Horror Land
| Horror Land | |||
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| Appears in | Mario Party 2 Mario Party Superstars | ||
| Difficulty | ★★★ (Mario Party 2) ★★★★★ (Superstars) | ||
| Availability | Default | ||
| Description | "Become wizards and venture through the haunted forest." | ||
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- “When two turns pass, day turns to night or night turns to day. The time of day will also change when you land on a? Space. TheWhomps blocking the paths cannot move at night, so choose your path carefully.”
- —Mario Party 2 instruction booklet[1]
- “We're here, everyone! This is Horror Land!!! In this haunted forest, witches' cottages line the paths, and ghosts gather after nightfall. Wield the magic of truth and justice when venturing through the forest. Your objective this time, is to defeat theWizard Bowser, a resident of the haunted forest. Defeat Bowser to become the Super Star of Horror Land!!!”
- —Toad,Mario Party 2
Horror Land is a haunted forest inMario Land inMario Party 2. Players are dressed as wizards and have "Wizard" in their names. The gimmick of thisboard is that it alternates between night and day every two turns. There are moreBoos here than on any other board, including the difficult-to-reachBig Boo (who stealsCoins andStars from all the other players for three times the normal price of the average Boo). The time of day determines which Boos are available, with an image of a Boo being displayed on their respective gravestone.Whomps guard three separate junctions, and players who wish to take the path Whomp is blocking have to pay him 5 Coins. Players that take the path Whomp is not guarding makes him move to that pathway (these Whomps are similar to the ones fromDK's Jungle Adventure). At nighttime, the Whomps are under a spell that makes them unable to move. The day-and-night system would become the foundation on whichMario Party 6 was built.Mad Piano makes a cameo in this course, but only at night.
When players come toMr. I.'s warp spot, he appears to them asking if they want to see his magic. If they accept, Mr. I. takes them, and any other players in the way, to the warp spot on the other side of the board. The fee for this is 10 Coins during the day and 5 at night. There are other ways of changing the time of day rather than just waiting 2 turns for day to turn to night and vice versa. Landing on a Happening Space also changes the time. At nighttime, players that come by a dancing floor are asked by a few Boos and Mr. I.'s if they want to dance with them for 10 Coins. Accepting this makes night become day. During the daytime, players that come by the "Mystery Mansion" at the top of the board are answered at the door byKamek theMagikoopa. He asks players if they want him to light the "Darkness Lamp" for 10 Coins. If accepted, he lights it, and day becomes night. If the player passes the mansion at night, they hear loud and festive noises, implying a party. TheItem Minigame isCoffin Congestion, and theDuel Minigame isMushroom Brew.
At the end of the game whenToad is about to announce the winner, he is interrupted by a redKoopa Troopa who comes and alerts the players that the villain of the board, Wizard Bowser, is out causing havoc in the forest. A cutscene then shows a green Koopa wandering the woods at night. He gets surprised by a Boo, who quickly leaves. A cloaked figure then comes to help, but it turns out to be Wizard Bowser. He turns the Koopa into afrog, but at that moment, the winner of the game comes to the rescue. They turn the Koopa back to normal (using the Magic of Truth) and then engages in a power struggle against Bowser. Bowser loses, getting turned into a frog himself, and hops away. This leaves the winner to be congratulated by the other players, Toad, Koopa, and theStar.
This board returns inMario Party Superstars. In this version of the board, Big Boo is replaced byKing Boo and players no longer wear costumes. Additionally, the Whomps only move if players take the path they are guarding. The theming of the board has been retooled to better match the typical horror theming in theSuper Mario franchise, with details like the road, crashed taxi, and pumpkin patch being removed. The ending from the original game does not appear, but when the Super Star is announced, Mr. I attacks the losing players from fourth to second place.
Spaces[edit]
The following tables show how manyspaces there are on the board, and how many there are of a certain type.
Mario Party 2[edit]
| Type of Space | Number of Spaces |
|---|---|
 Blue Spaces | 60 |
 Red Spaces | 8 |
 Happening Spaces | 8 |
 Battle Spaces | 5 |
 ! Spaces | 2 |
 Item Spaces | 6 |
 Bank Spaces | 2 |
 Bowser Spaces | 5 |
| Total Spaces | 96 |
Mario Party Superstars[edit]
| Type of Space | Number of Spaces |
|---|---|
 Blue Spaces | 34 |
 Red Spaces | 8 |
 Event Spaces | 7 |
 VS Spaces | 4 |
 Chance Time Spaces | 2 |
 Item Spaces | 7 |
 Bank Spaces | 3 |
 Lucky Spaces | 24 |
 Bowser Spaces | 4 |
| Total Spaces | 93 |
Item Shop[edit]
Mario Party 2[edit]
- Main section:Item Shop (Mario Party series) § Mario Party 2
All shops inMario Party 2 use the same shop, exceptBowser Land.
Mario Party Superstars[edit]
| Item | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Skeleton Key | 3 coins | |
 Mushroom | 3 coins | Only available before shop inventory is updated. |
 Cursed Dice Block | 3 coins | Only available before shop inventory is updated. |
 Double Dice | 5 coins | |
 Chomp Call | 7 coins | |
 Warp Block | 7 coins | Only available after shop inventory is updated. |
 Triple Dice | 10 coins | Only available after shop inventory is updated. |
 Custom Dice Block | 12 coins | Only available after shop inventory is updated. |
Gallery[edit]
Mario Party 2[edit]
Board logo
The introduction's background
Wizard Bowser's portrait
Mario in Horror Land during the day
Wario in Horror Land at night
Mr. I. using his warp
A Whomp blocking a path
Luigi meeting Big Boo
Big Boo dialogue
Wizard Bowser appears on the board
Bowser about to steal all ofPeach's Coins
A Koopa Troopa scared by a Boo
The winner of the board confronts Bowser and the Koopa who has been turned into a frog
Mario (the winner of the board) dueling Bowser
Mario defeats Bowser
The board results logo
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Mario Party Superstars[edit]
Logo
Logo (no drop shadow)
Title screen artwork
A view of the board
A view of the board
Mr. I using his warp on Wario
Luigi encountering King Boo
The ending photo for the board
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ホラーランド[?] Horā Rando | Horror Land | |
| Chinese(Simplified) | 恐怖乐园[?] Kǒngbù Lèyuán | Horror Park | |
| Chinese(Traditional) | 恐怖樂園[?] Kǒngbù Lèyuán | Horror Park | |
| Dutch | Griezelland[?] | Creepy Land | |
| French | Pays Horreur[?] | Horror Country | Mario Party 2 |
| Pays de l'horreur[?] | Mario Party Superstars | ||
| German | Horror-Land[?] | - | |
| Italian | Horror Land[?] | - | Mario Party 2 |
| Terra del terrore[?] | Land of terror | Mario Party Superstars | |
| Korean | 호러 랜드[?] Horeo Raendeu | Horror Land | |
| Portuguese | Medolândia[?] | Fear land | |
| Russian | Страна страха[?] Strana strakha | Horror Land | |
| Spanish(Latin American) | La tierra del terror[?] | The Horror Land | |
| Spanish(European) | Mundo del Terror[?] | World of Horror | Mario Party 2 |
| La tierra del terror[?] | The Horror Land | Mario Party Superstars |
Notes[edit]
- If the player looks closely at Mr. I's path, they can see that there is a pumpkin that was rolled over, presumably by Mr. I himself.
- Upon its transformation into night, many visual details in the background of the board change.
- A group of wolf-like creatures are seen eating the split ketchup, which appears to imitate "blood".
- Ghosts are seen all across the board, especially in the road at the bottom.
- A taxi appears to have crashed into the railing at the bottom of the board.
- The formerly broken mansion has been rebuilt.
- The clock tower turns into a monster with a large tongue.
- Tombstones gain glowing red eyes.
References[edit]
- ^Mario Party 2 instruction booklet. Page 21.
