Hi! So I was playing Mario Party with a friend a while back, and while we're usually best buddies... let's just say we fought a lot. I thought we'd be fine... but I guess no one's free from three curse. So I decided to make a short story about it. Hope you like it!

Disclaimer: All characters and the games mentioned are owned by Nintendo.


Hey guys. I'm Luigi Mario and this is my message to the world.

Recently, myself, Mario, Peach and Daisy decided to play Mario Party. It was only a bit of fun, right? It's only a game, after all, right? Right?

Wrong. Biggest mistake I ever made.

For those of you who don't know what Mario Party is, I'll tell you how I perceive it. It's basically a board game on a Nintendo, but way more intense than your average snakes and ladders.

At first glance, you'll probably laugh. "No!" you'll say. "What are you talking about? This looks the opposite of intense! You're having a laugh!" Blah blah blah. Yeah, I get it. Believe me, I thought that too.

Well laugh all you like, because you won't be laughing once you're actually playing. The second you press start, it all begins.

Eh... I'm not going to describe what the board looked like, since it's beside the point, but... yeah. Let's just say the situation turned ugly fairly quickly. I like to think my relationships with the others are strong, but they fell apart the moment I got a star.

It only worsened when I got a second star, then a third, while the rest still had none. The "kind", "sweet", "well-mannered" Princess Peach gave me a death stare to rival my own. Let me tell you, she didn't act much like a princess during the game. Heck, even Mario got the brunt of her anger.

Then Daisy got her first star, and for the first time I had competition. And speaking of the Sarasaland Princess, she was unfortunately better at the minigames than the rest of us, so she collected a fair amount of coins. She boasted and gloated whenever she won, and I could only take her loud annoying voice for so long before snapping, thus starting a serious fight.

Long story short, I was the winner... kind of. Just before the last round, Daisy turned off her Nintendo.

"I guess nobody won now," she smirked.

Now, I normally pride myself on being respectful towards women, but I'd worked hard on getting those stars, and she wasn't getting away with that. I glared at her and we started fighting again, like actual, physical, hair-pulling, fighting.

The day ended with Mario, Peach and Daisy storming off.

So, here I am. Alone. Mario won't speak to me - because of a game! Peach is issuing a restraining order on me - because of a game! (I don't see her issuing one on Bowser, though! Talk about unfair. Heh, who knows, maybe there's something going on between them. Daisy is so mad at me, she hangs up whenever I try to talk to her - because of a game! (Oh yeah, did I mention that she's my girlfriend, or at least she was before the game? Oh, you didn't know? Can't say I blame you, with the way we were carrying on!)

This... it's all because of a game! A game, I repeat! A game, a game, a game, a stupid game! Why can't players get that into their heads? What is it about Mario Party, is it cursed or something? Well, there it is. What more can I say?

So remember people, buy Mario Party at your own risk. When you lose all your best friends and no longer speak to your family, don't say I didn't warn you.

Of course, that's not the only friendship ruining game out there. Don't even get me started on Mario Kart...


And remember people, that second last paragraph was only meant as a joke. If you want to buy Mario Party, go ahead and get it, it's great fun. Just... don't take it seriously!