CAUTION
Back in the day, folks used to rotate their palm on their Nintendo 64 controllers forMario Partyminigames, leading to injuries, andan official “glove” releasefrom Nintendo. This time with the Mario Party 64 Switch re-releases (Mario Party 1and2)via the expansion pack, they’re just adding that warning upfront.
Here’s the warning in full for the first game, seen when booting it up:
“CAUTION: To avoid irritation to your skin and/or damage to the control stick, do not rotate it with the palm of your hand. Rotate the control stick with your thumb or by holding it between your thumb and forefinger.”
The wild thing about this is that I always won these minigames, and never used my palm. Same thing with the button-mashing contests!Mario Partyhas caused a lot of folks strife over the past few decades, and this warning caused all those memories to come flooding back.
Here’s two of my most memorableMario Partyexperiences:
Fun times! On the flipside, I’ve played with a lot of good sports, and will continue to do so with these re-releases. Some of these original minigames just can’t be beat, despite numerous attempts to bring them back from the dead in a new flavor.
