Mark and the Terrible World That Wants Him Dead - Let’s Play Monster Party

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And this, children, is why you should never play baseball.

Late one night, a young boy named Mark is making his way home after a ball game, when he suddenly spies a strange star shining in the sky. Little does he know that the star is actually a monster from a distant world. The monster nonchalantly crashes in front of Mark and introduces himself as Bert. Bert’s world has been overrun by evil monsters, and the only one who can stop this threat is the literal first person Bert asked. And by “asked” I do mean forcefully drafted into the skeleton war, as Bert grabs Mark by the hand and flies away. But perhaps with the combined powers of Bert and this child with a baseball bat, this world of monsters can be saved.

Welcome to Monster Party! This is an NES game and an early example of a boss-centric game with levels interspersed between them because it would probably weird kids out if they were absent. You play as Mark, with an attack-reflecting bat. Sometimes, he becomes Bert when he takes a pill, and Bert can fly and shoot projectiles. The two playstyles are actually pretty distinct, so how you progress through a stage depends on how recently a pill has dropped.

Spoiler policy: extremely do not spoil anything ahead of time. This might seem strange for a niche NES game, but Monster Party lives and breathes by the weird shit it throws at the player.

Episode List

Part 1: Up to Bert

Monster Party - Part 2: Rock 'Till You Drop

Monster Party - Part 3: Adventure Die-land

Monster Party - Part 4: Mark’s Terrible, Cursed Existence

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Part 1: Up to Bert

Fresh off of being kidnapped by his new best friend Bert, Mark makes his way through a perfectly-normal grassland, and a sewer. Truly a shining example of Bert’s world.

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Monster Party - Part 2: Rock 'Till You Drop

Mark continues his way through Monster World. And so far, it is more caves. There’s a literal cavern, and then there’s either a tomb or a museum of a tomb. Either way, not a lot of sunlight this time around.

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Monster Party - Part 3: Adventure Die-land

Alright, we have a place that isn’t caves. And it’s a surprisingly sunny, tropical location. Sure! Less surprising is the haunted mansion built on top of the island, which is home to perhaps the worst song they could have chosen: ghost wailing.

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Monster Party - Part 4: Mark’s Terrible, Cursed Existence

Mark has almost reached his nebulous goal of stopping the evil monsters of Bert’s world. These two final stages will really test the power of Mark and Bert’s teamwork, but surely the power of friendship will prevail. Oh, and for ~reasons~ I’ll need to drop a :tw: for body horror on this one.

And with that, Monster Party’s done. @moderators , this thread can be added to Completed LPs.

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