I couldn't agree more. Even the minigame modes were very creative. I especially liked the one where you race around a track while completing duel minigames.
Mario Party 4's story mode revolved around besting each board's host at their own game. After beating the board, you would actually play a special minigame against the host. I thought that was very fun, and I also enjoyed stomping on my friends using the 'mini-mega system'.
I completely agree...
Mario Party 4 and Mario Party 5 have to be my favorites. I know that some of the others (MP6) have been much more creative in terms of gameplay, these two were my first and I remember having fun playing against my friends. I don't have as many fond memories of the newer games as I do of the old...