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'''''Mario Party 6''''' is the sixth main installment in the ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' series, made for the [[Nintendo GameCube]], and the third installment for that console. As with the previous main installments in the series, it was developed by [[Hudson Soft]] and published by [[Nintendo]], and was first released in Japan on November 18, 2004, the only installment on the GameCube to be released there first. The game is the first in the series that features an installment of voice controlled mini-games using a packaged [[Nintendo GameCube Microphone|microphone]], where an all new Mic mode is designed specifically for microphone use; the microphone would later be reused in the next console installment, ''[[Mario Party 7]]''. Additionally, ''Mario Party 6'' supports the Nintendo GameCube's progressive scan mode.

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...But will the power of the Stars be enough to end the furious feud?</blockquote>

[[File:MarioParty6-Opening.png|thumb|left|The opening sequence to ''Mario Party 6'']]

[[Brighton]] and [[Twila]], the hosts of ''Mario Party 6'', have watched over Mario Party World from the sky. Despite their close friendship, one day, Brighton asks Twila which of the duo is better. An argument then breaks out between him and Twila, and because it causes major disruption, Mario and friends attempt to calm them down. When they are unable to do so, Mario decides to throw a Mario Party to collect and harness the power of the Stars to fill the Star Bank.

When players are taken inside the house, Brighton and Twila ask players for a tutorial on how to play the mode. Then, players can adjust several settings before choosing their character. The settings are as follows:

*'''Battle Royale or Team Battle:''' Players can either pit against each other or form teams of two against each other. When players are teamed up, team one is represented by the sun while team two is represented by the moon. Teammates share Orbs, coins, Stars, and cannot be affected by each others traps; however, Chain Chomps in Snowflake Lake can still use up a teammate's Snack Orb, despite being on the same team. 1-Vs-3 mini-games do not appear in this mode.

*'''Number of Turns:''' Players can set the number of turns in a game ranging from ten to fifty in five-turn increments.

**'''Event Star:''' Most ? Spaces landed on.

*'''Mini-game sets:''' Players can decide if they can play with all mini-games or with a pre-determined set to play with in accordance to their categories. The following options are all, easy, action, hard, or weird mini-games.

After players select from the available boards, choose their characters (computer characters can have their difficulty adjusted, from weak, normal, hard, and the unlockable brutal difficulties) and select a team, if Team Battle mode is enabled, players can set a handicap of giving players up to nine Stars to start with to give them an advantage. Once that is finished, players begin the game.

During the game, players can access the pause menu by pressing {{button|gcn|start}}. At the main pause menu screen, players can view how many turns there are left, what time of the day it is and how many turns it will take to change the time of the day. Players can access more options in the pause menu, with the following settings available:

*'''Player Control:''' Players can change the control settings for each player. They can change the players into computers or vice-versa and change the computer player's difficulty setting.

*'''Mini-game Explanation Screen:''' Players can either view or automatically skip the mini-game explanation screen.

====List of Solo Mode bonuses====

This is a list of all bonuses that can be obtained in Solo Mode. A cumulative bonus indicates if it can be obtained more than once during gameplay, though there are a few bonuses that can only either be obtained a limited amount of times or once per board game.

!rowspan=1 width=25%|Bonus

!rowspan=1 width=10%|Coin reward

|You trashed a lot of Orbs!

|30

|No (can be obtained only once per board game)

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|You love ? Spaces!

|30

|No (can be obtained only once per board game)

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|You conquered all the spaces!

|300

|No (can be obtained only once)

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[[File:MicMode MP6.png|thumb|Brighton introducing players to Mic Mode]]

Represented by a castle, and hosted by Brighton, this mode features the new microphone hardware. In order to play this mode, players need to have the microphone enabled, either through using the microphone itself, or using the GameCube controller to emulate commands. Players can adjust settings by accessing the Option Mode. The following three modes are available through the Mic Mode:

*'''[[Speak Up]]:''' A quiz show-styled game where players can use the microphone to answer various questions. At least two players are required to play this game.

*'''[[Star Sprint]]:''' A single-player game where players use microphone commands to carry a Star to the goal, while they avoid obstacles.

[[File:Mini-GameMode MP6.png|thumb|left|Twila, the hostess of Mini-Game Mode]]

Represented by an apple tree, Mini-Game Mode is hosted by Twila and stores all mini-games that are unlocked in Party Mode and Solo Mode. Focusing on the mini-games, this mode features six different ways to play them.

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[[File:OptionMode MP6.png|thumb|left|Twila introducing the Option Mode]]

Represented by pink and blue flowers, Option Mode is hosted by Twila, who guides players into setting preferences and viewing records. The following settings and records can be toggled and viewed:

*'''Mic Settings:''' Players can toggle the microphone on, off, or by using the controller. When the microphone is toggled on or with the controller, Mic mini-games appear in Party and Solo Modes. While using the controller, players can press the {{button|gcn|R}} to open up a menu of commands, where they can choose the command they want to use.

*'''Rumble Feature:''' Players can turn controller rumbling on or off.

==Characters==

===Playable characters===

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====Team names====

In addition to returning all playable characters, ''Mario Party 6'' returns team battle mode from ''Mario Party 5'', as well as the accompanying team names. The following is a table of all possible combinations and team names.

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===Other characters===

These characters appear either as part of the world-building scenery, as Orbs, as NPCs interacted with in ? Spaces, as obstacles in various mini-games, or various other roles.

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*[[Odd Card Out]]

*[[Treasure Trawlers]]

*[[Shoot Yer Mouth Off]]

*[[Seer Terror]]

![[Twila]]

![[Ukiki]]

![[Whomp]]

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==Boards==

===Party Mode boards===

There are 6 boards in Party Mode. Some of the boards in ''Mario Party 6'' have different objectives and goals to earn stars.  

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|align=left|Players must move across this large board and try to arrive at a randomly placed star first. Once the star has been bought for 20 coins, the star moves to another location. Day and night changes the paths along the board, making them longer or shorter.

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|align=left|Players must move across this board and try to get to a randomly placed star first. Once the star has been bought for 20 coins, the star moves to another location. There are many gadgets and machines to experiment with in this board. Paths change depending on the time of the day.

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|align=left|Players have to move around this board to reach the Star Space. There is only one Star Space that never changes location, but players can buy up to five stars at a time if they have enough coins. The price of a star is always 20 coins during the day, but the price at night can be 5, 10, 30, or 40 coins, determined by the dice block Twila rolls.

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|align=left|All players start with five stars, and then they must pay Chain Chomps coins to ride them and steal stars from other players in the process. When a player reaches a Chain Chomp's house, the player can pay it 20 coins for one dice block during the day and 10 for one dice block, 20 for two, and 30 for three at night to ride it.

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|align=left|Players must travel across the board to reach the end of the board. At the end of the board is either Donkey Kong or Bowser. If a player reaches the end of the board while Donkey Kong is present, then that player is given the opportunity to buy a star for 20 coins. Donkey Kong then switches positions with Bowser, and if a player reaches the end of the board while Bowser is present, then the player gets a star taken away by Bowser. If the player does not have a star, the player loses 20 coins.

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|align=left|This board can be bought for 100 Stars at the Star Bank. Players have to chase Donkey Kong around the board during the day to buy a star. After all four players have moved, DK rolls a Dice Block (two if he eats a banana) and moves that many spaces. If a player catches up to or if DK catches up to a player, then the player can buy a star for 20 coins. At night, DK is replaced by Bowser. The movement on the board is reversed at night, and players need to move away from Bowser. Like DK, Bowser can use two Dice Blocks if he breathes fire. If Bowser catches up to or if a player runs into Bowser, then the player loses a star. If the player does not have a star, Bowser steals 20 coins.

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===Solo Mode boards===

These are the three Solo Mode boards. They differ mostly in length, but they all have the same objective, which is to land on the Rare space located at the end of the board.  

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|[[File:Thirsty Gulch.png|200px]]

|align=left|Like in all Solo Mode boards, the player has to stop at the Rare space on the end of the board in order to avoid falling into an abyss. ? Spaces in this board causes the player to fall into lower sections of the board, making it longer for the player to advance. This board has a desert theme, and it is the shortest of all Solo Mode boards.

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|[[File:Astro Avenue.png|200px]]

|align=left|Like in all Solo Mode boards, the player has to land on the Rare Space at the end of the board in order to avoid riding on the spaceship. ? Spaces in this board causes the player to advance closer to the Rare Minigame Space. This board has a space theme, and it is longer than Thirsty Gulch, and shorter than Infernal Tower.

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|[[File:Infernal Tower.png|200px]]

|align=left|Like in all Solo Mode boards, the player has to stop at the Rare Minigame space end of the board in order to avoid getting trapped in Bowser's cage. ? mark spaces causes Chain Chomps to knock the player back to the start of the board. This board has a Bowser theme, and it is the longest of all Solo Mode boards.

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==Spaces==

===Party Mode spaces===

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|[[File:SpaceBlueMP6.png]]

|[[Blue Space]]

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|[[File:SpaceRed.png]]

|[[Red Space]]

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|[[File:SpaceHappening.png]]

|[[Event Space|? Space]]

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|[[File:SpaceDuel.png]]

|[[Duel Space]]

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|[[File:SpaceDonkey.png]]

|[[Donkey Kong Space]]

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|[[File:SpaceBowser.png]]

|[[Bowser Space]]

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|[[File:SpaceMiracle.png]]

||[[Miracle Space]]

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|[[File:SpaceMario6.png]]

|[[Character Space]]

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|[[File:SpaceOrb.png]]

|[[Orb Space]]

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|[[File:SpaceStar.png]]

|[[Star Space]]

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|[[File:SpaceZtar.png]]

|[[Shadow Star Space]]

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===Solo Mode spaces===

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|[[File:4-Player Space.png]]

|[[4-Player Space]]

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|[[File:Space1-Vs-3 MP6.png]]

|[[1-Vs-3 Space]]

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|[[File:SpaceS-Vs-2 MP6.png]]

|[[2-Vs-2 Space]]

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|[[File:SpaceBattle MP6 (NTSC).png]]

|[[Battle Space]]

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|[[File:SpaceRareMini-Game.png]]

|[[Rare Mini-Game Space]]

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|[[File:SpaceBowser.png]]

|[[Bowser Space]]

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|[[File:SpaceDuelKoopaKidR-MP6.png]][[File:Duel Space-Solo.png]][[File:SpaceDuelKoopaKidB-MP6.png]]

|[[Duel Space|Duel Mini-Game Space]]

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|[[File:SpaceHappening.png]]

|[[Event Space|? Space]]

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==Orbs==

===Green Orbs===

All of these orbs affect the player or the Dice Block when the player uses them.

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|[[File:Orb Mushroom - MP6.png|100px]]

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|[[File:Orb Flutter - MP6.png|100px]]

|align=left|"''[[Flutter]] will appear and fly you straight to the [[Star Space]]!''"

|30 coins

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===Red Orbs===

These Orbs take effect when either the opponent passes or lands on them. If a player lands on one, it will still have the effects of a Blue or Red space. The orb disappears once it has been activated.

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![[File:Orb Podoboo - MP6.png|100px]]

===Yellow Orbs===

These orbs have an effect on a player who lands on the space. If the owner lands on the space, they receive five coins. During the Last Five Turn Events, the owner may receive 15 coins if the coin's ×3 roulette was chosen. The orb also stays on the board as long as no one replaces the orb or if a Star Space does not appear on it.

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|[[File:Orb Spiny - MP6.png|100px]]

|[[File:Orb Kamek - MP6.png|100px]]

|[[Kamek Orb]]

|10 coins

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|10 coins

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===Blue Orbs===

These orbs protect the player from attacks such as Boo and Chain Chomp. They can only be found in specific boards such as [[Snowflake Lake]]. They cannot be thrown on a space or used. Instead, they are used automatically. They can be disposed at any time if the players chooses to, though.

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|[[File:Orb Snack - MP6.png|100px]]

|10 coins

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|[[File:Orb Boo-Away - MP6.png|100px]]

|10 coins

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==Mini-games==

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''Mario Party 6'' has a total of 82 mini-games, including the Mic mini-games that cannot be accessed in the Mini-Game Mode (instead, they are accessible through the Mic Mode). It has more mini-games in total than the previous installments, and it has the third most overall mini-games in the ''Mario Party'' series, being tied by ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'' and beaten by ''[[Mario Party 7]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Party]]''. As with all installments of the ''Mario Party'' series, the mini-games have various puns and wordplays as their names. A feature exclusive to ''Mario Party 6'' is that thirty-six mini-games can be played in either day or night. Only a few mini-games have their rules changed depending on the time of the day; most of these changes are simply aesthetic.

[[File:MP6 Garden Grab Screenshot JP.png|thumb|Garden Grab in the Japanese version of the game]]  

*[[Brighton]] and [[Twila]] have voices in the Japanese version of the game<ref>https://a.tumblr.com/tumblr_ovti4or9d31wz8oxvo1.mp3</ref>.

*The time limit for [[Fruit Talktail]] is 72 seconds instead of 60 in the PAL version of the game.

*In the PAL version of the game, the [[Battle Space]]s have a lightning bolt instead of an uppercase B, somewhat resembling ''[[Mario Party 2]]''{{'}}s incarnation of the Battle Space.

==Reception==  

===Critical reception===

Peer Schneider of IGN has given the game a 7 out of 10.<ref>Schneider, Peer (December 8, 2004). [http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/12/09/mario-party-6-review?page=1 Review of ''Mario Party 6''.] ''IGN''. Retrieved August 22, 2016.</ref> He notes how ''Mario Party 6'' recycles many assets from the previous ''Mario Party'' games, but has stated, "''Mario Party 6'' is a really fun multiplayer game when three friends are invited to the party." On a similar note, Ryan Davis of GameSpot has given the game a 6.9 out of 10,<ref>Davis, Ryan (December 6, 2004). [http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/mario-party-6-review/1900-6114506/ Review of ''Mario Party 6''.] ''GameSpot''. Retrieved August 22, 2016.</ref>, also noting that the game is very similar to the rest of the series, but has also said that ''Mario Party 6'' is an accessible multiplayer game to anyone and have a good time. He ended with: "Whether you've worn out your last copy of ''Mario Party'' or are just looking for a light, accessible multiplayer experience, number six is a fine pick. Alternately, if you have yet to be charmed by previous ''Mario Party'' games, this one isn't likely to change your opinion of the series."

On the slightly higher end, Chris Kohler of 1UP gave ''Mario Party 6'' a 7.5 out of 10.<ref>Kohler, Chris (December 8, 2004). [http://www.1up.com/reviews/mario-party-6_5 Review of ''Mario Party 6''.] ''1UP''. Retrieved August 22, 2016.</ref> who writes that ''Mario Party 6'' is generally fun, despite the reused formula, and ends by saying that ''Mario Party 6'' is a polished upgrade with solid improvements. At the other end, Eurogamer's Ellie Gibson gave the game a score of 4/10, the lowest of the reviewers for ''Mario Party 6''.<ref>Gibson, Ellie (December 7, 2004). [http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_marioparty6_gc Review of ''Mario Party 6'']. ''Eurogamer''. Retrieved August 22, 2016.</ref> She has complained about the game's dialogue, the mini-game titles, the microphone functionality, and the overall tedium of the game. She compared by saying, "All in all, if ''Mario Party 6'' was a real party, it'd be one of those parties where there's nothing to drink but warm Heineken and no one to talk to but people who are having trouble with their boiler and students who've just spent three months in Thailand and want to tell you all about how they got dysentery in Chiang Mai, while a Savage Garden fan hangs round the stereo all night glaring at anyone who tries to suggest an alternative."

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|align="left"|"''There's not really all that much new content in Mario Party 6 save for the microphone novelty, but in the end the final product feels more polished and enjoyable than both previous efforts released on the GameCube.''"

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==Quotes==

{{main|List of Mario Party 6 quotes}}

*"''Step into my Orb hut. If it's Orbs you're after, you've come to the right place!''" - [[Koopa Troopa]]

==Pre-release and unused content==

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*''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'': An ice sculpture of 8-bit Mario appears in Snowflake Lake.

*''[[Super Mario World]]'': [[! Switch]]es appear in the [[Orb Hut]].

*''[[Paper Mario]]'': [[Snow Bunny]]-like creatures and [[Whacka]]s appear in Snowflake Lake. The [[Buzzy Beetle]] design in [[Slot Trot]] is designed after the Buzzy Beetle's portrayal in this game. [[Yellow block]]-like blocks appear in Orb Huts.

*''[[Mario Party 5]]'': Animations and certain sound effects have been reused from this game.

*''[[Mario Party 7]]'': Several rearrangements of ''Mario Party 6'' music tracks appear in this installment. The main menu music is a slower-paced arrangement of Castaway Bay's music, the [[Speak Up]] tune can be heard when players land on the [[Mic Space]], and the duel theme, Donkey Kong theme, and minigame winning theme are remixed versions of the ones in ''Mario Party 6''. Several sound effects are reused as well.

*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'': Various artwork from this game have been reused as [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|stickers]].

*''[[Mario Party 9]]'': Several voice clips are recycled in this game.

*''[[Mario Party 10]]'': The characters fly into space when the Superstar is decided like in ''Mario Party 6''.

* ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'': Nine minigames return in this game. A rearranged version of the minigame completion theme plays when completing any of the nine ''Mario Party 6'' minigames. [[Brighton]] and [[Twila]] make a cameo in the Characters section of the Series Guide.

==Names in other languages==

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==References==

==External links==

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*[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-GameCube/Mario-Party-6-268302.html Official ''Mario Party 6'' Nintendo UK site]

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