Mario Party Advance

The main single-player experience involves traveling across "Shroom City," which is a major departure from the standard set-up in past Mario Party titles.

You have the choice to be Mario, Luigi, Peach, or Yoshi, and depending on who you choose, you'll start at a different spot on the board, which is quite large.

You're given die rolls to navigate the board and, when you reach special sections of the map, complete special quests, which often involve helping residents of Shroom City and/or participating in special challenges.

Most quests involve collecting some sort of object elsewhere or a mini-game.

By completing these quests, you'll collect stars, which eventually allow for special boss bouts with Bowser, and you'll unlock mini-games and Gaddgets, which are simple, toy-like contraptions that you can play with.

The game ends when you complete your allotted number of turns, although additional turns and die rolls can be earned during the game by completing the "Mushroom Challenges" that occur rather often.

After completing your session, your rewards are saved, and you can play with your mini-games and Gaddgets in Play Mode.

There are also two additional modes available, "Party Land," where you can play special duel mini-games with a friend, and "Challenge Land," where you play through special modes that test your mini-game skills to earn coins, which can be used to purchase additional unlockables in a shop.

Finally, there is also a feature called the "Bonus Board." You can play with a board that is included with the game using the GBA.

The GBA takes care of die rolls, mini-games, and end-of-the-game events.

Mario Party Advance for Game Boy Advance is currently worth €31.47 loose, €66.57 complete in box, and €247.37 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

Mario Party Advance 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 Mario Party Advance, loose is €31.47 and CIB is €66.57 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.

The PAL version of Mario Party Advance is currently worth €31.47 loose, versus €21.44 for NTSC-U. Regional price differences usually come down to print run size and regional collector demand.