Big Boo's Haunt

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Big Boo's Haunt
Mario outside the mansion in Big Boo's Haunt.
Super Mario 64
Mario inside Big Boo's Haunt
Super Mario 64 DS
How to unlock Collect 12 Power Stars (15 in the DS remake) and defeat the Big Boo in the castle's courtyard.
Boss(es) Big Boo, Big Mr. I.
Mission(s) Super Mario 64
Go on a Ghost Hunt
Ride Big Boo's Merry-Go-Round
Secret of the Haunted Books
Seek the 8 Red Coins
Big Boo's Balcony
Eye to Eye in the Secret Room
Super Mario 64 DS
Go on a Ghost Hunt
Ride Big Boo's Merry-Go-Round
Secret of the Haunted Books
Seek the 8 Red Coins
Big Boo's Balcony
Eye to Eye in the Secret Room
Switch Star in the Basement
Stars Super Mario 64:
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Super Mario 64 DS:
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You don't stand a ghost of a chance in this house. If you walk out of here, you deserve...a Ghoul Medal...”
Sign outside the building, Super Mario 64

Big Boo's Haunt, also known as Big Boo's Mansion,[1] Boo's Haunted Mansion,[2] Big Boo's Haunted House,[3] and the Haunted House,[4] is a three-story mansion owned by the Big Boo, located in a small carousel.[5] It is the fifth course in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. Instead of accessing the course via a painting, the player must travel to the Mushroom Castle's courtyard after they have collected 12 Power Stars (15 in the DS remake) and defeat the Big Boo containing a small carousel. When near the carousel, the player's character shrinks down and enters it. It is the only course (in the original game) that does not share its theme with another course and has the most encounters with enemies containing Stars, with the Big Boo being fought three times and Big Mr. I. being fought once. The background is that of a moonlit night in a dark forest as well as howling wind.

In the DS version, this is the only main course that Yoshi cannot access entirely, since he can neither defeat nor eat Boos; this is also the only course to have a level inside it required to free another playable character, and it is one of two levels to have a secret level inside it (the other being Behind the Waterfall in the Hazy Maze Cave).

Layout[edit]

Map of the area outside of the mansion in Big Boo's Haunt
Map of the area outside the haunted house in Super Mario 64 DS

Big Boo's Haunt takes place within the carousel. There are two buildings in the course: the main haunted house and a wooden shack off to the side (also known as the "House of Fun").[6] Around the haunted house are several Scuttle Bugs, and an entrance to a secret room with a couple of Boos is at the back of the haunted house.

The exterior of the shack in Big Boo's Haunt
The shack leading to the haunted house's basement

The haunted house consists of three floors, though only the first floor is accessible during the first mission (unless the player has unlocked Luigi in the DS version, in which case the player can easily jump to the next floor). The rooms of the first floor consist of, from left to right, a room with the Mad Piano, a room with a library, a room with a dungeon, a room with a collapsing bridge, and a room with a black pit and some platforms. If the player falls into the pit, it will lead them to the merry-go-round underneath. Once all the Boos and the Big Boo on the first floor are defeated, a staircase to the second floor appears.

The second floor has the same number of rooms as the first, as well as the course's Star Marker. The second door from the left leads to a library with books flying out of the shelves, trying to attack the player. The end of the library leads to the first room from the left, which contains a Power Star. The third room has a wire-frame grate floor above the dungeon room, the fourth room has several caskets that rise when the player approaches them, and the fifth room contains a bookcase with Bookends and a large tilting platform that will drop the player into the merry-go-round if they stand on it for too long. The door in the back of the fifth room leads to a blue block (or red in the DS version), and a door above on a ledge leads to the third floor.

The third floor consists of a small hall with doors to the balcony and a secret room containing Big Mr. I. In the DS version, a Luigi painting that brings Mario to the Big Boo Battle stage is also present in the hall. To access the room with Big Mr. I., the player has to be Vanish Mario or Vanish Luigi and enter through the large picture of a Boo before the power wears off. On the balcony lies the Big Boo, and the player can long-jump from the platform to access the roof.

The shack on the grounds of the haunted house leads to an elevator that brings the player to large halls when stepped on. At the end of the halls is a room with water and a merry-go-round in the center, accessed by doors on either side. The merry-go-round has a large spinning platform in the center and several portraits of Boos. One of the portraits has actual Boos come out of it, and another acts like a flamethrower.

Missions[edit]

Mission Appears in Summary
Big Boo's Haunt Star 1
Go on a Ghost Hunt
Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 DS
This mission's objective is to defeat all the Boos followed by the Big Boo on the first floor.
Big Boo's Haunt Star 2
Ride Big Boo's Merry-Go-Round
Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 DS
The mission's objective is similar to that of the previous mission, with the Boos and Big Boo located within the merry-go-round in the basement.
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Secret of the Haunted Books
Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 DS
This mission's goal is to collect the Power Star behind the library on the second floor.
Big Boo's Haunt Star 4
Seek the 8 Red Coins
Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 DS
This mission involves collecting the eight Red Coins scattered throughout the haunted house.
Mario and Big Boo on the balcony of the mansion in Big Boo's Haunt.
Big Boo's Balcony
Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 DS
This mission's objective is to defeat the Big Boo (for the third and final time) on the balcony.
Big Mr. I. in Super Mario 64
Eye to Eye in the Secret Room
Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 DS
This mission involves defeating Big Mr. I. in the third floor's secret room with the Vanish Cap.
The location of the Star Switch in Big Boo's Haunt in Super Mario 64 DS
Switch Star in the Basement
Super Mario 64 DS This mission's objective is to collect the Switch Star near the merry-go-round by breaking a Black Brick.

Enemies[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Other appearances and references[edit]

Media[edit]

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese テレサの ホラーハウス
Teresa no Horā Hausu
Boo's Horror House

Chinese 大嘘嘘鬼的城堡[8]
Dà Xūxūguǐ de Chéngbǎo
Big Boo's Castle

French Manoir de Big Boo (64)
Manoir du Roi Boo (DS)
Big Boo's Manor
King Boo's Manor
German Big Boos Burg
Big Boo's Castle
Italian Rifugio di Re Boo (Super Mario 64 DS)
Casa Infestata[7]
King Boo's Den
Haunted House
Korean 부끄부끄의호러하우스
Bukeubukeu ui Horeo hauseu
Boo's Horror House

Spanish Mansión Encantada
Haunted Mansion

Trivia[edit]

  • If the player activates first-person view when Mario is close enough to enter the course, the player can still move the camera for a bit before the screen transitions to the mission-selection screen.
  • In the DS version, a green cap appears on the Boo in the back room of the first floor. By using hacks to enter the course as Yoshi, it can be shown that Yoshi is able to tongue the cap off the Boo and turn into Luigi as if the cap were on a normal Goomba.
  • The music for this level samples "46 - Untitled" by Zero-G.[9]
  • The name of the 100-Coin Star is Beat the Boos![2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ M. Arakawa. Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Page 6.
  2. ^ a b M. Arakawa. Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Page 84.
  3. ^ Nintendo Magazine System (AU) issue 49, page 26.
  4. ^ Nintendo Magazine System (AU) issue 48, page 26.
  5. ^ M. Arakawa. Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Page 48.
  6. ^ Prima Bath. Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 86.
  7. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia, pag. 88
  8. ^ From the score sheetMedia:SM64DS course list in Chinese.png and the star menu of Super Mario 64 DS as localized by iQue.
  9. ^ WhoSampled