I was today years old when I learned that Lakitu serves as a timer in the MP2 version of Shy Guy Says

"We'll be taking this series one console at a time" Me still waiting for the next epsiode:

I had a friend who literally had a chunk of skin missing on the palm of his hand because of Mario Party. I guess so many layers of skin was eroded it formed a dent which lasted a good while. Was gross really.

My mom swears by the original Mario Party. Part of it is nostalgia, since it was the first video game the family ever owned, but it's also one she's still pretty good at twenty-some years later. I can't surpass her when it comes to spinning the Control Stick, and she has a timing for Balloon Burst that I just can't emulate. It's honestly kinda nice, having a game where even though it can all come down to luck, she's able to use some skills I never got to come out on top now and again.

For the Waluigi spinner, no matter how fast it spins, the direction it points to the moment you press A is the direction you go in, so you don’t need to factor in travel time

Fun fact: in Mario party 2, in bowsers board if you go to the bank and don’t have any coins but you have a star they will steal it from you

Mario Party 3's 1 vs 1 mode still one of my favorite games within a game in any game I have played. Surprised more indie devs haven't really recreated such a thing, as the biggest indie version I can think of something similar is 100% Orange Juice.

All I can think of is The Runaway Guys and how Jon lost literally every board in 3, but then went on to win the most boards in 4 and 5.

Something nice to mention is 3 actually shows you where the star spaces are (and even if it doesn’t explain what a star space is)

Mario Party 3 will always be my personal favorite, for the strategic value of the items, the absolute wrench throw of Game Guy and the duel mode is very fun

"Lower lows, but higher highs" perfectly sums up 3. I like its QoL improvements over 2 (like more items) but I prefer 2 since it has fewer things that bug me. I gotta disagree on one thing, though: MP1's still got the best soundtrack of the series, done by the great Yasunori Mitsuda himself. Warp Pipe, Rainbow Castle, Engine Room, Eternal Star, minigame rules, victory music, most minigame tracks... it's a beautiful game to listen to, and I wish later games kept its soundtrack.

Hey... um... so... it's been a year?

I used to wake up early in the morning just to play 50 turn games with the CPU in pretty much all of these games and I still had a lot of fun with those personally, there's just something really comfy about just popping in a game of Mario Party, listening to the music and sucking in all the bright visuals on screen that put me in a happy mood and no game's ever really replicated that for me outside of Kirby Air Ride.

13:57 I much prefer MP1's version of this mini-game for two reasons. The 1st reason is that I like the aesthetics of admittedly delicious-looking mushrooms over a body of water than drab metal platforms in unusually dark lava. The 2nd reason is that I have mild colorblindness and if Toad holds up a white, teal, or pink flag in MP2's version, I cannot discern the difference between them and I'm at a disadvantage. The colors from MP1 are way more distinct from each other.

Despite the fact that 3 has some stinker boards and a few REALLY bad mini-games, it's still my favorite of the N64 trio. I think the variety of items allow for it to be one of the most strategic games in the series and you can pull off some seriously big brain moves if you get creative enough with your combination of items. I value that aspect of the game a lot.

I kinda thought that the new mario party would add a stamina system to those rotating minigames as to avoid injuries

5:36 MP the top 100 actually did have tug o war on the minigame selection, so basically there has been 19 years that a rotating controll stick minigame wasnt made since MP1

My favorite Mario Party’s are the GameCube ones. But that’s mainly because I didn’t grow up with the N64. Can’t wait for you to cover them!

This video is great but you got one tiny detail wrong. The rotating-the-stick (TM) minigames actually first reappeared in the 2019 3ds game "Mario Party: The Top 100". I don't blame you for getting this wrong, I think I'm one of the, like, 3 people that knows that game even exists lol.

Great video as per usual! The skeleton door on the left of Waluigi Island is for avoiding the bomb in the middle of the board. Also, for the spinning junction in the same map (assuming the tv's input doesn't ruin you), you just press A when the direction you want to travel in is lit up. This works regardless of how fast it's spinning. So it's less luck-based than it appears.

Short answer: Yes 🎉

"But if you want a better designed experience, that's where this next one comes in." **Domino's Pizza ad**

Me and the lads still play MP2 and 3 when we can all get together. S tier memories everytime. It'll never get old to me.

I think mario party is a very underrated Nintendo series. They are perfect multiplayer fun. I am so glad that they returned to being um.. not being horrible with superstars

22:20 Uh... it's been 10 months

YES ANOTHER RETROSPECTIVE EPISODE!!! I LOVED THE NSMB RETROSPECTIVE!

I’m tired of the younger kids bashing these games. I grew up on the first 3 Mario parties and while the first one is eh the 2nd and 3rd one truly still are the best of the bunch till this day. Sure the graphics are old but who cares man they I can still plug my N64 in and play these for hours. If you weren’t there you wouldn’t know

Mario Party 2 is definitely my favorite!

They're definitely worth playing if you grew up with them or want to know the origins of the series. I can still play N64 Mario Parties to this day.

Great video, I’m excited to see the rest of this video series. Keep up the good work

Silok you did so well with the presentation of this video. You nailed it here, this video is better presented than any other video you have made.

SliokHawk thank you for making one of the best videos I have seen on KZfaq in a long while! This was a freaking dream and like I really admire they way you put this whole video together. I love Mario party with all of my soul and I love the points you made and seeing your prospective on each game. I appreciate the hard work and dedication you put in to making this video and I look forward to seeing the next Mario party video!!!

I've played the N64 Mario Party games and I'll have to admit that they were very solid, the first one while brutal it's that what it makes them special, I would say is the kaizo of the saga. MP2 I really like that, especially the rollercoaster game mode, a great sequel but, for me, my favourite of the N64 is the third, is so fun and it has some things that are so creative that it makes one of my favourite MP of my life. (My favourite it will be always DS)

The editing in this is really good!! The intro montage to each game and the way you transitioned from one game to another 👨‍🍳💋

I am so glad I found your channel - Not only do you cover games that I am passionate about, but I love your point of view and the ways you structure your videos. It's a guaranteed subscribe and like in every video for me. Wish you the best!

That blooper wheel THAT BLOOPER WHEEL sent shivers down my spine

As someone who never played the original trilogy, thank you for this video! It was very informative, and it's always a pleasure to see new content from you. Looking forward to the GameCube entries!

Hell yeah, always a good day when a new SilokHawk video drops!

The reason these games are still worth playing is cuz the newer ones can’t even compare in the slightest

I love your videos, they always manage to put a smile on my face :)

If you could get DLC for Mario Party Superstars. What boards would you want? Also I would love to see any of the tracks from 3 be remixed in future spin-offs

Mario Party 1 will forever be my favorite. You can steal coins for free, you can lose coins in minigames, it has the most maps, Wario’s Battle Canyon exists, you earn your victories with the palm minigames, and of course Chance Time. So much bs happens and it’s an absolute blast

Hello Silokhawk! I have recently become a big fan of your videos, and just want to say they are very good👍🙂

Mario Party 9 was my first and I can't go back ever since I played Mario Party 3 at my cousin's house a year ago. It was so much better than what I'd thought was good

14:59 “YOU FINA-” “OK THE-”

Solid review! I grew up on GameCube but I think it’s finally time for me to visit the N64 entries

Fantastic montage work as usual

First time actually seeing any of your videos, the N64 Mario Party games are actually a huge nostalgia thing for me, especially when you touched on the MP3 duel gamemode where you collect baddie partners. I loved that mode so much. I cannot WAIT for you to touch on Mario Party 5's car garage mode. I LOVED that mode as a kid, and making all the different combinations was so fun.

I just wanna say, your editing on the intros for the games are really nice

Love the Mario Party series so I'm happy to see you talk about them with this series! 1: Worth at least checking out (definitely not as your first one) to see where it all started, but unless you feel like playing a more brutal if not straight up unfair game you'd better leave it alone after that. 2: Fantastic game for anyone, especially newcomers considering the simpler gameplay compared to later instalments, thanks to how fun and charming it is! 3: My favorite of the N64 games, best for expert players thanks to the revised item mechanic and item pool, new spaces etc., plus Duel Mode is exclusive to it (also shoutout to it having the first actual Story Mode in the series)!

Informative video series for me since I’m doing my Smash backlog and I’m in Mario series games

Very good video, I like how you gave each game the credit they were due instead of saying one is flatly better than another. Mario Party 3 was one of my childhood games so it was nice to see it again. Looking forward to the Gamecube video.

You are 100% wrong on Waluigi Island. The directional path in the middle of the board is easily timed. It's the same timing every time, regardless of how fast the spinner is. Just wait for the arrow to pass the direction you want to go and you will follow that direction. This is because the spinner is buffered and will allow you a good chance to choose your direction. Never once went the way I didn't want to go on that spinner. The gate on the lower left side of the board is incredibly useful. It may seem useless if you are unfamiliar with the board, but the lower center of the board has happening spaces which count a timer down. When the time reaches 0 and you are in that circle, all of your coins disappear. That makes having a skeleton key in this corner the most useful in the game because you can go in a loop and prevent this from happening. You've also missed the point of the gate on the lower right of the board. It not only saves you a few spaces, but prevents you from going to the bank as well as gives you an opportunity for Chance Time. That gives you +5 coins, +3 spaces, and an opportunity to get yourself back in the lead if you have enough spaces. Not a bad deal. People consider this among the best boards not because it has Waluigi on it, but because it challenges how much you're willing to gamble. You could end up playing Game Guy or Battle 4 times in a turn because of the upper right side. You could be rolling in hundreds of coins and then instantly lose it all. You could end up with incredibly bad luck and have a star on the top right corner. Is it shitty? As incredibly uncommon as it is, it could happen. But that's what you signed up for. MP3 has among the best high-low moments with Waluigi Island being among the highest of the high to lowest of the low with its board structure. Never had more fun on any other board.

I’ve been playing bc Mario party a lot with my friend recently and it seems like which ever one you grew up with is your fave. Mp2 for me

The first THREE Mario Party games are definitely worth playing.

14:59 Caught me off-guard. Good job.

Mario party 2 is my all time favorite game. Seeing it and hearing the game sounds makes me happy every time

It's good to see someone praising the duel mode in MP3, for some reason most videos about this game on KZfaq all dog on that mode even though it's just a side mode and pretty in-depth for one! I also LOVE the Game Guy games, sometimes when playing with friends I purposefully avoid the star route just to try to land on a Game Guy space, the adrenaline of betting a ton of money in it is unrivalled. But yeah, amazing video! I pretty much share the same opinion as you on everything you said here. 3 is my favorite one for sure, but I also love 2, while I rarely ever play 1, even though I loved renting it when I was young. Looking forward to the GameCube video!

Great video! I really love these games 😄 Also I miss gameguy, and the chaos the reverse mushroom caused

This video is really, really good. I love the original Mario Party trilogy (Maybe except some things about one, but still) I think you covered every point perfectly. Also, I think I might be the only one to like Deep Bloober Sea, in fact, it's my favorite board

I only ever really played Mario Party 1, 3, 4, and DS growing up, with some rentals of the others here and there. 4 was always my favorite, but if we're talking the N64 trilogy, 1 obviously doesn't hold up just because of the minigames where you rotate/break your analog stick. I played half a board of 3 a couple months ago, and besides the randomness, I think the game is still a lot of fun and deserves more credit. Great minigames. Always heard great things about 2 over the years, but I don't think I ever played it.

Thank you for praising the battle mode in Mario Party 3! I loved that mode and would try to encourage friends and my brother to play it because I liked it so much. It tracks pretty well with me though because I would later go on to become a fan of games like Magic (shame that Magic is a dumpster fire now thanks to Wizards). You can see the similar elements with how you try to deplete your opponent's life total using creatures you summon with different stats. You even have creatures "blocking" attacks on you much like how you block attacks in Magic using your creatures. There's also a random element of what creature you get to summon mirroring the randomness of which cards you draw in a game. It's good stuff.

Let’s gooo excited for this series

Really nice video, actual fair reviews instead of blind praise because of personal bias or nostalgia. Looking forward to the GameCube one.

17:45 The internet in a nutshell

2:15 I don’t remember that happening except for in the battle mini games.

Awesome vid!

Man I still play the Gamecube titles, especially 4 and 6. I wish I could have experienced these games in their prime... Which I could, live just had other plans, still have very fond memories of 1 tho ^^

I've never understood those who say the N64 Mario Parties look bad, I still swear by them being among the best looking games in the series (even if some concessions have to be made for it). The pre-rendered backgrounds used for the board maps are SO detailed, there's not an inch of wasted space in them. You can really tell the shift away from pre-rendered was a struggle, too, since Mario Party 4's boards are all just metal beams floating above a pretty generic background. 5, 6, and 7 managed to make boards that were more detailed than 4 (with the advantage of added verticality that the 64 games couldn't have), but even then there's nowhere near as many details as 64's boards. The only game that I think comes close is Superstars, but even there it's missing a good deal of things that the 64 boads had- Superstars Horror Land, for example, has no leaking ketchup bottle or highway full of ghosts. As far as Mario Party 2 vs Mario Party 3 goes, I definitely liked 3 more as a kid due to all of its added features, but when going back to play them, 2 absolutely reigns supreme. Aside from what was mentioned in the video, it's just a much more balanced game. There aren't any absurd broken items in 2, and it has the most balanced 1v3 minigames in the series. 2's boards, aside from Mystery Land, are designed in such a way that you can make pretty extreme comebacks via a tight strategy, rather than just having to rely on luck. 3 just doesn't hit those notes much at all.

"Welcome to Mario Party! F#$% YOU: The Game!" XD

This vid has made me realise that I’ve only ever played 2 Mario party games in my life and they are Mario party DS and Mario party 10…. My childhood was just Mario karts, 2D Marios, 3D Marios and Mario power tennis (Wii). I never really got into the spin-offs.

3 is my favorite, notice the bowser pose as my picture. Been like that for years. Anyhow, 2 & 3 are both amazing, but it seems I have better memories surrounding 3.

5:41 Mario Party: The Top 100 also had Tug ‘o War, complete with a similar warning.

3:09 the perfect description

i hope he continues this series some day

Before even watching - YES they are

I remember mario party after dark by screwattack Those sesions they had made me want to play this game so bad XD

The arrow spinner in Waluigi's Island is not luck based. You need to press A when the direction you want is lit up. If you slow down this footage, you'll see the frame A is pressed and the player is always sent in the direction of the lit up arrow.

The newer ones don't have the charm that the N64 and even the GameCube ones had, so in my eyes, 1-7 will always be the best

Never was a fan of 3 but the first 2 are my favorites. Like he said your favorites are the ones you have the most memories with.

The game guy theme was reused in the gambling games in Mario Party Advance! I love MPA. It's not really a Mario Party Game, but it's a great slice of life adventure.

Just realized you had almost 190k subs. Feels like yesterday that you were sitting a bit below 20,000. Glad you’ve made it so far!

Even though the first Mario party has many problems, at least the economy wasn't broken like in SMP and Superstars were you get coins by breathing.

Can't wait to hear your thoughts on Mario Party for sega megadrive!

I’ve only played 4 and then we lost our system in a house fire caused by my neighbors. That’s a longer tragic story in its self. But this was a great backstory in what I missed before my earlier gaming days.

Mario Party 1 just sounds like hell to play!

The perfect Mario Party game IMO would be a rom hack that puts all 1-2-3 in the same game. You could choose any board from MP1-2-3, all minigames from 1-2-3 are in, and the item system from MP3

Note MPIQ can be improved slightly via a Gameshark code which makes the questions instantly appear. Does not affect the CPU's slow actions though so you get an advantage there.

Ahh nice, the good old classics. ❤

I've only played Mario Party 2 and 3 and this is my board ranking: 1 - Space Land (MP2) 2 - Spiny Desert (MP3) 3 - Horror Land (MP2) 4 - Waluigi's Island (MP3) 5 - Bowser Land (MP2) 6 - Western Land (MP2) 7 - Creepy Caverns (MP3) 8 - Mystery Land (MP2) 9 - Pirate Land (MP2) 10 - Chilly Waters (MP3) 11 - Woody Woods (MP3) 12 - Deep Bloober Sea (MP3)

hey man do you plan to make that gamecube parties video soon?

“Boom that’s it that’s all you need” instant sequalitis flashbacks

Grew up with MPDS and the GameCube games, and I can finally say I see the hype MP2 gets in particular thx to the switch online service

Mario Party 3 will always be my favorite. I think it mostly comes down to the huge power plays you can make with the right combination of luck and strategy... and abusing the reverse mushroom. Such a good item that allows for so many stupid, friendship shattering moments. Especially when you use it to triple dip boo and someone tosses their controller through your TV screen.

I can’t wait to play 3 for the first time when it comes out on Nintendo Switch Online

2:42 OH NO THE FLASHBACKS OH NONONONONONO

my mom, whome i love so much, grew me up on a gamecube, whatever mario party was on that was a BANGER prolly 7 i cant rember

I can't wait to see what Silok says about Mario Party 8. It is my most nostalgic Mario Party game because I grew up with it. My bias is increadibly big :D

5:40 - to be fair, a Switch ProCon's left analog stick is a LOT 'softer' than the diamond-tipped drill that was the N64's stick...i feel like that little warning is a bit Over-Cautious (which is fair, i guess, Nintendo feels its better than not being cautious enough)

Dude I love Deep Blooper Sea and Creepy Cavern. Maybe it’s just because they are 2 of the best looking boards in MP3 but yeah I do actually like them better then space land.