CORRECTIONS: I'm bound to make a few mistakes with a video of this much length. If you find any issues then feel free to let me know and I'll correct them down below, along with giving you credit! Timestamps were missing for Abandon Ship, Bombs Away and Bumper Balls.(Anderson Crush) 0:14 - Misspelled "Identifying", although I'm not as upset about this as I should be since I've misspelled this word so much that it's practically a part of me now. (tassaron) 36:00 - Mystery Land's seven star spaces failed to appear, here's what they look like: i.imgur.com/6Ty0ceu.png ; funny how the board all about mystery had its star spaces hidden away for whatever reason... (Polderjoch) 42:37 - It only takes 10 coins to dance with the boos and Mr. I's, not 20. (coolpizzacook) 48:40 - There's an item shop on the bottom left corner of Bowser Land, totally blended in for me. This means that it is possible to have some autonomy over the items you have, but the item shop on the top right will still take up your item slot if you're not careful, so keep that in mind! (jimmynacho) 57:39 - Mushroom Mix-Up's mushrooms don't stay below the water as long as the hexagons stay under the lava in Hexagon Heat. This means that when the mushrooms speed up, you can actually stay in the air long enough for them to come back out of the water, which you can't do in Hexagon Heat. (MelloMathTeacher) 1:09:28 - I say the same thing twice, guess that means it was really important! (Timesez Smm) 1:20:05 - The first Mario Party has the same amount and type of variations as Mario Party 2, you just can't select them. (MelloMathTeacher) 1:45:23 - For Toad Bandstand, all that matters is that you actually _landed_ on the note, accuracy is negligible. For example, if one team _barely_ lands on every note while the other team lands on each note _perfectly_, then the result will be a draw, with one team winning at random. (IcySpeedruns) - ruclips.net/video/uarfCjN2zu8/видео.html
I knew duel mini games dont count for the mini game star but I thought Battle ones did. Good to know they dont either. Also the tips on Day at the Races are really useful. I thought thwomp was ass but didnt know the rest.
When things start speeding up, pay very close attention to the Shy Guy's arms. WHEN THINGS START SPEEDING UP, PAY VERY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE SHY GUY'S ARMS.
Yknow you'd think they'd make a Mario Party with online... (The last Mario Party I played was 4 when I was young so idk if Mario Party Onlinr is a thing) But it should be
1000% me I think its because movies require more focus and have that full arc whereas with youtube videos you can be distracted without missing too much
My family accepted that I was going to take everything from them. They could only hope that I didn't randomly hit their Face to take all their stars. I didn't memorize the flow but I did see a pattern so it wasn't hard to get what I wanted.
@@dragonmaster951753 lmao that’s good, I’ve done the same thing. Mario Party 2 has the easiest star swap to time, it’s super easy. Mario party 1 also has a super easy star swap, its devastating when I land on chance. I love that chaos
@@zoomzike '[LSF]Chaz Gaming' and his friends would have a proverbial field day with these Identifying Luck Mario Party RUclips videos! (This is assuming here that none of them have seen them yet here.)
When I was young, I thought the coinbags were like pocket watches. Now that I'm older, I know there is 60 frames of recovery on full hop ground pound in totem pole pound
*@Doctor Dankeston* ...or when you're starting to get emotionally tired of your *_friends'_* friends in annihilating your friends and/or you in Mario Party video games!
Mario Party 2 was the first time my parents told me and my brother. “With how many times we’ve rented this game (from Blockbuster), we should’ve just bought the darn game”
@@pichujiggs153 lmao no idea how I missed these replies for so long. No. We never bought the game. The only Mario Party we've ever owned is the the new one on Switch. All the others we've played renting them.
Can I just mention that I love how you did the double meaning with the "lose your friends" technique? You throw your friends off and you actually lose your friends. XD
Jon: _"WHAT?!"_ I didn't expect anyone else to actually know The Runaway Guys, the fact that the maker of these videos knows them too is just astonishing!
An AI one time I played walked in rounds around Space land to activate the beam. It did it 7 times including after being hit and making it easy to predict as it was doing it for so long. Once the star was even in front of it, and instead it kept going its route, so taking the star with the lamp and getting out of the way was ridiculously easy.
@@zoomzike is the image an actual .GIF though? people seem to call things "gifs" even though it's clearly an .mp4 file. I once saw someone on reddit refer to a video, posted on youtube, as a gif. Anywho, thanks for posting this 2 hour gif with sound.
I'm glad you mentioned the ability to hop over the shell in the bowling game. In fact, if you jump towards the screen, you have an even better chance of avoiding the shell at the right time. Nothing will infuriate your opponent more than being dead center on you only for you to casually hop a single time and avoid being hit.
*When things start speeding up, pay very close attention to the shy guy’s arms* *When things start speeding up, pay very close attention to the shy guy’s arms*
I Cant wait for mario party 3, that game has the most stategy ever of all the mario party games with its wacky items, fly guy, the possibility of going in reverse (or force an oponent to do the same), 3 items, its the apex of mario marty imho (4 being a close second)
It's not my favorite (obviously that's 3) but I was always really loved the costumes. I had to beat every map with every character because they were so great to me. Wario in a warlock costume? Luigi in a pirate costume? Peach in a gunslinger outfit? Yes, yes, and absolutely yes!
Me at midnight: Time to watch a few videos before bed. RUclips Recommendations: I don't think so, buddy. Me: But I prom- Me: IS THAT IDENTIFYING LUCK MARIO PARTY 2 HELL YEAH BOI
@@theharvardyard2356 A good format to estimate is multiply the length of the video by 10. So since the video is 2 hours it probably took 20 hours of hard work. Sometimes it takes more or less time depending on if the RUclipsr has optimized their process. If they haven't, only the uploader knows how much time it takes.
@@zoomzike I'm still waiting for the "Identifying Luck: Mario Party 7" and - what is especially the case, as it is the most relevant one for this day and age - "Identifying Luck: Mario Party Superstars" RUclips videos from you.
Hoh, I'm guessing the longest one of these will top off at 2 hours and 30 minutes. Hopefully I can condense the information enough so it doesn't get _that_ long.
They had to figure out unique ways to push the consoles to their limits back then. Not saying they don't do that nowadays, but there aren't as many restrictions for the developers of our age.
Older games are often better and more interesting than newer games now. Just look how lame Super Mario Party is compared to the very first Mario Parties, though another reason for this is probably since, when the older developers stopped developing Mario Party, the series kind of went downhill.
It amazes me that Pirate Land is the first board you’re expected to play. I decided to play this game on Switch Online, it was my first time playing Mario Party. I wasn’t great at the minigames and so I was broke and sent back to the beginning, which started a series of trying to leave the first island to get to the star, in which I had no coins to buy items to help cross the bridge, which made crossing almost impossible with 2 cpus trying to cross at the same time, and I couldn’t land on the transport shark. It was a miserable experience where I spent easily 10 turns stuck in a coinless loop at the start of the board, unable to progress to the star. I eventually had much more fun on the Western Land board because 1/2 of the board didn’t feel like sitting on a landmine.
@@thecplman1 I think he ment because since mario is the same compared to all characters except he has the rare chance to get picked by thwomp, he is objectively the best
I don't know how many times I've watched this now at this point. These all have consistent quality and style, good formating; your pen work is quite good. 💤💤💤 _Anyway, back to sleep._ 💤💤💤
1:05:30 There is one extra bit of strategy that always won me this mini-game. When you get to the big converyor belt that pushes you backwards you can short hop to it and then jump to its other edge to then jump to the next platform. Doing this reduces the time you are walking on it and let's you cross it at pretty much regular run speed. The opposite applies to the forward moving conveyor belt. You want to short hop to it so you can run along it as long as possible.
You won't have to wait nearly as long for the others. I wasn't working the whole five months in-between this video and the last one. Glad you're looking forward to them!
ZoomZike Not to tell you what to do, but please take care not to burn yourself out. 2 hour long videos are definitely no small feat, not just with editing and VO, but I can imagine all the info gathering and footage recording is just as time consuming. Never mind all the times during the project you might have to go back and re-edit something you got wrong (I’ve been there...). These Mario Party videos are awesome, but don’t rush it. Let them be done when they’re done. We’ll still be here :).
Just came across these yesterday and have been working my way through them. I consider Mario Party 1-3 my favorites and I never thought there was such an in-depth discussion to be had on the element of luck, but these are great watches and nice trip down memory lane. Thanks for all the work you put into these.
You did indeed blow my mind with Day at the Races. Now it won´t be just a completely luck-based minigame that I lose all my coins to! That title is for BOWSER´s Big Blast! Hahaha..haha..ha *cries in coin lead*
1:09:28 HeadOn apply directly to the forehead! (Yes I know he pointed it out in a comment already) Also very glad to finally know about that Move to the Music empty input trick. I lost last time I played because of that and was very confused and even a bit frustrated (which is super rare for me while playing these luck heavy games for fun).
i remember watching this, commenting on the dvd player screensaver intro, before severely underestimating how strategy-based some mario party games can be
I appreciate the effort you put into these videos. They're longer than some feature length films, but every bit of them is packed with information. Thank you for teaching me how to destroy my friendships.
I love falling sleep with your videos, your voice is so soothing. No worries, I eventually finish them ^^ Nice job, lots of research are done on this, I can tell even if I haven't played any console before GC
I know this is 4 years old, but I just found this series yesterday(Mario Party 7! Watched it immediately when I saw it) and I'm absolutely loving it so far. The games are incredibly nostalgic to me and I never realized how much went into them! I also think its very coincidental that you updated the series today while I was watching this! How awesome though! Great work. I'll watch 8 when i get there lol
Yesssss! There’s nothing I love more than extremely long in depth well researched video essays on video games I love! Seriously these videos are fantastic, your production value is fantastic.
2:02:03 Yes I know I said "sound" instead of "around", there's actually a very good reason for that if you'd like me to explain. First, we need to define what "sound" is. To an average person, a sound is something that vibrates one's ears. Since the hammer "vibrates" the blocks fast enough to shatter them, I decided to be a clever boy by substituting "around" for "sound." I hope you're satisfied with that explanation, except you shouldn't be, since it really was a mispronunciation the entire time. Thank you for reading! You can unpause now.
This was my first Mario Party and after playing modern mario partys (10,Super, and the 3ds games except the top 100) i decided to take a break from them and play my very first Mario Party which was 2 and it did not disappoint. I am really impressed how it was able to tell a good story without a story mode (even tho i do prefer that they add a story mode) And tbh the story is a underrated part of this game.
One of my main methods on Move to the Music is to “forget” to do something on the last input. If my friends don’t know that secret, all of them will fail.
2:01:34 Notice how the stars are aligned with the edge of the hammer per item. It's subtle but it's there. Except for the 5th one. It's obvious the comet is aligned with the hammer.
Just wanna say a big thank you for this! This is one of my most cherished games growing up. I am 25 now and still love Mario Party 1-3 especially so much, unfortunately not many people wanna play it with me as I am...too good at it. This series is amazing so far, what a thourough analysis on this fantastic game. Thanks so for much for this, and can't wait for the next few of this, especially 3 of course! :-) ...now I just gotta hope the OTHER series on Mario Party, "Chance Time", will be continued too...I assume you are familiar with it?
If you want people to play with, then try joining the Mario Party Netplay Discord server I linked in the description, I'm sure you'll find some great challenge there! MP3's a favorite of mine! Can't wait until it's finished either! I've skimmed around King K's retrospectives on MP1 and MP2. While I haven't set aside time to watch them all the way through, I respect the thought he put into them.
OH GOD I NEEDED THIS. I have been so stressed and I need to spend two hours of pure escapism. Just thinking about something other than worldly troubles. Like the fact that two crazy people keep trying to jump me at a clinic I have to go to everyday. The police won't do anything and the clinic knows who these people are but will not give out any information or even parking lot surveillance footage because of HIPPA. So every time I go I run the risk of getting jumped.
ZoomZike Oh man its more than a little. I only just now finished the video. It was a fun learning experience as always and so nice to focus on something where the most nefarious thing possible is covering the face in the face stretching minigame so the other players can't see it lol. Excited for number 3! My wife apparently played it a bunch as a kid so we'll be watching together. Thanks again for making these! They're a real treat. Oh and the clinic kicked out the people who were after me. Hopefully they won't be back to retaliate for that but at least the clinic is now open to cooperating with the police and are even giving me an escort to my car if ask for one.
This is the game that started it all for me, my friends and I spent the summer of 2000 locked away in my new apartment playing this game all night long, ah the pain, the Big Boo stealing everything, lol. Absolute classic game.
It was a joke on how in the first Identifying Luck I claimed DK's Jungle Adventure was the only board in the entire series with two Boos in the entire series.
@ZoomZike the reason that there’s so many recycled minigames from the first Mario Party is because Mario Party 2 was meant to be an expansion to the first game. It even has errors when you connect a N64DD (Disk Drive) to it, which suggests that Mario Party 2 was planned for the DD. Maybe Mario Party 1 was even planned for the DD too...
I'm definitely subscribing, this was an amazing deep analysis of one of my favorite Mario Party games of all time, and next is the other one, is gonna be amazing.
this is great content, you really should consider making a video like this for the most recent Super Mario Party. So much luck-based odds manipulation goes on with the different character dice blocks and the addition of allies, I also just had long conversation with a friend that analyzed the use of combining certain character dice to significantly increase your chances of winning in the new Partner Party mode, I'd be willing to help you with the script for the video if you're interested
Nice video again ZoomZike! The humongous amount of research and effort you have put into this video it would be pretty hilarious to actually play against you since you know how most of the RNG and other stuff works! :D
Playing against me would only suck if I manage to execute my knowledge faithfully. I can be caught up in the game, joking around with friends, just to go "Oh crap, I should've made _that_ move instead." Glad you enjoyed!!
@The Red Guy Hey, nice to see you here. Yeah, 6 is awesome and so is 7. Both of which used to be my favourites. Repeat playthroughs made 3 my favourite.
I've been looking forward to this since I first saw this. Since I've played Mario Party 2 literally as long as I can remember, I thank you very much for making such a great video again.
cant wait for the mp3 one, that game is my favorite mp the story book aesthetic is amazing and the minigames are top notch too. not too many focus on mashing, and none require spinning the control stick really fast
It’s amazing how much this game improved from the first just by changing a few things. I don’t understand why most of the boards from MP1 looked so poor compared to 2. Looking forward to your Mario Party 3 analysis!
Once I played Horror Land (in Mario Party Superstars, mind you) with 103 coins and it was night, on the LAST turn, with triple dice and a skeleton key in a good spot to visit King Boo (everyone else had 2 stars), and I used the triple dice in desperation, and got 777. I will never forget that.
CORRECTIONS:
I'm bound to make a few mistakes with a video of this much length. If you find any issues then feel free to let me know and I'll correct them down below, along with giving you credit!
Timestamps were missing for Abandon Ship, Bombs Away and Bumper Balls.(Anderson Crush)
0:14 - Misspelled "Identifying", although I'm not as upset about this as I should be since I've misspelled this word so much that it's practically a part of me now. (tassaron)
36:00 - Mystery Land's seven star spaces failed to appear, here's what they look like: i.imgur.com/6Ty0ceu.png ; funny how the board all about mystery had its star spaces hidden away for whatever reason... (Polderjoch)
42:37 - It only takes 10 coins to dance with the boos and Mr. I's, not 20. (coolpizzacook)
48:40 - There's an item shop on the bottom left corner of Bowser Land, totally blended in for me. This means that it is possible to have some autonomy over the items you have, but the item shop on the top right will still take up your item slot if you're not careful, so keep that in mind! (jimmynacho)
57:39 - Mushroom Mix-Up's mushrooms don't stay below the water as long as the hexagons stay under the lava in Hexagon Heat. This means that when the mushrooms speed up, you can actually stay in the air long enough for them to come back out of the water, which you can't do in Hexagon Heat. (MelloMathTeacher)
1:09:28 - I say the same thing twice, guess that means it was really important! (Timesez Smm)
1:20:05 - The first Mario Party has the same amount and type of variations as Mario Party 2, you just can't select them. (MelloMathTeacher)
1:45:23 - For Toad Bandstand, all that matters is that you actually _landed_ on the note, accuracy is negligible. For example, if one team _barely_ lands on every note while the other team lands on each note _perfectly_, then the result will be a draw, with one team winning at random. (IcySpeedruns) - ruclips.net/video/uarfCjN2zu8/видео.html
You misspelled 'identifying' in the title of the video 15 seconds in
Maybe pin this comment friend?
@@brandonjones6301 It is now pinned
Mama mia.
I knew duel mini games dont count for the mini game star but I thought Battle ones did. Good to know they dont either. Also the tips on Day at the Races are really useful. I thought thwomp was ass but didnt know the rest.
When things start speeding up, pay very close attention to the Shy Guy's arms.
WHEN THINGS START SPEEDING UP, PAY VERY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE SHY GUY'S ARMS.
ALWAYS WATCH THE SHY GUY'S ARMS.
SHY GUY'S ARMS.
ARMS
⠀
Can confirm, I was having trouble against even easy AI until I started doing this.
This makes me wish that there were competetive mario party tournaments. Seeing people abuse and practice all these strats would be super fun.
That'd be great to see! I'd love to commentate something like that!
I hope there are 35 turns.
MPC Tourney
Be the change you want to see, lets band together and organize some
Yknow you'd think they'd make a Mario Party with online...
(The last Mario Party I played was 4 when I was young so idk if Mario Party Onlinr is a thing)
But it should be
Mario Party 2 not only had the characters dress up but also Toad dresses up appropriately as well which introduced the one and only “ship humping”
Jesus loves you
Romans 3:23
John 3:16-17
Romans 8:35-39
Luke 23:42-43
@@scrubbingdoubles8585 jesus cannot stop toad from humping the ship
Me: Hasn't watched a movie in years because I can't sit still and do nothing for 90 minutes
Also me:
Relate to this on a primal level
Mario Party 2's pretty greeeeeeeeeeat.
I’m in this comment and I don’t like it
1000% me
I think its because movies require more focus and have that full arc whereas with youtube videos you can be distracted without missing too much
yume mirai wow me
Horror Land's gimmick was so good, they based all of Mario Party 6 on it.
Oh yeah, it was THAT good!
My favorite one!
Only good map
@@outofideasexe other than Mystery Land, they're all quite good
@@squeallymaniac I never played the game but they all look cool
Just imagine being the guy who's carefully calculating their Chance Time rolls, and everyone else is just watching you, *daring* you to exploit it.
"HOW DO YOU GET WHAT YOU WANT _EVERY_ TIME? YOU'RE SO LUCKY!!"
*Smirks*
My family accepted that I was going to take everything from them. They could only hope that I didn't randomly hit their Face to take all their stars. I didn't memorize the flow but I did see a pattern so it wasn't hard to get what I wanted.
@@dragonmaster951753 lmao that’s good, I’ve done the same thing. Mario Party 2 has the easiest star swap to time, it’s super easy. Mario party 1 also has a super easy star swap, its devastating when I land on chance. I love that chaos
@@zoomzike '[LSF]Chaz Gaming' and his friends would have a proverbial field day with these Identifying Luck Mario Party RUclips videos! (This is assuming here that none of them have seen them yet here.)
When I was young, I thought the coinbags were like pocket watches. Now that I'm older, I know there is 60 frames of recovery on full hop ground pound in totem pole pound
The coin bags _do_ look a little like pocket watches...
Mario Party: "Hip Drop"
ZoomZike: That's a funny way of spelling "Ground Pound."
Glad you know the proper spelling!
Ass Slam
@@shingshongshamalama Buttocks Impact
The DK Crew knows this as the Simian Slam, or it’s more scientific name, Buttus Bashium.
@@shingshongshamalama I died
Did I just watch someone explain luck about Mario Party 2 for 2 hours and not even own Mario Party 2?
Yes you did.
same
my first Mario Party was #4
Justin Okraski cool
Are you my spirit animal?
ZoomZike: hippity hoppety your sleep is now my property
Get some sleep with the rest of your time though!
Gosh darn it
I love your profile picture
Kitloon I read this as “zippity zoppety”
*HOW'D I DO?*
These are the kinds of videos you research to make when you start getting tired of your friends always annihilating you in Mario Party.
OR GETTING TIRED OF CHANCE TIME.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.
*@Doctor Dankeston*
...or when you're starting to get emotionally tired of your *_friends'_* friends in annihilating your friends and/or you in Mario Party video games!
Mario Party 2 was the first time my parents told me and my brother.
“With how many times we’ve rented this game (from Blockbuster), we should’ve just bought the darn game”
Do you own it now?
We need to know it's been a year
Another year has passed, we need to know
@@pichujiggs153 lmao no idea how I missed these replies for so long. No. We never bought the game. The only Mario Party we've ever owned is the the new one on Switch. All the others we've played renting them.
@@kyrudo Oh okay
Can I just mention that I love how you did the double meaning with the "lose your friends" technique?
You throw your friends off and you actually lose your friends. XD
YEAH!!
I know where the next 2 hours of my life are going
They're
*GOING SOMEWHERE!*
(it's the song that plays during bobsled run if you don't understand the joke)
just watch it at 1.35x speed. It is fast, but still pretty understandable.
Maddox Weaks yeah same :)
Yup
There are definitely worse ways to spend those hours
Imagine the horrors that await you when you go to Horror Land! That's why we're all wearing pointy hats.
To protect ourselves from Jon's mother!
which is why Jon still hates Emile to this day.
Jon: _"WHAT?!"_
I didn't expect anyone else to actually know The Runaway Guys, the fact that the maker of these videos knows them too is just astonishing!
Remember the Hexagon Heat they had on that board. It was funny.
@@josephconover5270 what happened? I'm very out of the loop
An AI one time I played walked in rounds around Space land to activate the beam. It did it 7 times including after being hit and making it easy to predict as it was doing it for so long. Once the star was even in front of it, and instead it kept going its route, so taking the star with the lamp and getting out of the way was ridiculously easy.
I enjoyed the way you said 'graphics interface format'.
Had to prevent the "gif" and "jif" wars somehow.
jift
@Mamukoot how do I save someone else's comment?
@Mamukoot I'm mostly memeing, but seriously, reddit lets you save comments, why can't RUclips do it?
@@zoomzike subbed on my computer
'Graphics Interchange format' Nice dodge.
I would've started a war if I didn't.
@@zoomzike is the image an actual .GIF though? people seem to call things "gifs" even though it's clearly an .mp4 file. I once saw someone on reddit refer to a video, posted on youtube, as a gif. Anywho, thanks for posting this 2 hour gif with sound.
GrayBlood1331 im pretty sure a gif with sound is a webm
@@GrayBlood1331No, it's an animated texture. N64 doesn't use gifs to my knowledge
I'm glad you mentioned the ability to hop over the shell in the bowling game. In fact, if you jump towards the screen, you have an even better chance of avoiding the shell at the right time. Nothing will infuriate your opponent more than being dead center on you only for you to casually hop a single time and avoid being hit.
It can be pretty funny jumping over the shell when the solo player legitimately thought they had you. Good points!
22:22 press f to the players that will never use this shortcut again
Naaaah, CPUs don't have feelings.
F
Oh hey Bandy, it could be worse..... they could've added pink gold peach.
@@UglyNTRBastard No... NOT PINK GOLD PEACH!!!
F
*When things start speeding up, pay very close attention to the shy guy’s arms*
*When things start speeding up, pay very close attention to the shy guy’s arms*
*SHY GUY'S ARMS*
So nice he said it twice. Must be important.
I've been waiting since the first! This game is where mario party got really good.
I Cant wait for mario party 3, that game has the most stategy ever of all the mario party games with its wacky items, fly guy, the possibility of going in reverse (or force an oponent to do the same), 3 items, its the apex of mario marty imho (4 being a close second)
It definitely picked up the pace! MP3 fleshes it out even more!
@@AtomicBoo Let's not forget the super rare items too! Those always bring chaos to the board.
A shame that Gameguy got scrapped but I understand the reason: Game ain't fun if someone gets very lucky and wins 999 coins.
It's not my favorite (obviously that's 3) but I was always really loved the costumes. I had to beat every map with every character because they were so great to me. Wario in a warlock costume? Luigi in a pirate costume? Peach in a gunslinger outfit? Yes, yes, and absolutely yes!
Me at midnight: Time to watch a few videos before bed.
RUclips Recommendations: I don't think so, buddy.
Me: But I prom-
Me: IS THAT IDENTIFYING LUCK MARIO PARTY 2 HELL YEAH BOI
WOO!
Get some sleep thoooough.
Hi Touhou 16
It's amazing how much work is put into these videos.
Glad you enjoyed!
@@zoomzike how long does it take to capture footage and edit something like this?
@@theharvardyard2356 A good format to estimate is multiply the length of the video by 10. So since the video is 2 hours it probably took 20 hours of hard work. Sometimes it takes more or less time depending on if the RUclipsr has optimized their process. If they haven't, only the uploader knows how much time it takes.
@@zoomzike I'm still waiting for the "Identifying Luck: Mario Party 7" and - what is especially the case, as it is the most relevant one for this day and age - "Identifying Luck: Mario Party Superstars" RUclips videos from you.
2 hours??!! And detailed time stamps in the description? This channel is truly a hidden gem
I'm happy you think so!
My face lit up so much seeing this uploaded, thanks for this!
No problem!
Am I really about to watch another movie-length video about Mario Party?
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Yup.
Hoh, I'm guessing the longest one of these will top off at 2 hours and 30 minutes. Hopefully I can condense the information enough so it doesn't get _that_ long.
If its 2:30 hours, then I guess I'll listen while doing homework
Poor innocent zoomzike from 7 months ago, how wrong you were.
10:20 ive watched this like 5 times and i just noticed this GORGEOUS animation! so extremely well done
I had a lot of fun with that part, glad you enjoyed it!
Bowser Revolution: Bowser evenly redistributes everyone's coins
**SOVIET NATIONAL ANTHEM INTENSIFIES**
BOWSER NO!
@@zoomzike BOWSER YES (mushroom kingdom becomes communist)
We need one of those in America! Jeff Bezos shouldnt be allowed to exist and I would personally ground pound him if I was given the chance 🙍🏻♂️
Xvladin you mean hip drop?
@@bobbywednesday8944 Mushroom Union
The complexity of this game is kinda amazing, considering its still on the N64
They had to figure out unique ways to push the consoles to their limits back then. Not saying they don't do that nowadays, but there aren't as many restrictions for the developers of our age.
Older games are often better and more interesting than newer games now. Just look how lame Super Mario Party is compared to the very first Mario Parties, though another reason for this is probably since, when the older developers stopped developing Mario Party, the series kind of went downhill.
@@zoomzike hey I’m having trouble with mecha marathon
How do I win it
They don't call it the Ultra 64 for nothing!
Yesss I'm so happy my favourite movie's sequel came out. Time to pop some popcorn.
THERE'S PLENTY MORE WHERE THAT CAME FROM.
Steam some popcorn and mix up a Diet Sprite and paint thinner highball.
Yes!
Thanks man, was looking forward to this. Keep em coming!!
ARSON WATCHES THIS TOO?
siiiiiiiiiiick
Thank you and absolutely!
i love this series it's like reading the trivia section of the entire mario party wiki
But listen, characters dressing up depending on the board should really come back though.
Honestly it should
Amen
It amazes me that Pirate Land is the first board you’re expected to play. I decided to play this game on Switch Online, it was my first time playing Mario Party. I wasn’t great at the minigames and so I was broke and sent back to the beginning, which started a series of trying to leave the first island to get to the star, in which I had no coins to buy items to help cross the bridge, which made crossing almost impossible with 2 cpus trying to cross at the same time, and I couldn’t land on the transport shark. It was a miserable experience where I spent easily 10 turns stuck in a coinless loop at the start of the board, unable to progress to the star.
I eventually had much more fun on the Western Land board because 1/2 of the board didn’t feel like sitting on a landmine.
“It’s like no other board has no 2 boos!”
Haha. (Horror Land)
Yeah. (Boo’s Haunted Bash)
Not at all. (Space Land)
NOT AT ALL
At 19:22 you said that if whomp appears, he'll always pick Mario, even if no one is playing him, so is no one awarded coins in that case?
Pretty sure that's the case!
I've actually never seen that happen; I've always been playing as Mario. I still do. Except in Super Smash Bros.
So Mario is the objectively best character
@@fancyb.p.6122 No, just one of my favorites.
@@thecplman1 I think he ment because since mario is the same compared to all characters except he has the rare chance to get picked by thwomp, he is objectively the best
I'm far more excited than I should be for a 2-hour analysis on a Mario Party game
I didn't think many people would be invested in something like this, guess I was wrong!
Says DK jungle adventure is the only Mario Party board that has 2 boos in Mario party history.
Mario Party 2 has 4 boards with 2+ boos
AHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA.
It also has a board with five boos on it
@@maddoxweaks7034 hence why op said 2+
I don't know how many times I've watched this now at this point. These all have consistent quality and style, good formating; your pen work is quite good.
💤💤💤 _Anyway, back to sleep._ 💤💤💤
1:05:30 There is one extra bit of strategy that always won me this mini-game. When you get to the big converyor belt that pushes you backwards you can short hop to it and then jump to its other edge to then jump to the next platform. Doing this reduces the time you are walking on it and let's you cross it at pretty much regular run speed.
The opposite applies to the forward moving conveyor belt. You want to short hop to it so you can run along it as long as possible.
I noticed that after the fact. Good mention!
>2 hour video with tons of quality
>>>>>>only 16k subscribers
this is criminal
_Looks towards the algorithm_
Maybe some day...
Glad you enjoyed though!
I've been looking forward to this for ages since Party 1 came out!
You won't have to wait nearly as long for the others. I wasn't working the whole five months in-between this video and the last one. Glad you're looking forward to them!
ZoomZike Not to tell you what to do, but please take care not to burn yourself out.
2 hour long videos are definitely no small feat, not just with editing and VO, but I can imagine all the info gathering and footage recording is just as time consuming. Never mind all the times during the project you might have to go back and re-edit something you got wrong (I’ve been there...).
These Mario Party videos are awesome, but don’t rush it. Let them be done when they’re done. We’ll still be here :).
I HAVE SO MUCH HOMEWORK TO DO YOU ARE SUCH A SAINT. YOU HAVE THE BEST VOICE FOR WHITE NOISE
GLAD TO BE OF HELP!!
NGL I READ THAT IN YOUR PFP'S VOICE
WHY ARE WE WRITING IN ALL CAPS.
THATS A GOOD QUESTION
@@RustyRat I DON'T THINK ANYONE REALLY KNOWS
1:17:43 I just hear you screaming in denial, then anger, then begging, the depression, and finally acceptance.
I was betraaaaaaaaaaaayed...
Just came across these yesterday and have been working my way through them. I consider Mario Party 1-3 my favorites and I never thought there was such an in-depth discussion to be had on the element of luck, but these are great watches and nice trip down memory lane. Thanks for all the work you put into these.
I really enjoyed this Moving Picture Experts Group-4 Part 14 Video File.
My head hurts after reading that.
HERE WE GO!
Watched the first one twice through and I loved it so much, this is gonna be great :D
Dang, twice through. That's another hour and a half!
Yep! My roommate brought various Mario Party games to our dorm, so I figured this was the best way to prepare
"bowser beats peach"
I'm calling the cops
Gotta help Peach!
Peach beats Mario
@@lextatertotsfromhell7673 The cruel cycle of abuse...
Mario beats Bowser.
I don't remember this version of rock paper scissors
You did indeed blow my mind with Day at the Races. Now it won´t be just a completely luck-based minigame that I lose all my coins to! That title is for BOWSER´s Big Blast! Hahaha..haha..ha *cries in coin lead*
Ahahahahhah...
1:09:28 HeadOn apply directly to the forehead! (Yes I know he pointed it out in a comment already)
Also very glad to finally know about that Move to the Music empty input trick. I lost last time I played because of that and was very confused and even a bit frustrated (which is super rare for me while playing these luck heavy games for fun).
The empty input trick is one that I hope is carried for generations to come.
I'm not saying I'm first, but what I am saying is I RANG THAT DANG BELL
RANG DAT BOO BELL.
@@zoomzike should totally suggest viewers to ring that boo bell in your intro or outro for the next video hahaha
AND HIT DAT ZDAR
The ending was so heartfelt that I’m having nostalgia for a game I’ve only played at GDQs
It deserves to be remembered fondly.
Ewww, I can't imagine playing Mario Party with strangers at.. a GDQ of all places.
i remember watching this, commenting on the dvd player screensaver intro, before severely underestimating how strategy-based some mario party games can be
I appreciate the effort you put into these videos. They're longer than some feature length films, but every bit of them is packed with information. Thank you for teaching me how to destroy my friendships.
Gotta destroy them somehow!
Not gonna lie, I'm eager to see more Identifying Luck from the Mario Party series.
I hope you are!
I love falling sleep with your videos, your voice is so soothing. No worries, I eventually finish them ^^
Nice job, lots of research are done on this, I can tell even if I haven't played any console before GC
Thanks for the kind words!! Glad to be of help!
I know this is 4 years old, but I just found this series yesterday(Mario Party 7! Watched it immediately when I saw it) and I'm absolutely loving it so far. The games are incredibly nostalgic to me and I never realized how much went into them!
I also think its very coincidental that you updated the series today while I was watching this! How awesome though!
Great work. I'll watch 8 when i get there lol
Yesssss! There’s nothing I love more than extremely long in depth well researched video essays on video games I love! Seriously these videos are fantastic, your production value is fantastic.
Glad you enjoyed!
This series is so good and oddly charming. Can’t wait for the next one!!!
Glad you're looking forward to more!
This series is amazing! I only started playing since Mario Party 4 and am really excited for the rest! Amazing work my dude
Thanks!
2:02:03
Yes I know I said "sound" instead of "around", there's actually a very good reason for that if you'd like me to explain. First, we need to define what "sound" is. To an average person, a sound is something that vibrates one's ears. Since the hammer "vibrates" the blocks fast enough to shatter them, I decided to be a clever boy by substituting "around" for "sound." I hope you're satisfied with that explanation, except you shouldn't be, since it really was a mispronunciation the entire time. Thank you for reading! You can unpause now.
>Bowser Revolution takes everyone's coins and splits them evenly
*soviet anthem intensifies*
I wonder who Bowser works for...
I've been looking forward to this for MONTHS.
Thank for keeping up with the series, dude!
Thanks!!
HOOH, that intro is a beauty, this series is only going up from here
Going up and up and up, glad you enjoyed!
This was my first Mario Party and after playing modern mario partys (10,Super, and the 3ds games except the top 100) i decided to take a break from them and play my very first Mario Party which was 2 and it did not disappoint. I am really impressed how it was able to tell a good story without a story mode (even tho i do prefer that they add a story mode) And tbh the story is a underrated part of this game.
"Spend 5 coins to steal coins"
hold up
Hey boo's gotta make a living somehow.
Mario party 1 stole for free and fun
Oh yeah, keep 'em coming, I love these!
AW YEAH.
One of my main methods on Move to the Music is to “forget” to do something on the last input. If my friends don’t know that secret, all of them will fail.
I've been waiting for this for so long! I love this series and I can't wait to watch the rest! Your voice is awesome and I love how in depth this is.
Glad you're enjoying it so far! There's plenty more to go!
2:01:34
Notice how the stars are aligned with the edge of the hammer per item. It's subtle but it's there. Except for the 5th one. It's obvious the comet is aligned with the hammer.
Good visual indicators!
Awesome! I loved the first one and I hope this’ll be amazing! Thanks for the upload
No problem!
Just wanna say a big thank you for this!
This is one of my most cherished games growing up. I am 25 now and still love Mario Party 1-3 especially so much, unfortunately not many people wanna play it with me as I am...too good at it.
This series is amazing so far, what a thourough analysis on this fantastic game.
Thanks so for much for this, and can't wait for the next few of this, especially 3 of course! :-)
...now I just gotta hope the OTHER series on Mario Party, "Chance Time", will be continued too...I assume you are familiar with it?
If you want people to play with, then try joining the Mario Party Netplay Discord server I linked in the description, I'm sure you'll find some great challenge there!
MP3's a favorite of mine! Can't wait until it's finished either!
I've skimmed around King K's retrospectives on MP1 and MP2. While I haven't set aside time to watch them all the way through, I respect the thought he put into them.
OH GOD I NEEDED THIS. I have been so stressed and I need to spend two hours of pure escapism. Just thinking about something other than worldly troubles. Like the fact that two crazy people keep trying to jump me at a clinic I have to go to everyday. The police won't do anything and the clinic knows who these people are but will not give out any information or even parking lot surveillance footage because of HIPPA. So every time I go I run the risk of getting jumped.
I'm sorry about your situation and I'm glad I've been able to help you out if even a little.
ZoomZike Oh man its more than a little. I only just now finished the video. It was a fun learning experience as always and so nice to focus on something where the most nefarious thing possible is covering the face in the face stretching minigame so the other players can't see it lol. Excited for number 3! My wife apparently played it a bunch as a kid so we'll be watching together. Thanks again for making these! They're a real treat.
Oh and the clinic kicked out the people who were after me. Hopefully they won't be back to retaliate for that but at least the clinic is now open to cooperating with the police and are even giving me an escort to my car if ask for one.
This is the game that started it all for me, my friends and I spent the summer of 2000 locked away in my new apartment playing this game all night long, ah the pain, the Big Boo stealing everything, lol. Absolute classic game.
ZoomZike: Western Land is the only board in the entire series with two Boos.
Space Land: Am I a joke to you?
It was a joke on how in the first Identifying Luck I claimed DK's Jungle Adventure was the only board in the entire series with two Boos in the entire series.
2:02:03 I almost thought you were about to launch into a 'parallel universes' copypasta.
@ZoomZike the reason that there’s so many recycled minigames from the first Mario Party is because Mario Party 2 was meant to be an expansion to the first game. It even has errors when you connect a N64DD (Disk Drive) to it, which suggests that Mario Party 2 was planned for the DD. Maybe Mario Party 1 was even planned for the DD too...
Oh yeah, I knew MP2 had some kind of connection to MP1 in that way, although I didn't know that Disk Drive bit, pretty cool!
I'm definitely subscribing, this was an amazing deep analysis of one of my favorite Mario Party games of all time, and next is the other one, is gonna be amazing.
Thanks!!
this is great content, you really should consider making a video like this for the most recent Super Mario Party. So much luck-based odds manipulation goes on with the different character dice blocks and the addition of allies, I also just had long conversation with a friend that analyzed the use of combining certain character dice to significantly increase your chances of winning in the new Partner Party mode, I'd be willing to help you with the script for the video if you're interested
Oh cool it's a new vi- 2 HOURS??
Welp, let's a go.
Mama mia.
Nice video again ZoomZike! The humongous amount of research and effort you have put into this video it would be pretty hilarious to actually play against you since you know how most of the RNG and other stuff works! :D
Playing against me would only suck if I manage to execute my knowledge faithfully. I can be caught up in the game, joking around with friends, just to go "Oh crap, I should've made _that_ move instead." Glad you enjoyed!!
This is soooo good! I love your identifying luck series!! I can’t wait for more videos. Take your time tho, I know quality like this can’t be rushed!
They do take a while, but I'm expecting MP3's video to be out by the end of this month.
Thanks for the support!
Yooooo! That’s hype! Thanks for the hard work making great videos!!
big boodacious boo boi is now my stripper name, thank you
Remember me when you're famous!
the first video that got me to sub to you, pretty recently too, now you made this? nice
Same here. These videos are really comfy.
You're in for a lot more!
This was the first video game I ever played, what a great Christmas morning that was.. Glad to know I’m not the only one that miss the costumes!
I loved the voices for the board intros.
These videos are both entertaining and informative. Thanks for all the effort you put into making them.
1:05:34 It was when this moment occurred that Mario realized he messed up hard.
Should've listened to me smh
Nice work dude! Man I'm really looking forward to Mario Party 6, I know that will be awhile but it's my favorite one, 7 is also pretty good to.
We'll get to 6 eventually, it's one of my favorites too!
@The Red Guy
Hey, nice to see you here. Yeah, 6 is awesome and so is 7. Both of which used to be my favourites. Repeat playthroughs made 3 my favourite.
I've been looking forward to this since I first saw this. Since I've played Mario Party 2 literally as long as I can remember, I thank you very much for making such a great video again.
No problem! It's a joy to work on!
These are so rigorously well-researched, great job. Looking forward to Luck 3 and the Game Guy games.
The Game Guy games are gonna be fun to go through, thanks!
Anyone else notice that slow thwomp was actually faster than normal thwomp...mood
I NEVER knew that the item shop items weren't random! This series has been really great.
My mind was blown when I discovered that for the first time. Thanks!
cant wait for the mp3 one, that game is my favorite mp the story book aesthetic is amazing and the minigames are top notch too. not too many focus on mashing, and none require spinning the control stick really fast
Mario Party 3's one of my favorites, so I'm looking forward to completing it!
I can't wait for your Mario Paty 6 video. Also, congrats on almost 100 videos.
Thanks to whoever liked this comment. They helped me remember Zoomzike.
It’s amazing how much this game improved from the first just by changing a few things. I don’t understand why most of the boards from MP1 looked so poor compared to 2. Looking forward to your Mario Party 3 analysis!
It's incredibly close! I think MP3 improves upon even more!
oh hoo-rah how I've been waiting for this release (eagerly anticipating Mario Party 4)!
We'll get to MP4 eventuallyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.
The first Mario Party I ever played!! I've been excitedly waiting for this video for sooo long. Time to take an entire day to watch this! 😂
Hope that worked out for you!
Once I played Horror Land (in Mario Party Superstars, mind you) with 103 coins and it was night, on the LAST turn, with triple dice and a skeleton key in a good spot to visit King Boo (everyone else had 2 stars), and I used the triple dice in desperation, and got 777.
I will never forget that.