Mario Party: The Top 100

Mario Party: The Top 100
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Developers	NDcube ; CAProduction
Publisher	Nintendo
Platform	Nintendo 3DS
Release dates	November 10, 2017; December 22, 2017; December 22, 2017; December 28, 2017; December 28, 2017; December 28, 2017;
Languages	English (United States); English (United Kingdom); Japanese; Dutch; French (Canada); French (Europe); German; Italian; Spanish (Latin America); Spanish (Europe);
Genre	Party
ESRB:	- Everyone
CERO:	- All ages
PEGI:	- Three years and older
USK:	- Six years and older
GSRR:	- Six years and older
ACB:	- General
FPB:	- Parental guidance[?]
Modes	Single player; Local multiplayer
Format	Nintendo 3DS: Game Card Digital download
Input	Nintendo 3DS: Gamepad Stylus Tilt Microphone
Serial codes	CTR-BHRE-USA; CTR-BHRP-EUR; CTR-BHRJ-JPN;

Mario Party: The Top 100 is a game in the Mario Party series for the Nintendo 3DS, released on November 10, 2017 in North America and on December 2017 in other regions. It is the twenty-third game in the Mario Party series overall, as well as the third game in the series to be released for Nintendo 3DS. The game is a compilation of various minigames from prior home console Mario Party games, all of which have been redone with updated graphics, sound, and controls, and some of which have slightly altered rules from the original versions and recycled music from other games. The game is compatible with local wireless play and Download Play, which allows up to four players. The game supports amiibo, which can be used in the Minigame Island mode or to unlock Minigame Packs.

Being initially released approximately two months after its announcement, Mario Party: The Top 100 has one of the shortest announcement to release timelines of retail games in the entire Super Mario franchise.

Gameplay

Eatsa Pizza from Mario Party: The Top 100

Eatsa Pizza, a returning minigame from Mario Party 3

Unlike other installments from the Mario Party series, which have a focus on boards and their gameplay, Mario Party: The Top 100 has a focus on the various minigames from home console entries, which serves akin to an extended minigame mode from previous installments. Mario Party: The Top 100 does not introduce any new minigames on its own, serving purely as a compilation for minigames from previous installments.

The minigames have players doing various activities in a short time limit, such as racing against opponents in a skating rink or platforming against rivals. Players use Nintendo 3DS capabilities to perform actions, such as tapping objects with the touch screen, blowing into the mic, or using the gyroscope to balance or steer objects, though most minigames use the traditional buttons and control stick format. The goal is to perform the best out of opponents within each minigame rule and controls, which are briefly explained prior to playing the minigame. Some minigames allow players to team up against opponents, either in symmetrical 2-on-2 minigames or asymmetrical 1-on-3 minigames, and some minigames have only two players competing against each other, called Duel minigames. Not limited to these general minigames are DK minigames, Bowser minigames, Extra minigames, and Puzzle minigames from previous installments, all labeled as Special minigames in this game.

The game is for four players only: if there are not enough human players, computer-controlled players fill up the slots. These computer players can be adjusted with difficulty levels from Normal, Hard, Very Hard, and the unlockable Master difficulty. There are colors for each player (P1 is red, P2 is blue, P3 is green, and P4 is yellow).

Other auxiliary game modes are included in this installment. They provide other ways to play minigames, such as playing through a randomized set of minigames in Minigame Island, or playing a fixed amount and type of minigames to set records in a Decathlon mode.

Game modes

Mario Party: The Top 100 has a total of seven game modes.

100 Minigames

All 100 minigames can be selected and played on in this mode, similar to "Free Play" modes from previous games. Minigames can be sorted by game, type, or favorite status. Initially, players have access to only 55 minigames, most of them Free-for-All minigames. The rest of the minigames are unlocked through playing Minigame Island. Players can tag minigames as favorites to ease the process of selecting a minigame they wish to play in, thus creating their own pack. Players can create up to three favorite packs. The game also keeps track of how many times a particular minigame is played. When a minigame is completed, a player can opt to play again, return to the 100 minigames menu, return to the main menu, or play another randomly selected minigame that is unlocked.

Minigame Island

Mario in World 1 of the Minigame Island mode

Minigame Island is a single player mode, hosted by Toad, that first appeared in Mario Party. After players select their player character, they can select a computer-controlled teammate for 2-on-2 minigames which will not appear as rivals. Players compete against computer-controlled rivals as they travel through four worlds. Minigames are in a set location, with the aesthetics of the area surrounding the space giving a clue to what minigame the player can play in; due to some worlds having grid-like branching paths, players can also play minigames in a certain order they wish or skip certain minigames altogether. In order to beat this mode, players need to best their rivals through minigames and retain their lives given at the beginning of the game from not placing fourth. Players do not have to win the minigame to progress through Minigame Island: simply playing the minigame opens up paths to other minigames. Once a Warp Pipe is reached, Toad asks the player to either continue or quit the game, and if players continue, they can access the next World by jumping into Warp Pipes. Gradually, CPU difficulty gets harder the more players advance through the mode.

When players receive first place in a minigame, they receive three Mini Stars and 10 coins. If they win against Bowser, Donkey Kong, or against another playable character in their respective minigames, they receive four Mini Stars; prior to entering World 4, players face off against Toad himself in Slot-Car Derby with other CPU players. Players receive less Mini Stars when they place second and third, and performing the worst in the minigame loses a life. Earning Mini Stars from placing well in minigames unlocks certain Special type minigames. Players can earn lives when they receive 100 coins. Players can find Roulette Coin Blocks in the map (marked by an ! space) and can receive an amount of coins depending on what number they hit, though a ! space can also indicate that there is a Bowser, Duel, or DK type minigame. Minigames unlocked through this mode will be available in 100 Minigames. If players clear all minigames, they unlock a harder variation of the mode, which has more difficult CPU opponents participating in minigames and makes a first-place victory mandatory to progress. If players earn all 300 Mini Stars by placing first in all minigames, they unlock the Master difficulty for computer players.

Minigame Match

Gameplay of Minigame Match

Hosted by Toad, this game mode serves as the game's only board-type mode and plays similarly to Balloon Bash from the previous installment, Mario Party: Star Rush. Players travel around a small board, rolling the dice that dictates their movement. Prior to starting the game, players can set the number of turns the game has between ten and fifty, in multiples of five; games that have fewer turns end more quickly than games that contain more. All players also choose a minigame pack from which minigames during the game will be selected. Similar to Balloon Bash, players need to pop Star Balloons dotted across the board, as collecting the most stars is essential to winning the game. Star Balloons come at a price of ten coins, and if players cannot afford the star, they cannot receive the star. Once popped, Star Balloons respawn in another area of the board, giving other players opportunities to purchase them. Star Balloons can come in bundles of one, two, three, four, or five, with their prices adjusting depending on the amount offered. If players cannot afford all Star Balloons in a bundle upon collection, the rest of the balloons are discarded. Players can earn more coins by doing well in minigames, as well as by collecting them around the board and popping various Minigame Balloons. A 30-coin bonus can be earned if players pass by all three stamp spaces (Shy Guy, Koopa Troopa, and Goomba) on the board. Items return and assist players against their opponents: players can obtain items by landing on the random event "!" spaces, landing on ? Block spaces, or via purchasing them from Shy Guy Shops. When two players land on the same space as each other, they receive a "Tight Squeeze Bonus", awarding them one coin each. When the last five turns are reached, Toad gives a pity item to the player who is in last place. At the end of the game, three Bonus Stars are rewarded to players that met certain criteria, such as popping the fewest Star Balloons.

When a Minigame Balloon is popped, a minigame will be played at the end of the turn. The minigame is chosen by a roulette, with each player selecting one of the minigames from their chosen minigame pack. If a minigame has been played, it cannot be selected again until all the other minigames in that player's minigame pack have been played. As well, the player's portion of the roulette is larger if they were the one to pop a balloon or if a Lucky Card is used, increasing the chances of their minigame being selected. Finally, the player whose minigame was chosen earns double the coins from the minigame. If two of the same minigame was part of the roulette, if the minigame gets selected, the earnings are doubled.

Championship Battles

Selecting a minigame in Championship Battles

Championship Battles is hosted by Toadette, and it has players setting off against rivals and other players using random minigames from a minigame pack, a concept first introduced in Mario Party 2. Whichever player receives the best of three or five rounds wins the mode.

Decathlon

First introduced in Mario Party 5, Decathlon has players playing a fixed number of set minigames in a set of either five or ten minigames against rivals and other players. The player earns more points depending on how well they completed the minigame rather than if they won, and the score in the minigame converts to points to the overall score. Players can also set a high score record in this mode, as well as viewing preset records, indicated by a character setting the record, with Mario setting the top score for both Decathlon types.

These are the minigames and their order in both Decathlon modes.

Decathlon

Half Decathlon

Collection

In this mode, the player can view brief descriptions of the previous Mario Party games featured in this game, as well as of their host characters. The descriptions of items usable in Minigame Match are also available, as well as the game's music tracks and staff.

Multiplayer

Mario Party: The Top 100 allows players to use Nintendo 3DS Local or Download Play to play with other players. Players have access to all modes with both options, though in Minigame Match mode, Local Players can all have their favorite minigame packs chosen from a roulette while in Download Play mode, only the host can choose the pack they would wish to play with.

amiibo features

Mario Party: The Top 100 is compatible with all Super Mario related amiibo (except cards) in some modes. In Minigame Island mode, if players lose their last life, Toad asks the player if they want to scan an amiibo of the corresponding character to regain an extra life. Additionally, in Minigame Island, if players stand on a space with an amiibo icon, they can tap an amiibo to earn 10 coins. If a Goomba or Koopa Troopa stands on the amiibo space instead, players may tap a Goomba or Koopa Troopa amiibo respectively to earn a bonus 50 coins. Each compatible amiibo may be used only once per day.

If a Goomba or Koopa Troopa amiibo is scanned in the Minigame Pack selection screen in Minigame Match or Championship battles, players unlock the entire pack from the Goomba Minigame Pack or the Koopa Minigame Pack respectively.

Compatible amiibo

Mario (Super Mario series)
Gold Mario
Silver Mario
Mario (Wedding Outfit)
Cat Mario
Mario (Super Smash Bros. series)
Dr. Mario
30th Anniversary Mario - Classic Colors
30th Anniversary Mario - Modern Colors
Luigi (Super Mario series)
Luigi (Super Smash Bros. series)
Peach (Super Mario series)
Peach (Wedding Outfit)
Cat Peach
Peach (Super Smash Bros. series)
Daisy (Super Mario series)
Daisy (Super Smash Bros. series)
Rosalina
Rosalina & Luma
Yoshi (Super Mario series)
Yoshi (Super Smash Bros. series)
Yarn Yoshi (Green)
Yarn Yoshi (Light Blue)
Yarn Yoshi (Pink)
Mega Yarn Yoshi
Toad
Bowser (Super Mario series)
Bowser (Wedding Outfit)
Bowser (Super Smash Bros. series)
Hammer Slam Bowser
Dark Hammer Slam Bowser
Bowser Jr.
Wario (Super Mario series)
Wario (Super Smash Bros. series)
Waluigi
Donkey Kong (Super Mario series)
Donkey Kong (Super Smash Bros. series)
Turbo Charge Donkey Kong
Dark Turbo Charge Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong & Pauline
Diddy Kong (Super Mario series)
Diddy Kong (Super Smash Bros. series)
Boo
Goomba
Koopa Troopa

Characters

All descriptions are from the original official Mario Party: The Top 100 website.^[13]

Playable characters

Eight characters are playable. All of them are available from the start of the game, thus making Mario Party: The Top 100 the first non-arcade Mario Party game since Mario Party DS to not have any unlockable characters. Additionally, this game does not introduce any new playable characters to the Mario Party series, though players can use characters who are previously unavailable in prior Mario Party games, such as being able to use Rosalina in Mario Party minigames prior to her debut in Mario Party 10.

Name	Description
Mario	The Mushroom Kingdom's main man and all-around great guy.
Luigi	Ghosts and Goombas alike better not underestimate this hero.
Peach	Don't let the crown fool you – Peach is powerful in pink.
Daisy	This princess is always up for a little friendly competition.
Wario	He's rude and crude and likes to toot...his own horn.
Waluigi	He's lean, mean, and...well that's about it. Lean and mean.
Yoshi	When trouble comes calling, this loyal sidekick jumps to the rescue.
Rosalina	Saving the cosmos while destroying rivals? Sounds like Rosalina.

Non-playable characters

Toad and Toadette are non-playable characters who serve as the game's hosts, while Bowser and Donkey Kong serve as NPCs for various minigames. The game's official website lists these characters as "Friendly Faces" and "Fierce Contenders" respectively.

Friendly Faces

Name	Description
Toad	Hey, that's not a walking mushroom. It's Toad!
Toadette	Fun and adventure follow Toadette wherever she goes.

Fierce Contenders

Name	Description
Donkey Kong	Watch out for this Kong – he'll go absolutely bananas on you!
Bowser	This spiny-shelled menace may be strong, but his breath isn't everything.

Other characters

These characters are the various minor NPCs that populate the world and minigames. Some of these characters appear as primary obstacles in certain minigames such as the Penguins in Pushy Penguins while others appear as part of the background, such as Koopa Paratroopas in Leaf Leap.

Character	Appearance
Blooper	Bombs Away
Bob-omb	Roll Call Revers-a-Bomb The Final Battle! Triple Jump Defuse or Lose Logger Heads Jigsaw Jumble Flash Forward

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