Mario Party 4

Mario Party 4 was the fourth game in the Mario Party series, and the first for the Nintendo Gamecube. It follows the original's style of board game-esque gameplay, as well as the use of zany items and mini-games. The game's goal, as with most of the others, was to collect stars.

Playable Characters

• Mario
• Luigi
• Yoshi
• Peach
• Wario
• Donkey Kong
• Waluigi
• Daisy

Note: This is the last Mario Party game in which Donkey Kong is playable.

Plot

A Toad, a Koopa Troopa, a Goomba, a Boo and a Shy Guy all found the odd, mystical Party Cube. They find they can use it to hold a party and create boards using it, themed around their dreams. They invite all the characters to a party. (It is said that it is the birthday of the character you play as.) Eventually, Bowser enters to ruin things with his own board, hosted by Koopa Kid.

This is notable for being the first Mario Party game to actually have a plot revolving around a real party.

Boards

• Toad's Midway Madness
• Koopa's Seaside Soiree
• Goomba's Greedy Gala
• Boo's Haunted Bash
• Shy Guy's Jungle Jam
• Bowser's Gnarly Party

Other Modes

Thwomp and Whomp (who is making his first appearance since Super Mario 64) have a room full of bonus mini-games. These mini-games could be played on two bonus boards. Their mini-games are:

• • 1P (Whomp's Basement Brouhaha)
    • Jigsaw Jitters
    • Barrel Baron
    • Mushroom Medic
    • Doors of Doom
    • Bob-omb X-ing
    • Goomba Stomp
  • Multiplayer (Thwomp's Backroom Ball)
    • Mega Board Mayhem
    • Mini Board Mad-Dash
    • Challenge Booksquirm
    • Panel Panic

Also featured was a bonus volleyball game, hosted by Ztar, an odd dark version of the Power Star.

Minigames

Coin collecting minigames appear in orange.

• 4P
  • Manta Rings
  • Slime Time
  • Booksquirm
  • Mario Medley
  • Avalanche!
  • Domination
  • Paratrooper Plunge
  • Toad's Quick Draw
  • Three Throw
  • Photo Finish
  • Mr. Blizzard's Brigade
  • Bob-omb Breakers
  • Long Claw of the Law
  • Stamp Out!
  • Mario Speedwagons

• 1 vs. 3
  • Team tries to eliminate solo player
    • Candlelight Flight
    • Makin' Waves
    • Tree Stomp
    • GOOOOOOOAL!
  • Solo player tries to eliminate team
    • Hide and Go BOOM!
    • Blame it on the Crane
    • Hop or Pop
  • Same objective for both sides
    • Fish n' Drips
    • Money Belts

• 2 vs. 2
  • Teamwork required
    • The Great Deflate
    • Team Treasure Trek
    • Pair-a-Sailing
    • Dungeon Duos
    • Right Oar Left?
  • Teamwork not required
    • Reverse-a-Bomb
    • Cliffhangers
    • Order Up
    • Cheep Cheep Sweep

• Battle
  • Trace Race
  • Chain Chomp Fever
  • Paths of Peril
  • Bowser's Biggest Blast
  • Butterfly Blitz
  • Rumble Fishing

• Bowser
  • Darts of Doom
  • Fruits of Doom
  • Balloon of Doom

• Story
  • Bowser Bop
  • Mystic Match 'Em
  • Archaeologuess
  • Goomba's Chip Flip
  • Kareening Koopas

• Etc.
  • The Final Battle
  • Bowser Wrestling
  • Panels of Doom