Editing Mario Party Advance

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|developer=[[Hudson Soft]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
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|released={{releasedate|Japan|January 13, 2005|USA|March 28, 2005|Europe|June 10, 2005}}
|genre=[[Mario Party (series)|Party]]
|modes=1-4 players
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|platforms=[[Game Boy Advance]]
|media= Game Boy Advance Game Pak
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'''''Mario Party Advance''''' is a game in the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]] for the [[Game Boy Advance]]. In this game, players can play [[minigame]]s and [[Gaddget]]s as they travel through [[Mario Party World|Party World]]. Unlike the console games, it is more single player oriented. It does not have a four player mode within the game itself. Instead, the game allows players to play Duel minigames against other players, or download minigames and Gaddgets to another Game Boy Advance for friends to play. The game does, however, include a Bonus Board packaged with the game, which is a physical board game that uses the Game Boy Advance game to let players play against each other in Gaddgets.

==Story==
It is a normal day in Party World when the player first arrives there. [[Toad]] is telling [[Mario]] about the game, when [[Bowser]] drops in and scatters all of the minigames and Gaddgets throughout [[Shroom City]]. Now, Mario must go and retrieve them all by traveling all over Shroom City and restore peace to Party World.

==Characters==
[[File:MPAart.jpg|thumb|Group artwork.]]
===Playable Characters===
*{{color-link|Mario|red}}
*{{color-link|Luigi|green}}
*{{color-link|Princess Peach|pink}}
*{{color-link|Yoshi|limegreen}}

===Hosts===
*{{color-link|Tumble|lightblue}} - Hosts the Shroom City mode. His only other appearance besides ''[[Mario Party 3]]''.
*{{color-link|Toad|blue}} - Hosts Play Land and Party Land.
*{{color-link|Professor E. Gadd|gray}} - Hosts the Play Land mode.
*{{color-link|Toadette|magenta}} - Hosts Party Land and Challenge Land.

===Notable Non-Playable Characters===
[[File:Toad Crew Artwork - Mario Party Advance.jpg|thumb|right|The four exclusive non-playable [[Toad]]s. From left to right are the following: Mushbert, Shroomlock, Mr. E, and Mrs. Shroomlock.]]
*{{color-link|Shroomlock|gold}} - Shroom City's detective. Every time there is a case, Shroomlock arrives at the scene of the crime.
*{{color-link|Mr. E (Mario Party Advance)|red}} - A mystery-loving guy. Every time the player finds something strange, Mr. E arrives to investigate. He is often revealed to be somewhat cowardly and lazy, quickly exiting or requiring the player to solve the mystery for him. His name is a pun on the word "Mystery".
*{{color-link|Mushbert|green}} - A huge fan of the TV show, [[Toad Force V]]. He can provide the player with rare Toad Force V merchandise.
*{{color-link|Mrs. Shroomlock|mediumvioletred}} - [[Shroomlock]]'s wife. When the player visits the Shroomlock House, she'll tell them a tip about what to do next.
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==Game Modes==
===Shroom City===
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 everything, a list of three minigames will appear, and the player can pick which one they think they can win. The minigames also appear as they would in Free Play, but with winning conditions. 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, Switch, Replay, and Practice. Replay allows the player to play the games that they completed again, Switch changes three current games with three new ones, and Practice allows the player to try a game before playing it for real.

====Game Room====
Here, the player selects a character and enters a casino-style room and play 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 100,000 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 quests in ''Mario Party Advance''. Once the player successfully completes a quest, he or she will earn a Gaddget.

===Town Quests===
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!Quest Title !! Quest Location !! Quest Type !! Client(s) !! Quest Description !! Answer
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|''[[Bob-omb Avenue|Find the Password]]'' || [[Bob-omb Avenue]] || Bomb || [[Bob-omb (character)|Bob-omb]] || The player must find the password to join the Bob-omb gang in order to receive a Gaddget. || The password is "Baboom!"
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|''[[Bob-omba|Flowers Are a Blast!]]'' || [[Bob-omba]] || Bomb || [[Bob-omba]] || The player must find a [[Piranha Plant|flower]] in the desert to give to Bob-omba. || Selecting the Piranha Plant on the map
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|''[[Chain Chomp (character)|Chomper Stomper]]'' || [[Chain Chomp (character)|Chain Chomp]] || Duel || Chain Chomp || The player must play and win the duel mini-game, [[Chain Saw]]. || 
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|''[[Goomba House|Kind Goomba]]'' || [[Goomba House]] || Item Search || [[Goomba (character)|Goomba]] || The player must buy a train ticket and give it to the Goomba. || 
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|''[[Goombob Manor|Accessorize!]]'' || [[Goombob Manor]] || Love || [[Goombob]] || The player must find a seashell and give it to Goombob to give to his girlfriend, [[Goombetty]]. || The shell is found on ''Sunset Beach''
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|''[[Mushroom Condo|Hey, UFO!]]'' || [[Mushroom Condo]] (Roof) || Adventure || [[Mr. E (Mario Party Advance)|Mr. E]] || The player must help a [[Fly Guy]] summon a UFO for Mr. E's investigation. ||
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|''[[Mushroom Condo|Hearts A-Flutter]]'' || Mushroom Condo (3rd Floor) || Love || [[Flutter (character)|Flutter]] || The player must go to somebody and share Flutter's feelings for him. || The player must go to [[Mr. I]].
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|''[[Mushroom Condo|Kamek Krew Live!]]'' || Mushroom Condo (2nd Floor) || Item Search || [[Kamek Krew]] || The player must find a stadium for the Kamek Crew to perform at. || The player must talk to the Buliet Bill at Mushroom Stadium.
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|''[[Mushroom Condo|Big Boss Bob-omb]]'' || Mushroom Condo (Basement) || Bomb || [[Big Bob-omb]] || After finding Big Bob-omb's hidden basement hideout, the player must hit a higher number than Big Bob-omb on the dice blocks three times to win. || The hideout is found by clicking the blank space on floor list.
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|''[[Thwomp House|Weeping Thwomp]]'' || [[Thwomp House]] || Mystery || [[Thwomp (character)|Thwomp]] || The player must solve the mystery as to who robbed Thwomp. || No robbery occurred because the door is too small for Thwomp to leave the house.
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|''[[Town Koopa Bank|Probably a Robbery?]]'' || [[Town Koopa Bank]] || Mystery || [[Koopa (character)|Koopa]] || The player must solve the mystery as to who robbed the Town Bank.|| [[Koopa Paratroopa|Paratroopa]]
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|''[[Town Game Room A|Winners Keepers]]'' || [[Town Game Room A]] || Gambling || [[Monty Mole (character)|Monty Mole]] || The player must win the mini-game in order to break Monty Mole's losing streak. || [[Scratch 'Em]]
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|''[[Town Game Room B|Losing Streak]]'' || [[Town Game Room B]] || Gambling || [[Amp (character)|Amp]] || The player must win the mini-game in order to break Amp's losing streak. || The player must win "''Match 'Em''".
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|''[[Train Station|Locomotionless]]'' || [[Train Station]] || Item Search || [[Shy Guy (character)|Shy Guy]] || The player must find coal in order to make Shy Guy's locomotive mobile once more. || The player must go to vending machines on the map.
|}

===Desert Quests===
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!Quest Title !! Quest Location !! Quest Type !! Client(s) !! Quest Description !! Answer
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|''[[Klepto Ruins|Treasure of Mystery!]]'' || [[Klepto Ruins]] || Adventure || [[Klepto]] || The player must solve the code to Klepto's treasure chest. || 4444
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|''[[Mushroom Field|Hammerama]]'' || [[Mushroom Field]] || Sport || [[Hammer Bro. (character)|Hammer Bro.]] || The player must beat the Hammer Bro's hammer-swinging record. || 
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|''[[Mushroom Stadium|A Speeding Bill]]'' || [[Mushroom Stadium]] || Sport || [[Bullet Bill (character)|Bullet Bill]] || The player must reach the finish line before the Bullet Bill. || 
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|''[[Pokey Desert|Mysterious Riddles]]'' || [[Pokey Desert]] || Item Search || [[Pokey (character)|Pokey]] || The player must answer Pokey's riddles correctly. || Mario, Bowser, Luigi 
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|''[[The Hammer|Game Mage]]'' || [[The Hammer]] || Gambling || [[Kamek]] || The player must win the gambling game [[Pair 'Em]] by earning at least 31 [[coin]]s. || To go to Kamek and his pyramid, The player must select the hammer on the map. The player must swing the hammer by pressing the A Button repeatedly. The player will then go flying over to the Pyramid.
|}

===Seaside Quests===
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!Quest Title !! Quest Location !! Quest Type !! Client(s) !! Quest Description !! Answer
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|''[[Duel Tower|Duel Tower, 1F]]'' || [[Duel Tower]] || Duel || [[Whomp (character)|Whomp]] || The player must win the mini-game ([[Stair Scare]]) to advance to the second floor. || 
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|''[[Duel Tower|Duel Tower, 2F]]'' || Duel Tower || Duel || [[Salvo the Slime]] || The player must win the mini-game ([[Volleybomb]]) to advance to the third floor. || 
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|''[[Duel Tower|Duel Tower, 3F]]'' || Duel Tower || Duel || [[Mouser (Mario Party Advance)|Mouser]] || The player must win the mini-game ([[Chicken!]]) to complete the Duel Tower. || 
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|''[[Lakitu House|What's That Line?]]'' || [[Lakitu House]] || [[Toad Force V]] || [[Lakitu (Mario Party Advance)|Lakitu]] || The player must discover the quote from episode 28 that Lakitu has forgotten. || "I'm an Iron Shroom!"
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|''[[Mushroom Beacon|Blooper Battle]]'' || [[Mushroom Beacon]] || Duel || [[Blooper (character)|Blooper]] || The player must win the mini-game [[Hammergeddon]]. || 
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|''[[Mushroom Library|Mathemagician!]]'' || [[Mushroom Library]] || Item Search || [[Mecha-Koopa (character)|Mecha-Koopa]] || The player must correctly answer Mecha-Koopa's math questions. || 990, 100, 0
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|''[[Mushroom Pool|Swimmin' Wimp]]'' || [[Mushroom Pool]] || Sport || [[Cheep Cheep (character)|Cheep Cheep]], [[Coach (Mario Party Advance)|Coach]] || The player must convincingly let the Cheep Cheep win the swimming race, BUT MUST make the loss look natural. That means NO letting him win. Make it close! ||
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|''[[Mario Vaudeville|Comedy Bomb]]'' || [[Mario Vaudeville]] || Item Search || [[Dolphin (character)|Dolphin]] || The player must laugh at the appropriate times to restore the Dolphin's comedic self-confidence. ||
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|''[[Sushi Cliff|Sploosh!]]'' || [[Sushi Cliff]] || Mystery || [[Sushi (character)|Sushi]] || The player must figure out who pulled Shroomlock off of the cliff. || [[Blooper]]
|}

===Horror Quests===
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!Quest Title !! Quest Location !! Quest Type !! Client(s) !! Quest Description !! Answer
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|''[[Boo Cemetery|True-Blue Boo]]'' || [[Boo Cemetery]] || Mystery || [[Boo (character)|Boo]] || The player must discover which Boo is an impostor in order to find out who stole the Golden Boo Statue. || The Boo who acts different is the impostor. It's actually a [[Koopa Kid]].
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|''[[Horror Condo|Condo of Mystery!]]'' || [[Horror Condo]] (2F) || Adventure || [[Snifit (character)|Snifit]] || The player must make the condo haunted by convincing the Boo Cemetery Boos to. || 
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|''[[Horror Condo|DVD for Me]]'' || Horror Condo (1F) || Toad Force V || [[Ninji (character)|Ninji]] || The player must collect a ''Toad Force V'' DVD to give to Ninji. || Mushbert
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|''[[Horror Condo|Nerd Force V]]'' || Horror Condo (Basement) || Toad Force V || [[Lantern Ghost (character)|Lantern Ghost]] || The player must collect a ''Toad Force V'' figurine to prove that he or she is a true fan of the show. || Junk, the Item Shop
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|''[[Mr. I (character)|Love That Princess!]]'' || [[Mr. I (character)|Mr. I]] || Love || Mr. I || The player must play as Princess Peach and visit Mr. I. || 
|}

===Snow Quests===
{|style="text-align: center; width: 100%; margin: 0 auto; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
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!Quest Title !! Quest Location !! Quest Type !! Client(s) !! Quest Description !! Answer 
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|''[[Ice Game Room|Engaging Game]]'' || [[Ice Game Room]] || Gambling || [[Penguin (character)|Penguin]] || The player must win the mini-game so that Penguin can buy an engagement ring for his girlfriend, [[List of Implied Characters#Pengwen|Pengwen]]. || [[Drop 'em]]
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|''[[Ice Stadium|Cool as Ice]]'' || [[Ice Stadium]] || Sport || [[Mr. Blizzard (character)|Mr. Blizzard]] || The player must hit a home run. ||
|}

===Forest Quests===
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!Quest Title !! Quest Location !! Quest Type !! Client(s) !! Quest Description !! Answer
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|''[[Dance Stage|Jungle Jive]]'' || [[Dance Stage]] || Sport || [[Hulu]] || The player must press the buttons displayed in sync with the music to dance correctly. ||
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|''[[Jungle Game Hut|Debt's a Hoot]]'' || [[Jungle Game Hut]] || Gambling || [[Hoot]] || The player must win the mini-game to break Hoot's losing streak. || [[Stop 'em]]
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|''[[Loch Dorrie|Dino of Mystery!]]'' || [[Loch Dorrie]] || Adventure || [[Dorrie]] || The player must visit Dorrie while playing as Yoshi. || 
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|''[[Petal House|Blossom of My Heart]]'' || [[Petal House]] || Love || [[Petal Guy]] || The player must deliver Petal Guy's poem of love to his secret crush. || [[Flutter]]
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|''[[Spear Thicket|Mustached Hero!]]'' || [[Spear Thicket]] || Duel || [[Spear Guy (character)|Spear Guy]] || The player must win the duel mini-game while playing as either Mario or Luigi. || 
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|''[[Ukiki House|Monkeynapping!?]]'' || [[Ukiki House]] || Mystery || [[Akiki]] || The player must find out where the mayoral [[Ukiki (character)|Ukiki]] has disappeared to. || Loch Dorrie
|}

===Bowser Quests===
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!Quest Title !! Quest Location !! Quest Type !! Quest Completion Required to Enter !! Quest Description !! Answer
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|''[[Bowser Stadium|Goal Tenderizer]]'' || Blue Pipe/[[Bowser Stadium]] || Sport || 3 || The player must successfully shoot 3 goals past Bowser at a game of soccer; the player must then win a mini-game ([[Splatterball]]). || All shots middle 
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|''[[Mt. Frostbite|Chillin' Villain]]'' || Light Blue Pipe/[[Mt. Frostbite]] || Adventure || 10 || The player must answer Bowser's jokes correctly; the player must then win a mini-game ([[Crushed Ice]]). || A boa tie, See you next fall, Wait til tomorrow
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|''[[Bowser Mansion|Bowser: Accused!]]'' || Red Pipe/[[Bowser Mansion]] || Mystery || 15 || The player must solve the mystery as to whether or not Bowser stole the museum's paintings; the player must then win a mini-game ([[Mush Rush]]). || Mansion
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|''[[Bowser Toy Shop|Bowser's Toys]]'' || Yellow Pipe/[[Bowser Toy Shop]] || Toad Force V || 20 || The player must answer all of Bowser's questions correctly; the player must then win a mini-game ([[Slammer (minigame)|Slammer]]). || Answers from Mushbert
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|''[[Bowser Hideout|Boss Bowser]]'' || Black Pipe/[[Bowser Hideout]] || Bomb || 25 || The player must win Bowser's game of luck; the player must then win a mini-game || ([[Koopa Kappa]]).
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|''[[Bowser Pad|Bestest Buds]]'' || Pink Pipe/[[Bowser Pad]] || Love || 30 || The player must buy Bowser a gift; the player must then win a mini-game ([[Peek-n-Sneak]]). || Ring
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|''[[Bowser Game Hall|Game King]]'' || Orange Pipe/[[Bowser Game Hall]] || Gambling || 35 || The player player must win Bowser's gambling game. || Watch 'Em
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|''[[Bowser Lab|Bowserstein!]]'' || Purple Pipe/[[Bowser Lab]] || Duel || 40 || The player must duel the [[Naval Piranha]] by winning a mini-game ([[Koopa Kurl]]). || Don't call for the VERY scary instead of scary, or Huffin Puffin will walk by. Bowser will be so surprised that he'll tell whoever came to come back and choose the scary one.
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|''[[Guard Door|Final Showdown]]'' || [[Guard Door|Bowser Gate]] || N/A || 49 || The player must win the mini-game ([[Trap Floor]]). || 
|}

==Minigames==
{{main|List of minigames in Mario Party Advance}}

==Bonus Board==
[[File:Bonus_Board.PNG|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. The Bonus Board is a board made of paper which comes packaged with the game. The Game Boy Advance acts as the die and can be used to play multiplayer Gaddgets.
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==Staff==
{{main|List of Mario Party Advance staff}}

==Reception==
[[File:MPA Logo.png|thumb|200px|The game's logo.]]
''Mario Party Advance'' received mixed reviews. It was given a 6/10 rating from IGN<ref>http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/599/599175p1.html</ref>. The IGN review states that the game "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." The review also states that "there's so much text in the game because each task features a character with the gift of gab, and if you fail the task by running out of dice rolls, you have to sit through all that text again and again until you get it right." The review also complains how no mini-games "ever really reach that "wow, that was fun!" level" and how the concept of the mini-games is unoriginal. The reviewer praises "the game's not all that bad, with a nice assortment of basic one-off challenges that can be played at any time".

The game received a 6.5/10 rating from GameSpot<ref>http://www.gamespot.com/gba/puzzle/mariopartyadvance/review.html</ref>. The review states that the game has "hundreds of minigames". "The story mode offers unique method of unlockables". There are also "hilarious integrations of Mario characters and settings". However, the game is criticized for having a lack of multiplayer modes and that multiplayer minigames required players to take turns. The reviewer also complains about how "graphics and audio are rather plain". 

The game received a 1/10 rating from EuroGamer<ref>http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_mariopartyadvance_gba</ref>. The reviewer lambasted the game for being bland and uncreative.

==Gallery==
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==Beta elements==
{{main|List of Mario Party Advance beta elements}}

==Trivia==
*Most of the minigame themes in this game were from ''[[Mario Party 3]]'' and ''[[Mario Party 4]]''.
**In addition, the passport theme from this game was a remix of the main menu theme from ''Mario Party 4''.
*This is the only game in the entire ''Mario Party'' spin-off series not to feature [[Wario]] and the first ''Mario Party'' game not to feature [[Donkey Kong]]. It is also the only post-''Mario Party 3'' game not to feature [[Princess Daisy]] or [[Waluigi]], as well as the only ''Mario Party'' game after ''Mario Party 4'' not to feature [[Toad]] as a playable character, making [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach]] and [[Yoshi]] the only four playable characters to appear in all of the ''Mario Party'' spin-off games.

==References==
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==External Links==
*[http://www.marioparty6.com/launch/index2.html Official Mario Party Advance website]
*[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/b8mj/index.html Official Mario Party Advance Japanese website]
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