The LEGO Mario Kart collection includes new buildable versions of characters such as Yoshi, Donkey Kong and Toad; baby versions of Mario, Luigi and Princess Peach; and various kart designs, from motorcycles to flying pirate ships.
There are also green and red projectiles that can be fired from the karts. The new sets are compatible with existing interactive Lego Super Mario figures, with Mario, Luigi and Princess Peach reproducing sound effects such as horns or the squealing of a skidding kart's tyres from the ground. Mario Kart games.
The Mario Kart collection includes a 133-piece blue Yoshi on a Yoshi-themed motorcycle, a 174-piece version of Mario’s iconic red kart with Toad in a pit crew outfit, a 387-piece Donkey Kong driving a barrel, a 321-piece Baby Mario and Luigi battling to pop each other’s balloons, a 390-piece version of Toad’s garage, and an 823-piece Grand Prix that comes with a starting gate and three karts.
Prices range from $14.99 for the Yoshi Bike set, the smallest of the six, to $79.99 for the Baby Peach and Grand Prix set, which includes four buildable characters, including baby Peach. Collectors probably won't want to make any New Year's resolutions about being financially responsible come Jan. 1.
