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Mario Party is one of my favorite game series ever. As someone who loves playing board games and video games, the interesting combination of the two with super cool minigames was a perfect mix for me, and I fell in love with it immediately. Discuss Mario Party, or how bad the FAKE Mario Party games are, this would be the thread to do it in!
I also very frequently play Mario Party Netplay with friends. If anyone would like to join in on that, feel free to slide me a PM or message me on Discord or something and I can help you set it up, I'd love to play with you all!
As a starter question, what is your favorite Mario Party game?
I'd be down for playing Mario Parties. Don't have a wide-ranging MP experience, as I've only played 2, 3, DS, and about 15 minutes of 6, but it's always a fun and irritating time.
I haven't played many of the Mario Parties, but the ones I played we're super fun. Only played a couple of multiplayer matches with my family though, so I was mostly forced to play alone, but it was still fun to play. Playing it with forum members would be awesome!
Also I'm one of those people who like Mario Party 9 :P
I joke about Mario Party 9 but it's honestly a solid and charming game. But I don't think it's anything close to what Mario Party is from games 1-8; it's entirely different. The thing people always say when talking about Mario Party is that you'll lose friends over how competitive you get... there's no chance that happens in 9 or 10. It's a fun game (The minigames in 9 are actually good!) but it doesn't have what makes Mario Party, Mario Party.
I enjoy Mario Party and have been playing it since I was 4. These days, I don't play it too often but will always play if I can get a group going. As for these games, I have 1, 4, 5, 7, and 8.
One thing I hate about the series was the shift to the main game mode where all the players are in a car. Maybe they wanted to try something new but I wish it wasn't at the expense of the game mode in 1-8.
iirc, Boss Fights in MP9 were pretty cool. I like the music for the mid bosses a lot.
My favorite one is and probably will always be 7, but I've played 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and DS. The new Mario Parties just don't seem that fun to me? I wanna do my own thing on the board, not be connected to the other players. Would love to play the past ones but would prob have to emulate or something and I'm not that desperate where I'd emulate mario party alone on my computer. At least not yet.
I loved the maps on 7, and as frustrating as the mic minigames were, I always found some kind of joy in them (and the game pointedly not understanding GRAYPE as grape, and instead saying I chose banana or some bull****). I also really liked the minigame where there was 10 stages and each person got points for performance and the characters were moving through a castle. I remember having fond memories of the collectibles in 4, each player having their own room was really adorable. 5 and 6 are kind of in the same category for me as being games that were good but not really noteworthy, I remember the weird mech fighting side game to 5 the most, and the weird sun/moon plot thing in 6.
Mario party 8 and DS though... Maybe I'm harsh to lump in DS, but eight. Buddy. Why. The minigames if I recall were alright, but just the entire vibe of the game was off. I still can't tell if the host guy's eyes were those yellow slits or wtf was going on with it, and the vibe that it gave off kind of just cheapened the experience. That being said, it had one saving grace with that weird mode where you'd climb to the top in that balloon thing. I remember having a lot of fun with that. DS was unrememberable, but in a bad way. I can't think of any time I played that game where I wasn't thinking "man I wish this they just imported another mario party onto the DS rather than make a new one".
Alright if we're having this discussion I will give you guys the OFFICIAL mario party power rankings. I answered this on my AMA but since I have experienced a couple of the games a bit more so there is some update needed.
This is in order within tiers
Holy crap what a good video game tier
6, 3
This is super solid and a lot of fun tier
8, 4, 7
alright this is kind of bad in comparison but it's still Mario Party tier
2, 5
Death to communism tier
9, 10
It got ****ing lawsuited for being an unplayable video game tier
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Whenever I play Mario Party 7, mic minigames are off. **** that noise.
Everyone hates communism in Mario Parties 9 and 10, but I agree with Andrew that the boss minigames are cool; The king bob-omb one and chain chomp ones I love a ton, and most of them are really fun and well designed games. I'd actually say that Mario Party 9 has really good minigames overall.
Oh man Mario Party. The days where I rented the crap out of the very first installment and was one of the number that got a crater in the palm of my hand and was all for naught (I don't like the control stick spinners at all, especially Tug o War). The games I've owned at any point are 2, 3 (don't have anymore), 4, 5, and 8. I vaguely remember playing 6 but not very much and that's all I know of. Of the games, I had the most entertainment with 2, even if it did recycle minigames from the first.
I think I have played through every Mario Party up until Mario Party 7. Once it went to the Wii, I just stopped playing. Not really sure why. The one I remember playing a ton with my siblings and friends would be Mario Party 4. Don't really know why. Maybe because we would rent that one way more often lol.
If what we saw in the trailer is correct, then we're going to have the classic board play back. I'm actually excited for this game and will get it at launch. I just hope the minigames aren't too awkward since it appears this game is joycon only.
I watched all the gameplay of Super Mario Party so far and things I have gathered are
-No car, everyone moves individually
-Stars are back with the cost of 10 coins.
-You only start with 5 coins
-Aside from last two points, economy seems mostly the same as previous games
-Every character has their own special dice block, which means there is definitely going to be some character tier lists. Some just give you a chance to land a certain number range like Mario, or some are super big or go home like Bowser
-Maps are way smaller than the past. This goes hand in hand with default turn setting is 10.
-Boo (or chain chomp if you play 5 like a silly person) from previous games is BACK in the form of Lakitu on at least one of the maps.
-I don't believe I saw a shop? but there are some item spaces with some interesting new items.
-Aforementioned map is Whomp's Domino Ruins, which is classic gameplay with aforementioned Lakitu, whomps you pay, roll around board and get star
-Other map is super wild just watch the gameplay vid I don't know how to explain it
-THERE IS ONLINE PLAY, but it's in some weird ass minigame mode. Maybe more than that though they could confirm more
-Minigames all look pretty fun a couple of them don't look very fair though and idk how motion controls work on them
all in all I am excited looks like it will be a fun game
I watched all the gameplay of Super Mario Party so far and things I have gathered are
-No car, everyone moves individually
-Stars are back with the cost of 10 coins.
-You only start with 5 coins
-Aside from last two points, economy seems mostly the same as previous games
-Every character has their own special dice block, which means there is definitely going to be some character tier lists. Some just give you a chance to land a certain number range like Mario, or some are super big or go home like Bowser
-Maps are way smaller than the past. This goes hand in hand with default turn setting is 10.
-Boo (or chain chomp if you play 5 like a silly person) from previous games is BACK in the form of Lakitu on at least one of the maps.
-I don't believe I saw a shop? but there are some item spaces with some interesting new items.
-Aforementioned map is Whomp's Domino Ruins, which is classic gameplay with aforementioned Lakitu, whomps you pay, roll around board and get star
-Other map is super wild just watch the gameplay vid I don't know how to explain it
-THERE IS ONLINE PLAY, but it's in some weird ass minigame mode. Maybe more than that though they could confirm more
-Minigames all look pretty fun a couple of them don't look very fair though and idk how motion controls work on them
all in all I am excited looks like it will be a fun game
- The cars were a fun gimmick for a game or two but I am SO glad they're gone.
- Glad to see the normal star system. Costing 10 coins only makes me wonder if other game mechanics changed? The extra 10 coins required you to have more skill in winning minigames and i think helped the game.
- 5 coin difference pretty negligible. I haven't watched enough gameplay to see how the economy works. We probably won't have a good grasp on it till we see more.
- I am honestly not a big fan of the character blocks. I don't want to feel at a disadvantage for using a character I like. Although, there seems to be so many characters brought back I'm sure one I like will be practical.
- Not a big fan of the smaller maps/shorter games(although I know you can change this). I personally love longer games on big maps. It lets the game develop more.
- I hope there is a shop!!!
- Any sort of online is progress I guess. I would actually nut if online party mode was supported but I'm having doubts. I feel like it would have been mentioned by now. The first scenario is that it won't and they didn't just say it. The second scenario is it will come out as a surprise; this doesn't make any sense though because why would they not showcase this on their largest platform. Third scenario is that it may be implemented but they're not sure. Kind of a super smash bros brawl situation (if you recall how poor and thrown together this was).
- Mario Party is so loved because of the small details so there is much to see
Overall, I think this looks great. It may not have everything I loved in the old ones but sometimes good change is uncomfortable. This will be the first good Mario Party we've had since Wii and the first traditional one since GameCube. I am very excited to see one of my favorite childhood games recreated on the switch.
I watched all the gameplay of Super Mario Party so far and things I have gathered are
-No car, everyone moves individually
-Stars are back with the cost of 10 coins.
-You only start with 5 coins
-Aside from last two points, economy seems mostly the same as previous games
-Every character has their own special dice block, which means there is definitely going to be some character tier lists. Some just give you a chance to land a certain number range like Mario, or some are super big or go home like Bowser
-Maps are way smaller than the past. This goes hand in hand with default turn setting is 10.
-Boo (or chain chomp if you play 5 like a silly person) from previous games is BACK in the form of Lakitu on at least one of the maps.
-I don't believe I saw a shop? but there are some item spaces with some interesting new items.
-Aforementioned map is Whomp's Domino Ruins, which is classic gameplay with aforementioned Lakitu, whomps you pay, roll around board and get star
-Other map is super wild just watch the gameplay vid I don't know how to explain it
-THERE IS ONLINE PLAY, but it's in some weird ass minigame mode. Maybe more than that though they could confirm more
-Minigames all look pretty fun a couple of them don't look very fair though and idk how motion controls work on them
all in all I am excited looks like it will be a fun game
Oh? What's your name in the Discord? My nickname should still be Luigi, and it looks like they changed me from the Second Fiddle Star to the Glof Star (lol).
Thank god the car is gone, no one will miss it, HASTA LA BYE BYE
I like the individual dice block mechanic, though I do hope that there is an option to play without it, just for the sake of balancing characters a little better. There are some like Rosalina who have basically no risks to spins whatsoever which is...wtf honestly
We actually don't know a lot about maps, we only saw like a couple at E3 and there could be big ones in there somewhere.
Do you mean the team play one? The team play board looks cool, though I hope there's a more traditional team play in SMP rather than just Star Rush 2.0...
I hope we get online play for boards pls i need
I like the minigames so far! Unfair minigames are most likely 3v1 minigames which tbh, that's a pretty common problem throughout Mario Party so i wouldn't hold it against SMP personally.
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Staff EmeritusI also very frequently play Mario Party Netplay with friends. If anyone would like to join in on that, feel free to slide me a PM or message me on Discord or something and I can help you set it up, I'd love to play with you all!
As a starter question, what is your favorite Mario Party game?
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Communist RevolutionI haven't played many of the Mario Parties, but the ones I played we're super fun. Only played a couple of multiplayer matches with my family though, so I was mostly forced to play alone, but it was still fun to play. Playing it with forum members would be awesome!
Also I'm one of those people who like Mario Party 9 :P
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One thing I hate about the series was the shift to the main game mode where all the players are in a car. Maybe they wanted to try something new but I wish it wasn't at the expense of the game mode in 1-8.
iirc, Boss Fights in MP9 were pretty cool. I like the music for the mid bosses a lot.
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Communist Revolution CounselorMy favorite one is and probably will always be 7, but I've played 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and DS. The new Mario Parties just don't seem that fun to me? I wanna do my own thing on the board, not be connected to the other players. Would love to play the past ones but would prob have to emulate or something and I'm not that desperate where I'd emulate mario party alone on my computer. At least not yet.
I loved the maps on 7, and as frustrating as the mic minigames were, I always found some kind of joy in them (and the game pointedly not understanding GRAYPE as grape, and instead saying I chose banana or some bull****). I also really liked the minigame where there was 10 stages and each person got points for performance and the characters were moving through a castle. I remember having fond memories of the collectibles in 4, each player having their own room was really adorable. 5 and 6 are kind of in the same category for me as being games that were good but not really noteworthy, I remember the weird mech fighting side game to 5 the most, and the weird sun/moon plot thing in 6.
Mario party 8 and DS though... Maybe I'm harsh to lump in DS, but eight. Buddy. Why. The minigames if I recall were alright, but just the entire vibe of the game was off. I still can't tell if the host guy's eyes were those yellow slits or wtf was going on with it, and the vibe that it gave off kind of just cheapened the experience. That being said, it had one saving grace with that weird mode where you'd climb to the top in that balloon thing. I remember having a lot of fun with that. DS was unrememberable, but in a bad way. I can't think of any time I played that game where I wasn't thinking "man I wish this they just imported another mario party onto the DS rather than make a new one".
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Staff EmeritusHoly crap what a good video game tier
6, 3
This is super solid and a lot of fun tier
8, 4, 7
alright this is kind of bad in comparison but it's still Mario Party tier
2, 5
Death to communism tier
9, 10
It got ****ing lawsuited for being an unplayable video game tier
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Whenever I play Mario Party 7, mic minigames are off. **** that noise.
Everyone hates communism in Mario Parties 9 and 10, but I agree with Andrew that the boss minigames are cool; The king bob-omb one and chain chomp ones I love a ton, and most of them are really fun and well designed games. I'd actually say that Mario Party 9 has really good minigames overall.
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I really like Mario Party games, I haven't played it too much
I only own DS, Star Rush and the Top 100
Also, I have Mario Party 8 for the Wii and I used to play it with my Brother but Haven't played it in a long time.
Mario Party 3 is my Favourite Mario Party game.
I also play 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 on emulators.
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Staff EmeritusI watched all the gameplay of Super Mario Party so far and things I have gathered are
-No car, everyone moves individually
-Stars are back with the cost of 10 coins.
-You only start with 5 coins
-Aside from last two points, economy seems mostly the same as previous games
-Every character has their own special dice block, which means there is definitely going to be some character tier lists. Some just give you a chance to land a certain number range like Mario, or some are super big or go home like Bowser
-Maps are way smaller than the past. This goes hand in hand with default turn setting is 10.
-Boo (or chain chomp if you play 5 like a silly person) from previous games is BACK in the form of Lakitu on at least one of the maps.
-I don't believe I saw a shop? but there are some item spaces with some interesting new items.
-Aforementioned map is Whomp's Domino Ruins, which is classic gameplay with aforementioned Lakitu, whomps you pay, roll around board and get star
-Other map is super wild just watch the gameplay vid I don't know how to explain it
-THERE IS ONLINE PLAY, but it's in some weird ass minigame mode. Maybe more than that though they could confirm more
-Minigames all look pretty fun a couple of them don't look very fair though and idk how motion controls work on them
all in all I am excited looks like it will be a fun game
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discord: Nick#9920
- The cars were a fun gimmick for a game or two but I am SO glad they're gone.
- Glad to see the normal star system. Costing 10 coins only makes me wonder if other game mechanics changed? The extra 10 coins required you to have more skill in winning minigames and i think helped the game.
- 5 coin difference pretty negligible. I haven't watched enough gameplay to see how the economy works. We probably won't have a good grasp on it till we see more.
- I am honestly not a big fan of the character blocks. I don't want to feel at a disadvantage for using a character I like. Although, there seems to be so many characters brought back I'm sure one I like will be practical.
- Not a big fan of the smaller maps/shorter games(although I know you can change this). I personally love longer games on big maps. It lets the game develop more.
- I hope there is a shop!!!
- Any sort of online is progress I guess. I would actually nut if online party mode was supported but I'm having doubts. I feel like it would have been mentioned by now. The first scenario is that it won't and they didn't just say it. The second scenario is it will come out as a surprise; this doesn't make any sense though because why would they not showcase this on their largest platform. Third scenario is that it may be implemented but they're not sure. Kind of a super smash bros brawl situation (if you recall how poor and thrown together this was).
- Mario Party is so loved because of the small details so there is much to see
Overall, I think this looks great. It may not have everything I loved in the old ones but sometimes good change is uncomfortable. This will be the first good Mario Party we've had since Wii and the first traditional one since GameCube. I am very excited to see one of my favorite childhood games recreated on the switch.
I used to play Mario Party 8 with my aunt and sister a lot when I was younger. I loved that one and it's easily my favorite Mario Party game.
Mario Party DS is also really fun. I hate Island Tour though. It doesn't live up to the original DS game.
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Oh? What's your name in the Discord? My nickname should still be Luigi, and it looks like they changed me from the Second Fiddle Star to the Glof Star (lol).
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