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Big boos can be defeated by sliding down stairs
- Thread starter DrFunk
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"In Mario Party games, the outcome of every die roll is completely independent of the actual timing with which you hit the block. Note how Mario gets the same 5 no matter when he hits the block. The die rolls are decided at the beginning of the turn and all interaction the player has is merely an illusion.:
Holy shitttttttt.
So basically the outcome of Mario Party games are rigged?
100%. The player who's first in player order always has a huge advantage.
Insane Metal
Member
The new shocking secret revealed (remember that thread? About the clouds and bushes being the same sprite in SMW).
I didn't know about this btw. Awesome.
I didn't know about this btw. Awesome.
iam actually more shocked, that most people who played this game didnt know this. some stuff is known or was written in magazines back then or was also written in the manuals.
this wasnt a big one, there were clearly other awesome things going on, like the infinite life trick in smw or the free upgrade level on the second island.
btw. what happened to the old thread? why not just merge them? this thread is slightly becoming off-topic, with all those other non SMW-game-"secrets"
DragonQuarter
Neo Member
Didn't take long for someone to go "OH YOU ALL DIDN'T KNOW THIS??????"
No, it just means that the dice are actually rolled off screen.
I had a hunch, but was never sure.
"In Mario Party games, the outcome of every die roll is completely independent of the actual timing with which you hit the block. Note how Mario gets the same 5 no matter when he hits the block. The die rolls are decided at the beginning of the turn and all interaction the player has is merely an illusion.:
Holy shitttttttt.
This thread delivers. Great stuff GAF.
And I thought I knew every little bit of that level...
Double Dash is trash confirmed.
And I thought I knew every little bit of that level...
SupperMarioBroth is a fantastic blog. There's stuff like this on there constantly. The one from the other day about how AI in Mario Kart will clip through bananas if they're far away from you was amazing.
Double Dash is trash confirmed.
Learned in SOR2 that when thrown through the air, Hold up+jump and you'll land on your feet and take no damage whatsoever. That was kind of depressing knowing how many lives I lost in mania mode because of throw damage I could have prevented the whole time.
"In Mario Party games, the outcome of every die roll is completely independent of the actual timing with which you hit the block. Note how Mario gets the same 5 no matter when he hits the block. The die rolls are decided at the beginning of the turn and all interaction the player has is merely an illusion.:
Holy shitttttttt.
Damn, this is some presidential rigged level shit.
TheSpaceBetween
Member
HOLY SHIT!
Professor Beef
Banned
tkscz
Member
"In Mario Party games, the outcome of every die roll is completely independent of the actual timing with which you hit the block. Note how Mario gets the same 5 no matter when he hits the block. The die rolls are decided at the beginning of the turn and all interaction the player has is merely an illusion.:
Holy shitttttttt.
Mentioned in the latest Bombcast too.
Bitanator
Member
I actually found this as a little tyke when my brother finally handed me the controller to play instead of tossing a genesis controller at me to make me think I was playing
Talladega Knight
Member
I've always known of this one for some reason. Maybe I saw it in the Official Nintendo's Players Guide?
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
I'm not big into mario. Last mario I played was sunshine. Even I knew this about the big boos.
daTRUballin
Member
WHAT
I did not know this. Like, at all......
I did not know this. Like, at all......
"In Mario Party games, the outcome of every die roll is completely independent of the actual timing with which you hit the block. Note how Mario gets the same 5 no matter when he hits the block. The die rolls are decided at the beginning of the turn and all interaction the player has is merely an illusion.:
Holy shitttttttt.
#ImPeach
like.a.ser
Member
I'm not sure who's joking and who isn't ITT. Do people really think this wasn't known before now? All of the doubt/shade being thrown at people who say they already knew. How young are you guys?
superNESjoe
Member
Been playing Mario World since it came out, have beaten it 100% more times than I can remember and have a damn good speedrun PB on it. Never knew that you could slide to kill big boos and sawblades.
I've never once seen this in a video, guide, or another player playing. I don't find it so hard to believe this weird trick is so widely undocumented.
superNESjoe
Member
I always assumed Big Boo was an exception, not sure why. I also don't think there's any spots in the game where doing so is advantageous in any way so I've honestly never tried.
As far as the sawblades. I mean come on, nobody knew that. That is a glitch for sure. Anyone who knew it was dicking around and found out on accident.
SoldierOfLight
Member
My MIND has been Blown by this ! How did it take almost half my life to learn if this?
FunkyDealer
Banned
"In Mario Party games, the outcome of every die roll is completely independent of the actual timing with which you hit the block. Note how Mario gets the same 5 no matter when he hits the block. The die rolls are decided at the beginning of the turn and all interaction the player has is merely an illusion.:
Holy shitttttttt.
But this can't be the case for every Mario Party game. In Mario Party 3 if you hit the dice when it was at it's highest point it would result in a higher number. And if you hit it when it was low in its animation, then the number would be low as well. Right? Right?! :-S
PHOENIXZERO
Member
I mean, Big Boos weren't ever actually invincible to begin with and I'm pretty sure I figured this out in all the times i played SMW back in the day.
MrFrankFontaine
Banned
Had no idea...
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Ah, I guess I misread it then.
DryvBy
Member
Beren the Empty-Handed
Member
"In Mario Party games, the outcome of every die roll is completely independent of the actual timing with which you hit the block. Note how Mario gets the same 5 no matter when he hits the block. The die rolls are decided at the beginning of the turn and all interaction the player has is merely an illusion.:
Holy shitttttttt.
I refuse to accept this on the grounds that it would make my entire life a lie.
ElectricBlanketFire
Member
Someone email this to Giant Bomb right now.
"In Mario Party games, the outcome of every die roll is completely independent of the actual timing with which you hit the block. Note how Mario gets the same 5 no matter when he hits the block. The die rolls are decided at the beginning of the turn and all interaction the player has is merely an illusion.:
Holy shitttttttt.
Though what about slow dice? And is every turn-deciding dice roll those four numbers or does it cycle through a set or pre-fixed results?
And there's more.
You can do this in Forest Fortress (and other places? not sure).
Holy shit, no
I was 12 when SMW came out and I got it that Christmas. I would routinely erase my saves and bring every slot back up to 96* for fun. The amount of times that I finished that game is second only to SMB1. I never knew this. Hell, I'm not sure I even knew you could slide down stairs. I came across a lot of the other quirks and tricks on my own but I've never seen or heard of this. Not from EGM, Gamepro, GameFan, C&VG, etc. I'm not saying that I doubt that people knew, just that I didn't know even though I played it for years. Pretty cool though.