Mario Party Superstars (NSP, XCI) ROM + v1.1.1 Update

Mario Party Superstars Experience the ultimate party game as you roll your dice, race your way through five game boards, and strategically sabotage your opponents. Discover Peach’s Birthday Cake board, complete with treats and tricks like Piranha Plants, or journey to Space Land for an intergalactic adventure. With a variety of minigames, including star-stealing ghosts and the mischievous Bowser, you can quickly turn the tables on your friends and family. This is a 2021 party video game developed by NDcube and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It is the twelfth home console installment in the Mario Party series, and the second for the Nintendo Switch following Super Mario Party (2018). It was released on October 29, 2021.

GAMEPLAY

Mario Party Superstars features gameplay similar to the first eight entries in the Mario Party series, without the vehicle mechanics from the previous two numbered console games. Four characters, played by either humans or AI, traverse one of five boards in the game, collecting coins and stars. The player with the most stars at the end of the game wins. Stars are bought for twenty coins from Toadette, though can also be obtained via other methods.

During a turn, each player rolls a die, enabling them to move the result of the roll – one to ten.  Additionally, items may be used to affect themselves or other players. Between every round of four players moving, a randomly selected minigame of 100 is played. All 100 minigames are taken from the previous entries in the series, 55 of which originate from the N64 trilogy. “Mt. Minigames” is another mode, that allows players to freely play minigames without boards. All playable characters from the first four entries return, while Birdo and Rosalina are added.

Whether playing locally with same-system or local wireless capabilities or connecting online, every mode offers endless entertainment for players of all ages. And with 100 classic minigames to choose from, including Booksquirm and Pushy Penguins, the fun never has to end. So grab your Joy-Con or Pro Controller and get ready to party with superstars near or far, all from the comfort of your Nintendo Switch or Switch Lite. The twenty-fifth overall installment in the Mario Party series. Released for the Nintendo Switch on October 29, 2021, it is the second Mario Party game for the console, following Super Mario Party.

It is also the twelfth installment to be released on a home console. The game follows the same gameplay style as its predecessor and earlier installments in the series. It features 100 minigames from past games in the series, many of which have been previously included in Mario Party: The Top 100, as well as five boards from the Nintendo 64 Mario Party games. All game modes are available to play online. The above text is from the Super Mario Wiki and is available under a Creative Commons license. Attribution must be provided through a list of authors or a link back to the original article.

RELEASE

Nintendo revealed the game during the Nintendo Direct at E3 2021 on June 15. The presentation revealed and featured remakes of the boards “Peach’s Birthday Cake” from Mario Party and “Space Land” from Mario Party 2. Polygon’s Ryan Gilliam noted that the boards included events not seen in the original versions; moreover, he commented that the game borrowed assets — such as the user interface — from its predecessor Super Mario Party. The presentation also confirmed that Birdo will return as a playable character for the first time since Mario Party 9 (2012).

The third game board announced was “Woody Woods” from Mario Party 3, which was revealed on the game’s official website. During a Nintendo Direct broadcast on September 23, the final two boards were revealed, being “Yoshi’s Tropical Island” from Mario Party and “Horror Land” from Mario Party 2. A few minigames from the original Mario Party required players to rotate the analog stick as fast as they could make a return in Superstars; these minigames feature a warning not to rotate the analog stick with the palm. This was due to incidents where players sustained hand injuries from using the analog stick in this way.

VILLAGE SQUARE

In Mario Party Superstars, the game’s main hub is Village Square, which was formerly named Mushroom Village. In the village, the player can go through a Warp Pipe to play Mario Party. There are also several houses in the village, which serve various purposes. Toad’s Shop sells music, stickers, card designs, and encyclopedia articles. The Option House allows the player to change their settings, while the Friend House allows the player to play with their friends online.

The Data House allows the player to listen to music, see their achievements and records, read the encyclopedia, and customize their Mario Party Card. There is also a boat in the river that takes the player to Mt. Minigames, which, as the name indicates, allows players to play minigames. The above text is from the Super Mario Wiki and is available under a Creative Commons license. Attribution must be provided through a list of authors or a link back to the original article.