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Party game

A collection of short, easy-to-learn minigames for playing in a group, usually on the same couch, in a casual contest where anyone can win.

Also known as: party video game, minigame collection

This is a basic entry: it has the definition and the classification. Full entries add history, games and a demo.

History

  1. 1980
    Origin

    The first is thought to be Olympic Decathlon (1980); Party Mix (1983) introduced the minigame collection format.

    Party video game (Wikipedia)
  2. 1983

    Party Mix, for Atari, bundles five individually selectable multiplayer games.

    Party video game (Wikipedia)
  3. 1998

    Mario Party combines a board with minigames and launches a long-running series.

    Party video game (Wikipedia)