Mario can ride Donkey Kong in the new Lego Super Mario sets
There’s good news for fans of the Lego Super Mario sets hoping for more: Donkey Kong is joining the blocky cast of characters in four new Lego expansion sets. He arrives alongside his usual entourage (Kongtourage?), including Funky, Dixie, and Diddy Kong.
It’s worth noting that only Donkey Kong isn’t a standalone, tech-filled character like Mario, Luigi, or Peach. In other words, you’ll need one of those three characters to get the most out of these DK kits. Each of them can saddle up on DK Yoshi-style to ride through any of the courses that you’ve built.
The $59.99 Donkey Kong Tree House expansion set contains 555 pieces, and it includes a buildable TV and radio, conga drums, a hammock, and a secrete compartment. Diddy Kong’s Mine Cart Ride is the most involved and interesting of the bunch, costing $109.99 and comprised of 1,157 pieces.
Some smaller, but still cool-sounding kits include Dixie Kong’s Jungle Jam ($26.99), a 174-piece set, and the Rambi the Rhino expansion set ($10.99), which is 106 pieces. All four Donkey Kong-themed expansion sets are available for pre-order now and will start shipping on August 1.
Prices taken at time of publishing.
Prices taken at time of publishing.
Prices taken at time of publishing.
Prices taken at time of publishing.
I originally provided this brief explanation of how Lego Super Mario when the Dry Bowser’s Castle expansion set first went up for pre-order (it releases August 1, as well), but I’ve included it here, too, for the sake of convenience.
Lego’s Super Mario play sets blend the customizability of Lego and combine it with some clever tech. Mario, Luigi, and Peach figures contain a code reader, an accelerometer to detect movement, a small screen, and a speaker.
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