Mario Party (series): Difference between revisions

|'''''Mario Party 6''''', released in 2004, was the first game to make use of the GameCube's microphone peripheral, packaged with the game. Every three turns, the sun periodically sets or rises, producing different effects, including spaces moving, different characters appearing, and changes to minigames. The game features as its hosts the sun-and-moon duo of [[Brighton]] and [[Twila]], who are arguing over who is more popular, which Mario and his friends hope to stop by collecting Stars and completing the [[Miracle Book]]. This game marks the first time that [[Toadette]] is playable in the series; here, she is an unlockable character, the first player character in the series to be unlockable. Also, Toad, Boo, and Koopa Kid are fully playable for the first time in the series.

|'''''Mario Party 7''''', released in 2005, was the series' last entry on the GameCube. The game again incorporates the microphone mechanic and mic-exclusive minigame format from the previous installment, and it also introduces an eight-player joystick-only game in which up to eight players can party, with two players sharing one controller. In the game's story, [[Toadsworth]], Peach's longtime steward, has invited Mario and all of their friends to go on a luxury cruise around the world as a reward for their hard work. Bowser is not invited, however, and furiously vows to take revenge by turning their vacation paradise into a stress-filled place of pandemonium, so it is up to the passengers to end this. [[Birdo]] and [[Dry Bones]] are introduced as unlockable playable characters in this game.