Best. Minigame. Ever.

a_rabite (?), Jump Forever, there's a reason you can move left and right, is that after 100 jumps, the people with the ropes will move to the left and right of the screen and you'll have to try to stay center. all this, while the speed of each jump changes randomly from fast to superfast to super slow. I know this because I used to play this minigame all the freaking time.

I seriously enjoy ballista in FFXI (the MMO). I consider this a mini-game based on the fact that you have to decide to play it :P it's basically PvP but with a little more to it than kicking the other guy's ass. You're basically split into two teams usually by region, and the idea is to dig in the ground to find petras, and toss them in a rook that changes location every few minutes. You can organize with other people to protect certain rooks from the other team, or try to overtake the other rook, etc. You can dig up various temporary items too that help out. (I found several giant's potions in one game, which boosted my max hp to 2500). The team with the highest petras tossed in the rook wins. It's a load of fun.

I dunno if it's considered a mini-game, but the Gummi Ship stages in Kingdom Hearts II are a load of fun. They look awesome, and there are a lot more bullets flying at you this time around XD. It's also neat to build your own gummi ship completely from scratch (being able to curve and bevel pieces placed on the grid is extremely neat and has led to a few nice designs)

I can't think of too many at the moment. This'll have to do :P

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by russ

The cooking mini-game in Suikoden II was great fun. Having chefs show up out of nowhere just to have a cook-off was awesome.

Ugh..where was I when you posted this? -.-

In the 65 hours of Suikoden II I experienced, 30 of that was all on the cook off lol. I remember owning a chef pretty badly, something like 130 points to his 11 or something. It was so fun. The one desert I never had to change was carot shortcake or something like that. There was a few times I'd walk right into a cook off and lose because I wasn't prepared. Plus I like how you could keep doing the cook off even after you've defeated his rival.

The best minigame ever..is TRIPLE TRIAD. You need the JAWS OF LIFE to pry my hands away from the controller when I'm playing this game.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

That crazy monkey game in Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater. Come on, shooting and capturing monkeys while playing as Big Boss?! IT'S PURE GENIUS!

Another great minigame is Hexic HD on the Xbox 360's Arcade. Spent a good few hours on that and it was quite challenging in later levels.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Definitely Blitzball from FFX. To me the most addicting mini game ever.
I remember when playing Blitzball the first time in the main game (at the tournament in Luca) I hated it. I thought I'd never manage to defeat any of the teams. but after playing Blitzball for many hours it was lots of fun.
it's a pity that they ruined Blitzball in FFX-2 :/

another one is Snake vs. Monkey from MGS3. that game is just...nuts x)

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

having been social lately, i relived the minigames of Zelda:Four Swords (GC) and Mister Mosquito.

I always thought that Hammer Tag of Four Swords was rather fun. One person is "it" and must hit another person with a hammer to prevent their timer from running. once another player is hit, they are given the hammer and are "it" until they can hit someone. once a player's timer reaches 1 minute the game ends. so it's literally a game of tag with a hammer. though, having corrupted teamwork throughout the main game, any of the minigames are a great way to alleviate the frustrations (;^_^).

In Mister Mosquito, there is a 2p minigame by the name of "The Reckless Cyclist" in this minigame there are two old men on bikes on a tower stretching far into the sky. the object of this game is to push the opposing player over the edge of the tower. i've witnessed several "matches" lasting 50+ rounds of endless minimalistic fun. i would compare the flow of this to something like pong, for its perpetual aspect.

FELIPE NO

The "Murder Scene" in Metal Gear VR Mission. Figuring out the murder was so much fun and hilarious.

I don't know if it counts, but the mini game in Mario Party 2 where you are on a big Ball and have to push the other players out of the stage was so funny.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?