Nintendo and LEGO are two very particular companies and at the same time similar. With similar approaches, the most striking thing and something that no one can deny is that their products are equally liked by both children and adults. Now they collaborate and create a game where a very special Super Mario will be the protagonist.
LEGO Super Mario, the platform reinvented
In April LEGO announced that it was going to launch a new line of products based on the popular Nintendo plumber, it was Lego super mario. With that name it was easy to imagine what it would be about. Although surely many will be surprised to see that the result of this collaboration is not a new title for consoles.
LEGO Super Mario is a set of sets with which to enjoy the Mario universe and its platforms in real life. This video that served as the first preview already gave us a good idea, but now we tell you all the details.
The Mushroom Kingdom with LEGO blocks
LEGO Super Mario is a new game created from the popular LEGO building bricks and in which some key elements have been introduced. The first and most important is Mario himself, with his particular charm and a certain similarity to LEGO pieces. Then there is the starting pipe and finally the pennant that we see at the end of each phase, the one on which he always ends up jumping to get some extra points.
With these three elements plus other characters and objects is how you can create levels similar to the scenarios that can be seen in games. Depending on the sets and pieces you have, you can later modify them to obtain new game options. Here the limits are only set by your imagination.
Of course, building a scenario similar to that of the Super Mario video games with LEGO blocks is really not very attractive or seems fun, beyond the interest it may have at the collector or super fan level. So what Nintendo and LEGO have done is create a interactive experience.
Mario is equipped with different sensors that allow you to interact with the stage through the different elements such as the color of the pieces that simulate grass, water or fire; also with blocks with some stickers that give you the option of getting coins or help to overcome the level or not lose life when you bump into an enemy, etc. Exactly everything that happens in the game but brought to the real world.
In this way, together with the ideas that will be proposed by both your application and other users, the game will also have a educational component, usual in Nintendo and LEGO proposals, with which to attract parents and children to play together and learn things related to the world around them, their animals, etc.
All LEGO Super Mario sets and extras
This new bet from Nintendo and LEGO is composed of various sets and packs. We already knew some of them, the rest that complete the series were recently known along with prices and availability. But before giving you these latest data, let's see each of them and their respective prices.
LEGO Super Mario Starter Pack Adventures with Mario
Lego super mario Adventures with Mario Initial Pack is the name of the basic and essential set that you will have to acquire, because that is where they include the protagonist of all this, the starting pipe and the final pennant. The price is EUR 59.99 and the box reference is 71360.
expansion sets
Along with the starter pack there are also expansion sets that add new items and characters to add to the collection. In addition, they also include different elements that allow you to expand and improve the gaming experience.
As? Well, on the one hand with new interactive bricks and all the necessary pieces to grow the worlds or phases that each of them would simulate in order to propose new challenges together with unique characters.
The different expansion sets are:
- Lego super mario Armored Fortress (49,99 euros and reference 71362)
- Lego super mario Desert Pockey (19,99 euros and reference 71363)
- Lego super mario Roco's Deadly Lava (19,99 euros and reference 71364)
- Lego super mario Piranha Plant Super Skid (29,99 euros and reference 71365)
- Lego super mario Bill Balazos Avalanche (29,99 euros and reference 71366)
- Lego super mario Mario and Yosh's housei (29,99 euros and reference 71367)
- Lego super mario Toad's Treasure Hunt (69,99 euros and reference 71368)
- Lego super mario Final Battle at Bowse's Castler (99,99 euros and reference 71369)
Characters and extras
Along with these boxes will also come the booster packs that together with the expansion sets will give users new options, which they can explore and combine to create new ways of playing. With a price of 9,99 euros, the booster packs that add special powers to our protagonist will be four:
- LEGO Super Mario Booster Pack Fire Mario (reference 71370)
- LEGO Super Mario Booster Pack Mario Helicopter (reference 71371)
- LEGO Super Mario Booster Pack mario feline (reference 71372)
- LEGO Super Mario Booster Pack mario builder (reference 71373)
Along with all this there is a set of character packs that will also be on sale through one of Surprise envelopes that will cost 3,99 euros. That means you won't know what's your turn until you've had it. When it can be a small problem, although being enemies there is no problem in having them repeated. What's more, on occasion it will be good for you to have several Paragoomba, Fuzzy, Pinchón, Buzzy Beetle, Bill Bala, Bob-omb, Eep Cheep, Blooper, Erincho or Fantasmirón that are the ones that could play.
LEGO Super Mario: questions and answers
Now that you know what all this LEGO Super Mario is, you probably have some questions about the different elements that make it up. So we are going to answer all those most common questions that many will ask.
what is the objective of the game?
The objective of the game is to create an interactive experience in the real world and where you will have to catch the maximum number of coins in sixty seconds. Although some blocks can give extra time for the larger levels.
Is it a children's toy?
LEGO Super Mario is designed for children over six years, but has no limit. Any Super Mario fan can enjoy this proposal if they want.
How and where to play
This game seeks to bring the worlds of Mario to the physical world. To do this, his universe is recreated in LEGO format. Each set is a level, but then They can be joined to expand to create new phases.
You have to move Mario along the entire route, stopping at the areas and elements that have coins, pass certain tests with the different platforms that can be created and finally jump to capture the final flag.
During the game, if enemies or other elements damage Mario, he will lose coins and even a life if he does not have an element that helps him, such as mushrooms. Exactly the same as in video games.
How Mario interacts with the different levels
The figure of Mario interacts through the use of different technologies such as the use of different sensors, LED displays and the use of a speaker with a Bluetooth connection.
LED screens on its face and abdomen allow it to show more than 100 different reactions. And the Bluetooth speaker is used to reproduce the iconic sounds of Super Mario. While the sensor placed at the bottom allows you to react differently when you walk through green bricks (grass) than when you walk through the red ones (represent fire) among others.
Does the Mario figure use a battery?
Mario feeds through two AAA batteries that offers a duration of weeks. So you won't have to worry about charging the figure every few days.
The LEGO app for LEGO Super Mario
LEGO Super Mario app is free and offers various functions such as keeping track of the user's scores, offers a forum to share ideas with friends and other users and even provides instructions in digital format for the assembly of the different sets.
When will you be able to buy LEGO Super Mario
LEGO Super Mario and all expansion sets, characters and power-up packs will be officially released on August 1st. If you want to book, that's it pre-sale of the initial pack available Adventures with Mario.
A different LEGO proposal
LEGO Super Mario is a different and charming proposal for fans of the character and the LEGO blocks themselves. Although it is true that it will be more fun for the little ones in the house, although playing with friends could be fun too.
The only problem is that getting the entire collection can be quite expensive. About 400 euros is what all the sets, special packs and extra characters would cost. But here already everyone should assess.
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