Mario Party 7 Retrospective: Wind in our Sails

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  • Mario Party 6 is a brilliant party game. It combines a lot of the series’s best ideas with new, interesting innovations to create a cohesive and fun game that is sure to provide a fun experience. So, Mario Party 7 has the tough task of following Mario Party 6 up, while also being the fourth and final Mario Party game on the Gamecube. Is Mario Party 7 a continuation of those brilliant ideas in Mario Party 6, or does it fall flat? Well, welcome back to Mark’s Rec Room, where today we’re talking about Mario Party 7 - the one that tries new things. Thanks so much for watching and supporting this series. This one took longer since it's a good 10 minutes longer than all the other Mario Party videos, so I really hope you enjoy it. If you've read this far, comment your favorite Mario Party 7 minigame. :)
    TIMESTAMPS
    0:00 - Intro
    0:29 - Board Mechanics
    6:46 - Bonus Stars
    8:21 - Bowser Time!
    10:17 - Last Few Turns
    11:04 - Orbs
    14:05 - Character Orbs (Tier List)
    17:33 - Tag Battle
    20:58 - 2 Player Solo Cruise
    22:54 - Boards
    36:31 - Minigames
    46:57 - Minigame Modes
    49:00 - Beginner Friendliness
    49:46 - Conclusion (Mario Party Series Ranking)
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  • @marksrecroom
    @marksrecroom  ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Thanks so much for watching this long video about Mario Party 7! What’s your favorite Mario Party 7 minigame?

    • @ivanzoneBR
      @ivanzoneBR ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Fun Run of course. I love it so much

    • @mlghardcolt9865
      @mlghardcolt9865 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Track n yield

    • @cbgplays1777
      @cbgplays1777 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fun run, the final countdown and shock absorbers

    • @tobekontinued7090
      @tobekontinued7090 ปีที่แล้ว

      Battery Ram or Monte’s Revenge

    • @kenyaholloway-reliford8213
      @kenyaholloway-reliford8213 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Fun Run. I remember it being the very first minigame we unlocked in this game.

  • @brandon112400
    @brandon112400 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Lmao, you can’t be doing Florida dirty like that😭 23:12

  • @2nkf
    @2nkf ปีที่แล้ว +36

    You should review Oops! Prank Party, it is the last ever party game ever made by Hudson Soft before they went defunct, and it is Mario-Party inspired and has 100 minigames and it is by the same developers of Mario Party. I hope the creator sees this because Oops! Prank Party never got a review and it is underrated!

    • @marksrecroom
      @marksrecroom  ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Thanks for watching!! That might be something to consider… 👀

  • @TheSourMelon_
    @TheSourMelon_ ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I just finished binge-watching all of your Mario Party reviews and I have to say they are incredibly well done. Not enough people are doing long form in-depth analysis, and I was surprised to see you only had 1000 subscribers. Keep up the great videos, you're going to be really big one day!

    • @marksrecroom
      @marksrecroom  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks so much for watching!! i’m so glad you enjoyed these retrospectives, I really like making them! I should have a new Mario Party one out soon hopefully

  • @SpeedStar1642
    @SpeedStar1642 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    To be honest, I'd consider that the 8-Player minigames to fill those other 4-Player slots up too. As I always play the 8-Player mode in Mario Party 7, these felt like extra free additions you actually unlock at the start.

  • @TheThirdDaySH
    @TheThirdDaySH ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Me and my bud played sooo much 8-player MP7. We'd each play two characters and play it like a standard 1v1v1v1. Having control over two seperate charcters on a board made for a really cool twist on the game.
    Legit excited to see what you have to say about my personal favorite, MP8. A lot of people don't like that one...

    • @marksrecroom
      @marksrecroom  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      that’s super fun haha - i do think 8-player mode is really cool because it gives players opportunities to create unique experiences that no other Mario Party could really offer.
      Thanks for watching!! I hope to not make the wait for the Mario Party 8 video very long haha - i hope you enjoy it when it does come out!

  • @Froglad_714
    @Froglad_714 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    It's so funny that with the battle minigames, you have Monty's revenge and the final countdown, some of the best minigames in the series, and then... deck hands. Great video, man.

  • @TheJiljo
    @TheJiljo ปีที่แล้ว +9

    YES, been waiting for this and love how long it is. Really looking forward to your MP8 analysis, that one was a massive part of my childhood

    • @marksrecroom
      @marksrecroom  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks so much!! i’m so glad to hear that you liked it!!

  • @ivanzoneBR
    @ivanzoneBR ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Mario Party 7 is currently my favorite Mario Party game (despite I love MP 3, 8 and 9 almost as much as 7)
    The reason why is mainly because I love all the boards of this game and there are amazing minigames in this game like Catchy Tunes, Fun Run, Target Tag and plenty more. I also love the game shop and all the interesting collectibles. Its funny because all the other games I mention has pretty great extras and a story narrative that I enjoy, and yet 7 is so consistently good and so I prefer it.

    • @marksrecroom
      @marksrecroom  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks so much for watching!! Mario Party 7 definitely has some great minigames and some well designed boards for sure. even if i might not rank this game as my favorite in the series and have a fair amount of critiques with it, I do think that there’s a lot of ideas and content here to appreciate!

  • @goldenyoshistar1
    @goldenyoshistar1 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Imagine if they did 8 Player Mario Party in a future game. 8-player Mario Party 7 was a test, for when the future Mario Party game releases with this gimmick back.

  • @elius1548
    @elius1548 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Tbh I like having semi-predictable bonus stars like in MP7/8. I think 5/6 is a good number so that you can keep them in mind while still not being totally sure of the results till the end. Do wish there was no shopping Star tho.

  • @thehussiteking
    @thehussiteking ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'll never prefer this game to 6 because the character orbs are super busted for some of the characters, the duals are terrible since you can't choose what you lose/gain beforehand, and the mic spaces suck. I also don't like the koopa kid spaces, but it's not that bad. I think the boards aren't that great, except for Pagoda Peak and Pyramid Park.
    My favorite minigame is either Fun Run or really any of the dual and 8 player minigames. They're all really fun.
    Great video Mark, keep up the fantastic videos !

    • @marksrecroom
      @marksrecroom  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks for watching!! Yeah while there is a lot to appreciate about Mario Party 7, for me there’s an equal amount of things to critique. Your minigame choices are absolutely on point though for sure!

  • @bemiatto67
    @bemiatto67 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is such an underrated channel. Liking in hopes of the algorithm bless your channel. Looking forward to more videos. Any other series you were thinking of looking at?

    • @marksrecroom
      @marksrecroom  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks so much for watching, I greatly appreciate it!! i’m definitely looking forward to putting out some more stuff, some in this style for games like wii party, sonic shuffle, etc. but i do have some videos in the works that are a bit different too! i hope you enjoy them!

  • @dimanthehedghog
    @dimanthehedghog 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It's honestly wild how accurate your rankings are, literally the only difference I have is 5 slightly above 4

  • @codyssmith73
    @codyssmith73 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You made a lot of good arguments about 7 that left me surprised & understanding. This was the first Mario Party game I owned, so I mastered these mini games & learned to love these boards despite their flaws. I honestly think there’s a lot 7 offered that the dev team for Mario Party should try to implement in a new game, but you made a lot of great arguments regarding the flaws that exist.
    Also, does me picking Boo every time I play 7 make me a cheater given it’s S-Tier player orb?

    • @marksrecroom
      @marksrecroom  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      i’m glad that you found the thoughts in this video to be interesting and understandable, even if you may not agree. I also can totally see how Mario Party 7 could be a favorite for some people, as I do think there is a good amount of things to appreciate despite my critiques. Thanks so much for watching!!
      also, nah it doesn’t make you a cheater LOL but it does give you a good competitive edge, picking the character that has (in my opinion) the best character item in the game!

  • @johnnymind4151
    @johnnymind4151 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Finally caught up on all your previous Mario Party videos (which were all fantastic by the way)!
    I didn't get 7 when it came out for some reason (couldn't find it and/or didn't have the money), but luckily I eventually found a copy at a convention.
    I'm so glad I bought it because it's such a unique if sometimes flawed experience thanks to its exclusive mechanics and modes while keeping a lot of great elements from Mario Party 6 and accompanied by a quite strong selection of minigames (made even stonger by turning off the awful mic minigames), couldn't agree more with your ranking of it (and of the other games so far)!

    • @marksrecroom
      @marksrecroom  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks so much for watching!! I'm so glad to hear that you've enjoyed the Mario Party series thus far, I'm definitely looking forward to continuing the series with the subsequent games!

  • @CrazyWario16
    @CrazyWario16 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Cool video. Fun fact mario party 7 was going to be port to Wii but unfortunately they couldn't do that because of leak of time because of the realease mario party 8.

  • @jacanaable
    @jacanaable ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Koopas tycoon town board from Mario party 8 is the better version of windnuvill, and one of the best boards in the Mario party series.

  • @femgramcs
    @femgramcs 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    i love your mario party videos, ive had a big interest in the game basically my whole life and ive learned a ton from all of them, even though i already knew a lot i somehow learned a lot more too which i love to do
    and personally, i think that if bowser time was implemented better on neon heights, maybe he would double the amount of the effects in the chests (not sure abt the back to start one tho, maybe theres a dupe added), or add more chests to have more confusion, or maybe the chests move a bit every turn (like a 1-5 die is rolled and all of them move whatever they roll), i think thatd be pretty neat
    and on windmill ville i think it would be a lot more interesting and fun if he swapped the places of windmills (esp if the board layout was better)
    although, i think it wouldve been better if these are possible effects of bowser spaces as opposed to a *bowser time*, though its also fine on bowser's enchanted inferno so idk

  • @theshapeshifter7454
    @theshapeshifter7454 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Been a hard-core boo enjoyer since mario party 6 and didn't known of the item thing in 7. Nice

  • @YaaSalty...0_o
    @YaaSalty...0_o 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing Mario Party reviews man

  • @susiehaltmann3342
    @susiehaltmann3342 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Fun Fact: According to ZoomZike, the pedestals in Bowser’s Enchanted Inferno are predetermined. Meaning it doesn’t matter which one you pick , either you get to the end or you don’t.

  • @tobekontinued7090
    @tobekontinued7090 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I never realized how few 4-player mini games MP7 has. I love a lot of the mini games on this game. It felt like there were more.
    23:12 Florida?! 🤣

    • @marksrecroom
      @marksrecroom  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      yeah that’s aomething that i’ve always found to be weird about Mario Party 7 - its minigames are great but i do not understand how they decided to split them up by genre.
      Thanks for watching!! PS - I’m glad you liked that joke hahaha

    • @cliffturbo2146
      @cliffturbo2146 ปีที่แล้ว

      What - You've never been to Florida? It's hot out there. Really hot XD

  • @Imirui
    @Imirui 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I believe the duel system was made worse in 7. You determine what is for stake after it happens, and one of the options on the random wheel includes *absolutely nothing!!* Mario Party DS somehow has it even worse than 7 despite having it happen before the duel game, since the stakes can be set so that the player in a lower place has absolutely nothing to lose and everything to gain. The player in a lower place can have a star be at stake even if they don’t have one, so it becomes a duel minigame for a star steal. If they defend their star, they get jack shit for it.

  • @starman1270
    @starman1270 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I do agree that Mario Party 7 is weaker than Mario Party 6, with the thing that hinders it the most being that it uses a similar formula to 6, but adds more randomness to it for the sake of randomness. For example: Bowser Time, how duels operate compared to previously, how bonus stars became more unpredictable, etc. I also feel like the day/night system of 6 not only added to the boards, but the mini games as well which 7 lacks. With that all said, I still really like 7 with its great mini-game selection (though I do personally prefer 6 and 4’s selection), great modes (though I do prefer the solo mode in 4 and 6), theming, and board gimmicks. I also liked how they expanded the amount of unlockables in 7 compared to 6 as well as keeping the orb system (character specific orbs aside). Overall I feel as though 7 is a great Mario Party game, though if I were to rank the Gamecube Mario Parties it would be this: 4, 6, 7, and lastly 5. With that out of the way, fantastic video and I can’t wait to see your video about 8 as I’ve heard very polarizing things about it!

    • @ivanzoneBR
      @ivanzoneBR ปีที่แล้ว

      Why do you like Mario Party 4 the best? The vast majority of the boards of that game truly sucks, the Mega and Mini Mushroom system isnt good at all and having to play the Story Mode 8 times to complete the game is super frustrating. The only enjoyment I had was the minigames and thats it, I gave up playing that game because how bad it was comparing to the other ones.

  • @darkensama1390
    @darkensama1390 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Top 6 Boards:
    6- Bowser's Enchanted Inferno
    5- Pyramid Park
    4- Windmillville
    3- Pagoda Peak
    2- Grand Canal
    1- Neon Heights

  • @Nawaf-KFC_94
    @Nawaf-KFC_94 ปีที่แล้ว

    Are you also going to do retrospectives of Mario Party 8, DS, Super Mario Party, and Superstars? It would be truly awesome if you’re able to do retrospectives on those titles as well! Keep it up man! Very underrated channel to be honest!

    • @marksrecroom
      @marksrecroom  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks so much for watching, I greatly appreciate that!! Yes, my plan is to do a retrospective for every Mario Party game, including the games you mentioned above, the 3DS games, and maybe even Mario Party E hahaha. I look forward to making those videos and i hope that you enjoy them when they come out!!

    • @Nawaf-KFC_94
      @Nawaf-KFC_94 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@marksrecroom Btw, what’s your nintendo switch friend code, psn, and xbox gamertag so I can add you? 😊

  • @JayRRR-gb1lo
    @JayRRR-gb1lo ปีที่แล้ว

    This is great content. Thanks.

    • @marksrecroom
      @marksrecroom  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks so much!! Thank you for watching!

  • @GretchenGoebel
    @GretchenGoebel 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You can actually skip cpu minigames via an option in the options menu

  • @kjhgfdfghjkdrtyuiwewe
    @kjhgfdfghjkdrtyuiwewe ปีที่แล้ว

    Can't wait for your mario party 8 review!

    • @marksrecroom
      @marksrecroom  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks so much!! I’m hoping to get working on that one soon for sure!

  • @MarcusTheFunnell
    @MarcusTheFunnell ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! Out of interest if you remove the mic mini games would the mini game mean score be the highest in the series so far? Seems like the mic mini games are dragging the average down a bit especially the 4 player mic games.

    • @marksrecroom
      @marksrecroom  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks so much for watching! Good question - removing the Mic minigames brings the mean score to 6.01. so still not quite as high as Mario Party 4's 6.44 but if you play without the Mic turned on, you are getting a better set of minigames (in my humble opinion)

  • @cowboyluigi5275
    @cowboyluigi5275 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’ve been loving this series so far, and besides waiting to hear your overall thoughts on Mario Party 6 (my favorite one), I was also looking forward to your opinion on the 8-player tag team! I’m glad we’re both on the same page about loving the concept in theory, but expecting more from it in practice.
    I admired your idea about having 4v4 and 2v6 minigames; how do you think the board gameplay could’ve been improved? Although it would be nice if each partner could move independently from each other, having 8 players take a turn would double the length of an already slow game. I guess each partner _could_ take their turn at the same, but that would break one of the biggest fundamentals that makes up Mario Party.
    I really hope Nintendo revisits this mechanic someday. For 25 years, Mario Party has stuck with the max 4 player limit, whereas Mario Kart and Smash only continue to get larger and more inclusive. As much as I prefer Mario Party, I gotta say I often end up playing the other two with friends simply because there’s more than 4 of us.

  • @monopolyrubix1875
    @monopolyrubix1875 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your channel kicks ass.

    • @marksrecroom
      @marksrecroom  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks so much, I greatly appreciate that!! I’m so glad you enjoy the videos and I’m looking forward to putting some new ones out soon!!

  • @thenotorioushussle5633
    @thenotorioushussle5633 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This one of my first games I ever got best game

  • @heatherparisi8250
    @heatherparisi8250 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I used to play this all the time/ I would always play as boo lol

  • @isaiahvang144
    @isaiahvang144 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    26:46 The Sluggish/Slow 'Shroom is UNAVAILABLE in Pagoda Peak and Pyramid Park.

  • @MatthewSmart
    @MatthewSmart ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm gonna be more brief with my opinions on this one since I'm making videos on the GameCube Mario Party games myself and would rather not give a concrete statement purely from memory like I have previously, especially since my views on Mario Party 4 have changed ever so slightly. What I can say is that I felt 7 was similar to 6 in being nothing bad but nothing exceptional either, though that's likely my nostalgia being stronger for 4 and 5 than it is for 6 and 7. There are some solid minigames here with my favorite being either Fun Run or Spider Stomp, but the lack of 4-player minigames does dampen things when there's even less than 4, which already had a small pool of minigames. I'm excited to revisit the rest of these games in due time.

    • @marksrecroom
      @marksrecroom  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks so much for watching, your mini game choices are phenomenal here for sure. It’s cool to hear that you’re doing videos on the mario party games as well - hopefully you have a lot of fun getting to revisit those games, I know that I have haha. Thanks again!!

  • @callinater6133
    @callinater6133 ปีที่แล้ว

    The triple shroom orb also lasts one turn longer than the magic orb. I think an argument could be made that it’s even better than the magic orb as roadblocks in general aren’t an issue that often. As long as you’re not hitting a thwomp orb or a zap orb I think the triple shroom is better all around.
    In a Tag Team match I think there’s no debate that the triple Shroom is stronger since you only have one team to worry about when it comes to roadblocks.

  • @nn17fi99
    @nn17fi99 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I wish on enchanted inferno that the islands would sink the players on them every five turns but then come back right away. The board gets too small with only three islands in play at a time

  • @Wario_Guy
    @Wario_Guy 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I feel like on the GameCube they just made too many Mario Party’s and they all look the same. I know they’re all radically different, but they pumped them out. 2 years without a Mario Party was not an occasion to miss

  • @fullmissileaim4187
    @fullmissileaim4187 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I swear I know this BGM at 19:52, but I don't know where it originated from? Does anyone know where this song plays from?

    • @marksrecroom
      @marksrecroom  16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      it’s Monkey Golf 2 from Super Monkey Ball 2! One of my favorite relaxing tunes from that game haha

  • @Giran_0
    @Giran_0 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Mario party 7 will always be the best one, it's literally the last Mario game i bought

  • @Leo-tf4ew
    @Leo-tf4ew 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    biggest bummer about this mario party is the low poly characters models in party mode

  • @Alba-kf4mg
    @Alba-kf4mg 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    37:20 weird… Idk if its a fairy tail reference or the other way around

  • @ChipFanXO
    @ChipFanXO 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Aint no way bros hateing on deck hands

  • @mallow2902
    @mallow2902 ปีที่แล้ว

    I disagree that Windmillville should just let you choose your path, because then players would just constantly chase their opponents to the three star windmill without much variation. The map already has a problem with players going behind grabbing what people in front just bought.

  • @lightninja4795
    @lightninja4795 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Also i am confused on why its a bad thing to have 6 bonus stars because watch this
    Minigame star you get by winning minigames which you want to win for star and orbs
    Shopping star and orb stars. You are going to buy and use orbs too so these can be easily worked towards.
    Lastly the running star. Just buy some mushrooms here and their in the shop and worked towards it that way.
    As you can see the minigame shopping and orbs stars are connected to each other
    Win minigames, buy orbs, use them. Just buy mushrooms sometimes plus mushrooms are items you will want.
    When you given a chance of a happening or red space take the opportunity. As you can see the minigame, shopping, and orb stars are connected to each other and can be easily worked towards and same with the running star by buying mushrooms.
    Yeah the happening and red space are luck depedent but the happening star has always existed before 7 so whats wrong with having a 2nd bonus star for a space.

  • @shadowm2k7
    @shadowm2k7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really like MP7 but I do only play 2 player with my sister and we're always on the same team but it SUCKS that we can't move independently 😭😭😭!!!!!!!!!
    There's no "split up/you go that way ill go this way" I HATE being tethered!!!!!!!!

  • @cbgplays1777
    @cbgplays1777 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    *complains about deck hands and says everything bad about it
    *then plays deck hands music
    seems legit
    but ngl without a care is good music

  • @lewismoreman9227
    @lewismoreman9227 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How is Bowser’s Enchanted Inferno similar to Florida?

    • @SuperMarioPlushMasters
      @SuperMarioPlushMasters 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It’s a joke on how hot it gets there I think (I’m not sure though I’m Australian lol)

  • @goncosta01
    @goncosta01 ปีที่แล้ว

    When are you gonna launch Mario party 8 review.

  • @JimmyFantage
    @JimmyFantage 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm sorry...is 7 better than 6? Or it's worse than 6 but not by much?

  • @lightninja4795
    @lightninja4795 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hard disagree on stars being stolen is a bad thing. It creates funny moments and its great too see your friends rage.

  • @edouardgaming9813
    @edouardgaming9813 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    On the Pagoda peak happening star with the flaming statue one reward is a t-shirt and it's does NOTHING i really mean it NOTHING it's useless and it's just a wasted of hand energy yes i found it myself while playing this board you can thank me for finding that

  • @MorphBaller388
    @MorphBaller388 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I feel like you’re ranked most of these mini games, way too low, and a lot of your reasoning for why your rank them alone either doesn’t make sense or is just a very odd opinion. Like I said, balloon busters was like that was respect blast but worse, there’s no luck involved, it’s all skill. There are very few mini games in this game. That would be below five I think.

  • @lightninja4795
    @lightninja4795 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nah bowser time is great

    • @lightninja4795
      @lightninja4795 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Actually i take that back its ok but not terrible