71360 Super Mario Adventures Starter Course Toy

This Lego sets is one of the two starter kids for the Lego Super Mario line. The starter sets introduce the interactive character (in this case Mario, the other Luigi) and also the interactive app that you use to follow building instructions for this. The whole thinking behind this is that it gets you to build a bunch of different elements and then encourages you to link them in different ways. These elements include various bar coded bricks that cause different visual and sound reactions from Mario. I got this as I had actually got hold of the Reznor expansion already and couldn't test any of it without Mario. I'm a big fan of Mario and Nintendo though so this has been a great choice for me. This set works great for both play and display. I love the look of the course and being able to reconfigure it easily. I also enjoy switching Mario on and messing about with the different elements of the course. Younger family members love this. Overall great concept and great execution from Nintendo.

I have been a fan of Mario since I got a NES for Christmas: I remember excitedly going to Toys ‘R’ Us one birthday to buy a copy of Mario 3, I remember clubbing together with my brother to buy a SNES with Mario All Stars so obviously when I had kids of my own Mario would feature in their lives. I don’t know who was more excited when this line was first revealed, me or my son; either way this was a day one purchase. I know there is some animosity toward this line because it isn’t ‘mini figures’ and I am one of the voices who would love mini figure Mario but it is unfair to judge this on what it isn’t. What you get is the usual Nintendo innovation and the usual Lego fun. I actually really like the interactive nature of Lego Mario and, more importantly, so does my 6 year old son. I think it’s electronic component is fun. If you are unaware: Lego Mario is a battery powered toy that interacts with the rest of the Lego - put him on a red plate and he acts like he is getting burnt, put him on top of a Goomba and he collects a virtual coin etc. I think this works really well and is fun; it’s something different. From a display perspective I also think the line looks good. The Mario characters look good and I have got some displayed around the living room. The contents of this set are very robust as well and have taken a lot of playing with without falling to pieces which is always good for Lego. This set is the only one to come with the Mario character and also has a green pipe and a end level flag (all of which are needed to play the game of collecting coins in a time period). It’s also comes with a Bowser Jr. build and a goomba (both robust and well made). There are no stickers to be applied (which I appreciate with Lego) and has several nice printed pieces. Overall: Playability is very high and it still provides fun for all the kids. Durability is high as the main characters have all survived lots of playing. Buildability is low. It is easy to build but it isn’t a fun set to build because there isn’t much to build. I also don’t like that there are no physical instructions - it’s all on the tablet. Displayability is high but mainly because I love Mario and love seeing these characters in Lego form. Affordability is, at the original price of £50, I would say ok - it is understandable with all the tech being bought. At the £30 you often see it at now it is a very good price and I would highly recommend it.

Bought this for my son he loves it he has had hours of fun with it. Batteries die quite quickly. Quite complex to build my 5year old needed help but good and strong.

After seeing the commercials over and over, my son had been dying to get the super mario brothers lego set for several months now. This starter set and a few of the expansion sets were on special during prime day, so I finally decided to get them. The first issue we had after opening was that there are no building instructions in the box. There is a super mario brothers app which we downloaded - and we were immediately instructed to sync the little electronic super mario before we could do anything with the app (so make sure you have two AA batteries on hand). Once in, the app showed how to build different portions of the course and a provided videos to show the actions the super mario could complete on the section of course just built. After having the set for about a month, we figured out that there is a separate lego app that provides instructions for building the complete set (this was lacking in the lego super mario app and had been a little frustating for my 5 year old). Overall, its a good toy, but not as fun as the commercials make it seem.

A wee Christmas surprise Looks good

When Mario lego was first announced, I wanted to hate it. I love Mario, I love Lego, & there's a way that I would have liked to see these things combined. These sets weren't it. Mario (& Luigi) look goofy (in fact the general aesthetic just looked rubbish) & I couldn't wrap my head around the appeal of playing with it. Then my son saw a set & begged me to get him some for his birthday. Of course, I eventually gave in. He loved it & I, in the process of helping him build the courses, realised I love it too. Honestly, it's just really good fun in ways that other more traditional Lego sets (e.g. Star Wars, DC/Marvel etc) fail to be. Yes, it's still a bit ugly, & sometimes flimsy, but you can really let your imagination soar. We're getting him this Luigi starter course for Christmas. I know for a fact he will love it & better yet, he'll be ready for the Luigi's Mansion sets coming out in a couple of months' time.

A great addition to the Lego Mario series. Firstly this does not come with instructions in the traditional sense, whether you like it or now it's all via an app now. The app also connects (via bluetooth) to the Luigi character without much problem for updates or whilst playing the game. The builds are simple, you just follow the short step-by-step guides in the app and you're good to go. A few blocks and plates create the myriad of small towers used in the game and a slightly more intersting build to make the characters found in the set that Luigi must 'bounce' on to get points and powerups. Some great technic parts go into assembling the see-saw tower that spins around. Once built you can assemble a course however you like, and include in characters (from the character series released periodically) to interact with your Lego Luigi (and expand upon the standard setup here that comes with just a couple of characters...), you then collect coins bouncing on enemies and beating the timer before it runs out. A clever way to bring the computer game side of things into the real world - thanks to Lego!

As long as it’s for someone with small nimble fingers. My grandson did it eith ease after being shown by his dad.