LEGO 71395 Super Mario 64 Question Mark Block Details Revealed
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Relive the fond memories of playing Nintendo 64 with this LEGO 71395 Super Mario 64 Question Mark Block set! This set has a very unique design. The outside is shaped like the ‘?’ mark block, and it folds out to reveal four different levels from the Super Mario 64 game!
It’s incredible that this set arrives twenty-five years after the initial launch of Super Mario 64 on Nintendo. (Are we that old already?) The four iconic levels with their characters include: Peach’s Castle; Bob-omb Battlefield; Cool, Cool Mountain; and Lethal Lava Trouble. As you can see here, there is a very unique mechanism that allows the set to unfold. This reveals the four different playing levels.
The block can also be folded back up for more compact display. You can choose to either display it with all the levels showing, or folded back up to truly keep the question of what might be inside!
The scale of the set is quite large! While closed, it measures over 7 in. high, wide and deep. It would be interesting to know how heavy it is!
A total 2,064 pieces makes for an exciting build. You can instantly recognize what game this is from. I like how the outside of the block does not have studs, except for the question mark part.
LEGO Super Mario 64 Buildable Levels
This set does not come with minifigures. However, there are a total of 10 microfigure characters. These classic LEGO Super Mario characters are Mario, Yoshi, Princess Peach, King Bob-omb, Chain Chomp, Big Bully, Mr. I, Lakitu, penguin, and baby penguin.
Given the scale of the levels, the microfigures make sense. Here at Peach’s Castle, Mario and the Princess fit in nicely.
Look out for the bombs in Bob-omb Battlefield! This was not one of my favorite levels growing up.
Cool, Cool Mountain has the penguin ready for a race!
LEGO Mario and Luigi Interactivity
A really awesome feature is that this set will also interact with the LEGO Mario and/or LEGO Luigi figures from the 71360 and/or 71387 Starter Course sets. Mario and Luigi can provoke unique sounds and music from the video game.
Mario and Luigi can also collect up to 10 hidden Power Stars that will uncover secret reactions. The set instructions include hints on how to find these Power Stars.
The LEGO Group press release reveals their commitment to the interactivity of all the Super Mario theme sets.
We know how much Super Mario fans have loved the LEGO Super Mario experience, and wanted to tap into even more elements of the traditional game play capturing the immersive play experience of Super Mario 64.
Pablo Gonzalez Gonzalez, Senior Designer at the LEGO Group
The LEGO 71395 Super Mario 64 Question Mark Block set will be released on October 1, 2021, and it will retail for $169.99. Are you excited about this set? Let us know what you think in the comments below!
