The N64 boards, the mini-games, the friendships that shatter over one last star.

No gut-feel ranking here, so let's turn to the criteria. And the verdict is harsh. The desert-island pick is the only one to keep its head up, right at average, ahead of half the titles. The feel in hand follows just below. For the rest, it plunges. The soundtrack falls right to the bottom, behind 91% of games. The art style and attachment stay in the depths, behind more than four games out of five. The urge to rediscover and the fun don't climb past the low-middle. No surprise really: this is a party game, built for the couch with friends, not for the intimate-attachment or striking-art-direction criteria these questions measure. Several lines on few votes, to be confirmed.

Against other party games, the verdict holds: what gives it value, the collective energy of a night with friends, isn't what these duels try to capture.

So, who's it for? You, if you want to laugh with a crowd, controllers flailing, joyful chaos. Much less if you want a game that marks you alone, controller in hand, in silence.