Mario Party DS review. Classic Game Room reviews MARIO PARTY DS for Nintendo DS from Hudson and Nintendo released in 2007. Mario Party DS is a fun and playable Mario Party game that works well on Nintendo DS. Players compete in a virtual board game to save Mario and his crew from Bowser's evil plan! Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach and friends play a real-life (virtual) board game to collect coins and stars and play through dozens of mini games. Mario Party DS is basically a glorified compilation of minigames for Nintendo DS but retains the Nintendo Mario charm and playability to make Mario Party DS a great game on the go. 2-4 player single DS card multiplayer is also available. This CGR Mario Party DS video review has gameplay from Mario Party DS showing Mario Party DS game play in HD action from Nintendo DS Lite.