LEGO always has something extraordinary in the works. The company revealed its latest collaboration with Nintendo at San Diego Comic-Con, which looks like the best yet. The new set features Mario riding on his faithful companion, Yoshi. It seems like a challenging set, recommended for ages 18 and older, with 1,215 pieces.
Carl Merriam, a Senior Designer on LEGO Super Mario, talked about the set and what it brings to the table: "In this model, we wanted to capture the original sprite animation from Super Mario World. This meant re-creating the pixel art in LEGO bricks and then adding a mechanism to make Yoshi run with Caped Mario riding on his back. And if that wasn’t enough fun, we also added a dial to make Yoshi’s tongue pop in and out - just like in the game!"
