LEGO’S DONKEY KONG ARCADE MACHINE LETS MARIO JUMP ENDLESS BARRELS — MIYAMOTO IS REPORTEDLY HAPPY
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Carl Merriam has designed some of my favorite nostalgia-inducing Lego sets, including the Lego Nintendo Game Boy and Piranha Plant. He's assisted on the incredible Lion Knights' Castle, Galaxy Explorer, and Pirates of Barracuda Bay.
According to The Verge, Carl Merriam has designed some of my favorite nostalgia-inducing Lego sets, including the Lego Nintendo Game Boy and Piranha Plant.
The available RSS description adds: He's assisted on the incredible Lion Knights' Castle, Galaxy Explorer, and Pirates of Barracuda Bay.
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- The Verge: Carl Merriam has designed some of my favorite nostalgia-inducing Lego sets, including the Lego Nintendo Game Boy and Piranha Plant.
- The Verge: He's assisted on the incredible Lion Knights' Castle, Galaxy Explorer, and Pirates of Barracuda Bay.
- The Verge: Now, he's helped the company create a Donkey Kong arcade machine set that managed to win even Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto's favor - or so he's told.
- The Verge: It doesn't play quite like Donkey Kong, of course.
- The Verge: Jumpman, the character that would be renamed Mario, can never reach the top under his own power.
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- 23/07/2026, 01:30 PRIMARY FEED LEGO’S DONKEY KONG ARCADE MACHINE LETS MARIO JUMP ENDLESS BARRELS — MIYAMOTO IS REPORTEDLY HAPPY (The Verge • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]
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