Mario Party 4 (マリオパーティ 4 Mario Pātī Fō?) is a Party game developed by Hudson Soft and published by Nintendo, as well as being the fourth game in the Mario Party Series. It was the first installment of the series that was on the Nintendo Gamecube, released in North America on October 21, 2002. It was later released in Australia on November 3, 2002, in Japan on November 8, 2002, and in Europe on November 29, 2002. Template:Continue Nav Mario and has friends are all standing around outside Princess Peach's Castle when suddenly, a giant floating bag approaches them. It begins to cast a shadow over the characters and the castle, and everyone is getting nervous. Suddenly, the bag opens, revealing a giant cube. Toad, Shy Guy, Boo, Goomba, and Koopa pop out from the cube and invite the characters to play with them in the Party Cube! The plot of Story Mode is that it is the chosen character's birthday. Each of the first five board hosts has a present for the character. However, the player won't receive the presents unless they can win each of the boards that the hosts have created.
