Gamecube Party
Last night I had a view friends over to have a Gamecube party. I invited Shawn, Adam, Jeff, and his girlfriend. Melissa also played for a little while after. We played a lot of Mario Party 4, Mario Kart Double Dash, and Super Monkey Ball 2.
Playing Mario Kart, Jeff and I came from be behind in Mario Kart to devistate Adam and Shawn. We had the same score, but the Gamecube must have recognized the better players. It was a lot of fun playing teams and only having to focus on driving or shooting.
We also gave Adams favorite game “Time Splitters 2″ a try. I don’t really know what it has to do with splitting time. It’s more like a game of strategic configuration. We spent 3 weeks (exaggerating just a little) choosing our settings. Adam must know the secret cheat codes because I shot at least a dozen rockets at him, and then he threw a rock at me and I died. He said I was hitting the wall behind him. Would you feel comfortable with someone shooting rockets into the wall right behind you? Didn’t think so.
Monkey Ball 2 has to be one of the best party games out there. Most of the games are extremely easy to figure out, so everyone has a good time. We played a punching fist game that only required you to hit 1 button, and walk around. You are just a monkey inside of a ball, but you have a fist on a spring attached. The goal is to knock your opponents off the field. As time progresses, there are power-ups like “iron fist”, and one that makes your spring longer. Anyway, it’s one of the best games out there. You can get sort of a feel for what it like by playing this web version.
Jeff also had his Playstation 2 along, so we tried out Gran Turismo 4. Of course it’s the best racing game ever. He also showed us a game where you are some kind of magnet thing, and the goal is to go around and have stuff stick to you. The bigger you get, the larger the objects you can pick up. Eventually you can pick up stadiums, cruise ships, and skyscrapers.
The entire party was a blast. I can’t wait to set up something like this again. Next time it may be a LAN party in the basement so that we can get a lot of players. We always have a ton of fun. I uploaded all the photos I took.
Have another party soon we want Ryan.
Mom and Dad