Editing Mario Party 6

{{game infobox

|image=[[File:MP6 - Box NA.jpg|250px]]<br>'''North American box art'''

|developer=[[Hudson Soft]]<br> [[CAProduction]]<br> [[Nintendo SPD Group No.4]]

|publisher=[[Nintendo]]

|genre=[[Genre#Party|Party]]

|modes=1-4 players

|platforms=[[Nintendo GameCube]]

|input={{input|gcn=1|gcnmicrophone=1}}

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The main focus of this game is collecting [[Star (Mario Party series)|Star]]s to stop the conflict going on with the sun and the moon to fill the [[Star Bank]]. A new feature introduced to the ''Mario Party'' series is a day and night system implemented for boards and mini-games, a concept first introduced in [[Horror Land]] in ''[[Mario Party 2]]''. As with other ''Mario Party'' games, up to four players can participate in board gameplay and mini-games, where they can battle free-for-all or team up against each other. ''Mario Party 6'' requires 5 blocks on the Memory Card to save the game, and up to three game files can be saved on the Memory Card.

==Story==

'''Story from Instruction Booklet'''

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...But will the power of the Stars be enough to end the furious feud?</blockquote>

[[Brighton]] and [[Twila]], the hosts of ''Mario Party 6'', have watched over Mario Party World from the sky. Despite their close friendship, one day, Brighton asks Twila which of the duo is better. An argument then breaks out between him and Twila, and because it causes major disruption, Mario and friends attempt to calm them down. When they are unable to do so, Mario decides to throw a Mario Party to collect and harness the power of the Stars to fill the Star Bank.

==Gameplay==

''Mario Party 6'', as with previous installments of the ''Mario Party'' series, plays as an interactive board game, where up to four players take turns rolling [[Dice Block]]s with numbers 1-10, the number indicating how far they can travel. The goal of the game is to earn coins to buy the Stars, which are dependent on the board's rules. In the beginning of every game, players are introduced to the board, where they are asked to hear about the board and any unique quirks it may have. The game then determines the order the players go, by hitting Dice Blocks, where higher numbers mean players go sooner. At the beginning of every game, players receive 10 coins to start with. During board gameplay, players can obtain various items called [[Orb]]s, very alike to ''[[Mario Party 5]]'''s capsules, from either purchasing them from [[Orb Hut]]s, passing [[Orb Space]]s, or winning them by landing on [[Event Space|? Space]]s to help themselves and/or hurt the other players. At the end of every turn, a mini-game is played, where the type of mini-game is determined by what color space the players have landed on. All mini-games have their own controls and objectives, which are outlined prior to playing them. Winning players receive 10 coins from mini-games; however, certain types of mini-games such as bonus mini-games offer different prizes. After the mini-game is completed, the game is saved, and players return to the board to once again move around in. Various mini-games have special conditions to play in them: Battle mini-games occur at random, where a number of coins are placed at stake and higher scoring players earn more coins; players also vote for minigames rather than have a roulette decide for them, Duel mini-games occur when players either land on [[Duel Space]]s or land on the same space in the last five turns, and DK and Bowser mini-games can be played when players land on the characters' respective spaces.

[[File:LastFiveTurnsEvent MP6.png|thumb|left|The Last Five Turns Event]]

After every session of either winning games or playing mini-games, Stars are rewarded, which are stored in the [[Star Bank]]. These stars can be used to buy various items of interest. Players can complete the overall game when they buy the [[Miracle Book]] and all individual pages.

===Game modes===

[[File:MarioParty6 MainMenu.png|thumb|left|The main menu of the game]]

At the main menu screen, players can select different modes, represented by the objects placed on the screen. Modes on the left side are hosted by Brighton, modes on the right are hosted by Twila, and modes in the center are hosted by both. When players have a microphone attached, with the microphone settings enabled, players can say names of characters to make them react depending on what the player has said.

====Party Mode====

[[File:PartyMode MP6.png|thumb|Brighton and Twila greeting players in Party Mode]]

**'''Mini-Game Star:''' Most coins earned in mini-games.

**'''Orb Star:''' Most Orbs used.

*'''Mini-game sets:''' Players can decide if they can play with all mini-games or with a pre-determined set to play with in accordance to their categories. The following options are all, easy, action, hard, or weird mini-games.

After players select from the available boards, choose their characters (computer characters can have their difficulty adjusted, from weak, normal, hard, and the unlockable brutal difficulties) and select a team, if Team Battle mode is enabled, players can set a handicap of giving players up to nine Stars to start with to give them an advantage. Once that is finished, players begin the game.

Represented by a boat, Solo Mode is a game mode hosted by Brighton. It is for one player only, and it has the character playing minigames against the [[Koopa Kid]]s. The turn limit on these boards is set to 50 turns, although it is impossible to check this when playing the mode. There is also a change in the game's Solo Mode: players can roll a Dice Block that shows numbers only from 1-6 rather than the usual 1-10.

Only two of the game's [[Orb]]s appear in this mode. One is the [[Slow 'Shroom Orb|Sluggish 'Shroom Orb]], which slows down the Dice Block so players can easily hit the number they want. The other is the [[Cursed Mushroom Orb]], which makes the Dice Block only roll one through three. This can prevent players from walking past the Rare Mini-Game space.

====List of Solo Mode bonuses====

This is a list of all bonuses that can be obtained in Solo Mode. A cumulative bonus indicates if it can be obtained more than once during gameplay, though there are a few bonuses that can only either be obtained a limited amount of times or once per board game.

!rowspan=1 width=25%|Bonus

!rowspan=1 width=10%|Coin reward

|Cursed Mushrooms!

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|No (can be obtained only once per board game)

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|Sluggish 'Shrooms!

|20

|No (can be obtained only once per board game)

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Represented by an apple tree, Mini-Game Mode is hosted by Twila and stores all mini-games that are unlocked in Party Mode and Solo Mode. Focusing on the mini-games, this mode features six different ways to play them.

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===Playable characters===

[[File:Character Selection MP6.png|thumb|The character selection screen.]]

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====Team names====

In addition to returning all playable characters, ''Mario Party 6'' returns team battle mode from ''Mario Party 5'', as well as the accompanying team names. The following is a table of all possible combinations and team names.

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===Other characters===

These characters appear either as part of the world-building scenery, as Orbs, as NPCs interacted with in ? Spaces, as obstacles in various mini-games, or various other roles.

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![[Alien (Mario Party series)|Aliens]]

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[[File:Board Selection MP6.png|thumb|The board selection screen.]]

===Party Mode boards===

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|[[File:TTday.jpg|200px]][[File:TTnight.jpg|200px]]

|[[File:MP6 Towering Treetop Logo.png|link=Towering Treetop|170px]]

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|[[File:GGday.jpg|200px]][[File:GGnight.jpg|200px]]

|[[File:MP6 E. Gadd's Garage Logo.png|link=E. Gadd's Garage|170px]]

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|[[File:FSday.jpg|200px]][[File:FSnight.jpg|200px]]

|[[File:MP6 Faire Square Logo.png|link=Faire Square|170px]]

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|[[File:SLday.jpg|200px]][[File:SLnight.jpg|200px]]

|[[File:MP6 Snowflake Lake Logo.png|link=Snowflake Lake|170px]]

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|[[File:CBday.jpg|200px]][[File:CBnight.jpg|200px]]

|[[File:MP6 Castaway Bay Logo.png|link=Castaway Bay|170px]]

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|[[File:CCday.jpg|200px]][[File:CCnight.jpg|200px]]

|[[File:MP6 Clockwork Castle Logo.png|link=Clockwork Castle|170px]]

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===Solo Mode boards===

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|[[File:Thirsty Gulch.png|200px]]

|[[File:MP6 Thirsty Gulch Logo.png|link=Thirsty Gulch|170px]]

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|[[File:Astro Avenue.png|200px]]

|[[File:MP6 Astro Avenue Logo.png|link=Astro Avenue|170px]]

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|[[File:Infernal Tower.png|200px]]

|[[File:MP6 Infernal Tower Logo.png|link=Infernal Tower|170px]]

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==Spaces==

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|[[File:SpaceBlueMP6.png]]

|[[Blue Space]]

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|[[File:SpaceRed.png]]

|[[Red Space]]

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|[[File:SpaceHappening.png]]

|[[Event Space|? Space]]

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|[[File:SpaceDuel.png]]

|[[Duel Space]]

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|[[File:SpaceDonkey.png]]

|[[Donkey Kong Space]]

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|[[File:SpaceBowser.png]]

|[[Bowser Space]]

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|[[File:SpaceMiracle.png]]

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|[[File:SpaceMario6.png]]

|[[Character Space]]

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|[[File:SpaceOrb.png]]

|[[Orb Space]]

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|[[File:SpaceStar.png]]

|[[Star Space]]

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|[[File:SpaceZtar.png]]

|[[Shadow Star Space]]

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|[[File:4-Player Space.png]]

|[[4-Player Space]]

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|[[File:Space1-Vs-3 MP6.png]]

|[[1-Vs-3 Space]]

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|[[File:SpaceS-Vs-2 MP6.png]]

|[[2-Vs-2 Space]]

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|[[File:SpaceBattle MP6 (NTSC).png]]

|[[Battle Space]]

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|[[File:SpaceRareMini-Game.png]]

|[[Rare Mini-Game Space]]

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|[[File:SpaceBowser.png]]

|[[Bowser Space]]

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|[[File:SpaceDuelKoopaKidR-MP6.png]][[File:Duel Space-Solo.png]][[File:SpaceDuelKoopaKidB-MP6.png]]

|[[Duel Space|Duel Mini-Game Space]]

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|[[File:SpaceHappening.png]]

|[[Event Space|? Space]]

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==Orbs==

===Green Orbs===

All of these orbs affect the player or the Dice Block when the player uses them.

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|align=left|"''The numbers on the Dice Block will be reduced to 1-3.''" (Solo Mode only)

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===Red Orbs===

These Orbs take effect when either the opponent passes or lands on them. If a player lands on one, it will still have the effects of a Blue or Red space. The orb disappears once it has been activated.

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!width=10%|Orb

===Yellow Orbs===

These orbs have an effect on a player who lands on the space. If the owner lands on the space, they receive five coins. During the Last Five Turn Events, the owner may receive 15 coins if the coin's ×3 roulette was chosen. The orb also stays on the board as long as no one replaces the orb or if a Star Space does not appear on it.

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!width=10%|Orb

===Blue Orbs===

These orbs protect the player from attacks such as Boo and Chain Chomp. They can only be found in specific boards such as [[Snowflake Lake]]. They cannot be thrown on a space or used. Instead, they are used automatically. They can be disposed at any time if the players chooses to, though.

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!width=10%|Orb

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|[[File:Orb Boo-Away - MP6.png|100px]]

|align=left|"''Prevents a [[Boo]] from stealing from you one time. Can't be used or placed.''"

|10 coins

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==Regional differences==

[[File:MP6 Garden Grab Screenshot JP.png|thumb|Garden Grab in the Japanese version of the game]]  

*In the German version, the genders of Brighton and Twila are switched. Brighton is called "Sonnja", which is derived from a female given name and Twila is called "Raimond", which derives from a male given name. This is because unlike other languages that have grammatical gender, the sun has a feminine article while the moon has a masculine article in German.

*The mini-game announcer voice is the female one from ''Mario Party 4'' and ''Mario Party 5'' in the Japanese version of the game and was used again in the Japanese version of ''Mario Party 7''.

==Reception==  

===Critical reception===

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|align="left"|"''There's not really all that much new content in Mario Party 6 save for the microphone novelty, but in the end the final product feels more polished and enjoyable than both previous efforts released on the GameCube.''"

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===Sales===

==Quotes==

{{main|List of Mario Party 6 quotes}}

*"''I've-a got it! The Stars will help us end {{hover|their|Brighton and Twila's}} fight! We'll throw a Mario Party to fill the Star Bank!''" - [[Mario]]

*"''Step into my Orb hut. If it's Orbs you're after, you've come to the right place!''" - [[Koopa Troopa]]

==Pre-release and unused content==

*''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'': [[Freezie]]s appear in [[Snowflake Lake]] when night falls.

*''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'': An ice sculpture of 8-bit Mario appears in Snowflake Lake.

*''[[Super Mario World]]'': [[! Switch]]es appear in the [[Orb Hut]].

*''[[Mario Party 2]]'': [[Woody]] reappears in [[Towering Treetop]]. Also, day/night cycles returns from [[Horror Land]], although they change every three turns instead of two.

*''[[Mario Party 5]]'': Animations and certain sound effects have been reused from this game.

==References in later games==

*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'': Various artwork from this game have been reused as [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|stickers]].

*''[[Mario Party DS]]'': [[Block Star (Mario Party series)|Block Star]] returns as one of the puzzle minigames. Parts of the minigame's tune can be heard in ''Mario Party DS''{{'}}s background music, "Think It Out", when playing any puzzle minigame.

*''[[Mario Party 10]]'': The characters fly into space when the Superstar is decided like in ''Mario Party 6''.

* ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'': Nine minigames return in this game. A rearranged version of the minigame completion theme plays when completing any of the nine ''Mario Party 6'' minigames. [[Brighton]] and [[Twila]] make a cameo in the Characters section of the Series Guide.

*''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'': Twelve minigames and covers of their respective music return.

==Names in other languages==

{{foreign names

|ChiTR=Mǎlì'ōu Pàiduì 6

|ChiTM=Mario Party 6

==External links==

{{MP6}}

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