Mushroom House

Mushroom Houses are small houses far from towns that Toad stores lives and helpful items for the Mario Brothers. They are shaped like Mushrooms and in Super Mario Bros. 3, a slot machine game is played. There is a Mushroom, a Fire Flower (which were blue), and a Star. If even one of these were aligned wrong, the plumbers would not get anything. However if one of them gets a Mushroom matched up correctly, they would gain an extra life. If one of them got a Fire Flower matched up correctly, they would get three extra lives. If one of them got a Star matched up correctly, they would gain five extra lives. This is simial to the panel card gained at the end of each level.

In the New Super Mario Bros., Mushroom Houses contain various items instead of giving lives. It has a huge block in its center and its contents may contain a Mushroom, a Fire Flower, a Mini Mushroom, or a Blue Shell. The item gained is stored in the player's backup item slot and if there already is an item stored, it will replace the other item with the exception of a Mega Mushroom.

There are also 1-Up Mushroom Houses and Mega Mushroom Houses. They are not to be confused with Toad Houses.