K’NEX Mario and Luigi Starting Line Review

ABOUT:

Bring Mario™ Kart™ Wii to life! Race Mario™ and Luigi™ from the Starting Line of the Bowser™’s Castle Track. The Mario and Luigi Starting Line set includes the parts to build Mario™ and Luigi™, 2 Sprinter Karts with super-fast, battery-powered motors, a buildable Thwomps obstacle and 2 collectible items from the game: a Mushroom and a Star! Also includes 16 pieces of buildable, interconnectable track that creates a closed loop – combine this set with other sets from the Mario™ Kart™ Wii Series to build even bigger tracks! Ages 6+.

Features:

• Build Mario™ in his Sprinter Kart and Luigi™ in his Sprinter Kart
• Buildable Starting Line
• Buildable Thwomps obstacle with slamming action
• 2 Super-fast, battery-powered motors for karts
• 2 collectible items: Mushroom and a Star
• 16 pieces of buildable track create a closed loop
• Ages 6+

MY THOUGHTS:

The Mario and Luigi Starting Line Building Set is so much fun!  It is the Official Nintendo Mario and Luigi combined with a K’NEX building set, and throw in some batteries for motorized action!  This is just once set out of a few Mario Kart Wii Building sets, but honestly it was big enough and fun enough for my two boys to play with!  You get a whole track with tons of pieces to create ramps and a falling booby trap!

I didn’t even get the chance yet to put the stickers on or build the booby trap as my boys were just so excited to play with it.  Setting up did require an adult and I admit (although I am not a good K’NEX builder) this took me awhile.  I think it would help to first set out all the pieces together as I had to keep digging for different pieces.  There are a lot of pieces so its best too to put it together without kids!  Its funny too because I didn’t realize there were different tires (hard and rubber) and I was disappointed with how slow the cars were going until I realized each car gets two rubber and two hard, then they took off!  The directions are all pictures and pretty self-explanatory but it still took me awhile to figure out, luckily everything snapped together easily and stayed in place!  My boys also love zooming them around the house.  They are pretty durable and the part that the motor is in is one piece so it won’t fall apart.  With this set being for ages 6 and up, my 3 and 4-year-old boys had a blast with it as we helped them.  It was great for my husband and I as we are huge Mario and Luigi fans!  This is a classic set for both kids and adults!

Everything from the box:

Clear Directions, no words just pictures:

Notice anything silly about Mario and Luigi?

Lots of pieces:

Ramps:

BUY IT:  The Mario and Luigi Starting Line set retails for $59.99 and can be purchased (along with the other Mario and Luigi sets) directly through K’NEX or look for it where K’NEX products are sold.

Mom and More Disclosure: I was sent this product to review in exchange for my honest opinion. Please see my Disclosure Policy.