Double Dash races in Baby Park are truly awesomes. I and some friends have played the same game, the same chars, the same track for about HOURS and never get tired of it...

I liked "Mario is Missing" That was an odd little game.

I would imagine having Mario in the name raises sales by over 50%, if any other names were used instead of "mario Party" the game would of died on the 64. The only other games i can think of that wold have this same effect is Final Fantasy and pokemon.

I think it would be just as good if it was another character, however it wouldn't be given as much of a chance to people who haven't yet played it... however, i also think a major factor in Mario Galaxy (one of my favourite aspects of what we've seen so far) is the nostalgia from previous mario games

Oh, and out of the Mario Kart games i've played (all except SNES), Mario Kart 64 is by far my favourite, i've spent so much time on it, and still play it over the other two when me and my friends/cousins feel like playing