Lego Dimensions Story Packs $18 at Big Lots

waffletower said:

Forgot to snap a pic but I was at Big Lots earlier and saw two Lego Dimensions story packs for sale:

Ghostbusters - $18

Fantastic Beasts - $18

Don't know if other options are available and they're not listed on the website. These seem to be going for about $25.

Big Lots also has a coupon program with a 15% sign-up discount for new members.

Click to expand...

Yeah, saw those this past weekend as well.. the stores I went too, also had the 360/PS3/Wii U starter set for $20 as well.

toadielurks said:

Yeah, saw those this past weekend as well.. the stores I went too, also had the 360/PS3/Wii U starter set for $20 as well.

Click to expand...

does that come with the portal?

PAULINK said:

does that come with the portal?

Click to expand...

yes the starter set comes with the portal.

I enjoy playing the lego games to relax and already have some of the dimensions disk things from a batch of lego i bought so i picked up the ps3 starter yesterday thanks to the OG post. Caveat emptor. The batman disk did not work in the package i got. This was a known problem that i found online. You cannot play the game without a character that can grapple objects. IDK if his batarangs can be substituted by Gandalf's magic blasts. I couldnt get past the very first room without him but I found an extra batman disk that worked in other stuff I had so I got lucky.

I saw these today at Big Lots, they had in stock LEGO Dimensions starter sets for the PlayStation 3, Wii U, and Xbox 360. They were part of the Black Friday sale, the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them story packs were selling for $13.50 and the starter sets for $15. My wife mentioned to me that she recently saw LEGO Dimensions at a Ross Store although she only glanced at the items and was not sure of the price or what type (i.e., Starter Pack, Story Packs, Level Packs, Team Packs, Fun Packs) of LEGO it was.

Now, here's an important question!

[SIZE=11pt]QUESTION:[/SIZE][SIZE=11pt] Do you need all the LEGO Dimensions sets in order to fully enjoy and complete the game?[/SIZE]

Cybernator said:

I saw these today at Big Lots, they had in stock LEGO Dimensions starter sets for the PlayStation 3, Wii U, and Xbox 360. They were part of the Black Friday sale, the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them story packs were selling for $13.50 and the starter sets for $15. My wife mentioned to me that she recently saw LEGO Dimensions at a Ross Store although she only glanced at the items and was not sure of the price or what type (i.e., Starter Pack, Story Packs, Level Packs, Team Packs, Fun Packs) of LEGO it was.

Now, here's an important question!

QUESTION: Do you need all the LEGO Dimensions sets in order to fully enjoy and complete the game?

Click to expand...

You do not need ALL the sets, but you would need at least one hero with each unique ability in order to 100% the game. You’d need to go find the google sheets some built to see the “minimum set” and decide if you want to do it. Some things might be pretty hard to track down at this point. I think the reddit page for the game would probably have the spreadsheet pinned.

[SIZE=11pt]QUESTION:[/SIZE][SIZE=11pt] Do you need all the LEGO Dimensions sets in order to fully enjoy and complete the game?[/SIZE]

[SIZE=14.6667px]Also, keep in mind that you need the Sonic figure to do the Sonic DLC....and the Sonic figure sells for around $35, just for the base (no figure).[/SIZE]

You can finish the base game with just the stuff included in the starter set. It's like skylanders tho, certain stuff is gonna be locked behind characters you don't have. But consider those things side quests or mini games. You won't hit a wall on main game progression with the starter kit.

If achievements or trophies are important to you, I do think those are locked behind characters.

315Retro said:

You can finish the base game with just the stuff included in the starter set. It's like skylanders tho, certain stuff is gonna be locked behind characters you don't have. But consider those things side quests or mini games. You won't hit a wall on main game progression with the starter kit.

If achievements or trophies are important to you, I do think those are locked behind characters.

Click to expand...

you can get the plat trophy with only the 3 characters included in the starter set. There are dlc trophies that can only be gotten with dlc packs. Starcrest's description above is accurate. If you don't know what Skylanders is like, it's also similar to other Lego games, you can't go certain places or do certain things without characters that have the needed ability. Extra content is locked until you have the dlc character that can dig, fly, catch ghosts, etc...

I posted above previously that I bought the starter pack from BigLots but the batman token did not work. You can't get past the very first room if batman doesnt work. I dont know what BigLots return policy is.

Starcrest said:

You do not need ALL the sets, but you would need at least one hero with each unique ability in order to 100% the game. You’d need to go find the google sheets some built to see the “minimum set” and decide if you want to do it. Some things might be pretty hard to track down at this point. I think the reddit page for the game would probably have the spreadsheet pinned.

Click to expand...

I happen to have the full list here:

A-Team Master Build

Baracus

Accelerator Switch

Arrow Launcher (Legolas) - Builds 1-3

Axe Chariot (Gimli) - Builds 1-2

Batmobile (Batman) - Builds 1-3 (PS4) (71170 - PS3)

DeLorean Time Machine (Marty McFly) - Builds 1-2

Emmet's Excavator (Emmet) - Builds 1-2

Homer's Car (Homer) - Build 1

Mystery Machine (Shaggy) - Builds 1-2

Police Car (Bad Cop) - Builds 1-2

Blade Bike (Kai) - Build 1

Clown Bike (Krusty) - Builds 1-2

Gravity Sprinter (Bart Simpson) - Builds 1-2

Mighty Lion Rider (Laval) - Builds 1-3

Ecto-1 (Peter Venkman)

Quinn-mobile (Harley Quinn) - Builds 1-3

Time Train (Doc Brown) - Builds 1-2

Spy Hunter (Gamer Kid) - Build 1

Drill Driver (Bane) - Builds 1-3

Ecto-1 (Abby Yates)

Jakemobile (Finn)

Lumpy Car (Lumpy Space Princess)

Enchanted Car (Harry Potter)

Hogwarts Express (Harry Potter)

IMF Scrambler (Ethan Hunt)

B.A.’s Van (Baracus)

Sonic Speedster (Sonic)

R.C. Racer (Gizmo)

Acrobat

Chell

Gollum

Jay

Legolas

Nya

Wonder Woman

Wyldstyle (PS4) (71170 - PS3)

Zane

Cole

Kai

Laval

Harley Quinn

Sensei Wu

Lloyd

Finn

Ethan Hunt

Green Arrow

Sonic

Stripe

Tina Goldstein

Marceline

Robin

Apparate Access

Newt Scamander

Tina Goldstein

Arcade Station

Arcade Machine (Gamer Kid) - Build 1

Atlantis Pools

Aquaman

Batman Master Build

Excalibur Batman

Big Transform

Cyborg

Homer

Unikitty

Stay Puft

Bane

Jake

BMO Docks

BMO (Jake)

Boomerang

Batman (PS4) (71170 - PS3)

Gollum

Wonder Woman

Zane

Slimer

Lumpy Space Princess

Batgirl

Charge Transfer

Abby Yates

CHI

Cragger

Eris

Laval

Cursed Red LEGO Objects

Finn

Marceline

Diffindo

Harry Potter

Voldemort

Newt Scamander

Tina Goldstein

Dig

Cyber-Guard (Cyborg) - Build 2

Emmet's Excavator (Emmet) - Build 2

Scooby Doo

Shelob the Great (Gollum) - Builds 1-3

Velociraptor (Owen Grady) - Build 2

Terror Dog (Stay Puft) - Build 2

Drill Driver (Bane) - Builds 2-3

BMO (Jake)

Jake

Supergirl

Stripe

Swooping Evil (Tina Goldstein)

Marceline

Dive

Cragger

Cyborg

Gollum

Homer's Car (Homer) - Build 3

Scooby Doo

Swamp Skimmer (Cragger) - Build 3

Wonder Woman

Zane

Cyberman

Aqua Watercraft (Aquaman) - Builds 1-3

Aquaman

Superman

Slimer

Jake

Lumpy Car (Lumpy Space Princess)

Enchanted Car (Harry Potter)

Ethan Hunt

IMF Scrambler (Ethan Hunt)

IMF Sport Car (Ethan Hunt)

Supergirl

Robin

Drill

Emmet

Drill Driver (Bane) - Builds 1-3

Jake

Drone

Cyberman

Doc Brown

Jake

Ethan Hunt

Electricity

ACU Trooper

DeLorean Time Machine (Marty McFly) - Build 2

Jay

Storm Fighter (Jay) - Build 3

Joker

Ecto-1 (Abby Yates)

BMO (Jake)

Swooping Evil (Tina Goldstein)

Fantastical Briefcase

Newt Scamander

Fix-It

Emmet

Jay

The Doctor

Doc Brown

Abby Yates

Baracus

Newt Scamander

E.T.

Flying

Axe Chariot (Gimli) - Build 3

Benny's Spaceship (Benny) - Builds 1-3

DeLorean Time Machine (Marty McFly) - Build 3

Eagle Interceptor (Eris) - Builds 1-3

Eris

Invisible Jet (Wonder Woman) - Builds 1-3

Ninja Copter (Zane) - Builds 1-3

Police Car (Bad Cop) - Builds 2-3

Samurai Mech (Nya) - Build 3

Sentry Turret (Chell) - Build 3

Storm Fighter (Jay) - Builds 1-3

Wicked Witch

Wonder Woman

Blade Bike (Kai) - Builds 2-3

Boulder Bomber (Cole) - Builds 1-3

Clown Bike (Krusty) - Build 3

Gravity Sprinter (Bart Simpson) - Build 3

TARDIS (The Doctor) - Builds 1-3

Cyberman

White Dragon (Sensei Wu) - Builds 1-3

Joker's Chopper (Joker) - Builds 1-3

Time Train (Doc Brown) - Builds 2-3

Spy Hunter (Gamer Kid) - Build 3

Hover Pod (Superman) - Builds 1-3

Superman

Slimer

Ecto-1 (Abby Yates)

Ancient War Elephant (Finn)

Lumpy Car (Lumpy Space Princess)

Harry Potter

Voldemort

Enchanted Car (Harry Potter)

IMF Scrambler (Ethan Hunt)

B.A.’s Van (Baracus)

Supergirl

Sonic Speedster (Sonic)

The Tornado (Sonic)

Newt Scamander

Niffler (Newt Scamander)

Tina Goldstein

Swooping Evil (Tina Goldstein)

Phone Home (E.T.)

Marceline

Lunatic Amp (Marceline)

Freeze Breath

Ninja Copter (Zane) - Build 3

Superman

Supergirl

Fuse Box

Ethan Hunt

Ghost Trap

Ghost Trap (Peter Venkman) - Builds 1-2

Abby Yates

Grapple

Batman (PS4) (71170 - PS3)

Wonder Woman

Joker

Abby Yates

Finn

Jake

Ethan Hunt

Supergirl

Green Arrow

Gizmo

Gremlin Transformation

Gizmo

Grind Rails

Sonic

Growth

Mystery Machine (Shaggy) - Build 3

Krusty

Cloud Cuckoo Car (Unikitty) - Build 2

Ecto-1 (Peter Venkman) - Build 2

Aquaman

Harry Potter

Voldemort

E.T.

Gyrosphere Switch

Gyrosphere (ACU Trooper) - Builds 1-3

Jake

Hacking

Benny

The Doctor

Cyberman

Doc Brown

Michael Knight

Hazard Cleaner

Mystery Machine (Shaggy) - Build 3

Krusty

Ecto-1 (Peter Venkman) - Build 2

Aquaman

Slimer

Harry Potter

Voldemort

Hazard Protection

Cragger

Peter Venkman

Joker

Stay Puft

Bane

Slimer

Abby Yates

Lumpy Space Princess

Heart Regen

E.T.

Marceline

I ain't gettin on no plane!

Baracus

Illumination

ACU Trooper

Gandalf (PS4) (71170 - PS3)

Gyrosphere (ACU Trooper) - Build 3

Shaggy

Wicked Witch

Lloyd

Slimer

Jake

BMO (Jake)

Harry Potter

Voldemort

Newt Scamander

Tina Goldstein

E.T.

Intelligence

Jay

The Doctor

Doc Brown

Abby Yates

Newt Scamander

Invulnerability

Wonder Woman

Gamer Kid

Superman

Supergirl

Lantern Constructs

Supergirl

Laser

Bad Cop

Cyber-Guard (Cyborg) - Build 3

Cyborg

Invisible Jet (Wonder Woman) - Build 2

Ninja Copter (Zane) - Build 3

Sentry Turret (Chell) - Builds 2-3

Storm Fighter (Jay) - Builds 2-3

Taunt-O-Vision (Homer) - Build 3

Blade Bike (Kai) - Build 3

K-9 (The Doctor) - Build 3

TARDIS (The Doctor) - Build 2

Dalek (Cyberman) - Build 2

Peter Venkman

Joker's Chopper (Joker) - Build 3

G-6155 Spy Hunter (Gamer Kid) - Build 3

Gamer Kid

Superman

Abby Yates

Finn

Ancient War Elephant (Finn)

Lumpy Car (Lumpy Space Princess)

Enchanted Car (Harry Potter)

Hogwarts Express (Harry Potter)

IMF Sport Car (Ethan Hunt)

Supergirl

Laser Deflector

Companion Cube (Chell) - Build 2

71216 Fun Pack - Ninjago - Nya

Wonder Woman

Cole

Kai

Laval

Lloyd

Finn

Harry Potter

Voldemort

Baracus

Newt Scamander

Tina Goldstein

Marceline

Robin

Magic

Gandalf (PS4) (71170 - PS3)

Wicked Witch

Harry Potter

Voldemort

Newt Scamander

Tina Goldstein

Phone Home (E.T.)

Marceline

Magic Shield

Gandalf (PS4) (71170 - PS3)

Wicked Witch

Harry Potter

Voldemort

Tina Goldstein

Magno Gloves

Ethan Hunt

Master Builder

Benny

Emmet

Wyldstyle (PS4) (71170 - PS3)

Unikitty

Mind Control

Wicked Witch

Wonder Woman

Cyberman

Voldemort

E.T.

Marceline

Mini Access

Gimli

Gollum

Bart Simpson

Slimer

Jake

Lumpy Space Princess

Gizmo

E.T.

Marceline

Parseltongue Doors

Harry Potter

Voldemort

Pole Vault

Legolas

Sensei Wu

Green Arrow

Portal Gun

Chell

Rainbow Bricks

Unikitty

Lumpy Space Princess

Relic Detector

Bad Cop

Wyldstyle (PS4) (71170 - PS3)

Scan Disguise

Ethan Hunt

Silver LEGO Blowup

Purchase mines for any vehicle on the upgrades screen

Benny's Spaceship (Benny) - Build 3

Cyber-Guard (Cyborg) - Build 2

DeLorean Time Machine (Marty McFly) - Build 3

Gollum

Homer's Car (Homer) - Build 3

Invisible Jet (Wonder Woman) - Build 3

Police Car (Bad Cop) - Build 3

71216 Fun Pack - Ninjago - Samurai Mech (Nya) - Build 2

Sentry Turret (Chell) - Builds 2-3

Swamp Skimmer (Cragger) - Build 3

Taunt-O-Vision (Homer) - Build 1

Wicked Witch

Winged Monkey (Wicked Witch) - Build 2

K-9 (The Doctor) - Build 1

Boulder Bomber (Cole) - Build 2

Cyberman

Dalek (Cyberman) - Build 3

Quinn-mobile (Harley Quinn) - Build 3

Time Train (Doc Brown) - Build 3

Aqua Watercraft (Aquaman) - Build 3

G-6155 Spy Hunter (Gamer Kid) - Build 3

Hover Pod (Superman) - Builds 1-3

Terror Dog (Stay Puft) - Build 2

Drill Driver (Bane) - Build 3

Slime Shooter (Slimer) - Build 3

Harry Potter

Voldemort

Ethan Hunt

Baracus

Newt Scamander

Gizmo

Tina Goldstein

Sonar Smash

Batmobile (Batman) - Builds 2-3 (PS4) (71170 - PS3)

Benny

Gyrosphere (ACU Trooper) - Build 2

Homer

Marty McFly

The Doctor

K-9 (The Doctor) - Build 2

Laval

Slimer

Jakemobile (Finn)

Jake

Lumpy Car (Lumpy Space Princess)

Enchanted Car (Harry Potter)

Hogwarts Express (Harry Potter)

Sonic Speedster (Sonic)

Marceline

Speed

Gyrosphere (ACU Trooper) - Build 3

Gravity Sprinter (Bart Simpson) - Build 3

Gamer Kid

Sonic

71386 Fun Pack – Knight Rider – Michael Knight

Spinjitzu

Jay

Nya

Zane

Cole

Kai

Sensei Wu

Lloyd

Stealth

Batman (PS4) (71170 - PS3)

Invisible Jet (Wonder Woman) - Builds 1-3

Jay

Nya

Owen Grady

Scooby Doo

Shaggy

Zane

Cole

Kai

Sensei Wu

Gamer Kid

Lloyd

Harry Potter

Ethan Hunt

Newt Scamander

Tina Goldstein

E.T.

Marceline

Batgirl

Super Strength

Cragger

Cyber-Guard (Cyborg) - Build 2

Cyborg

Emmet's Excavator (Emmet) - Build 3

Eris

Gimli

Homer

Samurai Mech (Nya) - Build 2

Shelob the Great (Gollum) - Builds 2-3

Velociraptor (Owen Grady) - Builds 2-3

Wonder Woman

Cole

Laval

Harley Quinn

Gamer Kid

Stay Puft

Superman

Bane

Abby Yates

Ecto-1 (Abby Yates)

Jakemobile (Finn)

Jake

Hogwarts Express (Harry Potter)

IMF Sport Car (Ethan Hunt)

Baracus

B.A.’s Van (Baracus)

Supergirl

Sonic

Marceline

Suspend Ghost

Peter Venkman

Abby Yates

Sword Switch

Finn

Excalibur Batman

TARDIS Pad

TARDIS (The Doctor) - Builds 1-3

Target

Arrow Launcher (Legolas) - Build 1

Bad Cop

Benny

Cyborg

Eris

Legolas

Owen Grady

Bart Simpson

Joker

Finn

Jake

Harry Potter

Voldemort

Ethan Hunt

Baracus

Green Arrow

Newt Scamander

Gizmo

Tina Goldstein

Technology

Benny

Cyborg

The Doctor

Cyberman

Doc Brown

Ethan Hunt

Time Travel

DeLorean Time Machine (Marty McFly) - Builds 1-3

Time Train (Doc Brown) - Builds 1-3

Tow Bar

Arrow Launcher (Legolas) - Build 2

Axe Chariot (Gimli) - Builds 1-3

Batmobile (Batman) - Build 2 (PS4) (71170 - PS3)

DeLorean Time Machine (Marty McFly) - Build 2

Emmet's Excavator (Emmet) - Build 2

Homer's Car (Homer) - Build 1

Mystery Machine (Shaggy) - Build 2

Police Car (Bad Cop) - Build 1

Blade Bike (Kai) - Build 2

Clown Bike (Krusty) - Build 2

Gravity Sprinter (Bart Simpson) - Build 2

Mighty Lion Rider (Laval) - Build 2

Ecto-1 (Peter Venkman) - Build 2

Quinn-mobile (Harley Quinn) - Build 2

Time Train (Doc Brown) - Build 2

G-6155 Spy Hunter (Gamer Kid) - Build 1

Drill Driver (Bane) - Build 2

Tracking

Owen Grady

Scooby Doo

71206 Team Pack - Scooby-Doo – Shaggy

Jake

Marceline

71386 Fun Pack – Knight Rider – Michael Knight

Underwater Swimming

Cragger

Cyborg

Gollum

Homer's Car (Homer) - Build 3

Scooby Doo

Wonder Woman

Zane

Cyberman

Ecto-1 (Peter Venkman) - Build 3

Aquaman

Aqua Watercraft (Aquaman) - Builds 1-3

G-6155 Spy Hunter (Gamer Kid) - Build 2

Superman

Slimer

Vent Access

Jake

Lumpy Space Princess

Marceline

Vine Cut

Owen Grady

Velociraptor (Owen Grady) - Builds 1-3

Finn

Stripe

Marceline

Robin

Excalibur Batman

Water Spray

Krusty

Aquaman

Ecto-1 (Abby Yates)

Ancient War Elephant (Finn)

Jakemobile (Finn)

Harry Potter

Voldemort

Newt Scamander

Tina Goldstein

Weight Switch

Companion Cube (Chell) - Builds 1-3

X-Ray Vision

Zane

Cyberman

Superman

Ethan Hunt

Supergirl

Michael Knight

AnubisRW said:

Also, keep in mind that you need the Sonic figure to do the Sonic DLC....and the Sonic figure sells for around $35, just for the base (no figure).

Click to expand...

Wow. I should find my sonic base and sell it (and any others) while anyone still cares about them.

Why does Sonic's base go for so much?

If anyone's been struggling to find sets and only has an interest in getting all the trophies/Achievements, there's an app for Android that lets you write special characters like Sonic to blank NFC codes, which can be bought from Amazon for under $10 per 12 I believe. Samsung Galaxy S8/9 can use the app to write to the tags.

Thank you guys (Starcrest, AnubisRW, 315Retro, juubei1i, defpally, and davemoseley) so much for being so helpful, not to mention incredibly informative.

walletandgromice said:

Wow. I should find my sonic base and sell it (and any others) while anyone still cares about them.

Why does Sonic's base go for so much?

Click to expand...

Because he unlocks a great adventure pack and he pretty much breaks any timed based challenge in the game. There are some challenges where you have to hit different spots quickly, Sonic makes it crazy easy due to his speed. I just wish they would have gotten the Flash figure out (he was planned), they already had his primary ability coded in Sonic.

Keep in mind, unlike Skylanders there are no "Level Items" to unlock new levels. The level packs unlock by using the character included with the pack.

juubei1i said:

you can get the plat trophy with only the 3 characters included in the starter set. There are dlc trophies that can only be gotten with dlc packs. Starcrest's description above is accurate. If you don't know what Skylanders is like, it's also similar to other Lego games, you can't go certain places or do certain things without characters that have the needed ability. Extra content is locked until you have the dlc character that can dig, fly, catch ghosts, etc...

I posted above previously that I bought the starter pack from BigLots but the batman token did not work. You can't get past the very first room if batman doesnt work. I dont know what BigLots return policy is.

Click to expand...

I had a similar problem with my starter set. It came with 2 Gandalf bases and Batman so I couldn't even get past the opening of the game until I got a Wildstyle base off Amazon for $7.

walletandgromice said:

Wow. I should find my sonic base and sell it (and any others) while anyone still cares about them.

Why does Sonic's base go for so much?

Click to expand...

Who knows...maybe it is the only way to get a Sonic themed lego minifig.

It's the only figure I still need to access all the DLC...I've thought about buying it online, beating the Sonic levels, then reselling it.

davemoseley said:

If anyone's been struggling to find sets and only has an interest in getting all the trophies/Achievements, there's an app for Android that lets you write special characters like Sonic to blank NFC codes, which can be bought from Amazon for under $10 per 12 I believe. Samsung Galaxy S8/9 can use the app to write to the tags.

Click to expand...

This works excellent, and is also a good workaround if you have a real dimensions tag that stops working. I own all the sets except the two that were limited exclusives (Supergirl and Green Arrow) so for those I did the rf tag thing.

It really is a super fun game if you don't mind all the physical swapping and movement of figures on the reader. The interactions between characters are really well done and the variety of characters is really amazing.

Well, this isn't Big Lots, but...

https://twitter.com/Foxhack/status/1334913726819033088

At my local 99 Cent Only store in Calexico, California. In case someone needs Batman.

[SIZE=11pt]Marshalls stores are carrying LEGO Dimensions - The Goonies and Mission: Impossible level packs for $17.99 each.[/SIZE]

Some of these are really hard to find, as far as character packs go. The good news is these are probably an investment, considering LEGO minifigs tend to gain value over time ... especially some of the rarer, more obscure figures that never had an actual LEGO line.

Ymmv? Big Lots has the 360, PS3, and Wii U starter sets clearance for $12.00. All clearance this week is 50% off- so I just grabbed a few for $6 each.

i am completely forgetting what the ps3 exclusive figure was...  

edit: ah it was ps4 and supergirl. wonder if i should sell mine

kraftwerks said:

Ymmv? Big Lots has the 360, PS3, and Wii U starter sets clearance for $12.00. All clearance this week is 50% off- so I just grabbed a few for $6 each.

Click to expand...

Definitely. They seemed to be rolling out to stores at different times. Some people saw the starter sets before the ones in the OP but for me it was the other way around and they all sold out before Christmas. Pretty much all that was here locally for the 50% off clearance special were curtains and candles. Definitely no games and very few electronics in general.