Mario Party Advance: Difference between revisions

|release='''Game Boy Advance:'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|January 13, 2005|USA|March 28, 2005|Europe|June 10, 2005|Australia|September 15, 2005}}'''Virtual Console (Wii U):'''<br>{{flag list|USA|December 25, 2014|Europe|December 25, 2014|Australia|December 26, 2014|Japan|October 28, 2015}}

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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.

 

!Artwork !! Character !! Starting position

|[[File:Mario holds hammer MPA artwork.jpg|107x113px]] || [[Mario]] || [[Town area]]

|[[File:MPA Luigi Artwork.jpg|107x113px]] || [[Luigi]] || [[Seaside area]]

|[[File:MPA Peach Artwork.jpg|107x113px]] || [[Princess Peach]] || [[Jungle area]]

|[[File:MPA Yoshi Fishing Artwork.jpg|107x113px]] || [[Yoshi]] || [[Horror area]]

!Artwork !! Character !! Hosts

|[[File:MPA Tumble Artwork.jpg|107x113px]] || [[Tumble]] || [[Shroom City (Mario Party Advance)|Shroom City]]

|[[File:MPA Toad Artwork.jpg|107x113px]] || [[Toad]] || Play Land and Party Land

|[[File:MPA ProfessorElvinGadd.jpg|107x113px]] || [[Professor E. Gadd]] || Play Land

|[[File:MPA Toadette Artwork.jpg|107x113px]] || [[Toadette]] || Party Land and Challenge Land

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|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]]

|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.

}}

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|image1=[[File:MPA Bowser Throne Artwork.png|107x113px]]

|image2=[[File:MPA Blue Koopa Kid Artwork.jpg|107x113px]]

|image3=[[File:MPA Green Koopa Kid Artwork.jpg|107x113px]]

|image4=[[File:MPA Red Koopa Kid Artwork.jpg|107x113px]]

|name1=[[Bowser]]

|name4=[[Koopa Kid|Red Koopa Kid]]

|description1=The main antagonist who roams in [[Shroom City (Mario Party Advance)|Shroom City]] stealing [[Minigame]]s and [[Gaddget]]s.

|description2=Appears in various [[minigame]]s, attempting to hinder progress

|description3=Appears in various minigames, attempting to hinder progress

}}

!Character!!Icon!!Sprite!!Title!!Description

||[[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."

||[[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."

||[[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."

||[[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."

||[[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."

||[[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."

||[[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."

||[[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."

||[[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."

||[[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."

||[[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."

||[[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."

||[[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."

||[[Professor E. Gadd|E. Gadd]]||[[File:MPA E. Gadd icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Prof E. Gadd sprite.png]]||colspan=2 align=center|''n/a''

||[[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."

||[[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."

||[[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."

||[[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."

||[[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."

||[[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."

||[[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."

||[[Huffin Puffin]]||[[File:MPA Huffin Puffin icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Huff Puff.png]]||colspan=2 align=center|''n/a''

||[[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."

||[[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."

||[[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."

||[[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."

||[[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."

||[[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."

||[[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."

||[[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."

||[[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."

||[[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!"

||[[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."

||[[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."

||[[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."

||[[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."

||[[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."

||[[Naval Piranha]]||[[File:MPA Naval Piranha icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Naval Piranha.png]]||colspan=2 align=center|''n/a''

||[[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."

||[[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."

||[[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."

||[[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."

||[[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..."

||[[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."

||[[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."

||[[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."

||[[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!"

||[[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!"

||[[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."

||[[Star (Mario Party series)|Star]]||[[File:MPA Star icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Star sprite.png]]||colspan=2 align=center|''n/a''

||[[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."

||[[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!"

||[[Toad]]||[[File:MPA Toad Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Toad Sprite.png]]||colspan=2 align=center|''n/a''

||[[Toadette]]||[[File:MPA Toadette Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA - Toadette sprite.png]]||colspan=2 align=center|''n/a''

||[[Toady]]||[[File:MPA Toady Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Toady.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''

||[[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."

||[[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!"

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''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>

<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 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>

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|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>

==Trivia==

*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]]''.