Mario and Yoshi go for a run in Lego’s latest Nintendo set
The set perfectly recreates the pixelated 16-bit Mario and Yoshi sprites from Super Mario World. | Image: Lego
Lego has announced its latest collaboration with Nintendo at San Diego Comic-Con: a pixelated recreation of Mario and Yoshi from the 16-bit Super Nintendo classic, Super Mario World. Like Lego’s Art sets, it’s a 2D creation meant for display but also includes hidden moving mechanisms, bringing Yoshi to life.
The 1,215-piece set stands over 15 inches tall when assembled and features a yellow-caped Mario riding Yoshi atop a grass-covered hill. The front of the set is assembled from Lego tiles and looks to be a very accurate recreation of the 16-bit sprites used in Super Mario World.
Image: Lego
The mechanisms powering the display piece’s animations are all left exposed on the back.
But when you turn the set around, it becomes very obvious why Lego is positioning this as a display piece. Lego’s designers incorporated a pair of mechanisms to recreate the game’s sprite animations. Turning a crank attached to the base makes Yoshi’s legs run in an endless loop, while a knob on the back opens the dinosaur’s mouth and makes his bright red tongue pop in and out.
The Lego Super Mario World: Mario & Yoshi set is officially available for preorder starting today through Lego’s online store for $129.99 and will ship starting on October 1st. It will be the fifth adult-focused set released as part of Lego and Nintendo’s ongoing collaboration, joining the 2,646-piece NES console, 2,807-piece Mighty Bowser, 540-piece Piranha Plant, and 2,064-piece transforming question mark block.
The set perfectly recreates the pixelated 16-bit Mario and Yoshi sprites from Super Mario World. | Image: Lego
Lego has announced its latest collaboration with Nintendo at San Diego Comic-Con: a pixelated recreation of Mario and Yoshi from the 16-bit Super Nintendo classic, Super Mario World. Like Lego’s Art sets, it’s a 2D creation meant for display but also includes hidden moving mechanisms, bringing Yoshi to life.
The 1,215-piece set stands over 15 inches tall when assembled and features a yellow-caped Mario riding Yoshi atop a grass-covered hill. The front of the set is assembled from Lego tiles and looks to be a very accurate recreation of the 16-bit sprites used in Super Mario World.
Image: Lego
The mechanisms powering the display piece’s animations are all left exposed on the back.
But when you turn the set around, it becomes very obvious why Lego is positioning this as a display piece. Lego’s designers incorporated a pair of mechanisms to recreate the game’s sprite animations. Turning a crank attached to the base makes Yoshi’s legs run in an endless loop, while a knob on the back opens the dinosaur’s mouth and makes his bright red tongue pop in and out.
The Lego Super Mario World: Mario & Yoshi set is officially available for preorder starting today through Lego’s online store for $129.99 and will ship starting on October 1st. It will be the fifth adult-focused set released as part of Lego and Nintendo’s ongoing collaboration, joining the 2,646-piece NES console, 2,807-piece Mighty Bowser, 540-piece Piranha Plant, and 2,064-piece transforming question mark block.