Mario Party 5 Guide 2003 · Party Box art North American GameCube box art for Mario Party 5. Guides At a glance Characters Quick answers Pictures Game guides Find the guide you need Guide What you will find Boards Compare the six initial dreams with unlockable Bowser Nightmare. Capsules Compare movement capsules, coin effects and defensive exceptions. Characters See which new characters are excluded from Story and Card Party. Modes and minigames Choose the right rules for a board session or a shorter competition. Unlocks and Super Duel Find the hidden board and understand the four-part vehicle builder.
At a glance Three useful starting points Focus What to know Capsules can help whoever lands on them A thrown capsule creates a public event space; it is not the owner-protected trap of later games. Keep a Star budget Ordinary Stars cost 20 coins, and using a capsule on yourself may add another charge. Finish Story for Bowser Nightmare The hidden Party board is a Story Mode reward.
Key characters and their roles Character Role At a glance Mario Playable A standard competitor in every main mode. Peach Playable One of the seven characters permitted in Story and Card Party. Toad New playable character Playable in Party Mode but excluded from Story and Card Party. Boo New playable character Joins the board roster with Toad and Koopa Kid. Koopa Kid New playable character Playable in Party; Koopa Kids are opponents in Story. Eldstar Host Oversees Party Mode and Star sales.
Four players search separate rooms containing tables, statues and display cases. Mario, Peach, Yoshi and Waluigi respond to button prompts beneath Piranha Plants. Coins pour from pipes above a minigame arena with Thwomps. Yoshi faces a Chain Chomp on a garden path. References 
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