Why Mario Party DS Is The Best Handheld Mario Party

[@silokhawk]

Super Mario Party sold almost twice as much than DS did and got better reception at launch than what this game got. Just throwing that out there for anyone who thinks the title is a no-brainer.

[@thatguynamedhunter]

It is kinda sucky but like you said not only did DS come out very late in it’s life span, but Super Mario Party was the closest thing to a return to form for Mario Party for the longest time after many bad games and also only came out a year after the Switch came out so it had way more time to breathe. It was just bad timing all around on DS’s part, but I’m happy people are actually praising it again lately

[@السراقالمجهول]

sailok did you make a sailok and kermit and fish vince miis in miitopia switch if yes please give me the access code

[@VicViper]

SPM really didn't deserve it, and recently I've seen a resurgence of criticism towards this game centered on how bad the boards were and how horribly balanced was. I've always felt the boards were minuscule, had little to no personality (as is the UI), little going on at all, and the coin balancing was absolutely stupid; 10 coins for a star, 10 coins for a star pipe, and everyone can gain coins in regular minigames now? What??? It has good mini-games, but even Mario Party 10 has good mini-games, and Top 100 too, that hardly really counts if the mini-games are contextualised on bad boards or bad game modes. Reviews propelled the game's score due to a drought and hyped it from there, rather than from its genuine quality. It's similar to a few 3DS games that were released when the console wasn't doing so hot (cough cough Fire Emblem Awakening cough cough).

[@Driggsdamonstah]

@@VicViper with all that said, I’m excited for Mario Party Superstars as it seems like it might be our last hope for a return to form. Though it’s kinda funny how it’s literally just The top 100 done right as far as we know

[@eksmad]

But it IS!

[@realkingofantarctica]

I had Mario Party DS as a kid, and I assumed it wouldn't hold up well as many childhood favourites tend to do, but I was glad to know that a large majority agree that the game is as good as I remember.

[@mack_r-s]

Yeah I owned it as a did too, and I loved it! I mainly the puzzle mode now that I think about it.

[@Neogears1312]

Funny I’m the exact opposite. I didn’t enjoy this growing up and I’m kinda pleasantly surprised that people enjoyed it.

[@jwil4286]

there are a lot more games that hold up today than you think

[@titocity8923]

Man I lost my cartridge and I always miss this game

[@Kinaji3]

@@titocity8923 R.I.P

[@aidztube8928]

Bowser giving the losing player a star/coins in the story is actually very within character. He's trying to make the worst player go against the boss so they are more likely to lose.

[@FeligamiAdrizoeSworaDooplivian]

Wow. I never saw it that way. But that makes a lot more sense! Damn! He’s a savage! I can respect that kind of evil. To a certain degree.

[@MelloMathTeacher]

19:51 "And for my next trick, I'm sending you all back to the title screen!" Dude, the next Mario Party really needs to have a Bowser Space event like this, only once you press start, the game just *instantly* cuts back to Bowser's lair where he says "nah, just kidding, I wouldn't do that to you. But since I was generous enough to not quit the game, you owe me 20 coins" and takes them. That's just too HILARIOUS.

[@Absol7701]

YES

[@woomyngyes8528]

Someone mod this in

[@henke37]

Only if the title changes to Bowser Party. And the game makes an auto save to deal with idiots who reset the console. Said idiots can get a custom taunt from Bowser.

[@vincenthaynes3603]

And make it actually work if you're playing singleplayer

[@antonmcCl]

Me and my brothers speed ran Cube Crushers for 7 hours straight on a car trip, those were the days. My favorite mini game by far

[@ArceusBowser212]

That was my favorite 2v2 minigame as well.

[@EL01-h4c]

Cube crushers could be its own separate game

[@mr.throes8148]

Cube crushers was my favorite too but no one talks about it

[@JNest1]

My favourite mini game was camera shy

[@EL01-h4c]

@@JNest1 omg same, I used to play it over and over over

[@lukezane7952]

“Why Mario Party DS is the best handheld Mario Party” I mean I agree but you gotta admit it isn’t a high bar

[@XVINutkabob]

Tbf star rush was fun

[@KrazyKai64]

Isn’t a high bar?

[@ITNODove]

@@KrazyKai64 As in, there isn't much competition for the title.

[@XVINutkabob]

@Nt shorts and that’s how you loose your skin privileges

[@Sweetie.21]

@Nt shorts That's the one with just one board and everyone moving at the same time, right?

[@turkeysandwich1703]

Maybe I’m just biased towards this game being my first Mario Party but I loved the soundtrack The minigame songs, Wiggler’s Garden, and Bowser’s Pinball Machine all stand out to me

[@leonpaelinck]

Bowser's board is pretty good imo but the music is soooooooo forgetable in my opinion

[@KaylaTheKindOne]

The first two board themes and Kamek's Library were always my favorite. I also like the minigame tips theme (had to edit my comment lol)

[@guavacadoII]

Only the bowser Bowser board is okay. The other other theme I can remember is toadette's Music Room for being annoying. Very weak soundtrack, hard to say any other entry in the series is worse.

[@PhilipGamez]

The soundtrack really is awesome!

[@insidiousy]

The soundtrack for the boards is just alright enough. The minigame soundtrack though? That shit slaps.

[@thatguynamedhunter]

NDCube is actually mostly comprised of former Hudson Soft members so they technically still live on, I just feel they took the criticisms of Mario Party becoming too samey around when 8 and DS came out too far for a while, thankfully Mario Party Superstars is finally as classic of a Mario Party as you can get and you can even play it on the go in Handheld mode unlike Super

[@internettraveler8666]

Why do they still find themselves unable to make a Mario party game that tops even the first one?

[@thatguynamedhunter]

@@internettraveler8666 Super was good even if it wasn’t the best one by a lot

[@Rediscool9]

@@internettraveler8666 I mean I would rather play Super Mario Party a million times over a game like Mario Party 1 that does actually PHYSICAL DAMAGE to your palms, but whatever, I guess I’m just an idiot for DARING to like a SINGLE NDCube developed Mario Party game.

[@jowysw]

A lot of people online love to hate on NDCube without considering this fact. Wonder why.

[@joskalnunez381]

@@internettraveler8666 idk

[@SevenThirteen]

19:47 when Bowser did the transition, it played a Google ad. If that was intentional to play an ad there, bravo

[@justinwiebe8327]

The memories of me shutting off my DS after getting zero flamed on bowser’s pinball machine.

[@valenfraux]

Mario Party DS is literally my entire childhood, you play the first seconds of one of the songs and I can instantly tell that's "Play Nicely, Everyone". also wigglers garden has best board music

[@EL01-h4c]

I agree but I also like Bowsers pinball machine music

[@goddessa4524]

i love all the songs but my favourite will forever be the one from toadette’s music room

[@السراقالمجهول]

the credit theme for this game is very touching in the context of it being the last mario party game by hudson soft

[@Sean_Bird]

MPDS is probably the definition of a cult classic, I've always loved this game, and most people I've heard that owned it talk about it just as positively. EDIT: There's two modes you missed talking about, both exclusive to Multiplayer if you only connected to one other player, Pen Pals and Desert Duel. Just letting you know, if you might not have been able to play those modes.

[@mannysoup9063]

Yup

[@jesse9038]

this was the first ds game i owned. it's a part of my very being

[@EternalStar2401]

Pen pals was my favorite part of the game

[@Sweetie.21]

I didn't know about that! Is it hidden somewhere? I never spotted it when playing with my friend.

[@justbirb1486]

@@Sweetie.21 It's under "Extras Mode" in the starting menu. They're both really fun modes, would definitely recommend!

[@Pixelcraftian]

15:49 This part made me realise how much I miss Download Play. Even limited stuff would be cool on switch if friends could play together with just one copy. Awesome video, definetly think Mario Party DS is one of the best Mario Parties, also MP8 was good too 👀

[@leonpaelinck]

More profit if every player has to buy the game

[@Pixelcraftian]

@@leonpaelinck Okay, I see your point, but I have a counter argument: Where's the fun in that

[@Aserl]

Yes Mario Party 8 is good!! By far my favorite Mario Party, it defined my childhood. With it being the last home console game made by Hudson Soft, they definitely went out with a bang. Rest in peace Hudson, gone but never forgotten!

[@leonpaelinck]

@@Pixelcraftian also, DS games were super light. 3DS games with download play were very rare and often had more loading

[@fernansanchez6331]

@@Pixelcraftian I've a better counter argument: if Nintendo allowed people to play with just a copy of a Switch game (with limitations), people who doesn't have a copy, would see how fun is the game and buy it.

[@samueld8413]

Prepare yourself for the massive tidal wave of Anti-Piracy memes Edit: 2:58 Called it

[@mack_r-s]

You sure did.

[@mariajimenafigueroa233]

I'm glad that the fake anti-piracy screens died EDIT: Ok, I don't hate that trend anymore. It was fine and interesting at first but people honestly ruined it when they overexploted and tried to passed it as real.

[@kingofrain5753]

respect. Camera shy is one of my favorite Mario party minigames.

[@i8dacookies890]

This was the only Mario Party I had as a kid, and I felt so clever that you could get those points for unlockables you mentioned by playing team games where my teammate was the highest level cpu, and it even gave you more points for having that higher level cpu like it wasn't actually making things way easier!

[@EXD_XeBBy]

I love your pfp

[@i8dacookies890]

@@EXD_XeBBy Great minds think alike.

[@raidenmei9064]

This was my first DS game, I have such great memories with it.

[@sergeantguy4404]

Haha, I still play this unironicaly with my brother. We recently went on a short 3 hour flight and spent it playing a 20 turn game on pinball land. This games a must have, even today

[@gameuniverse8736]

As a fellow MPDS fan,I can say that Rocket Rascal is epic

[@EL01-h4c]

So great

[@mariajimenafigueroa233]

COME ON, NINTENDO. I WANT ROCKET RASCALS IN MARIO PARTY SUPERSTARS!!

[@gameuniverse8736]

@@mariajimenafigueroa233 #RocketRascalsInMPSuperstars

[@qwerty3793]

20:52 I will grant you that trying to play Triangle Twisters with the D-Pad and buttons was pretty bad, but I always thought that the stylus mode worked pretty well. It took a little getting used to, but once you got the hang of it, it was easy to tell how each triangle spun relative to where you put the stylus. It also let you work faster, generally speaking. Granted, I put a lot of time into that minigame and definitely found it to be a fun time, though not my favorite part of that game (which had to be Toadette's board and the minigame modes). Great analysis of a great game - I would love to see more handheld Mario Partys like this one.

[@Steammoch]

I rememeber 2 game on MPDS in particular, the globe shooter, a really fun FPS and the game in which you needed to take photo of everybody. I would play these game in loop...

[@user-yw8ek4dj5v]

the camera one in the maze was so good

[@Grane1234]

Getting everyone in one photo was always a challange

[@EL01-h4c]

Camera shy, trace cadets and cyber scamper are my favourites

[@magolor152]

Dust buddies, so simple and yet so clever aa it plays well into the fact that the characters are small as you run away from a giant vacuum cleaner

[@maatiemm2132]

This was my childhood. I'm SUPER exited someone talks about this VERY underrated Mario Party and DS game.

[@KLGB76]

You forgot to talk about Pen Pals and Desert Duel, the 2 players exclusive extra modes.

[@leonpaelinck]

Download play doesnt work on emulators, so it's hard to get footage

[@rac1equalsbestgame853]

I played this game to death as a child. I remember being a god at the minigames. One of the only memories I have of my actual childhood.

[@linkofdoom24]

The “random” option for the dual/friend spaces are really stupid. Since it always picks the 1st place for duals, and last for friendship space.

[@mariajimenafigueroa233]

I know

[@leonpaelinck]

but why would you ever pick random? I wish there was a way to challenge no one if you rather play it safe (or every other player is broke so you can't win anyting) also it would be fun if the friendship space allowed you to refuse the coins, so nobody gets them

[@krosshair450]

8 and DS hold a special place in my heart, glad to see it’s getting more recognition

[@xconduitt2973]

This game was honestly a good chunk of my childhood. This video makes me wanna find my DS again...

[@rancidrage8837]

With the points and collectables there’s one for each character if you beat story mode with that character, also there’s a few multiplayer specific modes that were fun my personal favorite being pen pals

[@JsYTA]

I miss Capsules/Hexes. Items that effect the board is the only thing ND Cube is missing.

[@leonpaelinck]

To be fair the N64 games had none of that and those are constantly praised by fans

[@lawsonporter6113]

Grew up playing this installment, and it has always been one of my favourites

[@glasssawsslipperstraws7410]

this is my personal favorite mario party. i remember playing this alone under my covers all the time

[@reaverofsouls4898]

This game was the first one I ever personally owned alongside the orange DSi I got so many years ago (It's been over a decade and it still works great, sturdy device!) My rose tinted glasses were flying on the second I saw the notification. Great review!

[@ProChara]

The most underrated Mario Party, its in my top 3

[@octoking8113]

I’m surprised he said that the music isn’t good cuz maybe it’s just a bias but I find that all the tracks were amazing especially since it was on a small handheld. And even Kameks stage fits the mood perfectly and is kinda a bop imo.

[@sempiternvs]

It's one of the best Mario Parties in general.

[@NABBIT2000]

This is was my first Mario Party game. I had such a blast with this game as a kid.

[@linkofdoom24]

I do still have my og copy. Definitely a fun one.

[@phoenixflamegames1]

Honestly, I remember playing this so much as a kid and I am going to go back now and check how many points I had again😂

[@kittycake12346]

And how many do you have?

[@Luke-el8hs]

both of my save files had max (99999) I think I played it quite alot 😭

[@phoenixflamegames1]

@@kittycake12346 found the game just now and I’ve got 51857 points.

[@woomyngyes8528]

@@Luke-el8hsSAME i thought i was the only one

[@jonathanzabolio236]

This game and Mario Kart DS were two of my favorite DS games purely because I could play with my siblings and cousins, none of which had the games, but almost all of which had a DS.

[@fredd5219]

Yesterday I was thinking "wait sylok is still alive? He hasn't uploaded anything in a while" and lo and behold, here you are!

[@lollo412]

I remember that triangle twisters has also another mode where you have to replicate an image on the top screen by rotating the triangles on the bottom....i dont remember the name though....

[@JoeDan54]

Focus mode!

[@mrkoroshiya2321]

Awesome video as always, although, I would have enjoyed if you could have compared it to other portable Mario Party games. That way we can understand why it's the best handheld MP in your opinion

[@supermariof0521]

Another reason why this game got overshadowed was because in the same year that "Mario Party DS" came out, "Mario Party 8" released on the Wii earlier that same year and outsold MPDS by a landslide, but was critically panned when it came out. Not to mention that in the same month that "Mario Party DS" came out, "Super Mario Galaxy" and "Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games" also came out and already had people's attention.

[@Hamantha]

Wiggler’s garden is a great track imo, and I feel like the Minigame music and boss music are decent

[@Grane1234]

I love the game's intro music and most if not all of the minigame music

[@josephconover5270]

There is a way to grind party points which is to play max turns on DK Stone Statue and save scumming by staying in last till the Final 5 Frenzy to get stars for 5 coins while having lots of coins as having enough could let you possibly get max stars. That lets you get lots of points.

[@KyogresHideout_Vegito2121]

This is by far mine and my sister's favorite Mario Party game of all time.

[@angeldevilanime7199]

This game was the only game me and my brother would play to gather and I loved it and still do

[@ReptillionGamer]

Oh wow, my cousin used to have this, I really want it but it’s a ds game so it’s impossible to find a physical copy, I just want to play it with my friends/cousins via DS download Edit: Going to a gamestop near me to get it physically, i’m excited, my cousins and friends gonna have fun

[@yogurtpotstudios]

Ebay

[@ReptillionGamer]

@@yogurtpotstudios gamestop

[@VeeMinecrafts]

Seeing footage of this game again, feels like a day dream I remember playing this for hours sitting down when i have nothing to do It was even better when you know you can bring it anywhere

[@VeeMinecrafts]

I always wanted to bring my ds around, i was even addicted to it multiple times

[@TheNormalAsian]

I'd say it's my favorite mario party. I remember putting so many hours into this game. I'm sad the original developers are gone now but it's super fun how this one came to be.

[@Devdev009]

I honestly had so much fun playing it with my cousins during the holidays, we all spread out and used download play to organize a big game! It was also my only MP experience outside of 8 with my cousins as well lol.

[@zacharylandrum4789]

This game was my childhood and it's good to see it get the love it deserves.

[@zacharylandrum4789]

ProtonJon anytime he sees Mario Party DS after the LP on TRG: *war like flashbacks*

[@chilln0648]

Mario Party DS is probably my favorite Mario Party game period.

[@Ronald_Ruck]

Got this game in a lot I bought at a flea market once and I never expected it to be so awesome! A solid number of good and fun boards, a great number of entertaining and fun mini games and EVERYTHING is based on the plot that the characters got shrinked. Amazing! Also I was able to play it regularly with friends and flatmates with just my single cardridge.

[@markymark443]

"This is the first entry to allocate a space to [duels] in the main party mode" Mario Party 6 and 7: "Are we a joke to you?"

[@leonpaelinck]

But in this game they did it better. I don't like how there are already duel spaces in the beginning of the board.

[@mattslife7281]

I remember playing this game at the playground loved it.

[@drago5819]

I actually still play this with my cousin sometimes. It’s just timeless

[@j4min64]

Just been watching all the Mario Party DS videos I could find the past couple days and now this drops

[@luigiman3]

I literally just beat MPDS story mode. Coincidence? I THINK NOT!

[@EL01-h4c]

I was stuck on the Bowser boss fight for years so a few weeks ago I looked up how to do it and I feel so stupid that I was never able to do it before

[@aidensteacorner]

This game was my first DS game. I actually got it months before my DSi, on my birthday, cos the shipping on my DSi was delayed cos of issues. I loved the game so much. It was and still is my favourite Mario Party, slightly fuelled by nostalgia.

[@samueld8413]

8:12 I’d argue that people actually prefer playing AGAINST DK as a CPU for… reasons…

[@Emmabowlesss]

Hard DK ?

[@LFPman]

I remember playing this game through many stages of my life, unlocking all the minigames to come back to this game in 2014 to complete the story, to then defeating each boss to get every trophy and incidentally capping the 99,999 MP points limit… I invested way too much time into this game than I thought

[@gameuniverse8736]

This is my first Mario Party so therefore is perfect

[@PhilipGamez]

This game was one of my favorites as a kid, thanks for the review! 😁😁😁

[@dankaka]

Mario party DS is a good game. It becomes worse when dice starts hating me.

[@TheComicKid_]

Can we all agree that Toadette's Music Room is the best board in the game?

[@leonpaelinck]

Debatable. I prefer bowser's pinball machine

[@MrGojira95]

19:51 made me laugh. It’s something Bowser should’ve done, but be a 0.01% chance to happen.

[@WeegeeMaro]

Considering I actually just recently bought MPDS, I can’t think of more perfect timing to watch this video

[@ChipStarlow]

Nostalgia just hit me like a semi-truck seeing the boards and minigames

[@ZainTheRapper]

Nah nah nah, This isn't just the best handheld Marioparty, this IS THE BEST *MARIOPARTY* _in my opinion_

[@pinguthepenguin9296]

Super Mario Party is sorta overrated

[@darrenvanleyden4988]

@@pinguthepenguin9296 that’s bcuz super Mario party sucks

[@retr0cat866]

In my opinion In my opinion in my opinion

[@legodude494]

FINALLY, someone recognises Mario Party DS for the great game that it is! I still play it today and it's one of my favourite DS games alongside Mario Kart. Super underrated and should really be talked about more. The boards were super creative since the characters were shrunk down, the bosses were fun and the mini games are mostly very fun (at least for me), as well as the extra modes, puzzles, etc.

[@JojosCrazyChannel]

Why not do the whole “Mario Party” retrospective?

[@TheGamersState]

Just wanna say; Loved this video Silok, I'm not really into Mario Party that much but I still love hearing you talk about it.

[@shalamung_bung3035]

Wasn't expecting him to make this video, but I'm so happy he did damn. Also MP6 is the best one. I love the Tiny theme too about this game. Best single player mode as well

[@theawemazingcrew9702]

Mario Party and Mario Kart DS are legends in the video game industry. I remember being like 5 and playing with my friends at school or birthday parties or get together. With family members at family reunions, with my sister while we were selling garden vegetables at the end of the Laneway. Legendary games, bro. Edit: the ending of your video made me tear up

[@leftasright]

Everyone saying this is _obviously_ the best handheld mario party but honestly I think star rush is really good

[@mikayel6175]

Nah

[@miwestraveler3986]

Yeah it is. If only it had actually interesting boards for it's "classic party" mode and it would have been great.

[@mikayel6175]

@@miwestraveler3986 that's y it's bad. A mario party is good cos of 3 things: mechanics, boards and minigames. Star rush fails at the 1st 2. It's like me saying if paper mario sticker star didnt have its flaws, it would be the best paper mario game

[@miwestraveler3986]

@@mikayel6175 1 : some of Super Rush's mechanics and boards (mainly Toad's Scramble) are far, FAR from being failures. I'm saying if all modes were as good, it would have been a great overall game 2 : no one said Super Rush would have been the best 3 : Sticker Star would have been a great game if some of it's flaws were adressed, and it's definitely not a bad game as it is.

[@mikayel6175]

travelers don't agree with u on either but let's just agree to disagree

[@Jai-xv5gz]

Forgot that I used to play this game. Thanks for the nostalgia trip.

[@gameuniverse8736]

Not to brag or anything,but I'm pretty much a god in the mic games. My lungs are in pain

[@Toriva_Rize]

thank you for making this video, Mario Party DS wasn't a very big part of my childhood but I do have many fond memories of it. I'm glad to see it get the recognition it deservers.

[@raymondc9513]

"Why Mario Party DS is the best handheld Mario Party" The answer: cause literally every other handheld Mario party was hot garbage

[@SugarsnapCaely]

As someone who got my DS in 2008 this had been the perfect game for me. I loved playing this game. I still remember the excitements and frustrations at trying to beat some of the bosses. For some reason the first boss had always been the hardest for me, because it was difficult for me to aim and blow into the mic at the same time... (only now years later do I know there's a button to press instead) 😅 But then BOWSER OH BOY. Many hours were spent on that one.

[@genuineangusbeef8697]

This title is impressive until you remember it's competition doesn't even have multiplayer

[@VexKingYoutube]

What about Super Mario Party on the Nintendo Switch?

[@Froge0]

All the 3DS ones do

[@majesticmo5048]

I just realised this is the only traditional mario party portable game

[@VexKingYoutube]

@@majesticmo5048 what about all Super Mario Party on the switch

[@majesticmo5048]

@@VexKingKZbin I meant to say handheld in which the switch is more of a console

[@Minochu96]

15:40 download play also have 2 additional modes to play 1 is a duel type of mode where you roll the dice and the space you land on gives you a star, nothing or a dice block for an extra move whoever has the most points after 10 turns wins and the team game where you and a friend team up against 2 CPUs trying to block them in using a pencil and it's line the game stops once you've captured both...or when 10 turns has gone by also shame the Wii U games have download play disabled cause Mario Party DS, Kart and more is available on the Wii U virtual console and would be really fun to play together on the big screen like the Wii U player use the gamepad and the others could use the DS / 3DS download play to play

[@Froge0]

That is like, the most dry take I have ever seen in a KZbin title. I don't think I've ever met anyone who even likes any of the other handheld Mario Party games, let alone thinks they're the best.

[@silokhawk]

A LOT of people like Super. It sold nearly double the units DS sold in fact.

[@Froge0]

@@silokhawk Oh, Super is technically handheld. I forget about that.

[@Rediscool9]

@@silokhawk DO they, though? I always thought people HATED Super.

[@BrandonBreakfast]

I loved playing this game as a kid. I didn’t play this much with friends since I didn’t have very many, and only one friend with a ds and this game. Although I remember playing this game with her everytime I was near her. When i was little i used to go to my grandmas house a lot since my parents were always busy. I was friends with this neighbor over there. She was amazing. We did everything together and when she moved, I was devastated. But back to the topic, this was our favorite game to play together. We loved this game so much it was like a priority to play it every time we saw each other. We loved playing that one mode with the rocket, in which you needed to get enough parts to build a bridge to a rocket ship in the middle of the map to escape. You would get parts by winning minigames. This was our favorite and i remember us putting the bridge parts in each other’s spaces because we loved to help eachother out. She truly was amazing. I really miss her. Ok, back to the topic at hand. I also played this game in single player a lot since (like i said) I didn’t have many friends. I remember playing it a lot and trying to beat kamek’s library and never could. No matter how hard i tried i could never beat it. I also loved just replaying minigames. I thoroughly remember playing one with a train. Anyways, mario party ds is one of my favorites on the ds because of how much joy and memories it brought me. TL;DR: I played this game with a friend for most of my childhood and had many memories with her since i barely had any friend and played single player a bunch since i was a lonely kid

[@brinbin_]

Oh man! Crazy that you say the ost is forgettable because I would listen to the game's soundtrack library everyday back then, using my DS as an mp3 for the ost because I loved it so much. Also there's another mode of Triangle Twisters that wasn't mentioned which is puzzle based called "focus mode". Although it might be a boring puzzle mode to others, I spent so many hours trying to get the most optimal moves and best time, it was so fun. Probably one of the first things I ever speedran before I even knew speedrunning was a thing. Thank you for this video! I'm very happy to know Mario Party DS is just as good to others as I felt it always was. Now I need to find it again and see what my MP point score and progress was...

[@wyattdupre2721]

I loved MP DS. It was all me and my sisters would play when we were kids

[@Grizziz]

I just found this channel and I’m freakin mind blown by how good this vid is. I loved Mario party Dd as a kid haha. Definitely gonna watch all the other videos now

[@tillylainton7555]

Mario Party DS was the only Mario Party I have played and is by far my favourite DS Game. My sister and I used to play it for hours and not get bored and the game was a big part of my childhood. It's nice to see that also many others also played this game and shared the same childhood memories with this game

[@giygas_9577]

Now I kind of wish I hadn't sold my copy a long time ago. Enjoyed the video, Silok. There's something very cozy about your channel, especially these videos looking back at Nintendo games from the 2000s and 2010s.

[@lamelooser2406]

I got this game with my 3DS, it’s my favourite game on there, I’ve played it so much that I have all of the badges, I’m really glad someone made a video like this.

[@CoolCrocodile]

Mp ds was literally a big part of my childhood, it's something I will never forget. Might just probably get a 3ds in order to relive it again.

[@parker.xoxoxo]

this was my first mario party and first ds game, the game always is gonna hold a special place in my heart

[@Besitzerstolz]

This game is just brilliant. The perfect Mario Party, I'm still playing it with friends and even alone, because I'm going for WR in Boss Bash. It's a piece of my childhood I'll never let go.

[@MixmasterCorn]

Absolutely loved the hell out of this game; every bit of music is so nostalgic, the minigames were so fun to play with siblings, but my one gripe (was admittedly my bad) was that I hated music, and couldn’t beat the hammer bro boss because I was awful at rhythm before going into high school

[@leonpaelinck]

4:50 I actually think the reason MPDS only had 5 boards is so every board can be played in download play. The probably decided early on that download play would have no limitations so they made everything with that in mind.

[@mollysims1649]

I loved this game growing up. I use to stay up at my cousins every Friday and this was our go to game. For hours we would play this game, as well as the multi-player super mario 64

[@LuigiBones]

i played through this game to 100% complete it as a favor for my friend jerry in daycare. it did indeed take me a week! i didnt get to play it anymore after that, but it was one of the highlights of my time at almost home learning center.

[@SpagEddie8113]

As a kid I didn’t really play games much, I mostly just watched my sisters play the Wii because I was bad at it. But the one game I really did play a lot was Mario Party DS. I remember thinking that one game where you spin a cherry around and through it was like impossible. I was really good at the game where your blow on the Thwomp though and various others. I also really liked the tetris-y mini games, and the mode where you go up the stairs and play a mini game each time