Editing Mario Party DS

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|image=[[File:MPDSNA.jpg|300px]]<br>North American game cover.

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

|released='''Nintendo DS'''<br>{{releasedate|Japan|November 8, 2007|USA|November 19, 2007|Europe|November 23, 2007|Australia|December 6, 2007|South Korea|May 22, 2008}} '''Virtual Console (Wii U)'''<br>{{releasedate|USA|April 21, 2016|Europe|April 21, 2016<ref>[http://gonintendo.com/stories/256092-this-week-s-european-downloads-april-21-star-fox-mario-party THIS WEEK'S EUROPEAN DOWNLOADS - APRIL 21 (STAR FOX, MARIO PARTY AND MORE)] (April 18, 2016). ''GoNintendo''. (Retrieved April 18, 2016).</ref>|Australia|April 22, 2016|Japan|April 27, 2016}}

|genre=[[Mario Party (series)|Party]]

|modes=Single Player, Multiplayer (single card and multi card)

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'''''Mario Party DS''''' is the eleventh installment in the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]] (thirteenth in Japan), the second for the handheld consoles (the first being  ''[[Mario Party Advance]]'' for the [[Game Boy Advance]], third being ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'' for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] and fourth being ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]'' for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]), and the only one for the [[Nintendo DS]]. It was released in Japan on November 8, 2007, in the United States on November 19, 2007, in Europe on November 23, 2007, and in Australia on December 6, 2007. This is the last ''Mario Party'' game to be developed by [[Hudson Soft]], who was taken  over by [[Nd Cube]] in 2012 for development. This ''Mario Party'' game is unique for having the characters to be shrunken down to a very small size and competing in a "mega world" for the majority of the game. It includes more than seventy new minigames and five new game boards. Its functions include touch control, microphone control and dual-screen challenges. It is possible for up to four players to play in wireless mode using only one game card.

[[File:Sky Crystal.jpg|thumb|left|Mario seeing a Sky Crystal fall from the sky.]]

The story begins with a night in the [[Mushroom Kingdom]], where five shining objects in the sky fall to the land. One falls near [[Mario]], who discusses it with his friends the next day. [[Kamek]] flies overhead the gang, spreading invitations as he rides by. The sender of them turns out to be Bowser, who states in the invitations he is inviting them to [[Bowser's Castle|his castle]] for a big feast, as apology for his misbehavior. Unintentionally, [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] get invitations as well.

Curious, the crew sets off for the castle, but upon their arrival, they find it was a trick as Bowser and [[Bowser Jr.]] trap Mario and friends in a cage when they enter. With the group trapped, Bowser uses a magic wand called the [[Minimizer]] to shrink them all down to the size of chess pieces, and they are thrown out to a distant location by Kamek. This leaves Bowser to look for the five shining objects, the [[Sky Crystal|Sky Crystals]], in peace. Displeased by the outcome, the gang decides to head for the castle to settle the score with Bowser. The desire to be the one Superstar that defeats Bowser and his cronies causes Mario and his other seven friends to pit themselves against each other for the title along the way.

[[File:MPDS Jailed Intro.png|thumb|180px|Mario and his friends after falling for Bowser's trap.]]

At the beginning of their journey, [[Wiggler]] begs the crew for help, as a [[Piranha Plant]] has infested [[Wiggler's Garden|his garden]]. The Piranha Plant is eventually defeated by the character who becomes the Superstar, leading to Wiggler rewarding them with a Sky Crystal that landed in his garden.

Soon after, [[Toadette]] finds and requests the group to defeat a [[Hammer Bro]] that was abusing her instruments in her [[Toadette's Music Room|music room]]. The Hammer Bro is defeated in a drum-off by the Superstar, Toadette giving a Sky Crystal she found to the gang as her thanks.

Afterwards, they set off for the jungle, where they find Diddy Kong, who shows the heroes that Donkey Kong was turned to stone by a [[Dry Bones]]. The Superstar manages to defeat Dry Bones in his arena, leading to Donkey Kong's restoration and Diddy Kong rewarding them with a Sky Crystal he found. Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong quickly recall the free food promised at Bowser's Castle, and eagerly head off towards the castle.

Upon nearing the castle, the crew find a [[Koopa (Mario Party DS)|Koopa Troopa]] from [[Kamek's Library|a library]] asking for help, as Kamek has trapped his grandfather, [[Koopa Krag]], in one of his library books. The Superstar defeats Kamek at the end of a long hallway, and Koopa Krag is freed from the book, giving them a Sky Crystal as thanks.

Eventually, they reach Bowser's Castle, where they are promptly stuffed in a [[Bowser's Pinball Machine|pinball machine]] by Bowser and Bowser Jr., the latter using it to mess with them. The one revealed to be the Superstar is taken from the pinball machine to be shrunk again and crushed by Bowser, but Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong arrive, the former unintentionally smashing the Minimizer by knocking it out of Bowser's hands and stepping on it afterwards, the actions reverting the heroes back to their original states.

[[File:Mario Party DS 48 32216.png|thumb|The cast enjoying a game of Triangle Twisters.]]

Reluctant to give up, Bowser reveals one more surprise: the [[Megamorph Belt]]. The device transforms Bowser into [[Blockhead Bowser]], and the aforementioned Superstar does battle with him. Upon Bowser's defeat, Bowser and his son are tied up, Mario taking back the final Sky Crystal he initially found from them. Now in close proximity of each other, they are magically formed together to make a crystal DS, allowing play of [[Triangle Twisters]], the fun challenge mentioned by Bowser, whose desire to have the Sky Crystals being to try the fun challenge. After hearing this, Mario decides to untie the two, and they all play Triangle Twisters together, thus ending the story. Nearby, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong eat the entire feast by themselves, being quite satisfied.

''Mario Party DS'' has 8 playable characters and 5 board hosts, with a boss for each board. Other characters with little to no role are also present.

! width="150px" | [[File:Mario Select MPDS.png|link=Mario]]

! width="150px" | [[File:Luigi Select MPDS.png|link=Luigi]]

! width="150px" | [[File:Peach Select MPDS.png|link=Princess Peach]]

! width="150px" | [[File:Daisy Select MPDS.png|link=Princess Daisy]]

|[[File:MarioMPDS.png|100px]]

!style="width: 5%; background-color: #ddd;"|[[Toadette's Music Room]]

!style="width: 5%; background-color: #ddd;"|[[DK's Stone Statue]]

!style="width: 5%; background-color: #ddd;"|[[Kamek's Library]]

|-

![[Diddy Kong]]

![[Kamek]]

|align="center"|[[File:WigglerDS.png|100px]]

|align="center"|[[File:Toadette111.png|90px]]

|[[File:Dry Bones Artwork - Mario Party 7.png|90px]]

*[[Koopa (Mario Party DS)|Koopa]] (Found in [[Kamek's Library]])

*[[Koopa Krag]] (Found in [[Kamek's Library]])

*[[Bowser Jr.]] (Found in [[Bowser's Pinball Machine]])

*[[Cheep Cheep]]

*[[Boo]]

*[[Shy Guy]]

*[[Whomp]]

==Team Names==

|'''Mario'''<br>[[File:Mario Mugshot MPDS.png]] || || Mario Bros. || Fan Favorites || Flower Players || Foe Bros. || 'Stache Stars || Old Buddies || Fungus Friends

|'''Luigi'''<br>[[File:Luigi Mugshot MPDS.png]] || Mario Bros. || || Green Peaches || Shy Sidekicks || 'Stache Clashers || Lean Meanies || Green Machines || Green Mushrooms

|'''Princess Peach'''<br>[[File:Peach Mugshot MPDS.png]] || Fan Favorites || Green Peaches || || Power Princesses || Rotten Peaches || Black Peaches || Sweetie Pies || Peachy 'Shrooms

|-

|'''Princess Daisy'''<br>[[File:Daisy Mugshot MPDS.png]] || Flower Players || Shy Sidekicks || Power Princesses || || Wilted Flowers || Skinny Stars || Cutie Pies || Button Mushrooms

|'''Wario'''<br>[[File:Wario Mugshot MPDS.png]] || Foe Bros. || 'Stache Clashers || Rotten Peaches || Wilted Flowers || || Bad Boys || Unlikely Pals || Poison Mushrooms

|'''Waluigi'''<br>[[File:Waluigi Mugshot MPDS.png]] || 'Stache Stars || Lean Meanies || Black Peaches || Skinny Stars || Bad Boys || || Purple Dinos || Bad Mushrooms

|'''Yoshi'''<br>[[File:Yoshi Mugshot MPDS.png]] || Old Buddies || Green Machines || Sweetie Pies || Cutie Pies || Unlikely Pals || Purple Dinos || || Star Supporters

|'''Toad'''<br>[[File:Toad Mugshot MPDS.png]] || Fungus Friends || Green Mushrooms || Peachy 'Shrooms || Button Mushrooms || Poison Mushrooms || Bad Mushrooms || Star Supporters ||

* '''Story Mode (1 Player)''' - A single player mode that follows the storyline of the game. It puts the player through the five boards of the game, requiring them to win a Battle Royal on each board and defeat the boss of it in a minigame to progress.

* '''Party Mode (1-4 Players)''' - The main mode of the game, where the player competes against several human-controlled or computer-controlled players on a party board in either a Battle Royale, Tag Battle or Duel Battle.

* '''Minigame Mode (1-4 Players)''' - A mode where the player can play six games that use the pool of minigames available in a variety of challenges that don’t take place on the game boards, those being Free Play, [[Step It Up]], [[Battle Cup]], [[Score Scuffle]], [[Boss Bash]] and [[Rocket Rascals]]. The player can pit themselves against up to three other human-controlled players in the Multiplayer version of this mode.

* '''Puzzle Mode (1-2 Players)''' - A mode where the player can play six puzzle-action games, the majority being classics from previous ''Mario Party'' games. This mode introduces the new touch-controlled puzzle game, Triangle Twisters, which offers two play modes, Frenzy Mode and Focus Mode. Additionally, the player can pit themselves against another human-controlled player in the Multiplayer version of this mode.

* '''Multiplayer (2-4 Players)''' - Using one game card, players can wirelessly play together in Party Mode, Minigame Mode (2-4 Players), Puzzle Mode and Extra Mode (2 Player) with nearby Nintendo DS users.

* '''Extras Mode (2 Player)''' - A multiplayer exclusive mode that includes games designed for two: the cooperative [[Pen Pals]] and the competitive [[Desert Duel]].

* '''Gallery''' - Includes over 120 collectibles that can be viewed at the player's discretion when unlocked. This mode also allows them to listen to the game's music and watch the cutscenes seen in Story Mode when viewed at least once in it.

The gameplay in ''Mario Party DS'' follows the style of the console games that preceded it. Up to four players take turns to roll a [[Dice Block]] that shows numbers from 1-10, which decides how far players move across boards. The goal is to acquire the most [[Star (Mario Party series)|Stars]] through the conditions decided on each of the boards. After all players have had their turn, the type of [[minigame]] is determined by what color space the player lands on (red or blue). If the player landed on a green, duel or friend space, the player's color is randomly red or blue. Landing on a Bowser space will result in the player's color turning red. For instance, if one player lands on a red space while three other players land on a blue space, a 1 vs. 3 minigame is held, with the red player on the solo side and the three players on the other side. The players then engage in a minigame, and whoever wins the minigame earns 10 coins. The turn will end afterward, the process repeating until the set number of turns have passed. The game will end once the set number of turns have passed, and the total number of Stars and coins the players have collected will be tallied, Stars being the primary factor for rankings while coins are the tie-breakers.  

At the end of a Party Mode game, [[Bonus Star]]s may be rewarded to the players who have excelled the most at certain criteria. If there is a tie between three or less players, the Stars are awarded to all of the tied players. The following are shown below:

* Mini-Game Star - Awarded to the players who have won the most minigames.

* Happening Star - Awarded to the players who have landed on the most ? Spaces.

* Running Star - Awarded to the players who have moved the most spaces using [[Dice Block]]s.

* Item Star - Awarded to the players who used the most items.

* Hex Star - Awarded to the players who laid down the most hexes.

* Friendship Star - Awarded to the players who landed on the most Friend Spaces.

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|align="center"|[[File:MPDSBlueSpace.PNG|50px]]

|The most common space, the Blue Space gives players three coins if they land on it. It gives their section in the heads up display a blue color, which is used to determine pairings in minigames.

|align="center"|[[File:MPDSRedSpace.PNG|50px]]

|A fairly common space, the Red Space takes three coins from players that land on it. It gives their section in the heads up display a red color, which is used to determine pairings in minigames.

|[[Green Space]]

|align="center"|[[File:MPDSHappSpace.PNG|50px]]

|This space causes certain events to happen that can benefit the player, harm the player, benefit a number of players, or harm a number of players. It gives the player's section in the heads up display a green color, which is used to determine pairings in minigames. In this case, the green color eventually flashes to red or blue.

|align="center"|[[File:MPDSFriendSpace.PNG|50px]]

|When they land on this space in Battle Royale, players can select one opponent to be a friend. Both then receive 5 coins. In Team Battle, the player and one of the two opponents get 5 coins. It gives the player's section in the heads up display a green color, which is used to determine pairings in minigames.

|-

|align="center"|[[File:MPDSDuelSpace.PNG|50px]]

|Engages with an opponent of the player's choice into a duel minigame. The winner gets to use a roulette that determines the reward from the opponent. It gives the player's section in the heads up display a green color, which is used to determine pairings in minigames.

|align="center"|[[File:MPDSBowserSpace.PNG|50px]]

|Any players that land here causes Bowser to arrive. Bowser causes a series of events that harms usually whoever landed on the space. It gives their section in the heads up display a red color, which is used to determine pairings in minigames. Bowser can cause these events:

* '''Gimme Coins!:''' The player gives 20 coins to Bowser. Sometimes, the player gives 10 coins instead.

* If the player does not have 20, Bowser takes 10 coins away instead.

* '''Gimme Stars!:''' Bowser takes one star from the player.

* '''Gimme Charity!:''' Bowser forces the player to give 10 coins to all opponents.

* In Battle Royale, the player loses a total of 30 coins. If less than 30, the highest amount divisible by three would be the basis (depending how many coins the player has that can be given out to the other players equally).

* In Duel and Team Battle, 10 Coins is all the player has to give away. If less than 10, the player has to forfeit all coins.

* '''Gimme Equality!:''' Bowser redistributes every player's coins so they all have the same amount. This can be the only event that can benefit the player.

|align="center"|[[File:Mario Party DS - Star Space.png|50px]]

|Once players reach this space, they can pay 20 coins to receive a Star. Other boards may have different conditions players need to fulfill to earn a Star. Unlike other spaces, this space cannot be landed on (unless a Star spawns directly on a player), and this space does not subtract from the dice roll.

[[File:ItemShopMPDS.PNG|right|thumb|The [[Item Shop (Mario Party series)|Item Shop]] of ''Mario Party DS'']]

''Mario Party DS'' is the first ''Mario Party'' game to have standard items since ''[[Mario Party 4]]''. These items can be bought at shops on each board, run by a Monty Mole. In addition, for the first time players can purchase more than one item in one stop.

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|[[Double Dice Set]]

|align="center"|[[File:Item-Double.png]]

|Allows the player to roll two Dice Blocks.

|3 Coins

|align="center"|[[File:Item-Triple.png]]

|Same as the Double Dice Set, but with three Dice Blocks.

|7 Coins

|-

|align="center"|[[File:Item-Half.png]]

|Allows the player to roll a Dice Block with the numbers 1 through 5.

|1 Coin

|-

|[[Warp Dice Block]]

|align="center"|[[File:Item-Warp.png]]

|Causes the player to warp to a random space on the board, then roll.

|2 Coins

|-

|[[Snag Bag]]

|align="center"|[[File:Item-Snag.png]]

|Allows the player to steal a random item from an opponent of their choice.

|8 Coins

|-

|[[Star Pipe]]

|align="center"|[[File:Item-Star.png]]

|Warps the player directly to the [[Star Space]], allowing them to buy the Star if they wish and if they have 20 coins, then roll.

|15 Coins

|-

|[[Block Sensor]]

|align="center"|[[File:Item-Sensor.png]]

|Causes the next space the player lands upon to contain a [[Hidden Block]].

|20 Coins

|-

|[[Grab Bag (item)|Grab Bag]]

|align="center"|[[File:Item-Grab.png]]

|Removes all the player's current items and hexes and gives them a Star Pipe, Block Sensor, and Triple Dice Set.

|25 Coins

|}

Hexes are items placed on spaces to usually hinder the player who lands on a set Hex. If a character lands on their own hex, they receive 5 coins, much like landing on their own [[Character Space]] in previous ''Mario Party'' games The only exceptions to this is if the player lands on a Coin Block or Star Block they placed, where they will reap the benefit of the hexes instead. Unlike character spaces, hexes go away after being landed on. Hexes can be replaced by other hexes.

 

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|align="center"|[[File:Hex-10.png]]

|Causes the player who lands on the hex to give ten coins to the one who set it.

|align="center"|[[File:Hex-20.png]]

|Causes the player who lands on the space to give twenty coins to the player who placed the hex.

|align="center"|[[File:Hex-Coin.png]]

|Causes the player who set the hex and the player that lands on it to swap coin totals.

|align="center"|[[File:Hex-1S.png]]

|The player who lands on this hex must give one star to the player who set it.

|align="center"|[[File:Hex-2S.png]]

|The player who sets this hex steals two stars from the player that lands on it.

|align="center"|[[File:Hex-Space.png]]

|Both the player who lands on the hex and the one who placed it swap positions on the board.

|align="center"|[[File:Block-Star.png]]

|The player who lands on this hex can hit a block with a 1 through 3 on it to gain that many stars.

|align="center"|[[File:Block-Coin.png]]

|The player that lands on this hex is able to hit a block containing coins, by pressing the A button repeatedly, to gain as many as possible in ten seconds.

==Gameboards==

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|[[Wiggler's Garden]]  

|The player must find the star and buy it for 20 coins. Once the player claims the star, it will go to another location.

|[[Toadette's Music Room]]  

|[[DK's Stone Statue]]

|The star on this board is always located on the second-to-last space. Players can buy multiple stars at once on this stage depending on how many coins they have at the time. A star will cost 20 coins.

|[[Kamek's Library]]

|On this board there are three magic jars to find. The player will need to pay 10 coins to open a magic jar. One contains a star, one 5 coins and the other sends them back to start. This is completely random and will change once someone finds the star.

|[[File:MPDSPinballBoard.PNG|150px]]

|[[Bowser's Pinball Machine]]

|Players must find the star and buy it for 20 coins. Afterwards, the star moves to a different space.

''Mario Party DS'' features 73 minigames from 7 different categories. There are 32 4-player minigames (29 of which are also Duel minigames), 12 1-vs-3 minigames, 13 2-vs-2 minigames (3 of which are also Duel minigames), 5 Battle minigames, 5 Boss minigames and 6 Puzzle minigames. Of these, 58 are unique, 4 are minigames with the goal of collecting coins, and 11 are specialized.

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

In ''Mario Party DS'', Wiggler's Garden was originally going to be called Petey's Greenhouse, where [[Petey Piranha]] would need help as a member of his army, a Piranha Plant, had betrayed him and begun to destroy his greenhouse. Toadsworth was also originally planned to appear as the owner of the item houses, but was replaced by a [[Monty Mole]], although Toadsworth was still mentioned in some collectibles' descriptions in the Gallery.

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File:DS Diceblock.png|[[Dice Block]]

File:Mario_Party_DS_-_Logo.jpg|Logo

File:MPDS Scene.png|Box artwork

File:MPDS TitleScreen.png|Title screen

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*[http://www.marioparty-ds.com ''Mario Party DS'' Official US Site]

*[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/a8tj/index.html ''Mario Party DS'' Official Japanese Site]

*[http://ms2.nintendo-europe.com/mariopartyds/enGB/ ''Mario Party DS'' Official European Site]

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