Mario Party 3: Difference between revisions

|release='''Nintendo 64:'''<br>{{release|Japan|December 7, 2000|USA|May 7, 2001|Australia|September 3, 2001|Europe|November 16, 2001}} '''Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online:'''<br>2023<ref name=SepDirect>Nintendo (September 13, 2022). [https://youtu.be/O8PrEUsma50 Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack – Nintendo Direct 9.13.22 – Nintendo Switch]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved September 13, 2022.</ref>

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'''''Mario Party 3''''' is the third game in the ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' series, and the last one for the [[Nintendo 64]]. The game is centered around the [[Millennium Star]], who replaces [[Toad]] as the host alongside [[Tumble]]. One notable change is that players can now hold up to three items instead of just one. The game includes 70 new minigames, as well as a feature unique to the ''Mario Party'' series: duel boards, on which two players fight each other using partners. In addition to the six characters from the previous ''Mario Party'' games returning, two new characters are introduced: [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]] and [[Waluigi]]. The game is the first game in the ''Mario Party'' series to have a solo mode story campaign, as well as the first to have mini-games that can be unlocked and played anytime without purchasing them first, a system that has become standard and would continue to be used in future installments. This is also the final ''Super Mario'' game to be released for the Nintendo 64 in all regions except Australia, where that title goes to ''[[Paper Mario]]''.

 

Like the original ''[[Mario Party]]'', ''Mario Party 3'' was never re-released on any [[Virtual Console]]. It is set to see its first re-release on the [[Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online]] service sometime in 2023.<ref name=SepDirect/>

**'''Game Guy's Room''': Another bonus game mode for one player, in which they consecutively plays Game Guy's minigames. At the start of a game the player is given 10 coins, and the player decides how many coins they are going to risk before each minigame starts. After each minigame the player's balance is increased or decreased according to the game's result. The game is successfully completed once the player's balance reaches 1000 coins. However, losing all of the coins occurs a game over. Completing the challenge unlocks [[Mario's Puzzle Party Pro]], one of the three rare minigame. The Story Mode must be beaten with at least eight S rankings for this room to be unlocked. The maximum balance of 7399 coins is achieved by having 999 coins in the player's balance, betting 100 coins, and then getting a x64 multiplier.

|align=left|This undersea-themed board has the players get 20 coins for them to purchase a Star from the Millennium Star. There are three notable features of this board: the two Action Times, and the two Happening Space-heavy pathways in the middle. One of the Action Times on this board is triggered when the player is trying to pass by the junction placed in the center left part of the board. When it is triggered, the player has to choose from an assortment of four buttons. If the player chooses the incorrect one (the incorrect one is randomized), they have to take the path they did not choose; however, if the player chooses a correct button, they are permitted to go on the path they originally chose. The other Action Time is triggered when a player lands on one of the Happening Spaces that are on the top left corner of the board. When it is triggered, an arrow rotates to select a random direction. After that, the player has to escape being sucked in by an anglerfish by repeatedly pressing {{button|n64|A}}. If the player fails, then they are launched in the direction the arrow is pointing. When a player lands on a Happening Space on one of the two Happening Space-heavy pathways in the middle, they are grabbed by Blooper. Blooper then places the player on the other pathway that is parallel to the pathway that the player was on.

Duel boards can be played in Duel Mode and Story Mode. Duel Mode can be selected by selecting the red star in the main menu. Duel boards can only be played with two characters. The objective is to defeat the opponent by attacking them with partners. Each player has a heart gauge, consisting of five segments. The game is over when 20 turns end (when '20 turns' is selected in game length) or when one player's heart gauge is empty. If 20 turns have finished, the player with the most hearts is the winner. If heart counts tie, then the player with the most coins wins, but if that count also ties as well, the match is a tie.

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|[[Back Space (random)|Reverse Space]]

|[[File:BooIcon MP3.png|center]]||[[Boo]]||2||1||-3||[[Yoshi]]||If attacked, will counter-attack for equal damage before disappearing. Will not attack back if hit by a Chain Chomp in its multi-attack if it is not directly in front of the attacking Chain Chomp.||''This frightening fiend returns any damage you've taken back to your opponent.''||'''Standard:''' It floats toward the opponent and then tackles them. This move creates a heart effect.<br>'''Powered Up:''' It appears on the opponent's left, right, and back sides alternately, then tackles with a large heart effect.

|[[File:ThwompIcon MP3.png|center]]||[[Thwomp]]||0||2||-4||None||Although it has zero attack, it can attack partners and defeats them instantly; but does nothing to the opposing player.||''He can take out your opponent's partner in one blow but won't touch your opponent.''||'''Standard:''' He crushes the opponent's partner(s) by falling on them.<br>'''Powered Up:''' Albeit redundant with the regular attack, he pounds on the opponent's partner(s) four times, with the last time creating a rainbow star effect.

|[[File:BabyBowserIcon MP3.png|center]]||[[Koopa Kid|Baby Bowser]]||1||1||-3||None||Sometimes changes into [[Bowser]] and does triple damage; if transformation fails, no damage is taken. The probability of transformation success is 40%.||''Usually he's Baby Bowser, but he can transform into Bowser himself to cause triple damage!''||'''Standard:''' If successful, he turns into Bowser and tackles the opponent.<br>'''Powered Up:''' Bowser will breathe fire onto the opponent.

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|Jason Venter, [http://www.honestgamers.com/868/nintendo-64/mario-party-3/review.html Honest Gamers]

*This is the last ''Mario Party'' game to feature multiple minigame tracks for when there is just one winner, multiple winners, and a new record.