Mario's Puzzle Party
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| Mario's Puzzle Party | |||
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 Mario Party 3 | |||
| Appears in | Mario Party 3 Mario Party DS Mario Party Superstars | ||
| Type | 4-Player minigame (Mario Party 3) Puzzle minigame (Mario Party DS) Sports & Puzzles minigame (Mario Party Superstars) | ||
| Initial record | 40 points (Mario Party DS) | ||
| Music track | On Your Toes (Mario Party 3 and Mario Party Superstars) Think It Out (Mario Party DS) | ||
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Mario's Puzzle Party is a 4-Player minigame in Mario Party 3, a Puzzle minigame in Mario Party DS, and a Sports & Puzzles minigame in Mario Party Superstars. Mario Party 3 also includes a similar variation titled Mario's Puzzle Party Pro.
Overview[edit]
Players earn points by connecting blocks of the same color. Bricks serve a purpose akin to Garbage Blocks, while Thwomps squish the blocks on the field. The first player to achieve 100 points wins, though this can be changed in 100-point increments up to 1,000 in Free Play Room. If a player cannot place any more blocks, that player is eliminated, and if this happens to three players, the last player remaining wins.
The Mario Party DS version is played from the Touch Screen. A lot of the changes make it more similar to Mario's Puzzle Party Pro, but the two-player version is closer to the original Mario's Puzzle Party. The character icons use their designs from Mario Party 3, as do the Thwomps. The top screen now indicates when Thwomps appear. If the player clears their screen, they receive 1,000 points. The player can also drop pieces instantly. The minigame also features levels, the highest being 99,[citation needed] with each level increasing the speed of gameplay and the number of points earned. The player receives one Mario Party Point for every 40 points received.
Mario Party Superstars features three versions. For one, the four-player version from Mario Party 3 is retained but without the ability to change the number of target points in Free Play. The second version is played from the Vs. Puzzles mode, where players can change the target score (but it is always 300 points online) and CPUs do not play if there are at least two human players. The third version is part of Score Attack, and it is essentially a port of Mario's Puzzle Party Pro, as the player tries to get as many points within three minutes, and Bricks fall onto the stage for every 100 points received.
Controls[edit]
Mario Party 3[edit]
– Move cursor
or 
– Rotate blocks
– Drop blocks
Mario Party DS[edit]
– Move
– Flip
– Drop
Mario Party Superstars[edit]
(Left and Right) – Move- (Down) – Quick drop
- (Up) – Instant drop
– Flip block
In-game text[edit]
Mario Party 3[edit]
- Game Rules – "Break blocks by connecting 2 or more of the same color. Thwomps will occasionally fall and squash blocks for you."
- Advice – "Garbage blocks will break when the colored blocks touching them are broken."
Mario Party DS[edit]
- Rules (1 player) – "Connect two or more of a similar block type to clear them. Use Thwomps that occasionally fall to squash the blocks down to half size."
- Rules (2 players) – "Connect two or more of a similar block type to clear them. Whoever reaches 100 points first wins."
- Tips – "The next block to fall is displayed on the right of the screen. Stack the blocks strategically!"
Mario Party Superstars[edit]
- "Break blocks by connecting two or more of the same color. Thwomps will occasionally fall and squash blocks for you."
Gallery[edit]
Background in Mario Party 3
Blue block
Red block
Green block
Yellow block
White block
Black block
Brick Block
Mario Party DS
Mario Party Superstars (one player)
Mario Party Superstars (two players)
Mario Party Superstars (three players)
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ドッスンパズル Dossun pazuru | Thwomp Puzzle | [?] |
Mario Party 3[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French | Mario Puzzle Party | - | [?] | |
| German | Marios Puzzle-Party | Mario's Puzzle Party | [?] | |
| Spanish | Puzzle Mario Party | Mario Party Puzzle | [?] |
Mario Party DS / Mario Party Superstars[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | 咚咚益智游戏 Dōngdōng Yìzhì yóuxì | Thwomp Puzzle Game | [?] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 咚咚益智遊戲 Dōngdōng Yìzhì yóuxì | Thwomp Puzzle Game | [?] | |
| Dutch | Pletblok | Squash block | [?] | |
| French (Canada) | Casse-tête de Mario | Mario's Puzzle | [?] | |
| French (Europe) | Thwompuzzle | Portmanteau of Thwomp and puzzle | [?] | |
| German | Steinblocks Schacht | Thwomp Shaft | [?] | |
| Italian | Blocchi Twomp | Thwomp Blocks | [?] | |
| Korean | 쿵쿵 퍼즐 Kungkung Peojeul | Thwomp Puzzle | [?] | |
| Portuguese | Quebra-Corbeça | Pun on quebra-cabeça ("puzzle") and cor ("color") | [?] | |
| Russian | Головоломка Марио Golovolomka Mario | Mario's Puzzle | [?] | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Don Pisotón al ataque | Thwomp attack | [?] | |
| Spanish (Europe) | Roca Picuda al ataque | Thwomp attack | [?] |
Notes[edit]
- In Mario Party 3, the mugshots of every returning character are reused from Mario Party 2.
