Lego has revealed yet another new video game set and this time it’s a recreation of Mario and Yoshi from Super Mario World.
Just days after they announced a new line of Fortnite sets, including a surprisingly good value Battle Bus, Lego has revealed yet another new video game-related creation, this time aimed at older Nintendo fans.
It’s Mario riding Yoshi, with a recreation of their sprites from 1990 SNES classic Super Mario World. Not only does it look exactly like the game, but it animates like it too, with a crank on the back so you can make Yoshi’s arms and legs move. There’s also a dial to make Yoshi’s tongue shoot out.
Despite the obvious potential, Lego has never really leaned into pixel art designs for its various video game sets, with anything other than Minecraft, but this one looks fantastic and nostalgia overload for fans of the game.
Lego has been working with Nintendo for years now, starting with the Super Mario line of interactive toys aimed primarily at children, which use Bluetooth minifigures to trigger sounds and images when placed over special tiles.
More recently though they’ve released a line of Animal Crossing toys and there’s a huge Legend Of Zelda set due out in September.
Along with the kids line for Mario, there’s also been a number of other sets aimed at adults, including a brick-built NES, a giant Bowser figure, and a Pirahna Plant.
The only other one based on a specific game is the ? Block which opens up into a diorama recreating levels from Super Mario 64.
That suggests Lego might get around to other games in the future, which would be neat. Especially as the interactive sets haven’t drawn much from Super Mario Galaxy or Odyssey.
As ever, Lego isn’t cheap and the Super Mario World: Mario & Yoshi (71438) set is priced at £114.99. It’s much bigger than you’d first assume though, at 40cm by 26cm, and is made up of 1,215 Lego pieces.
Relatively speaking, that makes it pretty good value. It won’t be released until October 1, although pre-orders are available now on the Lego website.
The new set was announced at San Diego Comic-Con, alongside a model of Shadow The Hedgehog’s head. It’s also out on October 1, at a price of £59.99.
Sonic The Hedgehog also has his own line of Lego sets but so far most of them have been playsets, not dissimilar to the Mario ones, and a few Funko Pop style BrickHeadz models.
Shadow is the only character who’s had his head immortalised in Lego but then he’s a big part of the upcoming Sonic The Hedgehog 3 movie and Sonic X Shadow Generations game. If the set is popular we’d imagine a Sonic equivalent will appear sooner or later.
Email [email protected], leave a comment below, follow us on Twitter, and sign-up to our newsletter.
To submit Inbox letters and Reader’s Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use our Submit Stuff page here.
For more stories like this, check our Gaming page.
MORE : Metallica brings battle stage to Fortnite as band get Lego makeover
MORE : New Lego Dungeons & Dragons set comes with its very own story campaign
MORE : Lego Mario Kart toys due in 2025 but does that mean a new game too?
![GameCentral Newsletter](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/client-mu-plugins/metro-newsletters/signups/images/gamecentral-signup-logo.png)
Sign up to all the exclusive gaming content, latest releases before they're seen on the site.
Share this with