Mario Party 5

Mario Party 5 is the fifth installment in the Mario Party series. The most notable change in this game is that the shopping system was replaced with the new Orb system.

In Story Mode, a playable character has to face Bowser and the Koopa Kids throughout every stage. Eventually, the character will face Bowser one-on-one.

Playable Characters
Returning Playable Characters:
 * Mario
 * Luigi
 * Peach
 * Yoshi
 * Wario
 * Daisy
 * Waluigi

New Playable Characters:
 * Boo
 * Koopa Kid
 * Toad

Trivia

 * This is the first game to feature a character that first appeared in the Paper Mario series. The characters are Eldstar, Mamar, Skolar, Muskular, Misstar, Klevar, and Kalmar.  In Paper Mario, the goal is to rescue them.
 * Mario Party 5 was often considered the worst Mario Party game in the series of Mario Party games by many fans that disliked it.
 * This is the first Mario Party game that offered Boo, Koopa Kid, and Toad as playable characters.