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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#19701: Mar 2nd 2023 at 1:13:25 PM

The regular Mario Circuit in Mario Kart 8 is already a more interesting take on the Figure 8 style.

It'd be a bit redundant to have another one, unlike the people complaining about the inclusion of DS Mario Circuit.

Edited by randomness4 on Mar 2nd 2023 at 4:14:28 AM

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#19702: Mar 2nd 2023 at 1:20:40 PM

Let's go over all the DS tracks and my thoughts on each:

  • Figure 8 Circuit is a less interesting version of 8's Mario Circuit. The most I could see happening is flipping the upper half upside down so you can see the racers on the "ceiling" zooming by, but I like 8MC being a Mobius strip more.
  • Yoshi Falls is already in Wii. Wouldn't mind seeing it again, though. Fine track.
  • Cheep Cheep Beach is already in the game lol.
  • Luigi's mansion was already in 7, but it'd still be fun to see it again.

  • Desert Hills is even more boring than Mario Circuit, in both its home game and Wii. Keep this thing out of my game.
  • Delfino Plaza was in Wii, but you can't go wrong with this track.
  • Waluigi Pinball and Shroom Ridge are already in the game lol.

  • DK Pass was in 7, but I wouldn't mind seeing it back.
  • Tick Tock Clock and Mario Circuit are already in the game lol.
  • Airship Fortress would be cool to have back, even if it'd basically the same as it was in 7.

  • Wario Stadium and Peach Gardens are already in the game lol.
  • Bowser's Castle with antigrav on the spinning tube sounds cool as fuck.
  • Rainbow Road was made for this game. First track to have inversions please Nintendo I beg of you-

ultimate_life_form Since: Aug, 2019
#19703: Mar 2nd 2023 at 2:24:09 PM

GIMME AIRSHIP FORTRESS, COWARDS.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#19704: Mar 2nd 2023 at 4:09:57 PM

GCN Waluigi Stadium

Wrong GCN Wario track goddammit.

WillKeaton from Alberta, Canada Since: Jun, 2010
#19705: Mar 2nd 2023 at 4:25:03 PM

Speaking of Waluigi Stadium, those big piranha plants... In the old game I noticed they were kind of, flattened and square? Like, they're not round like piranha plants are. It's like they were squashed flat, then stretched so they had depth restored, but the end result made them look boxy. Now, in the new version, they appear to be mechanical in nature, and I'm wondering if that was always what was intended, but the Gamecube was just bad at conveying that.

Edit: Found an image of the Piranha Plants, and it says they were made of wood, an while I did feel they were off, I didn't get wood specifically.

Edited by WillKeaton on Mar 2nd 2023 at 5:30:22 AM

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#19706: Mar 2nd 2023 at 4:29:35 PM

yeah, they were always meant to be props

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#19707: Mar 2nd 2023 at 4:33:01 PM

They weren't meant to be real, but they were still animated...

The rusty look they have now seems to make it more obvious they're mechanical and Double Dash had Piranha Plants in it already...them being fake seemed pretty clear.

Rectangular Box-y Pipes and Flat 3D Plants.

Edited by randomness4 on Mar 2nd 2023 at 7:34:47 AM

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electricmastro Since: Apr, 2015
#19708: Mar 2nd 2023 at 5:01:18 PM

The interesting question came to me as to what the worst Mario games were, and after thinking about it, I think this would be my bottom 10 list:

10. Paper Mario: Sticker Star

9. Mario Party 9

8. Mario Pinball Land

7. Hotel Mario

6. Mario Teaches Typing

5. Mario Is Missing!

4. Mario's Time Machine

3. Mario's Early Years: Fun with Letters

2. Mario's Early Years: Fun with Numbers

1. Mario's Early Years: Preschool Fun

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#19709: Mar 2nd 2023 at 5:06:44 PM

I would swap Mario Party 9 with Advance, but otherwise I agree with the list.

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#19710: Mar 2nd 2023 at 5:09:13 PM

Mario Party 9 is amazing and I will not accept this slander.

I don't actually think it's that great, but I think it's completely acceptable for a less competitive type of Mario Party game.

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Psi001 Since: Oct, 2010
#19711: Mar 2nd 2023 at 5:09:22 PM

Why Advance? I thought it was a decent port of All Stars Mario Bros 2.

Edited by Psi001 on Mar 2nd 2023 at 1:09:59 PM

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#19713: Mar 2nd 2023 at 5:11:35 PM

I assume they meant Mario Party Advance. Which... yeah.

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MightyMatilda Mr. Clueless from New Jersey, USA Since: Jan, 2015
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#19714: Mar 2nd 2023 at 5:11:36 PM

Mario Party Advance has drawn a bit of criticism over the years.

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#19715: Mar 2nd 2023 at 5:13:10 PM

Probably because "Seinfeld" Is Unfunny hit that thing pretty hard.

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#19716: Mar 2nd 2023 at 5:21:45 PM

why is Seinfeld hitting mario anyway

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#19717: Mar 2nd 2023 at 5:26:29 PM

Because Mario is old hat!

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lalalei2001 Since: Oct, 2009
#19718: Mar 2nd 2023 at 5:27:03 PM

I never got to play Mario Party Advance, but I like what I've seen of it.

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Perseus Since: Nov, 2009
#19719: Mar 2nd 2023 at 5:40:00 PM

Advance is a bad Mario Party game but a fun enough single-player minigame collection. I think flat-out calling it a terrible game is overblown.

Edited by Perseus on Mar 3rd 2023 at 12:40:56 AM

electricmastro Since: Apr, 2015
#19720: Mar 2nd 2023 at 5:43:01 PM

The 3DS Mario Party games aren't that great either honestly. Feels like bite-sized offerings that make me feel like I'm missing the bigger picture.

RacattackForce (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#19721: Mar 2nd 2023 at 5:46:06 PM

What's the over/under on Mario Party DS, my party hardy experts? Good? Bad? Mundane?

Edited by RacattackForce on Mar 2nd 2023 at 8:46:18 AM

Perseus Since: Nov, 2009
#19722: Mar 2nd 2023 at 5:48:20 PM

Boards are rather small compared to the console entries but otherwise, super solid. I quite liked it.

Edited by Perseus on Mar 3rd 2023 at 12:48:52 AM

BorneAgain (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#19723: Mar 2nd 2023 at 5:51:37 PM

DS is probably the strongest (non Switch) portable Mario Party title. Not terribly innovative, but it understands the pillars of the series and does them well.

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#19724: Mar 2nd 2023 at 6:04:49 PM

My bad, I indeed meant to say Mario Party Advance.

Like, I don't think it's bad on its own, but it definitely strays too far away from what Mario Party is meant to be. A very large number of minigames are solo-based, and the others support two players at most.

Oh, and DS is really good.

Edited by MyFinalEdits on Mar 2nd 2023 at 10:05:50 AM

135 -> 180 -> 273 -> 191 -> 188 -> 230 -> 300 -> 311
electricmastro Since: Apr, 2015
#19725: Mar 2nd 2023 at 6:09:14 PM

I'm starting to realize how subpar the handheld Mario Party handheld games have been.


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