Drew's cold unblinking stare as no one pays attention to how he's about to turn the game upsidedown at 2:04:07 might be my favorite Giant Bomb moment of all time.
There's a real sleepover vibe to this one with how much fun everyone is having. Before the dread set in. Before Jeff realized he'd made a deal with the Devil.
Yeah now giant bomb is almost 100% done over zoom and there isn't the same energy. Back then all the boys were in the same room feeding off each other's energy. Now it's like a therapy or buisness meeting, one person talk at a time.
Can’t say how much I miss this crew and how big of an impact they made on my life. Wish them all the very best. So happy they have all wound up in places that seem to be doing well. Here’s to Giantbomb!
Notable reviews of Mario Party 1 “The Party really starts when the players interact with each other while competing in this hilarious game.” - Gamepro “The excitement raised by the frantic multiplayer action is nothing short of sensational.” - Hot Games “It’s like someone took a crap or a dump inside an N64.” - Jeff Gerstmann
They are all great, but this might be the best one. Jeff is not yet completely broken here. He can still feel some joy. And at 44:30, that joy left him and he broke.
I did 50 turns ONCE. I rented the game, did 50 on Bob-omb's Poor Life Choice Jamboree against all computer players, and it was the worst combination of mistakes I have ever made.
I love the juxtaposition of Dan talking like Mario Party is a real game, and Jeff's soul slowly eroding as the horrid reality sinks ever in that he has to do this eight more fucking times
Mini games not played 1. Coin block blitz 2. Box mountain mayhem 3. Grab bag 4. Key-pa-way 5. Hot rope jump 6. Tightrope treachery 7. Tug o war 8. Pedal power 9. Ghost guess 10. Deep sea divers 11. Handcar havoc
Who else is going to miss madman Dan, and the chaos his ideas brought to Giant Bomb? I'm watching this after finishing "The Final Mario Party" and I'm weirdly emotional.
If it doesn't work out at the WWE, he can always come back to Giant Bomb. He still has that entire notebook of ideas after all. I think the biggest hurdle has always been that production time on a lot of projects like Burgle My Bananas and Steal My Sunshine or even the Command & Conquer stream was too long, and it would take more manpower to see stuff like that properly fleshed out. Going to really miss Dan anyway. Those are some REALLY big shoes to fill and the energy he injected into the site after Ryan passed helped breathe life back into the team. Hopefully he comes back for Extra Life this year like Austin and Drew have done previously. :)
I don't miss the actual person but I miss the pain and chaos he caused to GB, but especially I miss those bizarre things he would occasionally say like when he didn't know that real historic pirates were actually rapist, murderous thieves or that Mario Party is a game of skill
In case you were curious... 1) On the minigame results screen, if coin gains and/or losses result in a player gaining or losing a ranking, they will make the happy or sad face, respectively. 2) In the Crazy Cutter version of Mario Party 1, you win 10 coins ONLY IF you get at least 80 points, regardless of how many points the other players get.
This is probably the only time I've enjoyed watching or playing MP1. I genuinely think it grew on all of them as the game went on, looking forward to checking the premiums out soon.
I know that this is old, but I remember watching all of these for the first time. It genuinely makes me sad that I've already watched all of them and I can't rewatch them for the first time. I can't wait for them to make another one on the new mario party comes out because they're absolutely hilarious. Somehow, I feel welcomed when I watch.
I like how Dan brought a glove, but it's a shitty latex glove instead of something actually capable of protecting his hand from blisters from the stick.
Oh man. This was the series back in the day that made a yearly sub after being on and off monthly sub. Love it and really makes me miss the Jeff and Dan dynamic we will lose. At least Vinny will get great pair and we still have the Best of the Year podcast with whole crew.
Things that are fun on rewatch: Love that it takes like 14 minutes for Jeff to be done with Mario Party's shit. Funnier knowing they're going to play every Mario party. Amazing that while Dan suggests 50 turns, it is Jeff who really makes the choice to do 50 turns. Mario party just IMMEDIATELY starts fucking over Jeff specifically It takes Brad 40 minutes to say "I hate this game" and about as long for Jeff to say "nobody wins" "Do you see why this was popular?" "Because people are idiots"
Pokerit Think of all the hours I saved people having to watch three grown men get mad about a video game, and one other grown man relish in their collective pain.
I always found bullshit that Mario's Rainbow Castle is listed as being one Star in difficulty. Yet, Bowser steals 50 coins from whatever Player meets Him. I'm sure it's the most He steals from players out of any map. Technically, it's 40 coins since you immediately go down to Koopa after climbing the tower and get 10 back due to the game mechanics. Still quite harsh for one star difficulty.
1:08:05 is the reason I still play it. Not the only reason mind you but still. Doing the middle first is so much easier but the result's the same. When there's no double green players the player selection the second pick is just as easy. The third's just the topping of the revenge cake.
I still love these videos. They are like comfort food or a warm blanket. I love the endurance runs and I love UPF. I love the big live live show live and everything else the site produced for a wonderful, formative many years in my life. I’ll probably return to GB content until I’m an old man. Seeing what became of the team really makes me so sad. I can’t even remember the name of the other site they split off into. It’s soulless and depressing. I wonder why they had a falling out It’s insane to me that these guys basically pioneered let’s plays back in 2008, were at the top of their popularity, and decided they didn’t want to listen to the entire fan base asking for endurance runs. They walked away from a literal fortune. They could have been making Game Grumps money these days. They chose not to play 30 minutes of games together everyday. I’ll never understand that. If you are reading this and haven’t watched them before, go watch the Persona 4 and Deadly Premonition endurance runs. They are some of the most classic videos on the internet.
There was always was a feeling that this wouldn't last forever. I know that right after ryan davis died, it was hard even for me to keep listening to the giantbombcast. I watched them for years but it sadly came to an end. I really fucking miss ryan davis and the crew. Drew leaving had me feeling that was the beginning of the end
Also with the complaint that the mini games don't describe themselves very well there is a practice button That allows you to do a quick burst of that mini game before you do it so you can figure out the little nuances of it
in the grand scheme of things. this game gave (MP¹) Dan such an advantage especially with the mini games. shouldn't even have counted to the totals for example the face stretches, dan knew the exact contact spots to warp the face. Another example would be the countless other many games that then was able to abuse for the victory due to lack of experience from the rest of the crew
+Roberto Miranda I unfortunately never watch videos on my phone internet browser as they don't run well. and i don't have a desktop computer. i mainly watch TH-cam through my game system.
Ended up watching this again, because I needed more Mario Party Party. Still baffles me that Dan is so enthusiastic yet insists that (outside of this feature), "No-one plays 50 turns." Look - Mario Party is not a good video game. But if you're in for a Mario Party, you're in for a goddamned Mario Party. I've only played about 5 games of Mario Party ever, but they've all been 50 turns. You gotta commit.
Jeff's response after the first mini game is perfect comedic timing.
Dan: "You've been practicing!"
Jeff: "...I like to party."
Immaculate
Drew's cold unblinking stare as no one pays attention to how he's about to turn the game upsidedown at 2:04:07 might be my favorite Giant Bomb moment of all time.
He did the same thing on a video called Giant Bomb Streamception.
I love when Jeff laughs this hard haha , giantbomb has given so much laugh to my everyday life.
The Mario Party Bullshit Scale was off the fuckin charts there hahahaha
For me it’s the turn in I think 4 or 5 where he got 2 stars in the same turn
@@AlexFurry i love fresh faced dan's joy and deadpan jeff's utter dread and misery. but also the few moments dan gets him to smile and laugh
There's a real sleepover vibe to this one with how much fun everyone is having.
Before the dread set in. Before Jeff realized he'd made a deal with the Devil.
I’m back again for the comfiest descent into madness
Yeah now giant bomb is almost 100% done over zoom and there isn't the same energy. Back then all the boys were in the same room feeding off each other's energy. Now it's like a therapy or buisness meeting, one person talk at a time.
Can’t say how much I miss this crew and how big of an impact they made on my life. Wish them all the very best. So happy they have all wound up in places that seem to be doing well. Here’s to Giantbomb!
It's 2024 and the "see you soon" at the end really stings.
All good things have to come to an end. But man, what I wouldn't give to have this group of guys talk about video games forever.
Notable reviews of Mario Party 1
“The Party really starts when the players interact with each other while competing in this hilarious game.” - Gamepro
“The excitement raised by the frantic multiplayer action is nothing short of sensational.” - Hot Games
“It’s like someone took a crap or a dump inside an N64.” - Jeff Gerstmann
They are all great, but this might be the best one. Jeff is not yet completely broken here. He can still feel some joy. And at 44:30, that joy left him and he broke.
This one is the best for sure, imo. 5 & 7 are also really strong, though.
I just realized it actually made the jumping sound effect when Jeff hit the jump button... yet Mario didn't jump.
I did 50 turns ONCE. I rented the game, did 50 on Bob-omb's Poor Life Choice Jamboree against all computer players, and it was the worst combination of mistakes I have ever made.
Would have been worse if you had peach on hard
It takes 100 stars to unlock eternity and the best map to 50 turn on is peach or yoshi when you pay 50 to the bottom whomp.
There is nothing more hilarious at Brad's reaction @58:51 at Dan's planning. Dan was a brilliant hire.
It’s a tradition to come back to this video once in a while.
We are one.
The dynamic between Dan and Jeff is so great.
😢😢😢
@@whodatninja439 😭😭😭
it was never replicated
The amount of entertainment I've gotten over the past couple of years of being a premium member is well worth the cost of admission.
Watching Drew roll two 1s at the start of this entire monstrosity of a series just foreshadows everything that was to come so perfectly.
Dan cackling like an imp on nitrous oxide gives me life. I swear, he is this good at these because he is a game of Mario Party given a sentient form
I love the juxtaposition of Dan talking like Mario Party is a real game, and Jeff's soul slowly eroding as the horrid reality sinks ever in that he has to do this eight more fucking times
I came from an unrelated analysis video, I dunno who any of these people are, immediately they have a fantastic dynamic.
Kingk?
@@AWISECROW Honestly, I don't even remember. I think it was someone else? Defining luck series or something.
Mini games not played
1. Coin block blitz
2. Box mountain mayhem
3. Grab bag
4. Key-pa-way
5. Hot rope jump
6. Tightrope treachery
7. Tug o war
8. Pedal power
9. Ghost guess
10. Deep sea divers
11. Handcar havoc
Within two short years, all of Dan's hair on his head retreated to his face.
So depressing to watch now. They had such a good thing going.
I love watching people play these games with Dan.
I would hate to play these games with Dan.
When you buy a Mario Party game it comes with a shitty friend like Dan.
Watching him do that is inspiring me to never, ever do that when I play those games irl, because it is just exhausting to watch
Why do people hate Dan in this vid? He just seems to be having fun.
@@5Detective for me it was just gentle razzing but dang you're right. Some of these people are toxic
Who else is going to miss madman Dan, and the chaos his ideas brought to Giant Bomb? I'm watching this after finishing "The Final Mario Party" and I'm weirdly emotional.
If it doesn't work out at the WWE, he can always come back to Giant Bomb. He still has that entire notebook of ideas after all. I think the biggest hurdle has always been that production time on a lot of projects like Burgle My Bananas and Steal My Sunshine or even the Command & Conquer stream was too long, and it would take more manpower to see stuff like that properly fleshed out.
Going to really miss Dan anyway. Those are some REALLY big shoes to fill and the energy he injected into the site after Ryan passed helped breathe life back into the team. Hopefully he comes back for Extra Life this year like Austin and Drew have done previously. :)
So many bittersweet feels. Gonna miss you so damn much Dan, best of luck!
i'm crying 😢 Mario Party Party was my favorite GB series
I don't miss the actual person but I miss the pain and chaos he caused to GB, but especially I miss those bizarre things he would occasionally say like when he didn't know that real historic pirates were actually rapist, murderous thieves or that Mario Party is a game of skill
@@WarpedPixels35 Beautifully said, dude. Dan was a treasure, and the GB energy is still recovering from Ryan to this day.
Look at them. So young. So full of hope for the future.
This is even before Bad Brad hit the scene.
@@bradleybindle6428 bad Brad?
5 years ago *smile cry*
@@garvanch9684maybe Brad with slicked back hair
In case you were curious...
1) On the minigame results screen, if coin gains and/or losses result in a player gaining or losing a ranking, they will make the happy or sad face, respectively.
2) In the Crazy Cutter version of Mario Party 1, you win 10 coins ONLY IF you get at least 80 points, regardless of how many points the other players get.
2:05:13 made this whole game worth the wait.
Drew making Brad regret targeting him, using that "Eye of the Tiger" comment as fuel, was gorgeous.
Jeff's constant head shaking is hilarious! xD
I know it's late but holy shit if Brad's cry of defeat isn't one of my favorite Giant Bomb moments ever
19:48
Just realized that this is where the infamous "game of skill" thing was born.
Awww, this one is only three hours long.
... Knowing that the rest are longer has sold me on premium. Well done.
Well when you put it like that, now I have to see the rest!
to a point. MARIO PARTY DUN SOLD OUT!!!!
Sam Workman This feels like a speedrun compared to 2-8.
coming from the 11'th mario party to this is just great. Jeffs mood now compared to then. priceless
Watch 25:44-26:31 without sound and only the bottom
Thank you!! You have won the day.
and again at th-cam.com/video/NkoZHYq0o9Y/w-d-xo.html
Oh my god your a fucking genius, I couldn't stop laughing. I'm spreading the news. 😂😭
I took a magazine and covered the top part of my screen...oh my god, my sides
"we just drained Mario"
Fuck I missed this. Nothing will beat the days of the couch
I've spent over 30hrs of my life watching these Parties, and don't regret a single minute.
This may be the best video on TH-cam...I’ve watched it way too many times...
This is probably the only time I've enjoyed watching or playing MP1. I genuinely think it grew on all of them as the game went on, looking forward to checking the premiums out soon.
KingK brought me here. Worth it.
Same o'boyo
I brought myself here
He helped me realize that this is the best game of 2021
As am I, brother.
Same 😂
I know that this is old, but I remember watching all of these for the first time. It genuinely makes me sad that I've already watched all of them and I can't rewatch them for the first time. I can't wait for them to make another one on the new mario party comes out because they're absolutely hilarious. Somehow, I feel welcomed when I watch.
Best video on TH-cam? Yes!
I like how Dan brought a glove, but it's a shitty latex glove instead of something actually capable of protecting his hand from blisters from the stick.
I have watched this three times. No regrets
remember watching this live, ah, what it meant to be young
I still love Giant Bomb in 2022, but damn I miss this vibe.
Oh man. This was the series back in the day that made a yearly sub after being on and off monthly sub. Love it and really makes me miss the Jeff and Dan dynamic we will lose. At least Vinny will get great pair and we still have the Best of the Year podcast with whole crew.
It's amazing how Mario Party's effect has had such a drastic ageing effect on these guys.
This series was why I got a premium membership
"It's like a garbage dump and an outhouse had a baby."
Brad's scream can still be heard pulsating through the galaxy.
2:34:54 *PERFECT ROTATION*
*PERFECT ROTATION*
*PERFECT ROTATION*
*PERFECT ROTATION*
25:46 I don't want to hurt myself I'm not willing to sacrifice the quality of my hands LMAO
This was actually my introduction to dan, first thing I watched with him after he joined gb.
What an introduction.
this whole thing is like an ancient greek epic
Wow, I remember this was the reason I went premium like 2 years ago
I miss Dan and Drew so goddamn much, but they are both living their dreams now. Poor Jeff. I guess we'll always have Mario Party....nobody wins.
Things that are fun on rewatch:
Love that it takes like 14 minutes for Jeff to be done with Mario Party's shit. Funnier knowing they're going to play every Mario party.
Amazing that while Dan suggests 50 turns, it is Jeff who really makes the choice to do 50 turns.
Mario party just IMMEDIATELY starts fucking over Jeff specifically
It takes Brad 40 minutes to say "I hate this game" and about as long for Jeff to say "nobody wins"
"Do you see why this was popular?" "Because people are idiots"
1:08:45 "☝️ They call me Mr. Mario Party " - Jeff Gertsman
LMAO
For anybody without premium who may be considering watching all of Mario Party Party, fair word of warning: nobody wins.
Pokerit Think of all the hours I saved people having to watch three grown men get mad about a video game, and one other grown man relish in their collective pain.
Doing a loser solo mario party stream with special guests coming to hangout would be the best thing ever
That's a great idea! Share the misery!
"Fuckin' press A!!!"
It only took 13 turns to set in.
Jeff's buddies here are all gone. RIP Giant Bomb.
Now Jeff is gone 😞
Man this really bums me out. RIP
@@bobbydyne RIP 2.0 Giant Bomb.
RIP Giant Bomb
Did they all go their separate ways from the company?
2022 viewer here.
See you next game, Jeff!
Welcome back, Dan! Bring back MP content to GB plz!
I always found bullshit that Mario's Rainbow Castle is listed as being one Star in difficulty. Yet, Bowser steals 50 coins from whatever Player meets Him. I'm sure it's the most He steals from players out of any map. Technically, it's 40 coins since you immediately go down to Koopa after climbing the tower and get 10 back due to the game mechanics. Still quite harsh for one star difficulty.
33:45 This is fucking hilarious!
I miss giant bomb
1:14:00
Well now there's going to be a HD remaster on Switch
1:08:05 is the reason I still play it. Not the only reason mind you but still. Doing the middle first is so much easier but the result's the same. When there's no double green players the player selection the second pick is just as easy. The third's just the topping of the revenge cake.
Literally all of them look way better now. :D
Really goes to show what playing Mario Party will do for you, I suppose...
I wish you the best of luck in these endeavours.
I'm partial to beardless Drew over lumberjack Drew, but otherwise I agree.
Not Dan lol
God, Jeff is a hero for putting up with this shit. I don't know why I have so many fond memories of Mario Party.
58:55 LMAOOOOO he was so happy about that then just by saying three words with a negative tone then just fuck
Drew is like a terminator with that star swap
Curse you for sucking me into to watch this nightmare unfold again....I love it xD
1:36:48 The first time Jeff experienced true happiness
Nothing makes me want premium more than this.
"That's like bragging, 'I'm the best shit eater.' That's not something to brag about."
-Geoff, probably
Welp, time to rewatch all of these.
back again. let's get to it
Thwompface Killah, the WZA, Ol' Dirty Bowser... We on a swarm.
Jeff's sarcastic enthusiasm for this game is great, it has really shifted to hate after the last few mario parties
1:25:19 Brad: "Don't let him surface!"
Also Brad: *absolutely does not move an inch to stop Dan from surfacing*
1:43:22 Jeff doing The Brad
2:05:12 Justice.
21:22 best moment in video, he just cant reply
This makes me miss being a Giant Bomb Premium member.
Mario Party 1 feels like no one ever playtested it imo.
At 2:04:40 from the start of the roll I knew Drew was in the zone and gonna do that
“Terminator 3 is better than the original.” I love Dan but damn he says some dumb things
Early footage of Dan in his larval form.
I still love these videos. They are like comfort food or a warm blanket. I love the endurance runs and I love UPF. I love the big live live show live and everything else the site produced for a wonderful, formative many years in my life. I’ll probably return to GB content until I’m an old man. Seeing what became of the team really makes me so sad. I can’t even remember the name of the other site they split off into. It’s soulless and depressing. I wonder why they had a falling out
It’s insane to me that these guys basically pioneered let’s plays back in 2008, were at the top of their popularity, and decided they didn’t want to listen to the entire fan base asking for endurance runs. They walked away from a literal fortune. They could have been making Game Grumps money these days. They chose not to play 30 minutes of games together everyday. I’ll never understand that.
If you are reading this and haven’t watched them before, go watch the Persona 4 and Deadly Premonition endurance runs. They are some of the most classic videos on the internet.
There was always was a feeling that this wouldn't last forever. I know that right after ryan davis died, it was hard even for me to keep listening to the giantbombcast. I watched them for years but it sadly came to an end. I really fucking miss ryan davis and the crew. Drew leaving had me feeling that was the beginning of the end
We'll miss you dan
2:16:22 I thought the highest amount of coins you could steal was 20 but I guess it's 24
"Those of you out there on the internet are alive." I certainly don't feel very alive right now, to be honest.
I Feel pretty alive after all the laughs. Good for our time during covid.
Also with the complaint that the mini games don't describe themselves very well there is a practice button That allows you to do a quick burst of that mini game before you do it so you can figure out the little nuances of it
Did anybody get a count of how many Buds Ryckert put down during this game?
The whole couch changed their look drastically, but Jeff still looks the same as always. He's that one constant that never changes.
He has lost weight, Brad too, drew looks older now.
It's amazing seeing their attitudes from this one to the most recent one. They are breaking.
im glad i found this channel
in the grand scheme of things. this game gave (MP¹) Dan such an advantage especially with the mini games. shouldn't even have counted to the totals
for example the face stretches, dan knew the exact contact spots to warp the face. Another example would be the countless other many games that then was able to abuse for the victory due to lack of experience from the rest of the crew
Not a single manipulated chance time. No single direction star steal. Noone was a good MP1 player there.
I love Dan, I miss him at gameinformer but love seeing him anywhere
freakin' sweet. I hope they upload the full live streams for 2-6
if you get the premium membership you can watch'em anytime. It's on sale!
the point is to release the first episode to entice you to go premium, silly!
+Roberto Miranda I unfortunately never watch videos on my phone internet browser as they don't run well. and i don't have a desktop computer.
i mainly watch TH-cam through my game system.
+Edgar Diaz you can watch any video on their site using a game console if you are a premium member.
+TheJazzDalek have you used the PS4 and Xbox One web browsers? they're complete garbage.
I meant I watch TH-cam through the game system apps.
I would kill to be there and play Mario party with you. I have never played it but I always laugh like crazy when watching these videos :)
I think this game may have profoundly contributed to troll culture
"I think it hurts more as an adult!"
Man this one is so innocent compared to the clusterfuck it becomes. LOOK AT JEFF ACTUALLY TRY
Drew is handsome throughout all ages of Giant Bomb, calm down Drew.
Ended up watching this again, because I needed more Mario Party Party.
Still baffles me that Dan is so enthusiastic yet insists that (outside of this feature), "No-one plays 50 turns." Look - Mario Party is not a good video game. But if you're in for a Mario Party, you're in for a goddamned Mario Party. I've only played about 5 games of Mario Party ever, but they've all been 50 turns. You gotta commit.
Dan always did this at GameInformer too. Lol! Miss you on Super Replay. Pipo!!!!!