Any suggestions for good party games?

wizard · 31 March 2016, 16:42

After a retro gaming evening with colleagues a while ago I started to think about what games there are that work well when the number of players reaches over four.

A couple that worked great were California games and Bomberman.

What other great games are there (any platform) that works with more than four players (either pass the joystick/pad or fast rotation of players)?

demolition · 31 March 2016, 16:46

Sensible Soccer perhaps if that is fast enough in rotation?

Amiga1992 · 31 March 2016, 16:47

Micro Machines, Super Skidmarks or Arcade Pool. We used to play championships with my friends all the time, worked great.
Another vote for SWOS.

Gordon · 31 March 2016, 16:47

Worms
Scortched Tanks
Sensible World of Soccer (DIY Tournament)

brett71 · 31 March 2016, 17:25

I remember having little Barbarian tournaments back in the day....

Predseda · 31 March 2016, 19:30

Master blaster, Flyers / Dogfight, Gravity force clones, Tanks furry probably, Knockout 2

ajk · 31 March 2016, 19:31

If you've got two systems, Stunt Car Racer with a serial cable

daxb · 31 March 2016, 19:48

Sneech on big screen

DamienD · 31 March 2016, 20:25

Zany Golf (if it allows 4 players; need to check)

gimbal · 31 March 2016, 20:26

How wide does "any platform" go? Any retro platform or any era, including current gen?

wizard · 02 April 2016, 08:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by gimbal

How wide does "any platform" go? Any retro platform or any era, including current gen?

My initial thought was 8 and 16-bits retro platforms since they have good support on for instance Raspberry Pi (which we used for convenience on our retro gaming evening). But since we'll might do some modern gaming evenings I'm open for suggestions on modern platforms also

wizard · 02 April 2016, 08:55

Thanks for some really good suggestions!

We'll most likely be having a SWOS tournament and also try out the other games mentioned. I'm a bit surprised that some titles that I used to play a lot back in the days had totally slipped my mind, like Knock out 2 and Zany golf. Some new interesting titles that I wasn't aware of also, like Sneech.

Samurai_Crow · 02 April 2016, 12:38

Total Chaos AGA has a slight learning curve but will do 8 players easy. I would suggest keeping it in newbie mode.

lordofchaos · 02 April 2016, 13:13

Lords Of Chaos used to be a party game for me back in the day, 4-players..a bit slow paced..

Mrs Beanbag · 02 April 2016, 15:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by wizard

But since we'll might do some modern gaming evenings I'm open for suggestions on modern platforms also

Jackbox Party Pack - Fibbage / Drawful are a lot of fun

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demolition Unregistered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Copenhagen / DK Age: 44 Posts: 4,190	Sensible Soccer perhaps if that is fast enough in rotation?

31 March 2016, 16:47	#3
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,646	Micro Machines, Super Skidmarks or Arcade Pool. We used to play championships with my friends all the time, worked great. Another vote for SWOS.

31 March 2016, 16:47	#4
Gordon Settler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Serf City Posts: 1,760	Worms Scortched Tanks Sensible World of Soccer (DIY Tournament)

31 March 2016, 17:25	#5
brett71 Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ames, IA, USA Posts: 521	I remember having little Barbarian tournaments back in the day....

31 March 2016, 19:30	#6
Predseda Puttymoon inhabitant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tromaville Age: 46 Posts: 7,557	Master blaster, Flyers / Dogfight, Gravity force clones, Tanks furry probably, Knockout 2

31 March 2016, 19:31	#7
ajk Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1,341	If you've got two systems, Stunt Car Racer with a serial cable

31 March 2016, 19:48	#8
daxb Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 3,307	Sneech on big screen

31 March 2016, 20:25	#9
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	Zany Golf (if it allows 4 players; need to check)

31 March 2016, 20:26	#10
gimbal cheeky scoundrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spijkenisse/Netherlands Age: 42 Posts: 6,950	How wide does "any platform" go? Any retro platform or any era, including current gen?

02 April 2016, 08:55	#12
wizard Registered User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Sweden Posts: 46	Thanks for some really good suggestions! We'll most likely be having a SWOS tournament and also try out the other games mentioned. I'm a bit surprised that some titles that I used to play a lot back in the days had totally slipped my mind, like Knock out 2 and Zany golf. Some new interesting titles that I wasn't aware of also, like Sneech.

02 April 2016, 12:38	#13
Samurai_Crow Total Chaos forever! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Waterville, MN, USA Age: 49 Posts: 2,188	Total Chaos AGA has a slight learning curve but will do 8 players easy. I would suggest keeping it in newbie mode.

02 April 2016, 13:13	#14
lordofchaos TinkerTailorContentMaker Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bedfordshire Age: 45 Posts: 1,205	Lords Of Chaos used to be a party game for me back in the day, 4-players..a bit slow paced..

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