Editing Mario Party 7

{{game infobox

|image=[[File:MP7 - Box NA.jpg|250px]]<br>North American box art

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

|release={{flag list|USA|November 7, 2005|Japan|November 10, 2005|Europe|January 27, 2006|Australia|June 8, 2006}}

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'''''Mario Party 7''''' is a [[Genre#Party|party]] game from the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]], released for the [[Nintendo GameCube]] console. It is the seventh ''Mario Party'' home console installment (and the twelfth installment in the overall ''Mario Party'' series), and the fourth and final ''Mario Party'' installment for the Nintendo GameCube. It was first released in North America and Japan in November 2005, before being released in Europe, Australia, and the United Kingdom in early to mid-2006. This was the last ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' game released for the Nintendo GameCube in Europe and Australia; in Japan and North America, ''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'' holds this distinction.

 

Up to four players can enjoy the most of the game's modes; however, a special mode that this game introduces to the ''Mario Party'' series allows up to eight players to participate in a party. Players are required to share their controllers, and thus, controls are simplified in such modes. ''Mario Party 7'' also makes greater use of the [[Nintendo GameCube#Nintendo GameCube Microphone|microphone]], first introduced in the game's predecessor, ''[[Mario Party 6]]''; being used in certain modes and minigames. ''Mario Party 7'' requires 6 blocks on the Memory Card to save the game, and up to three game files can be saved.

From the ''Mario Party 7'' instruction booklet:

[[File:Mario-party-7-setsail.png|thumb|left|The playable characters about to embark on their cruise]]

One morning, Mario is taking his morning walk when he meets [[Toadsworth]], who invites Mario and all his friends to go on a luxury cruise around the world. However, Toadsworth ends up excluding [[Bowser]] from the invitation. Furious due to being omitted, Bowser vows revenge. When the cruise ship, the [[MSS Sea Star]], arrives at its first destination, the passengers discover that Bowser has turned their vacation paradise into a stress-filled place of pandemonium.

After conquering the boards, the player enters Bowser's Castle for their final showdown against Bowser, in which they eventually are able to use the power of the Stars they gathered to send Bowser and the Koopa Kid crashing down. The epilogue sees the two landing on a tiny island with a tree and feeling dizzy afterwards until they catch sight of the player, who is waving at the duo from aboard the MSS Sea Star as Bowser says that he will not forget this.

''Mario Party 7'' features game boards on which players and CPU characters move around on spaces similar to a board game. Players roll the [[Dice Block]] with numbers from one to ten to advance on the board. At the beginning of the game, players can hear an explanation of the board's objective, as well as various other quirks the board may have. The turn order is then determined by a Dice Block roll, with the higher numbers going sooner. Each player starts off with ten [[coin]]s, and the number of coins is affected by the spaces that the player lands on after their turn, as well as multiple other factors. For example, landing on a [[Blue Space]] gives a player three coins, while landing on a [[Red Space]] takes three coins away. The boards feature a variety of spaces that have different effects, and players can collect items known as [[Orb]]s (a feature returning from ''Mario Party 6'') from [[Orb Space]]s, buying them at [[Orb Hut]]s, or winning them from [[Event Space|Green Space]]s. The items can be used to have different effects, which help players or hinder an opponent's progress.

After each player has completed their turn, a minigame is played. The type of the minigame is determined by the colors of the spaces that the players ended their turn on. When all colors match, a 4-Player minigame is played, otherwise there is a 1-Vs-3 or a 2-Vs-2 minigame. In ''Mario Party 7'', minigames may involve clearing action courses, solving puzzles faster than the other players, or fighting against each other, but all rules and controls vary between minigames. Several minigames use the [[Nintendo GameCube#Nintendo GameCube Microphone|Nintendo GameCube Microphone]] that is shipped with the game and plugs into Memory Card Slot B. Players can play microphone minigames without the device by adjusting the game settings. Winning players earn ten coins; however, some minigames are dependent on their category, such as the special Bonus minigames (which are mixed in with the normal minigame categories; they are marked by a yellow name), Battle minigames, Duel minigames, DK minigames, and Bowser minigames. Various minigames have specific conditions to play in them: Battle minigames occur at random, rare intervals where players have their coins put at stake and the reward is dependent on how well the player has done. Duel minigames are triggered by [[Duel Space]]s, where players can win Duel minigames for a prize picked by a roulette, a change from the two preceding installments, ''[[Mario Party 5]]'' and ''[[Mario Party 6]]'', where players are required to put coins and Stars at stake to play. DK and Bowser minigames occur when players land on their respective places; a new feature exclusive to ''Mario Party 7'' is that single-player DK and Bowser minigames are thrown into the mix of multiplayer DK and Bowser minigames. Once a minigame after every turn is completed, the game is saved and players resume their turns on the board.

[[File:BowserConfrontingTheLosingTeam.png|thumb|left|The Last Four Turns Event, where the losing player or team are invited to spin the roulette wheel.]]

At the last four turns, the [[Last Five Turns Event|Last Four Turns Event]] occurs. Bowser appears to give Koopa Kid the current standings, while also inviting the last player or team to spin the bonus wheel. Some of the effects can help or hinder the players on the board, where one of them triples coins earned on Blue and Red Spaces while others involve Bowser Spaces being placed on all Red Spaces.

The main objective of any ''Mario Party'' game is to gain [[Star (Mario Party series)|Stars]] that are located at a special location in the board. In ''Mario Party 7'', each board offers its unique way to obtain stars, unlike most preceding games in the ''Mario Party'' series where there is only one way to obtain stars. At the end of every game, Toadsworth announces the game's current Star count and final coin count. After that, there will be three [[Bonus Star]]s for the players who did the best during the course of the game. The player with the most Stars overall wins the game. If there is a tie for Stars, then the winner will be decided with coins (Dice Blocks if the final coin count is the same).

A new addition to the board gameplay is [[Bowser Time]]. After each turn, a special gauge representing Bowser's head appears on the screen to tell the player when that time comes; the meter fills up every turn. When the gauge is filled, Bowser Time is initiated. During this special event, [[Bowser]] comes to the board and causes trouble in various ways; some are general while others are specific to the board being played on. This special event happens every five turns; in the Last Four Turns event, the gauge stops appearing after every turn.

After every session, whether on board gameplay in Party Cruise or playing minigames in Minigame Cruise, [[Cruise Mileage Point]]s are earned. These are used to spend on various items at the Duty-Free Shop.

One change has been made to Tag Battle in ''Mario Party 7''. Unlike previous installments, where both players in a team move separately, both players in a team move at the same time by hitting two Dice Blocks from 1-5. Also, both players may be able to participate in certain board events by landing on a Green Space. Players alternate between the leader every turn, where initially, the first leader is determined by the controller order. Leaders make the decisions such as using Orbs, visiting Orb Shops, or making choices in board events. If a human-controlled player is partnered with a CPU player, the human-controlled player is always the leader.

===Game modes===

[[File:Main Menu MP7.png|thumb|left|The main menu selection screen]]

Toadsworth is the host of ''Mario Party 7'', and he guides players through the various modes of the game. At the main menu selection screen, players can get a small description for each of the six game modes and navigate different ways to play through this screen. The game modes are themed after pleasure voyages on a ship and a ship's various locations.

 

[[File:PartyCruise - MarioParty7.png|thumb|Toadsworth greeting players into Party Cruise.]]

Before any game is started, players can adjust various settings, which are the following:

*'''Turns:''' The number of turns that the game takes to be finished can be set between 10 and 50 turns in 5 turn intervals.

*'''Rules:''' Players can play in Battle Royale, where four players compete in a free-for-all, Tag Battle, where four players split into two teams, and 4-Team Battle where eight players divide into four teams. Whenever players are in teams, coins, Stars, and Orbs are shared with a teammate.

*'''Bonus Stars:''' Players can either opt for receiver three Bonus Stars awarded at the end of the game or not. The three Bonus Stars are randomly awarded for six of the following achievements:

**'''Minigame Star:''' Most coins earned in minigames.

**'''Action Star:''' Most Green Spaces landed on.

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

**'''Shopping Star:''' Most coins used to buy Orbs.

**'''Red Star:''' Most Red Spaces landed on.

**'''Running Star:''' Most spaces walked over in total.

*'''Minigame Sets:''' By default, all available minigames are played. Players can restrict the minigames to only being Easy games, Action games, Skill games, or Weird games.

After these settings are confirmed and the number of players selected, players choose their characters. If there are not enough players, CPU players can be chosen to fill up extra slots; players can adjust CPU player difficulty from Weak, Normal, Hard, or the unlockable Brutal difficulty. Players can then adjust the number of Stars a team or a player can start with with the Handicap feature to give an advantage; up to nine Stars can be initially given. Once these settings are all set, the game can be started.

*'''Minigame Instructions:''' Players can choose to view or skip minigame instructions.

*'''CPU Minigames:''' Players can choose to view or skip minigames and board events only involving CPU players.

*'''Minigame Sets:''' Players can change the current minigame set to All, Easy, Action, Skill, or Weird games.

*'''Message Speed:''' This setting can change the speed messages are displayed. The speeds are slow, normal, and fast.

*'''Mic:''' Players can turn the mic on (to play Mic minigames using an actual mic), set it as controller (to play Mic minigames using {{button|gcn|R}} to bring up a menu) or turn it off (to turn off Mic minigames).

*'''Quit:''' This quits the game and returned to the mode selection screen. Players can choose to leave off where the game was last saved.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

===Default partners===

===Team names===

[[File:Team Pictures 7.png|thumb]]

Special team names for each pair do not return in this ''Mario Party'' installment, unlike its predecessors ''[[Mario Party 5]]'' and ''[[Mario Party 6|6]]''. Rather, they are represented by various marine animals by team order:

*'''{{color|gold|Team Dolphin}}''' (Japanese: イルカチーム): The first team in Tag Battle and 4-Team Battle.

*'''{{color|green|Team Seagull}}''' (Japanese: カモメチーム): The second team in Tag Battle and 4-Team Battle.

*'''{{color|blue|Team Tuna}}''' (Japanese: おさかなチーム): The third team in 4-Team Battle.

*'''{{color|red|Team Mollusk}}''' (Japanese: かいがらチーム): The fourth team in 4-Team Battle.

{{content description

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|image1=[[File:Gcanal.jpg|200px]]

|description1=[[Grand Canal]] is a board based on Venice, Italy. In Party Cruise, players can buy Stars at random, set locations for 20 coins. Once a star has been purchased, the Star Space travels to a different location on the board. In Solo Cruise, the first player to collect two Stars wins.

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|image2=[[File:Pagoda Peak - Mario Party 7.png|200px]]

|description2=[[Pagoda Peak]] is a Chinese-themed board. An old Koopa, named the [[Koopa Master]], lives at the top of the mountain. In Party Cruise, he sells a character who reaches the peak of the mountain a Star for the number of coins shown above his house (10, 20, 30, or 40). Each time someone buys a Star from him, the price of each additional Star goes up by ten coins (to a maximum of 40 coins; after that, it restarts to 10). In Solo Cruise, the first player to obtain 100 coins and reach Koopa Master at the peak to trade for the Star wins the game.

|name3={{sort|Pyramid Park|[[File:MP7 Pyramid Park Logo.png|link=Pyramid Park|200px]]}}

|image3=[[File:Ppark.jpg|200px]]

|description3=[[Pyramid Park]] is an Egyptian-themed board. In Party Cruise, the objective of the board is similar to [[Snowflake Lake]] of ''[[Mario Party 6]]'': players need to pay to ride on Chain Chomps to steal Stars from their opponents. There are three [[Chain Chomp]]s on the right side of the board that let players ride on it for a price of ten coins for one Dice Block (or 20 for two), and a big [[Red Chomp]] on the left side located at the top that lets players use three Dice Blocks for ten coins. In Solo Cruise, the player who retrieves the stolen Star and gives it back to the [[Bowser Sphinx]] wins the game.

|name4={{sort|Neon Heights|[[File:MP7 Neon Heights Logo.png|link=Neon Heights|200px]]}}

|image4=[[File:Neon Heights - Mario Party 7.png|200px]]

|description4=[[Neon Heights]] is a board based on the United States. On this board, there are three Treasure Chests, which appear in random spots. If a player reaches a chest, Koopa Kid offers to open it for 10 coins. One chest contains a Star, another 20 [[coin]]s, and the other one contains a [[Bob-omb]], which blasts the player back to Start. Once the Star has been purchased, three new chests appear. In Solo Cruise, the first player to obtain three Stars wins the game.

|name5={{sort|Windmillville|[[File:MP7 Windmillville Logo.png|link=Windmillville|200px]]}}

|image5=[[File:Windmillville - Mario Party 7.png|200px]]

|description5=[[Windmillville]] is a Dutch-themed board. The goal of this board in Party Cruise is to buy as many windmills as possible, for each one contains a number of Stars. The red windmills are worth one Star, the larger green windmills located at both corners of the stage have two, and the largest yellow windmill located in the center of the board has three. Players have to deposit coins to own a windmill and its Stars, but opponents can buy them off by depositing more coins than the previous owner. In Solo Cruise, players need to get stars by depositing coins into broken windmills to fix them. The first player to repair three windmills and get three stars (one for each windmill) wins the game.

|name6={{sort|Bowser's Enchanted Inferno!|[[File:MP7 Bowser's Enchanted Inferno! Logo.png|link=Bowser's Enchanted Inferno!|200px]]}}

|image6=[[File:MP7 Bowser'sEnchantedInferno!.jpg|200px]]

|description6=[[Bowser's Enchanted Inferno!]] is an unlockable, Bowser-themed board. In Party Cruise, players need to find a Star for 20 coins each, the same rules as Grand Canal. In Solo Mode, players have to beat their opponent by getting a Star with the same rules as Party Cruise, then travel back to the start. Bowser then appears to take players to his castle to play the minigame [[Bowser's Lovely Lift!]]. Winning that wins the game, and unlocks Bowser's board to be played in Party Cruise.

}}

==Orbs==

Orbs make a return from ''[[Mario Party 6]]'', all of their mechanics intact, with the introduction of two new categories of Orbs. As in ''Mario Party 6'', Orbs can be obtained by buying them through [[Orb Shop]]s, passing through [[Orb Space]]s, or winning them through [[Event Space|Green Space]]s. Orbs are used to help assist a player's progress or to hinder opponents. There are five types of Orbs in the game, each with their own distinct category based on their mechanics. Two types of Orbs can be set up as traps: Thrown and Roadblock Orbs. They can be set only in Blue, Red, Character (barring Roadblock Character spaces), or Koopa Kid spaces.

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|image1=[[File:Mushroom Orb.jpg]]

|name1=[[Mushroom Orb]]

|description1="''Move with two Dice Blocks.''"

|image2=[[File:Goldshroomorb.jpg|100px]]

|name2=[[Super 'Shroom Orb]]

|description2="''Move with three Dice Blocks.''"

|image3=[[File:Sluggish 'Shroom Orb.jpg]]

|name3=[[Slow 'Shroom Orb]]

|description3="''The Dice Block will move slowly.''"

|image4=[[File:Metal Mushroom Orb.jpg]]

|name4=[[Metal Mushroom Orb]]

|description4="''Encase yourself in metal and move without being harmed by rivals' traps.''"

|image5=[[File:Flutter Orb.jpg|100px]]

|name5=[[Flutter Orb]]

|description5="''Flutter will appear and fly you straight to where the Star is!''" (Grand Canal and Bowser's Enchanted Inferno! only)

|image6=[[File:Cannon Orb.jpg|100px]]

|name6=[[Cannon Orb]]

|description6="''It'll send you flying to the upper part of the board.''" (Pagoda Peak only)

|image7=[[File:Lakitu Orb.jpg|100px]]

|name7=[[Lakitu Orb]]

|description7="''Lakitu will bring you a treasure chest!''" (Neon Heights only)

|image8=[[File:Snack Orb2.jpg|100px]]

|name8=[[Snack Orb]]

|description8="''Prevents a Chain-Chomp from stealing you once. Lasts for three turns.''" (Pyramid Park only)

}}

Thrown Orbs are traps that can be throw on a space. If an opponent lands on the space, various effects occur. The Thrown Orbs' shell color is yellow. These orbs have an effect on a player who lands on the space. If the owner lands on the space, they will receive five coins. During the last four turns event, they may receive 15 coins if the ×3 coins is chosen on the roulette. The orb stays on the board as long as no one replaces the orb or the Star space does not overlap it.

|image1=[[File:Hammer Bro. Orb.jpg|100px]]

|name1=[[Hammer Bro Orb]]

|description1="''Take 10 coins from any opponent who lands on it.''"

|image2=[[File:Piranha Plant Orb2.jpg|100px]]

|description2="''Any opponent who lands on it must give you half of their coins.''"

|name3=[[Spear Guy Orb]]

|description3="''Any opponent who lands on it must give you coins equal to a Dice Block roll.''"

|image4=[[File:Kamek Orb.jpg|100px]]

|name4=[[Kamek Orb]]

|image5=[[File:Toady Orb.jpg|100px]]

|name5=[[Toady Orb]]

|description5="''Take an orb from an opponent who lands on it.''"

|image6=[[File:Mr. Blizzard Orb2.jpg|100px]]

|name6=[[Mr. Blizzard Orb]]

|description6="''If an opponent lands on it, he or she will lose every Orb.''"

|description7="''Whoever lands on it will lose coins from a windmill.''" (Windmillville only)

|image8=[[File:Pink Boo Orb.jpg|100px]]

|name8=[[Pink Boo Orb]]

|description8="''A foe who lands here will lose a Star. If the foe doesn't have any stars when they land here, they lose 20 coins.''"

}}

Roadblock Orbs are orbs with red shells and can be thrown on spaces. They are triggered when an opponent passes them and disappear once triggered.

 

|image1=[[File:Spiny Orb2.jpg|100px]]

|name1=[[Spiny Orb]]

|description1="''Any opponent who passes it will lose 10 coins.''"

|image2=[[File:Zap Orb2.jpg|100px]]

|name2=[[Zap Orb]]

|description2="''Any foe who passes it loses three coins for every space he moves past it.''"

|image3=[[File:Tweester Orb.jpg|100px]]

|name3=[[Tweester Orb]]

|description3="''Any opponent who passes it will be blown to another space.''"

|image4=[[File:Thwomp Orb2.jpg|100px]]

|name4=[[Thwomp Orb]]

|description4="''Any opponent who passes it will get Thwomped and must stop moving.''"

|image5=[[File:MP7 Warp Pipe Orb.jpg|100px]]

|name5=[[Warp Pipe Orb]]

|description5="''Any opponent who passes it will be warped to the space where they started their movement.''"

|image6=[[File:BobombOrb.png|100px]]

|name6=[[Bob-omb Orb]]

|description6="''Any opponent caught in the explosion will get thrown for a loop!''" (Pagoda Peak only)

}}

Character Orbs are orbs that only can be used by a specific pair of characters. Their shells are blue and always cost 15 coins at the shop.

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!class=unsortable width=15%|Image

!width=17%|Orb

!width=15%|Used by

!class=unsortable width=68%|Description

|[[File:Fireball Orb.jpg|100px]]

|Mario and Luigi

|align=left|"''Hit an opponent in front of you to steal his or her coins.''"

|[[File:Flower Orb.jpg|100px]]

|Princess Peach and Princess Daisy

|align=left|"''Spaces ahead of you will change to flower spaces, letting you ignore traps. You get 3 coins for every space you move.''"

|[[File:Egg Orb.jpg|100px]]

|Yoshi and Birdo

|align=left|"''Eat character spaces and symbols in your path and turn them into eggs. Eggs will become orbs after moving.''"

|[[File:Vacuum Orb.jpg|100px]]

|Wario and Waluigi

|align=left|"''Spin the wheel and take away whatever number you end up with from your opponents.''"

|[[File:Magic Orb.png|100px]]

|Boo and Dry Bones

|align=left|"''Use powerful magic to turn invisible and double your Dice Block rolls for 2 turns.''"

|[[File:Normal ball-mushroom.jpg|100px]]

|Toad and Toadette

|align=left|"''Use the power of 3 mushrooms to double your Dice Blocks for 3 turns.''"

Other Orbs are orbs that are automatically thrown when somebody receives them. They are colored violet and cannot be found in Orb Shops, nor can they be won in Green Spaces.

 

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|name1=[[Koopa Kid Orb]]

 

==Minigames==

''Mario Party 7'' has 88 minigames, the most of any numbered ''Mario Party'' game. These include the traditional 4-player minigames, 1-vs.-3 minigames, 2-vs.-2 minigames, duel minigames, and battle minigames. Similarly to its [[Mario Party 6|predecessor]], it employs the [[Nintendo GameCube#Nintendo GameCube Microphone|Nintendo GameCube Microphone]] for several 4-player and 1-vs.-3 minigames. Unique to this game are 8-player minigames. This game also includes DK minigames and Bowser minigames, both of which have three single-player and four-player minigames. Finally, there are two rare minigames and one boss minigame, the latter of which is categorized as a Bowser minigame.

 

==Staff==

 

 

''Mario Party 7'' has received mixed to positive reviews, with aggregate review sites Metacritic scoring it a 64 based on 25 reviews<ref>{{cite|url=www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/mario-party-7|title=Metacritic score of ''Mario Party 7''|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=August 27, 2016}}</ref> and GameRankings giving the game a score of 65.39% based on 28 reviews.<ref>{{cite|url=www.gamerankings.com/gamecube/928284-mario-party-7/index.html|title=GameRankings score of ''Mario Party 7''|publisher=GameRankings|accessdate=August 27, 2016}}</ref> Critics generally cite how similar the game plays to the rest of the ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' games, where they recommend it to seasoned ''Mario Party'' players or players who want a minigame collection to play with family or friends, but cannot draw in people who do not like the earlier entries of the ''Mario Party'' series.

 

 

!colspan="4"style="font-size:120%; text-align: center; background-color:silver"|Reviews

|-style="background-color:#E6E6E6"

|align="left"|"''A decent sequel to an aging franchise. It will probably sell like hotcakes. But the only people that should truly be interested in it are those dedicated to multiplayer parties. Everybody else can either make due with last year's version or avoid the series altogether.''"

|Nintendo GameCube

|Ellie Gibson, [http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_marioparty7_gc Eurogamer]

|align="left"|"''It's such a shame that Nintendo - the creator of Mario Kart, which is arguably the most fun you can have with platonic friends - just can't seem to sort Mario Party's problems out, even for the seventh installment in the series. Roll on number eight, eh.''"

|Nintendo GameCube

|Jared Rea, [http://www.1up.com/reviews/mario-party-7 1UP]

|D+

|align="left"|"''The problem with Mario Party is this: the downtime is completely ridiculous. In a game where the sole purpose is to entertain you in a party-like environment, sitting out for periods of up to 10 minutes at a time, waiting for everyone to roll the dice, run around, shop for items, use said items, compete in stale, single-player mini-games, pointless microphone games and other random events drives one to tears of boredom.''"

|Dave Kosak, [http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/mario-party-7/672431p1.html GameSpy]

|align="left"|"''It's better than the last game but not all that innovative. Of course, until somebody else steps up and makes a great party game, Mario Party's the only gig in town.''"

|colspan=2 style="background-color:gold"|[http://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/mario-party-7 64]

|colspan=2|[http://www.gamerankings.com/gamecube/928284-mario-party-7/index.html 65.39%]

==Quotes==

{{main|List of Mario Party 7 quotes}}

==Differences from other ''Mario Party'' games==

*This is the first ''Mario Party'' game to not show/use a separate "Battle Results" screen after a battle minigame is finished during Party Cruise; instead, the coins are doled out to the players on the normal results screen.

*This is the first ''Mario Party'' game to not directly show the placement of the characters (besides from 1st place) during the award ceremony before the final winner(s) are declared.

==Pre-release and unused content==

{{main|List of Mario Party 7 pre-release and unused content}}

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{{main-gallery|Mario Party 7}}

 

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==References to other games==

*''[[Mario Party 6]]'': A portion of ''Mario Party 7''{{'}}s songs are cover versions of songs in this game. For example, the song that plays on the main menu is a cover version of the [[Castaway Bay]] theme; the song that plays when a player lands on a Mic space is a cover version of the [[Speak Up]] theme; the song that plays in King of the River is a cover version of the song that plays in [[Endurance Alley]] (which, in turn, is a cover version of the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' underground theme); the song that plays when the player loses King of the River is a cover version of the song that plays when the player loses Endurance Alley or Solo Mode (which itself is a cover version of the theme that plays when the player loses in Story Mode in ''[[Mario Party 5]]''). The music when winning a minigame is also a more upbeat version of ''Mario Party 6''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s winning theme, and the minigame instructions theme contains a cover of ''Mario Party 6''{{'}}s rendition in it. Pyramid Park also takes the idea of using [[Chain Chomp]]s to steal Stars from [[Snowflake Lake]] in this game. [[Red Boo|Pink Boos]] act the same here as they did on [[Towering Treetop]] and [[Castaway Bay]], but they now appear when an opponent lands on a Character Space created by a [[Pink Boo Orb]]. Also, all voice clips and the announcer are reused.

==References in later games==

[[File:MKW-Showtime!.png|thumb|250px|The Showtime! billboard features Boo and Dry Bones' team artwork from this game.]]

*''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'': On [[Bowser's Castle (Wii)|Bowser's Castle]], the artwork of Boo and Dry Bones from this game can be seen on the Showtime! billboard. Toadette's artwork is reused, with her kart added to it. Some of Birdo's voice clips are reused.

*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'': The solo artworks of Dry Bones and Toad, as well as the team artworks of Peach and Daisy, and Toad and Toadette, appear as [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|stickers]].

*''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'': Luigi's artwork is used on the back cover of the Japanese game box.

*''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'': When clearing Classic Mode as [[Rosalina]], the [[Smashwiki:File:SSB4-Wii U Congratulations Classic Rosalina.png|image]] shown at the end of the credits roll resembles Peach and Daisy's team artwork from this game.

*''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'': Six minigames from this game return.

==Names in other languages==

{{foreign names

|Jap=マリオパーティ７

|JapR=Mario Pāti 7

|SpaE=''Mario Party 7''

|ChiT=瑪利歐派對7<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com.hk/switch/mario/history/index.html|title=瑪利歐歷史｜超級瑪利歐兄弟 35週年｜任天堂|publisher=Nintendo HK|language=zh-hant|accessdate=June 25, 2024}}</ref>

|ChiTR=Mǎlì'ōu Pàiduì 7

|ChiTM=Mario Party 7

}}

*''Mario Party 7'' contains text that is considered inappropriate in the United Kingdom. In [[Grand Canal]], if the player chooses to hear advice about the board from Toadsworth, he says the following: "The Star will move to another location when someone gets one. What a crafty [[wiktionary:bugger|bugger]]!" Despite this, the game was not recalled or edited and it did not affect the PEGI 3+ rating, unlike other games (such as ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'') that contain this word.

*This is the last ''Mario Party'' game to use a female announcer in the Japanese version until ''[[Super Mario Party]]''.

*In 2005, [[Tomy]] released finger puppets to celebrate the launch of the game, depicting [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Peach]], [[Yoshi]], [[Wario]], [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]], [[Waluigi]], [[Toad]], [[Boo]], [[Bowser]], and [[Donkey Kong]].

 

==External links==

*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ngc/gp7j/index.html Official Japanese ''Mario Party 7'' website]

*[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-GameCube/Mario-Party-7-268313.html Official Nintendo UK ''Mario Party 7'' website]

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