Mario Party 4: Difference between revisions

|release='''Original release:'''<br>{{release|USA|October 21, 2002|Mexico|October 21, 2002<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20021201231801/http://www.nintendo.com.mx/Juegos/game_cube/marioparty.html Official Mexican Website (Archived)]. From the Original [http://www.nintendo.com.mx/Juegos/game_cube/marioparty.html]. Retrieved November 28, 2022</ref>|Japan|November 8, 2002|Europe|November 29, 2002|Australia|November 29, 2002|South Korea|2002<ref>[http://scanlines16.com/blog-3/retro-gaming/game-cube/gamecube-korean-master-list/ Gamecube : Korean Master-List !]. ''Scanlines16.com''. Retrieved April 19, 2018.</ref>}} '''[[Player's Choice|Player's Choice Release]]:'''<br>{{release|Europe|October 10, 2003}}

It retains the basic gameplay aspects from previous ''Mario Party'' titles, where up to four players roll dice to move around a board, earning coins from landing on [[Space]]s, events, or winning [[minigame|mini-game]]s played at the end of every turn to buy [[Star (Mario Party series)|stars]]. Features introduced in previous ''Mario Party'' games such as the introduction of the usage of [[List of items|items]] from ''[[Mario Party 2]]'' to assist players against their opponents and the ability to carry up to three items from ''[[Mario Party 3]]'' return. New elements introduced in ''Mario Party 4'' include the ability for players to team up in pairs in Party Mode, creating a custom mini-game pack selected entirely by players of the game, and the first ''Mario Party'' game to introduce side-collectibles in the form of presents. It is also the only ''Mario Party'' game so far to have pre-rendered cutscenes. The game is notable for introducing boards fully rendered in 3D, though the navigational board space layout remains flat until ''Mario Party 5''. Additionally, the game completes a revamp in the 3D art direction of the ''Super Mario'' franchise that started with ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' and continued with ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. ''Mario Party 4'' requires two blocks to save on the memory card, and it contains up to three save files.

Toad then appears and said that there is still someone who didn't give their gift to the player. The lights suddenly turn off, cueing a spotlight, then Toad points to the sky and a Star is seen, zipping across the sky revealing a constellation of the character's winning pose.

*'''Rules''': Players can either select Battle Royale, the traditional way with four players competing against each other or Team Match, a feature introduced in ''Mario Party 4'', where players can form two teams of two. However, unlike later entries in the series, players still have their own player panel and do not share coins, though they do share items. 1-vs-3 mini-games cannot be played, and 2-vs-2 mini-games are always divided by the team set.

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''Mario Party 4'' has a total of eight playable characters, with all playable characters returning from ''[[Mario Party 3]]''. All of these playable characters are usable from the beginning and are usable throughout all modes. While ''Mario Party 4'' does not introduce any new playable characters, a mini-game, [[Beach Volley Folly]], found in the Extra Mode, features additional playable characters exclusive to that mini-game. They are unlocked by playing through Battle Mode, and once Battle Mode is unlocked, those additional playable characters are usable only in Free Mode.

|style="background:crimson"|{{color|''Mario's always been an all-around guy. Just watch out when he gets a Mega Mushroom &ndash; he really starts cruisin'!''|white}}

|style="background:dodgerblue"|''Mario's younger brother is just wild about Mushrooms! ...But does he have any hidden abilities?''

|style="background:limegreen"|''Yoshi sure does love Warp Blocks! You can never tell where this unpredictable character will pop up next...''

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|style="background:saddlebrown"|{{color|''The strongest of the bunch, Donkey Kong loves his Mega Mushrooms.''|white}}

|style="background:gray"|{{color|''That Waluigi's a serious sneak! Watch out for his Sparky Sticker...''|lightgray}}

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If two players are on the space before the Lottery Stop and one moves forward and quickly presses {{button|gcn|B}} on the prompt while the other one runs across, the running player may be stuck in a t-pose until their next turn.<ref>https://twitter.com/MarioBrothBlog/status/1320437200824184835?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet</ref>

In 2003, an arcade game and toy manufacturer {{wp|Banpresto}} released a ''Mario Party 4''-based arcade game only in Japan called ''[[Dokidoki Mario Chance!]]'' The game had a wheel base with numbers and lights in the center of each number circle in a clockwise pattern. Each time a light would turn on, a sound would activate. On the top of the machine is a plastic case which houses a small jumping Mario figure. A Japanese voice actress and [[Charles Martinet]] provided voice acting for the game. Among Charles' lines are "Yahoo!" and "Let's-a party!" A music piece also plays throughout the gameplay. When someone loses the game, a sad sound along with more voice acting from Charles Martinet would play.<ref>[https://youtube.com/watch?v=7bEGonCjsHE]</ref> It was the last ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' game to be made by Banpresto.<ref>[https://www.marioboards.com/index.php?topic=35637.msg1780718] Borp's coverage on Mario boards</ref>

|ChiT=瑪利歐派對4<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com.hk/switch/mario/history/index.html Official Chinese website for the ''Super Mario Bros.'' 35th Anniversary]. Retrieved October 23, 2020.</ref>

*This is the only ''Mario Party'' game in the series to use pre-rendered cutscenes (including the opening of this game, as well as the Story Mode endings for each playable character).

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