Digital marketing agency in darbhanga

Lego unveils four Donkey Kong expansion sets for its Mario range -By Fsk

by


Lego has unveiled four Donkey Kong sets for its Lego Super Mario range this August.

TODAY revealed earlier this week that Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, Cranky Kong and Funky Kong are all getting the Lego treatment, with Lego now confirming those three characters will be getting their own sets .

First up is the £57.99/€64.99/$59.99 USD Donkey Kong’s Tree House Expansion Set, which weighs in at 555 pieces. Along with the LEGO DK figure and his iconic Homestead, this set features palm trees, a buildable TV, radio and secret compartment, as well as a whimsical Kong figure.

Newscast: Can Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Appeal Succeed?

In terms of interaction with other Lego Super Mario range sets, Lego Mario, Luigi and Peach can all ride Donkey Kong and feed him bananas. It’s also possible to take a nap in a hammock, play the conga drum, or go on Cranky Kong to earn digital coins.

Diddy Kong’s Mine Cart Ride expansion set is slightly more detailed at 1,157 pieces, and is priced accordingly at £94.99/€104.99/$109.99. It includes four figures – Diddy Kong, Funky Kong, a Snuggles, and Mole Miner – and comes with jungle scenes, and airplanes, mine track pieces, and a ride-on car for Lego Mario and friends.

Lego Diddy Kong's Mine Cart Ride set as a jumble of track pieces and parts spills out onto a table.

Lego’s Diddy Kong Mine Cart Ride set.

As for interactions, there is an airplane shop where players can buy balloons and get special reactions by ‘flying’ the plane, as well as an ‘explosive’ rock that reveals bananas, a ‘broken’ track section to fix, a flippable snuggles, and a mole miner to battle.

Lego's Dixie Kong's Jungle Jam set features Lego Dixie on a tropical wooden platform with a lantern hanging above it.

Lego’s Dixie Kong Jungle Jam set.

Next up is the 174 piece Dixie Kong’s Jungle Jam Expansion Set, which costs £20.99/€26.99/$26.99. It features a buildable stage – complete with rotating pieces and musical sounds when used with Lego Mario, Luigi, or Peach – as well as jungle scenes, instruments, and musical instruments including guitars, amplifiers, microphones, and bongos. Also comes with Dixie Kong and Squax figures.

Lego's Rambi the Rhino set displayed with a Rambi figure standing next to a pile of Lego rocks against a yellow background.

Lego’s Rambi the Rhino set.

Finally, there’s the £8.99/€9.99/$10.99, 106 piece Rambi the Rhino expansion set. It features an interactive rhombi figure that plays sounds while walking, bumping into rocks involved, and during other activities.

All four sets will be available August 1, with pre-orders available now on Lego’s site.