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|title=Mystery Box
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|name=Mystery Box
|description=A purple, transparent box with a question mark on the middle.
|image=[[File:MysteryBox SM3DL.png|200px]]
|image=[[File:MysteryBox SM3DL.png|200px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#2011|2011]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#2011|2011]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
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'''Mystery Boxes''' are boxes [[Mario]] can access in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. In the former game, they are found in most Worlds, with their primary task being to defeat all the enemies in the box within ten seconds. Enemies can range from [[Goomba]]s to [[Boom Boom]]s. When Mario completes the task, [[Coin]]s and a [[Star Coin|Star Medal]] appear. Other items, such as [[1-Up Mushroom]]s, [[Super Leaf|Super Leaves]] and [[Fire Flower]]s are also found within Mystery Boxes. However, if Mario loses a life in a Mystery Box, he will be forced to quit the level. Whenever the player encounters a Mystery Box on the world map, he or she is required to enter it before moving on. The Mystery Box theme is a remix of the [[Teleporter (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|Teleporter]] theme from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''.
'''Mystery Boxes''' are objects debuting in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''.
 
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
In ''Super Mario 3D Land'', they are found in most Worlds, with their primary task being to defeat all the enemies in the box within ten seconds. Enemies can range from [[Goomba]]s to [[Boom Boom]]s. When Mario completes the task, [[Coin]]s and a [[Star Medal]] appear. Other items, such as [[1-Up Mushroom]]s, [[Super Leaf|Super Leaves]] and [[Fire Flower]]s are also found within Mystery Boxes. However, if Mario loses a life in a Mystery Box, he will be forced to quit the level. Whenever the player first encounters a Mystery Box on the world map, they are required to enter it before moving on. The Mystery Box theme is a remix of the [[Teleporter (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|Teleporter]] theme from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''.


[[File:Golden Mystery Box.png|thumb|left|A golden Mystery Box. Note that there are two Star Medals and even a P-Wing.]]
[[File:Golden Mystery Box.png|thumb|left|A golden Mystery Box. Note that there are two Star Medals and even a P-Wing.]]
Mystery Boxes can also be golden on the inside, while still appearing purple on the outside. All of the golden-sided Mystery Boxes contain two Star Medals, and at least three 1-Up Mushrooms, with some containing as many as eight. No golden-sided Mystery Boxes contain enemies, and as such, Star Medals appear immediately upon entering a box. They can contain many different things, such as [[Poison Mushroom]]s, [[Toad (species)|Toads]], or even [[P-Wing]]s. These Mystery Boxes have a cover of the main theme from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' as the background music.
Mystery Boxes can also be golden on the inside, while still appearing purple on the outside. All of the golden-sided Mystery Boxes contain two Star Medals, and at least three 1-Up Mushrooms, with some containing as many as eight. No golden-sided Mystery Boxes contain enemies, and as such, Star Medals appear immediately upon entering a box. They can contain many different things, such as [[Poison Mushroom]]s, [[Toad (species)|Toads]], or even [[P-Wing]]s. These Mystery Boxes have a cover of the [[Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)|main theme]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' as the background music.


There are a total of 20 unique normal Mystery Box contents and 15 unique golden-sided Mystery Boxes contents. Golden-sided Mystery Boxes are less likely to appear than normal ones. Each normal Mystery Box can be found in two different Worlds, while each golden-sided one can only be found in a single World.
There are a total of 20 unique normal Mystery Box contents and 15 unique golden-sided Mystery Boxes contents. Golden-sided Mystery Boxes more rarely appear than normal ones. Each normal Mystery Box can be found in two different Worlds, while each golden-sided one can only be found in a single World.


After completing a Mystery Box, it turns gray on the Overworld Map, "falls asleep", and becomes inaccessible. It may be accessed again 20 hours later. The contents of each Mystery Box changes each time it is re-entered.
After completing a Mystery Box, it turns gray on the overworld map and "falls asleep", rendering it inaccessible. It may be accessed again 20 hours later. The contents of each Mystery Box changes each time it is re-entered.


Mystery Boxes can also be accessed via StreetPass (a wireless feature that automatically exchanges infomation with other [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] holders while the system is in sleep mode). The only difference in a StreetPass Mystery Box is that it is guaranteed to have a Star Medal or two, unless of course all Star Medals have been collected.  
Mystery Boxes can also be accessed via StreetPass (a wireless feature that automatically exchanges information with other [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] holders while the system is in sleep mode). The only difference in a StreetPass Mystery Box is that it is guaranteed to have a Star Medal or two, unless of course all Star Medals have been collected.  


Mystery Boxes also can appear in some levels of ''Super Mario 3D Land'', which the goal is to collect as many coins from the blocks within the time limit.
Mystery Boxes also can appear in some levels of ''Super Mario 3D Land'', which the goal is to collect as many coins from the blocks within the time limit. In the early versions of the game, these Mystery Boxes used the same design as that of the current [[Warp Box]]; similarly, the early Warp Boxes used the current Mystery Box design, albeit with an exclamation point instead of a question mark.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8CaDJZzjJY Super Mario 3D Land: E3 2011 Beta]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved February 17, 2017.</ref> The colors were switched in the final version of the game.


Mystery Boxes in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' can only be found in levels. Each of them has a [[Green Star (Super Mario 3D World)|Green Star]] which must be collected within the time limit. If Mario fails, he is sent back to the proper level. The Green Stars must be collected in different ways, like defeating every enemy present, navigating through a small obstacle course, or using given items or forms to reach it. Certain worlds also feature special courses called [[Mystery House]]s, which consist of clearing a number of Mystery Box courses in quick succession. In one area of the [[Shifty Boo Mansion]] level, the [[Boo]] painting is the real Mystery Box and if the players picks the Mystery Box, it becomes a decoy and a Boo will appear to distract Mario.
====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
Mystery Boxes in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and [[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury|its Nintendo Switch port]] can only be found in levels. Each of them has a [[Green Star]] which must be collected within the time limit. If Mario fails, he is sent back to the proper level. The Green Stars must be collected in different ways, like defeating every enemy present, navigating through a small obstacle course, or using given items or forms to reach it. Certain worlds also feature special courses called [[Mystery House]]s, which consist of clearing a number of Mystery Box courses in quick succession. In one area of the [[Shiftier Boo Mansion]] level, a [[fake Mystery Box]] appears, which summons a [[Big Boo]] when interacted with.


==List of ''Super Mario 3D Land''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Mystery Box contents==
===''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''===
*Three [[Question Block]]s, two of which contain a single Coin, the other of which continues to produce coins as long as time remainson the Box's timer. Found in [[World 1 (Super Mario 3D Land)#World 1-3|World 1-3]].
Mystery Boxes also appear in ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' and its Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS [[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS)|ports]], appearing only in [[Coins Galore]] bonus levels this time. After entering a Coins Galore level, [[Captain Toad]] or [[Toadette]] can select two Mystery Boxes: one that accesses a bonus area with [[Super Pickax]]es and other that access a bonus area with [[Double Cherry|Double Cherries]]. The task is to collect many coins or [[Gold Mushroom]]s within 10 seconds. After completing a Coins Galore level, it cannot be entered again. However, if the Toads complete every level of the game, these Coins Galore levels will be permanently open and can be accessed at any time from the [[Bonus Episode]].
*Three long Question Blocks containing two Coins and a Super Leaf, a single set of three Coins, and multiple sets of three Coins respectively. Found in [[World 1 (Super Mario 3D Land)#World 1-4|World 1-4]].
*Three [[Roulette Block]]s. A yellow [[Toad (species)|Toad]] will also be found here and will give a 1-Up Mushroom if the player watched his entrance into the hidden Box through a pair of [[Binoculars]]. Found in [[World 6 (Super Mario 3D Land)#World 6-1|World 6-1]].
*Three Coin throwing [[Rocky Wrench]]es and a Star Medal. Found in [[World 8 (Super Mario 3D Land)#World 8-5|World 8-5]].


===World Map Mystery Boxes===
==Contents==
Defeating every enemy in a Box will cause 15 [[Coin]]s and a [[Star Medal]] to appear.
===''Super Mario 3D Land''===
*Three [[? Block]]s, and two [[Hidden Block]]s, two of which contain a single Coin, the other of which continues to produce coins as long as time remains on the Box's timer. The Hidden Blocks appear where there are gaps between the ? Blocks. Found in [[World 1-3 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 1-3]].
*Three long ? Blocks containing two Coins and a Super Leaf, a single set of three Coins, and multiple sets of three Coins respectively. Found in [[World 1-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 1-4]].
*Three [[Roulette Block]]s. A yellow [[Toad (species)|Toad]] will also be found here and will give a 1-Up Mushroom if the player watched his entrance into the hidden Box through a pair of [[Binoculars]]. Found in [[World 6-1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 6-1]].
*Three Coin throwing [[Rocky Wrench]]es and a Star Medal. Found in [[World 8-5 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 8-5]].
* Forty-five Brick Blocks each containing a coin, three Hidden Blocks each containing a coin and one Hidden Block containing a 1-Up Mushroom. Found in [[Special 1-3]].


*Three [[Piranha Plant]]s. Found in [[World 1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 1]] and [[World 6 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 6]]
====World Map Mystery Boxes====
*Three Goombas. Found in [[World 1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 1]] and [[Special 1]].
Defeating every enemy in a Box will cause ten [[Coin]]s and a [[Star Medal]] to appear.
 
*Two Goomba Boards and a Fire Flower. Found in [[World 1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 1]] and [[World 6 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 6]]. This is also the tutorial.
*Three [[Piranha Plant]]s. Found in World 1 and World 6.
*Three Goombas. Found in World 1 and [[Special 1]].
*A red [[Biddybud]] walking around a [[Fire Flower]]. Found in [[World 1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 1]] and [[Special 3]].
*A red [[Biddybud]] walking around a [[Fire Flower]]. Found in [[World 1 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 1]] and [[Special 3]].
*A Fire Flower, a [[Goomba Tower]], two Goombas high, and a [[Fire Piranha Plant]]. Found in [[World 2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 2]] and [[Special 3]].
*A Fire Flower, a [[Goomba Tower]], two Goombas high, and a [[Fire Piranha Plant]]. Found in [[World 2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 2]] and [[Special 3]].
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*A Goomba and a Piranha Plant. Found in [[World 4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 4]] and Special 5.
*A Goomba and a Piranha Plant. Found in [[World 4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 4]] and Special 5.
*A yellow, green, and red Biddybud, a Fire Flower, and a [[Super Mushroom]]. Found in World 6 and [[Special 7]].
*A yellow, green, and red Biddybud, a Fire Flower, and a [[Super Mushroom]]. Found in World 6 and [[Special 7]].
*Two Fire Piranha Plants and a Fire Flower. Found in World 2.
*Two Fire Piranha Plants and a Fire Flower. Found in World 2 and Special 3.
*Two Tail Goombas and a Super Leaf. Found in World 2.
*Two Tail Goombas and a Super Leaf. Found in World 2 and Special 5.
*A Biddybud of each of the species's five colors walking in a circle. Found in World 2.
*A Biddybud of each of the species' five colors walking in a circle. Found in World 2 and Special 3.
*Two [[Goomba Tower]]s, two Goombas high each. Found in World 6.
*Two [[Goomba Tower]]s, two Goombas high each. Found in World 6 and Special 7.
*A [[Hammer Bro]] and a [[Boomerang Flower]]. Found in Special 1.
*A [[Hammer Bro]] and a [[Boomerang Flower]]. Found in Special 1.
*A Goomba and a Super Leaf. Found in Special 1.
*A Goomba and a Super Leaf. Found in World 1 and Special 1.
*A [[Boomerang Bro]] and a Boomerang Flower. Found in Special 3.
*A [[Boomerang Bro]] and a Boomerang Flower. Found in Special 3.
*A Hammer Bro and a Boomerang Bro. Found in Special 5.
*A Hammer Bro and a Boomerang Bro. Found in Special 5.
*A Hammer Bro, a Boomerang Bro, and a Boomerang Flower. Found in Special 7.
*A Hammer Bro, a Boomerang Bro, and a Boomerang Flower. Found in Special 7.
*Three Fire Piranha Plants. Found in Special 7.
*Three Fire Piranha Plants. Found in World 6 and Special 7.
*[[Boom Boom]] requiring only one hit to defeat. Found in Special 7
*[[Boom Boom]] requiring only one hit to defeat. Found in Special 7.
*Two Goomba Towers, two Goombas high each, and a Fire Flower. Found in World 2 and Special 7
*Two Goomba Towers, two Goombas high each, and a Fire Flower. Found in World 4, Special 5, and Special 7.
*Two Goomba Signs and a Fire Flower. Found in World 1 and World 6


====Golden Mystery Boxes====
=====Golden Mystery Boxes=====
In addition to the features listed here, each Box contains two Star Medals.
In addition to the features listed here, each Box contains two Star Medals.
*15 Super Leaves and a P-Wing. Found in World 1.
*15 Super Leaves and a P-Wing. Found in World 1.
*The game's five supporting Toad characters. Found in World 1.
*The game's five supporting Toad characters. Found in World 1.
*Nine [[Goomba Sign]]s, five of which contain 1-Up Mushrooms and the others, Coins, and a Fire Flower. Found in World 2.
*Nine [[Wooden cutout|Goomba Board]]s, five of which contain 1-Up Mushrooms and the others, Coins, and a Fire Flower. Found in World 2.
*10 [[Crate]]s, 4 of which contain 1-Up Mushrooms, and two Question Blocks containing a Super Leaf and a Fire Flower respectively. Found in World 4.
*10 [[Crate]]s, 4 of which contain 1-Up Mushrooms, and two ? Blocks containing a Super Leaf and a Fire Flower respectively. Found in World 4.
*12 cacti, four of which contain 1-Up Mushrooms, and a Boomerang Flower. Found in World 6.
*12 cacti, four of which contain 1-Up Mushrooms, and a Boomerang Flower. Found in World 6.
*Seven white dandelions, four yellow dandelions containing 1-Up Mushrooms, and a Question Block containing a Super Leaf. Found in World 6.
*Seven white dandelions, four yellow dandelions containing 1-Up Mushrooms, and a ? Block containing a Super Leaf. Found in World 6.
*Four [[P-Switch]]es pressing each of which causes a 1-Up Mushroom to appear. Found in World 6.
*Four [[P-Switch]]es pressing each of which causes a 1-Up Mushroom to appear. Found in World 6.
*Seven 1-Up Mushroom Signs, four of which contain real 1-Up Mushrooms, a fifth 1-Up Mushroom, and a Question Block containing a Fire Flower. Found in Special 1.
*Seven 1-Up Mushroom Boards, four of which contain real 1-Up Mushrooms, a fifth 1-Up Mushroom, and a ? Block containing a Fire Flower. Found in Special 1.
*Six 1-Up Mushrooms and six Poison Mushrooms. Found in Special 5.
*Six 1-Up Mushrooms and six Poison Mushrooms. Found in Special 5.
*12 Question Blocks containing Coins and four invisible Question Blocks containing 1-Up Mushrooms. Found in Special 5.
*12 ? Blocks containing Coins and four invisible ? Blocks containing 1-Up Mushrooms. Found in Special 5.
*Three Question Blocks containing 1-Up Mushrooms and a Question Box. Found in Special 7.
*Three ? Blocks containing 1-Up Mushrooms and a [[Coin Box|? Box]]. Found in Special 7.
*Four unlit torches and a Fire Flower. Lighting the torches causes four 1-Up Mushrooms to appear. Found in Special 7.
*Four unlit torches and a Fire Flower. Lighting the torches causes four 1-Up Mushrooms to appear. Found in Special 7.
*<!--#-->1-Up Mushrooms. Found in Special 1.
*<!--#-->1-Up Mushrooms. Found in Special 1.
*<!--#-->Flowers, <!--#-->some of which contain 1-Up Mushrooms. Found in Special 3.
*<!--#-->Flowers, <!--#-->some of which contain 1-Up Mushrooms. Found in Special 3.
*<!--#-->Plants, <!--#-->some of which contain 1-Up Mushrooms. Found in Special 7.
*<!--#-->Plants, <!--#-->some of which contain 1-Up Mushrooms. Found in Special 7.
===''Super Mario 3D World''===
The player obtains a [[Green Star]] by completing the following objectives:
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|-style="background: #ABC;"
!width="1%"|Level number
!width="1%"|Level name
!width="5%"|Objective
|-
|'''World 1-2'''
|[[Koopa Troopa Cave]]
|Defeating two [[Koopa Troopa]]s
|-
|'''World 1-5'''
|[[Switch Scramble Circus]]
|Destroying the crate in the left-hand corner
|-
|'''World 2-3'''
|[[Shadow-Play Alley]]
|Pressing the [[P Switch]] to open a hidden room underneath the stairs
|-
|'''World 3-3'''
|[[Shifty Boo Mansion]]
|Dodging the [[Peepa]]s in the rotating room to reach the Star
|-
|'''World 3-6'''
|[[Mount Must Dash]]
|Catching the [[Rabbit]]
|-
|'''World 4-2'''
|[[Piranha Creeper Creek]]
|Using four [[Piranha Creeper]]s as platforms to reach the Star
|-
|'''World 4-4'''
|[[Big Bounce Byway]]
|Jumping with a disabled [[Hop-Chops|Hop-Chop]] or using the [[Cat Mario|Cat transformation]] to climb to the Star
|-
|'''{{world|4|castle3dw}}'''
|[[Lava Rock Lair]]
|Pressing the three [[P Panel]]s
|-
|'''World 5-7'''
|[[Searchlight Sneak]]
|Climbing the stairs to the Star while dodging [[Cat Bullet Bill]]s
|-
|'''World 6-3'''
|[[Hands-On Hall]]
|Defeating the [[Spike]]
|-
|'''World 6-5'''
|[[Ty-Foo Flurries]]
|[[Ice Skate|Skating]] to the Star while dodging [[Walleye]]s and [[Skating Goomba]]s
|-
|'''World 6-6'''
|[[Bullet Bill Base]]
|Navigating the circular vertical conveyor belt to reach the Star
|-
|'''{{world|castle|4}}'''
|[[Boiling Blue Bully Belt]]
|Pushing a [[Bully]] into the lava
|-
|'''{{world|bowser|1}}'''
|[[Spiky Spike Bridge]]
|Climbing up the wall to the P Switch to reveal the Star and climbing the opposite wall to retrieve it
|-
|'''{{world|bowser|3}}'''
|[[Cookie Cogworks]]
|Navigating the giant cookie rotating counterclockwise to reach the Star
|-
|'''{{world|bowser|4}}'''
|[[Footlight Lane]]
|Navigating the invisible floors and dodging the [[Thwomp]] to reach the Star
|-
|'''{{world|bowser|6}}'''
|[[A Beam in the Dark]]
|Defeating six [[Boo]]s with [[Light Box]]es or the [[Lucky Bell]]
|-
|'''{{world|star2|3}}'''
|[[Rolling Ride Run]]
|Rotating the room to the right or using the Cat transformation to reach the Star
|-
|'''{{world|star2|5}}'''
|[[Super Block Land]]
|Extending the blocks in the room or using the Cat transformation to reach the Star
|-
|'''{{world|star2|8}}'''
|[[Peepa's Fog Bog]]
|Throwing a snowball at the Star to collect it; going near it causes it to vanish
|-
|'''{{world|flower2|1}}'''
|[[Switch Shock Circus]]
|Turning on all four [[Flipswitch Panel|Switch Panel]]s on the wall to reveal the Star
|}


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=ミステリーボックス<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D Land'' and ''Super Mario 3D World'' sections, pages 186 and 233.</ref>
|JapR=Misuterī Bokkusu
|JapM=Mystery Box
|Spa=Caja misteriosa
|Spa=Caja misteriosa
|SpaM=Mysterious box
|SpaM=Mysterious box
|Ger=Rätselbox
|GerM=Mystery Box
|Por=Caixa Mistério
|PorM=Mystery Box
|Rus=Ящик с секретом
|RusR=Yashchik s sekretom
|RusM=Box with secret
|Chi=神秘箱
|ChiR=Shénmì Xiāng
|ChiM=Mystery Box
|Ita=Cubo Mistero
|ItaM=Mystery Cube
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}}
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Latest revision as of 20:54, September 12, 2023

This article is about the box from Super Mario 3D Land. For the item from the Paper Mario series with the same name, see Mystery Box (item). For The Captain Command in Bowser Jr.'s Journey, see Mystery Box (Captain Command).
Mystery Box
MysteryBox SM3DL.png
First appearance Super Mario 3D Land (2011)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021)

Mystery Boxes are objects debuting in Super Mario 3D Land.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario 3D Land[edit]

In Super Mario 3D Land, they are found in most Worlds, with their primary task being to defeat all the enemies in the box within ten seconds. Enemies can range from Goombas to Boom Booms. When Mario completes the task, Coins and a Star Medal appear. Other items, such as 1-Up Mushrooms, Super Leaves and Fire Flowers are also found within Mystery Boxes. However, if Mario loses a life in a Mystery Box, he will be forced to quit the level. Whenever the player first encounters a Mystery Box on the world map, they are required to enter it before moving on. The Mystery Box theme is a remix of the Teleporter theme from Super Mario Galaxy 2.

Golden Mystery Box
A golden Mystery Box. Note that there are two Star Medals and even a P-Wing.

Mystery Boxes can also be golden on the inside, while still appearing purple on the outside. All of the golden-sided Mystery Boxes contain two Star Medals, and at least three 1-Up Mushrooms, with some containing as many as eight. No golden-sided Mystery Boxes contain enemies, and as such, Star Medals appear immediately upon entering a box. They can contain many different things, such as Poison Mushrooms, Toads, or even P-Wings. These Mystery Boxes have a cover of the main theme from Super Mario Bros. as the background music.

There are a total of 20 unique normal Mystery Box contents and 15 unique golden-sided Mystery Boxes contents. Golden-sided Mystery Boxes more rarely appear than normal ones. Each normal Mystery Box can be found in two different Worlds, while each golden-sided one can only be found in a single World.

After completing a Mystery Box, it turns gray on the overworld map and "falls asleep", rendering it inaccessible. It may be accessed again 20 hours later. The contents of each Mystery Box changes each time it is re-entered.

Mystery Boxes can also be accessed via StreetPass (a wireless feature that automatically exchanges information with other 3DS holders while the system is in sleep mode). The only difference in a StreetPass Mystery Box is that it is guaranteed to have a Star Medal or two, unless of course all Star Medals have been collected.

Mystery Boxes also can appear in some levels of Super Mario 3D Land, which the goal is to collect as many coins from the blocks within the time limit. In the early versions of the game, these Mystery Boxes used the same design as that of the current Warp Box; similarly, the early Warp Boxes used the current Mystery Box design, albeit with an exclamation point instead of a question mark.[1] The colors were switched in the final version of the game.

Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[edit]

Mystery Boxes in Super Mario 3D World and its Nintendo Switch port can only be found in levels. Each of them has a Green Star which must be collected within the time limit. If Mario fails, he is sent back to the proper level. The Green Stars must be collected in different ways, like defeating every enemy present, navigating through a small obstacle course, or using given items or forms to reach it. Certain worlds also feature special courses called Mystery Houses, which consist of clearing a number of Mystery Box courses in quick succession. In one area of the Shiftier Boo Mansion level, a fake Mystery Box appears, which summons a Big Boo when interacted with.

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker[edit]

Mystery Boxes also appear in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker and its Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS ports, appearing only in Coins Galore bonus levels this time. After entering a Coins Galore level, Captain Toad or Toadette can select two Mystery Boxes: one that accesses a bonus area with Super Pickaxes and other that access a bonus area with Double Cherries. The task is to collect many coins or Gold Mushrooms within 10 seconds. After completing a Coins Galore level, it cannot be entered again. However, if the Toads complete every level of the game, these Coins Galore levels will be permanently open and can be accessed at any time from the Bonus Episode.

Contents[edit]

Super Mario 3D Land[edit]

  • Three ? Blocks, and two Hidden Blocks, two of which contain a single Coin, the other of which continues to produce coins as long as time remains on the Box's timer. The Hidden Blocks appear where there are gaps between the ? Blocks. Found in World 1-3.
  • Three long ? Blocks containing two Coins and a Super Leaf, a single set of three Coins, and multiple sets of three Coins respectively. Found in World 1-4.
  • Three Roulette Blocks. A yellow Toad will also be found here and will give a 1-Up Mushroom if the player watched his entrance into the hidden Box through a pair of Binoculars. Found in World 6-1.
  • Three Coin throwing Rocky Wrenches and a Star Medal. Found in World 8-5.
  • Forty-five Brick Blocks each containing a coin, three Hidden Blocks each containing a coin and one Hidden Block containing a 1-Up Mushroom. Found in Special 1-3.

World Map Mystery Boxes[edit]

Defeating every enemy in a Box will cause ten Coins and a Star Medal to appear.

  • Two Goomba Boards and a Fire Flower. Found in World 1 and World 6. This is also the tutorial.
  • Three Piranha Plants. Found in World 1 and World 6.
  • Three Goombas. Found in World 1 and Special 1.
  • A red Biddybud walking around a Fire Flower. Found in World 1 and Special 3.
  • A Fire Flower, a Goomba Tower, two Goombas high, and a Fire Piranha Plant. Found in World 2 and Special 3.
  • Two Tail Goombas and a Piranha Plant. Found in World 4 and Special 5.
  • A Goomba and a Piranha Plant. Found in World 4 and Special 5.
  • A yellow, green, and red Biddybud, a Fire Flower, and a Super Mushroom. Found in World 6 and Special 7.
  • Two Fire Piranha Plants and a Fire Flower. Found in World 2 and Special 3.
  • Two Tail Goombas and a Super Leaf. Found in World 2 and Special 5.
  • A Biddybud of each of the species' five colors walking in a circle. Found in World 2 and Special 3.
  • Two Goomba Towers, two Goombas high each. Found in World 6 and Special 7.
  • A Hammer Bro and a Boomerang Flower. Found in Special 1.
  • A Goomba and a Super Leaf. Found in World 1 and Special 1.
  • A Boomerang Bro and a Boomerang Flower. Found in Special 3.
  • A Hammer Bro and a Boomerang Bro. Found in Special 5.
  • A Hammer Bro, a Boomerang Bro, and a Boomerang Flower. Found in Special 7.
  • Three Fire Piranha Plants. Found in World 6 and Special 7.
  • Boom Boom requiring only one hit to defeat. Found in Special 7.
  • Two Goomba Towers, two Goombas high each, and a Fire Flower. Found in World 4, Special 5, and Special 7.
Golden Mystery Boxes[edit]

In addition to the features listed here, each Box contains two Star Medals.

  • 15 Super Leaves and a P-Wing. Found in World 1.
  • The game's five supporting Toad characters. Found in World 1.
  • Nine Goomba Boards, five of which contain 1-Up Mushrooms and the others, Coins, and a Fire Flower. Found in World 2.
  • 10 Crates, 4 of which contain 1-Up Mushrooms, and two ? Blocks containing a Super Leaf and a Fire Flower respectively. Found in World 4.
  • 12 cacti, four of which contain 1-Up Mushrooms, and a Boomerang Flower. Found in World 6.
  • Seven white dandelions, four yellow dandelions containing 1-Up Mushrooms, and a ? Block containing a Super Leaf. Found in World 6.
  • Four P-Switches pressing each of which causes a 1-Up Mushroom to appear. Found in World 6.
  • Seven 1-Up Mushroom Boards, four of which contain real 1-Up Mushrooms, a fifth 1-Up Mushroom, and a ? Block containing a Fire Flower. Found in Special 1.
  • Six 1-Up Mushrooms and six Poison Mushrooms. Found in Special 5.
  • 12 ? Blocks containing Coins and four invisible ? Blocks containing 1-Up Mushrooms. Found in Special 5.
  • Three ? Blocks containing 1-Up Mushrooms and a ? Box. Found in Special 7.
  • Four unlit torches and a Fire Flower. Lighting the torches causes four 1-Up Mushrooms to appear. Found in Special 7.
  • 1-Up Mushrooms. Found in Special 1.
  • Flowers, some of which contain 1-Up Mushrooms. Found in Special 3.
  • Plants, some of which contain 1-Up Mushrooms. Found in Special 7.

Super Mario 3D World[edit]

The player obtains a Green Star by completing the following objectives:

Level number Level name Objective
World 1-2 Koopa Troopa Cave Defeating two Koopa Troopas
World 1-5 Switch Scramble Circus Destroying the crate in the left-hand corner
World 2-3 Shadow-Play Alley Pressing the P Switch to open a hidden room underneath the stairs
World 3-3 Shifty Boo Mansion Dodging the Peepas in the rotating room to reach the Star
World 3-6 Mount Must Dash Catching the Rabbit
World 4-2 Piranha Creeper Creek Using four Piranha Creepers as platforms to reach the Star
World 4-4 Big Bounce Byway Jumping with a disabled Hop-Chop or using the Cat transformation to climb to the Star
World 4-Castle Lava Rock Lair Pressing the three P Panels
World 5-7 Searchlight Sneak Climbing the stairs to the Star while dodging Cat Bullet Bills
World 6-3 Hands-On Hall Defeating the Spike
World 6-5 Ty-Foo Flurries Skating to the Star while dodging Walleyes and Skating Goombas
World 6-6 Bullet Bill Base Navigating the circular vertical conveyor belt to reach the Star
World Castle-4 Boiling Blue Bully Belt Pushing a Bully into the lava
World Bowser-1 Spiky Spike Bridge Climbing up the wall to the P Switch to reveal the Star and climbing the opposite wall to retrieve it
World Bowser-3 Cookie Cogworks Navigating the giant cookie rotating counterclockwise to reach the Star
World Bowser-4 Footlight Lane Navigating the invisible floors and dodging the Thwomp to reach the Star
World Bowser-6 A Beam in the Dark Defeating six Boos with Light Boxes or the Lucky Bell
World Star-3 Rolling Ride Run Rotating the room to the right or using the Cat transformation to reach the Star
World Star-5 Super Block Land Extending the blocks in the room or using the Cat transformation to reach the Star
World Star-8 Peepa's Fog Bog Throwing a snowball at the Star to collect it; going near it causes it to vanish
World Flower-1 Switch Shock Circus Turning on all four Switch Panels on the wall to reveal the Star

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ミステリーボックス[2]
Misuterī Bokkusu
 Mystery Box

Chinese 神秘箱
Shénmì Xiāng
 Mystery Box

German Rätselbox
 Mystery Box
Italian Cubo Mistero
 Mystery Cube
Portuguese Caixa Mistério
 Mystery Box
Russian Ящик с секретом
Yashchik s sekretom
 Box with secret

Spanish Caja misteriosa
 Mysterious box

References[edit]

  1. ^ Super Mario 3D Land: E3 2011 Beta. YouTube. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  2. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 3D Land and Super Mario 3D World sections, pages 186 and 233.
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Super Mario 3D Land
Playable characters Mario • Luigi
Forms Small Mario • Super Mario • Fire Mario • Tanooki Mario • Boomerang Mario • Invincible Mario • White Tanooki Mario • Statue Mario
Non-playable characters Princess Peach • Toad • Toads
Enemies Banzai Bill • Biddybud • Big Boo • Big Cosmic Clone • Big Tail Goomba • Blokkablok • Boo • Boomerang Bro • Blooper • Bob-omb • Bullet Bill • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Coin Coffer • Cosmic Clone • Draglet • Dry Bones • Fake Block • Fire Piranha Plant • Flophopper • Fuzzy • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Grinder • Hammer Bro • Inky Piranha Plant • Koopa Troopa • Lava Bubble • Magikoopa • Magmaargh • Monty Mole • Morty Mole • Para-Biddybud • Paragoomba • Peepa • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Porcupuffer • Prongo • Rocky Wrench • Sandmaargh • Spike Eel • Spiny • Stingby • Tail Bob-omb • Tail Boo • Tail Bullet Bill • Tail Goomba • Tail Thwomp • Thistle • Thwomp • Wallop
Obstacles Baddie Box • Ball 'N' Chain • Banzai Bill Cannon • Bill Blaster • Fire Bar • Giant spiked ball • Jet engine • Lava • Lava Geyser • Poison • Retractable spikes • Spike Pillar • Spiked ball • Spike Bar • Spike Block • Spiked roller
Bosses Tail Bowser • Boom Boom • Pom Pom • Bowser • Dry Bowser
Items and power-ups ? Box • + Clock • 1-Up Mushroom • Boomerang Flower • Coin • Fire Flower • Invincibility Leaf • Note • P-Wing • Poison Mushroom • Propeller Box • Red Coin • Star Medal • Statue Leaf • Super Leaf • Super Mushroom • Super Star
Objects ! Block • ? Block • Assist Block • Beep Block • Binoculars • Block • Board • Bolts • Cactus • Cannon • Checkpoint Flag • Cog • Coin Block • Coin ring • Crate • Crumbling platform • Directional Block • Donut Block • Empty Block • Face block • Flip Panel • Flower • Fluff • Flying ? Block • Gift Box • Goal Pole • Green Shell • Hard Block • Invisible Block • Lift • Mystery Box • Note Block • Pipe • P Switch • Pole • Red-Blue Panel • Red Ring • Rock • Roulette Block • Rubber pad • Seagull • Small bird • Spine Coaster • Stump • Super Note Block • Switchboard • Tail Wheel • Tapering platform • Tightrope • Tree • Torch • Warp Box • World Warp Pipe
Locations Main worlds World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6 • World 7 • World 8
Special worlds Special 1 • Special 2 • Special 3 • Special 4 • Special 5 • Special 6 • Special 7 • Special 8
Other Mushroom Kingdom • Peach's Castle • Toad Houses
Moves Crawl • Crouch • Crouch Jump • Dash • Ground Pound • Jump • Long Jump • Roll • Side Somersault • Slide • Swim • Wall Jump
Gameplay elements Completion • Item storage • StreetPass Gift • Tail Tree • UFO • Warp Zone
Further info Gallery • Glitches • "The Mario Drawing Song" • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Staff
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Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury / Bowser's Fury
Playable characters Mario • Luigi1,2 • Peach1,2 • Toad1,2 • Rosalina1,2 • Captain Toad1,2 • Bowser Jr.3 • Hint Toad2 • Banktoad2 • Yellow Toad2
Non-playable characters Kittens3 • Mii1 • Neko Parent3 • Plessie • Rabbits (Mega Rabbits) • Sprixie Princesses1,2 • Sprixies1,2 • Toads • Toadette3
Worlds1,2 Sprixie Kingdom • World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6 • World Castle • World Bowser • World Star • World Mushroom • World Flower • World Crown
Lake Lapcat locations3 Fur Step Island • Scamper Shores • Pounce Bounce Isle • Fort Flaptrap • Slipskate Slope • Clawswipe Colosseum • Trickity Tower • Crisp Climb Castle • Risky Whisker Island • Pipe Path Tower • Roiling Roller Isle • Mount Magmeow • Lucky Isle
Bosses Bowser (Meowser1,2 · Fury Bowser3 · Giant Bowser3) • Boom Boom • Pom Pom • Hisstocrat1,2 • Boss Brolder1,2 • King Ka-thunk1,2 • Prince Bully • Motley Bossblob1,2
Items and objects + Clock1,2 • ? Block • 1-Up Mushroom1,2 • Arrow platform1,2 • Arrow Sign • Assist Block1,2 • Baseball • Beep Block1,2 • Big Block1,2 • Blue Coin • Brick Block • Board1,2 • Bomb • Boomerang Flower • Cage3 • Cannon Box1,2 • Cat Shine3 • Cat Shine Shard3 • Cat Wheel • Chain-Link • Character Switch1,2 • Checkpoint Flag1,2 • Clear Pipe • Clear Pipe Cannon • Cloud Cannon • Cloud Lift • Cog1,2 • Coin • Coin Block • Coin Box • Coin pile • Color Panel1,2 • Crate • Crystal Block1,2 • Dark1,2 • Dash Panel • Double Cherry • Elevator1,2 • Fire Flower • Fling Pole3 • Floating couch1,2 • Flower1,2 • Fluff1,2 • Fury Block3 • Fury Sun3 • Giga Bell3 • Goal Pole1,2 • Gold Ring • Goomba Mask1,2 • Gong1,2 • Graffiti3 • Green Coin1,2 • Green Star1,2 • Green Star Ring1,2 • Ground-Pound Switch3 • Grumblump1,2 • Hexagon1,2 • Hidden Block • Ice Skate • Illusion1,2 • Invincibility Bell2,3 • Invincibility Leaf • Item storage • Jump Panel • Key Coin • Kick Bomb • Lift1,2 • Light Box1,2 • Lighthouse3 • Lucky Bell • Mega ? Block • Mega Mushroom1,2 • Multi-Vator1,2 • Mushroom Trampoline • Mystery Box1,2 • Plessie Medal3 • P Panel1,2 • P Switch1,2 • Pixel Luigi1, 2 • Potted Piranha Plant • POW Block • Propeller Box • Propeller Platform1 • Red-Blue Panel • Red Coin1,2 • Red POW Block1,2 • Red Ring1,2 • Rising pillar1,2 • Rock Block1,2 • Rotating Panel1,2 • Seagull3 • Searchlight1,2 • Shelf1,2 • Slamming block1,2 • Sliding door1,2 • Slot Block1,2 • Small birds1,2 • Snowball • Springboard1,2 • Stamp1,2 • Super Star • Super Bell • Super Jump Panel3 • Super Leaf • Super Mushroom • Switch Block1,2 • Switch Panel1,2 • Switchboard • Timer Gate3 • Touchstone1,2 • Trapeze1,2 • Tree • Turning Floor • Warp Box1,2 • Warp Box (With Key)1,2 • Warp Pipe • World Warp Pipe1, 2 • Zipline lift1,2
Moves Crawl • Crouch • Crouch Jump • Dash • Dive2,3 • Ground Pound • Ground Pound Jump2,3 • Jump • Long Jump • Roll • Shell dash • Side Somersault • Slide • Spin Jump • Swim • Synchro Ground-Pound1,2 • Wall Jump
Forms Small Mario • Super Mario • Fire Mario • Cat Mario (Lucky Cat Mario · Giga Cat Mario3 · White Cat Mario2,3) • Double Mario • Tanooki Mario (White Tanooki Mario) • Boomerang Mario • Mega Mario • Invincible Mario
Enemies and obstacles Ant Trooper1,2 • Baddie Box1,2 • Banzai Bill1,2 • Banzai Bill Cannon1,2 • Beach Koopa • Biddybud • Big Boo1,2 • Big Ant Trooper1,2 • Big Galoomba1,2 • Bill Blaster • Blockstepper • Blooper1,2 • Blurker1,2 • Bob-omb • Boo1,2 • Boomerang Bro • Brolder1,2 • Bullet Bill • Bully • Cannon1,2 • Cannonball1,2 • Cat Banzai Bill1,2 • Cat Bullet Bill • Cat Goomba1,2 • Chargin' Chuck1,2 • Charvaargh1,2 • Cheep Cheep • Coin Coffer • Conkdor • Disaster Neko3 • Falling spike3 • Fire Bar1,2 • Fire Bro • Fire Piranha Plant • Fizzlit1,2 • Flopter • Fury Shadow3 • Fuzzler • Fuzzy • Fuzzy Horde1,2 • Galoomba1,2 • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Hammer Bro • Hop-Chop1,2 • Horned Ant Trooper1,2 • Innertube Goomba • Ka-thunk1,2 • Koopa Troopa • Lava Bubble1,2 • Madpole1,2 • Magikoopa • Mega Piranha Plant • Mini Goomba1,2 • Octoomba1,2 • Para-Biddybud • Parabones1,2 • Peepa1,2 • Piranha Creeper • Piranha Plant • Porcupuffer1,2 • Rammerhead • Ring Burner1,2 • Skating Goomba • Skipsqueak • Snow Pokey • Spike • Spike ball1,2 • Spike Block1,2 • Spike Trap • Spiked roller • Spiny1,2 • Spiny Skipsqueak1,2 • Splorch1,2 • Splotchy goop3 • Splounder • Stingby • Thwomp1,2 • Ty-foo1,2 • Walleye1,2
Miscellaneous Captain Toad's Adventures1,2 • Enemy Battles1,2 • Mystery House1,2 • Luigi Bros.1,2 • Luigi sightings1,2 • Sprixie House1,2 • Lucky House1,2 • Snapshot Mode2,3 • Stamps
Further info Cat Shine names3 • Completion (Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury) • Gallery (Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury · Bowser's Fury) • Glitches (Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury) • Media (Bowser's Fury) • Pre-release and unused content • Playable characters' statistics (Bowser's Fury) • Staff (Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury) • Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack
1 Super Mario 3D World
2 Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
3 Bowser's Fury
Related Play Nintendo activities:
Can’t-miss games • What does THAT thing do? • Cute-throat enemies • Power-up trivia quiz! • Power-up personality quiz! • Colorful cat-tastrophe!
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Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Wii U) / Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Switch / 3DS)
Characters Playable Captain Toad
• Toadette
• Purple Captain Toad
†
Supporting Hint Toad
• Yellow Toad
• Green Toad
• Mole
Episodes Episode 1
• Episode 2
• Episode 3
• Bonus Episode
• Special Episode
†
Bosses Draggadon
• Wingo
• Gold Draggadon
Enemies and obstacles Ant Trooper
• Biddybud
• Big Boo
• Big Piranha Plant
• Bill Blaster
• Blurker
• Boo
• Bull's-Eye Bill
• Bullet Bill
• Cat Goomba
• Chargin' Chuck
• Charvaargh
• Cheep Cheep
• Conkdor
• Cookatiel
• Fire Bro
• Flaptor
• Fuzzy
• Goomba
• Goomba Tower
• Innertube Goomba
• Magikoopa
• Mummy-Me
• Mud Trooper
• Para-Biddybud
• Peepa
• Piranha Creeper
• Piranha Plant
• Piranha Sprout
• Shy Guy
• Spike
• Spike ball
• Spiked ball
• Stingby
• Stumper
• Walleye
Items and objects 1-Up Mushroom
• ? Block
• Beep Block
• Brick Block
• Cannon
• Clear Pipe
• Coin
• Coin pile
• Color Panel
• Crown Chip
† • Crystal Block
• Dash Panel
• Donut Block
• Double Cherry
• Flip Panel
• Girder
• Gold Mushroom
• Green Star
• Hidden Coin
• Invincibility Mushroom
• Key
• Key Coin
• Key Door
• Ladder
• Lift
• Mine Cart
• Multi-Vator
• Mystery Box
• P Panel
• P Switch
• Piranha Plant
• Pixel Luigi
• Pixel Toad
• Pluck Patch
• POW Block
• Power Moon
• Power Star
• Propeller Platform
• Pull Switch
• Rock Block
• Rotating platform
• Shiny Crown
† • Spinwheel
• Stamp
• Super Crown
† • Super Gem
• Super Mushroom
• Super Pickax
• Touchstone
• Tree
• Turning Floor
• Turnip
• Turnip Cannon
• Warp Box
• Warp Box (With Key)
• Warp Pipe
Miscellaneous Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Fun Quiz • Gallery • Luigi sightings
• Pre-release and unused content • Staff (Wii U • Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS) • Track That Treasure, Captain Toad!
 Appears in the Wii U version
 Appears in the Nintendo 3DS version
 Appears in the Nintendo Switch version
* Introduced in version 1.1.0 of the Wii U version
† Introduced in version 1.2.0 of the Nintendo Switch version
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