Donkey Kong sets officially announced!

@Ridgeheart there's yet another pet Mario clearly abuses.

I'm really only interested in the Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong build-a-figs. I don't need anything else from these sets.

I cannot believe we're getting characters like Rambi and Squawks. Fans always talk about King K Rool and other fan favorite characters and they NEVER make it in, but I would actually believe there is a possibility me might get Lego K Rool at some point. There are just so many obscure characters I've been surprised we've been given.

The plane looks amazing!

I am ususally one complaining, but this looks cool. And new Banana piece!
Those trees though... Serioulsy they couldnt add like one more leaf?

I’m into these. Might have to wait for some discounts since the theme is a little expensive but I’m sure we’ll end up with most of them.

Rambi is great!

The mine-cart is giving me flashbacks to all of those difficult (but fun) levels.

@GSR_MataNui said:
"Here come's LEGO putting Funky Kong in the most expensive set of the lineup. They knew what they were doing.

Right now I'm torn. Not sure if I'd be able to afford both the Dry Bowser set AND the Funky Kong one. Not counting the D2Cs, previous LEGO Mario waves only had one $100+ set in the summer wave. "

I'd say it depends on how much DK stuff you plan to get. If you plan to get the set with Donkey Kong himself, go ahead and get the one with Funky. If not, go ahead and get Dry Bowser.

@The_Grifinator said:
"ooga booga"

That doesn’t mean what you might think it does.

Rambi and Squwaks! Lots of Donkey Kong Country Returns/Tropical Freeze vibes with these sets.

SUPER weird that these sets are intended for Mario/Luigi/Peach though. That image of Mario on Rambi's back and not DK is just strange.

Love the DKC2 reference with Dixie's guitars, shame we didn't get a matching boombox/shades combo for Diddy.

Is it just me or does Mario feel very out of place here I dont remember seeing Mario in Donkey Kong Country games or Vice Versa lol

Almost tempted to get the mine cart set for tracks and the base for a train, but it would be more worth it to just spend the little extra money for a train set

I want them all!

As someone who loves the modern DKC games to absolute death, I appreciate all the little details here. Especially in Funky's Fly n' Buy, such as the balloons and capsule machine. These sets already have more little references in them than the entirety of the Super Mario range up to this point.

I'm interested in the sound effects when Rambi moves. Did LEGO already know they were planning this and incorporate those effects into the figures when they were built?

What’s with the ghost Mario?

Apart from the mine cart the other expansion sets look a bit limited compared to last years wave of expansion sets, a compromise between more substantial builds vs longer pathways with more Mario squares but simple builds. For those not into Mario these will just pass you by like the previous expansion sets.

I long ago decided the Mario sets were a bridge too far *for me.* Clearly they appeal enormously to the target audience (and the target audience's parents!) and more and more they have begun to appeal to me. These sets make a delightful contribution to the theme and I look forward to using the new parts in my own mocs!

@Corkscrew_Brik36 said:
"Almost tempted to get the mine cart set for tracks and the base for a train, but it would be more worth it to just spend the little extra money for a train set"

Those are not regular Lego train tracks, they're brick-built.

What is the point in a super Mario set when Mario is not included?

@Ridgeheart said:
"Ah, so that's where the Temple of Doom-set went."

lol

@dcs34 said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @lcfilipe said:
" @LeonHardJPG said:
"'Digital building instructions only'??!!
I don't know if this has happened before, noticed it now... And I think it's a dangerous path...

Nice sets, by the way. Not my thing, but nice."

All Super Mario sets have digital building instructions only."
Which is exactly the reason why I am not going to buy any more of them.
I can forgive digital instructions only when I buy from BB because their sets are so much better value for money, but when I pay premium like with LEGO I also expect a premium experience, and that for me includes physical instructions for the whole set. "

Which sets specifically? Because they all have "normal" static PDF instructions here: https://www.lego.com/en-gb/service/buildinginstructions/search?q=mario "

Not me then,
1. have have internet,phone,tablet,computer booo...
2. Think Lego just lost why they made lego first place....
3. Example how can you build lego no power ie. example WW2...
4. Lost some my business lots people who tech illiterate
5. LOL make employee make it for you..

@jedisquidwardagain said:
"I cannot believe we're getting characters like Rambi and Squawks. Fans always talk about King K Rool and other fan favorite characters and they NEVER make it in, but I would actually believe there is a possibility me might get Lego K Rool at some point. There are just so many obscure characters I've been surprised we've been given."

Unfortunately, I bet the current Nintendo license won't give them access to any of the original Rare games content, so nothing from DKC1/2/3 or DK64. But anything from DKC Returns or Tropical Freeze could be on the table.

Also, where are the barrels? I thought there'd be a new barrel piece like the pipes that Mario could hop in at least.

Are they not releasing a new series for the minifigure blind boxes this time?

@ytjedi said:
" @jedisquidwardagain said:
"I cannot believe we're getting characters like Rambi and Squawks. Fans always talk about King K Rool and other fan favorite characters and they NEVER make it in, but I would actually believe there is a possibility me might get Lego K Rool at some point. There are just so many obscure characters I've been surprised we've been given."

Unfortunately, I bet the current Nintendo license won't give them access to any of the original Rare games content, so nothing from DKC1/2/3 or DK64. But anything from DKC Returns or Tropical Freeze could be on the table.

Also, where are the barrels? I thought there'd be a new barrel piece like the pipes that Mario could hop in at least."

All of the DK characters are Nintendo copyrights. Rare created Dixie and Funky but they're here. The others are probably just too unpopular for Lego, but you know what? This isn't frigging Funko Pop, we build things here. Go make a brick built Rambi.

Let's-a-go!

I'm more of a Sonic fan than I am Mario, although I liked the recent movie of Mario (Jack Black was the right choice!) better than the Sonic movies. I also remember an awful lot (if not all) of these kongs have cameos during the arena fight scene which was a nice touch, but sorry Mario, when it hits August, Sonic is where my money will be going.

@LeonHardJPG:
They do it in very limited situations. Dimensions had digital instructions because it would have you tear down and rebuild the model anytime you switched one of the accessories to a different mode. These get it because it allows them to use movement to show how to play the game, where paper is static images. And the Bricklink sets get it because it helps keep costs down on something that’s not _really_ an official LEGO set.

@560heliport:
They’re LEGO Minecraft tracks.

@TeriXeri:
Heh. Imagine the blind bags. $25 for each villain (plus another basic Mario to throw in a pile).

@WemWem said:
"I honestly really like these! They look like they’d be very fun for kids - what child doesn’t want to smash a monkey around on a bunch of blocks?

I know a lot of people would prefer Mario minifigs, but clearly there’s an undeniable appeal of these electronic bigfigs for the youngest Lego fans.

Cuz this Kong’s
One helluva guy!"

I agree. But, I think these sets would be even better w minifigs. I think the Kong scale is about right in line with a Mario minifig.

The creeping price increases continue to lower my interest in purchasing the sets.

I’m happy that DK isn’t an electronic figure as I already own 3 and don’t want to have to buy another. But it seems strange that is Mario, Luigi, and Peach who are playing DKC, while the actual players have been relegated to simply being friends like Yoshi and Toad. Somehow I doubt my kids will care. I feel like my son will gravitate to Diddy’s and Funky’s set, while my daughter will like Dixie. I personally hope this means we’ll get a set for the original arcade game.

@lcfilipe said:
" @LeonHardJPG said:
"'Digital building instructions only'??!!
I don't know if this has happened before, noticed it now... And I think it's a dangerous path...

Nice sets, by the way. Not my thing, but nice."

All Super Mario sets have digital building instructions only. And not as a pdf, they have to be viewed through an app."

they do have pdfs, but you have to use lego customer service website. I think the pdfs are also listed here on brickset.

Biggest disappointment with these is that they have so few barrels and so few bananas despite both being core parts of the Donkey Kong universe since forever. They made what appears to be a brand new bunch-of-bananas piece but then included only one copy in the Donkey set and that's it.

@lcfilipe said:
" @LeonHardJPG said:
"'Digital building instructions only'??!!
I don't know if this has happened before, noticed it now... And I think it's a dangerous path...

Nice sets, by the way. Not my thing, but nice."

All Super Mario sets have digital building instructions only. And not as a pdf, they have to be viewed through an app."

I just use the PDF version that gets released on the Lego website. It is better than the app instructions.

@jonwil said:
"Biggest disappointment with these is that they have so few barrels and so few bananas despite both being core parts of the Donkey Kong universe since forever. They made what appears to be a brand new bunch-of-bananas piece but then included only one copy in the Donkey set and that's it.
"

There is also one in the Diddy's set

71420 , Mario riding a rhino looks and sounds inappropriate. Oh my god, even the facial expression of Mario... This could have been avoided with a complete rhino...

Man, I adore these cool sets.

@Huw, I see these are tagged with specific game names (like Tropical Freeze). That does not seem practical in the long run. Maybe OK for DK, but there are quite a few games featuring (say) Luigi, which would make a huge list of tags that could impact site usability. Or are these games specifically called out by LEGO for these sets?

I like the banana leaf piece. Not much else is useful to what I build. Some might wish for railway track pieces with brown sleepers, rather than brick-built imitation track.

I can understand the will to save paper, since many of us have multiples of sets with instructions, but not everyone has either a big enough screen to display online instructions legibly, with adjacent space to build near the screen, or a printer for the pdf. And are these sets that people are likely to buy in multiple? A steep price per piece, even at 20% off, suggests not.

I didn't knew so many people were excited about a silly plumber on LSD...