Mario Party 3

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Template:Infobox Mario Party 3 is the third installment of the Mario Party series. The game is centered around the Millennium Star, who replaces Toad as the host. Mario Party 3 has 70 all new mini-games, and players can now hold up to three items. It also offers a special twist to the game unique in the Mario Party series: duel boards, where two players fight each other using partners.

Objective

From the Mario Party 3 instruction book:

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Mario and friends find the Millennium Star.
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Mario and friends are transported to the inside of the toy box.

A Star is Born: In the center of the vast universe, a remarkably bright star was born. It was the star that is born only once in a thousand years, the Millennium Star. According to the legend, whoever possessed the mystical star was destined to become the Superstar of the universe. However since the Millennium Star was but a newborn, it fell from the starry sky.

Around that time, Mario and his friends were all happily relaxing when suddenly the Millennium Star came crashing down. Mario and his friends soon began arguing about who should keep the Millennium Star. Suddenly, the Millennium Star gave off a brilliantly bright flash of light. And with that bright flash, Mario and his friends were transported into a toy box! "Greetings. I am the Millennium Star. You must pass my test to prove yourself worthy of possessing me. You must journey across many lands and collect the Star Stamps. If you can collect all seven, I shall accept you as the top Superstar in the universe."

Who will collect the seven Star Stamps and become the universe's top Superstar?

In Battle Royale Mode, players have to get as many Stars as possible. Stars cost 20 coins.

In Duel Mode, players have to defeat their opponent with their partners. Each player starts with 5 heart pieces.

In Story Mode, a single player must battle his or her way to earn the rank of Super Star. To do so, they must fill their stamp card with Star Stamps. The stamps are: wit, kindness, strength, love, courage, beauty, and mischief. The pattern is Battle Royale, Duel, Battle Royale, Duel and the pattern continues until the player next objective is to earn the Beauty Star Stamp. This is where the story line is "twisted up".

Template:Spoiler To make things simple the order is: (Star Stamp - Battle Royale Board - Duel Board - Opponent)

  • Wit - Chilly Waters - Gate Guy - Wario/Luigi
  • Kindness - Deep Bloober Sea - Arrowhead - Yoshi/Luigi
  • Strength - Spiny Desert - Pipesqueak - Donkey Kong/Luigi
  • Love - Woody Woods - Blowhard - Peach/Luigi
  • Courage - Creepy Cavern - Mr. Mover - Mario/Luigi
  • Beauty - Not Present - Backtrack - Daisy
  • Mischief - Waluigi's Island - Not Present - Waluigi and two other random characters

For the Millennium Star, his orginal plan was to have a straight run-through of seven (since there are seven Star Stamps) Battle Royale Boards. However, when the Millennium Star is about to stamp the player's stamp card, another character bursts from the castle and say he/she deserves this. The two argue, and Millennium Star decides to go to a Duel Board. The player wins (he/she must to continue) and the other character runs away in disappointment. After the stamp is received, the next Star Stamp is shown and another Battle Royale begins.

When the Beauty Star Stamp is revealed though, Daisy makes a sudden appearance before a Battle Royale could even begin. The Millennium Star mentions it, but Daisy strikes a pose causing the Millennium Star to fall in love with her and offers her the Beauty Star Stamp. The player says it is not fair and the two argue. The Millennium Star snaps out of it and says they will go to Backtrack to settle it. Suddenly, Bowser appears and tries to take the stamp but Daisy swats him away in one blow. After the battle, Daisy mopes and runs away. Tumble states Daisy said she never lost, not even to her father. The player then receives the Beauty Star Stamp.

The Mischief Star Stamp is then revealed, but then Bowser appears and unknowingly sends it flying into the castle, declaring the player must battle him to earn it. Everyone notices it is gone, and Waluigi comes out of the castle with the stamp trapped in a cage. Waluigi and Bowser fight each other, but to everyone's surprise, Waluigi won. He tells the player they will go to Waluigi's Island. Bowser tells the player to avenge him for what happened. Although long time foes, the player silently agrees and chases after Waluigi. After the battle is over, Waluigi is pounding the floor in frustration yelling he won't forget what happened. The Millennium Star gives the player the Mischief Star Stamp.

Despite winning all the stamps, the Millennium Star declares there is one person left the player must battle. The player is seen thinking hard of who could it be. Both the player and Tumble are surprised when the Millennium Star exclaims the player must defeat him in Stardust Battle to win. When the player defeats him, he/she asks to be the greatest superstar in the universe (although ownership of the Millennium Star was the original offer). The Millennium startles everyone admitting he isn't the real Millennium Star and flies away in shame. The player drops to the ground in disappointment, can't believing it was all for nothing.

Suddenly, Tumble begins glowing and his dice head opens to reveal the real Millennium Star, who was watching the player the whole time. After returning the castle and the grounds to it's normal state, he promises the player he will make him/her the superstar of the universe. The credits roll. The final scene is Mario lying on a folding chair, Luigi and Peach are talking to each other nearby, and Donkey Kong is sitting near the three just watching. In the back, Wario and Waluigi are apparently arguing, Daisy is sitting and watching the butterflies, and Yoshi is in the far back chasing a butterfly. The closing scene is a table with a box with the words "Mario Party" on it. A dice (the same color as Tumble's head) is thrown onto the table and the word "END" appears on the lower right corner. Template:Endspoiler

Playable Characters

The game brings back all six original characters from Mario Party one and two. In addition, this game features two new characters, Princess Daisy and Waluigi. However, they can only be playable in Party Mode.

Mario Luigi Princess Peach Wario
File:Mp3mario.png File:Mp3luigi.png File:Mp3peach.png File:Mp3wario.png
Partner Koopa Troopa Partner Goomba Partner Toad Partner Bob-omb
Favorite Item Golden Mushroom Favorite Item Skeleton Key Favorite Item Plunder Chest Favorite Item Dueling Glove
Star Stamp Courage Star Stamp Any stamp except Beauty and Mischief Star Stamp Love Star Stamp Wit
Donkey Kong Yoshi Princess Daisy Waluigi
File:Mp3dk.png File:Mp3yoshi.png File:Mp3daisy.png File:Mp3waluigi.png
Partner Whomp Partner Boo Partner Snifit Partner Piranha Plant
Favorite Item Reverse Mushroom Favorite Item Warp Block Favorite Item Cellular Shopper Favorite Item Poison Mushroom
Star Stamp Strength Star Stamp Kindness Star Stamp Beauty Star Stamp Mischief

Battle Royale Boards

In Story Mode, the player's character faces three random characters on these boards to earn Star Stamps.

Battle Royale Spaces

Duel Boards

After a Battle Royale map the player's character is about to receive a Star Stamp, when another character emerges from the castle and says he/she deserves it. To settle this dispute, both characters are sent to a Duel Board. (with the exception of Waluigi, who challenges the character to his Battle Royale board, Waluigi's Island) The winner receives the Star Stamp. (Note that Luigi's board can be anyone except Backtrack)

Duel Spaces

Duel Mode Partners

Duel Mode Partners
Partner Attack Health Salary Other unique abilities
Baby Bowser 1 1 -3 Sometimes changes into Bowser and does triple damage; if transformation fails, no damage is taken.
Bob-omb 1 1 -3 Jumps over player's partner and attacks player directly; can only attack once.
Boo 2 1 -3 If attacked, will counterattack for equal damage before disappearing.
Chain Chomp 1 2 -6 Attacks player and all partners.
Goomba 2 1 -2 N/A
Koopa Troopa 1 2 -1 N/A
Mr. Blizzard 1 3 -2 Attacks character farthest away from him.
Piranha Plant 3 1 -5 Can sometimes find extra dice.
Snifit 2 2 -5 Can sometimes find two to four coins.
Thwomp 0 2 -4 Instantly defeats any partner; does nothing to players.
Toad 1 1 -1 If player lands on opponent's Basic Space, no coins are lost/stolen.
Whomp 0 4 -3 N/A

Items

Items appear only on Battle Royale boards. They can be bought at an item shop. Either Toad or Koopa Kid runs the shop, both selling different items. Some items can only be got through an Item Space.

Items that can be bought only from Toad:

Items that can be bought only from Baby Bowser:

Items that can be bought from either one:

Items not sold in shops:

Mini-Games

Main article: Mario Party 3 (mini-games)

Modes

As in all Mario Party games, there are always other modes to play:

  • Mini-game Mode: Players can play all the mini-games that they have collected here, even secret mini-games.
  • Story: A single player can go through the storyline. It is set what boards have to be completed in what order. There are Battle Royale and Duel boards. After each Battle Royale board, the player had to fight a certain character on a duel board for a Star Stamp. If the player was to duel with the character he has selected for his own, he would battle Luigi instead.

Trivia

  • For Princess Daisy, this was the third game in the overall Mario series that Daisy participated in (after her return in Mario Tennis (N64). Additionally, for Waluigi, this is the second game to feature him (after his debut appearance in Mario Tennis (N64). Daisy and Waluigi were the first two additions to the Mario Party series installments overall.
  • This was the first and only Mario Party game excluding Advance that did not include/have a Bowser-themed board.
  • Princess Daisy and Waluigi do not appear at the beginning, making it a mystery how they got into the toy chest in the first place.
  • This was the first Mario Party game where the player could hold three items at once, a system that has since become the standard for future installments.
  • At first, the Millennium Star says the winner will be the rightful owner of him, but after defeating all the others, he says if he or she can defeat him in the Stardust Battle, he will make him or her the "Greatest Superstar of the Universe".
  • This was the last Mario Party installment for the Nintendo 64.
  • In the case of Princess Peach and Princess Daisy, this was also the final installment in the Mario series overall which featured them in their classic main dresses, as well as Daisy's prior design.
  • This was the first game in the series to feature mini-games that could be unlocked and played anytime without purchasing them first.

Staff

Main article: Mario Party 3/Staff

Artwork

Solo Pictures (Main Cast)

Solo Pictures (Supporting Cast)

Miscellaneous

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    The main cast of Mario Party 3
  • 251.jpg
    Group picture (also seen for the boxart)
  • Mp3Chanceblock.jpg
    A Chance Block
  • JapaneseMP3.jpg
    Japanese boxart

External links


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Nintendo 64 games
Super Mario franchise Super Mario 64 (1996) • Mario Kart 64 (1996) • Mario no Photopi (1998) • Mario Party (1998) • Mario Golf (1999) • Mario Artist: Paint Studio* (1999) • Mario Party 2 (1999) • Mario Artist: Talent Studio* (2000) • Mario Artist: Communication Kit* (2000) • Mario Tennis (2000) • Paper Mario (2000) • Mario Artist: Polygon Studio* (2000) • Mario Party 3 (2000) • Dr. Mario 64 (2001)
Donkey Kong franchise Diddy Kong Racing (1997) • Donkey Kong 64 (1999)
Yoshi franchise Yoshi's Story (1997)
Crossovers Super Smash Bros. (1999)
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