Besides Mario Party 8, this was the other Mario Party I loved so much. The boards are great, minigames are fun, the character roster is a bit short and some pathways are a bit too hard to enter but it's still raw Mario Party emotion and it rocks.

Mario Party 4 is such a mixed bag that it's not even funny. On the one hand, it has some of the best minigames the series had seen to this point. I mean, Dungeon Duos is peak MP. But then on the other hand, it has some of the lamest boards to choose from. They feel so samey & 95% of the interesting aesthetics take place... below the main path with all the spaces? It's just a little strange & sours the overall package.

My first Mario Party. Have a lot of fond memories with this one. I did not play this one as much as 5, but I still really enjoyed my time playing this with my siblings

Have you ever wanted to play Mario Party but all the boards are squares and really bad? Play Super Mario Party.
Want to do it with a lower resolution? Play Mario party 4.