SUPER MARIO PARTY
Today, let's cover the most recent Mario Party, made for the Nintendo Switch. Once again the plot returns to a basic glorified joystick-measuring contest, with a bunch of character all vying to prove they're the biggest superstar of all. Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, Rosalina, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Wario, Waluigi, and Bowser all return from Mario Party 10, with Toad and Toadette sadly being demoted back to hosts alongside Kamek once again. Koopa, Boo, Shy Guy, Hammer Bro, and Dry Bones all return from previous games as well, and Bowser Jr., Diddy Kong, Goomba, Monty Mole, and Pom Pom are added in as new players.
Blue spaces, red spaces, event spaces, versus spaces, item spaces, lucky spaces, and bad luck spaces all return, the series having gone back to a more standard Mario Party setup, the whole car gimmick thankfully being left out. You also get ally spaces, that call friends to come and help you. Items also return in their purest form, including Mushrooms, Poison Mushrooms, Golden Mushrooms, a Pipe, a Peepa Bell (replacing Boo's role with a Peepa instead), a Warp Box, and a Dueling Glove, alongside a Golden Drink that turns the player into a golden form, a Coinado that steals coins, a phone that calls allies, a ticket to summon a Fly Guy to steal stars, a Hidden Block, and a card that doubles your potential star gains. Also every character comes with a unique dice block with a number assortment suited to the character's characteristics (Mario's is balanced, Wario's is all sixes with a couple drawbacks because he's greedy to the point of stupid, Luigi's and Yoshi's can take you further because they're faster, you get it).
We have only four boards for this game, including: Whomp's Domino Ruins, kinda like those Thwomp Ruins from Mario Kart 8, more or less; King Bob-Omb's Powder Keg Mine, an underground lava stage; Megafruit Paradise, a tropical island level; and Kamek's Tantalizing Tower, a gold-plated level where the costs of stars change around. There are also other game modes, like Challenge Road, a single player level that takes you space by space through a series of minigames.
In the game's 84 minigames, we see the characters: ride tricycles, snap pictures, cook meat, catch food, roll on barrels, fly around on giant magnets, count Toads, climb, take pancakes, water plants, avoid Chargin' Chucks, shake candy, fly planes, swim, run from Broozers, avoid bananas, avoid waking up Wiggler, feed a giant fish, fish, search for buried treasure, platform, avoid lightning, collect coins, throw pies, draw faces, do math, deliver food, catch fruit, pull a rope, avoid a crab's hammers, ride a Chain Chomp, vacuum, steal packages, throw darts, shoot cannons, play tennis with bombs, sort balls, throw boomerangs, skate, play cards, row, drive giant punching gloves, play tug of war, smack with hammers, play soccer, roll around in balls, play hot potato with bombs, jump, pose, play baseball, clean windows, and ride horses.
Here's what we've got:
Characters:
Gimmick Rep: play music, fight in a giant bubble, run on a conveyor belt, run up a tower, collect coins, snowboard, make a picture, look for ghosts, collect honey, shoot targets, smack Pokeys with a hammer, zap opponents, drive karts, pop a balloon, stop a clock, throw darts, do math, avoid bombs, spray water, shoot balloons, avoid a spinner, drive tanks, use a flashlight, use a slot machine, use a pickaxe, bounce on a pogo stick, run on a wheel, box with a giant robot, avoid a shark, avoid Bullet Bills, fly a bug, ground pound, work through a maze, play cards, pull crops, hop around, fly, roll a ball, shoot Piranha Plants, match puzzle pieces, shoot Piders, fly helicopters, avoid getting smacked by Monty Mole, get through a maze of pipes, drive a boat, avoid Cheep Cheeps, squash Goombas, run from Ukikis, jump across platforms, make smoothies, row a kayak, jump rope, throw hammers, ride rocking horses, fix pipes, play hot potato with a bomb, jump over barrels, climb vines, slide down a slide, collect bananas, roll on barrels, avoid Mechakoopas, open treasure chests, climb a wall, play air hockey, fight Bowser, capsule, spacesgraffiti, playing baseball, punching a statue, water skiing, raising a flag, cleaning a Chomp, driving karts, steering a leaf, platforming, shaking soda, setting a clock, driving a scooter, protecting an Ukiki, snowboarding, walking a tightrope, catching coins, dropping bombs, flying a plane, shooting snow, jumping rope, playing football, playing bumper cars, rowing, shooting paint, decorating a cake, playing King on the Mountain, shooting Boos, stealing plants, shooting cards, flying a flying saucer, getting a boat's attention, swinging a lasso, driving a minecart, slaloming in a space station, shooting lava, building things, balancing on a ball, blowing up King Bob-Omb, running around a Mr. I, shooting basketballs, snipping a rope to not get flung by a catapult (my favorite), trying to stay on an iceberg, stamping, and fighting Bowser, vehicle, bounce on clouds, chop wood, roll balls, launch rockets, count Goombas, fly Bullet Bills, swim, climb a chain, platform, skip rope, avoid Mechakoopas, put together a jigsaw puzzle, grow vines, ride dolphins, butt bash, climb a wall, pull vegetables, play cards, hide, slip on ice, bowl, escape a haunted house, fire cannons, float in a bubble, paint, drive snowmobiles, feed Piranhas, open treasure chests, fish, balance, avoid Thwomps, look through binoculars, eat pizza, control fire jets, draw in sand, roll boulders, play football, drive cars, whack Monty Moles, sled, drive a mech, pop balloons, run a maze, climb on a cage, play Bumper Cars, pedal, platforming, avoiding Cheep Cheeps, avoiding Peepas, balancing on a ball, golfing, avoiding spike balls, bouncing, eating fruit, counting Goombas, rolling dice, sliding on ice, matching up enemies, ground pounding, shooting Piranha Plants, inflating balloons, avoiding Fuzzies, swinging from vines, bobsledding, playing soccer, navigating a maze, playing volleyball, throwing Goombrats, stacking shapes, shooting Bullet Bills, drumming, blowing bubbles, playing Monkey in the Middle, springing, throwing bombs, playing cards, flying planes, driving tanks, ride tricycles, snap pictures, cook meat, catch food, roll on barrels, fly around on giant magnets, count Toads, climb, take pancakes, water plants, avoid Chargin' Chucks, shake candy, fly planes, swim, run from Broozers, avoid bananas, avoid waking up Wiggler, feed a giant fish, fish, search for buried treasure, platform, avoid lightning, collect coins, throw pies, draw faces, do math, deliver food, catch fruit, pull a rope, avoid a crab's hammers, ride a Chain Chomp, vacuum, steal packages, throw darts, shoot cannons, play tennis with bombs, sort balls, throw boomerangs, skate, play cards, row, drive giant punching gloves, play tug of war, smack with hammers, play soccer, roll around in balls, play hot potato with bombs, jump, pose, play baseball, clean windows, and ride horses.
MC Ballyhoo and Big Top: second block, third block, slowing the roll, spring, zap opponents, turn into a vampire, 8-bit version, tornado, trio of tiny clones, ball, stone block, Bullet Bill, Bowser, fiery dueler.
Mario: fireball
Luigi: fireball
Peach: flower
Daisy: flower
Wario: vacuum
Waluigi: vacuum
Yoshi: egg
Birdo: egg
Toad: mushrooms
Toadette: mushrooms
Boo: magic wand
Dry Bones: magic wand, play cards
Hammer Bro
Blooper: swim
Koopa
Shy Guy
Magikoopa
Donkey Kong: bananas
Bowser: throw blocks, breathes fire, swings a hammer, butt bashes, climbs, spins a roulette wheel
Rosalina
Spike
Diddy Kong: barrel cannons
Bowser Jr: giant robot
Goomba
Monty Mole
Pom Pom
Koopa Kid
Lakitu: throw spinies
Wiggler: charge
Whomp: slam
King Bob-Omb: throw bombs
King Boo: play Bejeweled
Cheep Cheep: swim
Spike: throw spike balls
Chain Chomp: roll
Petey Piranha
Sledge Bro
Cheep Chomp
Mechakoopa
Dry Bowser
Stages:
MSS Sea Star
Grand Canal
Pagoda Peak
Pyramid Park
Neon Heights
Windmillville
Bowser's Enchanted Inferno
DK's Treetop Temple
Goomba's Booty Boardwalk
King Boo's Haunted Hideaway
Shy Guy's Perplex Express
Koopa's Tycoon Town
Bowser's Warped Orbit
Toad Road
Bob-Omb Factory
Boo's Horror Castle
Blooper Beach
Magma Mine
Bowser Station
DK's Jungle Ruins
Mushroom Park
Haunted Trail
Whimsical Waters
Airship Central
Chaos Castle
Whomp's Domino Ruins
King Bob-Omb's Powder Keg Mine
Megafruit Paradise
Kamek's Tantalizing Tower
Items:
Capsules
Candies
Dice Blocks
Thanks for reading! Now, let's go over our characters once again! Don't get too excited though, we've still got two whole sections of Mario Party games to cover after this.
