{"product_id":"mario-party-9","title":"Mario Party 3","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"font-size:1.25em;font-weight:700;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:0.5em;\"\u003eItem Condition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a loose Nintendo 64 cartridge, sold without a box or manual. The cart has been inspected and is fully functional, though it may show typical signs of use such as light scuffs or wear on the label consistent with a game that's been enjoyed over the years. The cartridge connector pins are clean and the game plays as it should. Please refer to the provided photos for a detailed view of the item's condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size:1.25em;font-weight:700;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:0.5em;\"\u003eItem Description\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMario Party 3 is the grand finale of the Nintendo 64 era of the beloved party game franchise, and many fans consider it the definitive version of what Hudson Soft and Nintendo built across three extraordinary installments. Released in North America in 2001, it arrived late in the N64's life cycle but packed more content than either of its predecessors, offering a massive roster of mini-games, a brand new Duel Mode, and the introduction of the Millennium Star as a central story device. It felt like a celebration of everything the series had accomplished on that console.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe game features ten playable characters, adding Waluigi and Daisy to the roster for the first time — a genuinely big deal for longtime fans of the Mushroom Kingdom. Six colorful and imaginative game boards give players plenty of reasons to keep coming back, each with its own theme, traps, and strategic wrinkles. Whether you were steering through Creepy Cavern or trading Stars on Woody Woods, every board had a personality all its own, and no two sessions ever played out quite the same way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith over 70 mini-games spread across single-player, two-versus-two, three-versus-one, and the newly introduced duel format, Mario Party 3 offered more variety than almost any other game in the N64 library. The duel boards in particular added a welcome layer of strategy, forcing one-on-one encounters where managing your partners and coins became just as important as luck. It was a meaningful evolution of the formula rather than a simple rehash.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is something deeply nostalgic about this cartridge. For a generation of players, the Mario Party series defined what a Friday night with friends looked like — the controller handoffs, the heated arguments over a bad dice roll, the triumphant last-second coin steals. Mario Party 3 was the peak expression of all of that on Nintendo 64, and finding a clean, working copy today is a genuinely satisfying score for any collector.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a perfect pick for N64 collectors looking to complete the Mario Party trilogy, retro gaming enthusiasts who want to relive those chaotic multiplayer nights, or anyone building out a solid Nintendo 64 library with games that still hold up brilliantly at a party today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coolection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56681729458342,"sku":"PCQ-3821-LG","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/7404\/4838\/files\/PCQ-3821-LG-1.webp?v=1781983838","url":"https:\/\/coolection.com\/products\/mario-party-9","provider":"Coolection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}