Mario Party

**JHetfield0816** · Joined: 10 Apr 2006 Posts: 2230 Location: New Jersey

What's everybody's opinion of the Mario Party series, and what's everyone's favorite out of the series? Any funny Mario Party stories to share (I'll let BigE share ours)?

I personally enjoy Mario Party 7 the best. Although I don't think any of the games are fun with 1 to 2 players, I feel that the games are insanely fun with 3 or more.

I'd also like to add that there is NOTHING worse than losing at Mario Party. I feel like that game can take the best of friends and turn them into bitter enemies. And when things go wrong in the game, things REALLY go wrong, and you just get completely crapped on. Then you just kinda sit there and sulk watching everyone win.

One time I played with my friend, his girlfriend, and his little brother, and we brilliantly decided to play Mario Party 7 for 50 ROUNDS. IT TOOK 5 AND A HALF HOURS. I ended up winning (which I usually don't) mostly because people landed on my spaces where Boo came and stole their stars for me. My friend beat his head against a post in his basement because he was so depressed and angry that he lost.

Anyone else with any simliar experiences?
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**HellAshes** · Joined: 06 Apr 2006 Posts: 8320 Location: Livingston, NY

I found it a pretty fun game. Although, Penny Arcade didn't.

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/01/29
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**JHetfield0816** · Joined: 10 Apr 2006 Posts: 2230 Location: New Jersey

That is one of the most excellent cartoons I have ever read.
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**Armageddon** · Joined: 05 Jun 2006 Posts: 3006 Location: Durham, NH

Oh man, what an awesome comic. I remember when me, my brother and two friends would play 50 round matches ALL the time. I remember vividly when I was in a 3-on-1 match, them vs. me, and it was a rowboat game where you had to rotate the N64 analog stick (you know, the one with the ridges) clockwise as fast as possible. I won of course, but at the end I looked at the middle of my hand and I burned away a few layers of skin. Ha, my friends were looking at me like I was a freak. Good times...
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**HylianHero** · Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 4673 Location: Santa Cruz, CA

I personally love the Mario Party series. I don't know why it's criticized so harshly...it's the perfect party game.

I think my personal favorite was 3. It introduced Daisy and Waluigi and had one of my favorite things ever: Duel mode. I don't know why I loved it so much, but I was highly entertained by that. Not to mention...the inclusion of a Story mode kicked ass, since all my friends hated me beating them at it.

If we have another SH meet, somebody HAS to bring Mario Party. And I'd have to be able to attend that one...
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**BigE** · Joined: 06 Apr 2006 Posts: 1233 Location: New Jersey

it's a great game when you have a lot of friends. Other than that it's a waste of money.

Things that bother me are assholes like Jhet. Meaning he will go out of his way to make me lose (b/c i always win). Such as: The guy in first place will have 2 stars and 30 coins. And I will have 1 star and 50 coins. And he will purposefully steal the star from me....rather than the guy in first place.
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**Nulien** · Joined: 09 Nov 2006 Posts: 653 Location: Hamilton, ON

I've played all 3 of the N64 ones, and one of the GC ones... 5 or 6, I don't remember which.

Aside from the blisters on my palm from the joystick spinning minigames, I'd say 1 was my favorite. I like 3 too (it's the only one I currently own).
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**Ensiferous3** · Joined: 02 Jul 2006 Posts: 1629

*Sigh*

I remember when Mario Party was good. Way way back at Mario Party 2 and 3. 2 and 3 pwned. 3 had this one mode that I loved, it might have been duel I can't remember, hell I can't even remember what you did in it but I loved it.

Then 4 came out which was eh. Then 5 was pretty bad. Then 6 sucked. And 7 made me think about gouging out my eyes.

I swear to god, they ruined it. They made your opponent get a massive boosts if you are pwning them so unless you purposely suck for a while then you don't have a chance to win (yeah that makes perfect sense). Plus they just add too many things to it to make it "more" interesting, where I think it makes it less.

Seriously, I don't need an effing microphone.

Hopefully 8 will be good, since I haven't purchased a Mario Party since 3 (only reason I know of 4-7 was my sister buys them).

**JHetfield0816** · Joined: 10 Apr 2006 Posts: 2230 Location: New Jersey

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**BigE** · Joined: 06 Apr 2006 Posts: 1233 Location: New Jersey

exactly...it's a dick move.

and I don't feel like telling the Thwomp story....you do it. "Hey Stinky!"
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**SantaApe** · Joined: 21 Mar 2007 Posts: 38

Mario Party 3 and 4 were my favourites.

As a side note, my favourite item was the dueling glove.

**Alakaiser** · Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Posts: 4154 Location: Cambridge, MA

2 and 4 are probably my favorite, but I've never played anything past 4.

The first one can DIAF...I had the scars from that game for quite awhile...ended up wearing gloves most of the time while playing.
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