with enemies like some other Lego Super Mario sets, though Cranky Kong will give Lego Mario, Luigi, or Peach coins. Any of the three Lego Super Mario figures can attach to
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