Mario Party 2's BOWSER's Big Blast -- Designing For Luck

Designing For is a series which looks at a level in gaming, and analyzes a theme central to that level's design. In this episode, we take a look at a mini-game in Mario Party 2, one that reminds us that random chance isn't always random design.

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Writing/Footage/Video Editing: Zack Frisbee/Goombachi
Voiceover/Audio Editing/Script Editing: Tommy Eyler/Pyrrhickong/The Dryest Bones (https://www.youtube.com/user/pyrrhickong)

Intro Graphic and Watermark By: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFlA4tKlFfmORiITmGwdulw

Also check out our episode about Donkey Kong Country 2 and its sense of accomplishment here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrxZDpnD8HE

Or our episode on Mario & Luigi's incredibly dull penultimate dungeon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pngcDTStwBc

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Thanks to Quinton Reviews For Their Coverage!:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM0V8r4kuIWIl6Sy-NHj2lg

Mario Party, Mario Party 2, Mario Party 3, Mario Party 4, Mario Party 5, Mario Party DS, Luigi's Mansion, and Super Mario Maker are registered trademarks of Nintendo Co., Ltd.

Mario Party series by Hudson Soft.

Umineko no Naku Koro ni by 07th Expansion.

Game Center CX is produced by Fuji Television and Gascoin Company.

Street Fighter II by Capcom.

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes by Steel Crate Games.

SGDQ/Summer Games Done Quick run by Games Done Quick, LLC.

Twitch is owned by Twitch Interactive, a subsidiary of Amazon.com.

"You chose wrong: gamification of journalism and news games" by Paul Bradshaw.

Anticipation by Nintendo and Rare.

"Mario vs. Wario" printed in the January 1993 issue of Nintendo Power.

"On Fire"/"This is Fine" comic by Gunshow.

"Tricky Mario: Val's Shellspace" designed by Val JP.
Footage Used:
Quinton Reviews: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spCID_TnArs
SGDQ 2013: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhTSnqYQkOc
Tricky Mario: Val's Shellspace: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLEC9z2E6-k

...If you found the two mouse cursors in this video, congratulations! You win nothing.

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