One of the positives about living on a college campus is meeting people with totally different personalities and tastes. Case in point my roommates still constantly play the Nintendo 64. Now I loved the N64 back in the day but once the Gamecube and Xbox came out I pretty much tossed it to the way side. So imagine my surprise when my roommates break out the two-generation old console and start challenging me to some games. Now I was pretty decent at Super Smash Bros. and Goldeneye a decade ago, but now my skills have pretty much all but disappeared. So while I try to rekindle the touch, I’ll just keep getting my ass handed to me.

On the other hand there’s the Mario Party series that began on the N64. Luckily this is a game that doesn’t need much skill meaning anyone can pick this game up and have a shot at winning. And since I was never big into party games, that was pretty much the boat I was in. For those that don’t know, Mario Party is pretty much a board game set in the Mario universe. It’s basically a race to see who can get the most Stars before time runs out. Now this may sound boring if not for the fact of the minigames. Sure they’re pretty much everywhere now but Mario Party was one of the first to introduce this new mechanic and are by far one of the best at making them. So over the past two weeks we’ve been playing it quite a bit and I’m glad to say I’m having a blast with it. Sure I don’t always win but just playing it is always fun. May have to look into getting it in the future for the Wii.

Tags: N64, Nintendo

Posted by Carlo under Video Games
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