Ghost House
- This article is about the recurring buildings in theSuper Mario franchise. For other uses, seeGhost House (disambiguation).
- "Haunted House" redirects here. For other uses, seeHaunted House (disambiguation).
- "Boo House" redirects here. For the race course inMario Kart 8 known as "Boo House" in the game's demo at E3 2013, seeTwisted Mansion.
Ghost Houses, also known asHaunted Houses[1] orBoo Houses,[2] appear in theSuper Mario franchise as large buildings inhabited byBoos and other ghosts and as a recurring level type in theSuper Mario series. Many Ghost House levels are primarily puzzle-based, requiring the player to find the correct path in order to progress.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario World[edit]
Ghost Houses first appear inSuper Mario World, where there are six Ghost Houses inDinosaur Land: two inDonut Plains (onesecret), one inside theVanilla Dome, one in theForest of Illusion, one onChocolate Island, and one in theValley of Bowser. A haunted ship level, known as theSunken Ghost Ship appears at the entrance toValley of Bowser. As withcastles,Yoshi will stay outside the Ghost House whenMario orLuigi enters. The given reason is Yoshi's fear of ghosts, but the technical reason is because the doors inside Ghost Houses (and castles) cannot be entered while riding Yoshi, and some enemies located inside do not work properly with Yoshi.
Whenever Mario completes one, the game can be saved, regardless of whether the stage has already been cleared. As Mario can replay the Ghost House stages at any time, this is an easy way to save the game whenever the player wishes.
New Super Mario Bros.[edit]
Several Ghost Houses appear inNew Super Mario Bros.; these introduced more new ghost species such asPhantom Hands,Broozers, andBalloon Boos. The game also introduces the quirk of having Boos cover up the level progress on the bottom screen while Mario or Luigi is inside Ghost Houses. There are four in the game, located inWorld 3,World 4,World 5 andWorld 7. All Ghost Houses in the game have secret exits, but no checkpoints.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]
The Ghost Houses from the previous game re-appear inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii, this time with Boos flying around them on the world map, just like inSuper Mario World. They are located only inWorld 3,World 4,World 5,World 7 andWorld Coin. Some Ghost Houses introduce new enemies likeScaredy Rats andGhost Vases, and most of them have many fake walls and fakeWarp Doors that leave acoin behind when the player attempts to enter them. As in the previous game, all Ghost Houses have secret exits, but no checkpoints.
Super Mario 3D Land[edit]
InSuper Mario 3D Land, Ghost Houses return; however, onlyone of them is puzzle-focused, with the others being like other courses. They are found inWorld 4,World 6,World 8,Special 4,Special 5 andSpecial 6 of the game. Most of them (barWorld 6-3 andSpecial 4-2) also have checkpoints. There are new enemies, includingTail Boos andPeepas.
New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]
Ghost Houses reappear inNew Super Mario Bros. 2 for theNintendo 3DS containingBoos,Peepas, and the colossalBoohemoth. There are 7 Ghost Houses in the game, one in each world, excludingWorld 1 andWorld Star. Once again, they all have secret exits but no checkpoints, like inNew Super Mario Bros. andNew Super Mario Bros. Wii. Boos once again cover up the bottom screen when Mario or Luigi is in a Ghost House like inNew Super Mario Bros.
New Super Mario Bros. U /New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]
There are four Ghost Houses inNew Super Mario Bros. U and itsNintendo Switchport:Haunted Shipwreck inSparkling Waters (similar to the Sunken Ghost Ship fromSuper Mario World),Swaying Ghost House inFrosted Glacier,Which-Way Labyrinth inSoda Jungle, andSpinning Spirit House inMeringue Clouds. Soda Jungle's haunted section features haunted courses likePainted Swampland andDeepsea Ruins. There is also a Ghost House-relatedChallenge Mode course,The Haunted Propeller. Like in the previousNew Super Mario Bros. games, all Ghost Houses have secret exits but no checkpoints.
New Super Luigi U[edit]
As it is with the rest ofNew Super Luigi U, different Ghost Houses appear in the same locations as inNew Super Mario Bros. U:Haunted Cargo Hold in Sparkling Waters,Peek-a-Boo Ghost House in Frosted Glacier,Boo's Favorite Haunt in Soda Jungle, andVanishing Ghost House in Meringue Clouds. Once again, Soda Jungle features haunted levels such asDeepsea Stone-Eyes.
Super Mario 3D World /Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[edit]
Ghost Houses also appear inSuper Mario 3D World andSuper Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, functioning as they do inSuper Mario 3D Land, except forShiftier Boo Mansion, which is more puzzle-focused. A new power-up called aLight Box can be used to defeat ghosts. Ghost Houses appear inWorld 3,World Bowser, andWorld Flower.
Super Mario Maker series[edit]
A Ghost House course theme appears inSuper Mario Maker,Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, andSuper Mario Maker 2, available for all four game styles.Super Mario Maker marks the first time Ghost Houses appear in theSuper Mario Bros. andSuper Mario Bros. 3 styles.
InSuper Mario Maker 2, setting the Ghost House theme to night causes everything except for a short radius around the playable character to become dark.
Super Mario Run[edit]
Five Ghost House courses appear inSuper Mario Run:Ghost-Door Deception,Boohind Lock and Key,Switch Ghost House,Fishing Boo Taunts You, andDark and Stormy. Enemies that inhabit Ghost Houses in this game include Boos,Stretches, andFishing Boos. Ghost House interiors have unique rules: these areas are rooms that are only as wide as the screen is, so they only scroll vertically. The screen is horizontally wrapped in these areas, so anything that moves off the right edge of the screen appears on the left side and vice versa. As such, the only way to move forward in the course is through Warp Doors. Toad Rally reveals that the rooms of a Ghost House are arranged from left to right, with a large jump forward occurring with every Warp Door. Characters move slower while inside a Ghost House, which has the side effect of preventing all characters exceptToad fromVaulting except in certain circumstances involvingPause Blocks
In Toad Rally,Purple Toads andRed Toads are part of the normal crowd.
TheRed Bonus Game House's Bonus Game takes place in a Ghost House interior instead of a normal Toad House interior. It is an exception to the normal rules on Ghost House interiors, as it features normal scrolling. Warp Doors are still used to move between areas.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder[edit]
Only a single Ghost House appears inSuper Mario Bros. Wonder, that beingLight-Switch Mansion. Boos appear as usual, along withNoknoks, and even an appearance fromKing Boo during theWonder Effect.
Other appearances[edit]
Pumpkin Zone Level 3 fromSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins andBig Boo's Haunt fromSuper Mario 64 are Ghost Houses.Sirena Beach'sHotel Delfino is similar to a Ghost House in many ways.Ghostly Galaxy fromSuper Mario Galaxy contains a ghost mansion which Luigi is kept in.Boo Mushrooms appear as well. InSuper Mario Galaxy 2, two Ghost Houses exist. The first,Haunty Halls Galaxy, features a ghost house that is invisible and intangible unless Yoshi eats aBulb Berry. The second,Boo Moon Galaxy, features a pop-up book with a ghost house, as well as a graveyard, and a ghost tower where Mario becomesBoo Mario. A Ghost House also appears as aK'Nex building set forSuper Mario 3D Land.
Super Mario World TV series[edit]
A Ghost House owned byWizenheimer, referred to as ahaunted house, is seen in the episode "Ghosts 'R' Us" of theSuper Mario World animated series.
The haunted house is inhabited byBoos and aBig Boo. AsMario and company are searching forOogtar in theEnchanted Forest, they meet Wizenheimer, who then locks up Mario,Luigi andPrincess Toadstool into the dungeon of his haunted house.Yoshi and Oogtar end up entering the house and are constantly chased by Boos until they eventually find the dungeon where their friends are being kept.
Paper Mario series[edit]
Boo's Mansion inPaper Mario andCreepy Steeple inPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door are Ghost House locations. InSuper Paper Mario,Merlee's Mansion is like a ghost house for most rooms (e.g. not the bathrooms).The Enigmansion, found inPaper Mario: Sticker Star, acts like a Ghost House until the Boos are removed, of which it becomes a peaceful mansion. However, the Scaredy Rats remain. The haunted manor level inPaper Mario: Color Splash is calledDark Bloo Inn.
Mario Party series[edit]
InMario Party 4, Boo Houses appear as a type of shop. There is one Boo House on each board, typically in a fairly difficult-to-access location. When the location opens, a giant floating ghost sheet acts as the rooftop. Underneath the sheet includes a member of the board's host's species in tandem with a single Boo (inBoo's Haunted Bash, the Boo House is managed by two Boos), adorned by candles. They enable a player who visits to use theBoo's Crystal Ball, allowing the player to pay 5Coins to steal Coins from another player, or 50 Coins to steal aStar from another player. The Boo House acts as a replacement for Boo's function as a solitary character in the previousMario Party games, who would steal Coins and Stars at the same rates.
Additionally, the boardsKing Boo's Haunted Hideaway fromMario Party 8 andBoo's Horror Castle fromMario Party 9 take place inside Ghost Houses, inhabited by Boos,Scaredy Rats, and other creatures. Minigames that feature or take place in buildings that resemble Ghost Houses areLocked Out,Eye Sore,Candlelight Flight,Light Up My Night,Ghost in the Hall,Boo-ting Gallery,Specter Inspector,Manor of Escape,King Boo's Puzzle Attack,Boo-Bye,Boo Tag, andPeek-a-Boo.
Luigi's Mansion[edit]
Luigi's Mansion, the main location of thegame of the same name, is a Ghost House. In addition, its sequelLuigi's Mansion: Dark Moon is set across multiple mansions.
Mario Pinball Land[edit]
There is a "Haunted House" attraction inThe Fun Fair, the hub area ofMario Pinball Land; however, it has actual Boos and a Big Boo boss can be encountered.
Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix[edit]
InDance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix, a Ghost House is found inWorld 3. Though this Ghost House is ahaunted house attraction, it actually contains Boos.
Minecraft[edit]
In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack ofMinecraft, a Ghost House appears in the pre-made world. Its exterior is based on the Ghost House icon fromSuper Mario 3D World.
Gallery[edit]
Entrance door
Entrance door opening and closing
Exit door
Turquoise entrance door (unused)
Turquoise entrance door opening and closing (unused)
Donut Ghost House secret exit door
Super Mario World artwork ofDonut Ghost House
Boo House marker on the board inMario Party 4.
King Boo's Haunted Hideaway inMario Party 8 is a Ghost House.
Super Mario Maker 2 World Maker
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | お オバケやしき[3] Obake Yashiki | Ghost House | |
| Chinese(Simplified) | 鬼屋[4] Guǐ Wū | Ghost House | iQue |
| 幽灵屋[?] Yōulíng Wū | Nintendo,New Super Mario Bros. U level names | ||
| Chinese(Traditional) | 幽靈屋[?] Yōulíng Wū | Ghost House | New Super Mario Bros. U level names |
| French | Maison Hantée[5] | Haunted House | |
| German | Spukhaus[?] | Ghost House | |
| Geisterhaus[6] | |||
| Hungarian | Szellemház[7] | Ghost House | |
| Italian | Casa stregata[?] | Bewitched/Haunted House | |
| Casa fantasma[?] | Ghost house | ||
| Casa infestata[?] | Infested/Haunted house | ||
| Casa dei Fantasmi[8] | Ghost House | ||
| Korean | 유령의 집[?] Yuryong-ui Jip | Ghost House | |
| Portuguese | Casa Assombrada[9] | Haunted House | |
| Romanian | Casă Bântuită[10] | Haunted House | |
| Russian | Дом призраков[11] Dom prizrakov | Ghost House | |
| Spanish | Casa encantada[?] | Enchanted House |
Notes[edit]
- InSuper Mario 3D Land, a ghost can be seen at the end of any Ghost House course. This can be seen if the player stands on the platform near the rightmost edge for 30 seconds. The ghost will slowly appear, and then will open its mouth before it eventually fades away. The same ghost can be seen at 8-4, at the beginning of the level in the right-lower corner of the first window, making the same effect.
- The music that plays in theGhost Valley courses inSuper Mario Kart is a sped-up remix of the music that plays in the Ghost Houses inSuper Mario World.
- The music that plays in the Ghost Houses inSuper Mario World also was remixed as the background music for Haunty Halls Galaxy and Boo Moon Galaxy inSuper Mario Galaxy 2, and a portion of the music was arranged into the music forThe Enigmansion inPaper Mario: Sticker Star.
- The music that plays in the Ghost Houses inSuper Mario 3D Land is reused fromSuper Mario Galaxy where it plays in the Ghostly Galaxy. The melody was also arranged for when the Boos appear in the dining room in The Enigmansion inPaper Mario: Sticker Star.
References[edit]
- ^1991.Super Mario World instruction booklet.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 19.
- ^Stratton, Steve (November 18, 2012).New Super Mario Bros. U PRIMA Official Game Guide.Prima Games (American English). ISBN978-0-307-89690-2. Page 10.
- ^Super Mario World Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out)
- ^New 超级马力欧兄弟.iQue (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^Super Mario World 004 La maison hantée
- ^Super Mario World Staffel 1 Folge 4 HD Deutsch
- ^Super Márió Mese_ Szellemes Szobafogság (Magyarul)
- ^Le avventure di Super Mario - Episodio 4 - Fantasmi a colazione
- ^Super Mario World - Os Fantasmas Somos Nós (Dublado)
- ^May 20, 2015."Ghosts 'R' Us", dubbed in Romanian by KidsCo.Odnoklassniki (OK.ru). Retrieved January 4, 2016.
- ^NintendoRU (May 15, 2019).Super Mario Maker 2 Direct - 16/05/2019.YouTube (Russian). Archived September 17, 2019, 19:23:49 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
