Super Mario Party: Difference between revisions

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|publisher=[[Nintendo]]<br>Tencent Games (China)

|genre=[[Genre#Party|Party]]

|modes=Single-player<br>Local and online multiplayer up to 4 players

|platforms=[[Nintendo Switch]]

|input={{input|joy-con=1}}

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==Story==

[[File:SMP intro - Mario and friends.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The group arguing.]]

There are five collectible [[Gem (Super Mario Party)|Gems]] in the game. When all 4 boards in Mario Party mode are completed, the Gem of Tenacity is awarded. Similarly, the Gem of Spirit is awarded when the Hard difficulty in Sound Stage is completed; the Gem of Courage is awarded upon sailing every branch in River Survival; when all the stages in Partner Party are cleared, the Gem of Love is awarded; and when every Challenge Road stage is cleared, the Gem of Passion is awarded. When all five gems are collected, they fuse together to create the victory podium, which the newly crowned "Super Star" stands on. The partygoers, even including Bowser and Bowser Jr., agree to get along, at least until the "next party".

==Gameplay==

[[File:SMP image1.png|thumb|left|Mario's turn, prior to rolling the Dice Block, in the Mario Party mode.]]

Prior to starting the game, players roll a dice block to determine turn order. In Mario Party, higher turn orders determine who goes first, while in Partner Party, the team with the higher overall dice count goes first. The overall goal of the game is to purchase the most [[Star (Mario Party series)|Star]]s from [[Toadette]], who serves as the host of the Star Space in this game. Stars cost 10 coins to buy, and after a player has purchased the Star, Toadette warps to another location of the board. In Mario Party, players can pass by Toadette to purchase Stars, while in Partner Party, players are required to land on the Star Space in order to receive Stars from Toadette.

''Super Mario Party'' introduces the choice of using character specific die prior to rolling, where players can either opt for the standard 1-6 Dice Block or the character's unique Dice Block, which carries pros and cons associated with it. If players receive allies, they have option to use their designated Dice Block instead.

*'''Minigame Star''': Given to players who have won the most coins in minigames.

*'''Rich Star''': Given to players who have collected the most coins throughout the game.

*'''Stompy Star''': Given to players who have stomped on other players the most. (Partner Party only)

*'''Doormat Star''': Given to players who have been stomped on the most. (Partner Party only)

After this, the winner is announced, and players can then view the statistics of the player's progress through the game, such as a line graph detailing the Star collecting progress or how many times a particular space has been landed on.

===Game modes===

The initially available modes are accessed by walking up to the interest points and talking to the Toads who host them. Two modes are locked and are accessed through a [[Warp Pipe]] in the left and right areas of the Party Plaza. They are obstructed with a [[Piranha Plant]] and stun players who attempt to jump into it. After their unlock requirements are met, Kamek removes the Piranha Plant for the players.

====Mario Party====

Partner Party has featureless spaces, in which nothing happens when a player lands on a blank space in favor of the removal of Blue and Red Spaces. Instead of passing by features such as Flutter shops and Star Spaces, players are required to land on those spaces to earn their benefits. Depending on the layout of the board, players have to roll precisely, such as rolling an even or an odd to land on the space or an exact amount for narrow dead-ends and corridors. Players can hi-five each other at the end of 2-vs-2 and Team Minigames or if they land on the same space to earn bonus coins, and the hi-five feature occurs whenever a positive event happens, such as starting the game or earning a Star. If two players land on the Star Space on the same turn, they both have a chance of obtaining a Star if they can afford it. Players can stomp their opponents to steal coins from them, and if a player lands on the same space as an opponent, they can take 3-5 coins from them (if both teammates on the rival team are standing on the same space, then the player can stomp both teammates). Occurring during the middle of the match, Kamek adds hidden [[Bad Luck Space]]s on the board that harm any player who unluckily lands on its space. On the last 3 turns, Kamek turns them into Extra Bad Luck Spaces hidden in the board.

====River Survival====

Routes below are presented in reverse order, and arranged from left to right. At each fork, players may only choose between the two subsequent routes directly adjacent to the current route.

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!Fifth possible route

|colspan=12|[[Jumping Jeopardy]]

|colspan=12|[[Cheep Cheep Swarms]]

|colspan=12|[[Beyond the Jungle]]

!Fourth possible route

|colspan=15|[[Breakneck Pace]]

|colspan=15|[[Blooper Pools]]

|colspan=15|[[Eye of the Needle]]

!Third possible route

|colspan=20|[[Rugged Ramps]]

|colspan=20|[[High-Flying Balloons]]

|colspan=20|[[Rapids Run]]

!Second possible route

|colspan=30|[[Waterfall Plunge]]

|colspan=30|[[Cheep Cheep Schools]]

!First route

|colspan=60|[[Gentle Beginning]]

====Challenge Road====

{{quote2|Complete a series of special challenges based on 80 minigames.|Challenge Road}}

====Minigames====

Play various game modes revolving around minigames.

*'''Free Play''': The player can select any of the unlocked minigames to play.

*'''Square Off''': Compete in a tile-based battle and capture territory by winning minigames. The winner of a minigame chooses a panel on the board to mark it with their color. If a player brackets another player’s color with two panels of their color, that player captures the panel they trapped. Once every panel of the board has been completed, the player who has the most panels of his own color wins the game.

====Toad's Rec Room====

{{quote2|Try a set of unique games that use the system in a variety of configurations.|Toad's Rec Room}}

====Stickers====

{{main|List of stickers in Super Mario Party}}

This mode allows players to apply stickers collected to an image.

====Names in other languages====

|JapR=Mario Pāti

|JapM=Mario Party

|SpaM=-

|ChiS=马力欧派对 (China release only)

|ChiSM=Mario Party

|Rus=Mario Party

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|JapR=Mario Pāti 2 on 2

|JapM=Mario Party 2 on 2

|ChiS=Mario Party 2on2 (Global)<br>马力欧派对 双人对抗 (China)

|ChiSR=Mǎlìōu Pàidùi Shuāngrén Duìkàng (China)

|RusR=Komandnaya igra

|RusM=Team Game

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|JapR=Ribā Sabaibaru

|JapM=River Survival

|Rus=Рискованный рафтинг

|RusR=Riskovannyy rafting

|RusM=Risky Rafting

}}

|JapR=Narikiri Bīto

|JapM=Beat to Life

}}

|JapR=Charenji Rōdo

|JapM=Challenge Road

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|JapR=Onrain Asuron

|JapM=Online Athlon

|Rus=Онлайн-Мариотлон

|RusR=Onlayn-Mariotlon

|RusM=Online Mariothlon

}}

|JapR=Toi Pāti

|JapM=Toy Party

}}

==Characters==

===Playable===

All descriptions are from the original official ''Super Mario Party'' website.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190113214815if_/https://supermarioparty.nintendo.com/characters/ Official ''Super Mario Party'' website]</ref>

====Starting====

!width=20%|[[Mario]]

!width=20%|[[Luigi]]

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!width=20%|[[Bowser]]

!width=20%|[[Shy Guy]]

!width=20%|[[Koopa Troopa]]

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|[[File:Goomba Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|150x150px]]

|[[File:MP9 Shy Guy Artwork.png|150x150px]]

|align=left|''Mushroom Kingdom troublemaker. Wears its home on its back.''

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!width=20%|[[Bowser Jr.]]

!width=20%|[[Boo]]

!width=20%|[[Hammer Bro]]

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|[[File:SMPBowserJr.png|150x150px]]

|[[File:MP8 Hammer Bro Artwork.png|150x150px]]

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====Unlockable====

!width=20%|[[Donkey Kong]]

!width=20%|[[Diddy Kong]]

!width=20%|[[Dry Bones]]

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|[[File:SuperMarioParty DonkeyKong.png|150x150px]]

=====Character unlock criteria=====

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|Complete Chestnut Forest (World 2) of Challenge Road.

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|Appears randomly after playing different modes.  

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|Complete Salty Sea (World 5) of Challenge Road.

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===Hosts and other major characters===

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!Character

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|align=center|[[File:SMP Toad Artwork.png|100px]]

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!align=center|[[Toad]]

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|align=center|[[File:SMP Kamek Artwork.png|150px]]

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!align=center|[[Kamek]]

===Other===

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*[[Amp]]s

*[[Cheep Chomp]]

*[[Conkdor]]

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*[[Fishin' Lakitu]]s

*[[Flutter]]

*[[Magikoopa]]

*[[Big Blooper|Mega Blooper]]

*[[Penguin]]s

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==Boards==

===Mario Party===

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!Board

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!align=center|[[Kamek's Tantalizing Tower]]

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===Partner Party===

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!Board

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!align=center|[[Kamek's Tantalizing Tower|Tantalizing Tower Toys]]

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==Items==

===Dice Blocks===

*Dice Blocks unique to each character that can be used any time they roll. They have the opportunity to increase their maximum number of rolls, affect their coin count, increase the chance of getting a number, or even cause them to get a 0. The player can also use a teammate's Dice Block if they have one with them. The following has all of the numbers on each character's Dice Block.

Dice Blocks marked with an asterisk (*) are character Dice Blocks reused from Toad Scramble in ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]''. In Wario's case, his Dice Block was originally used by Waluigi instead.

{|class=wikitable cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 width=100% border=1 style="font-style:Arial;border-collapsible:collapse;text-align:center"

|-

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|{{anchor|Bowser Dice Block}}[[File:SMP Icon Bowser.png|100px]]<br>[[Bowser]]

|''You could rocket forward with a 10 or just as easily lose coins. Only the bravest are gutsy enough to use this die!''

| -3 coins, -3 coins, 1, 8, 9, 10

|[[File:SMP Bowser Jr Dice Block.png|100px]]<br>Bowser Jr. Dice Block

|''With a max of 9 but three chances to roll a 1, this die is high risk, high reward!''

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|{{anchor|Boo Dice Block}}[[File:SMP Icon Boo.png|100px]]<br>[[Boo]]

|[[File:SMP Dry Bone Dice Block.png|100px]]<br>Dry Bones Dice Block

|''Will you get a 1? Or a 6? Roll these bones and you'll either win big or inch forward.''

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|{{anchor|Pom Pom Dice Block}}[[File:SMP Icon Pom Pom.png|100px]]<br>[[Pom Pom]]

|[[File:SMP Pom Pom Dice Block.png|100px]]<br>Pom Pom Dice Block

|''Hey, 3's a good number, right? Yeah! And who knows, maybe you'll hit the 8!''

|}

The Bob-omb appears only in King Bob-omb's Powderkeg Mine (Mario Party) and Gold Rush Mine (Partner Party). When the player passes on the Bob-omb, it follows and temporarily functions as an ally. After the set amount of turns, the Bob-omb goes away by exploding.

{|class=wikitable cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 width=100% border=1 style="font-style:Arial;border-collapsible:collapse;text-align:center"

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|[[File:Diceydiceblock.png|100px]]<br>Dicey Dice Block

|''This dice block is rolled by Bob-omb and added to your roll. It only rolls 0 or -1, so it might slow you down.''

|}

===Items===

====Board-exclusive items====

*[[Key]] - In Domino Ruins Treasure Hunt, the key is used to open a treasure chest containing a Star. In Tantalizing Tower Toys, it is used to open a gate containing extra coins and spaces (exclusive to Domino Ruins Treasure Hunt and Tantalizing Tower Toys).

*[[Pickaxe]] - Used to break open a rock that contains a Star (exclusive to Gold Rush Mine).

*[[Capsule Ticket]] - Used to obtain a capsule from the capsule machine (exclusive to Tantalizing Tower Toys).

*[[Red Coin]]s (+5 to coin count)

*[[Star]]

*A [[Wiggler]] symbol, which summons a [[Flutter]] who owns an item shop.

==Spaces==

{{more images|Start Space}}

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|A blank green space where every player starts on the board.

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|[[File:Event Space 11.png|50px]]<br>[[Event Space]]

|A green space with an exclamation mark that causes a board event to occur.

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|[[File:SMP VS Space.png|50px]]<br>[[VS Space]]

|An orange diamond with the word "VS" on it that acts similar to the [[Battle Space]]. Here, everyone plays a rumble minigame after forking over a number of coins determined by roulette. The winner gets a majority of the coins wagered. After the minigame ends, the VS Space turns into a Blue Space.

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|[[File:SpaceAlly.jpg|50px]]<br>[[Ally Space]]

|A green space with a friend icon on it. Calls a random ally to join the player who landed on the space.

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|[[File:Item Space 11.png|50px]]<br>[[Item Space]]

|A green space with a mushroom on it. Grants the player who landed on it a random item.

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|[[File:Lucky Space 11.png|50px]]<br>[[Lucky Space]]

|A green space with a clover on it where the player can win items or coins.

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|[[File:SMP Bad Luck Space.png|50px]]<br>[[Bad Luck Space]]

|A red jagged space with an exclamation and question mark that acts similar to a [[Bowser Space]] albeit with Kamek instead of Bowser.

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|[[File:SpaceExtraBadLuck.jpg|50px]]<br>Extra Bad Luck Space

|Appearing on the last three turns, all Bad Luck Spaces become dark-red spaces and the events on the wheel are harsher.

|}

[[File:SizzlingStakes.png|thumb|[[Sizzling Stakes]], one of the minigames in ''Super Mario Party'']]

{{main|List of Super Mario Party minigames}}

==Differences from previous ''Mario Party'' games==

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*Rather than a simple menu, there is now a complete controllable hub world.

*Character selection now comes before selecting any in-game modes.

*Reflecting the original ''Mario Party'' gameplay, the free-for-all minigames always treat only the 1st-placed character as the winner regardless of what rank characters placed, much like in other ''Mario Party'' games prior to ''Mario Party 9''.

**By extension, the minigame results screen also appears to be more similar to ''Mario Party'' games prior to ''Mario Party 9'': result animations are shown in the minigame itself instead of on a separated, simple screen, and 2nd- and 3rd-place result animations and rankings on the screen are no longer present, instead only showing the name of the 1st-placed character, and the losers use one specific animation (the 4th-ranked animations from previous games for most returning characters) regardless of what rank they placed.

**As such, the title logo no longer uses the series logo from the previous games, which is the same font as the in-game main text font from ''Mario Party 9'', ''Island Tour'', and ''10''.  

==Regional differences==

*In the British English version of the game, pronouns refer to Birdo as a male. The American English version and most other versions of the game have Birdo referred to as a female. In the French and Chinese versions, Birdo uses ambiguous pronouns.

*In the British English version, [[Toady|Toadies]] are named Magikoopas.

==Updates==

In order to play online, players must have downloaded the most recent software update.

===Ver. 1.0.1===

An update was released on March 21st, 2019. The following changes were made:

**Partner Party

**Free Play (Minigames)

'''Playing over the internet'''

*To play over the internet, select either Mario Party, Partner Party, or Minigames, then select Online Play.

*Play data won’t be saved when playing over the internet.

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==Staff==

{{main|List of Super Mario Party staff}}

==Reception==

Samuel Claiborn of IGN scored ''Super Mario Party'' a 7.3/10,<ref>Samuel Claiborn (3 Oct 2018) [https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/10/03/super-mario-party-review ''Super Mario Party'' Review]. ''IGN''. Retrieved October 10, 2018.</ref> calling the game, "the best Party in two [home] console generations." He has praised the game for a perceived sense of being competitive, strategic, and fun, especially in Partner Party. However, Claiborn has cited the other modes not Mario Party or Partner Party as "filler", preferring the focus on the aforementioned two modes. He has also called the amount of boards lacking and that "Parties will get stale fast" due to what was considered a low number of boards and their believed simplicity, comparing unfavorably to ''[[Mario Party 5]]'' and ''[[Mario Party 6]]''. Claiborn has also described motion controls and the Joy-Con-exclusive functionality as troublesome, but not "as bad as the worst Wii-era games." Additionally, Claiborn has described the Switch functionality to interact with another console as cramped and "not put to great use". The amount of minigames have been praised, as well as the stated attention to detail in the minigames. He ended his review with the statement, "''Super Mario Party'' delivers the couch multiplayer experience the series is famous for with an awesome new layer of strategy, 80 mostly-great minigames, and the quirky tech of the Switch controllers to keep things feeling fresh. The downside is that with the Switch's controllers come some annoyances that make getting people settled onto your couch a bit more of a hassle than previous parties, and the best games are prone to annoying random upsets. But it's far better paced than recent games and ''Super Mario Party'' reset my expectations of the series with its graphics and gameplay creativity." Stefan L. of TheSixthAxis has given the game a 6/10,<ref>Stefan L. (October 3, 2018) [http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2018/10/03/super-mario-party-review/ ''Super Mario Party'' Review.] ''TheSixthAxis''. Retrieved October 10, 2018.</ref> criticizing an apparently 'safe' approach to gameplay, the online implementation, the lack of single-player handheld mode compatibility, the amount of boards, and the amount of minigames for some modes, while praising the return to the original style of play, the strategy of character die, Toad's Rec Room minigames, and the HD Rumble tune. Stephan has noted that the content is "spread wide, but it's not very deep", and also noted that the available boards are not engaging. Stephan has criticized the game's AI, calling them "dumber than a sack of bricks at crucial moments." In the conclusion, he stated that "''Super Mario Party'' is just a very safe game. It brings back the classic Mario Party board game form, marrying it with some of the better ideas from ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]'', but it's light on the number of boards to play, lacks depth in other game modes, and misses opportunities for solo handheld and online multiplayer. It's ''Mario Party'', but it's not particularly super."

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|Stefan L, [http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2018/10/03/super-mario-party-review/ TheSixthAxis]

|6/10

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|colspan=2|[https://www.gamerankings.com/switch/241207-super-mario-party/index.html 74.35%]

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===Sales===

==Glitches==

In [[King Bob-omb's Powderkeg Mine]], if the player uses a [[Golden Pipe]] while at the [[Blue Space]] directly in front of [[King Bob-omb]], the pipe will clip through the countdown timer.

In the [[Kamek's Curse]] route, one of the [[Dash Panel]]s can be hit at a certain angle and, upon being hit, boosts the player out of bounds into the cliffside, [[unwinnable state|softlocking them]].<ref>[https://www.suppermariobroth.com/post/189797367130/in-the-river-survival-mode-of-super-mario-party Supper Mario Broth]</ref>

==Quotes==

{{main|List of Super Mario Party quotes}}

===Announcer===

==Gallery==

==Media==

{{media table

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*''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'': Shy Guy's sprite appears in Puzzle Hustle.

*''[[Super Mario World]]'': Luigi's, Boo's, Koopa Troopa's, Monty Mole's, Dry Bones', Kamek's, Sumo Bro.'s, Chargin' Chuck's, Mario with [[Baby Yoshi]], and [[Cape Mario]]'s sprites appear in Puzzle Hustle.

*''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' series: In one of Birdo's dialogue lines, she refers to this game as the "11th party", referencing the previous ten home console ''Mario Party'' games. She also gives the player quizzes relating to the previous home console ''Mario Party'' games.

*''[[Mario Party]]'': The game's opening is a direct callback to this game's opening, with Mario and his friends arguing over who is the Super Star. The opening also begins from a similar camera angle.

*''[[Mario Party 2]]'': The music for [[Shell Shocked Deluxe]] is an arrangement of the music "Going for the Coins", which is used in several minigames, one of which is [[Shell Shocked]].

*''[[Mario Party 6]]'': Peach's profile artwork is an updated version of her artwork from this game.

*''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'': Some of Hammer Bro's voice clips are reused from this game.

*''[[Mario Party DS]]'': The Star Pipe item returns under the name "Golden Pipe".

*''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'': Some of [[Yoshi]]'s voice clips are reused from this game.

*''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'': The setting of the minigame [[Rumble Fishing (Super Mario Party)|Rumble Fishing]] is similar to [[World 6-1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 6-1]] and other seaside-themed levels from this game. [[Pom Pom]]'s artwork is taken from this game, albeit she now has claws on her fingers and her boomerang is replaced with a shuriken.

*''[[Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash]]'': Some of Mario's voice clips are reused from this game.

*''[[Super Mario Maker]]'': Peach's, Daisy's, Wario's, Waluigi's, Yoshi's, Rosalina's, Donkey Kong's, Diddy Kong's, and Toad's Costume Mario sprites and Chain Chomp's (''Super Mario Bros.''-style), Blooper's, Hammer Bro's, and Bowser Jr.'s (''Super Mario World''-style) sprites appear in Puzzle Hustle.

*''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]'': The horses in [[Fiddler on the Hoof]] reuse their Balance-type design from this game.

*''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'': The description of Wario on the ''Super Mario Party'' official website is similar to his description in this game's website, saying that he is "crude and rude" and "likes to toot... his own horn". Challenge Road's map is similar to Minigame Island from this game, and aspects from different minigames in the background indicate which minigames are coming next.

==References in later games==

*''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'':  [[King Bob-omb]] appears as a spirit using his artwork from this game. In addition, Peach's new yellow alternate costume resembles the [[Gold Mario|effect]] she gets from drinking a [[Golden Drink]]. Additionally, Mario's [[Dice Block]] and River Survival appear as [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirits]], originally only obtainable during the "Oh Yeah! Mario Time!" spirit event that ran from December 27, 2018 to January 1, 2019 prior to the version 2.0.0 update.

*''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'': Donkey Kong's artwork is reused in this game. Monty Mole's voice clips are also reused in this game. King Bob-omb (Gold)'s artwork is based on King Bob-omb's artwork in this game. Dry Bones (Gold) and Shy Guy (Gold) resemble Dry Bones's and Shy Guy's looks when under the effect of a Golden Drink from this game.

==Names in other languages==

{{foreign names

|JapR=Sūpā Mario Pāti

|ChiTR=Chāojí Mǎlìōu Pàiduì

|ChiSR=Chāojí Mǎlìōu Pàiduì

|KorR=Syupeo Mario Pati

}}

==Trivia==

*A promotional browser game was released on the [[Play Nintendo]] website in 2018 called ''[[Super Mario Party Fun Trivia Quiz]]''.

*NPCs who are considered Bowser's minions speak to Bowser and Bowser Jr. more fondly than to other characters, usually referring to them as "Lord.", while Bowser Jr. also calls Bowser "dad" during the conversations.

==External links==

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*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/adfja/pc/ Official Japanese website]

*[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch/Super-Mario-Party-1388641.html Official European website]

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