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|developer=[[Hudson Soft]]<br>[[Nintendo SPD Group No.4]]<br>[[Konami]] (Wii U Virtual Console)
|developer=[[Hudson Soft]]<br>[[Nintendo SPD Group No.4]]<br>[[Konami]] (Wii U Virtual Console)
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|release='''Game Boy Advance:'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|January 13, 2005<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/b8mj/index.html|title=マリオパーティアドバンス|publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd.|language=ja|accessdate=November 4, 2009}}</ref>|USA|March 28, 2005<ref>''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' {{iw|smashwiki|Chronicle}}</ref>|Europe|June 10, 2005|Australia|September 15, 2005}}'''Virtual Console (Wii U):'''<br>{{flag list|USA|December 25, 2014|Europe|December 25, 2014<ref name=EuropeDate>{{cite|url=https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Game-Boy-Advance/Mario-Party-Advance-266991.html#gameDetails|title=Mario Party Advance <nowiki>|</nowiki> Game Boy Advance <nowiki>|</nowiki> Games <nowiki>|</nowiki> Nintendo UK|accessdate=January 13, 2025|language=en|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>|Australia|December 26, 2014|Japan|October 28, 2015}}
|release='''Game Boy Advance:'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|January 13, 2005|USA|March 28, 2005|Europe|June 10, 2005|Australia|September 15, 2005}}'''Virtual Console (Wii U):'''<br>{{flag list|USA|December 25, 2014|Europe|December 25, 2014|Australia|December 26, 2014|Japan|October 28, 2015}}
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[[File:MPAart.jpg|thumb|Group artwork]]
[[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.
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===
===Playable characters===
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|[[File:Mario holds hammer MPA artwork.jpg|107x113px]] || [[Mario]] || [[Town area]]
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|[[File:MPA Luigi Artwork.jpg|107x113px]]||[[Luigi]]||[[Seaside area]]
|[[File:MPA Luigi Artwork.jpg|107x113px]] || [[Luigi]] || [[Seaside area]]
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|[[File:MPA Peach Artwork.jpg|107x113px]] || [[Princess Peach]] || [[Jungle area]]
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|[[File:MPA Yoshi Fishing Artwork.jpg|107x113px]]||[[Yoshi]]||[[Horror area]]
|[[File:MPA Yoshi Fishing Artwork.jpg|107x113px]] || [[Yoshi]] || [[Horror area]]
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===Hosts===
===Hosts===
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|[[File:MPA Tumble Artwork.jpg|107x113px]]||[[Tumble]]||[[Shroom City (Mario Party Advance)|Shroom City]]
|[[File:MPA Tumble Artwork.jpg|107x113px]] || [[Tumble]] || [[Shroom City (Mario Party Advance)|Shroom City]]
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|[[File:MPA Toad Artwork.jpg|107x113px]]||[[Toad]]||Play Land and Party Land
|[[File:MPA Toad Artwork.jpg|107x113px]] || [[Toad]] || Play Land and Party Land
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|[[File:MPA ProfessorElvinGadd.jpg|107x113px]]||[[Professor E. Gadd]]||Play Land
|[[File:MPA ProfessorElvinGadd.jpg|107x113px]] || [[Professor E. Gadd]] || Play Land
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|[[File:MPA Toadette Artwork.jpg|107x113px]]||[[Toadette]]||Party Land and Challenge Land
|[[File:MPA Toadette Artwork.jpg|107x113px]] || [[Toadette]] || Party Land and Challenge Land
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===Challenge Land===
===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.
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====
====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.
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.
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==Quests==
==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.
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===
===Town Quests===
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===Desert Quests===
===Desert Quests===
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===Seaside Quests===
===Seaside Quests===
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===Horror Quests===
===Horror Quests===
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===Snow Quests===
===Snow Quests===
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===Jungle Quests===
===Jungle Quests===
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===Bowser Quests===
===Bowser Quests===
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==Reception==
==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|url=www.ign.com/articles/2005/03/25/mario-party-advance|publisher=IGN|language=en|title=''Mario Party Advance''|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}</ref>
''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|language=en|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}</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|language=en|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}</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>
<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|language=en|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}</ref> with the second-lowest being ''[[WarioWare: Snapped!]]'' (at 53)<ref>{{cite|url=www.metacritic.com/game/warioware-snapped|title=''WarioWare: Snapped!''|publisher=Metacritic|language=en|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}</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>
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>
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|"''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.''"
|"''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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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jpn=マリオパーティアドバンス
|Jap=マリオパーティアドバンス
|JpnR=Mario Pāti Adobansu
|JapR=Mario Pāti Adobansu
|JpnM=Mario Party Advance
|JapM=Mario Party Advance
|ChiT=瑪利歐派對Advance<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 of HK|language=zh-hant|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}</ref>
|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
|ChiTR=Mǎlì'ōu Pàiduì Advance
|ChiTM=Mario Party Advance
|ChiTM=Mario Party Advance
}}
}}


==Notes==
==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]]''.
*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.
*The game is rated as Teenage Restricted by South Korea's {{wp|Korea Media Rating Board}}, likely due to the inclusion of gambling minigames.
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*[http://www.marioparty6.com/launch/index2.html Official ''Mario Party Advance'' website]
*[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]
*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/b8mj/index.html Official ''Mario Party Advance'' Japanese website]
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