LEGO

I'm not shy about stating my early opinions of LEGO Super Mario - the entire concept looked really uninteresting, and I saw this being one of LEGO's very rare flops. I didn't want a chunky Mario who played sounds and collected coins. I wanted regular sized Mario minifigures, with other characters like Bowser or the Kooplings built on the same minifig base as Hagrid from Harry Potter or the Hulk from the Avengers. Then I watched my kids play, and I knew I was so very wrong. The latest addition to our LEGO Super Mario collection, Bowser's Airship, is the best ...

It is not often that we look at one of the LEGO Ideas sets here on GamesReviews, but LEGO was nice enough to track down the Medieval Blacksmith set for us to review, and although it took a bit of time to find and get it here, it was well worth the wait. This large and detailed set from LEGO brings me back to the days of playing with my castle LEGO sets, complete with knights, peasants, and more. But with the hefty price tag, is this set worth it? Let's dive in!

Vidiyo from LEGO is their latest physical and digital LEGO product that combines the love of bricks with the love of video making and music. From the get go, the concept feels a bit weird and out of left field, but execution is fantastic. With a bunch of new and unique bricks to collect - many of which will have amazing uses well after the desire to play Vidiyo ends - this is an easy recommendation that may take a small leap of faith.

If you've been following our LEGO Super Mario coverage on the site, or have been following me on Twitter over the past few years, you know that when the LEGO Super Mario collection was announced initially, I was incredibly skeptical and a bit vocal on social media about how I thought this LEGO line missed the mark completely with both LEGO and Nintendo fans. You might also remember me eating my words when I received my initial LEGO Group review drop with a few sets from Wave 1, including the starter kit. Now that we are onto Wave 2, I'm completely sold on the ...

If you gave - or received - the Super Mario LEGO starter kit over the holidays, you are probably overwhelmed by the number of additional LEGO set packs you can purchase to supplement what you get with the starter kit. We've purchased and received for a review most of wave one, and really enjoyed what we got. As wave two launches, it's become quite obvious that after the starter kit, purchasing the Master Your Adventure Maker Set is easily the next thing you should buy, unless you are buying purely for displaying.

LEGO Ideas is one of the greatest things the corporation has done in recent memory, allowing fans to submit their own designs and ultimately picking some of those designs to turn into actual LEGO sets. The majority of these LEGO Ideas sets hit on nostalgia while others just look really, really cool. While a Sesame Street set might seem more appropriate for someone in the 6-12 age range, this LEGO Ideas set is banking on adults fondly remembering their time on Sesame Street as a kid. And after I put my set together, I understood how deeply having this set hits home.

It's hard to really gauge the popularity of specific LEGO sets because so many are produced for consumption. Sure, in unique scenarios, very specific sets sell out, and they sell out quickly. Think about the $800+ LEGO Millennium Falcon, for example. But LEGO Super Mario has always been available, with a few sets going out of stock early on, only to be plentiful now. Things must be going well, however, as LEGO moves to release even more sets in 2021.

LEGO recently announced it's latest building set partnership, and it is one I never thought I would see. Beginning November 1, 2020, LEGO fans can pick up the 123 Sesame Street set, which is part of the LEGO IDEAS collection. For those unaware, LEGO IDEAS is a place for fans to get creative with LEGO ideas, have fans vote on their favourites, and then LEGO sees what they can do to bring it to life.

In August of 2020, The LEGO Group released a brand new group of Harry Potter LEGO sets, which when put together, create a large, connected Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizarding. While most of these new sets in 2020 come with a heftier price tag, when put together, it's both an aesthetic marvel, and a great playing toy. Thanks to our friends at LEGO, we had the opportunity to build Set 75969, Hogwarts Astronomy Tower. Let's take a look!

Thanks to our friends at The LEGO Group, we have been looking and and reviewing a number of fantastic LEGO Super Mario products. You can read our review of the Starter Kit here! While my kids really enjoyed putting the starter set together, it became quite obvious that more sets were going to be purchased, as the kids really wanted to expand their course building options. Let's take a look at LEGO Super Mario - Mario's House and Yoshi Expansion!