Shroob Castle

Shroob Castle
Appears in	Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (2005)
Greater location	Mushroom Kingdom (Past)
Ruler	Princess Shroob
Iteration of	Peach's Castle

“Our once beautiful castle...no...look at it now. No doubt those fiends call it Shroob Castle.”

—Toadsworth the Younger, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

Shroob Castle is the corrupted version of Peach's Castle set in the past after it was taken over by the Shroobs. It is the setting of the final chapter in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. The Save Album refers to it as Peach's Castle (Past), despite the fact that Princess Shroob has complete control over it. However, the name "Shroob Castle" is mentioned on the Koopa Cruiser. As it is one of the last areas in the game, the castle houses some of the strongest enemies.

Appearance

The cellar

The castle towers are changed into tall purple mushrooms, along with all the pillars and bushes. The castle itself glows purple. Inside, a lot of the castle seems the same as the original, only darker, with the Shroob emblem and more purple in coloration. The map resembles the one of the present-day castle. Glowing purple mushrooms grow all over and a giant statue of the castle's ruler, Princess Shroob, can also be found here. Shroob saucers fly around the exterior of the castle. Beneath the castle is an underground cellar, and unlike the Shroob castle, it has the same music as the cellars in the present-day castle. It has a few enemies, most of them being Shroobsworth, Shroob Rex, and Soul Bubbles. A regular Chain Chomp pesters Mario, Luigi, Baby Mario, and Baby Luigi here as well.

Enemies

Mario, Luigi, Baby Mario, and Baby Luigi walking down the hallway of Shroob Castle

• 

  Tashrooba

• 

  Snoozorb

• 

  Soul Bubble

• 

  Shroob Rex

• 

  Shroobsworth

• 

  Intern Shroob

• 

  Lethal Bob-omb

• 

  Ghoul Guy

• 

  Princess Shroob (boss)

• 

  Elder Princess Shroob (1) (final boss)

• 

  Elder Princess Shroob (2) (final boss)

Items

Beanholes

Every Beanhole contains one Bean.

Location	Image
Second area: From the first room, the player should head to the west exit. In this next room, the player should go north and the beanhole is seen in the middle of the middle carpet.
Second area: From the last bean, the player should return to the previous room and in there, the player should head to the east exit. In this next room, the player should go north and the beanhole is seen in the middle of the middle carpet.
Third area: After entering the third area, the player should head southeast and fall down. After falling down, the beanhole is seen behind the brothers.
Third area: After returning to the pipe, the player should head to the northeast exit to the next room. In here, the player should head southeast. The beanhole will be seen on the way.
Fourth area: After entering the fourth area, the player should head to the northeast exit, In the next room, there are two exits, the southwest one and the southeast one. The player should head through the southwest one to reach the balcony. Once on the balcony, the player should take few step south and the beanhole will be seen partially hidden on the left.
Fourth area: Also on the balcony, from the last bean, the player should head east. This beanhole will be seen also partially hidden.
Second area (after defeating giant Chomp): After using the pipe from the cellar, the Bros. return to the second area. The player should head northeast to the exit. In the next room, the player should keep going northeast until the purple block is reached. Activating this block opens the red gate and reveals the baby-only entrance. The player should go to the newly revealed entrance and use the Baby Drill to get inside. Once inside, the beanhole is seen right away. To get to it, the player should use Baby Drill on the fifth step.
Second area (after defeating giant Chomp): After the last bean, the player should head back to the main room through the southwest exit. The player should head south in this and the next 2 rooms. In the room after that the player should continue on the path. In the next room, the player should go through small arch in the northwest corner. Once in the another room, the player should keep going north through another arch. Once inside, the beanhole is seen right away, so the player should use the Baby Drill to get behind the bars to reach the beanhole.
Second area (after defeating giant Chomp): After the last bean, the player should head back through the southwest exit, continue south in this and another room. In the next 3 rooms, the player should head west, south and east (in that order). In the room after that, the player should continue along the path to reach the top-level of the courtyard area. Once outside, the player should keep going along the path until the hole in the wall is reached. The player should head inside. The beanhole is seen right away.
Second area (after defeating giant Chomp): In the same room, after the last bean, the player should head east. This beanhole is found on in the middle of the fourth column.
Third area (after defeating giant Chomp): After the third area is reached again but this time from the right side, the player should head southwest until the Bros. fall. After falling, the beanhole is seen behind the brothers.
Third area (after defeating giant Chomp): After the last bean, the player should return to the pipe and head through the northwest exit. In the next scene, the player should head southwest, until 3 beanholes are seen in the south part of the room.

Blocks

Item	Location	Image
7x 2x 2x 7 10-Coins, 2 Copy Flowers and 2 Red Peppers	Outside: In the northeast of the center scene.
2x 2x 2 Copy Flowers and 2 Red Peppers	Outside: In the south of the pipe area.
2x 2 Refreshing Herbs	Outside: In the south of the spiky room to the back of the center scene.
2x 2 Red Shells	Outside: Same scene, in the north.
6x 6 20 Coins	Outside: Same scene, in the southeast.
3x 8x 3 Bro Flowers, 8 Coins and 20 Coin	Outside: In the north of the east scene.
2x 2 Copy Flowers	First Floor: In the northwest of the room to the south of the entrance.
3x 3 Copy Flowers	First Floor: Same scene, in the south.
3x 3 Ultra Drops	First Floor: Same scene, in the northwestern trunk.
100-Coin and Dire-Free Badge	First Floor: Same scene, in the northeastern trunk.
2x 2 Red Peppers	First Floor: Same scene, in the center trunk.
2x 2 1-Up Supers and 100-Coin	First Floor: Same scene, in the southwestern trunk.
3x 3x 3 Smash Eggs and 3 Trampolines	First Floor: In the south of the southwestern big room.
2x Coin and 2 Ultra Mushrooms	First Floor: In the southwest of the southwesternmost room.
1-Up Super	First Floor: In the northwest of the west long room.
10-Coin	First Floor: In the southwest of the east long room.
50x 50 10-Coins	First Floor: In the room above the scene with a southeastern laser.
3x 3 Ice Flowers	Second Floor: In the southwest of the room to the west of the library room.
3x 3 Pocket Chomps	Second Floor: Above the southwestern platform in the library.
5x 2x 5 10-Coins and 2 Ultra Mushrooms	Second Floor: Same scene, in the northwest.
3x 3 Super Mushrooms	Second Floor: In the southeast of the northernmost scene before the UFO.
5x 5 10-Coins	Second Floor: Same scene, in the southwest.
2x Coin and 2 Super Drops	Third Floor: In the northwest of the first scene.
10-Coin	Third Floor: In the southwest of the second scene.
7x 3x 7 Coins, 20 Coin and 3 Mushrooms	Third Floor: In the east of the telescreen room.
2x 10-Coin and 2 Mix Flowers	Third Floor: Same scene, in the west.
7x 1-Up Mushroom, 7 20 Coins and Rocket Jeans	NOTE: Following 51 blocks can be struck only after returning from Peach's Castle Cellar. First Floor: In the secret area to the east of the northeast scene with a pipe.
10-Coin	First Floor: In the south of the northernmost scene.
3x 3 Red Shells and Ultra Drop	First Floor: In the south of the northwesternmost scene.
20 Coin	First Floor: Same scene, in the northeast on the ledge.
2x 6x 2x 2 1-Up Mushrooms, 6 20 Coins and 2 Green Peppers	First Floor: In the high area above the northeastern ledge in the west open area.
2x 7x 7x 3x 2 1-Up Supers, 7 10-Coins, 7 20 Coins and 3 Red Shells	First Floor: In the northwestern area to the southwesternmost room.
Coin	First Floor: In the east of the small room in the northeast of the southernmost room.
10-Coin	First Floor: Same scene, above the third platform.
20 Coin	First Floor: Same scene, above the sixth platform.
3x 3x 3 Red Shells, Space Trousers and 3 Super Mushrooms	First Floor: Same scene, in the west.
2x 2 Max Mushrooms	First Floor: Above the southeastern ledge in the southeasternmost room.
6x 2x 2x 6 20 Coins, 2 Red Peppers and 2 Refreshing Herbs	First Floor: In the high area above the northwestern ledge in the east open room.
10-Coin	First Floor: On the ledge in the northeasternmost scene.
2x 2x 2 Mix Flowers and 2 Pocket Chomps	Second Floor: In the south of the room to the east of the library room.
1-Up Super	Second Floor: Above the southeaster bookcase in the library.
3x 3x 3 Green Peppers and 3 Red Peppers	Second Floor: Same scene, in the northeast.
3x 3 Refreshing Herbs	Second Floor: In the east of the bridge.
5x 4x 5 Mushrooms and 4 Super Mushrooms	Second Floor: In the north of the northeast room.
3x 3x 3 Bro Flowers and 3 Green Shells	Third Floor: In the south of the east scene.
3x 3 Cannonballers	Third Floor: Same scene, in the northeast.
3x 3 Smash Eggs	Third Floor: Same scene, in the northwest.
2x 2 1-Up Supers	Third Floor: In the southeastern corner of the second scene.
3x 3x 3x 3x 3x 3x 3 Copy Flowers, 3 Ice Flowers, 3 Mix Flowers, 3 Pocket Chomps, 3 Red Shells and 3 Trampolines	Third Floor: On the platform above the stairs in the penultimate scene of the area.
4x 4 Mushrooms	Statue: In the east of the second scene.
4x 4 Super Mushrooms	Statue: Same scene, in the west.
4x 4 Ultra Mushrooms	Statue: Same scene, in the northeast.
3x 3 Max Mushrooms	Statue: Same scene, in the northwest.
5x 5 Mushroom Drops	Statue: In the southwest of the third scene.
4x 4 Super Drops	Statue: Same scene, in the southeast.
3x 3 Ultra Drops	Statue: Same scene, in the northwest.

Music

The music in Shroob Castle is a key-shifted arrangement of the Shroob theme, which plays in the opening scene as well as while the four Bros. are aboard the Shroob Mother Ship. No music plays in the room of the time hole; the music starts only after the player enters through the gate, which is blocked off until the player defeats the Elder Shrooboid at the Star Shrine.

Shroob Castle

File info 0:30

Help:Media file • Having trouble playing?

Gallery

• 

  Entrance

• 

  First floor

• 

  Second floor

• 

  Third floor

• 

  Statue

• 

  Cellar Area 1

• 

  Cellar Area 2

• 

  Areas map

Names in other languages

Shroob Castle

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ゲドンコ城[?] Gedonko Jō	Shroob Castle
French	Château Xhampi[?]	Shroob Castle
German	Shroob-Palast[?]	Shroob Palace
Italian	Castello Shroob[?]	Shroob Castle
Korean	게돈코 성[?] Gedonko Seong	Shroob Castle
Spanish	Castillo Shroob[?]	Shroob Castle

Peach's Castle (Past)

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	かこのキノコ城[?] Kako no Kinoko Jō	The Past Mushroom Castle
French	Château de Peach (passé)[?]	Peach's Castle (past)
German	Pilzpalast (Vergangenheit)[?]	Mushroom Palace (past)
Italian	Castello di Peach (Passato)[?]	Peach's Castle (Past)
Korean	버섯 성 (과거)[?] Beoseot Seong (Gwageo)	Mushroom Castle (Past)
Spanish	Castillo Peach (pasado)[?]	Peach Castle (past)

Notes

• By using a series of glitches, it is possible to enter Shroob Castle after learning the Bros. Ball technique from Toadsworth and Toadsworth the Younger. This way, it is technically possible for the player to defeat the final boss while having only collected two Cobalt Star shards.
• When visiting Shroob Castle the first time before the fifth Cobalt Star shard is obtained, Stuffwell talks to the bros. about this castle and how it is blocked off.