Mario Party 4

Mario Party 4
Developer(s)	Hudson Soft
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Series	Mario Party
Platform(s)	GameCube
Release date(s)	NA October 21, 2002 JP November 8, 2002 EU November 29, 2002
Genre(s)	Party
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer
Input methods	GameCube Controller
Compatibility	4 Playable
GameIDs	GMPP01, GMPJ01, GMPE01
See also...	Dolphin Forum thread Open Issues Search Google Search Wikipedia

Mario Party 4 (マリオパーティ 4 Mario Pātī Fō) is the fourth installment in the Mario Party series and the first to be released for Nintendo GameCube. The game features eight playable characters from the Mario series, who can be directed on six themed game boards in the game. The objective of the game is to earn as many stars as possible, which are obtained by purchase from predefined space on the game board, or by bonuses. Each character's movement is determined by a roll of a die, with a roll from each player forming a single turn. Each turn in Mario Party 4 is followed by a minigame, which is competed to earn money for the character, used to buy items and stars.

Problems

Audio

The music doesn't play correctly with DSP HLE. Use DSP LLE instead.

Configuration

Only configuration options for the best compatibility where they deviate from defaults are listed.

Audio

Config	Setting	Notes
DSP Emulator Engine	LLE	Corrects music.

Version Compatibility

The graph below charts the compatibility with Mario Party 4 since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.

r2953

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2.0 (r5384)

Compatibility can be assumed to align with the indicated revisions. However, compatibility may extend to prior revisions or compatibility gaps may exist within ranges indicated as compatible due to limited testing. Please update as appropriate.

Testing

This title has been tested on the environments listed below:

Test Entries
Revision	OS	CPU	GPU	Result	Tester
r2953	Windows XP x86	Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.13GHz	nVidia GeForce 7600 GT	Runs great, the mini games work, the speed is playable and there are no graphical problems to see really. Working 100%, just not full speed. Mario Party 4 on Dolphin Wii/GC Emulator (HQ)	iNexXxuS
3.0-735	Windows 7 x64	Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.5GHz	nVidia GeForce GTX 580	Playable with full speed and audio issues with HLE. LLE stutters the game down to 75% FPS.	Drezus
3.5-78	Windows 7 x64	Intel Core i5-2500k	AMD Radeon HD 6870	Mario Party 4 is very playable with the latest AX HLE revision. Game plays at full speed with no audio issues whatsoever on this revision using HLE.	Gumphrey
^3.0-364	Windows 7 x64	Intel i5 @ 2.9 GHz	Intel HD Graphics 3000	Runs at 54-60 FPS at 2X Native Resolution, 4X Antrioscopic Filtering, & Direct 3D 11 Video Backend	Ace013

Gameplay Videos

Mario Party 4 on Dolphin Wii/GC Emulator (HQ)