Mario Parties

[joshi]

Joshi here with yet another poll. I hope you guys are enjoying my new threads, I'm trying to increase the variety of converations we can have in this forum. Okay, so here is yet another poll, the Mario Party Games. I think the Mario Party game I enjoyed the most is Mario Party 3. Why? Because I love the way you can choose to duel with another person using enemies as partners. So, which one do you all prefer the most?

P.S. I will not vote to create a fair poll.

[yoshi84]

I'm goin' with Mario Party 2 cause I liked the different themes and cause Mario Party 3 just bugged the heck out of me. Mario Party was too basic and I never played the other ones.

[teh yoshi]

I chose Mario Party 1 because I thought it was the most aggressive and based on skill rather than luck. It had mini-games where you can take coins away from other players. Besides, I was the best out of my friends at those deadly joystick rotational mini-games. I believe my highest score on winding the little flying Shy Guy toy was 56.

[joshi]

Ugh, I hated those joystick rotation moments. It ruined my favorite controller's joystick. Now in my other games, whenever I use that controller, I am extremely slow!!! Maybe Nintendo should've given it more thought. They could have at least built more powerful and durable controllers. I'm sorry, but I didn't enjoy the first Mario Party that much but I loved all its exciting minigames, though!

[Chaos]

i picked mario party 2 because they wore cute little costumes! Um... ahem, i mean it has some of the better mini games and more minigames! it also has some of the better playing boards.

[teh yoshi]

Joshi said:

Ugh, I hated those joystick rotation moments. It ruined my favorite controller's joystick.

Exactly! Mwahahahaha! Everybody else I knew hated rotating the joystick. I don't even like it much myself, but I was really good at it, which put me at a major advantage. Ah, the good old days of Mario Party 1, I think that's the most classic of them all.

[yoshi84]

I remember when I first got Mario Party I played it so much those joystick rotation games tore the skin off my palm. Ouch! After that happened I put a towel over the joystick so it wouldn't happen again.

[Fifth]

Each of the Mario Party games seems to have its own best points, as well as its own shortcomings. I'll see if I can nail down a few, in my view.

Mario Party 1:
+ It was the original, so it had the "newness" to it.
+ It was mean (the minigames offered no mercy.)
+ The ? spaces really did something.
+ It was unpredictable (those blocks that you could buy? Brilliant. You caould be one square from the star, and yet there's no assurance that you'd get it.)
+ Each board map had its own distinct feel.
+ Great music (by far the best "you've got a star!" tune.)
- The rotating minigames.

Mario Party 2:
+ Introduced the concept of dueling (hoo, yah! Pirate duel is the best ever!)
+ Introduced the concept of battle games.
+ Introduced the concept of items.
+ Had many solid board maps.
+ Yoshi makes a very cute pirate.
+ Bowser's Big Blast!
- Since items were new, there were many problems (a plunder chest could sour the entre game)
- The archeology level was lame.

Mario Party 3:
+ Item system was duly refined.
+ The 2-player duel mode was a nice touch.
- ? spaces were a joke: "something's gonna happen now! ...unless you don't want it to. Do you want it to?"
- Mini-games were nothing spectacular.
- Board maps were blah.

Mario Party 4:
+ The mini-games were superb! (Almost every one was really fun!)
+ The Bowser games were great (we actually cheered for Bowser!)
+ Being able to choose a battle game (Bowser's Bigger Blast... well, it's not QUITE the same.)
+ Volleyball!
+ Decent music.
- The item (mini/mega) system was a joke.
- The board maps were rather unremarkable.
- No duels (WHAT WERE YOU THINKING!?)

Mario Party 5:
+ By far THE BEST item system to date! (The capsules were just what the series needed!)
+ Duels are back (there are some great ones, and some awful ones.)
+ Being able to vote on the battle games.
- "Super Duel" mode is just tacked on.
- Too many "pure luck" games.

I'm sure there are a lot of things I've missed. I can't really decide on any one, though. But get 1's unpredictability with 4's mini-games and 5's item system... hoo, yah...

[Yoshiken]

im srry if this upsets anyone but i didnt really enjoy mario party games that much. but i have played everyone because my friends is freakin slave over that game and im forced to play it. i liked mario party four a lot because of that volleyball mini game it had but im not gonna vote becuase i didnt really have favorite

[joshi]

Fifth said:

Each of the Mario Party games seems to have its own best points, as well as its own shortcomings. I'll see if I can nail down a few, in my view.

Mario Party 1:
+ It was the original, so it had the "newness" to it.
+ It was mean (the minigames offered no mercy.)
+ The ? spaces really did something.
+ It was unpredictable (those blocks that you could buy? Brilliant. You caould be one square from the star, and yet there's no assurance that you'd get it.)
+ Each board map had its own distinct feel.
+ Great music (by far the best "you've got a star!" tune.)
- The rotating minigames.

Mario Party 2:
+ Introduced the concept of dueling (hoo, yah! Pirate duel is the best ever!)
+ Introduced the concept of battle games.
+ Introduced the concept of items.
+ Had many solid board maps.
+ Yoshi makes a very cute pirate.
+ Bowser's Big Blast!
- Since items were new, there were many problems (a plunder chest could sour the entre game)
- The archeology level was lame.

Mario Party 3:
+ Item system was duly refined.
+ The 2-player duel mode was a nice touch.
- ? spaces were a joke: "something's gonna happen now! ...unless you don't want it to. Do you want it to?"
- Mini-games were nothing spectacular.
- Board maps were blah.

Mario Party 4:
+ The mini-games were superb! (Almost every one was really fun!)
+ The Bowser games were great (we actually cheered for Bowser!)
+ Being able to choose a battle game (Bowser's Bigger Blast... well, it's not QUITE the same.)
+ Volleyball!
+ Decent music.
- The item (mini/mega) system was a joke.
- The board maps were rather unremarkable.
- No duels (WHAT WERE YOU THINKING!?)

Mario Party 5:
+ By far THE BEST item system to date! (The capsules were just what the series needed!)
+ Duels are back (there are some great ones, and some awful ones.)
+ Being able to vote on the battle games.
- "Super Duel" mode is just tacked on.
- Too many "pure luck" games.

I'm sure there are a lot of things I've missed. I can't really decide on any one, though. But get 1's unpredictability with 4's mini-games and 5's item system... hoo, yah...

There is one thing you missed in Mario Party 5, and that is the really cool names you get when you choose a team. For example: Pairing Yoshi and Daisy will give you the Royal Ride team. Pretty cool huh?

[Fifth]

You're right: that was a pretty cool detail. (I liked the Green Bros. : Yoshi and Luigi.)

[teh yoshi]

Hmmm... does anybody have the name of every single team name combination? I'm getting a bit curious now.

[yoshi84]

tehyoshi said:

Hmmm... does anybody have the name of every single team name combination? I'm getting a bit curious now.

*lol* So am I.

[joshi]

Um... well, there are a lot of combinations. I remember that pairing Peach and Yoshi together gave you the Regal Friends team and pairing Mario and Peach together gave you the cute couple team (or was it Luigi and Daisy). Is anyone interested in listing all the team combinations? Anyone?

[Fifth]

I might be up for it.

Later, though.

[Fifth]

	(Yoshi)	(Mario)	(Luigi)	(Peach)	(Wario)	(Waluigi)	(Daisy)	(Toad)	(Boo)	(Bowser Jr.)
(Bowser Jr.)	Dino Cousins	Uneasy Allies	Friendly Enemies	Trouble Brewing	Bad Baddies	Cheap Chaps	Grudging Allies	Little Guys	Pure Evil	/
(Boo)	Scary Dino	Old Acquaintances	Scare Pair	Royally Spooky	Spooky Spoilsports	Scary Screechers	Haunted Flower	Scardy Toad	/
(Toad)	Cute Buddies	Best Buds	Good Pals	Royal Family	Mushroom Stinkers	Tall 'n' Small	Royal Pals	/
(Daisy)	Royal Ride	Nice Couple	Steady Sweeties	Lordly Ladies	Mismatched Pair	Akward Date	/
(Waluigi)	Unhappy Dino	Pseudo Bros.	Unlikely Bros.	Anti-Couple	Wicked Bros.	/
(Wario)	Food Fanatics	Alter Egos	Unloving Bros.	Royal Pain	/
(Peach)	Regal Friends	Cutest Couple	Green Escort	/
(Luigi)	Green Bros.	Mario Bros.	/
(Mario)	Famous Combo	/
(Yoshi)	/

[Fifth]

Does anybody still want this?
I hope it reads well enough, all the same. If you're following a row or column and get to a /, just make a 90 degree turn along it.

And sorry about the double-post. It wouldn't let me add text along with the table for some reason.

[Mailtroid]

Hey Fith very funny avatar, have you draw it by yourself?

[Fifth]

Ta'ni, Mailtroid ;D; I did draw it myself, but it was actually part of a larger picture. I just didn't like how the rest of it was turning out.

[joshi]

Wow, I can't belive you actually took the time to post all the team combinations. That must've taken you hours! Well, in case you were wondering, there are the combinations written down by Fifth! Thanks Fifth!