Sunken Ghost Ship
- This article is about the level in Super Mario World. For the mission in Super Mario Galaxy, see The Underground Ghost Ship.
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 Screenshot from Super Mario World | |||||||
| World | Valley of Bowser | ||||||
| Game | Super Mario World | ||||||
| Time limit | 400 seconds | ||||||
| Music track | "Ghost House BGM" | ||||||
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The Sunken Ghost Ship, also known as the Mysterious Sunken Ship,[1] is a level in Super Mario World. It is unlocked by completing #6 Wendy's Castle, and its own completion causes the entrance to the Valley of Bowser to rise out of the sea, unlocking the path to Valley of Bowser 1. Its Japanese name gives the ship's greater location the name of Ramune Trench.[2][3][4]
The Super Mario World manual describes Sunken Ghost Ship as one of the Airships used by Bowser's forces in Super Mario Bros. 3; the unique magic ball goal alludes to it being found in Super Mario Bros. 3's Fortresses. The level itself features various ghost enemies such as Boo Buddies, Eeries and unique to this stage, Disappearing Boo Buddy swarms. It is the only non-Ghost House level to feature ghost enemies, and thus, the only time Yoshi can appear alongside them.
Although Super Mario World's Nintendo Super System version, Mario Mania, and Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 all consider it to be part of the Valley of Bowser, the Shogakukan guidebook considers Sunken Ghost Ship to be part of Chocolate Island instead.[5][6]
Layout
The player comes out of a Warp Pipe underwater next to the sunken ship. There is a ? Block and Turtle Cannons nearby. The player must then go down another Warp Pipe that leads under the deck, where Eeries and a massive Disappearing Boo Buddy swarm can be found, appearing and disappearing in locations at a constant pattern. After passing these, there are Circling Boo Buddies and two more Boo Buddies. Then there is another Warp Pipe that leads to a huge drop. When the player starts falling, there is a Super Star that can be grabbed. On the way down there are Dragon Coins, falling Koopa Troopas and Koopa Paratroopas. There is a platform halfway down with a ? Block that contains another Super Star. Farther down, there are huge bunches of coins and falling Floating Mines. The player must fall to the right to avoid falling into the water with the Floating Mines, though if they do, they can collect a few 1-Up Mushrooms near the bottom before they risk falling off the screen. There is a platform on the right with the green magic ball that must be touched to beat the level. These 1-Up Mushrooms do not appear in the Japanese version.
After Mario beats the level, a giant cave entrance that looks like Bowser's head will rise up out of the water. Mario will enter the cave, which leads to the Valley of Bowser.
Although the Dragon Coins in this level are rather difficult to obtain due to the speed of falling, Mario as Caped Mario can easily drift down the level and get the Dragon Coins; being Caped Mario on Yoshi can allow the player to Spin Jump off Yoshi into missed Dragon Coins.
Enemies and obstacles
| Image | Name | Count |
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Turtle Cannon | 4 |
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Bullet Bill | Infinite |
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Eerie | 6 |
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Disappearing Boo Buddy | Indefinite |
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Boo | 2 |
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Circling Boo Buddies | 2 |
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Koopa Paratroopa (Red) | 23 |
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Koopa Troopa (Green) | 5 |
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Koopa Troopa (Red) | 6 + any stomped Koopa Paratroopas |
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Koopa Troopa (Blue) | 2 |
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Koopa Troopa (Yellow) | 3 |
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Unshelled Koopa (green) | 5 (if stomped) |
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Unshelled Koopa (red) | 29 (if stomped) |
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Unshelled Koopa (blue) | 2 (if stomped) |
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Unshelled Koopa (yellow) | 3 (if stomped) |
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Flashing Shell | 3 (nearby) |
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Floating Mine | 13 |
Profiles
- Instruction booklet description:
- English (American):
This is a strange looking sunken ship. Haven't you seen it somewhere before? That's right, in Super Mario Bros. 3, Koopa and his kids used a flying ship to make life tough for Mario. I wouldn't be surprised if Bowser is lurking somewhere nearby.[7]
- English (American):
Gallery
Super Mario World overworld map sprite of the Sunken Ghost Ship
Artwork of the Valley of Bowser entrance and the Sunken Ghost Ship
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ラムネかいこうのちんぼつせん[2][3] Ramune Kaikō no chinbotsu-sen |
Sunken Ship of the Ramune Trench | In-game level name |
| ラムネ Ramune Kaikō |
Ramune Trench | Japanese manual, greater location | |
Nazo no chinbotsu-sen |
Mysterious Sunken Ship | Japanese manual, sunken ship itself | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 汽水海沟沉船[?] Qìshuǐ Hǎigōu Chénchuán |
Soda Trench Sunken Ship | |
| French | Épave Hantée[?] | Haunted Wreck | |
| German | Vers. Geisterschiff[?] | Sunken Ghost Ship; Vers. is a abbreviation of versunken ("sunken") | |
| Italian | Mysterious Sunken Ship[8] | - | Super Mario World instruction booklet |
| Nave Fantasma[9] | Ghost Ship | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | |
| Spanish | Barco Fantasma[?] | Ghost Ship |
References
- ^ 1991. Super Mario World instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 20.
- ^ a b GreenDeathFlavor (February 16, 2017). Super Mario World Speedrun - 96 Exit in 1:22:41.08. YouTube. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
- ^ a b IgorOliveira666 (December 2, 2023). [TAS GBA Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World "All 96 Exits & Dragon Coins" in 1:23:19.58]. YouTube. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
- ^ a b c Super Mario World Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out)
- ^ December 10, 1992. 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオワールド」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario World). Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-104117-5. Page 108.
- ^ October 19, 2015. 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』 Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, スーパーマリオワールド (Sūpā Mario Wārudo) section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 59.
- ^ 1991. Super Mario World instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 20.
- ^ 1992. Super Mario World libretto di istruzioni (scans). Firenze: Nintendo (Italian). Page 20. Retrieved from Mario's Castle.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 59.
