I won’t come up against much opposition when I say the LEGO® Super Mario™ sets are God-tier. Bringing the iconic classics and new release games to life in the real world is a thrill that’s unmatched for Mario fans (I can personally vouch for that fact), whether they’re small children or adults who grew up with the games.
But now we have a new range of sets to get giddy over, with the release of LEGO Super Mario Luigi’s Mansion sets. That’s right, it’s time for Luigi to have his moment in the sun — and we are so ready for it.
Luigi’s Mansion 3 was released onto the Nintendo Switch in 2019 and, if you ask me, my seven-year-old nephews, or my 30-year-old partner — it’s the best game to be released into the Luigi’s Mansion franchise yet. The adventures in Luigi’s Mansion 3 have a distinctly spooky edge, with you (playing as Luigi) and your trusty sidekick in Gooigi taking on ghostbusters-style missions to expel the ghosts from the haunted mansion with your trusty Poltergust to take down King Boo.
The LEGO Super Mario Luigi’s Mansion sets are an extension of these games and bring the best of the classic Super Mario games and the fun puzzles of the Luigi’s Mansion games into the real world. Instead of Gooigi acting as Luigi’s sidekick, it’ll be you and your family all joining forces to take on the bad guys through interactive sets.
If you’re already aboard the LEGO Super Mario bandwagon, this is a great next step, with brand new light-up blocks and characters, plus sound effects, and physical challenges you need to work through together. Here are the sets you should look out for.
LEGO Super Mario Luigi’s Mansion Adventures With Luigi Starter Set
The LEGO Super Mario, Adventures with Luigi Starter Set ($89.99) is the logical first Luigi’s Mansion set to invest in. The box comes with 280 pieces, and interactive building instructions are available through the LEGO Super Mario app. This particular set gives you the electric Luigi figure that lights up and has in-built speakers for peak interactivity, plus a Pink Yoshi, and bad guys, Bone Goomba and Boom Boom. There are also spinning, seesawing, and flying challenges to be built.
LEGO Super Mario Luigi’s Mansion Haunt-and-Seek Expansion Set
The LEGO Super Mario Luigi’s Mansion Haunt-and-Seek Expansion Set ($119.99) levels up the Starter Set in a big way, with more characters, bad guys, and challenges. In this 877-piece set, Toad is trapped in a painting, and it’s your job as Luigi to defeat the ghosts and collect three hidden gems along the way — all to topple King Boo and save Toad.
LEGO Luigi’s Mansion Entryway Expansion Set
The LEGO Super Mario Luigi’s Mansion Entryway ($59.99) is the front door to the haunted mansion, which is the logical place to start your adventure. This set includes three LEGO Super Mario characters — Polterpup, Bogmire, and a Boo — plus a Golden Bone for Polterpup, and a shadow ball to take down Bogmire.
LEGO Super Mario Luigi’s Mansion Lab and Poltergust Expansion Set
In Luigi’s Mansion 3, it’s Professor E. Gadd who hands you the Poltergust and sends you out into the haunted mansion to take down the ghosts. In the LEGO Super Mario Luigi’s Mansion Lab and Poltergust ($39.99), you’ll get all the tools you need to complete your challenge, like the Poltergust, lab machine, potions, plus a toolbox and a gold ghost. Of course, Profession E. Gadd is also included in this set, too.
