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{{game infobox
|image=[[File:mariopartyGBA.jpg|250px]]<br>American box art
|developer=[[Hudson Soft]]<br>[[Nintendo SPD Group No.4]]<br>[[Konami]] (Wii U Virtual Console)
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|release='''Game Boy Advance:'''<br>{{release|Japan|January 13, 2005|USA|March 28, 2005|Europe|June 10, 2005|Australia|September 15, 2005}}'''Virtual Console (Wii U):'''<br>{{release|USA|December 25, 2014|Europe|December 25, 2014|Australia|December 26, 2014|Japan|October 28, 2015}}
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|genre=[[Genre#Party|Party]]
|modes=1-4 players
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|platforms=[[Game Boy Advance]]<br>[[Virtual Console]] ([[Wii U]])
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|serials={{serials|Japan|AGB-B8MJ-JPN|USA|AGB-B8ME-USA|Europe|AGB-B8MP-EUR (Europe/Australia)}}
}}
'''''Mario Party Advance''''' is the seventh game in the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]], the tenth installment overall and the second handheld installment of the series, specifically for the [[Game Boy Advance]], after ''[[Mario Party-e]]'' for the [[e-Reader]]. The game revolves around either [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach]], or [[Yoshi]] travelling across [[Shroom City (Mario Party Advance)|Shroom City]] to collect the [[minigame]]s and [[Gaddget]]s that fell from Party World, an area dedicated to partying high above the sky. After [[Bowser]] and [[Koopa Kid]] attack Party World, Toad tasks them with collecting everything that fell down. This can only be accomplished by helping out the city's citizens and stopping Bowser from exerting his influence. Shroom City can only be accessed with a single player; barring a few minigames, Gaddgets, and a physical [[Bonus Board]] that is played alongside the video game, the game does not focus on multiplayer and is more single-player oriented.

''Mario Party Advance'' was released in Japan on January 13, 2005, in North America in March 28, 2005, in Europe in June 10, 2005, and in Australia on September 15, 2005.<ref>{{cite|url=mariopartylegacy.com/mario-party-advance|title=''Mario Party Advance''|publisher=Mario Party Legacy|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}</ref>{{better source}} ''Mario Party Advance'' was re-released on the [[Wii U]]'s [[Virtual Console#Wii U|Virtual Console]] in North America and Europe on December 25, 2014, in Oceania on December 26, 2014, and in Japan on October 28, 2015. It is the second of the three ''Mario Party'' games to be rereleased for the Wii U's Virtual Console; the others being ''[[Mario Party 2]]'' and ''[[Mario Party DS]]''.
==Story==
It is a normal day in Party World when the player first arrives there. [[Toad]] greets the player shortly before [[Bowser]], with [[Koopa Kid]] at his side, falls onto Toad. Bowser then disperses all of the mini-games and Gaddgets towards various parts of [[Shroom City (Mario Party Advance)|Shroom City]]. When Bowser and Koopa Kid leave, and when the flattened Toad adjusts back to his normal form, Toad motivates the player to travel all over Shroom City, gather every mini-game and Gaddget, and restore peace to Party World.

==Characters==
[[File:MPAart.jpg|thumb|Group artwork]]
There are four playable characters in ''Mario Party Advance'', the least amount of any ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' game to date. It does, however, boast many more non-playable characters that the player helps out during the story mode, as well as other supporting characters than most other ''Mario Party'' games.

===Playable characters===
{|class=wikitable
!Artwork !! Character !! Starting position
|-
|[[File:Mario holds hammer MPA artwork.jpg|107x113px]] || [[Mario]] || [[Town area]]
|-
|[[File:MPA Luigi Artwork.jpg|107x113px]] || [[Luigi]] || [[Seaside area]]
|-
|[[File:MPA Peach Artwork.jpg|107x113px]] || [[Princess Peach]] || [[Jungle area]]
|-
|[[File:MPA Yoshi Fishing Artwork.jpg|107x113px]] || [[Yoshi]] || [[Horror area]]
|}

===Hosts===
{|class=wikitable
!Artwork !! Character !! Hosts
|-
|[[File:MPA Tumble Artwork.jpg|107x113px]] || [[Tumble]] || [[Shroom City (Mario Party Advance)|Shroom City]]
|-
|[[File:MPA Toad Artwork.jpg|107x113px]] || [[Toad]] || Play Land and Party Land
|-
|[[File:MPA ProfessorElvinGadd.jpg|107x113px]] || [[Professor E. Gadd]] || Play Land
|-
|[[File:MPA Toadette Artwork.jpg|107x113px]] || [[Toadette]] || Party Land and Challenge Land
|}

===Toads===
{{content description
|image1=[[File:MPA Shroomlock Artwork.jpg|107x113px]]
|image2=[[File:MPA Mr E Artwork.jpg|107x113px]]
|image3=[[File:MPA Mushburt Artwork.jpg|107x113px]]
|image4=[[File:MPA Mrs Shroomlock Artwork.jpg|107x113px]]
|name1=[[Shroomlock]]
|name2=[[Mr. E (Mario Party Advance)|Mr. E]]
|name3=[[Mushbert]]
|name4=[[Mrs. Shroomlock]]
|description1=Shroom City's detective. Every time there is a case, Shroomlock arrives at the scene of the crime.
|description2=A mystery-loving guy. Every time the player finds something strange, Mr. E arrives to investigate. 
|description3=A huge fan of the TV show, [[Toad Force V]]. He can provide the player with rare Toad Force V merchandise.
|description4=[[Shroomlock]]'s wife. When the player visits the Shroomlock House, she will tell them a tip about what to do next.
}}

===Antagonists===
{{content description
|image1=[[File:MPA Bowser Throne Artwork.png|107x113px]]
|image2=[[File:MPA Blue Koopa Kid Artwork.jpg|107x113px]]
|image3=[[File:MPA Green Koopa Kid Artwork.jpg|107x113px]]
|image4=[[File:MPA Red Koopa Kid Artwork.jpg|107x113px]]
|name1=[[Bowser]]
|name2=[[Koopa Kid|Blue Koopa Kid]]
|name3=[[Koopa Kid|Green Koopa Kid]]
|name4=[[Koopa Kid|Red Koopa Kid]]
|description1=The main antagonist who roams in [[Shroom City (Mario Party Advance)|Shroom City]] stealing [[Minigame]]s and [[Gaddget]]s.
|description2=Appears in various [[minigame]]s, attempting to hinder progress
|description3=Appears in various minigames, attempting to hinder progress
|description4=Appears in various minigames, attempting to hinder progress
}}

===NPCs===
{|class="wikitable"
!Character!!Icon!!Sprite!!Title!!Description
|-
||[[Akiki]]||[[File:MPA Ukiki Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:Akiki sprite.png]]||"Ukiki's adorable little niece."||"She's a little bit of a tomboy. She looks up to her uncle Ukiki."
|-
||[[Amp]]||[[File:MPA Amp Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Amp.png]]||"Lives in town and loves to play games."||"Loves to play games. Has a short fuse and gets mad easily."
|-
||[[King Bob-omb|Big Bob-omb]]||[[File:MPA Big Bob-omb Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA King Bob-omb Sprite.png]]||"Lives in a secret room somewhere in town."||"The head of the Bob-omb gang. Quite mellow in his old age."
|-
||[[Blooper]]||[[File:MPA Blooper Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Blooper Sprite.png]]||"A duelist at the Mushroom Beacon."||"He trains hard at the lighthouse. He trains to be a master."
|-
||[[Bob-omb]]||[[File:MPA Bob-omb Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:Bob-omb MPA sprite.png]]||"Lives in town. Loves the word "Victory"!"||"Belongs to a shadowy gang of some sort. He's very nice."
|-
||[[Bob-omba]]||[[File:MPA Bob-omba Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Bob-omba.png]]||"Lives in town and just loves flowers."||"Belongs to a shadowy gang. She just loves flowers."
|-
||[[Boo]]||[[File:MPA Boo Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Boo.png]]||"One of the mischievous Boos at Boo Cemetery."||"Boos love to play pranks, but they're fiercely loyal."
|-
||[[Bowser]]||[[File:MPA Bowser Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:BowserMPA.png]]||"Pops up all over. Has the hots for Peach."||"He's an awful person who makes mayhem for Mario and his friends."
|-
||[[Bullet Bill]]||[[File:MPA Bullet Bill Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Bullet.png]]||"Trains at Mushroom Stadium."||"A brash and boisterous soul, but he IS the #1 sprinter."
|-
||[[Chain Chomp]]||[[File:MPA Chain Chomp Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Chain Chomp sprite.png]]||"A duelist living in town."||"Mouser use to take care of it. It loves to duel any passerby."
|-
||[[Cheep Cheep]]||[[File:MPA Cheep Cheep Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Cheep Cheep.png]]||"Practices swimming at Mushroom Pool."||"A great swimmer, if only he could get over his insecurities."
|-
||[[Coach (Mario Party Advance)|Coach]]||[[File:MPA Coach Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:CheepCheepCoach.png]]||"Trains Cheep Cheep to swim."||"Once, he was a champion, but now, he trains future champions."
|-
||[[Dolphin]]||[[File:MPA Dolphin icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Dolphin.png]]||"Performs at Mario Vaudeville."||"He's not a very funny comedian. He's lost all his confidence."
|-
||[[Dorrie]]||[[File:MPA Dorrie Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:Dorrie MPA sprite.png]]||"Lives in Loch Dorrie and looks lonely."||"Just a big, sad dinosaur looking for a soul mate."
|-
||[[Professor E. Gadd|E. Gadd]]||[[File:MPA E. Gadd icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Prof E. Gadd sprite.png]]||colspan=2 align=center|''n/a''
|-
||[[Flutter]]||[[File:MPA Flutter Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Flutter Sprite.png]]||"Lives in Mushroom Condo."||"She's a hip girl who knows her trends. Looking for a boyfriend."
|-
||[[Fly Guy]]||[[File:MPA Fly Guy Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Fly Guy.png]]||"Lives on the rooftop of Mushroom Condo."||"His bags packed, he just waits on the roof."
|-
||[[Goomba]]||[[File:MPA Goomba Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Goomba.png]]||"Lives in Goomba House. Digs dancing."||"He's considerate and caring. He likes to share with friends."
|-
||[[Goombetty]]||[[File:MPA Goombetty.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Goombetty sprite.png]]||"Goes to school with Goombob."||"The best student at her school. Plays violin beautifully."
|-
||[[Goombob]]||[[File:MPA Goombob.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Goombob sprite.png]]||"A rich kid who lives at Goombob Manor."||"He's got a big crush on a girl in town. His folks are away."
|-
||[[Hammer Bro]]||[[File:MPA Hamer Bro Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Hammer Bro.png]]||"A world-champion hammer thrower."||"A champion, through and through. Loves a good challenge."
|-
||[[Hoot]]||[[File:MPA Hoot Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPAHoot.png]]||"Lives in the jungle and loves to play games."||"Loves to play games, but his bad attitude makes him lose."
|-
||[[Huffin Puffin]]||[[File:MPA Huffin Puffin icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Huff Puff.png]]||colspan=2 align=center|''n/a''
|-
||[[Hulu]]||[[File:MPA Hulu Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Hulu.png]]||"Teaches at the Dance Stage."||"A sensitive dance instructor who cries at the drop of a hat."
|-
||[[Kamek]]||[[File:MPA Kamek Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Kamek.png]]||"The Game Mage out in the desert."||"He has never lost a game. Once, he was Bowser's mentor."
|-
||[[Klepto]]||[[File:MPA Klepto Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:Klepto MPA sprite.png]]||"Lives in the Klepto Ruins."||"Protector of treasures. Holds the key to the ancient lock."
|-
||[[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]]||[[File:MPA Koopa Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA-KoopaTroopa.png]]||"Works at Koopa Bank."||"An all-business chap who just can't stop cleaning."
|-
||[[Koopa Kid]]||[[File:MPA Koopa Kid Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA - Koopa Kid sprite.png]]||"Pops up everywhere. Idolizes Bowser."||"He adores Bowser and obeys his every whim. He's not too bright."
|-
||[[Lakitu]]||[[File:MPA Lakitu Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPALakituSprite.png]]||"Lives in Lakitu House."||"A huge fan of Toad Force V. Loves to quote the series."
|-
||[[Lantern Ghost]]||[[File:MPA Lantern Ghost Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Lantern Ghost.png]]||"Lives in Horror Condo."||"A huge fan of Toad Force V. Runs the TFV Fan Club."
|-
||[[Mechakoopa]]||[[File:MPA Mechakoopa Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:Mechakoopa MPA sprite.png]]||"Works at Mushroom Library."||"Discovered Mechakoopa's theorem. Often lost in thought."
|-
||[[Monty Mole]]||[[File:MPA Monty Mole Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Monty Mole Sprite.png]]||"Lives in town and loves to play games."||"Loves playing games, but hates losing his money in the process."
|-
||[[Little Mouser|Mouser]]||[[File:MPA Mouser Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Mouser.png]]||"The most challenging duelist in Duel Tower."||"This perfect duelist has even battled it out with Bowser!"
|-
||[[Mr. Blizzard]]||[[File:MPA Mr. Blizzard Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Mr. Blizzard.png]]||"Plays baseball at the Ice Stadium."||"An ace pitcher with the Snowtown Ice Stars."
|-
||[[Mr. E (Mario Party Advance)|Mr. E]]||[[File:MPA Mr. E Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA - Mr. E sprite.png]]||"Loves to unravel any unsolved mysteries."||"Shows up when mystery rears its mysterious head. Cowardly."
|-
||[[Mr. I]]||[[File:MPA Mr. I Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Mr I Sprite.png]]||"A reclusive gent in the horror area."||"A gentleman at heart, but a bit gruff from time to time."
|-
||[[Mrs. Shroomlock|Mrs. S]]||[[File:MPA Mrs. Shroomlock Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA - Mrs. Shroomlock sprite.png]]||"Lives in Shroomlock House."||"She loves gossip as much as she loves her dear Shroomlock."
|-
||[[Mushbert]]||[[File:MPA Mushbert Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA - Mushbert sprite.png]]||"Lives in Mushroom Condo."||"A huge fan of Toad Force V. Knows all about the show."
|-
||[[Naval Piranha]]||[[File:MPA Naval Piranha icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Naval Piranha.png]]||colspan=2 align=center|''n/a''
|-
||[[Ninji]]||[[File:MPA Ninji Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Ninji sprite.png]]||"Lives in Horror Condo."||"A huge fan of Toad Force V. Wants a special DVD of the show."
|-
||[[Koopa Paratroopa|Paratroopa]]||[[File:MPA Paratroopa Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA-KoopaParatroopa.png]]||"Runs Junk, the item superstore."||"A big-brother type, who looks after everyone in town."
|-
||[[Penguin]]||[[File:MPA Penguin Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Penguin.png]]||"Plays games in the icy regions of Shroom City."||"Loves to play games. He wants to buy a ring for Pengwen."
|-
||[[Petal Guy]]||[[File:MPA Petal Guy Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Petal Guy Sprite.png]]||"A forlorn poet living in the jungle."||"He's a lovesick artist. Writes poetry to the woman he loves."
|-
||[[Piranha Plant]]||[[File:MPA Piranha Plant Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Piranha Plant fg.png]]||"Grows in the desert. Loves water."||"It's pretty and healthy, but also quite dangerous..."
|-
||[[Pokey]]||[[File:MPA Pokey Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Pokey Sprite.png]]||"A "skill" duelist lurking in Duel Tower"||"He challenges strangers to answer 3 riddles before leaving."
|-
||[[Salvo the Slime|Salvo]]||[[File:MPA Salvo Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Salvo Slime.png]]||"Trains at Mushroom Stadium."||"He seems lazy, but his skills are top notch."
|-
||[[Shroomlock]]||[[File:MPA Shroomlock Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA - Shroomlock sprite.png]]||"Detective of Toadland Yard. Loves ice cream."||"A brilliant detective, but a bit on the lazy side."
|-
||[[Shy Guy]]||[[File:MPA Shy Guy Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Shy Guy.png]]||"Works at the train station."||"He works without complaint and without rest. He's diligent!"
|-
||[[Snifit]]||[[File:MPA Snifit Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Snifit Sprite.png]]||"Lives in Horror Condo."||"Loves to be scared. Wants to see a ghost more than anything!"
|-
||[[Spear Guy]]||[[File:MPA Spear Guy Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Spear Guy.png]]||"A duelist living in the jungle."||"He hides in the jungle, waiting for a duelist with a mustache."
|-
||[[Star (Mario Party series)|Star]]||[[File:MPA Star icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Star sprite.png]]||colspan=2 align=center|''n/a''
|-
||[[Sushi]]||[[File:MPA Sushi Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:Sushi MPA sprite.png]]||"Always near Sushi Cliff (in the water)."||"Has a sharp tongue and even sharper teeth. Hates crooks."
|-
||[[Thwomp]]||[[File:MPA Thwomp Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Thwomp Sprite.png]]||"Lives alone in the Thwomp House."||"He looks mean, but he's really just lonely. He wants friends!"
|-
||[[Toad]]||[[File:MPA Toad Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Toad Sprite.png]]||colspan=2 align=center|''n/a''
|-
||[[Toadette]]||[[File:MPA Toadette Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA - Toadette sprite.png]]||colspan=2 align=center|''n/a''
|-
||[[Toady]]||[[File:MPA Toady Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Toady.png]]||"Lives in Mushroom Condo."||"Heads up the popular rap act "Kamek Crew."
|-
||[[Tumble]]||[[File:MPA Tumble icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA - Tumble sprite.png]]||colspan=2 align=center|''n/a''
|-
||[[Ukiki]]||[[File:MPA Ukiki Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:Akiki sprite.png]]||"Lives in Ukiki House with his niece."||"A kind soul who loves kids and all kinds of baked goods."
|-
||[[Whomp]]||[[File:MPA Whomp Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Whomp.png]]||"A "power" duelist lurking in Duel Tower."||"Based on power alone, he's even stronger than Mouser himself!"
|}

==Game Modes==
===Shroom City===
Shroom City, hosted by Tumble, is the main mode in the game, as well as the only one that is playable once the game is started. The player can take control of Mario, Luigi, Peach, or Yoshi and travel around Shroom City, beating the quests and collecting minigames and Gaddgets to play in the other modes.

===Play Land===
Play Land, hosted by Toad and E. Gadd, is a free play mode, in which the player can either play the minigames they have earned, give minigames to others, play with Gaddgets, or give away Gaddgets.

===Party Land===
Party Land, hosted by Toad and Toadette, is a mode in which multiple players can play duel minigames, a secret battle, a Koopa Kid battle, a 100-player battle, or a 100-player attack.

===Challenge Land===
Challenge Land, hosted by Toadette, is a mode in which players can play minigames to earn coins. In Challenge Land, there is a Mini-Game Attack, the Game Room, a Duel Dash, Bowser Land, and an option to trade coins for Gaddgets.

====Mini-Game Attack====
The player selects one of the four characters, and meets the host, Toad. Here, the player will play through fifteen mini-games in order to win coins. After Toad explains the instructions, a list of three minigames will appear, and the player can pick which one they think they can win. The minigames appear as they would in Free Play, but now have winning conditions akin to that Shroom City, but notably more difficult by increasing the criteria compared to Shroom City or making the computer players smarter. If a player loses a minigame, they will lose everything they accumulated up to this point. If they win five games, they can win 1,000 coins, ten games results in 10,000 coins, and 100,000 coins for all fifteen games. During the attack, they can either keep their total, or use their special items to help.

There are three special items, Change, Replay, and Practice. Replay allows the player to play the games that they completed again, Change replaces three current games with three new ones, and Practice allows the player to try a game before playing it for real. The player starts with the Practice item, and gains the Change item after completing 5 minigames and the Replay item after completing 10 minigames.

====Game Room====
Here, the player selects a character and enters a casino-style room and plays gamble mini-games as much as they want to earn coins. If the player has no coins, Toad will give them ten coins.

====Duel Dash====
In Duel Dash, which is hosted by Toadette, the player will compete against a computer to win coins. There are three modes: easy to win 1,000 coins; normal to win 10,000 coins, and hard to win 50,000 coins. In easy, the players play three mini-games, in normal, five, and in hard, eight. The mini-games are decided at random.

====Bowser Land====
In Bowser Land, the player is trying to reach co-hosts Bowser and Koopa Kid to earn coins, while also playing Bowser mini-games. The game and number of Koopa Kids are chosen at random. To reach Bowser, the player rides on a roller coaster, the number of areas being picked randomly. Each stop at a checkpoint counts as one space, and stopping at one results in playing a Bowser mini-game. During the game, however, if Bowser feels the player is taking too long in reaching him, he will end the game himself. If the player arrives at the end of the track at a time Bowser considers too late or early, the amount of coins won will be low.

==Quests==
The following is a list of all fifty quests in ''Mario Party Advance''. Quests are obtained by talking to non-playable characters around Shroom City. Nearly every NPC gives only one quest, although some of them may be tied to quests given by others. A few non-playable characters, such as [[Mrs. Shroomlock]], are not tied to any quests at all. Bowser also gives out multiple quests, letting the player obtain them as they complete other quests. Once the player successfully completes a quest, they earn either a Gaddget or a minigame.

===Town Quests===
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|-
!scope="col"width=12%|Title 
!scope="col"width=14%|Location
!scope="col"width=4%|Type 
!scope="col"width=10%|Client 
!scope="col"width=60%|Description
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|[[Accessorize!]]||[[Goombob Manor]]||[[File:MPA Love Icon.png]]||[[Goombob]]||Goombob wants to give a [[lovely seashell]] to his crush, [[Goombetty]].
|-
|[[Big Boss Bob-omb]]||[[Mushroom Condo]] (Basement)||[[File:MPA Bomb Icon.png]]||[[King Bob-omb|Big Bob-omb]]||Big Bob-omb challenges the player to a dice game.
|-
|[[Chomper Stomper]]||[[Chain Chomp]]||[[File:MPA Duel Icon.png]]||[[Chain Chomp]]||Chain Chomp and the player duel with the [[Chain Saw]] minigame.
|-
|[[Find the Password]]||[[Bob-omb Avenue]]||[[File:MPA Bomb Icon.png]]||[[Bob-omb]]||The player has to find the secret password for Bob-omb's group so that they can join it.
|-
|[[Flowers Are a Blast!]]||[[Bob-omba]]||[[File:MPA Bomb Icon.png]]||[[Bob-omba]]||Bob-omba wants a healthy flower as a gift.
|-
|[[Hearts A-Flutter]]||[[Mushroom Condo]] (3rd Floor)||[[File:MPA Love Icon.png]]||[[Flutter]]||Flutter has a crush on someone and is too shy to tell them.
|-
|[[Hey, UFO!]]||[[Mushroom Condo]] (Roof)||[[File:MPA Adventure Icon.png]]||[[Fly Guy]]||Mr. E wants to see a UFO and makes the player summon one with Fly Guy.
|-
|[[Kamek Krew Live!]]||[[Mushroom Condo]] (2nd Floor)||[[File:MPA Misc Icon.png]]||[[Toady]]||The Kamek Krew needs a gig, and they ask the player to find a place for them to play.
|-
|[[Kind Goomba]]||[[Goomba House]]||[[File:MPA Misc Icon.png]]||[[Goomba]]||Goomba asks the player to buy a train [[ticket]] for him.
|-
|[[Locomotionless]]||[[Train Station]]||[[File:MPA Misc Icon.png]]||[[Shy Guy]]||The Train Station has run out of [[coal]] and Shy Guy needs to obtain some.
|-
|[[Losing Streak]]||[[Town Game Room B]]||[[File:MPA Gambling Icon.png]]||[[Amp]]||Amp asks the player to win at [[Match 'Em]] and end his losing streak.
|-
|[[Probably a Robbery?]]||[[Town Koopa Bank]]||[[File:MPA Mystery Icon.png]]||[[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]]||The local bank has been robbed, and Koopa and Shroomlock ask the player to find the culprit.
|-
|[[Weeping Thwomp]]||[[Thwomp House]]||[[File:MPA Mystery Icon.png]]||[[Thwomp]]||Thwomp has been robbed and asks the player to help him.
|-
|[[Winners Keepers]]||[[Town Game Room A]]||[[File:MPA Gambling Icon.png]]||[[Monty Mole]]||Monty Mole is in a slump and asks the player to win the [[Scratch 'Em]] minigame once.
|}

===Desert Quests===
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!scope="col"width=12%|Title 
!scope="col"width=14%|Location
!scope="col"width=4%|Type 
!scope="col"width=10%|Client 
!scope="col"width=60%|Description
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|[[A Speeding Bill]]||[[Mushroom Stadium]]||[[File:MPA Sports Icon.png]]||[[Bullet Bill]]||Bullet Bill and the player have a short race.
|-
|[[Game Mage]]||[[The Hammer]]||[[File:MPA Gambling Icon.png]]||[[Kamek]]||The Game Mage, Kamek, challenges the player to the gambling minigame [[Pair 'Em]].
|-
|[[Hammerama]]||[[Mushroom Field]]||[[File:MPA Sports Icon.png]]||[[Hammer Bro]]||Hammer Bro challenges the player to a short hammer-throwing competition.
|-
|[[Mysterious Riddles]]||[[Pokey]]||[[File:MPA Misc Icon.png]]||[[Pokey]]||The player must answer Pokey's three riddles correctly.
|-
|[[Treasure of Mystery!]]||[[Klepto Ruins]]||[[File:MPA Adventure Icon.png]]||[[Klepto]]||Mr. E is searching for Klepto's treasure, and asks the player to help him.
|}

===Seaside Quests===
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|[[Blooper Battle]]||[[Mushroom Beacon]]||[[File:MPA Duel Icon.png]]||[[Blooper]]||Blooper and the player duel using the duel minigame [[Hammergeddon]].
|-
|[[Comedy Bomb]]||[[Mario Vaudeville]]||[[File:MPA Misc Icon.png]]||[[Dolphin]]||Dolphin is a struggling comedian who needs the player to prove to him that he is funny.
|-
|[[Duel Tower, 1F]]||[[Duel Tower]]||[[File:MPA Duel Icon.png]]||[[Whomp]]||To reach the Duel Tower's second floor, the player must face Whomp in the duel minigame [[Stair Scare]].
|-
|[[Duel Tower, 2F]]||[[Duel Tower]]||[[File:MPA Duel Icon.png]]||[[Salvo the Slime|Salvo]]||Before the player can reach the Duel Tower's third and final floor, Salvo challenges the player to the duel minigame [[Volleybomb (minigame)|Volleybomb]].
|-
|[[Duel Tower, 3F]]||[[Duel Tower]]||[[File:MPA Duel Icon.png]]||[[Little Mouser|Mouser]]||Mouser serves as the Duel Tower's final challenge, and faces the player in the duel minigame [[Chicken!]]
|-
|[[Mathemagician!]]||[[Mushroom Library]]||[[File:MPA Misc Icon.png]]||[[Mechakoopa]]||Mechakoopa quizzes the player on a series of math questions.
|-
|[[Sploosh!]]||[[Sushi Cliff]]||[[File:MPA Mystery Icon.png]]||[[Sushi]]||Shroomlock, Sushi, and the player work together to find who dragged Shroomlock off of the cliff.
|-
|[[Swimmin' Wimp]]||[[Mushroom Pool]]||[[File:MPA Sports Icon.png]]||[[Coach (Mario Party Advance)|Coach]]||Coach asks the player to boost [[Cheep Cheep]]'s confidence by letting him win a race.
|-
|[[What's That Line?]]||[[Lakitu House]]||[[File:MPA TFV Icon.png]]||[[Lakitu]]||Lakitu asks the player to find the famous quote from episode 28 of [[Toad Force V]].
|}

===Horror Quests===
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|[[Condo of Mystery!]]||[[Horror Condo]] (2F)||[[File:MPA Adventure Icon.png]]||[[Snifit]]||Snifit wants his room in the Horror Condo to be haunted.
|-
|[[DVD for Me]]||[[Horror Condo]] (1F)||[[File:MPA TFV Icon.png]]||[[Ninji]]||Ninji is looking for a limited-edition Toad Force V [[DVD]].
|-
|[[Love That Princess!]]||[[Mr. I]]||[[File:MPA Love Icon.png]]||[[Mr. I]]||Mr. I wants to see Princess Peach.
|-
|[[Nerd Force V]]||[[Horror Condo]] (Basement)||[[File:MPA TFV Icon.png]]||[[Lantern Ghost]]||To join the [[TFV Fan Club]], the player needs to give Lantern Ghost a [[Toad Force V Figure]].
|-
|[[True-Blue Boo]]||[[Boo Cemetery]]||[[File:MPA Mystery Icon.png]]||[[Boo]]||The player must discover which of the four Boos is a fake and therefore which Boo stole the [[golden Boo statue]].
|}

===Snow Quests===
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|[[Cool as Ice]]||[[Ice Stadium]]||[[File:MPA Sports Icon.png]]||[[Mr. Blizzard]]||Mr. Blizzard, an ace pitcher, challenges the player to hit a home run.
|-
|[[Engaging Game]]||[[Ice Game Room]]||[[File:MPA Gambling Icon.png]]||[[Penguin]]||Penguin has gambled away his [[coin]]s and asks the player to win them back.
|}

===Jungle Quests===
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|[[Blossom of My Heart]]||[[Petal House]]||[[File:MPA Love Icon.png]]||[[Petal Guy]]||Petal Guy wants the player to deliver his [[poem of love]] to his crush.
|-
|[[Debt's a Hoot]]||[[Jungle Game Hut]]||[[File:MPA Gambling Icon.png]]||[[Hoot]]||Hoot has lost all of his money and needs the player to get rid of his debt through the [[Stop 'Em]] minigame.
|-
|[[Dino of Mystery!]]||[[Loch Dorrie]]||[[File:MPA Adventure Icon.png]]||[[Dorrie]]||Dorrie is lonely and wants a friend.
|-
|[[Jungle Jive]]||[[Dance Stage]]||[[File:MPA Sports Icon.png]]||[[Hulu]]||Hulu offers to teach the player how to dance.
|-
|[[Monkeynapping!?]]||[[Ukiki House]]||[[File:MPA Mystery Icon.png]]||[[Akiki]]||Akiki is panicking because she believes that her uncle, [[Ukiki]], has been kidnapped.
|-
|[[Mustached Hero!]]||[[Spear Thicket]]||[[File:MPA Duel Icon.png]]||[[Spear Guy]]||Spear Guy wants to challenge a mustached person to the duel minigame [[Tank-Down]].
|}

===Bowser Quests===
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!scope="col"width=60%|Description
|-
|[[Goal Tenderizer]]||[[Bowser Stadium (Mario Party Advance)|Bowser Stadium]]||[[File:MPA Sports Icon.png]]||3||The player must successfully shoot three goals past Bowser at a game of soccer, then win the [[Splatterball]] minigame. 
|-
|[[Chillin' Villain]]||[[Mt. Frostbite]]||[[File:MPA Adventure Icon.png]]||10||Bowser tells the player jokes to warm himself up, then challenges them with the [[Crushed Ice]] minigame.
|-
|[[Bowser: Accused!]]||[[Bowser Mansion]]||[[File:MPA Mystery Icon.png]]||15||Shroomlock asks the player to show that Bowser stole some paintings; they are then challenged to the [[Mush Rush]] minigame.
|-
|[[Bowser's Toys]]||[[Bowser Toy Shop]]||[[File:MPA TFV Icon.png]]||20||Bowser quizzes the player on [[Toad Force V]] trivia, then makes them play the [[Slammer (minigame)|Slammer]] minigame.
|-
|[[Boss Bowser]]||[[Bowser Hideout]]||[[File:MPA Bomb Icon.png]]||25||Bowser challenges the player to a game of cards, then to the [[Koopa Kappa]] minigame.
|-
|[[Bestest Buds]]||[[Bowser Pad]]||[[File:MPA Love Icon.png]]||30||Bowser asks the player to buy him a gift; they then play the [[Peek-n-Sneak]] minigame.
|-
|[[Game King]]||[[Bowser Game Hall]]||[[File:MPA Gambling Icon.png]]||35||The player gambles with [[Bowser]]'s [[Watch 'Em]] minigame.
|-
|[[Bowserstein!]]||[[Bowser Lab]]||[[File:MPA Duel Icon.png]]||40||Bowser forces the player to duel [[Naval Piranha]] through the [[Koopa Kurl]] minigame.
|-
|[[Final Showdown]]||[[Guard Door|Bowser Gate]]||[[File:MPA Misc Icon.png]]||49||The player and Bowser face off in the final minigame, [[Trap Floor]].
|}

==Minigames and Gaddgets==
{{main|List of Mario Party Advance minigames}}
{{main|Gaddget}}
''Mario Party Advance'' offers fifty traditional minigames and sixty-one [[Gaddget]]s, which are less-involved and smaller games that often feature little interaction. During the story, all of the minigames have a specific goal to reach and a strict time limit. During Free Play, all of the minigames change so that they become based on beating a score set by the player, whether that includes gaining a large amount of points or completing a minigame in the shortest amount of time. Some minigames go on indefinitely until the player makes a mistake. Gaddgets, on the other hand, do not have any time limit and usually do not have a goal, instead letting the player toy with the Gaddgets however they want. Excluding a few of the multiplayer games, none of the Gaddgets can be lost, or at the very least, they can be reset back to their starting state.

==Bonus Board==
{{main|Bonus Board}}
[[File:Bonus Board MPA.jpg|thumb|left|The Bonus Board]]
The Bonus Board is an extra feature added to the main game. It is also the only way to play a multiplayer game without using a link cable. The Bonus Board is a board made of paper which comes packaged with the game. The Game Boy Advance acts as the dice and can be used to play multiplayer Gaddgets.

==Staff==
{{main|List of Mario Party Advance staff}}

''Mario Party Advance'' was developed by [[Hudson Soft]] in conjunction with [[Nintendo Software Planning & Development|Nintendo SPD Group No.4]]. It was directed by Shinichi Nakata, who had previously taken smaller roles in the other ''Mario Party'' games. Most of his roles involved serving as a planning advisor or planning director, although he notably served as the lead designer in ''[[Mario Party 5]]''. Similarly, the game director, Yukinori Goto, served as a design director in the series' other games, and the lead designer, Fumihisa Sato, served as a planner for most of the other games, only taking a design role for ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]''.

==Reception==
''Mario Party Advance'' received wildly mixed reviews. A point of contention was the game's minigames and Gaddgets: while some reviewers appreciated the assortment of games, others lambasted them for being wholly uninteresting, though they generally agree that at least some of them are bland.<ref>{{cite|author=Harris, Craig|date=March 25, 2005|language=en|url=www.ign.com/articles/2005/03/25/mario-party-advance|publisher=IGN|title=''Mario Party Advance''|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}</ref>

<ref>{{cite|author=Reed, Kristen|date=July 12, 2005|url=www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_mariopartyadvance_gba|title=Mario Party Advance|publisher=EuroGamer|language=en|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}</ref> The lack of a substantial multiplayer was also a common complaint, as it required players to either use multiple [[Game Boy Advance#Game Link Cable|Game Link Cables]] or make every player use the same [[Game Boy]].<ref>{{cite|author=Sanches, Joao Diniz|date=October 21, 2005|url=www.pocketgamer.com/mario-party-advance/mario-party-advance|title=Mario Party Advance|publisher=Pocket Gamer|accessdate=June 20, 2024|language=en}}</ref> The single-player campaign, on the other hand, was more generally praised, offering a large amount of variety and unique characters.<ref>{{cite|author=Provo, Frank|date=March 31, 2005|url=www.gamespot.com/reviews/mario-party-advance-review/1900-6121395|title=''Mario Party Advance'' Review|publisher=GameSpot|accessdate=June 20, 2024|language=en}}</ref> In an IGN article ranking the ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' games, ''Mario Party Advance'' came in last (out of twelve games), being described as "the black sheep of the ''Mario Party'' series."<ref>{{cite|author=Koczwara, Micheal|date=March 23, 2015|url=www.ign.com/articles/2015/03/23/the-best-mario-party-games|title=The Best ''Mario Party'' Games|publisher=IGN|language=en|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}</ref> It was also brought up in a review for ''[[Mario Party DS]]'' in reference to handheld ''Mario Party'' games, describing it as "one of the lamest iterations of the series."<ref>{{cite|author=Harris, Craig|date=November 21, 2007|url=www.ign.com/articles/2007/11/21/mario-party-ds-review|title=''Mario Party DS'' Review|publisher=IGN|language=en|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}</ref>

The game received the title of the "Worst-received ''Super Mario'' videogame" from the ''[[Guinness World Records]]'', deriving its results from GameRankings as of July 28, 2014.<ref>{{cite|url=www.guinnessworldrecords.com/search/applicationrecordsearch?term=%22worst-rated+Mario+videogame%22&contentType=record|title=Guiness World Records search results|publisher=guinnessworldrecords.com|language=en|accessdate=May 22, 2017}}</ref> Similarly, ''Mario Party Advance'' holds the third-lowest Metacritic Metascore in the entire ''Super Mario'' franchise, at 54,<ref>{{cite|url=www.metacritic.com/game/mario-party-advance|title=''Mario Party Advance''|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=June 20, 2024|language=en}}</ref> with the second-lowest being ''[[WarioWare: Snapped!]]'' (at 53)<ref>{{cite|url=www.metacritic.com/game/warioware-snapped|title=''WarioWare: Snapped!''|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=June 20, 2024|language=en}}</ref> and the lowest being ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'' (at 46).<ref>{{cite|url=www.metacritic.com/game/wii/donkey-kong-barrel-blast|title=''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''|publisher=Metacritic|language=en|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable reviews"
!colspan="4"style="font-size:120%; text-align: center; background-color:silver"|Reviews
|-style="background-color:#E6E6E6"
|Release
|Reviewer, Publication
|Score
|Comment
|-
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|Craig Harris, [http://ca.ign.com/articles/2005/03/25/mario-party-advance IGN]
|6/10
|"''The GBA version features a whole slew of different things to do and play, but it all seems just a bit uncreative for the first outing on the handheld system.''"
|-
|Game Boy Advance
|Frank Provo, [https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/mario-party-advance-review/1900-6121395/ GameSpot]
|6.5/10
|"''Overall, the GBA game's multiplayer features are fairly limited and poorly organized. Its single-player component, on the other hand, is very nicely organized and offers a great deal of variety.''"
|-
|Game Boy Advance
|Joao Diniz Sanches, [http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/GameBoy/review.asp?c=396 Pocket Gamer]
|4/10
|"''On paper, lots of things hold great promise. The deeds to a new house, a marriage certificate, Hitler's signature on a pre-War scrap of paper. But the reality can often deliver nothing more than crushing disappointment.''"
|-
|Game Boy Advance
|Kristan Reed, [http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_mariopartyadvance_gba EuroGamer]
|1/10
|"''And if you haven't got the message yet, Mario Party Advance is possibly the worst videogame Nintendo has had the misfortune to publish. Avoid at all costs; this is disgracefully bad.''"
|-
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|-style="background-color:#E6E6E6"
|colspan=2|Compiler
|colspan=2|Platform / Score
|-
|colspan=2|Metacritic
|colspan=2 style="background-color:Gold"|[http://www.metacritic.com/game/game-boy-advance/mario-party-advance 54]
|-
|colspan=2|GameRankings
|colspan=2|[http://www.gamerankings.com/gba/921112-mario-party-advance/index.html 56.53%]
|}
{{br}}

==References to other games==
*''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'': The backdrop in the minigame [[Drop 'Em]] is based on a scene of a level from this game.
*''[[Super Mario World]]'': An arrangement of the [[Ground Theme (Super Mario World)|Ground Theme]] is played on the [[Shroom City (Mario Party Advance)|Shroom City]] results screen.
*''[[Super Mario 64]]'': Character designs from the original version of this game are still used in ''Mario Party Advance'', despite it being released after [[Super Mario 64 DS|the remake]]. This is evident in the appearances of [[King Bob-omb]] (still called Big Bob-omb), [[Dorrie]], [[Piranha Plant]], [[Amp]], [[Whomp]], [[Thwomp]], [[Hoot]], [[Mr. Blizzard]], and [[Ukiki]].
*''[[Mario Party 3]]'' / ''[[Mario Party 4]]'': Most of the minigame themes in ''Mario Party Advance'' are covers of minigame music from these games, and the passport theme is an arrangement of ''Mario Party 4''{{'}}s main menu theme. Also, the design for Cheep Cheeps introduced in ''Mario Party 4'' appears for the last time in the series; the next game, ''[[Mario Party 7]]'', retires it and the ''Super Mario 64'' enemy appearances in favor of the corresponding modern character designs.

==Gallery==
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
MPA Mario Alternate Artwork.jpg|[[Mario]]
MPA Compat I Com Artwork.png|Mario and [[Princess Peach]] playing [[Compat-I-Com]]
MPA Yoshi Slot Machine Artwork.jpg|[[Yoshi]]
MPA Toad Crew Artwork.jpg|[[Toad (species)|Toad Crew]]
MPA Boo Artwork.jpg|[[Boo]]
MPA Goomba Artwork.jpg|[[Goomba]]
MPA Monty Mole Artwork.png|[[Monty Mole]]
</gallery>

==Media==
{{main-media}}
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==Pre-release and unused content==
{{main|List of Mario Party Advance pre-release and unused content}}

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=マリオパーティアドバンス
|JapR=Mario Pāti Adobansu
|JapM=Mario Party Advance
|ChiT=瑪利歐派對Advance<ref>{{cite|language=zh-hant|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 of HK|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}</ref>
|ChiTR=Mǎlì'ōu Pàiduì Advance
|ChiTM=Mario Party Advance
}}

==Trivia==
*This is the only game in the entire ''Mario Party'' series not to feature [[Wario]]. It is also the only post-''Mario Party 3'' game not to feature [[Princess Daisy]] or [[Waluigi]], as well as one of two ''Mario Party'' games not to feature [[Donkey Kong]], the other being ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]''.
*The game is rated as Teenage Restricted by South Korea's {{wp|Korea Media Rating Board}}, likely due to the inclusion of gambling minigames.
*This is the only ''Mario Party'' game not to use voice samples.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{NIWA|NWiki=1|StrategyWiki=1}}
{{TCRF}}
*[http://www.marioparty6.com/launch/index2.html Official ''Mario Party Advance'' website]
*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/b8mj/index.html Official ''Mario Party Advance'' Japanese website]

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