LEGO 71374: Nintendo Entertainment System: In-depth Review, Speed Build & Parts List [4K]

With special thanks to brickdepot.ro/
Chapters for your convenience:
0:00 - START
00:42 - BOX AND UNBOXING
03:55 - NEW PARTS
06:41 - PARTS IN NEW COLORS
07:58 - PARTS LIST
08:44 - SPEED BUILD
21:13 - FUNCTIONS
26:50 - IMPRESSIONS
29:20 - FINAL NOTE
'LEGO 71374: Nintendo Entertainment System' Unboxing, Parts List, Speed Build & In-depth Review by Sariel's LEGO Workshop
Review, unboxing, speed build and parts list of the LEGO 71374: Nintendo Entertainment System set | Released: 2020. Pieces: 2646. Building time:4 hours. Price: £209.99 / $229.99 / 224.19€
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[@searme]

The moral of the intro animation: if you headbutt me three times, I will cough up the coin ;)

[@yi-vanstudenov464]

You will turn into a hamster

[@MaybEmmy]

Wanna be careful with Nintendo's legal department, they're worse than Lego

[@szymonczopek8133]

Nie mogę się doczekać kolejnych czołgów, a co do nowych elementów Są świetne i oby nie drogie.

[@Superwazop]

*headbutt*

[@christophersheetz1920]

Who else thinks Lego should release expansion packs for this set? With a new rolling scene and a new cartridge, so something like Excitebike, Zelda, and some other games

[@crossboxian176]

Me

[@Malejie]

That is a perfect idea yes, someone should drop LEGO an email :D

[@Arcanace]

That’s got to be the longest new parts section I’ve ever seen

[@Hi_Buddy-cw6pl]

So it would seem

[@andrewj.682]

Hi_Buddy 3287/1139 *music ensues*

[@thejerminator877]

Obviously, this whole thing is pretty cool. But my favourite part is using the flex tube for the ratcheting sound.

[@TheOfficialCzex]

I like that this set has its own Easter eggs.

[@Malejie]

12:06 brilliant Easter egg

[@BrickDepot-video]

I've found that the cartridge works best if you press it slowly and only until you hear the click, but it did refuse to hold a few times for me as well

[@MustafoliniProduction]

I feel more nostalgic about the hamster than the NES.

[@ArsMan064sLegoTechnicCreations]

Mechanism with flex axle is really genius

[@WizardOfOss]

It's so genius it could only be done with a brand new lime axle! No other color would have worked :-)

[@crossboxian176]

WizardOfOss why would no other color work?

[@WizardOfOss]

@@crossboxian176 , why else would they have introduced that part in a new color, instead of just using one of the many colors already available? After all, it is not even visible from the outside. If it is not for looks, it has to be for function, right?

[@crossboxian176]

WizardOfOss maybe it was cheaper to produce?

[@WizardOfOss]

​@@crossboxian176 , introducing a part in a new color of which only one is used in a rather expensive (so relatively low volume) set because it would be cheaper than using an existing part already produced in much higher numbers? Very unlikely.... But I hope it was obvious from the very start I was just joking right? All jokes aside, this is a pretty darn neat set. I want it!

[@DeltaSierra0605]

The D-pads could have been attached to a cross over a round 1x1 stud,so it could be pressed into the corresponding direction,and the A and B buttons could be placed like a fork, 2 round 1x1 pieces on top of a 4x1 piece again on top of the 1x1 round piece with a hole on top,it is simple,but you can't press both buttons at once

[@TechnicBrickPower]

Great review. The details of the set are amazing and beautiful. 😀

[@TheCatstr]

5 pages of parts? W o w.

[@MihaiD259]

Sariel I see that you have found some friends in Romania! Glad to hear it, it is where I buy my lego haha. Just got the 31109 Pirate Ship from them and it is great!

[@stopmotionstuds8531]

A building error by sariel. Impossible!

[@MegaMike1]

Do a lego mindstorms review

[@stopmotionstuds8531]

I loved the animation

[@thefossil.7935]

Thank you so much for the video!!

[@emorag]

Sariel - your reviews are the ones I always look forward to the most. Best information and organization.

[@searme]

Thank you, I'm trying my best.

[@Maxiie_TM]

Really great video. I love this set

[@scarroll625]

This is awesome

[@PET_-rp9rx]

I'm pretty damn impressed with this set. It's cool how the cartridge mechanism works pretty much exactly like the real one, and the little details such as the TV's bits and pieces and the green PCB inside the "Game Pak". I love the little warp zone miniature hidden inside!

[@danielpalos60]

What I've been waiting for

[@demonight3540]

Po prostu wow.

[@starocket9967]

Pretty cool model

[@donovanellis1533]

If we don't get a workshop report today because of this, I'm not upset in the least. This is a great review of a great looking set! Can't wait to get it and slap my RaspberryPi in it so I can actually use it!!

[@largewallofbeans9812]

Now we wait for the Gammon Kingbit Console with a Gun Controller

[@_P0tat07_]

I like it! I think it’s really cute. I’m only 22 and it brings me the nostalgia. At $230, probably won’t get it though. It would be cool if they sold both pieces separately. I’m only interested in the NES, as far as models.

[@demonight3540]

Impressing

[@ranosian1135]

I love the box personally

[@Korr_o]

Looking at both sets, I guess you could make both into fancy emulation cases, or integrate an LCD/LED screen into the TV itself. I think preserving the cartridges from the NES replica would also be possible, by the use of a simple camera and qr codes on the backs of carts, with new MOC carts simply having different QR codes, so they would basically select a ROM from an SD card on an RPI or something.

[@AHYL88]

This was a very nice build and does itself good justice to the actual console. It's certainly expensive relative to other sets similarly priced to this or less and also bigger, but it's worth it. I don't mind the whole buildable consoles series (if we can call it that) to be a one off thing with only this NES, but depending on how this partnership with Nintendo goes, I wouldn't say no to a buildable N64 with a Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time golden cartridge. I've never played that game, but I know it's got that legendary status that's still alive today over 20 years later. I don't know if we'll see other buildable consoles based on Playstation or Xbox anytime soon due to the partnership that can create conflicts of interest but you never know!

[@schumifannreins295]

For me the N64 with Goldeneye, please :)

[@PublicBus09]

Mario, yay nice one @Sariel

[@bbqotpewi]

As always, very good review! I didn't expect so many functions in this set. But what's the difference between the new piece at 4:06 and a 1x4 plate + two stud pins?

[@LieuNoir]

my guess is: rigidity. Your alternative will not hold together if you pull slightly on the plate or if there is side pressure on the pins, I think. It depends on the usage, in some case, your alternative is indeed enough. The piece: rebrickable.com/parts/68382/plate-1-x-4-with-2-bottom-pins/

[@RingerPeter]

Not a big Mario fan but this is really cool! It is also clever how it works.

[@aerandiranwananefaelinvir6326]

Very cool set ! Will you make a video about the 10277 Crocodile lego set ? A french fan

[@searme]

No, sorry.

[@leoslego5965]

Nice review. No monthly workshop report?

[@searme]

Nope. Nothing to show and I just got ill.

[@leominecraftplay1084]

I am currently building 42098

[@thisisaduck]

Your hamsters will live on through your end screens. F

[@thisisaduck]

Snazzy Bricks they’ve died. Big RIP

[@skeletoncreek6446]

@@thisisaduck ripperroni

[@Tractors101]

That belt must have been tedious and repetitive to make! It seems like something Lego wouldn't do, but surprisingly they pulled it off really well!

[@Bengraziano]

I’m surprised you didn’t mention the ratio of printed pieces to stickers in the Pros section. This is how all “adult” marketed sets should be. Little to no stickers.

[@msk6003]

Whan I Finish build this set, I starting planning to make whole 1-1 from original super mario bros 1. But..... It need least over 500 catapiller parts and thousand of tiny tiles, need lot of 1x4 plate with pin new part(currently include only in this set).

[@il-conte]

The tv blew my mind.

[@cyrax6361]

26 k bricks that's a new record

[@BricksAhoy]

Interesting that the cartridge loading mechanism doesn't work for you. I saw another KZbinr with a similar issue as you. My T-shaped beam moves freely without any notable friction. I wonder what part(s) are causing it to function abnormally 🤔

[@slugbiker]

mine worked fine... in fact, it was one of the most fun parts of the NES so it got locked/unlocked several dozen times as I was putting it together.

[@Floppalop]

I was fully expecting there to be another box inside the box that was inside the box

[@technoJoe23]

I'm surprised LEGO pulled off the mechanism so well in a stand-alone set, but I they're clearly trying new approaches for their AFOLs and thus are willing to up-the-anti a bit (Bits of green behind the ports? Give me a break!). I feel like this set started as a joke conversation between Nintendo employees and LEGO designers, and then one of them just made the mechanism and thought, "Geez, this could actually work."

[@gab_v250]

would you suggest this set to me, a Nintendo Switch owner and long-time Nintendo fan? Considering that this costs the same as a Switch Lite // or four tripleA games (60€ each)

[@searme]

I think I'd buy Switch Lite instead but then I don't own the regular Switch.

[@gab_v250]

@@searme as a Switch owner, the three games you must have are Zelda Breath Of The Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, Luigi's Mansion 3. And yes, I highly suggest the Switch standard model (the one who docks into the TV and has detachable Joy-Cons, though I prefer investing in a Pro Controller).

[@Stein1982]

Are you doing the Grand Piano 21323 too?

[@searme]

Sure.

[@jreitsema6461]

will there be a work shop report for august?

[@searme]

Nope.

[@itsmejelmer]

what is the name of the background music from 0:11 to 21:11???

[@spazzkill4092]

Pieces in new colors : People wo lived under a rock :

[@TheGlitch93]

Wot, when did this came out

[@jillahbegum6393]

Someone tell me the odds that I got a lego technic ad on this video

[@gab_v250]

26:30 to be honest, I'm totally fed up about the NES SMB 1 themes. I gladly prefer the SNES remakes (Super Mario All Stars, the best way to play SMB 1, 2, 3) or the remix in Super Mario RPG (Final Fantasy x Super Mario - this game is developed by Square Enix, the ones behind Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest)

[@willc236]

Seems like they're trying to use up all of those botched lime green pieces they made for the Lamborghini. I wonder if they ever fixed that in later batches.

[@sean9321]

I prefer NES Japanese version though. The red and white console where you can attach controllers to two sides.

[@gab_v250]

ya mean the Famicom? Yeah, it looks cooler than the western variant

[@soldadoryanbr7776]

Bruh,my Playstation mini will get a new friend

[@rodrigor.gobatto7694]

24:05 you said there´s not much room to get a motor inside. At 28:20 you said back of the TV comes of to easily and removed it to show us. It seems to me that it has some space in there to get a small motor running and with some gears, axles and your creativity, I´m pretty sure you can figure something out =]

[@searme]

Nope, there's no space for any motor, and a small one would lack the necessary torque.

[@GeneralPurposeVehicl]

Violently colorful is what I would describe the inside of these models. Why so many colors?

[@searme]

It makes the instructions easier to follow, especially for kids.

[@slugbiker]

@@searme also, with all the dark brown and the black background of the instructions, it helps to have a few colors in there.

[@demonight3540]

Sariel, mógłbyś dawać w opisie też cenę w złotówkach? Nikt by nie stracił a polacy nie musieliby szukać w internecie. Rozwijaj się dalej!

[@searme]

Mógłbym ale tego nie zrobię bo na tej samej zasadzie musiałbym podawać cenę w 20 innych walutach. Tymczasem sprawdzenie polskiej ceny to jedno zapytanie w Googlu.

[@ManosLC]

It must have taken ages to write all the new parts.

[@Chaos_Rifle]

holy cow this video is loud.

[@AlexS1346]

When will your monthly report show up today?

[@searme]

It won't. There's nothing to show and I just don't feel like showing nothing.

[@gab_v250]

@@searme so there will be an August + September montly report on the 30th?

[@searme]

There's nothing to show from August.

[@gab_v250]

@@searme okay, good.

[@Trija204]

This is so sad, it’s been almost a year since this review past by and there’s still less then a thousand likes, why?!

[@Zwariowny]

Szczerze nie warte pieniędzy, tylko ciekawostka a ktoś się napracował. Młodych Mario nie kręci lub nie wiedzą co to a starych pamiętających raczej ten zestaw rozbawi jak mnie :P

[@zvnhgtx4053]

Powinni dodać prawdziwą elektronike , wyświetlacz , to dodatkowy koszt byłby może 100 zł , a tak tylko atrapa. Przez chytrość firma się przejedzie na tym zestawie , bo nikt tego nie kupi.

[@mx2000]

So, basically, this has more advanced electronics than the Grand Piano.

[@tomr3499]

mx2000 yea I guess your right as the piano has three motors and uses the app on your device to play music and the nes has no motors and the music when you play is an extra when you buy another set wit it

[@mx2000]

@@tomr3499 I was joking, kind of. The thing is that Mario can actually react and play different sounds and animations based on the tile (and with very little lag), keep track of your score, etc, whereas the piano can only move the keys in a single fixed sequence, and recognize that you pressed any key. The rest is in the app.

[@tomr3499]

mx2000 yea but you said advanced electronics so three motors and using the app for the piano compared to the music in the nes which you have to get in another set so the nes ALONE has no eltronic features it’s all the starter kit

[@zvnhgtx4053]

Dodali by wyświetlacz kolorowy o najprostszej rozdzielczości , i elektronike, to by miało wtedy sens, a tak to totalna durnota , robić konsole z telewizorem atrapy.

[@AminalCreacher]

videog ame

[@LeoN-gh2tf]

But Xbox and PS1 didnot looks right together with wooden TV. I played NES (cloned) on wooden tv, but when PS1 started, everyone already have black plastic TV with bigger monitor

[@searme]

And who says LEGO can't make a black plastic TV in the next set?

[@gab_v250]

Long-time Nintendo fan here. The only problem is that Nintendo is milking the hell out of the NES generation (because of nostalgia), leaving out ALL the next consoles. Now it should be the Gamecube's turn to be milked for nostalgia (and in a few years it will be Wii's turn). Okay, some iconic games were released on the NES, but not all of them have aged really well. Some of them (SMB 1, 2, 3) have been "remade" for next consoles and look really better. So this is an alert sign from a Nintendo (and Lego) fan: the problem with continuing marketing of nostalgia-based NES and SMB 1, is that the other consoles will kinda fade into obscurity. That said, I would like to see something like 1:1 recreation of videogame consoles (both portable and home ones).

[@viggoketelaar7106]

I don't think they would make other consoles because they don't have that one iconic game like super mario

[@searme]

Um, really? That's literally like saying there are no other iconic games besides Mario. Which is completely wrong: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_games_considered_the_best

[@viggoketelaar7106]

@@searme i would never say that there are no other iconic games, but in my opinion there are no other consoles that are famous for 1 game like the nes

[@searme]

And I can think of at least 5 other games that NES was famous for, including the Duck Hunt which was its launch title.

[@viggoketelaar7106]

@@searme yes, the nes was famous for more games. But what I was trying to say in my original reaction, other consoles aren't really famous for one or two games, but for the console itself.

[@Trija204]

Why don’t you like the box??!!! It’s meant to look the same as the box that the actual original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) cape in back in the 80’s!!

[@qoodles4032]

I expected at most 100 euros

[@AHYL88]

That would've been impossible, given this has not only over 2,500 pieces, but the Nintendo AND Super Mario license as well as a lot of new pieces unique to this set as well as newly introduced pieces. Even showing this to friends who aren't at all fans of Lego, they expected an even higher price which surprised me!

[@qoodles4032]

@@AHYL88 Seems fair, I just found it looking small

[@ciuffoarancione8929]

2 of the most expensive brand together. Same policy. Good products, ridicolous prices. I love lego and videogames but i ll never buy a console made of brick (you cannot push any button) paying it more than the real working console.

[@ottobass9193]

Longest "new part" ever

[@mar0ns]

to już naprawdę czas na prawdziwy komentarz do filmu a nie napisy. VOICE OVER PLEASE

[@michag798]

What is this nonsense, LEGO? I only remember Pegasus, dammit!

[@philp8872]

What a piece of junk! The TV part alone would be a nice display set for about 30 Euro. But for the price tag I expected real playability with a functional controller, different scenarios and at least a few different games to choose . Maybe even compatibility with original game disks. The technical possibillities would be huge with nowadays electronics. Lego is rightly criticized for needing a smartphone to play with some sets, fo example the new Technic Volvo, and all the "hidden side" trash! Here it would´ve made sense! Asking over 220 Euro for this set, of which half is just a grey box without any function, is just a rude slap in the face!

[@siemedevries7636]

Your music sound is a bit boring.

[@R0Sch88]

You should stick to Technic sets where you are an expert. There are enough reviewers for all the other LEGO themes. What comes next? Star Wars, Harry Potter? I'm also a bit disappointed you gave into reviewing sets for others who don't want to bother with a time consuming video, for the sake of publicity and in consequence do less Technic MOC's which made you the famous youtuber you are today. I get it you don't have to buy sets nowadays and need to review the things you get for free asap but this should be secondary to the "Workshop". It's just my opinion as a fan who started collecting LEGO Technic 10 years ago only because of your awesome vids.

[@searme]

Yeah, but as you might have noticed all 2020 Technic sets are already out and there are still other sets that I find interesting. PS. Grand Piano comes next.

[@R0Sch88]

@@searme Yeah, I also noticed you are not a piano enthusiast and play a little bass guitar. So what's the point reviewing something you know little about other then another commercial for Brickdepot? Anyhow, your channel your business.

[@searme]

I'm interested in that set. If you're not then just don't watch the video - problem solved.

[@luca27783]

Am I the only that find useless this set? An enormous, super expensive, extremely boring to build fake NES. I Just don't get the point. At the end of the day you build a simple big brick. Even an Architecture set is more funny to build than this. Also the big Mario figure is very ugly and the sounds it emits when connected to the fake tv are out of syncronization. All this money and after the loooong boooooring build, you just rotate the crank for a few seconds, look at the awkward movement of the fake Mario and put the set on a shelf. Also, for the same price of this set (or even cheaper if you are lucky) you can find a real, boxed and well manteined nes that for sure is better than this to put on a shelf and...you can use it!