Mario Party 3

Mario Party 3
Developers: Hudson Soft, CAProduction, A.I Publisher: Nintendo Platform: Nintendo 64 Released in JP: December 7, 2000 Released in US: May 7, 2001 Released in EU: November 9, 2001 Released in AU: September 3, 2001 This game has unused code. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused models. This game has unused sounds. This game has unused text. This game has debugging material. This game has a hidden level select. This game has regional differences. This game has a prototype article

Mario Party 3 is the last Mario Party game released on the Nintendo 64. If you've played the previous two, you should know what to expect, though having a high M.P.I.Q. is recommended.

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Prototype Info

Debugging Features

Debug Menu

Debug Menu Listing A complete listing of what is accessible from these two menus, and even some regional differences!

Version	GameShark code
Japan	D10C1B3C 0020 810C39A2 007F D10C1B3C 0010 810C39A2 0000
USA	D10CC3F4 0020 810CE202 007F D10CC3F4 0010 810CE202 0000
Europe	D10CD8FC 0020 810CE082 0080 D10CD8FC 0010 810CE082 0000

The game has two separate debug menus, both with different entries. Use the appropriate code for your region and either hold L for the first menu, or R for the second. Functionally, they are largely the same as the debug menus in the first two Mario Party games. Since the menu so closely resembles the one used in Mario Party, including the background with the "missing" Donkey Kong render, it is likely that they either re-used the debug routines, or simply used the same engine for the first three Mario Party games.

This large list contains all of the game's Mini-Games, and then some. Selecting a Mini-Game with A goes to the character select screen. Press Left/Right to choose your character, A to confirm your character, and Start to start the Mini-Game. Pressing the R button changes the game mode between GAME, BOARD, and DUEL. Some entries will only work with certain game modes.

Pressing Z opens an options menu, where you can set the following player options:

• PAD#: Toggle between a human or computer-controlled player.
• GRP : Change the teams to be used in 2-vs-2 or 1-vs-3 Mini-Games.
• DIF : Change CPU difficulty for the player.
• COIN: Change the current number of Coins the player has, up to 999.
• PADN: Pad number; choose the controller port the player is controlled with (starting with 0).

Though MAP is also an option, it does not seem to change.

From this menu, the following debugging tools can be accessed.

Character Animation Test

Version	GameShark code
Japan	810C39A2 0056
USA	810CE202 0056
Europe	810CE082 0056

Selecting 300*MCHAR on the first debug menu sends the player to an animation test menu for each of the playable characters. To exit this screen, hold the L and R buttons.

The controls in this menu are:

• Direction Pad - Moves the model around the screen.
• Analog Stick - Rotates the model.
• L and R triggers - Shrinks and enlarges the model.
• B and A - Decreases and increases the motion no., changing the animation.
• C-Up - Switch between the high-poly and low-poly versions of any character model.
• C-Left and C-Right - Switch between the various characters.
• Start - Reset the model position and toggle the debugging text on and off.

Message Check

Japan	International

Version	GameShark code
Japan	810C39A2 0076
USA prototype	810D1052 0076
USA	810CE202 0076
Europe	810CE082 0076

A screen that can display all the text in the game is selectable from the second menu in the American and European versions, labeled ***:MESS. In the Japanese version, this menu will first display all of the screen transition animations and also features all six of the playable characters minus Daisy and Waluigi.

A, B, L, and R all cycle through the text. C-Up and C-Down change what event's text is shown.

(Source: fkualol (YouTube))

Save Data Debug

Version	GameShark code
Japan	D10C1B3C 2000 810C39A2 0059
USA	D10CC3F4 2000 810CE202 0059
Europe	D10CD8FC 2000 810CE082 0059

This menu doesn't appear in either debug menu and must be loaded directly. Use the above scene modifier for your region and hold Z during a transition to arrive on this screen. This allows the player to alter the game's save data.

Here, the player has the following options:

• ALL MINIGAME ENABLE - Selecting this unlocks all Mini-Games in the Mini-Game Room.
• WLUIGI & DAISY ENABLE - Selecting this unlocks Waluigi and Daisy if they are not already (see below).
• STORY NO. - Changes how much of Story Mode the player has completed.
• STORY HERO - Changes the character the player is using in Story Mode; Daisy and Waluigi aren't available.
• STORY DIFF - Changes the Story Mode difficulty.
• WLUIGILAND & REVKUNMAP ENABLE - Selecting this unlocks the hidden boards Waluigi's Island and Backtrack.

Press A to confirm the changes. The player can also press the R trigger to show position information similar to that of the model viewer, though as no models appear on-screen here, changing the position with the controller does nothing.

Memory Usage Infobox

Version	GameShark code
Japan	81048430 2400
USA Prototype	81049000 2400
USA	81048540 2400
Europe	81048580 2400

This box appears yet again, unchanged from the second game.

TV Safe Zone Frame

The GameShark code below will draw a frame around the screen specifying the portion of the screen safe to use for UI elements. The frame starts 24 pixels from the left side and 16 pixels from the top side of the screen. The frame is 272 pixels wide and 208 pixels tall.

Version	GameShark code
Japan	8104E1B0 3000
USA Prototype	8104EDE0 3000
USA	8104E310 3000
Europe	8104E350 3000

Debug Pause Menu

An earlier version of the Mini-Game pause menu exists hidden in the code but never called. Using this GameShark code with the US version will replace the actual Mini-Game pause menu with the earlier debug pause menu. It however may not work on some emulators. This menu also exists in Mario Party 1 and 2.

CANCEL unpauses the game. RESET ends the Mini-Game in a draw. LIGHT allows you to edit the lighting and fog using the C Buttons. INFO toggles the memory usage infobox (see above). MUSSTP stops all music. SE STP stops all sound effects.

Version	GameShark code
USA Prototype	8104A4CC 0C01 8104A4CE 266E 8104A4D0 0240 8104A4D2 2021 8104A4D4 0801 8104A4D6 2A92 8104A4D8 2400
USA	810499FC 0C01 810499FE 23BA 81049A00 0240 81049A02 2021 81049A04 0801 81049A06 27DE 81049A08 2400
Europe	81049A3C 0C01 81049A3E 23CA 81049A40 0240 81049A42 2021 81049A44 0801 81049A46 27EE 81049A48 2400

Unused Graphics

Story Mode Ratings

Icons meant to represent scores for games in Story Mode. In the final game, the lowest rating the player can receive is C.

Early Waluigi and Daisy Icons

These two icons can be found near the used ones. They don't quite match the art style of the others.

Hidden Character Icon

The icon used for unlockable characters, of which there normally are none.

Now Printing

A placeholder Mini-Game icon similar to the one in Mario Party. This can be seen by forcing the game to load Chance Time as a regular Mini-Game by using the following GameShark code.

Version	GameShark code
USA	800CD068 0041

Stacked Deck

Early	Final

The Stacked Deck mini-game contains an earlier version of the Toad card which uses a different art style.

Storm Chasers

Early	Final

An earlier, simpler version of the Monty Mole can be found among the graphics for Storm Chasers.

Picking Panic

This graphic is used for the flower stems in Picking Panic but is never visible on-screen.

Star Lift

This odd graphic can be found among the graphics for the Star Lift.

Koopa Transition Screen

Along with the other character images used for transitions is this picture of a Koopa. Since Koopa doesn't host any Mini-Games in this title, it goes unused, besides being in the Japanese message check. It matches the image of a Koopa used in the backdrop of duel maps.

Super Mario 64 Snifit

A map icon for a Snifit in its Super Mario 64 design. This was likely an early design for the Snifit partner in Duel Mode.

Peach Leftovers

A set of Peach's faces from Mario Party 2's Mini-Game Look Away exist in the graphics bank used for Daisy's textures as a result of most of her data being copied from Mario Party 2's Peach.

Picker Item

An updated graphic for the unused Picker item from Mario Party 2.

Skeleton Key

Early	Final

An earlier version of the Skeleton Key graphic which is based on the Mario Party 2 design.

Mario Party Leftovers

The position graphics.

The Bowser/Star Block from Bowser's Magma Mountain.

One of the early Star Block graphics for Bowser's Magma Mountain.

The Mushroom/Poison Mushroom Block.

A small icon of Mario.

Mario Party 2 Leftovers

The Bullet Bill and VS graphics that appeared before the Mini-Game roulette.

These graphics are unused in all versions and were used in Mario Party 2. Only graphics remain of this screen.

Unused Models

Early Waluigi

An early version of Waluigi's model, with different proportions and a lighter texture.

Super Mario 64 Snifit

A model exists for a Snifit in its Super Mario 64 design, previously seen in Mario Party 2 as part of the Snifit Patrol. This was likely an early model for the Duel Mode partner Snifit before it was replaced with its model from the main series.

Test Map

The model for the test map from the first Mario Party. It's unknown if it can still be accessed in-game in Mario Party 3.

Slide

An unused slide present in the same directory as the test map.

Test Blocks

The numbered blocks left over from the first Mario Party.

Test Objects

Unused objects left over from the first Mario Party.

(Source: Ferrox)

Early Character Select

An earlier version of the character selection which features Daisy and Waluigi's early icons.

Boulder Ball

Early	Final

A very early version of the Boulder Ball map.

Pipe Cleaners

Unused	Used

A 3D version of the background in Pipe Cleaners exists but only the 2D version is ever used.

Unused Code

Locked Waluigi and Daisy

Normally, Waluigi and Daisy are available as playable characters at the start. However, if the game is forced into the menu with an uninitialized save, Waluigi and Daisy will be unselectable during game setup, being represented by an otherwise unused question mark texture. Activating the following GameShark code before the game is started will force the player to the setup screen, bypassing file selection. From this state, entering the Debug Settings Menu and enabling the characters will make them appear normally.

Version	GameShark code
Japan	800C39A3 0078
USA	800CE203 0078
Europe	800CE083 0079

Interestingly, the back of the box alludes to this, reading "You can even unlock new characters in the one-player challenge."

Leftover Devkit Checking Code

To do: Check what happens if the 1st or 3rd devkit checks pass.

English Mario Party 3 versions still check for devkits at startup. It first checks for KMC at 0xBFF00000 twice which is used in Partner N64 devkits. After that, it checks for the IS64 string if it fails which is the Intelligent Systems Viewer 64 devkit. It's unknown whether the game actually prints anything to the IS Viewer or the Partner N64 Devkits. Nemu64 will complain about reading from these areas and crashes the game soon after boot when checking for the IS64 devkit. If the second check for KMC passes, the game crashes due to a jump to an invalid address.

(Source: PartyPlanner64 (MP3 Debuggers))

No Game

Yellow Player Panels can be found as a still-unused holdover from the first two games. They function like they did in Mario Party 2, ending the turn with no Mini-Game, but continuing the game past its normal length on the last turn.

The following GameShark code can be used to force each player to this state:

Version	GameShark code
Japan	800C68C4 0003 800C68FC 0003 800C6934 0003 800C696C 0003
USA	800D1124 0003 800D115C 0003 800D1194 0003 800D11CC 0003
Europe	800D0FA4 0003 800D0FDC 0003 800D1014 0003 800D104C 0003

99 Stars Message

If you somehow manage to get 99 Stars in one game, when you meet the Millennium Star, he'll tell you that you can not have any more Stars. Although the message isn't unused, it's very unlikely that anyone has ever seen it without cheats.

If you pass Boo with 99 Stars, the option to steal a Star will always be greyed out. Unlike the first two Mario Party titles, the AI will not attempt to select it, so no softlock will happen.

Unused Sounds

Test Tone

This test tune is once again the first song in the ROM, though it sounds slightly different compared to the first two games.

Unused Superstar Voice Clips

These lines are what Daisy and Waluigi would've said when completing story mode, but you can't play as them in story mode, so they go unused.

Regional Differences

Title Screen

Japan	International

• The game's logo was redesigned in the international versions and both copyrights were merged together.

Other

• In the European/Australian version, the time limit for the Mini-Games Baby Bowser Broadside and Puddle Paddle is 20 seconds, as opposed to the 30 seconds of the Japanese and US versions; the time limit for Motor Rooter is 38 seconds instead of 60; and the time limit for Eye Sore is 50 seconds instead of 60. However, the former three have roughly the same real-time length.

Japan	International

• In the international versions, Donkey Kong's start plate is "DK START". In the Japanese version, it is "DONKEY START" instead.

Japan	International
"MISS!"	"GAME OVER!"

• After failing an item Mini-Game, the announcer says "Miss!'" in the Japanese version and "Game over!" in international versions, with the graphics altered accordingly. However, the clip itself is still in the game and can be heard via the voice test option in the Sound Room.