Mario Lego has become quite popular, but what other Nintendo IP could adapt to the world of brick building?
A Lego Ideas user known as ‘By If You Build It’ submitted a Donkey Kong themed set. Although a big monkey species it looks scary up close, the project itself already has close to 5000 supporters. That means it’s halfway to ‘peer review’ (held at the 10,000 mark) and still has 395 days to receive votes.
It’s based on the 1981 arcade title Donkey Kong and features DK and Pauline (strangely, there’s no sign of Jumpman):
“Donkey Kong has been an iconic video game character for over 40 years. This set contains 800 parts, Donkey Kong and one minifigure. Two of my happiest childhood memories are LEGO and going to the arcade. These are the main reasons I made this model , combining them together to create this Donkey Kong project. I’m sure you’ll agree, this would be a great LEGO set for many nostalgic adults.”
Since Donkey Kong will appear in the upcoming Super Mario Bros. movie, now would probably be a good time for Lego to release at least something related to the Donkey Kong series, if there isn’t already something in the works.
This latest creation follows the Zelda: Breath of the Wild project that officially reached the 10k mark early last month. Unfortunately, as we have already seen, a review does not necessarily lead to project approval. Lego also recently hit out at the ‘Zelda Deku Tree’ videos – issuing copyright strikes.
