Mario Party 4

Mario Party 4 is the fourth game in the Mario Party series, and the first for the Nintendo GameCube. It follows the original style of board-game-esque gameplay, as well as the use of many items and minigames. The game's goal, as with most of the others, is to collect stars. It is also the first Mario Party game to allow players to team up.

Plot
''"Toad, Koopa, and a whole host of party patrons have arrived on the mysterious Party Cube to celebrate YOUR Birthday Party!"

''"But giving you presents would be way too easy, so you're going to have to win the presents by playing a game or two!"

''"Now let's get this party started!"

Playable Characters

 * Mario -  Red 
 * Luigi -  Blue 
 * Peach -  Pink 
 * Yoshi -  Green 
 * Daisy - Yellow 
 * Donkey Kong -  Brown 
 * Wario -  Purple 
 * Waluigi -  Black 

New Playable Characters

 * Boo - Light Blue
 * Bowser -  Red 
 * Koopa Kid - Orange
 * Koopa Troopa -  Green 
 * Shy Guy -  Light Green 
 * Toad - White

These characters are playable only in Beach Volley Folley.

Extra Room
Thwomp and Whomp have a room full of bonus minigames. These minigames could be played on two bonus boards. Their minigames are:

One Player (Whomp's Basement Brouhaha)

 * Jigsaw Jitters
 * Barrel Baron
 * Mushroom Medic
 * Doors of Doom
 * Bob-omb X-ing
 * Goomba Stomp

Multiplayer (Thwomp's Backroom Ball)
Thowmp's Backroom Ball is like the rest of the game modes except it doesn't feature minigames, therefore the player has to stay on the game board for the entire time.
 * Mega Board Mayhem
 * Mini Board Mad-Dash
 * Challenge Booksquirm
 * Panel Panic

Other
Also featured was a bonus volleyball game, hosted by Ztar, an odd dark version of the Power Star. Finally, players are able to access the Present Room, which allows them to view all the presents that the player has accumulated throughout the Story Mode for each character.

Trivia

 * This is the first Mario series installment overall to have Princess Peach and Princess Daisy in their current main dresses, as well as Princess Daisy's hair being short.
 * This is the last Mario Party to have Donkey Kong as a main playable character.
 * This is also the only Mario Party title to feature Bowser as a playable character.
 * There is an inconsistency with Mario's artwork and in-game appearance. In the artwork, Mario's hair is lighter and his skin is slightly tanned; in-game, his hair is the normal darker color and his skin is fair.