Mario Party Advance is a party game developed for the Game Boy Advance, released in 2005. It adapts the Mario Party series for portable play, featuring over 60 mini-games across single-player boards. Players earn coins to unlock unique items called Gaddgets created by Professor E. Gadd, which enhance gameplay and interaction, allowing for real-world applications like X-ray tricks and compatibility assessments.
It's a portable party on your Game Boy Advance! Mario Party Advance takes all the fun of the home console game and puts it in your hands. All-new mini-games and a host of Professor E. Gadd's incredible Gaddgets -- unique trinkets, toys, detectors and tricks like the Lip Disguise-o-matic that let you play tricks on your friends, test your compatibility and much more. Discover the 60 mini-games as you play through the single-player game boards. Earn coins as you play the mini-games, and use those coins to unlock Gaddgets you can use with your friends. Use your Gaddgets to take the game into the real world. Place your finger on the Finger X-Ray to see what's hidden inside, or use the Compatibility Meter to see how well you and your friends match up.