Overview
- Number of Players
- 4
- Genre
- Release Date
Nintendo 64
- 17th Dec 1999
- 24th Jan 2000
- 12th Oct 2000
Wii (Wii Shop)
- 20th Dec 2010, 1,000 points
- 24th Dec 2010, 1,000 points
- 2nd Nov 2010, 1,000 points
Wii U eShop
- 21st Apr 2016, £8.99
- 22nd Dec 2016, $9.99
Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack (Subscription)
- 2nd Nov 2022
- Series
- Tags
- Wikipedia
- en.wikipedia.org
Reviews
Review Mario Party 2 - Party Like It's 1999 With One Of The Best In The Series
Yes, we know most places got it in 2000
This review originally went live in 2016, and we're updating and republishing it to mark the game's arrival in Switch's N64 library via the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack. Since 1998, the Mario Party series has entertained gamers by mixing the play of traditional board games with frantic minigame...
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Mario Party 2 Guides
Guide Best Mario Party Games Of All Time
Every Mario Party game, as ranked by you
If you had a Nintendo 64, there's no doubt you managed to wrangle your family (or friends) in for a few games of a few multiplayer games featuring the Italian plumber at Christmas. But, of all of them, Mario Party may have spawned a few too many arguments that have spawned an amusing life-long legacy of...
Mario Party 2 News
News Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online N64 Library With Two More Games
Mario Party 1 & 2 have arrived!
Nintendo's latest N64 games for the Switch Online + Expansion Pack service are now officially available. Yes, that's right - Mario Party and Mario Party 2 have arrived! As previously noted, the first game arrived here in the west in 1998/99 and the second title followed up on the same platform in 1999 in Japan, and...
Feature The Spookiest Levels In Non-Spooky Games
Melloween
Aside from costumes, big bowls of sweets and the impending fear that I'm A Celebrity will soon dominate TV again, if there is one thing that you can bank on over Halloween, it's lots, and lots of scary video games. The spooky season has an annoying habit of seeking out those of us — this writer included — who are not the best with...
News Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online N64 Service With Two More Titles
Get ready to party in Mario Party 1 & 2
Nintendo has announced it will be adding the original Mario Party game and Mario Party 2 to the Nintendo Switch N64 service on November 2nd. Mario Party first made its debut here in 1998/99 and the sequel followed in 1999 in Japan and the year 2000 here in the west. These Switch versions of the game will both...
Poll What's The Best Mario Party Game?
Which entry deserves the most stars?
Ahh, Mario Party. The destroyer of friendships. The ice-breaker. The game you get out every holiday season, lose at, only to hide it away for another 365 days but hold a grudge for a lifetime. The Mario Party series has been going since 1998 on the Nintendo 64, causing family squabbles and fabled rivalries ever...
News More N64 Games Are Coming To The Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack
Yes, including THAT one
Nintendo has announced that a new batch of Nintendo 64 games will be coming to the Expansion Pack tier of its Nintendo Switch Online subscription service. As detailed in the latest Nintendo Direct for September 2022, the following eight titles — as well as the long-rumoured return of GoldenEye 007
Poll Box Art Brawl #38 - Mario Party 2
Mario parties
Hello everyone, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl, the weekly vote to find the best of three regional retro game box art variations. Last week we ran away from the headliner in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. For the first time ever in this series the votes resulted in a dead heat between North America and Japan, both tied...
Feature Our Favourite Mario Party Memories
The Nintendo Life team share tales of glory and broken friendships
The Mario Party series is intended to engender friendly competition in a colourful, cartoon-like world, but as we all know, it rarely ends up like that. Few Nintendo franchises are capable of totally destroying relationships like this one, and since the inception of the series in the...
Nintendo Download 22nd December (North America)
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero! Mario Party 2! Geki Yaba Runner Deluxe! More!
It's the final North American Nintendo Download Update before Christmas, and there are some solid options available on Wii U and 3DS. There's a standout on Wii U, but there's also a fun retro party game and some tempting and affordable options on 3DS. Let's get to it. Missed...
Nintendo Download 21st April (Europe)
Star Fox Zero/Guard! Mario Party! Langrisser Re:Incarnation Tensei! More!
Another week is underway, and as always we can get up and running with the Nintendo Download Update details for Europe. This week brings an iconic franchise to the Wii U, twice, along with some other download-only options and two retro party games. The 3DS has a major release...
Gallery This Custom Mario Party N64 is a Sight for Sore Eyes
The analogue joysticks will still burn your palms, though
Mario Party 10 isn't far away, arriving in the West - along with the Super Mario amiibo range - on 20th March. Its minigames have come a long way from the days of destroying Nintendo 64 analogue sticks; waggle, pointing and gyroscopic movement and aiming are now more common. For some it's a...
About The Game
It's time to party like it's the year 2000 once again; complete with fancy dress, bags of surprises and games galore!
Mario Party 2 brought Mario and the Mushroom Kingdom gang back together for a brand new round of Bowser-bashing board game action. Each of your favourite Nintendo characters dons different themed outfits to take part in five fun-packed Adventure Boards: Pirate, Western, Space, Mystery and Horror.
Up to four players can travel around the boards, while competing in mini-games for Coins and using items to get a sneaky advantage in order to win the most Stars and become the ultimate victor: the Super Star!
You can also visit Mini-Game Land to re-play any of the 64 mini-games from the Adventure Boards. Plus – prove your mini-game mettle in the Mini-Game Stadium: including Battle, Trial and two-player Duel Mini-Games!
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MARIO PARTY 2 !!!!!! Oh, YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAH !!! Thank you, Nintendo !!!!
Why would they release MP 2 prior to the first one? Especially considering the first one is better...but anyway: MP 2 is great, too, so I'm not gonna complain. ^^
This is why they won't release the first.
It's dissapoitning that they won't release the first one but at least this one is being released on vc.
Yes Iv'e Been Waiting For This As I Can't Get It For The Nintendo 64, Why Not Release 1 and 3 At The Same Time?
I remember having played this game (along with the first one) with my cousins a few times years ago. It was so much fun.
I used to ruin my palm back in the days with MP 1 myself and I'd do it again.
Drake, I read the link, but couldn't find the reason why Mario Party isn't getting released. Can you tell me please?
The link reads "controversies" at the end, there is a section called controversies in that wiki-article and only one sole controversy is about the original Mario Party. No need to say any more, I guess.
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I'm so looking forward to this! It was also fun just watching the computers competing.
Can't wait untill this comes out
mario party 1, with the rotating joystick minigames. I remember that. it's funny because i really did get TERRIBLE blisters rotating that plastic stick, attempting to ride a bycicle...something with boo....idk...but that's a dumb reason not to release the first one....So excited for MP2 though. I've been waiting for the Mario Party series to come out since the wii launched. definetly a release day buy!
I have mpds I might get this fo 10$
I will download it !!! My American friends When that game will release in your country, don't hesitate to download it, if you want
OMG its finally here hopefully Mario party 3 is on its way .
@vegeta217 I too hope for Mario Party 3
Reason why the mario party 2 is there cause it actually has more content, Mario party 1 i played the hell out of when i was a kid it was my first N64 title i played it alot still have it even for the N64 so... i'm happy about getting Mario party 2 for my Wii i never played it
the funny thing is, no one would ruin their palm anywhere near as much using the classic controller or gamecube controller because they're rubber coated. The reason the N64 did so much damage was because it was solid, hard, ridged plastic.
Incognito D yeah i loved getting bruises on my thumb from the N64 analog playing goldeneye trying to get the best timer and unlocking cheats
It will be the Christmas present for my French country !!!
Nice. Should be a lot less stressful on my Gamecube analog stick than the N64's.
It will be released Christmas Week watch and see everyone.So unless i get some more Nintendo Points later i'm waiting on it.At least i finally got the games that i put off for so long mostly any way.
Let's wait Mario Party 3. That's my favourite.
I think that why Mario party 1 not is the first out is the Control's in the game?! I remember that I get hurt by the control in my hand:-(. So it can be difficult for Nintendo to change N64 To Gamecube Control's Maybe?
the long awaited party cant wait i got my invitation
The first mario party not being released doesn't affect me. I've got it!
The party has arrived.
Quality game.
The first one were been better because there are more levels xD
And the levels been better.
But i downloaded this game already and its a lot of party fun
I downloaded this tonight as a Club Nintendo Reward. I forgot how much fun this was. I played it a LOT back in the day.
Mario Party 1 needs to replace the analog mechanics with maybe button pressing mechanics.
when is this game coming to the wiiu i got it on the wii
tbh my favorite mario party
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