Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 19 minutes ago
Surprise! We return to Chilly Waters, one day away from our retirement, for one last job...
You see, in the aftermath of MP3's No Minigame Wins Challenge and the early stages of MP4's, I lamented that I had adopted the "No Inputs" rule for Coin Minigames in MP3 - in the end, it felt like a cop out rather than a proper compromise or reasonable alternative. I became convinced that the "most coins" rule was a better fit, but also knew I didn't have it in me to do the whole challenge over again.
But then... then I reviewed the footage, and it turns out that in my successful board clears of MP3 No Minigame Wins, I had only earned more coins than my opponents in Coin Minigames precisely once - and it was in Chilly Waters. I immediately realized that, because board clears are completely independent of each other, I could *effectively* complete the challenge again under the ruleset I felt was a better fit! All I would need to do is clear Chilly Waters again, but this time making sure to lose the Coin Minigames properly. With all that I had learned about losing like a winner, how hard could it be?
Well, it turns out, not unreasonably hard. One stream was (thankfully) all it took. I got lucky in the successful run, sure, but not outrageously lucky - I played smart, taking all of the tricks and tactics from the later boards back to the Antarctic hellscape from which this challenge began for a narrow but well-earned victory.
And at this point, I can now say that I truly am satisfied. I beat Mario Party 3's Story Mode without winning a minigame under any reasonable interpretation of what it means to win a minigame (yes, including Item Minigames. I'm standing by that 100%).
This'll make a nice encore for the big videos I want to make down the line. Enjoy! And if you hunger for more No Minigame Wins content, know that I am planning my return to MP4 as you read this...
Broadcasted live on Twitch -- Watch live at twitch.tv/yourgenderhere
Surprise! We return to Chilly Waters, one day away from our retirement, for one last job...
You see, in the aftermath of MP3's No Minigame Wins Challenge and the early stages of MP4's, I lamented that I had adopted the "No Inputs" rule for Coin Minigames in MP3 - in the end, it felt like a cop out rather than a proper compromise or reasonable alternative. I became convinced that the "most coins" rule was a better fit, but also knew I didn't have it in me to do the whole challenge over again.
But then... then I reviewed the footage, and it turns out that in my successful board clears of MP3 No Minigame Wins, I had only earned more coins than my opponents in Coin Minigames precisely once - and it was in Chilly Waters. I immediately realized that, because board clears are completely independent of each other, I could *effectively* complete the challenge again under the ruleset I felt was a better fit! All I would need to do is clear Chilly Waters again, but this time making sure to lose the Coin Minigames properly. With all that I had learned about losing like a winner, how hard could it be?
Well, it turns out, not unreasonably hard. One stream was (thankfully) all it took. I got lucky in the successful run, sure, but not outrageously lucky - I played smart, taking all of the tricks and tactics from the later boards back to the Antarctic hellscape from which this challenge began for a narrow but well-earned victory.
And at this point, I can now say that I truly am satisfied. I beat Mario Party 3's Story Mode without winning a minigame under any reasonable interpretation of what it means to win a minigame (yes, including Item Minigames. I'm standing by that 100%).
This'll make a nice encore for the big videos I want to make down the line. Enjoy! And if you hunger for more No Minigame Wins content, know that I am planning my return to MP4 as you read this...
Broadcasted live on Twitch -- Watch live at twitch.tv/yourgenderhere
