If you’ve read my reviews on the original game and its sequel, you know that the steep drop in enjoyability left me less than enthusiastic about revisiting Mario Party 3 for a closer look. If you haven’t read them, I’d suggest doing so as I’m reviewing all 11 titles for comparison and contrast. As it turns out, I like this game just a little bit more than Mario Party 2, but for the most part I think it simply tones down the annoyances of the previous game without adding anything substantially unique or amounting to much more than an expansion pack. In fact one of the major additions, Game Guy, proved so unpopular that it would never be seen again.
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Mario Party 2 – N64
Nerd Bacon co-founder, The Cubist, reviews a semi-rare title for the N64, Mario Party 2. Does it live up to the hype of the original? Read on to find out!
Dr. Mario – NES
Platform: NES Release Date (NA): October 1990 Developer: Nintendo Genre: Puzzle Rating: 8.5 out of 10 Most people tend to point to Tetris as the epitome of puzzle gaming during the late 8-bit era, but Dr. Mario gets my vote without hesitation. Perhaps this is due to a period of my life where my parents’ house become a… Continue reading Dr. Mario – NES
Mario Kart Double Dash!! – GameCube
Platform: Nintendo GameCube Release Date (NA): November 17th, 2003 Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Genre: Racing Rating: 7 out of 10 Mario Kart Double Dash is the fourth installment in the series and to me feels like the first “modern” Mario Kart. True to its name, this is the first and so far only Mario Kart to include a… Continue reading Mario Kart Double Dash!! – GameCube
Aladdin – SNES
Nerd Bacon gives the ins and outs of one of the best Disney games EVER made… Aladdin! A true movie classic is now a true video game classic!
Mario Party – N64
I wish I’d been lucky enough to own Mario Party back when I was 14 in 1999. Here is where it all started, one of the longest enduring spin-offs in video game history.
Yoshi’s Story – N64
Yoshi’s Story is more or less the sequel to Yoshi’s Island, which itself was really Super Mario World 2, so in weird sort of way this is actually Super Mario World 3 but without any Mario.
Race Drivin’ – Game Boy
Falling Asleep at the Wheel Platform: Nintendo Game Boy Developer: Argonaut Games Publisher: THQ Release Date (NA): 1992/1993 Genre: Racing Nerd Rating: 2 out of 10 One might have fond memories of riding in the back of the minivan playing the ever-living daylights out of their Game Boy. One might remember… Continue reading Race Drivin’ – Game Boy
Super Mario 64 – N64
Platform: Nintendo 64 Release Date (NA): September 26th, 1996 Developer: Nintendo Genre: 3D Platformer Rating: 9.5 out of 10 What could I possibly say about this game that hasn’t been said before? Super Mario 64 revolutionized video gaming as we know it and ushered in the era of true 3-dimensional gameplay. It redefined the notion… Continue reading Super Mario 64 – N64
Faxanadu – NES
Platform: NES Release Date (NA): November 16th, 1989 Developer: Hudson Soft Genre: RPG / Action-Adventure Rating: 9 out of 10 I’ve put off reviewing this for a while now, but man, Faxanadu goes up there with my top 3 favorite NES games, not to mention the short list of titles I ramble on about when being… Continue reading Faxanadu – NES
Mario Kart Wii – Wii
Platform: Wii Release Date (NA): April 27th, 2008 Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Genre: Racing Rating: 7.5 out of 10 The Mario Kart franchise has remained one of the most popular Mario spin-offs for years, and Mario Kart Wii continues the tradition of updating the series to match current technology. Gameplay is nearly identical to previous incarnations with… Continue reading Mario Kart Wii – Wii
Mario Super Sluggers – Wii
Platform: Wii Release Date (NA): August 25th, 2008 Developer: Namco Bandai Games Genre: Sports, Baseball Rating: 5.5 out of 10 Are you the type of person who hated all the palette swaps in Mortal Kombat? Did you get sick of seeing a “Star Wars” figure for every single alien in every single background shot? If… Continue reading Mario Super Sluggers – Wii
Transworld Surf Next Wave – GameCube
Platform: Nintendo GameCube Developer: Angel Studios Publisher: Infogrames Release Date: 2003 Genre: Surfing, sports, extreme sport Nerd Rating: 55/100 WTF is Transworld Surf Next Wave?! Why have I never seen or heard of this game before?? At first glance it appears to be a surfing video game with humans and otherworldly creatures who… Continue reading Transworld Surf Next Wave – GameCube
Super Monkey Ball 2 – GameCube
Platform: Nintendo GameCube Developer: Amusement Vision Publisher: Sega Release Date: Late 2002 Genre: Party, Puzzle Nerd Rating: 85/100 With the instant success of Super Monkey Ball for the Nintendo Gamecube, less than one year later, AV developed and released Super Monkey Ball 2. One might wonder how in the hell anyone… Continue reading Super Monkey Ball 2 – GameCube
Super Monkey Ball – GameCube
Platform: Nintendo GameCube Developer: Amusement Vision (AV) Publisher: Sega Release Date: Late 2001 Genre: Party, Puzzle Nerd Rating: 80/100 When I first saw the cover of Super Monkey Ball at a GameStop store, I said “WTF!” But was somehow attracted to it. I love weird games like this. Weird games like when Parrappa the Rapper… Continue reading Super Monkey Ball – GameCube