New Lego Donkey Kong sets are a nostalgia overload for fans of the games
The new Lego Donkey Kong sets have finally been revealed in full, and they're crammed with nods to the games - from the SNES through to the present day - that'll make fans of the series pretty happy.
Besides giving us a better look at the extended Kong clan after they were teased earlier this week, the full line-up of Lego Donkey Kong sets show off plenty of throwbacks drawn from the series' long history. As an example, the most iconic of Donkey Kong's animal companions appear alongside locations like DK's treehouse and those mine cart tracks that seem to make their way into every instalment.
More specifically, Rambi the Rhino and Squawks the Parrot (who made their appearance in the very first Donkey Kong Country and have popped up in DK games ever since) are included in these additions to Lego Super Mario sets. Likewise, Mole Miners and the shark-like Snaggles from Donkey Kong Country Returns are included as obstacles to overcome.
We've got more details on each Lego Donkey Kong set below, but they should be arriving on shelves this August 1.
This headline kit gets you the big man himself, along with Cranky Kong and the treehouse where you start most of your adventures in the game series. Palm trees with big bunches of bananas are included too (naturally), along with conga drums for the ape to play. Perhaps while he reminisces over that weird Gamecube bongo game he did all those years ago.
In terms of interactivity, Donkey Kong can be fitted with a seat to carry other figures (I'm glad to see it's not baked into the model itself, as I initially thought when the range was unveiled). Meanwhile, the official product listing says that visiting Cranky Kong will "earn you coins." There's a secret compartment hidden away in
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