3 NEW Amazing Features for the MOTU Origins Snake Mountain!
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- 3 NEW Amazing Features for the MOTU Origins Snake Mountain!
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Masters of the Universe Origins Snake Mountain Playset Review - Bigger, Bolder, and Full of Surprises!
Hey there, He-Man and She-Ra fans! It's Pixel Dan here, and today I've got something truly epic to share with you all - the Masters of the Universe Origins Snake Mountain Playset! In this video, we'll dive into the box art that showcases all your favorite MOTU characters and figures. Trust me; it's a nostalgia trip you won't want to miss!
But the fun doesn't stop there! I'll also walk you through the assembly process, which is surprisingly straightforward thanks to the included instructions. And let's talk about that snake - it's a breeze to attach, despite the initial concerns.
Comparing it to the original Snake Mountain, this one's a giant! Plus, that bridge is now a single solid piece. The plastic is a tad softer than the vintage playset, but it's sturdier overall. When closed, it resembles Castle Grayskull, making it a fantastic addition to your MOTU collection.
Opening it up, we reveal exciting features like a new mountain peak, menacing demon faces carved into the rocks, and a bridge with foot pegs for display purposes (as you'll see in the video). Those shackles are back, but this time, they won't break on you. The demon face with its movable mouth is a fantastic touch, even though there's no microphone this time around.
The wolf head has become an articulating piece, adding some versatility. The snake steals the show with incredible detail and articulation - swiveling, rotating, and even opening its mouth. Get ready for some stunning action figure photography!
Speaking of figures, the snake can't swivel to trap them like the original, but there's a trap door and a movable dungeon cage to compensate. It's a fun twist on the classic net.
Now, about that swamp - it's brought to life with a dragon and frog, thanks to some clever pegs. The figures can interact with them, making it a truly immersive experience. And yes, Skeletor finally gets his Bone Throne!
Behind the throne, you'll find the electronics that used to be hidden by a sticker on the original. However, I have to admit that the stickers on this new Snake Mountain playset aren't as impressive as the ones from back in the day.
But wait, there's more! The playset includes a weapons rack with bright green weapons, perfect for arming your heroes and villains. There's also a ladder with notches, but be warned - it can be a bit wobbly.
So, fellow collectors, join me in this review and exploration of the Masters of the Universe Origins Snake Mountain Playset. It's an incredible addition to your MOTU collection, and it's time to relive the magic! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit that notification bell to stay up-to-date with all things Masters of the Universe. Let's dive into Snake Mountain together!
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Will you buy this, despite the stickers?
Yeah, I've got mine waiting in my BBTS pile of loot.
Awesome!
Just ordered it. Thanks for the heads-up.
I bought 2, one from bug bad, one from Amazon. My nephew is getting the 2nd one!
I ordered it already. The stickers are disappointing, though
The new cage feature is absolute genius! I wish that the classics version had this feature! And the torsos gimmick being able to snap onto the swamp water is again genius! I'm tempted to purchase it even though I no longer collect Origins . Thanks for yet another amazing video!
My girlfriend got a huge kick out of the acid bath add-on. I swear, Skeletor had to drag Evil Lyn from it, the evil Witch hogged all of the hot water! :)
Dan, awesome content as always. I love this set. One thing to mention: (I’m not sure if someone already called this out) The Snake DOES swivel at the base as well - only it’s VERY stiff. I felt like I was going to break mine but it did finally loosen up.
Thank you for this, after installing I carefully tried to move it and it moved; you're right, it's VERY tight at first.
It’s a beautiful playset, very happy I decided to pick one up. Also the snake can swivel at the connection point, which allows for it to reach in front of the door.
Thanks for letting me know!
A thorough, honest review. To show that it is OK to like something but also dislike many aspects
Thank you and thank you for watching all the way through!
That's been the great thing about Dan's reviews over the years. When something about a toy is off, he will note it and discuss it without going into the wild rage histrionics so many others lean on.
Always wanted Snake mountain as a kid but never had it. Got this one today. I feel more complete now.
The fold-out pit might also be useful for those who fantasize about Teela and Evil Lyn slime wrestling. But I digress.
I’ll definitely have to wait quite a while before I’m able to pick this up, Castle Grayskull is still in its box sitting at the top of the closet on our guest room…and money is extremely tight. The removable cage and the pit are definitely the best features about this play set! Saw some other reviews online and I don’t remember them mentioning that about the spider on the bottom of the snake head and what its intended use was. That’s a bit unfortunate. The quality of the plastic they’re using for many of the current toys really isn’t quite the same as it used to be 30-40 years ago. Just the way it is, I guess…
Just opened our Snake mountain and got it set up. We love it so far. The stickers feel nice but, yeah, the art on them isn’t great. Looks okay from a distance. The giant snake was a bit of a disappointment until we got the joints loosened up. Super tight and scary to move. Now we have it wrapped around the peak so it looks great on display. Our spider doesn’t turn the wolf head but that’s okay. We love all of the little areas we can plug it and the acid pool minions onto. The trap door, cage, throne, tendril vines on the secret entrance and the other accessories are cool. We’re also having trouble storing the weapons like the shield. Other than that it’s been a huge success. My one addition I wish I could add would be to add a slime feature to the wolf head so that it can ooze onto the chained victims on the outside. Slime makes everything better!
The stickers definitely looked a rushed afterthought, more than anything. Spying Nordor in the background, Dan. What do you think are the odds of a modern update for Nordor (or Starship Eternia), Crowd funding or otherwise?
Some things could've been made with a bit more care, but all in all it's a upgrade to the vintage one. If not at least because...Skeletor has got a Throne.
Man ole man do I love this toy! I had the vintage Snake Mountain as a kid and it was one of my first toys I can remember playing with and loving so much, so this is a huge nostalgia hit for me. But when I was little Mumm-Ra lived there, Skeletor would just visit from time to time, hahaha! I put the spider above the doorway/entrance, there's a peg for it there and I think it looks cool in that spot as a "guard" for the door
Awesome!
It took multiple generations of release to get a cage to be able to be located directly under the trap door in a playset. If they had incorporated that into the re-release of Grayskull for the the throne room trap door that would have been fantastic. I still have my childhood Snake Mountain, but even if I was wanting to purchase this new release, I'd be looking for repro stickers to place over the ones stuck on this new release. Otherwise, it's pretty cool.
There is more articulation in the Snake, at the base joint. It's just pretty stiff at first and you worry you'll break it. The instructions actually show it too, you're supposed to be able to move it so the Snake can eat a figure standing at the top gate.
I managed to find this playset just recently at a Target and opened it with my son earlier today!
The instructions point out where to put the bridge inside when closing it up - Put the throne in the prison cell and put the bridge on the second floor, upside down. It's takes a bit of positioning to get it just right, but it's doable.
Also, the Snake has one more articulation point! At the base where it connects, it's rather tight, I assume to support the weight of the whole snake, but it *can* bite dudes who are at the Wolf Gate. In fact, not sure if this was intentional or not, but the spacing between it's fangs is the same width as your average figures' neck!
Excellent video as always!
About the snake, you can also position it rotating it from the connector point all the way clockwise (looking at it from the inside of the set,) and up from the middle articulation, to kinda make it look like it's wrapped around the mountain peak, like in the cartoon.
Someone else may have mentioned this by now, but there is one more peg for the spider on the inside of the mountain peak over the trapdoor. Thanks for the review! I am pleased with the new features added for the most part.
There is also a third one, on the left side bottom level right under the floor piece of the second level.
Something I would like to see was the lava effect that the Mega Snake Mountain has added to the origins one.
The Classics playset had that too.
There are more spots for the spider! The mountain peak and the lower "dungeon" spot under skeletor throne.
Also my spider does turn the wolf head with no problems. Maybe yours is a little warpes?
Thanks for the feedback!
Hi Dan, actually the bottom of the snake where you attach to the playset can be rotated too. Mine was super tight as well, and I didn’t know it can be rotated untill I used a hair dryer to hit up the bottom joint.
It Looks fantastic. I love the Throne. I always wanted that!!
The box artwork is amazing but I like the vintage more, great video and review Dan.
Thanks for watching!
There IS ARTICULATION FROM THE BASE OF THE SNAKE!
It’s a swivel but it’s just really stiff and I was scared it may crack the square connection point, but it’s pretty sturdy due to the heft of the snake itself
plus that middle swivel articulation point and the head and jaw
Re spider there’s at least one or two other pegs for him ,
and I guess wolf head turns the spider but usually the lever should be smaller than the bigger action, so I agree somewhat
A lava-cascade, like the classics version, would have been the cherry on the cake and pushed this over the top as a toy. Just a translucent plastic piece that could clip on between the two halves.
Holy Smokes! That's what I call a Huge Spectacular MOTU Snake Mountain Playset! Very Interesting and Informative. Thanks Pixel Dan for sharing!
It's at Target in the oversized holiday aisles btw
Hey Dan!! Quiero ofrecer un tip para Snake Mountain, ayer llego la mía y puse la base cuadrada de la serpiente en agua caliente antes de armar para darle movimiento circular y facilitar las diferentes posiciones de la serpiente. He visto que muchos la ponen y esta muy dura para mover de esa base y no se dan cuenta de que también tiene movimiento ahí, por lo que en total la serpiente tiene 3 puntos de articulación y no dos. 😉✌🏻⚔️🚀☠️🐍Saludos y un abrazo 🇲🇽
Great review! I actually spotted this at Target over the weekend, so it looks like it will be getting a retail release.
Fingers crossed!
Got mine last week from BBTS and I love it! Looks so good and it's so much fun!
Snake and wolf are both flame throwers or spit acid, or both , IMAGINATION 😂🎉
Great review! Mattel did a great job. Mattel should hire you for feedback during development as many of your nitpicks were important yet easily fixable. My biggest complaint is the microphone. A modern voice modulator would have been so cool!
At 4:54 you said, Castle Grayskull, but we know you meant Snake Mountain! Happens to me all the time. Welcome to middle age! Also, just wanted to point out for people that still have to put this together - the directions don't include the step for that little hook that plugs into the wall before you add the wolf piece.
Already have mine and it's awesome, and I am thrilled for the release of Terroar, Lord Gr'Asp, and Necro-Conda.
Still praying for a 200X King Grayskull though. Revelation will never hold a boney finger to the OG King.
Great review as always! For me, this will be my first snake mountain, and from what I’ve seen I am super excited. I did have an original Castle grey skull. The only thing I wish they had kept from the proto type was the opening above the cage on the bone throne side. Wish they could of kept that or even put a grate above the cage on that side. I like the idea of skelator mocking his prisoners from the throne.
They should have added the microphone and speaker box on this MOTU Origins one like they had on the original Snake Mountain. It's a huge disappointment, and it makes the original SM so much better.
Best thing about snake mountain is that it has 2000 square feet so I could totally see skeletor duplexing it for a frat
Great review, Dan! I’m hoping Toyhax comes through with some upgraded stickers for these playsets. As for the nitpicks, they’re all valid. I know the people designing these are big fans of the property. It’s just sad to see these things get through to the finished product.
7:45 that bridge scaling can ne fixed. Just 3D printing one with a slightly wider design and taller hand rails. Then paint it.
Praying for a Crystal castle play set too🏰 !
Thanks Dan for the review. Appreciate your efforts.
An art book would be amazing. I don’t collect Masters, but I get it!
19:51 Wow holy crap- the original sticker has actual individual teeth on the skull and I didn't realize that was a view screen of planets in outer space along the bottom. 😮
I think some people sell reproduction vintage Snake Mountain stickers, if they are out there I'm totally getting some to cover these up.
Yeah, the MOTU Origins stickers are awful, especially this one. It looks like a poor quality scan of the original. I recommend Toyhax stickers.
@@Rocket1377 poor quality scan or photo blown up with an "AI" filter. Photoshop has such filters since at least 15 years, but of course that's what you get when you don't have a decent file to work from. This should never have gone through QC.
I almost am glad for or the tradeoff between the new badass snake and the walkie-talkie feature. Much better looking piece ❤😂
Personally, I prefer the look of the vintage one to the new one. But the new looks kinda cool. That skull inside made me have flasbacks of the original Snake Mountain.
I did actually see Snake Mountain at a local Target, so it is in stores. Though this was far away from the toy section and off in some setup near electronics for some reason.
Wow very nice playset got a few figs and got greyskull last year for cheap hopefully this set will be available here in Canada at a reasonable price looks very interesting.
Great review
The snake has one more point of articulation at the base. Allowing it to attack the intruders at the gate
The side-shimmie over the bridge makes it feel more like cheating-out like in a stage production, you see the figures better if they do that
Can’t wait to see whatever He-Bro does as a buildout.
I found mine tonight at Target for $79.99.
So they are available at Target.
Great video!
Sweet! Ive been looking forward to this review!
Hope you enjoy it!
haha i was waiting for the "im the voice of snake mountain" line!
Awesome Review as always dude. 👍 So glad I have mine on pre order which is due the end of the month. This was a must have for me. The price point is very fair and super generous by mattel considering all the extras included. So happy to see skeletor throne added.
The pit feature is very nice aswell. Love all the extra well thought out extra detailings.
I plan to just buy the original electronic spooky voicebox wolf seperate with its battery pack and all wired etc. So can use that with it. So almost like super upgraded snake mountain by the time I'm finished with it. Maybe an idea for everyone who plans to get this. Due to wolf head having been downgraded with no sound. 👍 😉
Really loving what mattel did with it overall tho. 😊
The spider just belongs to my son now, he has taken him everywhere for about a month now
One of the pool pegs could've been the female size.
The ledge not being wide enough is flaw that they even mentioned in the reveal video last year and didn't do much about.
Seems like the wolf's head could've been a periscope.
No other reviewer I've seen mentioned the spider was supposed to turn the head.
Seems like the weapons could've been different than the ones from the Skeleton Warriors set.
Hi Dan, I've been watching your videos for a few years now and I have some helpful advice. I noticed your videos aren't white-balanced correctly, I've worked in media for 20 years so thought It might be helpful to let you know. That's why you kind of look pink in this video and sometimes the white background looks yellow. It's easy to fix, you can either set your white-balance preset on your camera for the lighting you're in, for example indoor lighting, or you can manually scroll through the "kelvin" (unit of measurement for white-balance) on your camera and hold up a white sheet of paper until the white looks correct. I hope that's helpful.
It's beautiful!
Congrats, Dan 🎉
Thank you!
if you use scare glows boots on that skeletor it looks really cool
Great review! Sadly the new stickers look way washed out and stylized in adobe illustrator compared to the originals, and the new Grayskull stickers. I suppose you could get reproduction original stickers to cover it.
Pixel Dan I have a question if the dungeon fit some how to the grayskull. Great video ❤
Now we need the FRIGHT ZONE!!
Great review Dan!! The snake does swivel!! It is just too tight on the base!!
I’m loving these two Origins playsets. I hope they do more at retail like for the Turtles mashup they’re doing.
Did you do an Origins Wind Raider review? I see it in this video but not in the MOTU Origins reviews.
I always thought Snake Mountain’s slime pit was where Hordak got the idea for his slime pit.
I positioned the spider on the inside at the top of the peak. So it can drop down and scare/attack intruders.
I finally got my hands on one, I love it!
After take 2 from Amazon's preorder, I finally got this playset. It's much better than the original. Amazon was the first of my preorders to say it will ship so I cancelled the other companies. Well, my original preorder is still in the warehouse, but the replacement arrived without incident ha ha. One corner had a small crunch which is better than FedEx letting my Lady Slither get water damaged when it wasn't even raining in my area. I love the box art for this. I can't wait to see what Eternia has. I like the bridge is 1 piece. The base of the snake does rotate. It's stiff but it does. I got mine to do it. No it didn't break ha ha. I like the cage much better than the net. The best thing of the inside is the second floor. My bone throne doesn't want to sit all the way on the peg though. Toyhax has started selling custom stickers for the new vehicles, maybe a new sticker set will be made for this and make it better. I like there are several pegs around the inside for the spider to peg onto and "hang out." LOL My ladder clips in and stays. You have to make sure it snaps in. My shield always works itself out ha ha. The addition to the tunnel entrance is great.
the stickers look like they've had the colours autocorrected and then the photoshop oil paint filter was used to smooth them- but the levels were too high so it ate the detail.
This is a great looking set!!
🐍… Mattel are doing a great job bringing us a great range of figures and playsets.
I voted for Attak-Trak and Fright zone recently for the Eternia pick, but now I’m looking at this set, wish I’d gone with Lady Slithers Lair.. out of curiosity, what did you pick Dan??
Great product review!
Take care pal👍🇬🇧
The spider isn’t suppose to turn the wolf head. And the snake has more articulation and works great.
have this sitting in my closet in the shipping box waiting for my kid's christmas. its killing me not to rip it out and set it up.
Would love to see one hand painted to up the detail by a high quality model painter to detail up some of the monotone colour peices
Happy 2024 ok love Dwight Jr 🎄
I kept the box for grayskull and snake mountain. Never had them as a kid but I have them in display in my office next to my Real Ghostbusters Firehouse. If I can find a Filmations Ghostbusters Ghost Command I’ll be real happy. This line is fantastic, just hard to find the newer waves.
Just saw a red waterfall custom piece you can add on like the classics ❤
Wow, how incredible 💙💚😍👍 I hope there will be Casstle Grayskull as huge like this snake mountin soon 💙🙏
I hope so too!
Great review, as always! Thank you!
I'd like to get this at some point, but mostly just to augment the Super7 Snake Mountain with the extra unique stuff, so it's not high on my priorities list at the moment.
Wow, those new stickers, and that "computer" sticker in particular, look terrible compared to the originals!
So I'm with ya on the nit picks. But for toy modders can't wait to see what they do with this another of potential in mods before assembly.
New snake mountain. On December 25 happy okay love Dwight Jr 👍
It is very cool I bought one and I love it ,you know there's few things look suspicious probably will be exclusive items later
This would be great with the eternia mini figures I think, but this is amazing. I don't mind the stickers so much, maybe there are some better stickers you could buy for this from Toyhax or someone like that. This is a really great looking playset though!
This but with rgb LED eyes, and a fog machine would be an epic display.
Oh yes!
I had the original one! And you were able to move (turn) the snake around.
Sadly, they decided to remove the best feature SM had: the microphone.
I just wish we got a little bit of deco on the snake. We just need The Fright Zone and slime pit to complete the Eternia battlefield!
I believe there's another peg over the door for the spider.
Hey,
Loved meeting you at Retropalooza... I came home after meeting you and built my Snake Mountain. I am having an issue with trapdoor getting stuck on cage. Have you had this problem?
Eternal customs has the third snake from the sticker available as a 3d print
Nice review. Although,the base of the snake does swivel. Takes a little bit of force.
Awesome Review
I think the original version suffered from having the electronics. It priced it out of having additional play features. Now that they dropped the electronics, you can see how much more features they added.
The microphone gimmick is what made the original unique and more fun.
@Robert-nu4vc Plus, the microphone had reverb to make it more spooky.
Mattel should do an add on pack with lava waterfall and black table with red orb
Great vid but you said castle greyskull instead of snake mountain on one part lol!
Also I have something in common with the original snake mountain, I too am empty inside :(
I hope Amazon brings it to Brazil. Right now, only a small toy store is getting MOTU Origins from Mattel. I asked the guy that is doing that (great chap) to ask for the Snake Montain, but let's see.
The mountain peak really does it for me. Idk why. It just does.
Those stickers are 100% upscaled by AI. They should've commissioned Toy Polloi and his Photoshop skills.
They're rough!
@@Pixel-danBy comparison to the original, yes. But on their own, they're not that bad.
I can’t believe Dan missed the other spider spots and also the other ladders spots.
It’s hard to get everything correct. I’m not perfect.
Isn't a biggie. The spots for the spider are in the instructions. The spots for the ladder are, one of the on the trap and the other one in the "wood" floor. Great video as always.
Thank you
You can take that rubbery spider…… and then throw it out cause you are scared of spiders.
I like the old one better with the microphone and the movable snake and mouth.
This one looks cheap.
I like the monsters in the pit though thats a nice touch.
the spider does have like 4-5 spots you can put him on the wall
Hi Pixel Dan and thank you very much for this review, the SM is excellent but I agree with you regarding the stickeys, they are of very poor quality and never compare to the vintage, but it's a great playset and I hope Mattel make the Fright Zone, rock on and blessings 🤘