Mario Party: Ultimate Fun

Mario Party: Ultimate Fun is an upcoming game for the Nintendo Switch, and is the newest installment to the Mario Party series. It will be released in June the 22nd 2018. Unlike its previous 2 installments, Mario Party 9 and Mario Party 10, Mario Party: Ultimate Fun returns to the gameplay of the older games (Mario Party-Mario Party 8).
== Gameplay ==
As mentioned before, Mario Party: Ultimate Fun returns to the gameplay of the older games. At the beggining, everyone rolls a dice block with numbers 1 to 10 to determine the order in which each player will roll. Each player will be able to travel and explore the board freely, collecting as many coins as possible and paying some to get a star, playing minigames and much more! Each board has its own unique way of getting the star, such as gradually paying more money to get the star, for instance. There are also returning features from the older games: The Item Shop, where you can buy items that can help you by paying a certain ammount of coins. The Bonus Stars, which are stars awarded after the boss (In Story Mode only) which are obtained by accomplishing certain events. And the Final 5 Frenzy, which is where in the final 5 turns, Bowser appears and awards the player in 4th place with something. Also, depending on what place the player is when he/she finished playing a minigame, the player gets a different ammount of coins:
*4 player minigame:
**1st: 10 Coins
**2nd: 5 Coins
**3rd: 3 Coins
**4th: 0 Coins
*2 vs 2 minigame:
**Winning team: 5 coins each
**Losing team: 0 coins each
*1 vs 3 minigame:
**If the solo player wins: 10 coins
**If the team wins: 3 coins each
*Boss Battle
**1st: 1 star
**2nd: 10 coins
**3rd: 5 coins
**4th: 0 coins
== Game Modes ==
=== Story Mode ===
This mode can only be played by 1 player, and follows the game's storyline (Which you can read further down below). The player explores 8 boards, each one having a boss (Whose minigame rewards you with a star). The player can progress to the next mode in story mode by being the superstar. If the player fails in doing this, the player will be forced to do whichever board the player lost in again.
=== Party Mode ===
This mode allows the player to select a board that is currently unlocked and play it alone or with friends (The maximum number of players locally is 4).
=== Minigame Mode ===
A mode where you have to play minigames in order to become the superstar. There are different games available to play in this mode:
* Step it Up (Returning from Mario Party DS): The classic Minigame Mode. In this mode, each time someone wins a minigame, he/she will be able to go one step ahead from a set of stairs. In order to win, the player has to make it to the top of the staircase.
* Mt. Duel (Returning from Mario Party 6): In this mode, the players will be competing in minigames to make it up to the peak, but this one is more tournament like.
* Choice Challenge (Returning from Mario Party 9 and 10): In this mode, a random player is chosen. The one who is chosen will be able to choose a minigame. Whoever wins most minigames in a certain ammount of rounds is the winner!
* Rocket Rascals (Returning from Mario Party DS): In this mode, each time a player wins a minigame, he/she will be able to choose a piece to get to the rocket, who he/she will need to reach in order to win!
* Minigame Road (New): The player needs to make it to the finish of a set of spaces in order to beat this mode. Each time a player wins, he/she will roll a dice block, and progress through the path.
* Money Masacre (New): In a selected ammount of rounds, the player will need to beat a minigame so he/she can roll a dice block, which will give him/her an ammount of coins. Whoever has most coins at the end of the rounds wins!
=== Bowser Mode ===
A returning mode from Mario Party 10, but with a few twists. Every character rolls for 3 turns, and then it will be Bowser's turn to roll with a triple dice block. If he catches any one of the players, the effects will be like if the player landed on a Bowser Space. Every turn there is a Bowser Minigame, and coins are replaced with hearts, and there are no stars. Whoever survives with the most hearts wins.
=== Reverse Mode ===
It's just like Party Mode, but whoever is in 4th place is the Superstar!
=== Insane Mode ===
It's Party Mode, but more extreme. The players start with 100 coins and 50 stars. Also, everything is more, as mentioned before, extreme. The blue spaces will give you 10 coins, and Stars will cost 50 coins, for example.
=== Museum ===
Here you can see all the unlockable characters and how to unlock them, listen to the game's soundtrack and more.
== Story ==
Mario and Luigi are about to fall asleep, until they hear a roar coming from outside their house. He wakes Luigi up, and they run outside. It appears that the rest of the Mario crew have woke up to the roar too, as they, too, were outside, wondering what the sound was. They suddenly realise it was Bowser, and they see him rather different than usual. He's bigger, and he's glowing. Suddenly, out of nowhere, Polari and Rosalina show up and explain that Bowser has absorbed the energy of allmost all Power Stars. They claim that they forced them to tell them the location of every power star. They said that if they got all the Power Stars, Bowser would have enough power to destroy the universe! They also claim that they didn't tell them all of the Power Star's locations. They didn't mention 7 that were located in the Mushroom World, but Bowser didn't realiise yet. Mario and co. decide to throw another game of Mario Party in order to retrieve the stars and stop Bowser once again! Who will become the Superstar this time?
== Characters ==
Playable
The characters with an asterisc (*) are new characters, brand new to the series.
Image	Name 	Description 	How to unlock
 	Mario 	Our brave plumber is ready to have some fun! He's determined to become the superstar once again in this party game! 	Already unlocked
 	Luigi 	Mario isn't the only one that wants to become the superstar. Luigi is determined to do so as well! 	Already unlocked
 	Peach 	Who was once the damsel-in-distress is now attempting to become the hero and save the universe from being destroyed by Bowser! 	Already unlocked
 	Yoshi 	Everyone's favourite little dino! He travelled all the way from his homeland in Dinosaur Land to the Mushroom Kingdom to become the Superstar!	Already unlocked
 	Toad 	This little shroom-head might not be the strongest thing in the world, but sure does know how to have fun! 	Already unlocked
 	Daisy 	The princess of Sarasaland is also determined to become the superstar in this old-school style Mario Party! 	Already unlocked
 	Toadette 	Toad's girlfriend also wants to have some fun! She wants to crank up a notch in this Mario Party! 	Already unlocked
 	Birdo 	This monster is a boy who thinks he's a girl! This is why almost everyone confuses her, I mean, him, for a female! 	Already unlocked
 	Wario 	This greedy brat was also invited (For some reason) to have some fun! The only reason he accepted was for the money and the fame! 	Already unlocked
 	Waluigi 	Wario's (Also greedy) best friend! When he looses, he lies and says that "everybody cheated", although he cheats himself! 	Already unlocked
 	Koopa Troopa	Mario even invited an enemy? Wow! 	Already unlocked
 	Hammer Bro 	This hammer-throwing turtle is also willing to become the superstar! 	Complete Story Mode as Koopa
 	Goomba* 	Mario invited everyone, including the one species he's been stomping on his hole life! 	Buy him at the Museum.
 	Donkey Kong 	Mario even invited the gorilla he's been defeating ever since the first game! He's going bananas for becoming the superstar! 	Already unlocked
 	Diddy Kong 	Of course, DK had to bring his little friend with him! 	Complete Story Mode as DK
 	Boo 	This spooky spectre has also been invited to the party! It's gonna make the game 2spooky4u! 	Already unlocked
 	Dry Bones 	An undead Koopa. He might be dead, but it also knows the meaning of "fun"! 	Already unlocked
 	Kamek 	This mischievous witch is here to sprinkle in some magic and mischief to the game! 	Buy him at the Museum.
 	Shy Guy 	This masked critter's real face is still a mystery! Maybe if he wins he'll let us see his face... 	Buy him at the Museum.
 	Nabbit* 	Mario also invited... A bank robber? Yeah, he invited the infamous bandit, who's also willing to win, but probably cheating! 	Complete Story Mode as Shy Guy or Kamek.
 	Rosalina 	The beautiful and majestic princess from space needs some help! She's willing to join the fun if you complete her quest. 	Complete Story Mode for the first time.
 	Mii* 	The Nintendo version of the Sims are also allowed to join in the fun! 	Unlock all the other characters.
=== Hosts/NPCs ===
Image	Name 	Description
 	Polari 	The oldest and wisest of all Lumas, serving as the main host of the various parties. However, when you complete Story Mode for the first time, he can be unlocked as a playable character.
 	Lubba 	A chubby and friendly Luma. He is the host of Reverse Mode, Insane Mode and Bowser Mode, and Party Mode too if you play as Polari.
 	MC Ballyhoo	A fun and passionate "person" who wears a talking hat known as Big Top! He, I mean, they, are the hosts of Minigame Mode!
 	Toadsworth 	A responsible and smart Toad that runs the Museum, and is the oldest of all Toads. You can also check on him if you're having any trouble!
== Spaces ==
Image	Name 	Effect 	Rarity
 	Green Space 	Nothing happens if you land on here. 	Common
 	Blue Space 	Gives you 3 coins. 	Common
 	Red Space 	You loose 3 coins. 	Uncommon
 	Event Space 	Something will happen, which could be good or bad. 	Uncommon
 	Minigame Space 	You and the rest of the players will play a minigame. 	Uncommon
 	Dash Space 	You roll again. 	Rare
 	Back Space 	You roll again, but you go backwards instead! 	Rare
 	Bowser Space 	Something bad could happen, which can range from playing a Bowser Minigame to loosing all of your coins! 	Rare
 	Polari Space 	Polari, the host, will show up (Unless he's not playing) and something good will happen to you. 	Rare
 	Friend Space 	You and a player of your choice get 5 coins. 	Uncommon
 	Lucky Space 	Sends you to a route full of blue coins with 3 coins on each, with a free star at the end. There is an Unlucky space right before the star that takes you back to the regular board.	Rare
 	Unlucky Space 	Sends you to a route full of red spaces with a Ztar at the end. There is a lucky space right before the Ztar which takes you back to the regular board. 	Rare
 	Chance Space 	If you land on this space, you will spin a wheel. You could get something good or something bad as well. 	Uncommon
 	Poison Space 	You will loose a turn. 	Rare
 	Duel Space 	You will be able to challenge another player to a Duel Minigame, and you will be able to choose what the winner gets from the looser. 	Rare
 	Battle Space 	You will have a Battle Minigame against the rest of the players. 	Rare
 	Item Shop 	Passing here will allow you to enter the Item Shop, where you will be able to buy an item in exchange for coins. 	Uncommon
 	Free Item Space	You will recieve a free, random item. 	Rare
 	Star Space 	Passing here will allow you to buy a Star for 20 coins. 	Rare
 	Ztar Space 	Passing here will take one Star away from you. If you don't have any, you will loose 20 coins by passing here. 	Rare
== Boards ==
Name 	Description 	Story Mode Boss
Mario Party Road 	The first and easiest board of the game, which takes place in a grassland in a ceremony. The way to get stars is also the easiest and most basic. A Star randomly appears on the board, and you buy it for 20 coins. 	Goomboss
Trick Trap Temple 	A desert themed board which takes place inside a pyramid. The board's layout often changes due to traps being summoned, often blocking previous routes and uncovering new ones. The way of getting Stars is the same as in the previous board, but is harder due to traps which can easily get rid of your stash of coins! 	King Tut Koopa
Sunshine Villa 	A tiny town full of tourists next to a beautiful, but dangerous beach. Its gameplay is similar to Koopa's Tycoon Town from Mario Party 8: You have to pay coins to increase your hotels value. However, if you run into another player's hotel, you have to pay him/her an ammount of coins depending on the ammount of stars on their hotel. It holds a lot of references and throwbacks to Super Mario Sunshine.	Gooper Blooper
Mt. Madness 	A both mountain and ice themed level. The first half of the board takes place in an alpine area full of forests and big boulders. The second half takes place higher in the mountain, where everything is covered in snow and ice. You have to climb to the peak to buy as many Stars as you want (Paying coins, of course!), and then you'll take a Cannon back to the start. 	Baron Brrr
Marvelous Mine 	An enormous mine filled with giant, beautiful crystals and minecarts full of gold. This mine is so important that the workers there have a little town to stay nearby! Sometimes, the routes often change due to the tracks changing for minecarts to be able to advance. 	Major Burrows
Forest of Fear 	A spooky forest filled with giant plants and g-g-ghoooosts! To get the stars you have to find one of three Pink Boos that holds the Star. To find out what each Pink Boo has, you have to pay it 10 coins, but not all of them are to be trusted: One is to be trusted and has a Star, another does nothing and another one takes you back to the start. 	King Boo
Sky-High Highlands 	This board literally takes place in the sky! The start of the board takes place in a really high mountain, and soon you jump off from the peak to the clouds. Getting a Star is pretty difficult in this board, because the Star has grown wings, and each 2 turns it'll move to another place! 	Lakithunder
Bowser's Space Station	Bowser's scary space station where he keeps all the Power Stars! When you beat this board, Bowser won't be able to destroy the universe anymore! The way of getting stars is typical "It'll appear on the board and will appear somewhere else if you buy it for 20 coins", but in this board it's a little different. There is a Star space, but watch out, because there's also a Ztar space! 	Bowser
Rainbow Road 	The track from Mario Kart where everyone has at least fallen off a hundred times is now a Mario Party board! The way of getting stars is the same way as in Mario Party Road. This board will be able to be bought at the museum for 5,000 coins only after Story Mode has been beaten for the first time. 	N/A
== Items ==
Only up to 4 items are available to be bought in the Item Shop. In the first 5 turns, the cheaper ones are sold. When the last 5 turns arrive, the more expensive (and more chaotic and useful as well) items can be bought.
Name 	Effect 	Price
Mushroom 	You will be able to roll 2 dice blocks. 	10 coins
Triple Mushrooms	You will be able to roll 3 dice blocks. 	15 coins
Mini Mushroom 	Your dice will change, and you'll only be able to roll a 1, a 5 and any number between them. 	5 coins
Golden Mushroom 	When rolling, you will recieve coins depending on the number you rolled. 	Can only be obtained via Free Item Space.
Poison Mushroom 	A player of your choice will loose a turn. 	10 coins
Banana 	You put a banana on the space behind you. If a player passes here, they will stop avancing and loose 5 coins. 	5 coins
Giant Banana 	Same effect as the Banana, but the player that passes by will loose 10 coins instead of 5. 	10 coins
Koopa Shell 	Any player from a 5 space radius from you will be knocked out back to the start and loose 5 coins. 	5 coins
Blue Spiny Shell	The player in first place will loose 20 coins and will be knocked out back to the start. If you're the player in first place, this item won't appear in stock for you.	15 coins
Bowser Shell 	You will transform into Bowser, and you will roll 3 dice blocks. Any player you run into will be knocked out back to the start. 	15 coins
Poltergust 5000 	You will be able to steal something from a player of your choice, ranging from 5 coins to a star! 	10 coins
Fire Flower 	You will be able to steal something from all of the players of the board. 	15 coins
Warp Pipe 	You will warp to a random space in the board. 	10 coins
Star Pipe 	You will warp to the Star Space 	15 coins
Unlucky Pipe 	A player of your choice will warp to the Unlucky route. 	15 coins
Bob-Omb 	A player of your choice will loose 10 coins. Any player from a 5 space radius from the player you chose will loose 5 coins. 	5 coins
Thwomp 	A player of your choice will loose 20 coins. 	10 coins
Bullet Bill 	You will roll 3 dice blocks. Any player you run into will loose 20 coins, and you will recieve the coins the players loose. 	15 coins
Lakitu 	You will be able to steal an item from a player of your choice. 	10 coins
Rainbow Star 	You will roll 3 dice blocks. Any player you run into will loose 1 star, and you will recieve what the players lost. 	15 coins
== Minigames ==
There are various kinds of minigames:
===Free for all===
This kind of minigame is where 4 players battle against eachother to reach a certain objective in order to beat the minigame.
===2 vs. 2===
This kind of minigame has the player paired up with another player, while the player and his/her partner will compete against the other pair.
===1 vs. 3===
In this kind of minigame, there is a solo player that has to reach a certain goal, that competes against the other 3 players, who are also trying to reach a goal, but different than the solo player's goal.
===Battle Minigame===
In this kind of minigame, each player deposits a certain ammount of coins and will be given off in a way depending on the player's place after the minigame.
===Boss Minigame===
In this kind of minigame, the players team up in order to defeat a boss.
===Bowser Minigame===
In this kind of minigame, the players compete against Bowser to win, normally to try and avoid his tortures!
== DLC ==
There are 2 DLC Packs for Mario Party: Ultimate Fun, each containing 3 new characters and a new board. Each one costs 3$.
===Mario Party: Ultimate Fun X Mario & Rabbids: Kingdom Battle===
There is a DLC Pack based on the infamous crossover of Mario and Rabbids for the Nintendo Switch. 
*New playable characters:
**​Rabbid Mario
**Garden Ziggy
**Beep-0
*New board: Toy Tower 
**​This board is based on the final segment of the first world of Mario & Rabbids: Kingdom Battle, which is basically a huge pile of toys. At the top of the board you can buy as many stars as you want and then get blasted to the start, but watch out: Rabbid Kong (The boss of the board) is guarding the Star! Actually, not really, because he's just munching on some bananas.
===Mario Party: Ultimate Fun X Kirby===
There is a DLC Pack based on the Kirby game series. This pack, unlike the previous one, contains two new boards.
*New playable characters:
**​Kirby
**King Dedede
**Meta Knight
*New board 1: Green Greens
**​This board follows the mechanic of the simple "A Star appears on the board and you gotta buy it" mechanic, but the board has more of a Kirby-esque style, with Waddle Dees walking around the board, and Whispy Woods waiting to have a brawl at the end of the five turns (He's the board's boss).
*New board 2: Dedede's castle
**​The castle of the fatty penguin king himself! This board's mechanic is like the previous one, Green Greens, but harder. There are also Ztar Spaces! The boss of this board is Masked Dedede.
== Amiibo Compatibility ==
Depending on the character of the amiibo, if you play as it, you get a handicap of 1 star and 1 extra coins. (For example, if you use a Mario amiibo and you play as Mario, you will recieve the Handicap. Also, the characters that are playable and don't have an amiibo yet get one.
== Trivia ==
* The game's release date coincides with the creator of this article's birthday. Poke-Luigi 3's (The creator of this article) birthday is on the 22nd of June, which is when this game is released.
* Mario Party: Ultimate Fun is the first Mario Party game since Mario Party 8 that has the old-school Mario Party gameplay.
* Blue Toad was originally planned for running the Musem, but was replaced by Toadsworth for being a more popular character overall.
== Gallery ==
Here are the images created by Poke-Luigi 3.
Friend Space UF.png|Poke-Luigi 3's artwork for a Friend Space.
CRINGE.png|Poke-Luigi 3's (cringy) artwork of the Polari Space.
Free Item Space.png|Poke-Luigi 3's (not so cringy) artwork for a Free Item Space.
Poison Space.png|Poke-Luigi 3's artwork for a Poison Space.
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