Nintendo Entertainment System™

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• August 2nd, 2020
  Average rating5out of 5 stars

  5.0
  Amazing Detailing. Great Price. A++++
  PhillyCharizard006 |
  I would recommend this to a friend!
  Purchased for: Self

  This is definitely one of the coolest, most detailed sets I’ve ever bought. The interior of the console and TV have pieces of a variety of colors which add some pizazz to this set. The detailing include all of the cable slots, as well as, the switches and dials. I love that you could insert the game inside the Console. It would have been cooler if there were another cable connecting the TV to the Console. There are only three big stickers. All of the small pieces are printed. There is virtually no repetition. The crank works perfectly and the added Mario figure glides through with no issues. Overall this set is definitely recommended for any LEGO or Mario fan

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  Play ExperienceAverage rating5out of 5 stars

  5.0

  Level of DifficultyAverage rating3out of 5 stars

  3.0

  Value for MoneyAverage rating5out of 5 stars

  5.0

  Build Time: 5 hrs

  Building Experience: Expert LEGO builder
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• January 11th, 2021
  Average rating5out of 5 stars

  5.0
  Nostalgia Guaranteed!
  BricklyMcDuff |
  I would recommend this to a friend!
  Purchased for: Self

  This set is incredible! My son (6) and I built it together and both of us had a great time. There’s lots of different build techniques involved. The scene did take a bit of time as we aligned everything neatly but it’s worth it! The only downside is right at the end when you realise the stand doesn’t connect to the TV. It makes it realistic in terms of having a TV sat on a stand but I’d like to have it stuck together because I worry I’ll be the one to knock it off! Building the Nintendo brought back a lot of memories for me and playing with Lego Mario on the TV set has made new ones for us both. The clicker behind the dial is genius! This set will 100% astound our friends and we’re so glad we have it.

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  Play ExperienceAverage rating5out of 5 stars

  5.0

  Level of DifficultyAverage rating4out of 5 stars

  4.0

  Value for MoneyAverage rating5out of 5 stars

  5.0

  Build Time: 6 hrs

  Building Experience: Intermediate LEGO builder
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• October 29th, 2020
  Average rating5out of 5 stars

  5.0
  Nostalgic Plumbing
  Valerian70 |
  I would recommend this to a friend!
  Purchased for: Self

  This little beauty has been sat in my cupboard of joy for far too long and seeing as I had almost 2 weeks off work (11 days if we are being precise) I decided it was time he came out and got built. I fully expected to have to spread this over 2 days but got it done in one rather late night session. Admittedly I no longer part sort, I just tip each numbered bag in to a couple of plastic tubs for easy fishing through so that speeded things up immeasurably. I had a few issues building the internal mechanism for the cartridge return. The spring is so strong when built it kept popping the bricks out of place so I had to do a bt of one handed building whilst I held it in place. Once the layer of securing bricks goes in place though it really does stay put. Even better when built it genuinely works and feels sturdy and certainly had no breakage issues with repeated use. The booklet does say the designers tested it thousands of times to make sure it woudl keep working and that certainly paid off. For me the highlight of the build was making the scrolling screen. Then again the highlight of the modular building sets is always tiling the front of the street, so I'm weird. Took me maybe an hour to construct the screen but it was really good fun and I enjoyed watching it all come together. Even better because I have recently built the Crawler Crane the tracking was a familiar mechanism as it is the same as the one used for caterpiller tracks. The only iffy bit for me was fitting the TV to the stand. If you don't have your grey straights in the correct place on the bottom of the TV there is nowehre to secure the stand to. I simply turned the TV upside down and lined them up that way, definitely works and at no time have I felt like the TV is going to fall off it's stand. There are a couple of stickers included in the kit. Fortunately they are the large ones for the back of the TV and for the game cartridge. Everything else is preprinted. I dread to think how hard it would have been to get stickers on all the little bits and bobs on the TV screen. Really interesting build with some new to me techniques and generally gives a great all over finish. Displayed it looks wonderful. Even better is when you put the Super Mario figure on the top and then run the scroll. No need to load the Super Mario App either which is a bonus. Number Of Pieces: 2646 Approximate Price Per Piece: £0.08 Build Time: Console - 3 Hours TV - 3.5 Hours

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  Play ExperienceAverage rating5out of 5 stars

  5.0

  Level of DifficultyAverage rating3out of 5 stars

  3.0

  Value for MoneyAverage rating5out of 5 stars

  5.0

  Build Time: 6 hrs 30 mins

  Building Experience: Advanced LEGO builder
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• October 8th, 2020
  Average rating4out of 5 stars

  4.0
  I’m only doing this for attention...
  MrSparkle |
  I would recommend this to a friend!
  Purchased for: Self

  But I’d really love to give this set 6/5. There’s only 2 reasons that I can’t. 1. I received a twisted 6x8 plate used in the game cartridge itself, 2 bowed 2x16 plates in bag 7 for the console top, resulting in a flaw in the finished product. My manuals were also badly folded on themselves inside the box and the loose antenna rod was quite bent, and even straightening it with my fingers for 20 minutes didn’t get it all that perfect. I would have thought that when a highly anticipated product sells out on the first day and we have to wait 6 weeks of checking the website every day to even be able to order one again, that the quality control would be on point and not rushed like it seems was the case for a number of people here. 2. I think there could have been a bit clearer of an instruction on the tv base. Since I’ve done the Ideas Treehouse, I’ve faced the no-stud-clip method before. But other than lack of clarity, I see no real reason to down rate for it, so hopefully this review helps a few people. If you struggle with the tv stand, turn it upside down to get a better look. There’s no studs, but there’s still a trademark “snap” when you get it right. I’d lastly like to give some advice for bags 17-19: if you need an efficient way to straighten your 1x1 tile decorations, my best method was to place all the 2x16s on a flat surface (Technic bits removed) and sandwich them between two long bricks. It’s not perfect, but it’s much nicer for your fingers than fiddling with single 1x1 tiles. Pro tip: wait til you’ve done both layers of decoration, i.e. bag 19, to save triple handling. All being said and done this was a fantastically entertaining build, and I would like to give my sincerest thanks to the designers, the LEGO team, and most of all Nintendo for allowing this all to be possible. I was even thankful for the Zelda and Metroid teasers in the front of the manual. ;) I will be even more thankful when we can buy new screens, second controllers, and extra game paks and stickers form that extra authentic look & feel. ;) ;) hint hint.

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  Play ExperienceAverage rating5out of 5 stars

  5.0

  Level of DifficultyAverage rating4out of 5 stars

  4.0

  Value for MoneyAverage rating5out of 5 stars

  5.0

  Build Time: 7 hrs

  Building Experience: Advanced LEGO builder
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