Mario Party Advance

Template:Infobox Mario Party Advance is a game in the Mario Party series for the Game Boy Advance. In this game, players can play minigames and Gaddgets as they travel through Party World. Unlike the console games, it is more single player oriented. It does not have a four player mode within the game itself. Instead, the game allows players to play Duel minigames against other players, or download minigames and Gaddgets to another Game Boy Advance for friends to play. The game does, however, include a Bonus Board packaged with the game, which is a physical board game that uses the Game Boy Advance game to let players play against each other in Gaddgets.

The game was released in Japan in January 13, 2005, in Singapore at March 23, 2005, in North America in March 28, 2005 and in Europe in June 10, 2005.

Story

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

Characters

Group artwork.

There a total of four playable characters in Mario Party Advance, the least amount of any Mario Party game to date. It does, however, boast much more non-playable characters that the player can help out during the story mode, as well as other supporting characters than most other Mario Party games.

Playable Characters

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Starting Position	Town Area	Starting Position	Seaside Area	Starting Position	Jungle Area	Starting Position	Horror Area

Hosts

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Hosts	Shroom City	Hosts	Play Land & Party Land	Hosts	Play Land	Hosts	Party Land & Challenge Land

Notable Non-Playable Characters

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

Antagonists

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The main antagonist who roams in Shroom City stealing Minigames and Gaddgets.	Appears in various minigames, attempting to hinder progress.

Game Modes

Shroom City

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

Play Land

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

Party Land

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

Challenge Land

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

Mini-Game Attack

The player selects one of the four characters, and meets the host, Toad. Here, the player will play through fifteen mini-games in order to win coins. After Toad explains everything, a list of three minigames will appear, and the player can pick which one they think they can win. The minigames also appear as they would in Free Play, but with winning conditions. If a player loses a minigame, they will lose everything they accumulated up to this point. If they win five games, they can win 1,000 coins, ten games results in 10,000 coins, and 100,000 coins for all fifteen games. During the attack, they can either keep their total, or use their special items to help. There are three special items, Switch, Replay, and Practice. Replay allows the player to play the games that they completed again, Switch changes three current games with three new ones, and Practice allows the player to try a game before playing it for real.

Game Room

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

Duel Dash

In Duel Dash, which is hosted by Toadette, the player will compete against a computer to win coins. There are three modes: easy to win 1,000 coins; normal to win 10,000 coins, and hard to win 100,000 coins. In easy, the players play three mini-games, in normal, five, and in hard, eight. The mini-games are decided at random.

Bowser Land

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

Quests

The following is a list of all quests in Mario Party Advance. Once the player successfully completes a quest, he or she will earn a Gaddget.

Town Quests

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

Desert Quests

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

Seaside Quests

Quest Title	Quest Location	Quest Type	Client(s)	Quest Description	Answer
Duel Tower, 1F	Duel Tower	Duel	Whomp	The player must win the mini-game (Stair Scare) to advance to the second floor.
Duel Tower, 2F	Duel Tower	Duel	Salvo the Slime	The player must win the mini-game (Volleybomb) to advance to the third floor.
Duel Tower, 3F	Duel Tower	Duel	Mouser	The player must win the mini-game (Chicken!) to complete the Duel Tower.
What's That Line?	Lakitu House	Toad Force V	Lakitu	The player must discover the quote from episode 28 that Lakitu has forgotten.	"I'm an Iron Shroom!"
Blooper Battle	Mushroom Beacon	Duel	Blooper	The player must win the mini-game Hammergeddon.
Mathemagician!	Mushroom Library	Item Search	Mecha-Koopa	The player must correctly answer Mecha-Koopa's math questions.	990, 100, 0
Swimmin' Wimp	Mushroom Pool	Sport	Cheep Cheep, 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!
Comedy Bomb	Mario Vaudeville	Item Search	Dolphin	The player must laugh at the appropriate times to restore the Dolphin's comedic self-confidence.
Sploosh!	Sushi Cliff	Mystery	Sushi	The player must figure out who pulled Shroomlock off of the cliff.	Blooper

Horror Quests

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

Snow Quests

Quest Title	Quest Location	Quest Type	Client(s)	Quest Description	Answer
Engaging Game	Ice Game Room	Gambling	Penguin	The player must win the mini-game so that Penguin can buy an engagement ring for his girlfriend, Pengwen.	Drop 'em
Cool as Ice	Ice Stadium	Sport	Mr. Blizzard	The player must hit a home run.

Forest Quests

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

Bowser Quests

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

Minigames

Main article: List of minigames in Mario Party Advance

Bonus Board

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The Bonus Board

The Bonus Board is an extra feature added to the main game. It is also the only way to play a multiplayer game. The Bonus Board is a board made of paper which comes packaged with the game. The Game Boy Advance acts as the dice and can be used to play multiplayer Gaddgets.

Staff

Main article: List of Mario Party Advance staff

Reception

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The game's logo.

Mario Party Advance received mixed reviews. It was given a 6/10 rating from IGN. The IGN review states that the game "features a whole slew of different things to do and play, but it all seems just a bit uncreative for the first outing on the handheld system." The review also states that "there's so much text in the game because each task features a character with the gift of gab, and if you fail the task by running out of dice rolls, you have to sit through all that text again and again until you get it right." The review also complains how no mini-games "ever really reach that "wow, that was fun!" level" and how the concept of the mini-games is unoriginal. The reviewer praises "the game's not all that bad, with a nice assortment of basic one-off challenges that can be played at any time".

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

The game received a 1/10 rating from EuroGamer. The reviewer lambasted the game for being bland and uncreative.

This game appeared in Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2014 as the least selling Mario game.

Beta elements

Main article: List of Mario Party Advance beta elements

Trivia

• Most of the minigame themes in this game were from Mario Party 3 and Mario Party 4.
  • In addition, the passport theme from this game was a cover of the main menu theme from Mario Party 4.
• This is the only game in the entire Mario Party spin-off series not to feature Wario and the first Mario Party game not to feature Donkey Kong. It is also the only post-Mario Party 3 game not to feature Princess Daisy or Waluigi, as well as the only Mario Party game after Mario Party 4 not to feature Toad as a playable character, making Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach and Yoshi the only four playable characters to appear in all of the Mario Party spin-off games (excluding Mario Party-e, then only two characters (Mario and Yoshi) are playable in every game, as the other two (Luigi and Princess Peach) are not playable).

External Links

• Official Mario Party Advance website
• Official Mario Party Advance Japanese website