These Mario Party Minigames Are Rigged

[@NintenUnity]

A game that hurts you in real life sounds like a horror movie plot but its real for Mario Party.

[@veronicaporras9246]

You forgot pull it together This mini game was hard

[@fyreboy5798]

Even though Tug o’ War has the same controls as that raft minigame, the reason it came back in a later game-Superstars, iirc-is because it usually doesn’t last as long as that raft minigame.

[@CitrineOMarbles]

Main cause of the scar on my hand: Tug of war Raft battle Winding the Mecha FlyGuy

[@liamdudics2610]

You have shattered my trust of Mario Party I don't feel half bad about it either

[@RathaGamerGirl]

I hope nintendo gets sued again for some other thing they might do omg

[@ikergil1768]

1:18 hmm, waluigi has advantage because of his height, and what about wari- *THE SIZE OF HIS WHAT!?*

[@survivorofthecurse717]

Did he stutter?

[@hour236]

Seems Nintendo Unity happens to know about Party Crashers

[@Stryker-j6x]

​@@hour236 WARIO CAKE!

[@Stryker-j6x]

​@@hour236 WARIO CAKE!!

[@Stryker-j6x]

​@@hour236 Wario cake!

[@JakeTheVictini]

I'm surprised Game Guy wasn't brought up. The dude literally forces you to gamble your savings away, with a good chance of you losing everything if you encounter him.

[@slimballs9650]

I mean then again, it’s not exactly that noteworthy. Gambling in real life is not much different, after all…

[@vttheary]

Let's go gambling!

[@mrrealgreatpalmtree]

Or unfriendly flying objects in jamboree

[@TonyTheTGR]

The fortune-or-famine tension of Game Guy *makes* MP3 the dynamic experience that it is! That and the duel boards. I'm sad neither of them returned, except maybe Game Guy Lottery in MP4 (iirc?)...

[@dalaxdercrisper957]

Well it's a literally gambling mini game. Of course you have either to earn double or more of your earning or lose everything you had

[@alvaroperez2349]

1:44 you know, I can see Bowser Photobombing as like a Troll move.

[@gm94]

That actually happens in Mario Party 7

[@zeospark9715]

Fish n' Drips from Mario Party 4 is SUPER biased towards the single player. Once the single player presses all of the buttons, they pour the water right in. However, the three players have lags on the last player dumping the water into the tank then waiting for the next bucket to fall down. I remember during the Runaway Guys' lp of 4 and they played this minigame against an AI and they were ahead. However, the AI ended up winning at the last second because he could pour the water right away while one of the guys had to wait for the character to turn around and pour the water in.

[@uberlord983]

Thankfully, Nintendo totally didn't bring the concept back as Mario Party 7's 1v3 coin mini-game, Coin-Op Bop.

[@AutisticKomeiji]

The minigames that physically hurt you are beyond rigged & that's saying something when Nintendo gave a warning for Tug-O-War in Superstars.

[@tylerharper5306]

Idk why they even included it it is a bad minigame😭

[@TwistedAlly]

See, the thing about Coin Flower Shower at 2:50 is that it's even MORE unbalanced than what the video stated! Not only does the 1 player get all those coins, but the "team" of the other 3 is actually competing with each other too. Only the character who grabs the coin after it falls into the water gets it, it's not evenly shared with your team at all! And thats not even getting into the fact the game ends instantly if the solo player falls, instead of letting the 3 gather coins unopposed for while. Easily the most disgusting coin game ever.

[@mariogirl8100]

If it ever comes back, they could refine it so coins are shared among the team, and if the solo player falls, it takes a few seconds for them to be brought back up by Lakitu.

[@sonicstar917]

The first one is literally the illusion of choice. Dang.

[@Mordecai02]

1:50 WHO WOULD WIN? > Princess standing in the open with her face and whole body perfectly visible and rule-of-thirds compliant > Turtle girl you can't even see in the photo

[@hoangnampham4928]

2:44 "Brent, I'm starving" -TCNick3 One of the many unbalanced mini games that even jamboree is still cursed.

[@unfunnymemeist]

"FOURTY ONE?!" -TCNick3, Sophist, and Vernias, after learning what Brent gained from that

[@thewolfmanhulk2927]

For once a Mario game rigged in Waluigi’s favour

[@Smug-Sonic]

3:50 I see somebody has not mastered the art of rotating perfectly

[@Stryker-j6x]

PERFECT ROTATION!!!!!

[@허유민-b7o]

@@Stryker-j6x YOU GUYS AREN'T FXXKING ROTATING!

[@imnotsuspiciousshh]

Vern Nation Rotation

[@MasterMarx]

PERFECT ROTATION

[@victourino9412]

​@@허유민-b7o I'M ROTATING MY DANM STICK

[@TheLordDyl11]

“Sounds like a skill issue to me” -Shadow the hedgehog

[@GrassySD]

3:34 PERFECT ROTATION

[@MashuGamesAndEdits]

VERNIAS REFERENCE!!!!

[@Bean_lolz]

LETS GOOO

[@yourlocalgachagirl4651]

VERNATION REPRESENTATION‼️

[@SoratobuTamashi]

*The Vernation Referenciation*

[@someninecircles]

“YOU GUYS AREN’T FUCKING ROTATING!!”

[@metaluigi423]

9:36 one of the few minigames that I genuinely hated in Mario Party 8.

[@MarioTheGre]

I couldn't agree more. (Almost) every other minigame is fine but that one, and that's saying something since I'm fine with motion control minigames.

[@darthxeros5820]

I remember this game, it was a damn nightmare, even my family and friends hated it

[@nuclearcommando9729]

When our family of four played it, we spent a good five minutes at least on it just trying to beat it by pure chance. It really needed a time-out tie.

[@TonyTheTGR]

Seer Terror isn't a minigame, it's a pun comedy sketch disguised as one. What would you expect from a Bowser-themed event?

[@dragonslayersworkshop8598]

Seeing Flip the Chimp on here gives me such immense gratification. That minigame is literally the WORST and its always a good day for me when MP8 gets brought up

[@X07-g6n]

1:05 My whole life was a lie, I always thought that characters doesn't affect gameplay but after seeing this I won't be the same person playing Mario Party anymore.

[@Yoshiabel5555_xd]

Flip The Chimp is the definition of "if something's going to go wrong, it goes wrong." Also, another one that wasn't mentioned and that I think gives unfair advantages is Bowser Clawful Climb. Between the delay of pressing A and 2 simultaneously it will get you caught by Bowser. And I'll laugh at how Doors of Doom basically says, "even with an emulator you can't predict the path."

[@martonandrasszalanics.478]

2:19 No the most unbalanced 1 vs 3 minigame is mario party 1's. The one where the one is in a bowser suit and the other players have to wack the 1 player's real money (the money the 1 has on the board!). 3:36 "PERFECT ROTATION"

[@G0NNG_official1360]

3:51 reminds me of that one 1 vs 3 mario party mini game that has the same input where you pull the rope or something

[@MonkeyD_Luffy323]

Yeah, Tug O' War. It, Paddle Battle, and Pedal Power were all killer on the palms since it was the only way to spin the joystick with any real speeed.

[@javiergironbracamonte5296]

@@MonkeyD_Luffy323 And Cast Aways, don't forget about that abomination. Worst minigame in Superstars.

[@MonkeyD_Luffy323]

@@javiergironbracamonte5296Yeah, though it’s still not as bad as the other three I mentioned especially back on the N64 controller. Least with Cast Away, it was only short bursts of spinning.

[@princessCashel]

I've always wondered if Mario Party characters had some kind of height or size differences. I guess this video finally shows that.

[@vincentfichtler7758]

Well I guess it depends on what console and what kind of Mario Party you are playing.

[@Kirbyfan86_27]

9:33 I remember being bad at this minigame, and now I’m pretty good at it, and this one is a classic lol

[@healthyminds9279]

This video blew my mind. Super interesting, like investigating a casino. I always thought characters had the exact same stats and hitboxes in every Mario Party. Would love a deep dive into every character gameplay difference in the series.

[@James89227]

Oh I remember the FLIPPIN CHIMP, drove me and my brothers nuts when we played Mario Party 8! Stupid CPU always won😂

[@El_Campeonazo]

0:15. Why does Luigi run away happy?

[@jbsMUWcreations2089]

Because he knows it's just a game

[@jamesheatherly4209]

7:46 Wrong Lever!!!!!

[@bunnybismuth]

Why do we even *have* that lever?!

[@dogboyton3166]

Even if the chimp used a button, it would still be a boring minigame. Pretty much the only challenge as it is now *is* the motion controls.

[@darklightning2730]

2:09 You know, the fact that this mini game shows up again as a DUEL minigame in Mario Party Superstars is still crazy. In fact, I’d even say it’s worse than Spin Doctor.

[@linconnuedetous]

1:39 that's the only game where you really play for the big hitbox.

[@nuttygamer6484]

3:34 "My pain..IS GREATER THAN YOURS!" Starts rotating like a madman in spite of the many a blisters that come with this particular mini game.

[@generalgalvatron7315]

I got so close to reaching the top of the monkey minigame once and then got hit 5 times in a row, most frustrating minigame by far

[@AphelionFox]

Dude I figured out the Flashfright strat as a kid when playing MP7. I was like "It's impossible for them to get you at the bridge as long as you react as soon as that change directions." Thank you for showing it!

[@MegaZillaStrikesAgain]

I never had any experience with the original Mario Party so when I think of stick rotation minigames, I just do it the intended way. Using my thumb and NOT the palm of my hand.

[@DanyRobertHunselar]

They changed Them to Button mashing Games since "Mario Party 4"😊

[@timothypitcher7996]

The Control Stick rotation minigames were notorious for leaving players with physical injuries. But even before the first Mario Party, you had to do a lot of Control Stick rotating during the Bowser battles in Super Mario 64.

[@DanyRobertHunselar]

@timothypitcher7996 The Control Stick was Made of hard plastic. And you Had to rotate fast in a Limited time. Bowser in Super Mario 64 gave all the time you needed.

[@timothypitcher7996]

@@DanyRobertHunselar Even then, you still had to rotate the Control Stick a lot to increase how far Mario can throw Bowser, which becomes more crucial in the final fight against him.

[@Steve62124]

4:07 Nintendo got sued? I didn’t know that happened

[@neo_guardcuentapersonal8033]

They got sued so hard for this in New York that they got to provide special gloves with the new copies

[@lordracer7743]

@@neo_guardcuentapersonal8033 at the switch online version, there is a big warning aboult this circle mini games.

[@Hood-lord]

you forgot Pull It Together from super mario party

[@OPP03]

Crate and Peril lies more in the "Broken" category rather than being rigged. It is possible to beat the solo player in Crate and Peril, but you need to have a lot of skill.

[@ZC-Infinity]

My N64 controller thumbstick was one of the many victims of the original Mario Party rotation games.

[@fyreboy5798]

I think Seer Terror would make sense as a single-player Bowser Minigame, though I see losing coins as the most common effect.

[@mariogirl8100]

As far as I know, there's only 1 good event where your character gains some coins.

[@cailieisidro5758]

1:18 “WARIO CAKE 😍! BRO, PLEASE 🥵🙏!”- TCNick3 Not to mention, it doesn’t help how the minigame shows the Sophisticated Society

[@hareljustharel]

Done shut up bro -_-

[@Ðęłẽțëď]

2:18 what about Snow Brawl?

[@cailieisidro5758]

You have a point since there were people lucky enough to snipe the one player the first time

[@PawprintsMaker]

9:33 I knew it. My childhood nightmare.

[@brav141xd2]

Another Mario Party 1 minigame that is VERY rigged is Bash n Cash. That minigame is rigged to the team players who have a speed advantage but the solo player is heavier in weight and is slower.

[@infernape2010]

Actually, this minigame is 100% rigged in the team players' favor as even if the solo player goes the entire duration without getting hit once no one gets anything in normal version

[@mariogirl8100]

Actually, from what I heard, if both players do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING in Mass Meteor, it will end in a tie.

[@PresMan36]

Don't forget about Cheep Cheep Chance. It's called a luck based minigame, but the luck factor is an allusion. Whoever wins and loses is determined before the game starts. What better way to hide that fact than with the two DS screens?

[@tong2304]

Oh yeah that mini game I also try use save state to change rope but the outcome was same

[@PresMan36]

@tong2304 The other luck-based minigame, Chips and Dips, isn't preordained, though. Still, Cheep Cheep Chance is not fun. It's nothing like Cut From the Team or Pier Pressure. At least with those two, you do have an actual chance.

[@RedFlashdrive]

6:03 what looping in Dead by Daylight is like.

[@jessiebeck8891]

4:12 I hope someone got fired for that blunder.

[@timothypitcher7996]

It gets even worse once you see the other three Control Stick rotation minigames.

[@monochromekirby2919]

3:35 I can hear Vernias screaming "PERFECT ROTATION!"

[@cailieisidro5758]

And Brent shouting “YOU GUYS AREN’T FUCKING ROTATING!” while sobbing

[@koops2056]

Honestly its hilarious how nintendo actually went out of their way to program the Wario CAKE and those insanely huge bowser hitboxes

[@OctacleEdits]

I wouldn’t really call the Tick Tock Hop one rigged, the two players just have to jump at different times. Also, Cheep Cheep Chance is the same deal as Doors of Doom regardless of the rope you pick

[@DoctorNovakaine]

Oh, yeah, I remember ruining the palm of my hand on rotation games when I was younger. I think the first Mario Party was the culprit, and I want to say that was the worst of them when it came to rotating minigames?

[@Damian_1989]

Oh yeah, the Mario Party 1 stick rotation games...

[@Stryker-j6x]

Nintendo Unity: crate and peril is the most unbalanced 1v3 minigame. River Raiders: Also 2:55 : Brent we're starving...

[@TraceWingo_09]

Gate Key-pers on master difficulty is just so unfair. The cpus often just “coincidentally” guess it right, right at the very start.

[@torracat90]

9:34 I never understood why many people hated this minigame, it’s not very hard for me but apparently it is a nightmare for almost everyone

[@marionsonic1035]

There are times where you move the remote but the dang chimp won't flip, and if you have poor reaction time.

[@MacraezyMan]

@@marionsonic1035YES

[@solarflare9078]

It's because the motion controls are surprisingly very unresponsive

[@sharonpeters7341]

All of these minigames reminded me of the party crashers when they play Mario party lol

[@cailieisidro5758]

Same here and was looking for a Party Crashers fan

[@aU2times]

I don't see a problem with Seer Terror. Its just a Bonus minigame that affects nothing. It can also only be played in the Minigame Mode. And since Bowser is the one who is telling you your future, bad things are almost guaranteed to happen.

[@1creeperbomb]

Saved the worst for last lol. I think they legit never gave the motion control API to the devs and some dude just gussed the accelerometer values for debugging and then never changed them.

[@CheeryCinccino]

Wario and Waluigi have size difference advantages

[@ChiefMedicPururu]

3:36 I'd thought you would be showing Pedal Power. I CANNOT win that mini-game legitimately.

[@lZeroTwol]

3:35 PERFECT ROTACTION!! PERFECT ROTACTION!! PERFECT ROTACTION!!

[@cailieisidro5758]

Adds trap beat

[@hareljustharel]

*brent switching mode* *Guys you aren't fucking rotating*

[@TAFRG379_wine_moyai]

2:38 Brutal* CPUs 4:14 Lesson of the day: Wear gloves when playing stick-rotating minigames

[@LPB19019]

I never noticed the spelling mistake at 7:53 until now lol

[@MasterSockGames]

3 v 1 coin minigames should not exist

[@speedymatt1236]

Some of these probably had some unforeseen oversights.

[@MayyarJbeili]

They could, at the very least, give the solo player a *slight* speed advantage in Flasfright

[@BeatboxingLeprechaun]

Something like this actually happened when I played Mario Party Jamboree I was Luigi, My Brother was Toad, my Dad was DK, and the CPU was Rosalina It was our first time ever playing the game, and we got Lumber Tumble DK's Hitbox was so big, he practically took up the whole bridge, so we literally couldn't get around him without falling off He actually WON that Minigame because of that, and he's not that good at Action Paced Games

[@javiergironbracamonte5296]

I remember hearing that in MP1's limbo dance, playing as Yoshi gave you a disadvantage because of his big nose, but idk if that's true.

[@TroyBoyJoy]

so is waluigi wario or bowser better? They all have advantages in certain minigames but which one is the best

[@PNATKM]

2:32 honestly, if you AT LEAST can jump, It wouldn't be that bad

[@DerrickPage465]

As Omega said: Lost, Unacceptable. Yeah, I knew something was off about these mini games...

[@shaydystheshadowqueen9584]

Thanks for the war time flashback of the monkey game.

[@ethan9593]

Don't forget, as part of the lawsuit, people who bought the game could contact nintendo and receive up to 4 protective gloves.

[@timothypitcher7996]

Tug o' War is so unfair in that you're bound to lose, even against the easiest CPUs. Control Stick rotation minigames are just downright awful, and it feels like a sin knowing that the minigame came back without ANY control scheme adjustments; button mashing would've been the better option. And if you remember Mario Party 2's Mini-Game Coaster, it makes the luck-based minigames become even more infuriating to play. I'm looking at you, Honeycomb Havoc.

[@gregorygejoff1628]

Tick tock hop isn't unfair so much as different input timings are required. Also please do not remind me of the actual pain mp1 games brought. (Which BTW nintendo got sued for and they lost that law suit)

[@javiergironbracamonte5296]

It is unfair because the player that is closer to the center has a stricter time window.

[@JunniorStarLight]

“Size of his cake” SIR ☠️💀

[@noitmahh]

i question why they even bothered adding these type of minigames if it boils down to a flow chart.

[@Mario87456]

I just knew that with Tick Tock Hop that you were at a disadvantage if you spawned closer to the clock, it was pretty obvious to me.

[@ElijahS-r5r]

Who knew Mario party games were actually casinos for kids?

[@javiergironbracamonte5296]

You made me remember those Luigi minigames from SM64DS and NSMBDS.

[@ElijahS-r5r]

@javiergironbracamonte5296 I actually used to play those minigames.

[@MikaelorBash]

Pro-Tip: If you want to play Tug-o-War or Paddle Battle, play it in a N64 emulator with keyboard controls, the keyboard doesn't have a control stick... so...

[@supermariogirl4467]

Every time I played Blame It on the Crane in Jamboree I was the one, and it’s literally impossible for the three to win

[@djzorori]

Everybody's used the palm of their hand on the analog stick on the 64 at least once.

[@Jake_NekoNekoyama]

Now correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't Bowser and DK have a disadvantage in minigames like Drop Shot due to their size?

[@firemayro]

"pain to win" is a good retort

[@milesv5579]

2:32 Most unbalanced minigame. Meanwhile bash and cash. And you will never lose paddle battle if you have...PERFECT ROTATION

[@cailieisidro5758]

A word of advice for paddle battle, have arms that are iron

[@YourCatOverlord]

im surprised you didnt mention the 1v3 where the 3 water the piranha plant chasing the skateboarder

[@manuelrodriguez3166]

I remember that it's impossible for the 1 player to lose if they don't mess up. The players in the cloud can only make the piranha faster so much. Same goes on the mini game about a player walking on a rope in the sea.

[@JBlazinVA21]

I always thought there was a reason I hated Doors of Doom and this video just solidified that reason LOL

[@drakeburnett7254]

2:53 American wealth distribution be like:

[@josecl3487]

I’m glad stick rotation wasn’t included in jamboree but as motion still same thing

[@RAINPlaysGamesOfficial]

Most unbalanced is more for Heat Stroke from Mario Party 5. My all time most hated mini game ever made

[@aeon87]

3:47 I beat this minigame flawlessly.....with a joy-con 😋

[@JoeandLIV]

What about the new Mario party jamboree mini game the motion control one it’s called Dorrie river and it involves the joy con to move around but it won’t sync well

[@LordSiravant]

Proof that Mario Party is blatantly unfair.

[@FallGuy01013]

Oh, that’s bad-bad, you’re right Nintendo Unity, sorry for the skin pain when you were a child

[@RyneMcKinney]

I don't even know what the point of seer terror is

[@NathanTheGameGuy]

So more proof that Mario Party is rigged. Got it

[@Mario583a]

Truth is, game was rigged from the start 🔫 ~ Miyamoto

[@NisseDood]

Puts 10 points in luck.

[@OmegaDragonGaming]

Surprised you didn't add in Pedal Power, honestly. You want to talk about hurting yourself, this is the game that will make you regret playing Mario Party 1! It's a rotation minigame with YOUR COINS on the line. If you lose, you also lose 5 coins on the board. You need a ton of continuous rotations of the stick to win the minigame... in 15 seconds. I believe it is fifteen seconds long.

[@MR-to4yp]

I can't stand the ones that are pure luck

[@Michele1ELL]

Omg same. Like Lost and Pound in the new one

[@timothypitcher7996]

They're even worse when you have to win them. Mario Party 2's Mini-Game Coaster was what made me despise Honeycomb Havoc so much.

[@MiketJAce021]

5:54 Welcome to DBD, lol