Mario Party 5

Mario Party 5
Information
Developer(s)	Hudson Soft
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Series	Mario Party
Release date	Original release: November 28, 2003 November 10, 2003 November 10, 2003 December 5, 2003 December 5, 2003 Player's Choice Release: October 22, 2004
Genre(s)	Party
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer
Ratings	ACB: Parental guidance CERO: All ages ESRB: Everyone PEGI: Three years and older
Platform(s)	Nintendo GameCube
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Predecessor	Mario Party 4 (2002)
Successor	Mario Party 6 (2004)

Mario Party 5 is a party video game developed by Hudson Soft and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo GameCube. It is the fifth mainline installment of the Mario Party series, and it was released in 2003. The game's story concerns Mario and his friends trying to restore peace to the Dream Depot which is being invaded by Bowser.

The game has an arcade counterpart titled Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party, released exclusively in Japan in 2004. It was developed by Capcom, and up to six players could play, unlike Mario Party 5, which only allows for up to four players.

Plot

From the Mario Party 5 instruction booklet:

In the night sky, past the moon and beyond the stars, there's a dream world known as Dream Depot, where everyone's dreams come together. This is the real land of dreams... In this land, there are Star Guards who protect the dreams of all.

One dreamy night, the Star Guards thought of something.

Many dreams arrive here at Dream Depot every day," they said, "so... why don't we offer those with the power of dreaming a chance to visit?

In the end, they decided to invite Mario and his closest friends because, when it comes to dreamers, nobody dreams bigger than they do!

So the Star Guards prepared for their guests' arrival by creating many fun-filled games for them to play. And that is how the story of Mario and his friends both old and new began!

In Story Mode, Bowser and Koopa Kid are planning to ruin everyone's dreams, and players must stop Bowser from taking over said dreams. After winning the 5 boards, the player delves in Bowser Nightmare where if the player wins against the Koopa Kids, the final fight with Bowser begins in Frightmare.

Gameplay

Mario Party 5's Title Screen.

Mario Party 5 drastically improves the gameplay from the previous game with new innovations to the series. Mario Party 5 keeps the same modes from the previous games. The player will have a choice to choose between Party Mode, Story Mode, and Mini-game Mode. The rules for Party Mode remain unchanged for the most part. The player will have the choice to play up to four players on the board, with computer players filling in the role for human players that are absent. They will be able to customize the rules that they would like for the board maps, which includes the number of turns and types of mini-games that are played on the board. At the beginning of the game, the characters will hit a Dice Block to determine the turn order for the board. Once the turns are determined, the players will travel around the board and collect coins from spaces and events that lie around the board. The general idea is for the player to collect enough coins to purchase a Star, that is randomly placed around the board. At the end of each turn, a special type of mini-game is played, where the players engage in a small game with the opportunity to win more coins.

One new change that was introduced in this game was the size of the board maps. In the past Mario Party games, the boards were flat and levelled evenly. Mario Party 5 breaks this tradition by making the boards into "3D". The board are now no longer flat and contain a number of elevated pathways that are reached by climbing ladders and steps. This makes the board look bigger and allows for different events to be incorporated at different sections of the board, without them being jumbled up. Like the past Mario Party games, the board maps in this game follow a dream theme. Each board contains its own theme, which contains props and events that relate to this theme. For example, the board map Toy Dream is filled with toys scattered around the boards, and events that deal with the many toys on the board.

Capsule System

A capsule that is thrown on the board by a player.

One new major feature to Mario Party 5 is the introduction of the Capsule System. The capsule system was designed to replace the old item system from the previous Mario Party games. The players can receive a capsule by collecting them from the Capsule Machines that are scattered around the board. The Capsule Machine will dispense the capsules for free. The player has a chance to get four different capsules which are based on color. A green capsule will affect the player's movement, a yellow capsule will affect the player's Coin count, a red capsule will affect the player's capsules, and a blue capsule contains a variety of events. Each of the capsules represents a different Mario character. Once a player collects a capsule, they have the option of either using it on themselves or throwing it on the board and create a "trap" space. If a player decides to use a capsule on themselves, then they will be forced to pay a certain fee and receive the effects of the capsule. The player can also throw the capsule up to ten spaces in front of them on the board, creating a trap space for other players to land on. When a capsule is thrown on the board, the Blue Space or Red Space that it's thrown on will receive a symbol to indicate that a capsule is thrown on the board. Any player can land on any of the capsule spaces on the board. This could be an advantage or disadvantage to the characters.

Story Mode

Story Mode was drastically changed from the previous Mario Party games. In Mario Party 5, the gameplay for Story Mode is sped up to make the game go faster. The general gameplay for Story Mode has changed also. In the past Mario Party games, the player would have to compete with three other characters to win a board map similar to the Party Mode rules. However, the player will be dueling the Koopa Kids on the board maps to determine the winner. The main objective is for the player to reduce the Coins to zero from each one of the three Koopa Kids to eliminate them from the game. They will have to do this in 15 turns or less. The board maps that the characters will play on is a much smaller version than the normal size of the board maps. The player will still be able to collect capsules, although some capsules effects change, while other capsules don't exist in this mode. The main way to get the Koopa Kids to lose their Coins is by dueling them. Every time a Koopa Kid places the player, they will be forced to participate in a duel. The loser of the duel will lose Coins. When a character doesn't have any coins remaining, then they will be eliminated from the game. If a player doesn't defeat the Koopa within 15 turns, then the game is over. The player is ranked at the end of each board depending on the number of turns it takes to eliminate all 3 Koopa Kids.

For duels, if the player passes the Koopa Kid, the player loses 5 coins (if they win) or Koopa Kid loses 15 coins (if they win). If the Koopa Kid passes the player, the player loses 10 coins (if they win) or Koopa Kid loses 5 coins (if they win). On the Last Five Turns Event, Bowser says the duels are double the coins. If the player passes the Koopa Kid, the player loses 10 coins (if they win) or Koopa Kid loses 30 (if they win). If the Koopa Kid passes the player, the player loses 20 coins (if they win), or Koopa Kid loses 10 (if they win).

On VS Spaces, if there are 3 Koopa Kids, a 1 vs. 3 minigame occurs. If the player wins they get 15 coins (5 from each of the losing Koopa Kids) but must pay each of the winning Koopa Kids 5 coins if they lose. If there are 2 Koopa Kids remaining, a 2 vs. 2 minigame occurs (with Toad as the player's CPU partner). If the player wins they get 20 coins (10 from each of the losing Koopa Kids) but must pay each of the winning Koopa Kids 10 coins if they lose. And if there is 1 Koopa Kid remaining, a duel occurs. If the player wins they get 20 coins (20 from the losing Koopa Kid) but must pay the winning Koopa Kid 20 coins if they lose.

Plot

Somewhere beyond human Stars lies a dream world known as the Dream Depot, where all of the dreams made on Earth merge into one. On one particular night, the guardians of this world, the Star Spirits (who last appeared in Paper Mario), decided to allow certain particularly powerful dreamers into the Dream Depot for a chance to visit. In the end, they invite Mario and his closest allies into their world, as they are the biggest dreamers on Earth. However, Bowser, Mario's nemesis, has somehow snuck his way into the Dream Depot and is now threatening to replace everyone's dreams with his own megalomaniacal delusions. The Star Spirits now look to their guests to play their minigames and stop Bowser's evil plot.

Characters

Mario Party 5 is the first game to introduce new characters to the series since Mario Party 3. The three new characters include Toad, Boo, and Koopa Kid. However, Donkey Kong leaves the playable character roster and does not return until the home console games Mario Party 10, Super Mario Party, and Mario Party Superstars, and Super Mario Party Jamboree. Starting with this installment (and up to Mario Party 6, 7, 8, and 9), he is a space character for the new space DK Space. That is, which appears on the boards. And it is the opposite of the Bowser Space. Mario Party 5 also introduces a new set of hosts, the Star Spirits. The Star Spirits are responsible for hosting each of the modes and events in this game.

On Story Mode, Toad, Boo, and Koopa Kid are not playable. (This is similar to Mario Party 3 where Daisy and Waluigi are not playable characters but only on Party Mode.) This is because Koopa Kid is an opponent character on all 5 stages, while Toad occurs if there are 2 Koopa Kids remaining (in which he appears as the player's CPU partner for a 2 vs. 2 minigame). So the only characters who are playable on Story Mode are Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Peach, Daisy, and Yoshi.

Playable

Mario

Luigi

Wario

Waluigi

Princess Peach

Princess Daisy

Yoshi

New

Toad

Boo

Koopa Kid

Tag teams

	Mario	Luigi	Princess Peach	Princess Daisy	Yoshi	Wario	Waluigi	Toad	Boo	Koopa Kid
Mario		Mario Bros.	Cutest Couple	Nice Couple	Famous Combo	Alter Egos	Pseudo Bros.	Best Buds	Old Acquaintances	Uneasy Allies
Luigi	Mario Bros.		Green Escort	Steady Sweeties	Green Bros.	Unloving Bros	Unlikely Bros.	Good Pals	Scare Pair	Friendly Enemies
Princess Peach	Cutest Couple	Green Escort		Lordly Ladies	Regal Friends	Royal Pain<	Anti-Couple	Royal Family	Royally Spooky	Trouble Brewing
Princess Daisy	Nice Couple	Steady Sweeties	Lordly Ladies		Royal Ride	Mismatched Pair	Awkward Date	Royal Pals	Haunted Flower	Grudging Allies
Yoshi	Famous Combo	Green Bros.	Regal Friends	Royal Ride		Food Fanatics	Unhappy Dino	Cute Buddies	Scary Dino	Dino Cousins
Wario	Alter Egos	Unloving Bros.	Royal Pain	Mismatched Pair	Food Fanatics		Wicked Bros.	Mushroom Stinkers	Spooky Spoilsports	Bad Baddies
Waluigi	Pseudo Bros.	Unlikely Bros.	Anti-Couple	Awkward Date	Unhappy Dino	Wicked Bros.		Tall 'n' Small	Scary Screechers	Cheap Chaps
Toad	Best Buds	Good Pals	Royal Family	Royal Pals	Cute Buddies	Mushroom Stinkers	Tall 'n' Small		Scaredy Toad	Little Guys
Boo	Old Acquaintances	Scare Pair	Royally Spooky	Haunted Flower	Scary Dino	Spooky Spoilsports	Scary Screechers	Scaredy Toad		Pure Evil
Koopa Kid	Uneasy Allies	Friendly Enemies	Trouble Brewing	Grudging Allies	Dino Cousins	Bad Baddies	Cheap Chaps	Little Guys	Pure Evil

Default Teams

• Mario and Luigi
• Wario and Waluigi
• Peach and Daisy
• Yoshi and Toad
• Boo and Koopa Kid

Non-playable

• Star Spirits - The Star Spirits are responsible for hosting the different modes in Mario Party 5. Each Star Spirit hosts a different mode and will instruct the character in that specific mode.
• Donkey Kong - For the first time in the Mario Party series, Donkey Kong appears as a non-playable character DK now owns his own space on the board map called the DK Space. When a player lands on the DK space, they will participate in an event that could net them coins or a star. DK also appears sometimes to help the player out when they land on the Bowser Space.
• Bowser - Bowser appears as the antagonist in Mario Party 5. He invades the Dream Depot and wrecks the dreams that exist within the Depot. Bowser hosts his own space like in the past games. When a player lands on Bowser's space, they will usually engage in an event that will affect their coins, capsules, or stars. He is also the final boss that is fought at the end of Story Mode.
• Capsule Machines - These dispensers are scattered throughout the board. When a player approaches a Capsule Machine, the player will be asked if they would like a free capsule, which is then dispensed by the machine.
• Koopa Kid Gang - These Koopa Kids appear in Story Mode, and fight team up against the main player in order to prevent them from winning the board. These Koopa Kids are classified by their colors: blue, green, and red

Capsules

Capsules are items in Mario Party 5 that can be obtained by passing a capsule machine.

This is the list of the capsules.

• Bubble Capsule
• Cursed Mushroom Capsule
• Klepto Capsule
• Mushroom Capsule
• Super Mushroom Capsule
• Warp Pipe Capsule
• Wiggler Capsule
• Bob-omb Capsule
• Bullet Bill Capsule
• Coin Block Capsule
• Goomba Capsule
• Hammer Bro. Capsule
• Koopa Bank Capsule
• Paratroopa Capsule
• Piranha Plant Capsule
• Spiny Capsule
• Kamek Capsule
• Lakitu Capsule
• Magikoopa Capsule
• Mr. Blizzard Capsule
• Ukiki Capsule
• Bone Capsule
• Chain Chomp Capsule
• Chance Capsule
• Duel Capsule
• Miracle Capsule
• Tweester Capsule
• Bowser Capsule

Boards

• Toy Dream
• Rainbow Dream
• Pirate Dream
• Undersea Dream
• Future Dream
• Sweet Dream
• Bowser Nightmare

Mini-games

Main Article: List of minigames in Mario Party 5

Trivia

• This is the first Mario Party game:
  • to not have Donkey Kong as a fully playable character (that is, not until Mario Party 10, Star Rush, Super, and Superstars where he returns as a fully playable character). (In this installment, he is playable only in Super Duel Mode if the player builds his vehicle together.)
  • to have playable antagonists (that being, Boo and Koopa Kid). (That is, not counting Mario, Wario, Waluigi, and --temporarily-gone-- Donkey Kong who have been both a protagonist and a villain.)
    • However, while Boo remains playable in all the other home console games (except for Mario Party 9, 10, and Superstars), Koopa Kid became a space character in Mario Party 7, lost his playable character status (beginning with Mario Party 8), and was succeeded by Bowser Jr. (in Mario Party DS and onward).
    • Bowser Jr. became a fully playable character beginning with the installments Mario Party: Island Tour, Super Mario Party, and Super Mario Party Jamboree.
  • to have former supporting/host characters as playable characters (including Toad, Boo, and Koopa Kid).
    • Goomba (from Mario Party 4) is playable beginning with the installments Super Mario Party and Super Mario Party Jamboree.
    • Shy Guy and Koopa Troopa are playable in the three home console games Mario Party 9, Super Mario Party, and Super Mario Party Jamboree.
    • Toad --and Toadette (beginning in Mario Party 6)-- have remained playable in all future home console games (beginning with this installment and Mario Party 6). However, they reverted back to being a host in the handheld game (Mario Party: The Top 100) and the two later home console games (Super Mario Party and Mario Party Superstars) and did not return to the playable character roster until Super Mario Party Jamboree.
      • The same goes with Boo, but skips the home console games Mario Party 9, 10, and Mario Party Superstars.
      • Toadette skips the home console games Mario Party 9, Super Mario Party, and Mario Party Superstars, before being playable in the next one (Super Mario Party Jamboree).
        • With the exception of Mario Party 9, she has been playable in all of the later games (from Mario Party 6 through 10).
    • Koopa Kid remains playable until Mario Party 6. In Mario Party 7 he is a space character and lost his playable character status in Mario Party 8. He is succeeded by Bowser Jr. in Mario Party DS (or counting just the home console games --starting from Super Mario Party) and onward.
      • Bowser Jr. became a fully playable character beginning with the installments Mario Party: Island Tour, Super Mario Party, and Super Mario Party Jamboree. (That is, or --counting just the home console games-- beginning with Super Mario Party and Super Mario Party Jamboree.)
  • to not include any Battle Spaces. (Instead, Battle mini-games randomly appear whenever a 4-player mini-game was going to be played.)
  • to have Wario wear his short-sleeved shirt which became his trademark shirt for the rest of the franchise.
• This is the last Mario Party game to feature Bowser's sound effects from the first four Mario Party games.
• The capsule depicting a Toady is incorrectly labeled as "Magikoopa Capsule." Later Mario Party games correctly labeled it as "Toady Orb."
• This is the last Mario game where Jen Taylor voices Daisy. For Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour onward, she is replaced by Deanna Mustard.
  • And by extension, Deanna Mustard voices Daisy in all later installments of the Mario Party series overall. That is, beginning with Mario Party 7.