<s>
is	O
a	O
party	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
May	O
7	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
16	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
installments	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
chooses	O
between	O
eight	O
playable	O
characters	O
:	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
,	O
Wario	O
,	O
and	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
alongside	O
newcomers	O
Princess	O
Daisy	O
and	O
Waluigi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
final	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
4	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Content	O
from	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
remastered	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Top	I-Application
100	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
Superstars	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2017	O
and	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
2021	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
receive	O
its	O
first	O
official	O
re-release	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
party	O
video	O
game	O
featuring	O
eight	O
playable	O
characters	O
:	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
,	O
Wario	O
,	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
,	O
and	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
are	O
available	O
to	O
play	O
in	O
all	O
modes	O
,	O
while	O
newcomers	O
Princess	O
Daisy	O
and	O
Waluigi	O
are	O
unavailable	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Story	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
storyline	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
his	O
friends	O
witness	O
the	O
descent	O
of	O
the	O
Millennium	O
Star	O
,	O
a	O
mystical	O
star	O
born	O
once	O
every	O
thousand	O
years	O
that	O
allows	O
whoever	O
possesses	O
him	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
"	O
Superstar	O
of	O
the	O
universe	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
3	I-Application
includes	O
multiplayer	O
compatibility	O
;	O
each	O
game	O
on	O
a	O
board	O
map	O
consists	O
of	O
four	O
players	O
,	O
including	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
human	O
player	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
character	O
who	O
is	O
not	O
controlled	O
by	O
a	O
human	O
will	O
instead	O
be	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
computer-controlled	B-Application
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
skill	O
level	O
of	O
the	O
computer-controlled	B-Application
characters	O
can	O
be	O
individually	O
adjusted	O
between	O
"	O
Easy	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Medium	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
Hard	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
to	O
collect	O
the	O
most	O
Stars	O
within	O
the	O
allotted	O
amount	O
of	O
turns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
addition	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
Rare	O
Items	O
,	O
being	O
items	O
that	O
are	O
less	O
commonly	O
found	O
but	O
have	O
a	O
powerful	O
effect	O
,	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
3	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
Duel	O
mode	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
two	O
players	O
use	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
partners	O
to	O
attack	O
their	O
opponent	O
and	O
deplete	O
their	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
prior	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
game	O
to	O
have	O
multiple	O
save	O
slots	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
have	O
Princess	O
Daisy	O
and	O
Waluigi	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
GamePro	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
and	O
best	O
games	O
you	O
can	O
play	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
buddies	O
"	O
,	O
other	O
reviewers	O
were	O
critical	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
3	I-Application
for	O
largely	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
installments	O
,	O
with	O
only	O
minimal	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gavin	O
Frankle	O
of	O
AllGame	O
called	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
3	I-Application
the	O
most	O
enjoyable	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
reasoning	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
provides	O
enough	O
to	O
entice	O
new	O
fans	O
and	O
satisfy	O
existing	O
ones	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
described	O
the	O
mini-games	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
real	O
life	O
of	O
the	O
party	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Joe	O
Fielder	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
and	O
Cam	O
Shea	O
of	O
Hyper	O
claimed	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
3	I-Application
had	O
the	O
best	O
mini-games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Shea	O
and	O
Dr.	O
Moo	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
usual	O
incorporation	O
of	O
random	O
luck	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
having	O
to	O
wait	O
for	O
computer-controlled	B-Application
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
negative	O
comment	O
among	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
staff	O
review	O
was	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
seems	O
like	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
challenges	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
overcoming	O
unresponsive	O
controls.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
IGN	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
number	O
one	O
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
Best	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
Games	O
,	O
"	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
best	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
games	O
know	O
the	O
balance	O
between	O
luck	O
and	O
skill	O
,	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
3	I-Application
best	O
exemplifies	O
this	O
rule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
about	O
everything	O
that	O
made	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
2	O
so	O
great	O
was	O
pushed	O
further	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
3	I-Application
introduced	O
even	O
more	O
strategic	O
items	O
,	O
creative	O
new	O
boards	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
truly	O
fun	O
minigames.	O
"	O
</s>
