Mario Party 8

Template:Infobox Mario Party 8 is the latest installment of the Mario Party Series, and the first Mario Party game for the Nintendo Wii. Most of it makes use of the advantages of the Wii Remote.

Features

With motion control players can row their way through a river race, punch a statue to pieces, steer race cars, mopeds and go-karts and handle a balancing pole while walking a tightrope. By using the pointer you can shoot at Pink Boos in a haunted house, rag and drop toppings in a cake-decorating competition, select the correct answers in game show challenges. Using the Wiimote's buttons players jump and pummel their way through a football brawl, hop and run across a field of spinning platforms. Mario Party 8 also includes dozens of new minigames, six new party boards and many new game modes. You no longer look down on the board and all of the characters, instead you focus on just your character and what they're doing. Another new feature is that players can transform their character using candy power-ups.

Story

In Mario Party 8, a whimsical ringmaster named MC Ballyhoo, along with his talking hat Big Top, has invited Mario, and the rest of the crew to his carnival, the Star Carnival. It's a perfect setting for the dynamic spectacle of the Wii game play. Mario Party 8 keeps the surprises coming with minigames that draw upon the Wii Remote’s motion, pointing and button control in a variety of ways. Players always know how to jump into the action by watching an animated tutorial that shows how to use the Wii Remote.

Following tradition, Mario Party 8 takes the social, strategic game play of board games and adds breaks for quick, action-oriented minigames. In the main mode, players travel across six boards in search of Stars, landing on spaces that are helpful (example: giving coins) or a hindrance (example: sending Bowser in to mess with the player). Several variations for these boards tweak the main goals to enhance game play for solo sessions, two-player games and three- to four-player games.

Modes

Star Battle Arena is a solo mode in Mario Party 8. At first, MC Ballyhoo will show the prize for beating Star Battle, which is a year's supply of candy. The player then has to beat rivals in each stage. After beating the rival in Koopa's Tycoon Town, Mc Ballyhoo will reveal that the Star Rod is the real prize. However, Bowser swoops in and steals Star Rod. The player and MC Ballyhoo will fly to Bowser's Warped Orbit, where the player will battle Hammer Brother or Blooper. After beating either one of the baddies, that baddie will be up for play. After a final battle with Bowser in Superstar Showdown. After beating Bowser, Bowser's Warped Orbit will be up for play, and the Minigame Shop will be open.

Characters

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The Mario Party 8 character selection screenshot.

Mario Party 8 has a total of 14 playable characters. All of the characters are the ones from Mario Party 7 plus two new characters join the party! Also Miis can be played in the "Extra Zone".

It is noteworthy that the new unlockable characters both made cameo appearances in Mario Party 7.

Team Names

Debuting in Mario Party 5, returning in Mario Party 6, and being removed in Mario Party 7 players could fight in a tag-team match, were two players were paired together. Team names were choosen depending on which two characters were paired together. This is a returning feature. Here are all of the possible name combinations:

Mario - Luigi: Mario Brothers
Mario - Peach: Power Players
Mario - Yoshi: Fan Favorites
Mario - Wario: Big Starrios
Mario - Daisy: Flower Players
Mario - Waluigi: ‘Stache Clashers
Mario - Toad: Fungi Fun Guys
Mario - Boo: Soul Bros.
Mario - Toadette: Marionettes
Mario - Birdo: Super Snozzios
Mario - Dry Bones: BBQ Ribs
Mario - Blooper: ‘Stache Splashers
Mario - Hammer Bros.: Heavy Blow-Bros.

Luigi - Peach: Waltzing Brawlers
Luigi - Yoshi: Green Machine
Luigi - Wario: Green ‘n’ Greedy
Luigi - Daisy: Tango Tanglers
Luigi - Waluigi: Lean ‘n’ Mean
Luigi - Toad: Savage Sidekicks
Luigi - Boo: Scaredy Pants
Luigi - Toadette: Cha-Cha Chasers
Luigi - Birdo: Samba Smashers
Luigi - Dry Bones: Cry Bones
Luigi - Blooper: Blooper Scoopers
Luigi - Hammer Bros.: Longtime-Foe Bros.

Peach - Yoshi: Kind Hearts
Peach - Wario: Sugar ‘n’ Spies
Peach - Daisy: Damsels in Success
Peach - Waluigi: Sweet ‘n’ Sour
Peach - Toad: Loyal Friends
Peach - Boo: Boo-for-Teas
Peach - Toadette: High-Flair Pair
Peach - Birdo: Pink Superpowers
Peach - Dry Bones: Dry Thrones
Peach - Blooper: Royal Flush
Peach - Hammer Bros.: Glamour Hammer

Yoshi - Wario: Poached Eggs
Yoshi - Daisy: Tomboy Trouble
Yoshi - Waluigi: Scrambled Eggs
Yoshi - Toad: Good Buddies
Yoshi - Boo: Hovering Friends
Yoshi - Toadette: Flutter Friends
Yoshi - Birdo: Egg Explosion
Yoshi - Dry Bones: Sky Bones
Yoshi - Blooper: Double Dippers
Yoshi - Hammer Bros.: Hungry Hammers

Wario - Daisy: Mischief Makers
Wario - Waluigi: Double Crossers
Wario - Toad: Crazy Allies
Wario - Boo: Double-Dealers
Wario - Toadette: Double Agents
Wario - Birdo: Rotten Eggs
Wario - Dry Bones: Dumb-Skulls
Wario - Blooper: Drenched Stench
Wario - Hammer Bros.: Scammer Hammer

Daisy - Waluigi: Double-Facers
Daisy - Toad: Bloomy Shroomy
Daisy - Boo: High-Spirited Duo
Daisy - Toadette: Perfumed Shroomy
Daisy - Birdo: Gallopin’ Gal-Pals
Daisy - Dry Bones: Daisy Pushers
Daisy - Blooper: Bloopsie-Daisy
Daisy - Hammer Bros.: Barn Builders

Waluigi - Toad: Half-Cranked Duo
Waluigi - Boo: Total Creeps
Waluigi - Toadette: Half-Pranky Duo
Waluigi - Birdo: Double Scammy
Waluigi - Dry Bones: Boneheads
Waluigi - Blooper: Bloop ‘n’ Scoop
Waluigi - Hammer Bros.: Stench Henchman

Toad - Boo: Doom ‘n’ Shroom
Toad - Toadette: Zoomin’ Shrooms
Toad - Birdo: Surprise Attackers
Toad - Dry Bones: Short Ribs
Toad - Blooper: Spray Players
Toad - Hammer Bros.: Stealth Strikers

Boo - Toadette: Boo Duet
Boo - Birdo: Unfair Pair
Boo - Dry Bones: Scary Pair
Boo - Blooper: Creature Feature
Boo - Hammer Bros.: Bad Vibes

Toadette - Birdo: Pink Powerhouse
Toadette - Dry Bones: Double Trouble
Toadette - Blooper: Bloop-Dee-Doo
Toadette - Hammer Bros.: Smash Success

Birdo - Dry Bones: Bone Chokers
Birdo - Blooper: What-The-Bloop
Birdo - Hammer Bros.: Two Timers

Dry Bones - Blooper: Two-Toned Duo
Dry Bones - Hammer Bros.: What-The-Deuce

Blooper - Hammer Bros.: Blooper Bros.

Boards

There are cool new boards in the game. Here is a list for them all:

Mini-games

Main article: Mario Party 8 (mini-games)

Spaces

Blue Space: Gives Player three coins
Red Space: Takes away three coins
? Space: Activates special board-specific event
Bowser Space: Brings Bowser in
DK Space: Brings DK in
Lucky Space: Activates some fortunate event

Candy Abilities

There are 14 different Candy power-ups in Mario Party 8. Players can obtain a candy from a Candy Shop or a Candy space on the board.

Red Candies (affects the Dice Block)

Green Candies (makes impact before the player moves)

Yellow Candies (makes impact while the player moves)

Blue Candies (makes massive impact while the player moves)

Voice Cast

Charles Martinet: Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi and MC Ballyhoo
Nicole Mills: Princess Peach, Toad and Toadette
Kazumi Totaka: Yoshi
Eric Newsome: Bowser
Takashi Nagasako: Donkey Kong
Issac Marshall: Birdo
Deanna Mustard: Princess Daisy

Character Artwork

Mario walking
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Mario standing
Luigi jumping
Peach waving
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Peach feeling the breeze
Yoshi standing
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Yoshi running
Wario carrying coins
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Wario flexing
(Reused artwork from
Super Mario 64 DS)
Daisy walking
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Daisy stretching
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Waluigi throwing a Bob-omb
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Waluigi crouching
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Toad walking
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Toad standing
Boo moving
Toadette running
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Dry Bones.
MP8 HammerBrother.jpg

Hammer Brother.
MP8 Blooper.jpg

Blooper.
MP8 Birdo.jpg

Birdo.

Non-Playable Characters

Donkey Kong
Bowser
MCBallyhoo.png

MC Ballyhoo & Big Top
Chain Chomp
Fly Guys

Trivia

This is the first Mario Party to have 4 Player, Battle, and 2-vs-2 Mini-games as Duel Mini-games as well.
This is the first time the Star Rod has been seen since Paper Mario, if one does not count the Kirby series' Star Rod's Super Smash Bros. appearances.
Instead of the player's stats of the Party Mode being in the four corners like the other 7 games, they are down a column in the top right corner.
This is the only Mario Party game that does not have Koopa Kid seen anywhere.
This is the first game to not include character colors. Player 1's color is blue, 2's is red, 3's is green and 4's is yellow. As it is with most Wii games, even the Wii Hardware itself (Like the Menu or Mii Channel etc.)
This is the first Mario Party game to be in development/production for two years, not one.
This is the second Mario Party to not include Waluigi on the box-art.

Recall

The game has had a launch plagued by difficulties in the United Kingdom. Originally scheduled for release on June 22, 2007, Nintendo announced on June 19, 2007 that the English version had been delayed to July 13, 2007, due to a 'production issue.'

Furthermore, upon the release on July 13, 2007, the was immediately recalled. In a press release, Nintendo gave the reason for the withdrawal as an assembly error, but some retailers were reporting that it was reportedly withdrawn from shelves because some copies include the word "spastic", which is considered an offensive word in the UK. Copies without the word spastic used the word erratic instead.

The game was eventually released in the United Kingdom on 3rd August 2007.

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