At the beginning of the game, a familiar character 's face is stretched and contorted. As you 're evading kicks and punches from your opponents, you also have to keep a close watch on the ground below.įeatured in the first-ever Mario Party, Face Lift is a classic. The ground consists of nine numbered tiles that are constantly ticking down, and when they reach 0, the ground falls out from underneath you before it ticks back to 9. The Final Countdown is another classic "knock the players off the field " minigame, with a twist. The Final Countdown Featured in: Mario Party 7 When you do, it feels like you 've really earned it.ħ. In the last area, this becomes almost like a Legend of Zelda block puzzle where you 'll have to use real logic to get to the end. It 's up to you to figure out the best path, pushing Goombas out of the way to get to your destination. In this minigame, Goombas block players ' paths as they navigate through the floors of a swanky hotel. It 's easy to get too daring and get bitten before you get the chance to turn around, but that 's what makes it so thrilling.Ĩ. You can turn around at any moment to stun it with your flashlight, but the winner is the person who can hold out the longest without getting chomped. In a dark alley, a Chain Chomp slowly moves toward your character. Night Light Fright Featured in: Mario Party 5 Not only are the penguins super cute, but managing to squeeze through the rush makes for a really exciting game.ĩ. In this game, big and small penguins stampede across the screen and players must survive by finding open spaces between them and not getting pushed into the icy water below. Pushy Penguins Featured in: Mario Party 5 Rolling the biggest snowball of all and pelting it at an enemy feels really good.ġ0. This minigame brings a snowball fight to a frosty mountain plateau, asking players to roll snowballs and toss them at their opponents to become the last one standing.
Snowball Summit Featured in: Mario Party 3
The cloud zips around the stage at lightning pace, making this fun game way tougher than it sounds.ġ1. In this game, each player carries a potted Piranha Plant and chases a tiny raining cloud around the screen, trying to get the most water on their plant. Something about getting a good score is strangely gratifying.ġ2. In this one, each player holds a giant crayon and attempts to trace a squiggly line to the finish. Sometimes, super straightforward games are the most satisfying. It 's up to the players to pick up each letter, one at a time, and hand-deliver it to the rushing Shy Guy. In this sweet, simple game, a Shy Guy mailman runs across the screen dropping the mail. Catch You Letter Featured in: Mario Party 6 Nintendo gave us a copy of the game, so we unlocked every one of The Top 100 's minigames to rank the 14 best (and the very worst) ones for your reading pleasure.ġ4.
This new title does away with the game boards to focus on the tiny games that make Mario Party so special. Waiting around for them to complete their turns was sometimes tedious, picking up steam only when it was time for a minigame.
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The Mario Party series has always been a ton of fun with friends, but playing against three computer-generated characters is another story. Mario Party: The Top 100 for the Nintendo 3DS takes the very best minigames from all 10 Mario Party titles and bundles them into one super playable game.