Editing Mario Party 3

|release='''Nintendo 64:'''<br>{{release|Japan|December 7, 2000|USA|May 7, 2001|Australia|September 3, 2001|Europe|November 16, 2001}} '''Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online:'''<br>{{release|Japan|October 27, 2023<ref>Nintendo 公式チャンネル (October 25, 2023). [https://youtu.be/QxQ8ZK9oK8Q NINTENDO 64 Nintendo Switch Online 追加タイトル <nowiki>[2023年10月27日]</nowiki>]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 25, 2023.</ref>|USA|October 27, 2023<ref>Nintendo of America (October 24, 2023). [https://youtu.be/SVIMltxmBYo Mario Party 3 - Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 25, 2023.</ref>|Europe|October 27, 2023<ref>@NintendoEurope (October 24, 2023). [https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/1717088866551640327 "''#NintendoSwitchOnline + Expansion Pack members are cordially invited to a board game bash when #MarioParty 3 joins the #Nintendo64 line-up 27/10!''"] ''X''. Retrieved October 25, 2023.</ref>|Australia|October 27, 2023<ref>@NintendoAUNZ (October 25, 2023). [https://twitter.com/NintendoAUNZ/status/1717028375691145668 "''Party all night long in Mario Party 3! Punch, pound, and stampede right over your opponents in a multiplayer melee or go head-to-head in two-player duel mode! Mario Party 3 is coming to #NintendoSwitch for #NintendoSwitchOnline + Expansion Pack members on 27/10! #N64''"] ''X''. Retrieved October 25, 2023.</ref>}}

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'''''Mario Party 3''''' is the third game in the ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' series, and the last one for the [[Nintendo 64]]. The game is centered around the [[Millennium Star]], who replaces [[Toad]] as the host alongside [[Tumble]]. One notable change is that players can now hold up to three items instead of just one. The game includes 70 new minigames, as well as a feature unique to the ''Mario Party'' series: duel boards, on which two players fight each other using partners. In addition to the six characters from the previous ''Mario Party'' games returning, two new characters are introduced: [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]] and [[Waluigi]]. The game is the first game in the ''Mario Party'' series to have a solo mode story campaign, as well as the first to have mini-games that can be unlocked and played anytime without purchasing them first, a system that has become standard and would continue to be used in future installments and the first to let players have a handicap. This is also the final ''Super Mario'' game to be released for the Nintendo 64 in all regions except Australia, where that title goes to ''[[Paper Mario]]''.

Like the original ''[[Mario Party]]'', ''Mario Party 3'' was never re-released on any [[Virtual Console]]. It saw its first re-release on the [[Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online]] service on October 27, 2023.

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!width=90px|Star Stamp

!width=130px|Battle Royale board

!width=100px|Duel board  

!width=95px|Opponent

|Kindness||[[Deep Bloober Sea]]||[[Arrowhead]]||[[Yoshi]]^A  

|Strength||[[Spiny Desert]]||[[Pipesqueak]]||[[Donkey Kong]]^A  

|Love||[[Woody Woods]]||[[Blowhard]]||[[Princess Peach|Peach]]^A  

|Courage||[[Creepy Cavern]]||[[Mr. Mover]]||[[Mario]]^A  

|Beauty||Not present||[[Backtrack]]||[[Princess Daisy|Daisy]]

|Mischief||[[Waluigi's Island]]||Not present||[[Waluigi]] and two other random characters

**'''Game Guy's Room''': Another bonus game mode for one player, in which they consecutively plays Game Guy's minigames. At the start of a game the player is given 10 coins, and the player decides how many coins they are going to risk before each minigame starts. After each minigame the player's balance is increased or decreased according to the game's result. The game is successfully completed once the player's balance reaches 1000 coins. However, losing all of the coins occurs a game over. Completing the challenge unlocks [[Mario's Puzzle Party Pro]], one of the three rare minigame. The Story Mode must be beaten with at least eight S rankings for this room to be unlocked. The maximum balance of 7399 coins is achieved by having 999 coins in the player's balance, betting 100 coins, and then getting a x64 multiplier.

{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse"width=100%

!colspan=2 width=25% style="border-left:3px solid"style="background:Red"|{{color-link|Mario|White}}

!colspan=2 width=25% style="border-left:3px solid"style="background:Blue"|{{color-link|Luigi|White}}

!colspan=2 width=25% style="border-left:3px solid"style="background:#FF66CC"|{{color-link|Princess Peach|black}}

!colspan=2 width=25% style="border-left:3px solid"style="background:Lime"|{{color-link|Yoshi|Black}}

!colspan=2 style="border-left:3px solid"|[[File:MP3 Yoshi Render.png|170x200px]]

|style="border-left:3px solid"|'''Default Partner'''||[[Boo]]

|style="border-left:3px solid"|'''Favorite Item'''||[[Super Mushroom|Golden Mushroom]]

|style="border-left:3px solid"|'''Favorite Item'''||[[Skeleton Key]]

|style="border-left:3px solid"|'''Favorite Item'''||[[Plunder Chest]]

|style="border-left:3px solid"|'''Favorite Item'''||[[Warp Block]]

|style="border-left:3px solid"|'''Star Stamp'''||'''Courage'''

|style="border-left:3px solid"|'''Star Stamp'''||'''Kindness'''

!colspan=2 style="border-left:3px solid"style="background:DarkViolet"|{{color-link|Wario|White}}

!colspan=2 style="border-left:3px solid"style="background:#993300"|{{color-link|Donkey Kong|White}}

!colspan=2 style="border-left:3px solid"style="background:Yellow"|{{color-link|Princess Daisy|Black}}¹

!colspan=2 style="border-left:3px solid"style="background:Black; color:White"|{{color-link|Waluigi|White}}¹

!colspan=2 style="border-left:3px solid"|[[File:MP3waluigi.png|170x200px]]

|style="border-left:3px solid"|'''Default Partner'''||[[Piranha Plant]]

|style="border-left:3px solid"|'''Favorite Item'''||[[Dueling Glove]]

|style="border-left:3px solid"|'''Favorite Item'''||[[Reverse Mushroom]]

|style="border-left:3px solid"|'''Favorite Item'''||[[Cellular Shopper]]

|style="border-left:3px solid"|'''Favorite Item'''||[[Poison Mushroom]]

|style="border-left:3px solid"|'''Star Stamp'''||'''Wit'''

|style="border-left:3px solid"|'''Star Stamp'''||'''Strength'''

|style="border-left:3px solid"|'''Star Stamp'''||'''Beauty'''

|style="border-left:3px solid"|'''Star Stamp'''||'''Mischief'''

Just as ''[[Mario Party 2]]'' did for ''[[Mario Party]]'', ''Mario Party 3'' references and takes gimmicks from ''Mario Party 2''{{'}}s boards to use in its own boards. For example, Waluigi's Island uses the main gimmick from [[Space Land]], along with a gimmick from [[Luigi's Engine Room]] from ''Mario Party''; in one island, when a total of five Happening Spaces has been landed on, all players lose all of their coins (Space Land), and all islands and routes contain Red Warp Pipes that lead back to start, at the Green Warp Pipe (Luigi's Engine Room). On each board, there is at least one cloud with eyes present.

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!width=20%|Space

!width=70% class=unsortable|Description

|[[File:BlueSpace MP3.png|32px]]

|[[File:RedSpace MP3.png|32px]]

|[[File:ItemSpace MP3.png|32px]]

|[[File:HappeningSpace MP3.png|32px]]

|[[File:MP3 Starspace.png|32px]]

|[[File:BowserSpace MP3.png|32px]]

|align=left|If this space is landed on, then Bowser appears. He usually try to steal Coins and Stars from players. He may give players certain Items.

|[[File:BattleSpace MP3.png|32px]]

|[[File:BankSpace MP3.png|32px]]

|[[File:ChanceSpace MP3.png|32px]]

|[[File:GameGuySpace MP3.png|32px]]

Duel boards can be played in Duel Mode and Story Mode. Duel Mode can be selected by selecting the red star in the main menu. Duel boards can only be played with two characters. The objective is to defeat the opponent by attacking them with partners. Each player has a heart gauge, consisting of five segments. The game is over when 20 turns end (when '20 turns' is selected in game length) or when one player's heart gauge is empty. If 20 turns have finished, the player with the most hearts is the winner. If heart counts tie, then the player with the most coins wins, but if that count also ties as well, the match is a tie.

In the middle of every board is [[Belltop]], a mechanical toy. Every time a player passes him, the numbers on his hat goes down by one. Whenever the hat reaches 0, all players go to him and play a duel mini-game. After the winner receives his/her coin prize, the timer is reset to 5.

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|[[File:MP3 BasicSpace.png|32px]]

|[[File:MP3 Power Up Space.png|32px]]

|[[File:MP3 ReverseSpace.png|32px]]

|[[File:MiniGameSpaceMP3 Duel.png|32px]]

|[[File:HappeningSpace3D.png|32px]]

|[[File:GameGuySpaceDuel.png|32px]]

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!colspan=2 width=100px|Partner

!width=55px|Attack

!width=55px|Stamina

!width=55px|Salary

!width=120px|Default Partner

!width=233px|Other Unique Abilities

!width=233px|In-game Blurb

!width=233px|Moves

|[[File:KoopaTroopaIcon MP3.png|center]]||[[Koopa Troopa]]||1||2||-1||[[Mario]]||N/A||''His attacks aren't very powerful, but he has decent stamina. His low pay is a plus.''||'''Standard:''' He withdraws and launches himself forward.<br>'''Powered Up:''' He withdraws, spins for a second creating a yellow effect around him, then attacks.

|[[File:ToadIcon MP3.png|center]]||[[Toad]]||1||1||-1||[[Princess Peach]]||If a player lands on an opponent's [[Basic Space]], no coins are lost.||''His ability to prevent coin theft is more helpful than you might think.''||'''Standard:''' He hits the opponent with his hammer.<br>'''Powered Up:''' He does two fake swings, then hits the opponent, creating multicolored stars as an effect.

|[[File:Bob-ombIcon MP3.png|center]]||[[Bob-omb]]||1||1||-3||[[Wario]]||Jumps over an opponent's partner and attacks them directly; disappears after only 1 attack, since it explodes.||''This explosive specialist can jump over your opponent's helpers for a direct attack!''||'''Standard:''' It lights itself and then jumps onto the opponent and explodes.<br>'''Powered Up:''' It glows hot pink, then jumps onto the opponent and explodes.

|[[File:BooIcon MP3.png|center]]||[[Boo]]||2||1||-3||[[Yoshi]]||If attacked, will counter-attack for equal damage before disappearing. Will not attack back if hit by a Thwomp or a Chain Chomp in its multi-attack if it is not directly in front of the attacking Chain Chomp.||''This frightening fiend returns any damage you've taken back to your opponent.''||'''Standard:''' It floats toward the opponent and then tackles them. This move creates a heart effect.<br>'''Powered Up:''' It appears on the opponent's left, right, and back sides alternately, then tackles with a large heart effect.

|[[File:WhompIcon MP3.png|center]]||[[Whomp]]||0||4||-3||[[Donkey Kong]]||Unable to attack since he has zero attack.||''This defensive pro has more than enough stamina, but he lacks attack power.''||Instead of attacking, regardless of whether or not he is powered up, Whomp will make a struggling animation and grunt twice.

|[[File:SnifitIcon MP3.png|center]]||[[Snifit]]||2||2||-5||[[Princess Daisy]]||Can sometimes give the player two to four [[coin]]s at the start of a turn.||''He has well-balanced abilities and can even collect coins, which can be a big help.''||'''Standard:''' He shoots a bullet at the opponent.<br>'''Powered Up:''' He shoots a large, blue orb of electricity at them.

|[[File:PiranhaPlantIcon MP3.png|center]]||[[Piranha Plant]]||3||1||-5||[[Waluigi]]||Can sometimes offer extra dice. These dice allow the player to move up to 3 more spaces.||''He has the strongest attack, and he can sometimes move up to three extra spaces using a special die.''||'''Standard:''' He whips the opponent with one of his vine-like legs.<br>'''Powered Up:''' He revs up for a second and then crunches the opponent, creating an effect of a bunch of stars.

|[[File:ChainChompIcon MP3.png|center]]||[[Chain Chomp]]||1||2||-6||None||Attacks opponent and all partners simultaneously.||''This monster's mighty attack damages all members of the opposing team.''||'''Standard:''' It charges through the opponents very quickly.<br>'''Powered Up:''' It grows to the size of a [[Big Chain Chomp|Shark Chomp]], jumps up, and then body slams all opponents.

|[[File:ThwompIcon MP3.png|center]]||[[Thwomp]]||0||2||-4||None||Although it has zero attack, it can attack partners and defeats them instantly; but does nothing to the opposing player.||''He can take out your opponent's partner in one blow but won't touch your opponent.''||'''Standard:''' He crushes the opponent's partner(s) by falling on them.<br>'''Powered Up:''' He pounds on the opponent's partner(s) four times, with the last time creating a rainbow star effect (but due to not having attack power, this achieves the same effect as no power up).

|[[File:MrBlizzardIcon MP3.png|center]]||[[Mr. Blizzard]]||1||3||-2||None||Attacks the opponent farthest away from him.||''He lobs snowballs at the most distant opponent, and his stamina makes him a reliable partner.''||'''Standard:''' He lobs a snowball at the farthest opponent.<br>'''Powered Up:''' He lobs a much larger snowball that breaks into small ice pellets that rain down on the opponent.

|[[File:BabyBowserIcon MP3.png|center]]||[[Koopa Kid|Baby Bowser]]||1||1||-3||None||Sometimes changes into [[Bowser]] and does triple damage; if transformation fails, no damage is taken. The probability of transformation success is 80%.||''Usually he's Baby Bowser, but he can transform into Bowser himself to cause triple damage!''||'''Standard:''' If successful, he turns into Bowser and tackles the opponent.<br>'''Powered Up:''' Bowser will breathe fire onto the opponent.

If the player gets two of the same partners, the Millennium Star calls them a glorious (_____) (fill the blank with the partner). It also raises the attack by one (with the exception of Thwomp and Whomp, whose salaries are decreased by one instead). The following combinations causes the Millennium Star to comment on it, but the attack does not get raised.

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!width=20% colspan=2|Item

!width=72%|Description

!colspan=4|Items Purchasable From Toad

|[[File:MP2-3 Mushroom.png]]

|[[File:MP2-3 Warp Block.png]]

|[[File:MP3 Cellular Shopper.png]]

|[[File:MP2-3 Dueling Glove.png]]

|[[File:MP3 GoldenMushroom.png]]

|[[File:MP3 Boo Repellent.png]]

|[[File:MP3 Magic Lamp.png]]

!colspan=4|Items Purchasable From Baby Bowser

|[[File:MP3 Reverse Mushroom.png]]

|[[File:MP3 Poison Mushroom.png]]

|[[Poison Mushroom#Mario Party 3|Poison Mushroom]]

|[[File:MP3 Bowser Phone.png]]

|[[File:MP3 BowserSuit.png]]

|[[File:MP3 Lucky Lamp.png]]

|[[File:MP2-3 PlunderChest.png]]

|[[File:MP3 BooBell.png]]

!colspan=4|Items Purchaseable From Both

|[[File:MP3 Skeleton Key.png]]

|[[File:MP3 Item Bag.png]]

!colspan=4|Rare Items (Obtained through an Item Space, a Hidden Block, or purchasing an Item Bag from Toad)

|[[File:MP3 Wacky Watch.png]]

|[[File:MP3 Barter Box.png]]

|[[File:MP3 Koopa Card.png]]

|[[File:MP3 Lucky Charm.png]]

There are a total of 71 minigames within this game. Unlike ''Mario Party 2'', all of the minigames are original. In keeping with the toy box theming, the minigames use stylized two-dimensional elements.

In the minigame [[Bounce 'n' Trounce]], if one player manages to bounce on the other three players in a way that does not make them move until the timer runs out, the game softlocks.<ref>Snooplax (January 23, 2023). [https://youtu.be/hl4PC3Ryqsw Softlocking Mario Party 3]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved November 4, 2023.</ref>

*''[[Mario Party]]'' / ''[[Mario Party 2]]'': The character mugshots of Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, Wario and Donkey Kong are reused in these games. Also, in the Mini-Game [[Mario's Puzzle Party]], these characters have the same winning mugshots from ''Mario Party 2'' with the announcer’s voice being reused from the latter.

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|ChiT=瑪利歐派對3<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com.hk/switch/mario/history/index.html Official Chinese website for the ''Super Mario Bros.'' 35th Anniversary]. Retrieved October 23, 2020.</ref>

*The instruction booklet incorrectly states that [[Thwomp]] has an attack stat of 2 instead of 0.<ref>[https://www.gamesdatabase.org/Media/SYSTEM/Nintendo_N64/Manual/formated/Mario_Party_3_-_2001_-_Nintendo.pdf]</ref>

*This is the first ''Mario Party'' game to have handicaps, more than 3 difficulty levels for cpus in party mode and more than 3 choices of game length etc.

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*[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-64/Mario-Party-3-269591.html Nintendo UK website]