Super Mario

Dorrie's Sunken Shipwreck Adventure Expansion Set

A friendly sea dino, a shipwreck, and one of the sweetest little builds in the whole Super Mario line.

Brick Rated Score

3.7/5

Set 71432 · 2024

Pieces500

Minifigs4

Year2024

Set number71432

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The verdict

Dorrie is the reason to own this one.

That big goofy plesiosaur with her long neck and gentle face got me instantly, and the sunken hull she circles is a genuinely nice little scene. It is an expansion set though, so it does nothing on its own without a Starter Course, and at 500 pieces for what it costs you are paying a Mario premium. If you already have a starter and you want an underwater level with real charm, get it. If you are hunting for a standalone display piece, this is not that.

Best for: Super Mario players who already own a Starter Course and want a charming underwater level to expand it

The full review

What it is

Dorrie is a huge, gentle plesiosaur from the Super Mario games, and LEGO gave her a long swooping neck, a soft happy face, and a back wide enough to carry your interactive Mario, Luigi or Peach across the level. The first time I set her next to the sunken ship hull I got that warm little pull you get from the best kid-facing sets. This is an underwater treasure hunt in box form: a wrecked ship, a spinning platform that hides a Key Block inside a clamshell, a treasure chest with a gem inside, and a scattering of sea creatures to bump into along the way. It is bright, it is friendly, and it knows exactly which seven-year-old it is talking to.

The catch

Here is the part you have to be clear-eyed about. This is an Expansion Set, which means it is built to plug into a Starter Course (71439, 71440 or 71441). On its own the scanning, the coin sounds, the whole reason the Mario line exists, simply does not happen, because the electronic figure lives in the starter, not here. You are buying a level, not a game. On top of that, 500 pieces at the Mario price point is not a lot of brick for the money, and the shipwreck hull is built more as an armature for play than as a detailed model, so do not expect a display centerpiece. Those are real caveats, not nitpicks.

Who it's for

So get this if you already own a Starter Course and you want to grow the world your kid plays in, especially if they love the underwater levels or just love big friendly dinosaurs, because Dorrie delivers on both. Skip it if you are new to LEGO Super Mario and thinking this is a complete set, because it will sit there doing very little until you add a starter. And skip it too if you are an adult collector after a standalone build, since the charm here really comes alive in the playing, not the shelving.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

The build is short and cheerful, split across a few bags that each hand you a distinct piece of the scene. One bag gives you the ship hull and the Blooper, another the wooden scaffolding and the shell treasure chest, another the Cheep Chomp, so a younger builder gets a satisfying reveal at every stage rather than one long slog. There is some nice function tucked in too: the platform spins to expose the Key Block hidden in the clamshell, and the chest actually opens to release its gem. None of it is technically demanding, which is the point, but it is paced well for the age it targets.

The stars here are the brick-built characters rather than any rare element. Dorrie is the standout, a genuinely expressive little sculpt with printed eyes, and the Cheep Cheep, Cheep Chomp and Blooper each capture their game silhouettes with just a handful of pieces. You get printed tiles for the coins and question blocks that carry the Mario look, and the sandy tans and teal blues give you a small but useful palette for anyone building their own underwater scenes. It is not a parts pack you buy for the bin, but the figures punch well above their piece count.

Fun facts

01Dorrie is a returning Nintendo character who first swam onto the scene in Super Mario 64 and later carried players through the underwater levels of New Super Mario Bros. U.
02The set launched on January 1, 2024 at a recommended price of $44.99 (£39.99 in the UK) and has since retired, with sealed copies trading well above their original price.
03None of the four figures in the box are electronic. The scanning, coin counts and underwater music only trigger when you add an interactive Mario, Luigi or Peach from a separate Starter Course.