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Re: Best Super Mario Gift Ideas - Games, Toys, Clothing, Accessories And More

denpanosekai

Great roundup! I have a few of the "toys", here's my opinion on them:

  • Piranha Plant: It's a nice conversation piece. Not so fun as a game.
  • Air Hockey: Great! Pretty small, which is both a pro and con. We ended up removing the middle strips and the "goals" because they just got in the way.
  • Monopoly celebration: Overall great, bit more fun than the Mario Kart one, but it's monopoly in the end!
  • Jakks Peach castle: It's nice but pricey. The flag is dumb and barely stands.
  • Uno: I have both the standard and mario kart editions. Beautiful artwork. We mostly use them for memory game!
  • Game of Life: A real winner!!! Beautiful game board.
  • Labyrinth: This one's a real gem. I'd never played Labyrinth before so this was my introduction. Thankful for the "kids mode"!
  • Checkers & Tic Tac toe: Exactly as it says! It's kind of a really big box for what it is.
  • Walkie Talkies: Garbage! Avoid!!! Horrible sound quality and range.
  • Hot Wheels Mario Kart: Bought at Costco and I wish I'd return it when I still could. It's huge, which is a con for me, but worse is that the karts barely stay on the track, they barely make it past the first bend. We tend to start the carts at the motorized boost and then we can get a few laps out of them. LAME!
  • Shaky Tower (and the other Epoch balance games): Kind of lame overall. Not much fun to be had.
  • Top Trumps: Amazing! Lots of fun! But the setup phase can be a bit lengthy as you have to ensure unique rows, etc.
  • Jenga: Playing it is a real thrill but again, the setup is a total drag.