If you know of any simple multiplayer games that you and a friend have truly enjoyed, post it here. I’m trying to get a compilation going for if there’s ever a room of non gamers (like a family gathering) to have a reason to pick up and play. 

I’m thinking along the lines of games like this:

Pong

Wii Play Tanks

Wii Play Hockey

So to be clear, it must be:

1. Pick-up-and-play. No thinking required  

2. Specific game (if it’s within a compilation)

3. Addictively competitive or cooperative. 

Please lmk your recommendations. 

Donkey Kong 64

Any Mario Party game.

Any WarioWare game

The most recent entry is WarioWare Get It Together on the Switch! 

You guys aren’t helping any but thanks for trying at least.

Why would I give you a fish when I could provide the atmosphere the enables you to learn how to fish if you are self-driven enough?

Games that I have found that inexperienced gamers respond well to:

1) Wii Sports
2) Mario Kart 8
3) New Super Mario Bros Wii (although I did have one person kind of not like it)
4) Puyo Puyo Tetris

Games that I thought would be good, but weren't:

1) Super Mario Party

Classic worms is always good for a laugh.

Some retro muliplayer games

Super Bomberman 2 (or Saturn Bomberman)

Danny Sullivan's Indy Heat

Worms

Dr. Mario

Combat

Scorched Earth

Those old flash games that were basically more about chatting with a stranger than playing the game. I vaguely remember one in particular that was kinda like playing pool on a backgammon board that was fairly popular for a while.