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Fun Fun Fun but check out the 2nd One!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: August 02, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Mario Party is a fun board game video game where you are on a game board trying to earn stars. You hit blocks to determine the number of spaces you move and earn or lose things depending on the space you land on. Then, at the end of each turn you play a mini game. There are other fun things to do, like play in the mini-game stadium, shop for new games and play individually to earn prizes. However, one major downer? The rotating hand games. Play this game enough and games like "Cast Aways" the one with the light bulb, and the 1 vs 3 riverboat game will cause blisters in your hand!

If you like this one then check out the 2nd one as well for more options, new board games and mini-games as well as new gameplay features. However, some mini games and boardgames in this version are really great so give em both a go!

Great for a PARTY of people!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 16, 2000
Author: Amazon User

When I first played this game I couldn't turn it off! I played it for the whole day! So of course I went out and bought it. It's an excellent game, and I would recomend you play this at a party of about 4 people! The more people, the more fun for this game. Of course, I still had a lot of fun playing by myself. If you're a Mario fan, you definitely wanna get this game! And by the way, now that the second Mario Party has come out, I've rented that one. That one is good too! But I think the first one is better. Don't waste your money getting the second one if you've already bought the first one. Oh, and one more thing, when you have to spin the controler stick, it's going to hurt your hand, trust me! I ordered the free glove they give you from Nintendo, and it works good! So remember, get this game!

Lots of Fun for Everyone

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 19, 2000
Author: Amazon User

There are tons of games in this that are fun for the whole family. I like all of the excitement and adventure of the many different games available. It is so very fun to play!

The Best Game of 1999!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Yeah. So the story is very weak. Things are often like that for multiplayer-centered games. At least Mario Party had actually TRIED to spice things up with a story. Where's the story for Super Smash Bros.? Where's the story for Mario Kart 64? I didn't think so. As weak as the Mario Party story is, the story isn't important for a game...the gameplay is. Some games with great stories have fallen flat because of poor gameplay. Other games with NO story succeed with great gameplay. Mario Party is definitely in the latter category. You can hate the Mario Party series for its excellent "Land Before Time" impression. You can be among the groups of people that prefer Mario Party 2 and Mario Party 3. Yet there is one thing that you must admit. Mario Party was DARNED fun back in 1999! Sure, people said to NEVER play with one person, but playing all four characters as one person can be a blast as well.

Anticipation may have been the first board-game video game for Nintendo, but it wasn't exactly successful, and had relatively primative gameplay. So people now associate Mario Party with the introduction of board-game video game, and it's definitely more like a board game than any other game before it. I mean, you "roll a dice" and move around the board encountering various pitfalls and experiencing different events. Although most of the boards are well-designed, I have realized that the majority of the "board-game" aspect is text or movement, and somebody watching a tape with only footage the "board-game" aspect would likely get very bored very fast. But what makes Mario Party the gem that it is are...the mini-games! Yes, Mario Party has 56 mini games to entertain all souls from all walks of life. Sure, not all mini-games are perfect, but you know what? Even with all of the blisters, broken glasses, and white powder appearing on the N64 controller, the mini-games are still worth it! Especially Mushroom Mix-Up and Running of the Bulb. Oh yeah. Those are great games. Mushroom Mix-Up provided tons of frantic fun and Running of the Bulb was hectic but exciting. 4-player teamwork games really need to make a comeback.

Being a title developed by a third party (yes, Hudson is a 3rd party developer), the graphics in Mario Party are not exactly polished. Most of the textures are just simple polygons. And as was stated, the water is in the Bombs Away game is extremely pixelated. These graphics are not the ones that are so grand that you can't help but go "Uah," but why bother with visual aesthetics when the game is already filled with gameplay finesse. At least the graphics don't hurt your eyes. I can't say that about a game that game out 3-4 months after Mario Party...I'm sure you all know what it is. Sound. Sound effects are amusing, but not exactly something special. Voice acting is good, but I finally found out (after five years) that much of the voice samples were lifted directly from the Japanese version of Mario Kart 64. The music? It is fantastic! There's a hint of Super Mario Bros. mixed in with the rest. It's great to listen to, even if it is all just MIDIs. Okay, a lot of this is probably due to nostalgia. I can write a paper on nostalgia and Mario Party, but I'll leave it at this. The bottom line is, even though Mario Party isn't one of the technologically advanced games on the N64, it sure makes up for it with its incredible gameplay.

This game is very cool, you will enjoy it!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: November 29, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I have played this game many times and it's fun every time I play it, you'll never get bored with it. My friends and I play the multiplayer mode all the time, I think that's the best way to play the game. Overall, it's definitely worth buying.

GOOD GAME,BUT HAS SOME PROBLEMS.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: February 24, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I'd like to say that this game is very fun for parties,but it has problems. The problems are:1. Too long to play. The shortest you can make the board game is twenty turnes, which is over an hour long.2. Most of the mini games require you to spin the joy stick in circles so fast, that it gave me a huge blister. Also, I'm not so sure that spinning the joy stick like that very good for the controller.

FUnnn....nnnOT!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: January 14, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game takes FOREVER! If you play with one person, it is no fun at all. If you play with two or three people, the computer always wins. It was a real waste of my money, considering that Mario Party 2 came out later. The graphics are OK i guess, it is not frusterating at all because it takes really long. If you love to fidget, this is not your game, buddy.

A great addition to your N64 library

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: April 10, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I didn't think I would like Mario Party when I first saw its previews on TV. I spent the night at my mom's house and she rented it for us. I found out after playing it that it was actually a great game. It was so good that I rented it again last Christmas when I went to visit my niece and my older brother. Me and my brother spent all weekend and we finally beat the game. What makes this game great is all the things they put in this game to keep you playing it over and over once you beat it. All the puzzles are fun and offer a good challenge while you play it with other people or just play the computers. Most of the bonus levels are fun, some of them actually have a challenge to them. I liked the fishing one and the Mushroom Mix-Up the best.

As you go through the game, you collect stars and coins. With the stars, you can buy all the bonus levels so you can go to them and just play them anytime without having to play the game and go through the boardgame. You can also buy an extra level, (Bowser's hidden level) which is a real challenge and a good addition to the game's replay value. Not to mention that the sound, graphics, and control are also top notch. This is a great game to add to your collection any day of the year.

Very fun!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: April 20, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I had a lot of fun playing this game! I am 13 years old, and I don't think it is for younger aged kids. It's deffinetly a good game for your family to play. Let me warn you-once you start playing it, you can't stop! It's addictive. I've rented it at least 10 times by now!

Great Fun!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: April 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The mario party series (this game, MP2, and MP3) are all great fun multiplayer games for N64. The only drawback (which is why it's 4 stars instead of 5) for this game is games that require you to spin the joystick really fast can really hurt your hand. Nintendo was sued because of this and they handed out free gloves as a settlement to anyone who owns the game to wear when they play. THIS IS A GREAT GAME!!!

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