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Rugrats: I Gotta Go Party came out for the Game Boy Advance in 2002, published by THQ. It was one of those licensed games that felt right at home on the handheld, a simple party collection aimed squarely at younger players who were fans of the show. You didn't expect deep mechanics, just some colorful fun to kill a little time.

You control Tommy Pickles, moving him around a house from a top-down perspective to find all the other babies hiding before time runs out. Each character you find unlocks a specific mini-game, like racing Reptar wagons down the hallway, solving sliding puzzles of Angelica's face, or playing a strange cookie-eating game that feels like a very simple Pac-Man. The exploration is straightforward, screen by screen, and the mini-games are short and forgiving, aimed more at repetition than serious challenge. It feels exactly like the chaotic, silly energy of a toddler's birthday party captured in a cartridge.