Mario Party Superstars CPUs Might Cheat on Higher Difficulties

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Mario Party, for many years, has been one of Nintendo's most widely successful party games, affectionately dubbed the «destroyer of friendships» by players. While the game has seen many adjustments and changes throughout the years, the latest titles for the Switch mark a return to form. Mario Party Superstars sees old iconic boards from the Nintendo 64 days of the franchise make a return, but the harder CPUs in that title have been potentially caught cheating by fans.

While Mario Party Superstars faithfully brings back many features seen in the original Mario Party games, it also changes a few things to be consistent with more recent releases. This had led to the inclusion of Super Mario Party's Lucky Spaces, as well as the previous title's handling of Hidden Blocks, just without the roulette on whether players would get Stars or Coins. While Hidden Blocks have been in the series since Mario Party 2, the blocks in Mario Party Superstars come with a catch for players seeking a challenge.

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Over the time players have spent with the game since it originally launched, many players have noticed something interesting when playing against the higher-difficulty CPUs. Some CPUs will use Custom Dice Blocks to land on spaces that seem ordinary, but happen to have a Hidden Block which may contain either enough Coins to get a Star, or just a Star in general. Being a computer-controlled player, there's a chance that the CPU was privy to that information when it shouldn't have been. The fan-made blog Super Mario Broth has shared a breakdown on social media.

While Super Mario Broth openly admits that there's no proper way to prove if the CPUs have been cheating, other content creators such as