Wii Minigames: My First Experience

Alrighty. Can you believe it? I had yet to play minigames on the Wii! The thing it is known for (especially with Wii Sports and Wii Play) I had not done yet .

And, still it wasn't through either of those that I played my first Wii minigames, although I have both games (ended up that Wii Play was cheaper than just a remote ).

No, my first minigames were on Sonic & the Secret Ring. Some of them aren't horrid. Others were. It's certainly a different platform for minigames, and I see why there are so many minigame collections. The Wii is made in such a way that there are plenty of options for innovative minigames.

Thus far, I have rather enjoyed the minigame Wii experience. Then again, I own Mario Party 1-3 (although the original still stands as my favorite).

However, while I liked the minigames, I cannot stand the minigame mode I used. The pirate treasure hunt is horrid. In fact, there should have been a tie for first as both Knuckles and me made it to the end on the same turn (and both won first in the minigame, so no difference in movement). I did win, but it made it a bit cheaper. I would have preferred a duel. Then again, the whole game was cheap. Knuckles had 16 spaces left to move and it was only because of getting a tailwind for double movement that he had a shot at winning. I had one space left, and that was after a headwind (half movement), a whirlpool (no movement), and a storm (move back 9 spaces!). It took winning 8 of the 11 minigames to win! That was pathetic. Won't be picking that mode again.

Challenge:
How about a Nintendo 64 challenge? There is a game for it called Wave Race 64. The VC got high reviews but I've only played it on the N64. Your challenge is that there is a certain course with a giant steel door on it guarding a shortcut. I've managed to take the shortcut once or twice, but never consistantly. Your challenge is to figure out how to consistantly be able to make it over (or more probably under) the door. And, if you do figure it out, please tell me .