Mario Party Guide 1998 · Party Box art North American Nintendo 64 box art for Mario Party. Guides At a glance Characters Quick answers Pictures Game guides Find the guide you need Guide What you will find Boards Compare the original boards and the hazards that change the best route. Coins and shop Understand stored coins, optional blocks and the original game’s item system. Characters See who is selectable and who controls board events. Minigames and spaces Read space colors and identify what each minigame category rewards. Unlocks Find the original hidden-board requirements and useful completion targets.
At a glance Three useful starting points Focus What to know Keep 20 coins for a Star Most boards sell Stars for 20 coins; tolls and Bowser can consume that reserve. Check the board gimmick Rainbow Castle swaps Toad and Bowser at one tower; Eternal Star uses dice contests. Save for the hidden boards Magma Mountain and Eternal Star have separate purchase and collection requirements.
Key characters and their roles Character Role At a glance Mario Playable character One of the six original board-game competitors. Luigi Playable character Shares the same board movement rules as Mario. Peach Playable character Competes for Stars and coins on every standard board. Yoshi Playable character A selectable competitor in board and minigame modes. Wario Playable character A selectable rival; his appearance does not change dice odds. Donkey Kong Playable character Playable in the Nintendo 64 trilogy.
The original character selection screen shows Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, Wario and Donkey Kong. An overhead view of the paths, Whomps and ruins in DK’s Jungle Adventure. Peach’s Birthday Cake board circles a pink cake beside Bowser’s cake. Mario’s Rainbow Castle places the tower at the end of a winding cloud path. References 
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