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|image=[[File:mariopartyGBA.jpg|250px]]<br>American box art.
|image=[[File:mariopartyGBA.jpg|250px]]<br>American box art
|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]]
|released='''[[Game Boy Advance]]'''<br>{{released|Japan|January 13, 2005|China|March 23, 2005<ref>http://mariopartylegacy.com/mariopartyadvance</ref>|USA|March 28, 2005|Europe|June 10, 2005}}'''[[Wii U]] [[Virtual Console]]'''<br>{{released|USA|December 25, 2014|Europe|December 25, 2014|Australia|December 26, 2014|Japan|October 28, 2015}}
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|platforms=[[Game Boy Advance]]<br>[[Virtual Console]] ([[Wii U]])
|platforms=[[Game Boy Advance]]<br>[[Virtual Console]] ([[Wii U]])
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'''''Mario Party Advance''''' is the seventh game in the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]] and the first handheld installment of the series, specifically for the [[Game Boy Advance]]. The game revolves around either [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach]], or [[Yoshi]] travelling across [[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''''' 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 Japan at March 23, 2005, in North America in March 28, 2005 and in Europe in June 10, 2005.<ref>http://mariopartylegacy.com/mariopartyadvance</ref> ''Mario Party Advance'' was re-released on the [[Wii U]]'s [[Virtual Console]] in North America and Europe on December 25, 2014, and in Australia on December 26, 2014.


''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==
==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 restoring peace to Party World.
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==
==Characters==
[[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.
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===Playable Characters===
===Playable characters===
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{|class=wikitable
!Artwork !! Character !! Starting position
|-
|[[File:Mario holds hammer MPA artwork.jpg|107x113px]] || [[Mario]] || [[Town area]]
|-
|-
! colspan=2 width=25% | {{color-link|Mario|black}}
|[[File:MPA Luigi Artwork.jpg|107x113px]] || [[Luigi]] || [[Seaside area]]
! colspan=2 width=25% | {{color-link|Luigi|black}}
! colspan=2 width=25% | {{color-link|Princess Peach|black}}
! colspan=2 width=25% | {{color-link|Yoshi|black}}
|-
|-
! colspan=2 | [[File:MarioMPA.png|107x113px]]
|[[File:MPA Peach Artwork.jpg|107x113px]] || [[Princess Peach]] || [[Jungle area]]
! colspan=2 | [[File:MPA Luigi.jpg|107x113px]]
! colspan=2 | [[File:MPA Peach.jpg|107x113px]]
! colspan=2 | [[File:MPA Yoshi2.jpg|107x113px]]
|-
|-
| '''Starting Position || [[Town Area]]
|[[File:MPA Yoshi Fishing Artwork.jpg|107x113px]] || [[Yoshi]] || [[Horror area]]
| '''Starting Position || [[Seaside Area]]
| '''Starting Position || [[Jungle Area]]
| '''Starting Position || [[Horror Area]]
|}
|}


===Hosts===
===Hosts===
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{|class=wikitable
!Artwork !! Character !! Hosts
|-
|-
! colspan=2 width=25% | {{color-link|Tumble|black}}
|[[File:MPA Tumble Artwork.jpg|107x113px]] || [[Tumble]] || [[Shroom City (Mario Party Advance)|Shroom City]]
! colspan=2 width=25% | {{color-link|Toad|black}}
! colspan=2 width=25% | {{color-link|Professor Elvin Gadd|black}}
! colspan=2 width=25% | {{color-link|Toadette|black}}
|-
|-
! colspan=2 | [[File:Tumbleadvance.jpg|107x113px]]
|[[File:MPA Toad Artwork.jpg|107x113px]] || [[Toad]] || Play Land and Party Land
! colspan=2 | [[File:Mpa toad.jpg|107x113px]]
! colspan=2 | [[File:MPA ProfessorElvinGadd.jpg|107x113px]]
! colspan=2 | [[File:MPATDTE.jpg|107x113px]]
|-
|-
| '''Hosts || [[Shroom City]]
|[[File:MPA ProfessorElvinGadd.jpg|107x113px]] || [[Professor E. Gadd]] || Play Land
| '''Hosts || Play Land and Party Land
|-
| '''Hosts || Play Land
|[[File:MPA Toadette Artwork.jpg|107x113px]] || [[Toadette]] || Party Land and Challenge Land
| '''Hosts || Party Land and Challenge Land
|}
|}


===Toads===
===Toads===
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{{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]][[File:MPA Green Koopa Kid Artwork.jpg|107x113px]][[File:MPA Red Koopa Kid Artwork.jpg|107x113px]]
|name1=[[Bowser]]
|name2=[[Koopa Kid|Koopa Kids]]
|description1=The main antagonist who roams in [[Shroom City (Mario Party Advance)|Shroom City]] stealing [[Minigame]]s and [[Gaddget]]s.
|description2=Appear in Bowser's [[minigame]]s, where the objective is to defeat all of them.
}}
 
===NPCs===
{|class="wikitable"
!rowspan=2|Character!!rowspan=2|Icon!!rowspan=2|Sprite!!rowspan=2|Title!!colspan=2|Description
|-
|-
! colspan=2 width=25% | {{color-link|Shroomlock|black}}
!Original!!After completing all quests
! colspan=2 width=25% | {{color-link-piped|Mr. E (Mario Party Advance)|black|Mr. E}}
! colspan=2 width=25% | {{color-link|Mushbert|black}}
! colspan=2 width=25% | {{color-link|Mrs. Shroomlock|black}}
|-
|-
! colspan=2 | [[File:Shroomlock.jpg|107x113px]]
||[[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."||align=center|''N/A''
! colspan=2 | [[File:MrEMPA.jpg|107x113px]]
! colspan=2 | [[File:Mushbertshot.jpg|107x113px]]
! colspan=2 | [[File:MPA Mrs.Shroomlock.jpg|107x113px]]
|-
|-
| colspan=2 | Shroom City's detective. Every time there is a case, Shroomlock arrives at the scene of the crime.
||[[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."||"Hit a hot streak in the Game Room."
| colspan=2 | A mystery-loving guy. Every time the player finds something strange, Mr. E arrives to investigate.  
|-
| colspan=2 | A huge fan of the TV show, [[Toad Force V]]. He can provide the player with rare Toad Force V merchandise.
||[[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."||"Moved to the jungle to enjoy retirement."
| colspan=2 | [[Shroomlock]]'s wife. When the player visits the Shroomlock House, she'll tell them a tip about what to do next.
|-
|}
||[[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."||"Trains hard every day and is getting tough."
 
|-
===Antagonists===
||[[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."||"Stepped in to fill Big Bob-omb's shoes."
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse" width =100%
|-
|-
! colspan=2 width=25% | {{color-link|Bowser|black}}
||[[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."||"Her Piranha plant has grown a bit TOO big."
! colspan=2 width=25% | {{color-link-piped|Koopa Kid|black|Blue Koopa Kid}}
! colspan=2 width=25% | {{color-link-piped|Koopa Kid|black|Green Koopa Kid}}
! colspan=2 width=25% | {{color-link-piped|Koopa Kid|black|Red Koopa Kid}}
|-
|-
! colspan=2 | [[File:MPA Bowser.png|107x113px]]
||[[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."||"All the Boos haunt Horror Condo daily now."
! colspan=2 | [[File:MPA KoopaKid3.jpg|107x113px]]
! colspan=2 | [[File:MPA KoopaKid2.jpg|107x113px]]
! colspan=2 | [[File:MPA KoopaKid1.jpg|107x113px]]
|-
|-
| The main antagonist who roams in [[Shroom City]] stealing [[Minigame]]s and [[Gaddget]]s.
||[[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."||"Wants to make a clean start at beating Mario."
| colspan=6 | <center>Appears in various [[Minigame|minigames]], attempting to hinder progress.</center>
|}
 
===NPCs===
{|class="wikitable"
!Character!!Icon!!Title!!Description
|-
|-
||[[Akiki]]||[[File:Akiki Icon.png]]||"Ukiki's adorable little niece."||"She's a little bit of a tomboy. She looks up to her uncle Ukiki."
||[[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."||"Finished second in the world sprint trials."
|-
|-
||[[Amp (character)|Amp]]||[[File:MPA Amp Icon.png]]||"Lives in town and loves to play games."||"Loves to play games. Has a short fuse and gets mad easily."
||[[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."||"Now guards the first floor of Duel Tower."
|-
|-
||[[King Bob-omb|Big Bob-omb]]||[[File:MPA Big Bob-omb Icon.png]]||"Lives in a secret room somewhere in town."||"The head of the Bob-omb gang. Quite mellow in his old age."
||[[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."||"He's improved a lot. He even set a new record!"
|-
|-
||[[Blooper (character)|Blooper]]||[[File:MPA Blooper Icon.png]]||"A duelist at the Mushroom Beacon."||"He trains hard at the lighthouse. He trains to be a master."
||[[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."||"Wrote a book on his confidence techniques."
|-
|-
||[[Bob-omb (character)|Bob-omb]]||[[File:MPA Bob-omb Icon.png]]||"Lives in town. Loves the word "Victory"!"||"Belongs to a shadowy gang of some sort. He's very nice."
||[[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."||"He's become a massive TV star."
|-
|-
||[[Bob-omba]]||[[File:MPA Bob-omba Icon.png]]||"Lives in town and just loves flowers."||"Belongs to a shadowy gang. She just loves flowers."
||[[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."||"He hasn't seen Yoshi in ages!"
|-
|-
||[[Boo (character)|Boo]]||[[File:MPA Boo Icon.png]]||"One of the mischievous Boos at Boo Cemetery."||"Boos love to play pranks, but they're fiercely loyal."
||[[Professor E. Gadd|E. Gadd]]||[[File:MPA E. Gadd icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Prof E. Gadd sprite.png]]||colspan=3 align=center|''N/A''
|-
|-
||[[Bowser]]||[[File:MPA Bowser Icon.png]]||"Pops up all over. Has the hots for Peach."||"He's an awful person who makes mayhem for Mario and his friends."
||[[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."||"She's still looking for a new boyfriend."
|-
|-
||[[Bullet Bill (character)|Bullet Bill]]||[[File:MPA Bullet Bill Icon.png]]||"Trains at Mushroom Stadium."||"A brash and boisterous soul, but he IS the #1 sprinter."
||[[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."||"His bags packed, he just waits on the roof."
|-
|-
||[[Chain Chomp (character)|Chain Chomp]]||[[File:MPA Chain Chomp Icon.png]]||"A duelist living in town."||"Mouser use to take care of it. It loves to duel any passerby."
||[[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."||"Officially assigned to be Shroom City's guide."
|-
|-
||[[Cheep Cheep (character)|Cheep Cheep]]||[[File:MPA Cheep Cheep Icon.png]]||"Practices swimming at Mushroom Pool."||"A great swimmer, if only he could get over his insecurities."
||[[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."||"Loves Goombob madly. Collects seashells."
|-
|-
||[[Coach (Mario Party Advance)|Coach]]||[[File:MPA Coach Icon.png]]||"Trains Cheep Cheep to swim."||"Once, he was a champion, but now, he trains future champions."
||[[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."||"Might move to the beach with Goombetty."
|-
|-
||[[Dorrie]]||[[File:MPA Dorrie Icon.png]]||"Lives in Loch Dorrie and looks lonely."||"Just a big, sad dinosaur looking for a soul mate."
||[[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."||"He's been training for an upcoming journey."
|-
|-
||[[Flutter (character)|Flutter]]||[[File:MPA Flutter Icon.png]]||"Lives in Mushroom Condo."||"She's a hip girl who knows her trends. Looking for a boyfriend."
||[[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."||"His head won't stop spinning!"
|-
|-
||[[Fly Guy (character)|Fly Guy]]||[[File:MPA Fly Guy Icon.png]]||"Lives on the rooftop of Mushroom Condo."||"The head of the Bob-omb gang. Quite mellow in his old age."
||[[Huffin Puffin]]||[[File:MPA Huffin Puffin icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Huff Puff.png]]||colspan=2 align=center|''N/A''||"Not even Bowser knows where they vanished to."
|-
|-
||[[Goomba (character)|Goomba]]||[[File:MPA Goomba Icon.png]]||"Lives in Goomba House. Digs dancing."||"He's considerate and caring. He likes to share with friends."
||[[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."||She's got new students and a new classroom!"
|-
|-
||[[Goombetty]]||[[File:MPA Goombetty Icon.png]]||"Goes to school with Goombob."||"The best student at her school. Plays violin beautifully."
||[[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."||"Forgave Bowser and joined his side."
|-
|-
||[[Goombob]]||[[File:MPA Goombob Icon.png]]||"A rich kid who lives at Goombob Manor."||"He's got a big crush on a girl in town. His folks are away."
||[[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."||"Changed the secret code to guard his treasure."
|-
|-
||[[Hammer Bro. (character)|Hammer Bro]]||[[File:MPA Hamer Bro Icon.png]]||"A world-champion hammer thrower."||"A champion, through and through. Loves a good challenge."
||[[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."||"Cycles often with Koopa Paratroopa."
|-
|-
||[[Hoot]]||[[File:MPA Hoot Icon.png]]||"Lives in the jungle and loves to play games."||"Loves to play games, but his bad attitude makes him lose."
||[[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."||"Still idolizes Bowser's every (stupid) move."
|-
|-
||[[Hulu]]||[[File:MPA Hulu Icon.png]]||"Teaches at the Dance Stage."||"A sensitive dance instructor who cries at the drop of a hat."
||[[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."||"Secretly yearns to be a screenwriter."
|-
|-
||[[Kamek]]||[[File:MPA Kamek Icon.png]]||"The Game Mage out in the desert."||"He has never lost a game. Once, he was Bowser's mentor."
||[[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."||"Still runs the club. They meet on Tuesdays!"
|-
|-
||[[Klepto (character)|Klepto]]||[[File:MPA Klepto Icon.png]]||"Lives in the Klepto Ruins."||"Protector of treasures. Holds the key to the ancient lock."
||[[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."||"Spends all his time writing a new theorem."
|-
|-
||[[Koopa (Mario Party Advance)|Koopa]]||[[File:MPA Koopa Icon.png]]||"Works at Koopa Bank."||"An all-business chap who just can't stop cleaning."
||[[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."||"Gave up the games and got himself hitched!"
|-
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||[[Koopa Kid]]||[[File:MPA Koopa Kid Icon.png]]||"Pops up everywhere. Idolizes Bowser."||"He adores Bowser and obeys his every whim. He's not too bright."
||[[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!"||"Was really bummed that Whomp left."
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||[[Lakitu (character)|Lakitu]]||[[File:MPA Lakitu Icon.png]]||"Lives in Lakitu House."||"A huge fan of Toad Force V. Loves to quote the series."
||[[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."||"He's learning a mean fastball in the minors."
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||[[Lantern Ghost (character)|Lantern Ghost]]||[[File:MPA Lantern Ghost Icon.png]]||"Lives in Horror Condo."||"A huge fan of Toad Force V. Runs the TFV Fan Club."
||[[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."||"Nobody seems to know where he's gone..."
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||[[Mechakoopa (character)|Mechakoopa]]||[[File:MPA Mechakoopa Icon.png]]||"Works at Mushroom Library."||"Discovered Mechakoopa's theorem. Often lost in thought."
||[[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."||"He's learning how to wink for Peach."
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||[[Monty Mole (character)|Monty Mole]]||[[File:MPA Monty Mole Icon.png]]||"Lives in town and loves to play games."||"Loves playing games, but hates losing his money in the process."
||[[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."||"She's gotten hooked on infomercials."
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||[[Mouser (Mario Party Advance)|Mouser]]||[[File:MPA Mouser Icon.png]]||"The most challenging duelist in Duel Tower."||"This perfect duelist has even battled it out with Bowser!"
||[[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."||"Outgrew Toad Force V. Loves Koopa Quest now.
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||[[Mr. Blizzard (character)|Mr. Blizzard]]||[[File:MPA Mr. Blizzard Icon.png]]||"Plays baseball at the Ice Stadium."||"An ace pitcher with the Snowtown Ice Stars."
||[[Naval Piranha]]||[[File:MPA Naval Piranha icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Naval Piranha.png]]||colspan=2 align=center|''N/A''||"Seems to grow quite well in the dry desert!"
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||[[Mr. E (Mario Party Advance)|Mr. E]]||[[File:MPA Mr. E Icon.png]]||"Loves to unravel any unsolved mysteries."||"Shows up when mystery rears its mysterious head. Cowardly."
||[[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."||"Sold his DVD when he got bored of cartoons."
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||[[Mr. I (character)|Mr. I]]||[[File:MPA Mr. I Icon.png]]||"A reclusive gent in the horror area."||"A gentleman at heart, but a bit gruff from time to time."
||[[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."||"Made a fortune selling Toxic Toad Z Figures."
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||[[Mrs. Shroomlock|Mrs. S]]||[[File:MPA Mrs. Shroomlock Icon.png]]||"Lives in Shroomlock House."||"She loves gossip as much as she loves her dear Shroomlock."
||[[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."||"Still can't afford that ol' wedding ring..."
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||[[Mushbert]]||[[File:MPA Mushbert Icon.png]]||"Lives in Mushroom Condo."||"A huge fan of Toad Force V. Knows all about the show."
||[[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."||"Gave up poetry for a career in carpentry."
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||[[Ninji (character)|Ninji]]||[[File:MPA Ninji Icon.png]]||"Lives in Horror Condo."||"A huge fan of Toad Force V. Wants a special DVD of the show."
||[[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..."||"Still healthy. Still dangerous. Huge, too!"
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||[[Paratroopa (character)|Paratroopa]]||[[File:MPA Paratroopa Icon.png]]||"Runs Junk, the item superstore."||"A big-brother type, who looks after everyone in town."
||[[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."||"Many consider his new riddle the finest ever."
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||[[Penguin (character)|Penguin]]||[[File:MPA Penguin Icon.png]]||"Plays games in the icy regions of Shroom City."||"Loves to play games. He wants to buy a ring for Pengwen."
||[[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."||"Still guards the second floor of Duel Tower."
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||[[Petal Guy (character)|Petal Guy]]||[[File:MPA Petal Guy Icon.png]]||"A forlorn poet living in the jungle."||"He's a lovesick artist. Writes poetry to the woman he loves."
||[[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."||"He went on a vacation and solved a crime!"
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||[[Piranha Plant (character)|Piranha Plant]]||[[File:MPA Piranha Plant Icon.png]]||"Grows in the desert. Loves water."||"It's pretty and healthy, but also quite dangerous..."
||[[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!"||"The coal is starting to run a little low again."
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||[[Pokey (character)|Pokey]]||[[File:MPA Pokey Icon.png]]||"A "skill" duelist lurking in Duel Tower"||"He challenges strangers to answer 3 riddles before leaving."
||[[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!"||"Getting a bit tired of all the Boo sightings."
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||[[Salvo the Slime|Salvo]]||[[File:MPA Salvo Icon.png]]||"Trains at Mushroom Stadium."||"He seems lazy, but his skills are top notch."
||[[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."||"Lurks in the thickets, waiting for a mustache."
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||[[Shroomlock]]||[[File:MPA Shroomlock Icon.png]]||"Detective of Toadland Yard. Loves ice cream."||"A brilliant detective, but a bit on the lazy side."
||[[Star (Mario Party series)|Star]]||[[File:MPA Star icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Star sprite.png]]||colspan=3 align=center|''N/A''
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||[[Shy Guy (character)|Shy Guy]]||[[File:MPA Shy Guy Icon.png]]||"Works at the train station."||"He works without complaint and without rest. He's diligent!"
||[[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."||"Sushi opened a seaside bed and breakfast."
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||[[Snifit (character)|Snifit]]||[[File:MPA Snifit Icon.png]]||"Lives in Horror Condo."||"Loves to be scared. Wants to see a ghost more than anything!"
||[[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!"||"His new friend, Whomp, got inside somehow."
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||[[Spear Guy (character)|Spear Guy]]||[[File:MPA Spear Guy Icon.png]]||"A duelist living in the jungle."||"He hides in the jungle, waiting for a duelist with a mustache."
||[[Toad]]||[[File:MPA Toad Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Toad Sprite.png]]||colspan=3 align=center|''N/A''
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||[[Sushi (character)|Sushi]]||[[File:MPA Sushi Icon.png]]||"Always near Sushi Cliff (in the water)."||"Has a sharp tongue and even sharper teeth. Hates crooks."
||[[Toadette]]||[[File:MPA Toadette Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA - Toadette sprite.png]]||colspan=3 align=center|''N/A''
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||[[Thwomp (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga)|Thwomp]]||[[File:MPA Thwomp Icon.png]]||"Lives alone in the Thwomp House."||"He looks mean, but he's really just lonely. He wants friends!"
||[[Toady]]||[[File:MPA Toady Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Toady.png]]||"Lives in Mushroom Condo."||"Heads up the popular rap act "Kamek Crew."||"His Mushroom Stadium gig was a big hit."
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||[[Toady (character)|Toady]]||[[File:MPA Toady Icon.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''||"He's still working as a beloved Shroom guide."
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||[[Ukiki (character)|Ukiki]]||[[File:MPA Ukiki Icon.png]]||"Lives in Ukiki House with his niece."||"A kind soul who loves kids and all kinds of baked goods."
||[[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."||"He quit being mayor. Still pals with Akiki."
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||[[Whomp (character)|Whomp]]||[[File:MPA Whomp Icon.png]]||"A "power" duelist lurking in Duel Tower."||"Based on power alone, he's even stronger than Mouser himself!"
||[[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!"||"Became good friends with Thwomp."
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==Game Modes==
==Modes==
===Shroom City===
===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.
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===
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====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 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.
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, 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.
 
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====
====Game Room====
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====Duel Dash====
====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.
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====
====Bowser Land====
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==Quests==
==Quests==
The following is a list of all forty-nine quests in ''Mario Party Advance''. Quests are obtained by talking to NPCs around Shroom City. Nearly every NPC gives only one quest, although some of them may be tied to quests given by others. A few NPCs, 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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|[[Find the Password]] || [[Bob-omb Avenue]] || [[File:MPA Bomb Icon.png]] || [[Bob-omb (character)|Bob-omb]] || The player must find the password to join the Bob-omb gang in order to receive a Gaddget.
|[[Accessorize!]]||[[Goombob Manor]]||[[File:MPA Love Icon.png]]||[[Goombob]]||Goombob wants to give a [[lovely seashell]] to his crush, [[Goombetty]].
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|[[Flowers Are a Blast!]] || [[Bob-omba]] || [[File:MPA Bomb Icon.png]] || [[Bob-omba]] || The player must find a [[Piranha Plant|flower]] in the desert to give to Bob-omba
|[[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.
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|[[Chomper Stomper]] || [[Chain Chomp (character)|Chain Chomp]] || [[File:MPA Duel Icon.png]] || Chain Chomp || The player must play and win the duel mini-game, [[Chain Saw]].  
|[[Chomper Stomper]]||[[Chain Chomp]]||[[File:MPA Duel Icon.png]]||[[Chain Chomp]]||Chain Chomp and the player duel with the [[Chain Saw]] minigame.
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|[[Kind Goomba]] || [[Goomba House]] || [[File:MPA Misc Icon.png]] || [[Goomba (character)|Goomba]] || The player must buy a train ticket and give it to the Goomba.
|[[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.
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|[[Accessorize!]] || [[Goombob Manor]] || [[File:MPA Love Icon.png]] || [[Goombob]] || The player must find a seashell and give it to Goombob to give to his girlfriend, [[Goombetty]].
|[[Flowers Are a Blast!]]||[[Bob-omba]]||[[File:MPA Bomb Icon.png]]||[[Bob-omba]]||Bob-omba wants a healthy flower as a gift.
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|[[Hey, UFO!]] || [[Mushroom Condo]] (Roof) || [[File:MPA Adventure Icon.png]] || [[Mr. E (Mario Party Advance)|Mr. E]] || The player must help a [[Fly Guy]] summon a UFO for Mr. E's investigation.
|[[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.
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|[[Hearts A-Flutter]] || Mushroom Condo (3rd Floor) || [[File:MPA Love Icon.png]] || [[Flutter (character)|Flutter]] || The player must go to somebody and share Flutter's feelings for him.
|[[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.
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|[[Kamek Krew Live!]] || Mushroom Condo (2nd Floor) || [[File:MPA Misc Icon.png]] || [[Kamek Krew]] || The player must find a stadium for the Kamek Crew to perform at.
|[[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.
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|[[Big Boss Bob-omb]] || Mushroom Condo (Basement) || [[File:MPA Bomb Icon.png]] || [[King Bob-omb|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.
|[[Kind Goomba]]||[[Goomba House]]||[[File:MPA Misc Icon.png]]||[[Goomba]]||Goomba asks the player to buy a train [[ticket]] for him.
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|[[Weeping Thwomp]] || [[Thwomp House]] || [[File:MPA Mystery Icon.png]] || [[Thwomp (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga)|Thwomp]] || The player must solve the mystery as to who robbed Thwomp.
|[[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.
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|[[Probably a Robbery?]] || [[Town Koopa Bank]] || [[File:MPA Mystery Icon.png]] || [[Koopa (Mario Party Advance)|Koopa]] || The player must solve the mystery as to who robbed the Town Bank.
|[[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.
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|[[Winners Keepers]] || [[Town Game Room A]] || [[File:MPA Gambling Icon.png]] || [[Monty Mole (character)|Monty Mole]] || The player must win the mini-game in order to break Monty Mole's 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.
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|[[Losing Streak]] || [[Town Game Room B]] || [[File:MPA Gambling Icon.png]] || [[Amp (character)|Amp]] || The player must win the mini-game in order to break Amp's losing streak.
|[[Weeping Thwomp]]||[[Thwomp House]]||[[File:MPA Mystery Icon.png]]||[[Thwomp]]||Thwomp has been robbed and asks the player to help him.
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|[[Locomotionless]] || [[Train Station]] || [[File:MPA Misc Icon.png]] || [[Shy Guy (character)|Shy Guy]] || The player must find coal in order to make Shy Guy's locomotive mobile once more.
|[[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.
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===Desert Quests===
===Desert Quests===
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|[[Treasure of Mystery!]] || [[Klepto Ruins]] || [[File:MPA Adventure Icon.png]] || [[Klepto]] || The player must solve the code to Klepto's treasure chest.
|[[A Speeding Bill]]||[[Mushroom Stadium]]||[[File:MPA Sports Icon.png]]||[[Bullet Bill]]||Bullet Bill and the player have a short race.
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|[[Hammerama]] || [[Mushroom Field]] || [[File:MPA Sports Icon.png]] || [[Hammer Bro. (character)|Hammer Bro.]] || The player must beat the Hammer Bro's hammer-swinging record.
|[[Game Mage]]||[[The Hammer]]||[[File:MPA Gambling Icon.png]]||[[Kamek]]||The Game Mage, Kamek, challenges the player to the gambling minigame [[Pair 'Em]].
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|[[A Speeding Bill]] || [[Mushroom Stadium]] || [[File:MPA Sports Icon.png]] || [[Bullet Bill (character)|Bullet Bill]] || The player must reach the finish line before the Bullet Bill.
|[[Hammerama]]||[[Mushroom Field]]||[[File:MPA Sports Icon.png]]||[[Hammer Bro]]||Hammer Bro challenges the player to a short hammer-throwing competition.
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|[[Mysterious Riddles]] || [[Pokey (character)|Pokey]] || [[File:MPA Misc Icon.png]] || [[Pokey (character)|Pokey]] || The player must answer Pokey's riddles correctly.
|[[Mysterious Riddles]]||[[Pokey]]||[[File:MPA Misc Icon.png]]||[[Pokey]]||The player must answer Pokey's three riddles correctly.
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|[[Game Mage]] || [[The Hammer]] || [[File:MPA Gambling Icon.png]] || [[Kamek]] || The player must win the gambling game [[Pair 'Em]] by earning at least 31 [[coin]]s.
|[[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.
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===Seaside Quests===
===Seaside Quests===
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|[[Duel Tower, 1F]] || [[Duel Tower]] || [[File:MPA Duel Icon.png]] || [[Whomp (character)|Whomp]] || The player must win the mini-game ([[Stair Scare]]) to advance to the second floor.
|[[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.
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|[[Duel Tower, 2F]] || Duel Tower || [[File:MPA Duel Icon.png]] || [[Salvo the Slime]] || The player must win the mini-game ([[Volleybomb]]) to advance to the third floor.
|[[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]].
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|[[Duel Tower, 3F]] || Duel Tower || [[File:MPA Duel Icon.png]] || [[Mouser (Mario Party Advance)|Mouser]] || The player must win the mini-game ([[Chicken!]]) to complete the Duel Tower.
|[[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]].
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|[[What's That Line?]] || [[Lakitu House]] || [[File:MPA TFV Icon.png]] || [[Lakitu (character)|Lakitu]] || The player must discover the quote from episode 28 that Lakitu has forgotten.
|[[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!]]
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|[[Blooper Battle]] || [[Mushroom Beacon]] || [[File:MPA Duel Icon.png]] || [[Blooper (character)|Blooper]] || The player must win the mini-game [[Hammergeddon]].
|[[Mathemagician!]]||[[Mushroom Library]]||[[File:MPA Misc Icon.png]]||[[Mechakoopa]]||Mechakoopa quizzes the player on a series of math questions.
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|[[Mathemagician!]] || [[Mushroom Library]] || [[File:MPA Misc Icon.png]] || [[Mechakoopa (character)|Mechakoopa]] || The player must correctly answer Mechakoopa's 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.
|-
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|[[Swimmin' Wimp]] || [[Mushroom Pool]] || [[File:MPA Sports Icon.png]] || [[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!
|[[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.
|-
|-
|[[Comedy Bomb]] || [[Mario Vaudeville]] || [[File:MPA Misc Icon.png]] || [[Dolphin (character)|Dolphin]] || The player must laugh at the appropriate times to restore the Dolphin's comedic self-confidence.
|[[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]].
|-
|[[Sploosh!]] || [[Sushi Cliff]] || [[File:MPA Mystery Icon.png]] || [[Sushi (character)|Sushi]] || The player must figure out who pulled Shroomlock off of the cliff.
|}
|}


===Horror Quests===
===Horror Quests===
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|[[True-Blue Boo]] || [[Boo Cemetery]] || [[File:MPA Mystery Icon.png]] || [[Boo (character)|Boo]] || The player must discover which Boo is an impostor in order to find out who stole the Golden Boo Statue.
|[[Condo of Mystery!]]||[[Horror Condo]] (2F)||[[File:MPA Adventure Icon.png]]||[[Snifit]]||Snifit wants his room in the Horror Condo to be haunted.
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|[[Condo of Mystery!]] || [[Horror Condo]] (2F) || [[File:MPA Adventure Icon.png]] || [[Snifit (character)|Snifit]] || The player must make the condo haunted by convincing the Boo Cemetery Boos to.
|[[DVD for Me]]||[[Horror Condo]] (1F)||[[File:MPA TFV Icon.png]]||[[Ninji]]||Ninji is looking for a limited-edition Toad Force V [[DVD]].
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|[[DVD for Me]] || Horror Condo (1F) || [[File:MPA TFV Icon.png]] || [[Ninji (character)|Ninji]] || The player must collect a Toad Force V DVD to give to Ninji.
|[[Love That Princess!]]||[[Mr. I]]||[[File:MPA Love Icon.png]]||[[Mr. I]]||Mr. I wants to see Princess Peach.
|-
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|[[Nerd Force V]] || Horror Condo (Basement) || [[File:MPA TFV Icon.png]] || [[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.
|[[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]].
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|[[Love That Princess!]] || [[Mr. I (character)|Mr. I]] || [[File:MPA Love Icon.png]] || Mr. I || The player must play as Princess Peach and visit Mr. I.
|[[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]].
|}
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===Snow Quests===
===Snow Quests===
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|[[Engaging Game]] || [[Ice Game Room]] || [[File:MPA Gambling Icon.png]] || [[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]].
|[[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.
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|[[Cool as Ice]] || [[Ice Stadium]] || [[File:MPA Sports Icon.png]] || [[Mr. Blizzard (character)|Mr. Blizzard]] || The player must 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.
|}
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===Forest Quests===
===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.
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|[[Jungle Jive]] || [[Dance Stage]] || [[File:MPA Sports Icon.png]] || [[Hulu]] || The player must press the buttons displayed in sync with the music to dance correctly.
|[[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.
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|[[Debt's a Hoot]] || [[Jungle Game Hut]] || [[File:MPA Gambling Icon.png]] || [[Hoot]] || The player must win the mini-game to break Hoot's losing streak.
|[[Dino of Mystery!]]||[[Loch Dorrie]]||[[File:MPA Adventure Icon.png]]||[[Dorrie]]||Dorrie is lonely and wants a friend.
|-
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|[[Dino of Mystery!]] || [[Loch Dorrie]] || [[File:MPA Adventure Icon.png]] || [[Dorrie]] || The player must visit Dorrie while playing as Yoshi.
|[[Jungle Jive]]||[[Dance Stage]]||[[File:MPA Sports Icon.png]]||[[Hulu]]||Hulu offers to teach the player how to dance.
|-
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|[[Blossom of My Heart]] || [[Petal House]] || [[File:MPA Love Icon.png]] || [[Petal Guy]] || The player must deliver Petal Guy's poem of love to his secret crush.
|[[Monkeynapping!?]]||[[Ukiki House]]||[[File:MPA Mystery Icon.png]]||[[Akiki]]||Akiki is panicking because she believes that her uncle, [[Ukiki]], has been kidnapped.
|-
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|[[Mustached Hero!]] || [[Spear Thicket]] || [[File:MPA Duel Icon.png]] || [[Spear Guy (character)|Spear Guy]] || The player must win the duel mini-game while playing as either Mario or Luigi.
|[[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]].
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|[[Monkeynapping!?]] || [[Ukiki House]] || [[File:MPA Mystery Icon.png]] || [[Akiki]] || The player must find out where the mayoral [[Ukiki (character)|Ukiki]] has disappeared to.
|}
|}


===Bowser Quests===
===Bowser Quests===
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|[[Goal Tenderizer]] || [[Bowser Stadium (Mario Party Advance)|Bowser Stadium]] || [[File:MPA Sports Icon.png]] || 3 || The player must successfully shoot 3 goals past Bowser at a game of soccer; the player must then win a mini-game ([[Splatterball]]).  
|[[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.  
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|[[Chillin' Villain]] || [[Mt. Frostbite]] || [[File:MPA Adventure Icon.png]] || 10 || The player must answer Bowser's jokes correctly; the player must then win a mini-game ([[Crushed Ice]]).
|[[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.
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|[[Bowser: Accused!]] || [[Bowser Mansion]] || [[File:MPA Mystery Icon.png]] || 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]]).
|[[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.
|-
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|[[Bowser's Toys]] || [[Bowser Toy Shop]] || [[File:MPA TFV Icon.png]] || 20 || The player must answer all of Bowser's questions correctly; the player must then win a mini-game ([[Slammer (minigame)|Slammer]]).
|[[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.
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|[[Boss Bowser]] || [[Bowser Hideout]] || [[File:MPA Bomb Icon.png]] || 25 || The player must win Bowser's game of luck; the player must then win a mini-game.
|[[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.
|-
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|[[Bestest Buds]] || [[Bowser Pad]] || [[File:MPA Love Icon.png]] || 30 || The player must buy Bowser a gift; the player must then win a mini-game ([[Peek-n-Sneak]]).
|[[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.
|-
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|[[Game King]] || [[Bowser Game Hall]] || [[File:MPA Gambling Icon.png]] || 35 || The player player must win Bowser's gambling game.
|[[Game King]]||[[Bowser Game Hall]]||[[File:MPA Gambling Icon.png]]||35||The player gambles with [[Bowser]]'s [[Watch 'Em]] minigame.
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|[[Bowserstein!]] || [[Bowser Lab]] || [[File:MPA Duel Icon.png]] || 40 || The player must duel the [[Naval Piranha]] by winning a mini-game ([[Koopa Kurl]]).
|[[Bowserstein!]]||[[Bowser Lab]]||[[File:MPA Duel Icon.png]]||40||Bowser forces the player to duel [[Naval Piranha]] through the [[Koopa Kurl]] minigame.
|-
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|[[Final Showdown]] || [[Guard Door|Bowser Gate]] || [[File:MPA Misc Icon.png]] || 49 || The player must win the mini-game ([[Trap Floor]]).
|[[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==
==Minigames and Gaddgets==
{{main|List of Mario Party Advance minigames}}
{{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==
==Bonus Board==
{{main|Bonus Board}}
{{main|Bonus Board}}
[[File:Bonus_Board.PNG|thumb|left|The 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.
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==
==Staff==
{{main|List of Mario Party Advance 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]]''.
''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]]''.
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==Reception==
==Reception==
''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>, which 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." It goes on to say 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".
''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>


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," and "[There are] hilarious integrations of Mario characters and settings". However, the game was 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."
<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 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.
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"
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|-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}}


The game was listed in the ''[[Wikipedia: Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition|Guinness World Records 2014 Gamer's Edition]]'' as the worst-selling ''Mario'' game of all time.
==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==
==Gallery==
{{main-gallery}}
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
<gallery>
MPA_Logo.png|Logo
MPA Mario Alternate Artwork.jpg|[[Mario]]
MariopartyGBA.jpg|North American box art
MPA Compat I Com Artwork.png|Mario and [[Princess Peach]] playing [[Compat-I-Com]]
MarioPeachLove.PNG|[[Mario]] and [[Princess Peach]] playing [[Compat-I-Com]]
MPA Yoshi Slot Machine Artwork.jpg|[[Yoshi]]
MPA Yoshi.jpg|[[Yoshi]]
MPA Toad Crew Artwork.jpg|[[Toad (species)|Toad Crew]]
MPA Bowser.png|[[Bowser]]
MPA Boo Artwork.jpg|[[Boo]]
Shroomlock.jpg|[[Shroomlock]]
MPA Goomba Artwork.jpg|[[Goomba]]
MPA Monty Mole Artwork.png|[[Monty Mole]]
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Media==
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==Pre-release and unused content==
==Pre-release and unused content==
{{main|List of Mario Party Advance pre-release and unused content}}
{{main|List of Mario Party Advance pre-release and unused content}}
==Names in other languages==
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|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
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Most of the minigame themes in this game were from ''[[Mario Party 3]]'' and ''[[Mario Party 4]]''.
*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]]''.
**In addition, the passport theme from this game was a rearrangement of the main menu theme from ''Mario Party 4''.
*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 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.
*This is the only ''Mario Party'' game not to use voice samples.
*This game is rated as Teenage Restricted by [[wikipedia:Korea Media Rating Board|Korea Media Rating Board]]<ref>http://grac.or.kr/Statistics/Popup/Pop_StatisticsDetails.aspx?d043c5015360d550bae284d04165044ccecd98f227eaeaf17ed258610ac557e8</ref> likely because of the gamble minigames.


==References==
==References==
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==External Links==
==External links==
*[http://www.marioparty6.com/launch/index2.html Official Mario Party Advance website]
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*[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/b8mj/index.html Official Mario Party Advance Japanese website]
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*[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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Mario Party Advance
North American box art for Mario Party Advance
American box art
For alternate box art, see the game's gallery.
Developer Hudson Soft
Nintendo SPD Group No.4
Konami (Wii U Virtual Console)
Publisher Nintendo
Platform(s) Game Boy Advance
Virtual Console (Wii U)
Release date Game Boy Advance:
Japan January 13, 2005[?]
USA March 28, 2005[?]
Europe June 10, 2005[?]
Australia September 15, 2005[?]
Virtual Console (Wii U):
USA December 25, 2014[?]
Europe December 25, 2014[?]
Australia December 26, 2014[?]
Japan October 28, 2015[?]
Language(s) English (United States)
French (France)
German
Spanish (Spain)
Italian
Japanese
Genre Party
Rating(s)
ESRB:E - Everyone
PEGI:3 - Three years and older
CERO:A - All ages
ACB:G8+ - Eight years and older
USK:0 - All ages
Mode(s) 1-4 players
Format
Wii U:
Digital download
Game Boy Advance:
Game Pak
Input
Wii U:
Wii Remote (horizontal)
Game Boy Advance:
Serial code(s) 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, 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 to collect the minigames and Gaddgets 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.[1][better source needed] Mario Party Advance was re-released on the Wii U's 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[edit]

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. 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[edit]

Group artwork

There are four playable characters in Mario Party Advance, the least amount of any 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[edit]

Artwork Character Starting position
Artwork of Mario from Mario Party Advance Mario Town area
Luigi Luigi Seaside area
Princess Peach Princess Peach Jungle area
MPA Yoshi Fishing Artwork.jpg Yoshi Horror area

Hosts[edit]

Artwork Character Hosts
MPA Tumble Artwork.jpg Tumble Shroom City
Artwork of Toad from Mario Party Advance Toad Play Land and Party Land
Professor Elvin Gadd Professor E. Gadd Play Land
Artwork of Toadette from Mario Party Advance Toadette Party Land and Challenge Land

Toads[edit]

Image Name Description

Shroomlock Shroomlock Shroom City's detective. Every time there is a case, Shroomlock arrives at the scene of the crime.
Mr. E (MPA) Mr. E A mystery-loving guy. Every time the player finds something strange, Mr. E arrives to investigate.
Mushbert Mushbert A huge fan of the TV show, Toad Force V. He can provide the player with rare Toad Force V merchandise.
Mrs. Shroomlock Mrs. Shroomlock Shroomlock's wife. When the player visits the Shroomlock House, she will tell them a tip about what to do next.

Antagonists[edit]

Image Name Description

Bowser Bowser The main antagonist who roams in Shroom City stealing Minigames and Gaddgets.
A blue Koopa Kid from Mario Party AdvanceA green Koopa Kid from Mario Party AdvanceArtwork of a red Koopa Kid from Mario Party Advance Koopa Kids Appear in Bowser's minigames, where the objective is to defeat all of them.

NPCs[edit]

Character Icon Sprite Title Description
Original After completing all quests
Akiki Ukiki Akiki sprite.png "Ukiki's adorable little niece." "She's a little bit of a tomboy. She looks up to her uncle Ukiki." N/A
Amp Amp MPA Amp.png "Lives in town and loves to play games." "Loves to play games. Has a short fuse and gets mad easily." "Hit a hot streak in the Game Room."
Big Bob-omb King Bob-omb 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." "Moved to the jungle to enjoy retirement."
Blooper Blooper Sprite of Blooper from Mario Party Advance "A duelist at the Mushroom Beacon." "He trains hard at the lighthouse. He trains to be a master." "Trains hard every day and is getting tough."
Bob-omb Bob-omb icon from Mario Party Advance A Bob-omb in Mario Party Advance "Lives in town. Loves the word "Victory"!" "Belongs to a shadowy gang of some sort. He's very nice." "Stepped in to fill Big Bob-omb's shoes."
Bob-omba Bob-omba Sprite of Bob-omba (ie Bob-omb Buddy) in Mario Party Advance "Lives in town and just loves flowers." "Belongs to a shadowy gang. She just loves flowers." "Her Piranha plant has grown a bit TOO big."
Boo Icon of a Boo inMario Party Advance. Sprite of a Boo in Mario Party Advance "One of the mischievous Boos at Boo Cemetery." "Boos love to play pranks, but they're fiercely loyal." "All the Boos haunt Horror Condo daily now."
Bowser Bowser BowserMPA.png "Pops up all over. Has the hots for Peach." "He's an awful person who makes mayhem for Mario and his friends." "Wants to make a clean start at beating Mario."
Bullet Bill Bullet Bill MPA Bullet.png "Trains at Mushroom Stadium." "A brash and boisterous soul, but he IS the #1 sprinter." "Finished second in the world sprint trials."
Chain Chomp Chain Chomp Sprite of Chain Chomp in Mario Party Advance "A duelist living in town." "Mouser use to take care of it. It loves to duel any passerby." "Now guards the first floor of Duel Tower."
Cheep Cheep Cheep Cheep Sprite of Cheep Cheep in Mario Party Advance "Practices swimming at Mushroom Pool." "A great swimmer, if only he could get over his insecurities." "He's improved a lot. He even set a new record!"
Coach Coach Sprite of Coach from Mario Party Advance. "Trains Cheep Cheep to swim." "Once, he was a champion, but now, he trains future champions." "Wrote a book on his confidence techniques."
Dolphin Sprite of Dolphin's icon in Mario Party Advance Sprite of Dolphin in Mario Party Advance "Performs at Mario Vaudeville." "He's not a very funny comedian. He's lost all his confidence." "He's become a massive TV star."
Dorrie Dorrie Sprite of Dorrie from Mario Party Advance. "Lives in Loch Dorrie and looks lonely." "Just a big, sad dinosaur looking for a soul mate." "He hasn't seen Yoshi in ages!"
E. Gadd Sprite of E. Gadd's icon in Mario Party Advance Sprite of Professor E. Gadd in Mario Party Advance N/A
Flutter Flutter MPA Flutter Sprite.png "Lives in Mushroom Condo." "She's a hip girl who knows her trends. Looking for a boyfriend." "She's still looking for a new boyfriend."
Fly Guy Fly Guy Sprite of Fly Guy in Mario Party Advance "Lives on the rooftop of Mushroom Condo." "His bags packed, he just waits on the roof." "His bags packed, he just waits on the roof."
Goomba Goomba Sprite of Goomba in Mario Party Advance "Lives in Goomba House. Digs dancing." "He's considerate and caring. He likes to share with friends." "Officially assigned to be Shroom City's guide."
Goombetty MPA Goombetty.png Sprite of Goombetty in Mario Party Advance "Goes to school with Goombob." "The best student at her school. Plays violin beautifully." "Loves Goombob madly. Collects seashells."
Goombob MPA Goombob.png Sprite of Goombob (ie Galoomba) in Mario Party Advance "A rich kid who lives at Goombob Manor." "He's got a big crush on a girl in town. His folks are away." "Might move to the beach with Goombetty."
Hammer Bro Hammer Bro Sprite of Hammer Bro in Mario Party Advance "A world-champion hammer thrower." "A champion, through and through. Loves a good challenge." "He's been training for an upcoming journey."
Hoot Hoot Hoot in Mario Party Advance. "Lives in the jungle and loves to play games." "Loves to play games, but his bad attitude makes him lose." "His head won't stop spinning!"
Huffin Puffin Sprite of Huffin Puffin's icon in Mario Party Advance MPA Huff Puff.png N/A "Not even Bowser knows where they vanished to."
Hulu Hulu Sprite of Hulu (ie bamboo dancer) in Mario Party Advance "Teaches at the Dance Stage." "A sensitive dance instructor who cries at the drop of a hat." She's got new students and a new classroom!"
Kamek Kamek Sprite of Kamek in Mario Party Advance "The Game Mage out in the desert." "He has never lost a game. Once, he was Bowser's mentor." "Forgave Bowser and joined his side."
Klepto Klepto Klepto in Mario Party Advance. "Lives in the Klepto Ruins." "Protector of treasures. Holds the key to the ancient lock." "Changed the secret code to guard his treasure."
Koopa Koopa Sprite of a Koopa Troopa, from Mario Party Advance. "Works at Koopa Bank." "An all-business chap who just can't stop cleaning." "Cycles often with Koopa Paratroopa."
Koopa Kid Koopa Kid Sprite of Koopa Kid in Mario Party Advance "Pops up everywhere. Idolizes Bowser." "He adores Bowser and obeys his every whim. He's not too bright." "Still idolizes Bowser's every (stupid) move."
Lakitu Lakitu Lakitu in Mario Party Advance. "Lives in Lakitu House." "A huge fan of Toad Force V. Loves to quote the series." "Secretly yearns to be a screenwriter."
Lantern Ghost Lantern Ghost Sprite of Lantern Ghost in Mario Party Advance "Lives in Horror Condo." "A huge fan of Toad Force V. Runs the TFV Fan Club." "Still runs the club. They meet on Tuesdays!"
Mechakoopa Mechakoopa Mechakoopa in Mario Party Advance. "Works at Mushroom Library." "Discovered Mechakoopa's theorem. Often lost in thought." "Spends all his time writing a new theorem."
Monty Mole Monty Mole Monty Mole from Mario Party Advance "Lives in town and loves to play games." "Loves playing games, but hates losing his money in the process." "Gave up the games and got himself hitched!"
Mouser Mouser Sprite of Mouser in Mario Party Advance "The most challenging duelist in Duel Tower." "This perfect duelist has even battled it out with Bowser!" "Was really bummed that Whomp left."
Mr. Blizzard Mr. Blizzard Sprite of Mr. Blizzard in Mario Party Advance "Plays baseball at the Ice Stadium." "An ace pitcher with the Snowtown Ice Stars." "He's learning a mean fastball in the minors."
Mr. E Mr. E Sprite of Mr. E in Mario Party Advance "Loves to unravel any unsolved mysteries." "Shows up when mystery rears its mysterious head. Cowardly." "Nobody seems to know where he's gone..."
Mr. I Mr. I Mr. I in Mario Party Advance. "A reclusive gent in the horror area." "A gentleman at heart, but a bit gruff from time to time." "He's learning how to wink for Peach."
Mrs. S Mrs. Shroomlock Sprite of Mrs. Shroomlock in Mario Party Advance "Lives in Shroomlock House." "She loves gossip as much as she loves her dear Shroomlock." "She's gotten hooked on infomercials."
Mushbert Mushbert Sprite of Mushbert in Mario Party Advance "Lives in Mushroom Condo." "A huge fan of Toad Force V. Knows all about the show." "Outgrew Toad Force V. Loves Koopa Quest now.
Naval Piranha Sprite of Naval Piranha's icon in Mario Party Advance Sprite of Naval Piranha in Mario Party Advance N/A "Seems to grow quite well in the dry desert!"
Ninji Ninji Sprite of Ninji in Mario Party Advance "Lives in Horror Condo." "A huge fan of Toad Force V. Wants a special DVD of the show." "Sold his DVD when he got bored of cartoons."
Paratroopa Paratroopa Sprite of a Koopa Paratroopa, from Mario Party Advance. "Runs Junk, the item superstore." "A big-brother type, who looks after everyone in town." "Made a fortune selling Toxic Toad Z Figures."
Penguin Penguin Sprite of Penguin in Mario Party Advance "Plays games in the icy regions of Shroom City." "Loves to play games. He wants to buy a ring for Pengwen." "Still can't afford that ol' wedding ring..."
Petal Guy Petal Guy Petal Guy in Mario Party Advance. "A forlorn poet living in the jungle." "He's a lovesick artist. Writes poetry to the woman he loves." "Gave up poetry for a career in carpentry."
Piranha Plant Piranha Plant Sprite of the foreground Piranha Plant in Mario Party Advance "Grows in the desert. Loves water." "It's pretty and healthy, but also quite dangerous..." "Still healthy. Still dangerous. Huge, too!"
Pokey Pokey A Pokey from Mario Party Advance. "A "skill" duelist lurking in Duel Tower" "He challenges strangers to answer 3 riddles before leaving." "Many consider his new riddle the finest ever."
Salvo Salvo MPA Salvo Slime.png "Trains at Mushroom Stadium." "He seems lazy, but his skills are top notch." "Still guards the second floor of Duel Tower."
Shroomlock Shroomlock Sprite of Shroomlock in Mario Party Advance "Detective of Toadland Yard. Loves ice cream." "A brilliant detective, but a bit on the lazy side." "He went on a vacation and solved a crime!"
Shy Guy Shy Guy Sprite of Shy Guy in Mario Party Advance "Works at the train station." "He works without complaint and without rest. He's diligent!" "The coal is starting to run a little low again."
Snifit Snifit MPA Snifit Sprite.png "Lives in Horror Condo." "Loves to be scared. Wants to see a ghost more than anything!" "Getting a bit tired of all the Boo sightings."
Spear Guy Spear Guy Sprite of Spear Guy in Mario Party Advance "A duelist living in the jungle." "He hides in the jungle, waiting for a duelist with a mustache." "Lurks in the thickets, waiting for a mustache."
Star Sprite of a Star's icon in Mario Party Advance Sprite of the Star in Mario Party Advance N/A
Sushi Sushi Sushi in Mario Party Advance "Always near Sushi Cliff (in the water)." "Has a sharp tongue and even sharper teeth. Hates crooks." "Sushi opened a seaside bed and breakfast."
Thwomp Thwomp Sprite of a Thwomp from Mario Party Advance. "Lives alone in the Thwomp House." "He looks mean, but he's really just lonely. He wants friends!" "His new friend, Whomp, got inside somehow."
Toad MPA Toad Icon.png MPA Toad Sprite.png N/A
Toadette MPA Toadette Icon.png Sprite of Toadette in Mario Party Advance N/A
Toady Toady Sprite of Toady in Mario Party Advance "Lives in Mushroom Condo." "Heads up the popular rap act "Kamek Crew." "His Mushroom Stadium gig was a big hit."
Tumble Sprite of Tumble's icon in Mario Party Advance Sprite of Tumble in Mario Party Advance N/A "He's still working as a beloved Shroom guide."
Ukiki Ukiki Akiki sprite.png "Lives in Ukiki House with his niece." "A kind soul who loves kids and all kinds of baked goods." "He quit being mayor. Still pals with Akiki."
Whomp Whomp Sprite of Whomp in Mario Party Advance "A "power" duelist lurking in Duel Tower." "Based on power alone, he's even stronger than Mouser himself!" "Became good friends with Thwomp."

Modes[edit]

Shroom City[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Title Location Type Client Description
Accessorize! Goombob Manor The icon for romance in Mario Party Advance Goombob Goombob wants to give a lovely seashell to his crush, Goombetty.
Big Boss Bob-omb Mushroom Condo (Basement) The icon for Bob-ombs in Mario Party Advance Big Bob-omb Big Bob-omb challenges the player to a dice game.
Chomper Stomper Chain Chomp The icon for duels in Mario Party Advance Chain Chomp Chain Chomp and the player duel with the Chain Saw minigame.
Find the Password Bob-omb Avenue The icon for Bob-ombs in Mario Party Advance 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 The icon for Bob-ombs in Mario Party Advance Bob-omba Bob-omba wants a healthy flower as a gift.
Hearts A-Flutter Mushroom Condo (3rd Floor) The icon for romance in Mario Party Advance Flutter Flutter has a crush on someone and is too shy to tell them.
Hey, UFO! Mushroom Condo (Roof) The icon for adventure in Mario Party Advance 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) The icon for miscellaneous quests in Mario Party Advance Toady The Kamek Krew needs a gig, and they ask the player to find a place for them to play.
Kind Goomba Goomba House The icon for miscellaneous quests in Mario Party Advance Goomba Goomba asks the player to buy a train ticket for him.
Locomotionless Train Station The icon for miscellaneous quests in Mario Party Advance Shy Guy The Train Station has run out of coal and Shy Guy needs to obtain some.
Losing Streak Town Game Room B The icon for gambling in Mario Party Advance Amp Amp asks the player to win at Match 'Em and end his losing streak.
Probably a Robbery? Town Koopa Bank The icon for mystery in Mario Party Advance Koopa The local bank has been robbed, and Koopa and Shroomlock ask the player to find the culprit.
Weeping Thwomp Thwomp House The icon for mystery in Mario Party Advance Thwomp Thwomp has been robbed and asks the player to help him.
Winners Keepers Town Game Room A The icon for gambling in Mario Party Advance Monty Mole Monty Mole is in a slump and asks the player to win the Scratch 'Em minigame once.

Desert Quests[edit]

Title Location Type Client Description
A Speeding Bill Mushroom Stadium The icon for sports in Mario Party Advance Bullet Bill Bullet Bill and the player have a short race.
Game Mage The Hammer The icon for gambling in Mario Party Advance Kamek The Game Mage, Kamek, challenges the player to the gambling minigame Pair 'Em.
Hammerama Mushroom Field The icon for sports in Mario Party Advance Hammer Bro Hammer Bro challenges the player to a short hammer-throwing competition.
Mysterious Riddles Pokey The icon for miscellaneous quests in Mario Party Advance Pokey The player must answer Pokey's three riddles correctly.
Treasure of Mystery! Klepto Ruins The icon for adventure in Mario Party Advance Klepto Mr. E is searching for Klepto's treasure, and asks the player to help him.

Seaside Quests[edit]

Title Location Type Client Description
Blooper Battle Mushroom Beacon The icon for duels in Mario Party Advance Blooper Blooper and the player duel using the duel minigame Hammergeddon.
Comedy Bomb Mario Vaudeville The icon for miscellaneous quests in Mario Party Advance Dolphin Dolphin is a struggling comedian who needs the player to prove to him that he is funny.
Duel Tower, 1F Duel Tower The icon for duels in Mario Party Advance 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 The icon for duels in Mario Party Advance Salvo Before the player can reach the Duel Tower's third and final floor, Salvo challenges the player to the duel minigame Volleybomb.
Duel Tower, 3F Duel Tower The icon for duels in Mario Party Advance Mouser Mouser serves as the Duel Tower's final challenge, and faces the player in the duel minigame Chicken!
Mathemagician! Mushroom Library The icon for miscellaneous quests in Mario Party Advance Mechakoopa Mechakoopa quizzes the player on a series of math questions.
Sploosh! Sushi Cliff The icon for mystery in Mario Party Advance Sushi Shroomlock, Sushi, and the player work together to find who dragged Shroomlock off of the cliff.
Swimmin' Wimp Mushroom Pool The icon for sports in 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 The icon for Toad Force V in Mario Party Advance Lakitu Lakitu asks the player to find the famous quote from episode 28 of Toad Force V.

Horror Quests[edit]

Title Location Type Client Description
Condo of Mystery! Horror Condo (2F) The icon for adventure in Mario Party Advance Snifit Snifit wants his room in the Horror Condo to be haunted.
DVD for Me Horror Condo (1F) The icon for Toad Force V in Mario Party Advance Ninji Ninji is looking for a limited-edition Toad Force V DVD.
Love That Princess! Mr. I The icon for romance in Mario Party Advance Mr. I Mr. I wants to see Princess Peach.
Nerd Force V Horror Condo (Basement) The icon for Toad Force V in Mario Party Advance 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 The icon for mystery in Mario Party Advance Boo The player must discover which of the four Boos is a fake and therefore which Boo stole the golden Boo statue.

Snow Quests[edit]

Title Location Type Client Description
Cool as Ice Ice Stadium The icon for sports in Mario Party Advance Mr. Blizzard Mr. Blizzard, an ace pitcher, challenges the player to hit a home run.
Engaging Game Ice Game Room The icon for gambling in Mario Party Advance Penguin Penguin has gambled away his coins and asks the player to win them back.

Jungle Quests[edit]

Title Location Type Client Description
Blossom of My Heart Petal House The icon for romance in Mario Party Advance Petal Guy Petal Guy wants the player to deliver his poem of love to his crush.
Debt's a Hoot Jungle Game Hut The icon for gambling in Mario Party Advance 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 The icon for adventure in Mario Party Advance Dorrie Dorrie is lonely and wants a friend.
Jungle Jive Dance Stage The icon for sports in Mario Party Advance Hulu Hulu offers to teach the player how to dance.
Monkeynapping!? Ukiki House The icon for mystery in Mario Party Advance Akiki Akiki is panicking because she believes that her uncle, Ukiki, has been kidnapped.
Mustached Hero! Spear Thicket The icon for duels in Mario Party Advance Spear Guy Spear Guy wants to challenge a mustached person to the duel minigame Tank-Down.

Bowser Quests[edit]

Title Location Type Required Quests Description
Goal Tenderizer Bowser Stadium The icon for sports in Mario Party Advance 3 The player must successfully shoot three goals past Bowser at a game of soccer, then win the Splatterball minigame.
Chillin' Villain Mt. Frostbite The icon for adventure in Mario Party Advance 10 Bowser tells the player jokes to warm himself up, then challenges them with the Crushed Ice minigame.
Bowser: Accused! Bowser Mansion The icon for mystery in Mario Party Advance 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 The icon for Toad Force V in Mario Party Advance 20 Bowser quizzes the player on Toad Force V trivia, then makes them play the Slammer minigame.
Boss Bowser Bowser Hideout The icon for Bob-ombs in Mario Party Advance 25 Bowser challenges the player to a game of cards, then to the Koopa Kappa minigame.
Bestest Buds Bowser Pad The icon for romance in Mario Party Advance 30 Bowser asks the player to buy him a gift; they then play the Peek-n-Sneak minigame.
Game King Bowser Game Hall The icon for gambling in Mario Party Advance 35 The player gambles with Bowser's Watch 'Em minigame.
Bowserstein! Bowser Lab The icon for duels in Mario Party Advance 40 Bowser forces the player to duel Naval Piranha through the Koopa Kurl minigame.
Final Showdown Bowser Gate The icon for miscellaneous quests in Mario Party Advance 49 The player and Bowser face off in the final minigame, Trap Floor.

Minigames and Gaddgets[edit]

Main article: List of Mario Party Advance minigames
Main article: Gaddget

Mario Party Advance offers fifty traditional minigames and sixty-one Gaddgets, 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[edit]

Main article: Bonus Board
Artwork of the Bonus Board from Mario Party Advance
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[edit]

Main article: List of Mario Party Advance staff

Mario Party Advance was developed by Hudson Soft in conjunction with 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[edit]

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.[2]

[3] The lack of a substantial multiplayer was also a common complaint, as it required players to either use multiple Game Link Cables or make every player use the same Game Boy.[4] The single-player campaign, on the other hand, was more generally praised, offering a large amount of variety and unique characters.[5] In an IGN article ranking the Mario Party games, Mario Party Advance came in last (out of twelve games), being described as "the black sheep of the Mario Party series."[6] 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."[7]

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.[8] Similarly, Mario Party Advance holds the third-lowest Metacritic Metascore in the entire Super Mario franchise, at 54,[9] with the second-lowest being WarioWare: Snapped! (at 53)[10] and the lowest being Donkey Kong Barrel Blast (at 46).[11]

Reviews
Release Reviewer, Publication Score Comment
Game Boy Advance Craig Harris, 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, 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, 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, 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."
Aggregators
Compiler Platform / Score
Metacritic 54
GameRankings 56.53%

References to other games[edit]

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Mario Party Advance.

Media[edit]

For a complete list of media for this subject, see List of Mario Party Advance media.
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Pre-release and unused content[edit]

Main article: List of Mario Party Advance pre-release and unused content

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese マリオパーティアドバンス[?]
Mario Pāti Adobansu
Mario Party Advance
Chinese (traditional) 瑪利歐派對Advance[12]
Mǎlì'ōu Pàiduì Advance
Mario Party Advance

Trivia[edit]

  • 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 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[edit]

  1. ^ Mario Party Advance. Mario Party Legacy. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  2. ^ Harris, Craig (March 25, 2005). Mario Party Advance. IGN (English). Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  3. ^ Reed, Kristen (July 12, 2005). Mario Party Advance. EuroGamer (English). Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  4. ^ Sanches, Joao Diniz (October 21, 2005). Mario Party Advance. Pocket Gamer (English). Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  5. ^ Provo, Frank (March 31, 2005). Mario Party Advance Review. GameSpot (English). Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  6. ^ Koczwara, Micheal (March 23, 2015). The Best Mario Party Games. IGN (English). Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  7. ^ Harris, Craig (November 21, 2007). Mario Party DS Review. IGN (English). Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  8. ^ Guiness World Records search results. guinnessworldrecords.com (English). Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  9. ^ Mario Party Advance. Metacritic (English). Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  10. ^ WarioWare: Snapped!. Metacritic (English). Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  11. ^ Donkey Kong Barrel Blast. Metacritic (English). Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  12. ^ 瑪利歐歷史|超級瑪利歐兄弟 35週年|任天堂. Nintendo of HK (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved June 20, 2024.

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