Mario Party 5
Mario Party 5 is a 2003 party video game developed by Hudson Soft and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. It is the fifth installment in the Mario Party series, and the second game in the series to be released for the GameCube. The game is set in the fictional Dream Depot, consisting of seven game boards. The single-player "Story" game mode involves the player winning multiple games against the Koopa Kids to prevent Bowser from conquering the Dream Depot. The main multiplayer game mode consists of four characters from the Mario series playing a board game, with each board having a set theme. The game also features several minigames, which are played after every set of turns. Mario Party 5 introduces the "Super Duel" mode to the franchise, which requires players to assemble and control custom made battle vehicles which can be used in combat against other machines. The game features 10 playable characters, with playable debuts to the series from Toad, Boo, and Koopa Kid.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2003
- Developer
- Hudson Soft
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 10 November 2003 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Hudson Soft |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Nintendo GameCube |
| Genres | party video game |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1206280, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Mario Party 5? How long to beat it
Total play time for Mario Party 5 is about 30.1 hours to do everything, and around 9.7 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 9.7h | 32 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 16.7h | 18 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 30.1h | 8 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Mario Party 5 sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Mario Party 5 lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 64ahead of 17% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 40ahead of 81% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Mario Party 5
Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.
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Common questions about Mario Party 5
What platforms is Mario Party 5 on?
Mario Party 5 is available on Nintendo GameCube. It first released in 2003.
Who made Mario Party 5?
Mario Party 5 was developed by Hudson Soft and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Mario Party 5?
about 9.7 hours for the main story, 16.7 hours with the main extras, 30.1 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.