Play Mario Party 2 Online

Mario Party 2 came out for the Nintendo 64 in 1999, developed and published by Nintendo. It was one of those games that really defined the multiplayer experience on the console, sitting alongside titles like GoldenEye and Super Smash Bros. as a go-to for group play.

You choose a character like Mario or Luigi and move around a board game style map, rolling dice to advance spaces and collect coins. The main goal is to buy more stars than your opponents, which often means sabotaging their progress or winning mini-games. Key mechanics include using items to block other players or alter dice rolls, and competing in short, frantic mini-games after each round that test timing, memory, or pure chaos. The pacing is unpredictable; one moment you’re comfortably ahead, the next you’ve lost all your coins to a lucky draw. It feels like a mix of strategy and sheer luck, where every turn holds the potential for triumph or disaster.