Toad House
- This article is about the recurring buildings in the Super Mario franchise. For other uses, see Toad House (disambiguation).
| Toad House | |
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 Screenshot from Super Mario 3D Land | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) |
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart World (2025) |
A Toad House (alternatively formatted as Toad house), also known as a Toad's House[1][2] (alternatively formatted as Toad's house)[3][4] or Mushroom House,[1] is a type of mushroom-shaped building that first appears in Super Mario Bros. 3. Toad Houses are usually located across every world map except for the last world within games of the Super Mario series. Toad Houses always hold either a useful surprise or a reward for the player, most frequently power-ups and 1-Ups. Within most games, Toad Houses are generally run and hosted by ally characters such as Toad, Toadsworth, and a variety of other Toads.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
Every world in Super Mario Bros. 3 has a Toad's House except Dark Land. When the player character enters a Toad's House in Super Mario Bros. 3, he is greeted by Toad and can open one of three treasure boxes, each having a random item.[5] Some Toad's Houses have only one item, typically one that is more advantageous. After choosing a box, the player leaves the Toad's House and cannot re-enter, although Toad's Houses become permanently accessible in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 after total completion.
In World 1-3, if the player holds 
on the White Block near the end, Mario or Luigi falls behind the level scenery and can continue behind the black background at the end to get a Magic Whistle from a secret Toad's House.
The Toad's Houses are either red or yellow, with differences, but the Toad's Houses in World 2 and World 3 (except the last one) of Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 are mostly red.
White Mushroom House[edit]
A White Mushroom House,[6][7][8] also known as a White House,[9] appears after the player collects a certain number of coins in a specific level. The White Mushroom House has a single box with a P-Wing in odd-numbered worlds, or an Anchor in even-numbered worlds. White Mushroom Houses are colored blue in reissues, but their name was not updated to reflect this. In Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, after the player clears the game, a Mushroom Coin showing the number of coins needed to reveal the White Mushroom House is at the start of the following stages:
| Level | Requirement | Item obtained |
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| World 1-4 | 44 coins | P-Wing |
| World 2-2 | 30 coins | Anchor |
| World 3-8 | 44 coins | P-Wing |
| World 4-2 | 24 coins (All) | Anchor |
| World 5-5 | 28 coins | P-Wing |
| World 6-7 | 78 coins (All) | Anchor |
| World 7-2 | 46 coins (All) | P-Wing |
World-e[edit]
Three differently colored Toad's Houses appear in World-e of Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, each hosting a minigame, and the gates blocking the entrance to them can be opened only by collecting at least a certain number of Advance Coins. In original North American releases, a maximum of only 49 Advance Coins could be collected, so only the first minigame was unlockable, while no Advance Coins appear in other Western releases. With every level available in the Virtual Console and Nintendo Switch Online ports, all three minigames can be played in any regional release.
| Color | Requirement | Minigame |
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| Blue | 30 Advance Coins | Dig |
| Red | 50 Advance Coins | Ball |
| Orange | 80 Advance Coins | Spikes |
BS Super Mario Collection[edit]
In BS Super Mario Collection, Toad's House is a screen with a pink background where the player simply chooses one of the three boxes, which may include 1-Up Mushrooms. They appear in week 2 and 3 installments, which are based on Super Mario Bros. 3.
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New Super Mario Bros.[edit]
Toad Houses appear in New Super Mario Bros. as fixtures of the world map. They often need to be unlocked by completing lettered courses or by spending Star Coins to open paths blocked by Star Coin Signs. Toad Houses are manned by Toadsworth and allow players to play minigames. Once a minigame is played, the Toad House disappears. However, completing all 80 courses in the games allows Toad Houses to be accessed at any time (as indicated by the circles on the world map turning blue).
Additionally, Toad Houses can be produced at a world's starting point by clearing a course with certain amounts of time remaining on the time limit. When this is done, the game's standard course clear theme is replaced by "Course Clear" from Super Mario Bros. and fireworks go off (one for ending in 11, two for ending in 22, and so on, awarding 4,000 points per explosion for a maximum of 36,000). Toad Houses produced through this method always disappear after their minigame is played, even if the player has completed all of the game's courses.
Three types of minigames can be played at Toad Houses, and each minigame is associated with a specific Toad House design:
| Type | Image | Description | Starting point unlock condition |
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 Red Toad Houses (or red Toad houses)[10]:16 |
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A giant Roulette Block alternates between a Super Mushroom, Fire Flower, Blue Shell, and Mini Mushroom. Whatever is displayed when Mario or Luigi bumps it from below is what will be kept as the Stored Item. If the player character has a backup item already and the item chosen has less or equal value to the original backup item, 1,000 points are awarded instead. | Clearing a course with a time limit ending in 11, 22, or 33 |
 Green Toad Houses[11][12]:121 |
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Six ? Blocks are spread out. Three contain a 1-Up Mushroom card. One contains a 1-Up Mushroom ×3 card, which is equal to three 1-Ups. One contains a ×2 card. One contains a Bowser card. The ×2 card doubles all cards already revealed, and the Bowser card ends the minigame (though Mario keeps any 1-Ups revealed). Up to twelve 1-Ups can be won, and if Mario hits the ? Block with a Bowser card right away, no extra lives are awarded. | Clearing a course with a time limit ending in 44, 55, or 66 |
 Orange Toad Houses[12]:121 |
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Toad Houses that look like Mega Mushrooms. When Mario or Luigi enters an orange Toad House, Toadsworth creates a Mega ? Block. When the block is hit, a Mega Mushroom is stored; it overrides any item in the item slot. Like with other houses featured in New Super Mario Bros., Mario usually has to pay five Star Coins to pass the Star Coin Sign leading to the orange Toad House. Orange Toad Houses are featured in every world of New Super Mario Bros. | Clearing a course with a time limit ending in 77, 88, or 99 |
Additionally, a blue Toad House[12]:121
New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]
Toad Houses reappear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii and are automatically unlocked when the player clears certain levels. Toad Houses become permanent when the player's save file contains five stars. Like in New Super Mario Bros., extra Toad Houses can appear at the starting point where Mario first enters the world, and they are never permanent. In single-player mode, this is accomplished by rescuing a Toad. In multiplayer mode, all players must reach the pole when the last two digits of the remaining time are the same. In both modes, the last digit of the remaining time tells how many fireworks are set off, with each one adding 4,000 points to the player's game score, and determines what type of Toad House will appear. There are three types of Toad Houses: Red, Green, and Star.
| Type | Minigame / Reward | Description | Starting point unlock condition |
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  Red Toad House[12]:152 |
 Power-up Panels |
Contains a door that leads to a room where the minigame is played. Players must flip panels featuring icons, and receive one item for every pair of identical panels with revealed faces when the minigame finishes. This happens when two Bowser or Bowser Jr. icons are matched or when all item panels are revealed. Up to seven items can be received in a game. The available power-ups depend on the world the house is located in. After visiting a Red Toad House, players get a tip reminding them to press  to view the inventory and use items on a challenging course. The pop-up does not appear if the Red Toad House is permanent.
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  Green Toad House[12]:152 |
 1-up Blast |
Played by hopping into a cannon and pressing  to shoot out and pop balloons to earn extra lives. After visiting a Green Toad House, players get a tip inviting them to visit Peach's Castle to watch hint movies. Once again, the pop-up does not appear if the Green Toad House is permanent.
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  Star Toad House[12]:152 |
 Super Star |
A Toad gifts players with a Super Star contained in a chest. Star Toad Houses are much rarer than the other Toad Houses, and have white roofs adorned with stars rather than spots. |
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Super Mario 3D Land[edit]
Toad Houses make a reappearance in Super Mario 3D Land, where they are manned by Toad himself, a Blue Toad, or a Yellow Toad (these are Tanooki Toads in the Special Worlds). Unlike in previous games, Mario can explore a Toad House's surroundings before entering the building itself. Red Toad Houses provide Mario with power-ups that will be able to help him on his journey. If Mario or Luigi opens the gift without collecting its power-up, the Toad House will still disappear upon him exiting.
The Toad Houses also allow players to access gifts that they receive via StreetPass, known as StreetPass Gifts. The number of power-ups that Mario can receive from StreetPass Gifts depends on how many times the player has encountered the same Mii with StreetPass. A maximum of five power-ups can be received at the same time, from among Super Mushrooms, Fire Flowers, Super Leaves, Boomerang Flowers, and Statue Leaves.[13] Without StreetPass, only Super Mushrooms, Fire Flowers, Boomerang Flowers, and Super Leaves can be received.
Toad House interiors also appear upon the player continuing after a Game Over, usually with a Super Leaf or, less commonly, a Fire Flower; these provide basic gameplay tips. Game Overs also restore all Toad Houses on the world maps.
A single Blue Toad House, run by Blue Toads, is found in World 3, where players can see an album of the photos they have received (12 in total). This Toad House, unlike the others, does not disappear upon the player exiting it.
New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]
Red Toad Houses, Green Toad Houses, and Star Toad Houses return in New Super Mario Bros. 2. Like in the original New Super Mario Bros., some of them require Star Coins to access, while others are unlocked either automatically or by secret exits in other levels, like in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Completing all levels in the game, including World Star (without White Raccoon Mario), makes the Toad Houses stay permanently on the map, providing the player with endless items, including Gold Flowers and Super Stars. Unlike in the previous two games, Toad Houses cannot be summoned by fireworks, as that feature is replaced by Rainbow Courses.
| Type | Image | Description |
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 Red Toad House |
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Red Toad Houses are run by Toad again, and Mario and/or Luigi may select one of the power-ups provided by Toad as an inventory item, if it is empty (should be chosen first), and another as the current power-up. The player can choose not to include an inventory item too. In the first Toad House, Toad provides a Super Mushroom and two Fire Flowers. After that, Toad Houses provide the same three items: a Fire Flower, a Super Leaf, and a Mini Mushroom. |
 Green Toad House |
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Mario/Luigi plays a simple minigame in a Green Toad House. He needs to hit a glove from below to knock 1-Up Mushrooms that Toad throws in the beginning to an above platform down to him so he can collect them to earn extra lives. It is possible to miss the 1-Up Mushrooms that come down, wasting them. |
 Star Toad House |
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Star Toad Houses function in a similar way as they did in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. In all of these houses, though, Mario gets a Gold Flower from Toad instead of a Super Star. However, a single Star Toad House in World Star that can be unlocked by getting all Star Coins in the game gives Mario a Super Star to use in his item reserve. |
New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]
Toad Houses reappear in New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, where they once again host minigames run by Toads. Toad Houses no longer appear if the player gets double digits on the timer at the end of a course; rather, a Toad appears behind the end-of-level fortress and gives the player an item. Three minigames can be played at Toad Houses found across the world map:
| Type | Minigame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Red Toad House |  Kinopio |
In a shell game, players must hit a shuffled set of Flying ? Blocks to release panels containing either images of power-ups or Bowser's emblem. Up to two power-ups can be earned, and if a Bowser panel is released, the game ends prematurely. |
 Kinopio Slot |
Players must place three Baby Yoshis into slots to determine the type and number of power-ups earned. If a panel with Bowser's emblem is selected, no power-ups are earned. | |
| Green Toad House |  Kinopio Coin |
For 25 seconds, cannons fire bursts of coins as well as tokens with images of 1-Up Mushrooms and Bowser's emblem. In addition to through collecting coins, players can earn 1-Ups by collecting more 1-Up Mushroom tokens than Bowser tokens. |
A Red Toad House appears in the background of the game's credits. During the credits, Nabbit can be seen exiting this Toad House before running away with his bag.
A purple Toad House appears on the Secret Island, which is reachable only via Pipe Cannon after beating the game. This Toad House contains a wooden notice board featuring various records, such as how many coins players have collected and how many Goal Poles were reached. In New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, a floating neon Nintendo Switch console appears and plays a music box arrangement of the credits. The ceiling is patterned with Nabbit-like silhouettes, the house is capped by a mushroom of the same color as Nabbit, and his mask is seen hung on top of the board. The background music, "Secret Island Record Room", has an arrangement that plays at the start of "Catch Nabbit!" courses. Additionally, in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, the pins on the records board have the Nabbit symbol. This implies that this place is Nabbit's hideout and home. Moreover, the Japanese versions of New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe read "オイラをつかまえた回数" (literally "Number of Times You Have Caught Me") for the "Nabbits Caught" record, confirming not only that this is Nabbit's hideout and home, but that he is the one updating the records. This is backed up by Nabbit's description in Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games' flags menu, which states that he "conducts research about Mario from a base on Secret Island".
Super Mario 3D World[edit]
Toad Houses also appear in Super Mario 3D World. They work like the houses in Super Mario Bros. 3, but they contain two presents (big and small) instead of three. When a player opens one of the boxes, the other one disappears, and there is a 75 percent chance that the chosen box contains four power-ups and a 25 percent chance that it contains only one Super Mushroom. Each world's Toad Houses are hosted by Toads of different colors. Yellow Toads host houses in World 1 and World 2, Green Toads in World 3 and World 4, and Purple Toads in the rest of the worlds with the exception of the special worlds (World Star, World Mushroom, World Flower, and World Crown). Some Toad Houses are hidden in bushes, pipes, or buildings in the worlds. They reappear if the player gets a Game Over or beats The Great Tower of Bowser Land.
Super Mario Run[edit]
In Super Mario Run, Toad Houses were initially in the Mushroom Kingdom, before Bowser destroyed everything. Toad Houses are buildings that can be purchased from the Shop, then placed as in the Mushroom Kingdom in the Kingdom Builder mode. They can be in all five of the Toad colors in the game: Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, and Purple. They also come in one of three variations.
- [Color] Toad House: A Toad House that most directly resembles prior depictions, being a single building of the specified color shaped like a mushroom. [Color] Toad Houses fit in a 1×1 area.
- Posh [Color] Toad House: A Toad House with a "cap" that is taller than a normal Toad House. The cap has an additional window. Posh [Color] Toad Houses are within a fenced area with a garden containing another mushroom. A stump below the mushroom makes it appear to be a small building. A Posh [Color] Toad House fits in a 1×2 area.
- Classy [Color] Toad House: A Toad House that is larger than a normal Toad House. The body has two windows, and there is a second level with another mushroom that has its own window. There is a second large mushroom on their left, which is also a building with a window. They are surrounded by a fence, with a path to the house. The garden contains two mushrooms that are not buildings. A Classy [Color] Toad House fits in a 2×2 area.
The descriptions for these items indicate that Toads generally live in houses that match their colors. Houses are noted as being "perfect" for Toads of a specific color a number of times, with the Classy [Color] Toad Houses saying they were "designed exclusively" for Toads of their color.
There are also three special Toad Houses that can be placed in the Kingdom Builder, named [Color] Bonus Game Houses. These appear similar to Yellow Toad Houses from prior games, as their caps have star markings that use the specified color while the cap itself is a light yellow. If the player taps one, they can play a bonus game for that house. They can be played only as Mario. Each one is timed, and once time runs out, the game ends. After being played, the house shrinks and the bonus game cannot be played. Tapping on one displays a timer until the game is playable again, and the timer counts down in real time. As special buildings, only one of each can ever be obtained.
- Red Bonus Game House: The minigame has Mario walk forward and choose one of two Warp Doors, separated solid terrain. The higher door leads to a higher area, while the lower door leads to a lower area, but only one has a large box of coins to collect. They are separated by bridges that are too high to jump up. Next, Mario must choose between four Warp Doors, separated by additional bridges that let him jump up to higher doors. However, as Mario cannot fall through bridges, taking the top Warp Door earlier prevents him from using the bottom two doors. Once through, Mario ends in an area of the same height as the door he entered. One area has three rows of coins, another has two rows of coins, and the last two have only one coin. All four rows have a treasure chest at the end. Once Mario reaches the end, all chests open to reveal Rally Tickets, but Mario receives the tickets only from the chest he walked into. All but one chest have one Rally Ticket; the last one has three Rally Tickets. There is a 90-second timer, though since Mario moves automatically, it does not elapse unless the player stalls by wall-jumping. This game takes place in a Ghost House interior, rather than a Toad House interior. It takes four hours for a Red Bonus Game House to open again.
- Blue Bonus Game House: The minigame is based on the bonus game from Super Mario World. Mario is standing below a set of nine blocks in a three-by-three grid; the outer blocks revolve around the center one clockwise. Each outer block's icon changes between a single coin, three coins, and Rally Tickets, while the inner block displays only three coins. Mario has 99 seconds to hit each spinning block to make the icon stop. Once all blocks are hit, the blocks stop moving and Mario is rewarded based on the number of lines of each icon he made. Coin icons are worth 500 coins per line, three-coin icons are worth 1,000 coins per line, and Rally Ticket icons are worth three Rally Tickets per line. It takes six hours for a Blue Bonus Game House to open again.
- Yellow Bonus Game House: The minigame is based on the Battle Mode stage from Super Mario Bros. 3. It features a green pipe shooting out coins, Rally Tickets, and fireballs. Mario is freely allowed to move around, changing directions at walls as though he is in a Tower. Coins, including the occasional Pink Coin, spill onto the ground and quickly disappear. Rally Tickets flutter downward, and fireballs fall off the screen in an arc. Mario has 30 seconds to collect as many items as he can while avoiding the fireballs, which end the game instantly. It takes eight hours for a Yellow Bonus Game House to open again.
The Bonus Game and Super Bonus Game of the Remix 10 mode take place in a Toad House interior. The background gets dimmer each time Mario hits the special ? Block. The background of the Super Bonus Game starts dimmer than normal.
Toadette's House, a special building in Kingdom Builder that unlocks Toadette as a playable character, appears to be a Toadette version of a Toad House. It has her colors and pigtails. The chimney is brown and square instead of gray and circular, and the cap has an open window. The other playable characters' houses have the stump as a base that Toad Houses use.
The Shop in Kingdom Builder mode has an interior similar to a Toad House.
Super Mario Maker 2[edit]
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Toad Houses appear in Super Mario Maker 2 as part of the World Maker mode added in version 3.0.0. Toad Houses can be placed within Super Worlds, and players can play one of three minigames at these Toad Houses to earn extra lives. Rather than taking place inside Toad Houses, the minigames involve the Toad Houses themselves in some capacity. In World Maker, the three minigames are distinguished by icons on their roofs; while being played, however, the minigames are not distinguished on the world map. Once a minigame is played, the Toad House disappears.
| World Maker icon | Minigame | Description |
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| Baseball |  Catch & Win! |
Players must defend the Toad House from ten rounds of baseballs being shot from a cannon resembling a Bill Blaster. If the player jumps and catches every ball, they are awarded five extra lives. If one ball is missed and hits the Toad House, the player is awarded three lives, and if two balls are missed, the player is awarded one life. If three balls are missed, no lives are awarded, and Weird Mario appears from inside the house and shoos the player away. |
| Super Star |  Match & Win! |
Like in the Spade Panel minigame from Super Mario Bros. 3, the player must press  to stop three spinning reels to form a picture. Making a Super Mushroom grants the player one life, making a Fire Flower grants the player three lives, and making a Super Star grants the player five lives. If a mismatched image is created, it emerges from the Toad House and no lives are awarded.
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| Power Balloon pump |  Pop & Win! |
Players must repeatedly press quickly to inflate the large balloon in the shape of a Toad House. When the balloon is popped, it reveals one, three, or five 1-Up Mushrooms.
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The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
On The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, Toad Houses are shown to be the actual residences of the Mushroom People living in the Mushroom Kingdom. Toad's house in particular is a frequently used location during the course of the series. In addition to the houses, most commercial buildings are shaped like Mushrooms, such as the Mushroom Land Central Library and the Mushroom Kingdom Orphanage.
Yoshi's Island series[edit]
In Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Mario's parents' house, seen at the end of the credits, closely resembles a Toad House. In Yoshi's New Island, the same Toad House is shown in the introduction, and a Toad House that more closely resembles its modern design (Mario and Luigi's actual parents' house) is shown in the closing scene.
Paper Mario series[edit]
Paper Mario[edit]
In Paper Mario, Mario and his partners can restore their HP, FP, and SP at a Toad House. Toad Houses appear in almost every town, and they are each run by a Toad, with the exception of Star Haven's Toad House, which is run by a Star. The Toad House in Goomba Village has the slogan "Refresh your body and mind," while the others have "Refresh your body and soul." Toad Houses can be found in the following locations:
- Goomba Village, next to the Goomba family's house
- Toad Town, near the entrance to the Pleasant Path
- Koopa Village
- Dry Dry Outpost
- Yoshi's Village
- Shiver City
- Starborn Valley
- Star Haven
- Bowser's Castle, where two Toad Houses are set up in prison cells by the imprisoned Toads
- Peach's Castle, where a Toad House is opened by a Toad hiding in a closet
Mario can also sleep in his house to replenish his HP, FP, and SP.
Inns in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door serve a similar function to Toad Houses from its predecessor, save for the fact that they now require coins or an Inn Coupon.
Paper Mario: Color Splash[edit]
Four Toad Houses appear in Paper Mario: Color Splash. Prof. Kinopio resides in a yellow house in Château Chanterelle, containing a doghouse and a barn in the backyard. The Green Energy Plant contains a Toad House with electronic equipment in and around it. On Vortex Island, a purple Toad House has an entrance to the parallel world behind it. In the parallel world, the house remains, except a friendly Shy Guy inhabits it instead.
Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]
Two Toad Houses appear in Paper Mario: The Origami King. One is a yellow Toad House found in Picnic Road, and it is known as the Sensor Lab. This house is owned by the Toad Researcher and can be used to fax travel between satellite offices, as well as to receive, test, or recharge the various inventions created by him.
The other is a green Toad House located on Mushroom Island, and it is owned by the Origami Craftsman. This is also the location where Olivia and King Olly were created.
Mario Kart series[edit]
In Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, on the course Mushroom Bridge, Toad House-like buildings can be seen on a hill next to a dirt path shortcut; however, they do not provide power-ups, and the player cannot go inside them. More traditional-looking Toad Houses appear on the background of Pipe Plaza.
In Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, some Toad Houses can be seen in the backgrounds of the new Mario Circuit and SNES Donut Plains 3, as well as SNES Battle Course 1 in the Deluxe version, and on the ground below SNES Rainbow Road and N64 Rainbow Road. A red Toad House can also be seen on top of a cloud in the background of GBA Sky Garden in Mario Kart Tour and the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass.
Mario Sports Mix[edit]
Several Toad Houses are in the background of the Mushroom Cup's tournament mode in Mario Sports Mix.
Fortune Street[edit]
In Fortune Street, Memory Block takes place inside a Toad House. It is based upon the Toad House's appearance from New Super Mario Bros. Wii.