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Partying with Mario!

master_kaosmaster_kaos Registered User regular
edited March 2007 in Games and Technology
So I noticed Mario Party 8 is scheduled to be released within the next few months, and I am extremely excited about it, as I am sure many others are.

I have only played a few of them at my friends house, but since I have recently acquired a Wii, I was thinking about picking up some of the previous GC titles. I was wondering, what is everyones favorite Mario Party?

Oh and a couple of screens for your viewing pleasure:

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The world's most popular party video game is getting a lot crazier in Mario Party 8. Whether you're shaking up cola cans or lassoing barrels, you and your friends will be drawn into the action like never before using the Wii Remote.

* Play with motion control: Players row their way through a river race, punch a statue to pieces, steer race cars, mopeds and go-karts and handle a balancing pole while walking a tightrope.

* Play using the Pointer: Shoot at Boos in a haunted house, rag and drop toppings in a cake-decorating competition, select the correct answers in game show challenges.

* Play using the Wii Remote's buttons: Players jump and pummel their way through a football brawl, hop and run across a field of spinning platforms

* Mario Party 8 also includes dozens of new minigames, six new party boards and many new game modes. In a series first, players can transform their characters into many forms, such as player-smashing boulders and coin-sucking vampires. Mario Party 8 also includes "extra-large" minigames like Star Carnival Bowling and Table Menace. One to four players can play Mario Party 8, each with a Wii Remote.

Game storyline: In Mario Party 8, a whimsical ringmaster has invited Marioâ„¢, Peach and the rest of the crew to his carnival, a perfect setting for the dynamic spectacle of the Wiigame play . Mario Party 8 keeps the surprises coming with minigames that draw upon the Wii Remote's motion, pointing and button control in a variety of ways. Players always know how to jump into the action by watching an animated tutorial that shows how to use the Wii Remote.

How to progress through the game: Following tradition, Mario Party 8 takes the social, strategic game play of board games and adds breaks for quick, action-oriented minigames. In the main mode, players travel across six boards in search of Stars, landing on spaces that are helpful (example: giving coins) or a hindrance (example: sending Bowser in to mess with the player). Several variations for these boards tweak the main goals to enhance game play for solo sessions, two-player games and three- to four-player games.

In addition, Mario Party 8 includes four more minigame-infused kinds of board games, such as Tic-Tac Drop, where players earn the right to put the next mark on the board by winning a minigame.

Characters: Mario Party games are a celebration of all things Mario, so you can play as 14 classic characters, the widest selection yet for the series, including newcomers Hammer Bro and Blooper. You'll also bump into many old friends and foes that span 20+ years of Mario games.

Special powers/weapons/moves/features: Beyond using the Wii Remote's motion and pointer control, this eighth game in the Mario Party series goes its own way with two major changes:

* Players can transform their character using candy power-ups. Examples: When Peach eats Bowlo Candy, she'll turn into a Peach-faced ball and bowl over characters to get their coins. When Wario eats Vampire Candy, he'll sprout wings and fly off to suck the coins from all other players.

* A more engaging view of the action puts the player "on the board" with his traveling character, no longer far above the whole board looking down.

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  • bruinbruin Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    I haven't played a MP game since 2 on N64, but man, I might have to get 8 for the waggle.

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  • AHH!AHH! Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    bruin wrote: »
    I haven't played a MP game since 2 on N64, but man, I might have to get 8 for the waggle.

    Same here, man

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  • RehabRehab Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    I don't know about the rest of the GameCube games of this series but Mario Party 4 was a good deal of fun.

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  • Digger DudeDigger Dude Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    AHH! wrote: »
    bruin wrote: »
    I haven't played a MP game since 2 on N64, but man, I might have to get 8 for the waggle.

    Same here, man
    Me too

    Man, I love adding to the conversation.

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  • SNESSNES Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Another party game?

    YES!

    (I love my Wii; I'm just sick of party games.)

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  • ZackSchillingZackSchilling Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Unless Mario Party 8 forces the player to physically harm his or herself in order to win or gain an advantage, it will fall short of the greatness that was Mario Party 1.

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  • RehabRehab Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    I think the story should simply be "Hey guys, its-a my birthday! Lets all get shitfaced and play minigames!"

    The carnival thing works too though I guess.

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  • PataPata Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Unless Mario Party 8 forces the player to physically harm his or herself in order to win or gain an advantage, it will fall short of the greatness that was Mario Party 1.

    Beating your opponent with a Wii remote is an accepted tactic.

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  • Digger DudeDigger Dude Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Pata wrote: »
    Unless Mario Party 8 forces the player to physically harm his or herself in order to win or gain an advantage, it will fall short of the greatness that was Mario Party 1.

    Beating your opponent with a Wii remote is an accepted tactic.

    next time some jerkface goes and steals your hard earned star, you know what to do.

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  • AHH!AHH! Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Pata wrote: »
    Unless Mario Party 8 forces the player to physically harm his or herself in order to win or gain an advantage, it will fall short of the greatness that was Mario Party 1.

    Beating your opponent with a Wii remote is an accepted tactic.

    next time some jerkface goes and steals your hard earned star, you know what to do.

    I think hitting the jerk was always an option in Mario Party games

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  • KrizKriz Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Unless Mario Party 8 forces the player to physically harm his or herself in order to win or gain an advantage, it will fall short of the greatness that was Mario Party 1.

    I still shudder at the thought of practically destroying my palm with that N64 control stick.

    oh the damage that could have been done had that little feature continued. D:

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  • Digger DudeDigger Dude Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    AHH! wrote: »
    Pata wrote: »
    Unless Mario Party 8 forces the player to physically harm his or herself in order to win or gain an advantage, it will fall short of the greatness that was Mario Party 1.

    Beating your opponent with a Wii remote is an accepted tactic.

    next time some jerkface goes and steals your hard earned star, you know what to do.

    I think hitting the jerk was always an option in Mario Party games
    True, but now you can do it with a controller without making the cube fall over or breaking your wavebird.

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  • The WolfmanThe Wolfman Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Unless Mario Party 8 forces the player to physically harm his or herself in order to win or gain an advantage, it will fall short of the greatness that was Mario Party 1.

    Well, does Carpal Tunnel Syndrome count? I guess the only bad thing is it'll take years to really develop. :)

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  • FunkyWaltDoggFunkyWaltDogg Columbia, SCRegistered User regular
    edited March 2007
    I bought Mario Party 2, 4, and 6, so I guess I'll have to get this one.

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  • Rear Admiral ChocoRear Admiral Choco I wanna be an owl, Jerry! Owl York CityRegistered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Man, how did people's palms get hurt with the rotating joystick?

    It's not like it wore on it that much. I spun the hell out of the thing.

    Maybe my palms are just made of leather.

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  • MiserableMirthMiserableMirth Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Mario Party leaves me fucking bitter. I'm always winning when I play against my friends, then with about 5 turns to go, trade all my stars with some other jackass. Gosh!

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  • XieflowXieflow Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Unless Mario Party 8 forces the player to physically harm his or herself in order to win or gain an advantage, it will fall short of the greatness that was Mario Party 1.

    I have played pretty much every Mario Party since Mario Party 1 (including the eReader Mario Party), and none of them are half as good as the original. Mario Party 4 and 5 on the Gamecube were especially weak, and I can't even remember 6 or 7. But man oh man was Mario Party 1 the multiplayer game of the gods.

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  • ViscountalphaViscountalpha The pen is mightier than the sword http://youtu.be/G_sBOsh-vyIRegistered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Mario party fucking sucks.
    only because I don't have many nearby gaming friends, bastards

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  • IllyriaIllyria __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2007
    MP jumped the shark after the series went from the N64 to the GC. Maybe number 8 will get the series back on track, but I'm sceptical.

    Re: the OP's question: get any of the N64 versions over the GC ones, as they are simply better (more fun, more creative, better art direction, just more work put in them all around and it shows).

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  • Alfred J. KwakAlfred J. Kwak is it because you were insulted when I insulted your hair?Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    I only own Mario Party 1 and 4 so far, and while the first one was simply put amazing, Mario Party 4 was a huge letdown for me.

    And I don't have high hopes on this one either.

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  • Shazkar ShadowstormShazkar Shadowstorm Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    What? 7 was great!

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  • AbsoluteZeroAbsoluteZero The new film by Quentin Koopantino Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Thats nice. We get 8 Mario Party games, but they can't even crank out more than one Mario platformer per console. Or even another Mario Kart.

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Thats nice. We get 8 Mario Party games, but they can't even crank out more than one Mario platformer per console. Or even another Mario Kart.

    I prefer infrequent, but awesome mario platformers tbh.

    and that is 8 since the N64.

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  • Alfred J. KwakAlfred J. Kwak is it because you were insulted when I insulted your hair?Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Thats nice. We get 8 Mario Party games, but they can't even crank out more than one Mario platformer per console. Or even another Mario Kart.

    That's quality over quantity.

    edit: btw LewieP, I joined the forums, Invader's my name, hope I can help you

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  • TheSonicRetardTheSonicRetard Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Actually, until the N64, we were having multiple mario platformers per console. The NES had 3 or 4 depending on how you look at it, the SNES had 2, the Gameboy had 3, and the virtual boy, if you cound Wario Land, had 2.

    Hell, the N64 was even supposed to have a second, but it never formed. And the GCN almost had a second in Super Paper Mario. And now the Wii is getting 2 mario platformers fairly close together.

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  • TheySlashThemTheySlashThem Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    I think the problem with Mario Party is a sense of ennui and sameness in each edition.

    Since 4, my policy has been "When a new Mario Party comes out, get it, but sell the one you have now to offset the price. It'll be the same game, but the minigames will mostly be new."

    The series is a staple in my house, what with the large family, and I'm hoping the addition of motion controls and invigorate the series.

    Of course, it sort of goes without saying that the timing is kind of bad... what with the Wii already awash in minigame collections as it is.

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  • AZChristopherAZChristopher Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    I have the first two. I just never saw the point of buying a new one everytime they came out. I`m pretty sure we agree on not needing all of them.

    I`m going to wait untill I`m having a family event but I`ll be buying this one for sure.

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Thats nice. We get 8 Mario Party games, but they can't even crank out more than one Mario platformer per console. Or even another Mario Kart.

    That's quality over quantity.

    edit: btw LewieP, I joined the forums, Invader's my name, hope I can help you

    cheers, much appreciated. I'm actually nearly in first place for the competition now. 17 more referals, and I will be in position to win the HDTV!

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  • No Great NameNo Great Name FRAUD DETECTED Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Thats nice. We get 8 Mario Party games, but they can't even crank out more than one Mario platformer per console. Or even another Mario Kart.
    Well, we're getting two this year so....

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  • RhakaRhaka Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    I had to get rid of my copy of Mario Party 1 because I ran out of functional N64 controllers. If MP8 doesn't have any wiimote-destroying minigames and just waggle, I might pick it up.

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  • ZampanoZampano Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Man, how did people's palms get hurt with the rotating joystick?

    It's not like it wore on it that much. I spun the hell out of the thing.

    Maybe my palms are just made of leather.
    Clearly. I can't remember how many blisters I got from the Tug of War game, and from winding up that Fly Guy for no reason.

    Gabe's complaints, though, really outline what I loved about the first Mario Party. It was so capricious. Your perfect streak could be ruined almost for no reason, completely upsetting the game. It was great, because it put everyone on equal footing.

    I just hope that MP 8 can capture that madness, since it's been some time since I've played one of those games (I think 3 was the last one I touched).

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  • KorKor Known to detonate from time to time Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    for once, I'd love to see a Mario party with more than 6 fucking boards. ><

    I just hope this time the boards are soo drastically different, that only 1 of them is worth playing (I'm looking at you 7!)

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  • BiggNifeBiggNife Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Thats nice. We get 8 Mario Party games, but they can't even crank out more than one Mario platformer per console. Or even another Mario Kart.

    You can't deny that its smart enconomically. I cant see Mario Party games being that hard to produce, and kids always eat them up. I remember when the GC was in its prime, I'd see a kid buying a GC Mario Party pretty much every time I went into GameStop.

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  • PaladinPaladin Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Mario Party is one of those games that is a technical dreamboat for internet play but can't incorprate it without ruining its fundamental appeal.

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  • LBD_NytetraynLBD_Nytetrayn TorontoRegistered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Actually, until the N64, we were having multiple mario platformers per console. The NES had 3 or 4 depending on how you look at it, the SNES had 2, the Gameboy had 3, and the virtual boy, if you cound Wario Land, had 2.

    Hell, the N64 was even supposed to have a second, but it never formed. And the GCN almost had a second in Super Paper Mario. And now the Wii is getting 2 mario platformers fairly close together.

    Even then, it's kind of subjective. These days, it's not uncommon for Yoshi's Island to be viewed more as a "Yoshi" game than a Mario game. Same for Wario, despite the titles.

    I do wish they'd release more than one per system, though. That is, of the regular sort, rather than Super Paper Mario and Super Mario Galaxy for example; I'd love either to have sequels of their own, just as the NES games did, rather than lumping the two together.

    Of course, system life now is shorter than the NES/Famicom had, though it hasn't been a hurdle for Zelda, Metroid, or on other systems with the likes of Ratchet or Jax.

    Feels like Mario's getting the short-end here.

    As for Mario Party's, the first one I owned was 7, thanks to a friend, and I rather enjoyed it. I'd love to get the older ones as well as 8.

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  • JensenJensen Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    LewieP wrote: »
    Thats nice. We get 8 Mario Party games, but they can't even crank out more than one Mario platformer per console. Or even another Mario Kart.

    That's quality over quantity.

    edit: btw LewieP, I joined the forums, Invader's my name, hope I can help you

    cheers, much appreciated. I'm actually nearly in first place for the competition now. 17 more referals, and I will be in position to win the HDTV!

    Wow, that's hot. I registered for you - do I have to do anything else?

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Jensen wrote: »
    LewieP wrote: »
    Thats nice. We get 8 Mario Party games, but they can't even crank out more than one Mario platformer per console. Or even another Mario Kart.

    That's quality over quantity.

    edit: btw LewieP, I joined the forums, Invader's my name, hope I can help you

    cheers, much appreciated. I'm actually nearly in first place for the competition now. 17 more referals, and I will be in position to win the HDTV!

    Wow, that's hot. I registered for you - do I have to do anything else?
    meak a few poasts, so it doesn't look like I have just registered a bunch of dupes, other than that, no, your work here is done, thanx a bunch!

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  • quovadis13quovadis13 Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    I am very excited for this game. I was even more excited when I was under the impression that it was going to be out at the beginning of March only to be disappointed when it was all-of-a-sudden delayed to sometime in May. I can only hope that they are adding something to make this game even better.

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  • AkatsukiAkatsuki Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    I never played a Mario Party, but I have to say it has a lot of potential on the Wii. Of only the remote had a mic too.

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  • AbsoluteZeroAbsoluteZero The new film by Quentin Koopantino Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    I loved the stick spinning games in the original Mario Party. I hope they are still in there when the game hits Virtual Console (it BETTER be on VC... it's my favorite).

    I didn't love them before I thought to use the palm of my hand, though.

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