Mario Party Advance

Template:Infobox Mario Party Advance is the seventh game in the 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 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 Japan at March 23, 2005, in North America in March 28, 2005 and in Europe in June 10, 2005.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.

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.

Characters

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

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Hosts

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Toads

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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.

NPCs

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."
Amp		"Lives in town and loves to play games."	"Loves to play games. Has a short fuse and gets mad easily."
Big Bob-omb		"Lives in a secret room somewhere in town."	"The head of the Bob-omb gang. Quite mellow in his old age."
Blooper		"A duelist at the Mushroom Beacon."	"He trains hard at the lighthouse. He trains to be a master."
Bob-omb		"Lives in town. Loves the word "Victory"!"	"Belongs to a shadowy gang of some sort. He's very nice."
Bob-omba		"Lives in town and just loves flowers."	"Belongs to a shadowy gang. She just loves flowers."
Boo		"One of the mischievous Boos at Boo Cemetery."	"Boos love to play pranks, but they're fiercely loyal."
Bowser		"Pops up all over. Has the hots for Peach."	"He's an awful person who makes mayhem for Mario and his friends."
Bullet Bill		"Trains at Mushroom Stadium."	"A brash and boisterous soul, but he IS the #1 sprinter."
Chain Chomp		"A duelist living in town."	"Mouser use to take care of it. It loves to duel any passerby."
Cheep Cheep		"Practices swimming at Mushroom Pool."	"A great swimmer, if only he could get over his insecurities."
Coach		"Trains Cheep Cheep to swim."	"Once, he was a champion, but now, he trains future champions."
Dorrie		"Lives in Loch Dorrie and looks lonely."	"Just a big, sad dinosaur looking for a soul mate."
Flutter		"Lives in Mushroom Condo."	"She's a hip girl who knows her trends. Looking for a boyfriend."
Fly Guy		"Lives on the rooftop of Mushroom Condo."	"The head of the Bob-omb gang. Quite mellow in his old age."
Goomba		"Lives in Goomba House. Digs dancing."	"He's considerate and caring. He likes to share with friends."
Goombetty	File:MPA Goombetty Icon.png	"Goes to school with Goombob."	"The best student at her school. Plays violin beautifully."
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."
Hammer Bro		"A world-champion hammer thrower."	"A champion, through and through. Loves a good challenge."
Hoot		"Lives in the jungle and loves to play games."	"Loves to play games, but his bad attitude makes him lose."
Hulu		"Teaches at the Dance Stage."	"A sensitive dance instructor who cries at the drop of a hat."
Kamek		"The Game Mage out in the desert."	"He has never lost a game. Once, he was Bowser's mentor."
Klepto		"Lives in the Klepto Ruins."	"Protector of treasures. Holds the key to the ancient lock."
Koopa		"Works at Koopa Bank."	"An all-business chap who just can't stop cleaning."
Koopa Kid		"Pops up everywhere. Idolizes Bowser."	"He adores Bowser and obeys his every whim. He's not too bright."
Lakitu		"Lives in Lakitu House."	"A huge fan of Toad Force V. Loves to quote the series."
Lantern Ghost		"Lives in Horror Condo."	"A huge fan of Toad Force V. Runs the TFV Fan Club."
Mechakoopa		"Works at Mushroom Library."	"Discovered Mechakoopa's theorem. Often lost in thought."
Monty Mole		"Lives in town and loves to play games."	"Loves playing games, but hates losing his money in the process."
Mouser		"The most challenging duelist in Duel Tower."	"This perfect duelist has even battled it out with Bowser!"
Mr. Blizzard		"Plays baseball at the Ice Stadium."	"An ace pitcher with the Snowtown Ice Stars."
Mr. E		"Loves to unravel any unsolved mysteries."	"Shows up when mystery rears its mysterious head. Cowardly."
Mr. I		"A reclusive gent in the horror area."	"A gentleman at heart, but a bit gruff from time to time."
Mrs. S		"Lives in Shroomlock House."	"She loves gossip as much as she loves her dear Shroomlock."
Mushbert		"Lives in Mushroom Condo."	"A huge fan of Toad Force V. Knows all about the show."
Ninji		"Lives in Horror Condo."	"A huge fan of Toad Force V. Wants a special DVD of the show."
Paratroopa		"Runs Junk, the item superstore."	"A big-brother type, who looks after everyone in town."
Penguin		"Plays games in the icy regions of Shroom City."	"Loves to play games. He wants to buy a ring for Pengwen."
Petal Guy		"A forlorn poet living in the jungle."	"He's a lovesick artist. Writes poetry to the woman he loves."
Piranha Plant		"Grows in the desert. Loves water."	"It's pretty and healthy, but also quite dangerous..."
Pokey		"A "skill" duelist lurking in Duel Tower"	"He challenges strangers to answer 3 riddles before leaving."
Salvo		"Trains at Mushroom Stadium."	"He seems lazy, but his skills are top notch."
Shroomlock		"Detective of Toadland Yard. Loves ice cream."	"A brilliant detective, but a bit on the lazy side."
Shy Guy		"Works at the train station."	"He works without complaint and without rest. He's diligent!"
Snifit		"Lives in Horror Condo."	"Loves to be scared. Wants to see a ghost more than anything!"
Spear Guy		"A duelist living in the jungle."	"He hides in the jungle, waiting for a duelist with a mustache."
Sushi		"Always near Sushi Cliff (in the water)."	"Has a sharp tongue and even sharper teeth. Hates crooks."
Thwomp		"Lives alone in the Thwomp House."	"He looks mean, but he's really just lonely. He wants friends!"
Toady		"Lives in Mushroom Condo."	"Heads up the popular rap act "Kamek Crew."
Ukiki		"Lives in Ukiki House with his niece."	"A kind soul who loves kids and all kinds of baked goods."
Whomp		"A "power" duelist lurking in Duel Tower."	"Based on power alone, he's even stronger than Mouser himself!"

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 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

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 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.

Town Quests

Title	Location	Type	Client	Description
Find the Password	Bob-omb Avenue		Bob-omb	The player must find the password to join the Bob-omb gang in order to receive a Gaddget.
Flowers Are a Blast!	Bob-omba		Bob-omba	The player must find a flower in the desert to give to Bob-omba
Chomper Stomper	Chain Chomp		Chain Chomp	The player must play and win the duel mini-game, Chain Saw.
Kind Goomba	Goomba House		Goomba	The player must buy a train ticket and give it to the Goomba.
Accessorize!	Goombob Manor		Goombob	The player must find a seashell and give it to Goombob to give to his girlfriend, Goombetty.
Hey, UFO!	Mushroom Condo (Roof)		Mr. E	The player must help a Fly Guy summon a UFO for Mr. E's investigation.
Hearts A-Flutter	Mushroom Condo (3rd Floor)		Flutter	The player must go to somebody and share Flutter's feelings for him.
Kamek Krew Live!	Mushroom Condo (2nd Floor)		Kamek Krew	The player must find a stadium for the Kamek Crew to perform at.
Big Boss Bob-omb	Mushroom Condo (Basement)		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.
Weeping Thwomp	Thwomp House		Thwomp	The player must solve the mystery as to who robbed Thwomp.
Probably a Robbery?	Town Koopa Bank		Koopa	The player must solve the mystery as to who robbed the Town Bank.
Winners Keepers	Town Game Room A		Monty Mole	The player must win the mini-game in order to break Monty Mole's losing streak.
Losing Streak	Town Game Room B		Amp	The player must win the mini-game in order to break Amp's losing streak.
Locomotionless	Train Station		Shy Guy	The player must find coal in order to make Shy Guy's locomotive mobile once more.

Desert Quests

Title	Location	Type	Client	Description
Treasure of Mystery!	Klepto Ruins		Klepto	The player must solve the code to Klepto's treasure chest.
Hammerama	Mushroom Field		Hammer Bro.	The player must beat the Hammer Bro's hammer-swinging record.
A Speeding Bill	Mushroom Stadium		Bullet Bill	The player must reach the finish line before the Bullet Bill.
Mysterious Riddles	Pokey		Pokey	The player must answer Pokey's riddles correctly.
Game Mage	The Hammer		Kamek	The player must win the gambling game Pair 'Em by earning at least 31 coins.

Seaside Quests

Title	Location	Type	Client	Description
Duel Tower, 1F	Duel Tower		Whomp	The player must win the mini-game (Stair Scare) to advance to the second floor.
Duel Tower, 2F	Duel Tower		Salvo the Slime	The player must win the mini-game (Volleybomb) to advance to the third floor.
Duel Tower, 3F	Duel Tower		Mouser	The player must win the mini-game (Chicken!) to complete the Duel Tower.
What's That Line?	Lakitu House		Lakitu	The player must discover the quote from episode 28 that Lakitu has forgotten.
Blooper Battle	Mushroom Beacon		Blooper	The player must win the mini-game Hammergeddon.
Mathemagician!	Mushroom Library		Mechakoopa	The player must correctly answer Mechakoopa's math questions.
Swimmin' Wimp	Mushroom Pool		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		Dolphin	The player must laugh at the appropriate times to restore the Dolphin's comedic self-confidence.
Sploosh!	Sushi Cliff		Sushi	The player must figure out who pulled Shroomlock off of the cliff.

Horror Quests

Title	Location	Type	Client	Description
True-Blue Boo	Boo Cemetery		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)		Snifit	The player must make the condo haunted by convincing the Boo Cemetery Boos to.
DVD for Me	Horror Condo (1F)		Ninji	The player must collect a Toad Force V DVD to give to Ninji.
Nerd Force V	Horror Condo (Basement)		Lantern Ghost	The player must collect a Toad Force V figurine to prove that he or she is a true fan of the show.
Love That Princess!	Mr. I		Mr. I	The player must play as Princess Peach and visit Mr. I.

Snow Quests

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

Forest Quests

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

Bowser Quests

Title	Location	Type	Required Quests	Description
Goal Tenderizer	Bowser Stadium		3	The player must successfully shoot 3 goals past Bowser at a game of soccer; the player must then win a mini-game (Splatterball).
Chillin' Villain	Mt. Frostbite		10	The player must answer Bowser's jokes correctly; the player must then win a mini-game (Crushed Ice).
Bowser: Accused!	Bowser Mansion		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's Toys	Bowser Toy Shop		20	The player must answer all of Bowser's questions correctly; the player must then win a mini-game (Slammer).
Boss Bowser	Bowser Hideout		25	The player must win Bowser's game of luck; the player must then win a mini-game.
Bestest Buds	Bowser Pad		30	The player must buy Bowser a gift; the player must then win a mini-game (Peek-n-Sneak).
Game King	Bowser Game Hall		35	The player player must win Bowser's gambling game.
Bowserstein!	Bowser Lab		40	The player must duel the Naval Piranha by winning a mini-game (Koopa Kurl).
Final Showdown	Bowser Gate		49	The player must win the mini-game (Trap Floor).

Minigames and Gaddgets

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

Main article: 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 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

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

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. 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. The single-player campaign, on the other hand, was more generally praised, offering a large amount of variety and unique characters.

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." 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."

The game received the title of the "Worst-received Mario videogame" from the Guinness World Records, deriving its results from GameRankings as of July 28, 2014.

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	"Insulting. That's as good a word as any to describe Mario Party Advance. Well, perhaps it's a little harsh. Let's settle on boring. And pointless."
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%

Gallery

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

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  Bowser

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  Shroomlock

Pre-release and unused content

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

Trivia

• Most of the minigame songs in this game are from Mario Party 3 and Mario Party 4.Template:Refneeded
  • In addition, the passport theme from this game is a rearrangement 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.
• This game is rated as Teenage Restricted by South Korea's Game Rating and Administration Committee.

External Links

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