Hello Kitty: Happy Party Pals

This includes inviting guests, gathering supplies and keeping everyone happy.

The guests' happiness is shown through a percentage by talking to them, but it is also visible through a meter above their heads.

If a certain rating is achieved Hello Kitty can move on to the next level.

The game contains many Sanrio characters and it is the first Hello Kitty game for the GBA.

The first party is a small one in Kitty's playroom and she needs to invite two family members.

Kitty can freely move around in the house to collect supplies such as a table cloth, a music disc, balloons etc.

The gathered supplies are stored in a journal.

The journal also shows who to invite.

Kitty needs to do this by walking up to them and initiating a conversation.

The guests are not always the same and items are not always in the same location.

When talking to a potential guest their happiness rating is shown.

By talking to them or giving items that rating can be improved, but only up to a certain level.

The final part of the planning is decorating the room, with, for instance, the cloth and the balloons.

Once the party starts Kitty can talk to the characters or play music to improve their happiness rating.

The music needs to be matched with the guests.

Old tunes will only make the elder people happy, but young people can for instance be given cake instead or you can play a game with them.

Many parts of the planning involve mini-games.

Kitty can for instance make cakes.

She needs to pour dough on a cooker with six burners, quickly flip them to prevent them from burning and then transfer them to a plate with a time limit of one minute.

The second party takes place in the garden and Kitty can play the Bouncing Balloons mini-game in the sandbox, a Bust-A-Move clone.

Based on the player's score various types of food are provided for the party.

Hello Kitty: Happy Party Pals for Game Boy Advance is currently worth €24.53 loose, €30.31 complete in box, and €60.37 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

Hello Kitty: Happy Party Pals has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning it trades hands regularly and isn't considered particularly rare.

Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. For Hello Kitty: Happy Party Pals, loose is €24.53 and CIB is €30.31 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.

The PAL version of Hello Kitty: Happy Party Pals is currently worth €24.53 loose, versus €19.88 for NTSC-U. Regional price differences usually come down to print run size and regional collector demand.