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Even for the most ardent misanthrope, Mario Party Superstars’ online play changes everything
I have been purchasing and playing Mario Party games since the series began back in 1998 on the Nintendo 64. But as a relative loner in real life, it’s hardly ever been a party for me. Aside from the odd family gathering, most of my Mario Party career has been me against AI opponents. Mario Party Superstars finally lets me play online with strangers, giving me the challenging human rivals I’ve craved, without having to let them into my house to eat my food and steal my pets.
It’s not that I don’t like hanging out with other people. I just don’t want them in my home. Feeding them, entertaining them, making them feel welcome, it’s all such a chore. I already have a spouse and two children, none of whom want to play Mario Party with me. Mario Party Superstars allows me to connect in an appropriately limited sense with three complete strangers who just want to play some party games and then get on with their lives.
Online play first came to Mario Party in 2018’s Super Mario Party for the Nintendo Switch, but it wasn’t the online play I wanted, at least not at first. That game launched with the ability to play a series of minigames online, but not the actual board game. Online board game play wasn’t added until April of 2021, long after I’d completely given up on the game.
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