Fire Mario, Propeller Mario, Cat Mario, and Builder Mario
Nintendo and LEGO’s surprisingly outside-the-box collaboration on LEGO Super Mario ismore than four years in the making, and you better believe they’re calling the basic $60 playset a “Starter Course” for a reason. Beyond thePiranha Plant and Bowser’s Castle expansions, the fancy LCD-eyed figurine will also have a range of separate Power-Up Packs featuring outfits styled after differentMariogames.
The initial Power-Up Pack line releasing on August 1 for $10 a pop includes Fire Mario, Propeller Mario, Cat Mario, and Builder Mario. They all have coin-collecting abilities and sound effects – fireball throwing, flying, and wall scurrying – as you’d imagine.Super Mario Maker‘s Builder Mario, on the other hand, is all about stomping bricks. (Sure, why not?) Outside of collecting purposes and raw aesthetic appeal, I can’t see the need to get more than one or two, tops. They’re functionally pretty similar.
Thinking ahead, Nintendo hastons of opportunitiesfor more LEGO outfits based onSuper Mario Odyssey(whether it’s just a Cappy-centric look or something more formal),Super Mario Galaxy(Bee Mario!), orSuper Mario Bros. 3(the Frog suit is essential and I won’t hear any objections).
I have no plans to buy any of this stuff – especially not the costumes – but it’s interesting to see Nintendo branch out with LEGO. I’m thinking about other characters that might become brickified.
We may never get a “Zelda Maker,” but maybe we’ll be able to build official LEGO dungeons.
