Retro Super Mario Yoshi Lego Set Discounted To Best Price Yet Before Prime Big Deal Days

Lego Super Mario World: Mario and Yoshi (1,215 Pieces)

$104 (was $130) | All-time low price

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One of the coolest retro gaming-themed Lego sets is on sale for a stellar price at Amazon and Walmart. Lego Super Mario World: Mario & Yoshi, a 1,215-piece display model for adults, is available for $104 (was $130) ahead of Prime Big Deal Days. The interactive model pays homage to the Super Nintendo's 16-bit visuals, making this the only Nintendo Lego set that recreates pixel art.

Mario & Yoshi launched last October as one of the more affordable kits in Lego's small collection of official Nintendo models geared toward adults and collectors. The lineup now includes eight models, including the Lego Game Boy, which just launched this week.

Lego Super Mario World: Mario and Yoshi (1,215 Pieces)

$104 (was $130) | All-time low price

Lego Super Mario World: Mario and Yoshi is a 1,215-piece set that authentically captures the pixelated aesthetic from the Super Nintendo era. It's a fun build to piece together and a fitting display piece for all Super Mario fans, but especially those with a fondness for the 16-bit character designs.

The completed model is 15.5 x 10 x 4 inches and features several interactive components. There's a dial behind Yoshi's head that extends his tongue. The crank on the side of the base creates a more elaborate animation. Yoshi's legs move to make it appear as if he is running. Adding to the illusion is the figure's quick bouncing motion. Yoshi's head inches forward and back, and Mario's cape sways gently, just as it does in the game.

It also has an Action Tag, so if you own one of the Adventures with Lego Super Mario starter courses, the Interactive figures (Mario, Luigi, or Peach) will react.

Lego did a wonderful job making the instructions easy to follow. I used a combination of the physical instruction booklet and the Lego Builder app on iPad. The square pieces used to create the "pixel art" are numbered in the booklet, which was extremely helpful for me as someone with colorblindness.

Though technically part of Lego's 18-plus "for adults" line, kids who have assembled sets in the 1,000-piece probably won't have any issues.

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Lego Super Mario World: Mario & Yoshi is an awesome collectible for gamers who grew up in the '90s. It looks great on a display shelf alongside the Lego Game Boy. The 421-piece replica of the Game Boy DMG officially launched October 1--exactly one year after Mario & Yoshi. The $60 building set is very close to a 1:1 replica of the real thing. It comes with two buildable cartridges--The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening and Super Mario Land--and a pair of display stands: one for the handheld, one for the cartridge. The other cartridge can be stored in the Game Boy's cartridge slot. It also comes with lenticular screens featuring the Game Boy boot sequence, a cutscene from Link's Awakening, and the first level of Super Mario Land.