Talk:Luigi's Mansion

Ta-da!
Been working on these rooms for about a week, and I'm proud to report I am finished. I did get some help from Sir Grodus (Courtyard) and Snowblind (Billards Room and Balcony) though. Cheers to those guys! But like I said, every room is done. Monty Mole 17:01, 14 August 2006 (EDT)

Good.HK-47 w4z   h3R3   a  t  17:02, 14 August 2006 (EDT)
 * Terrific! Now with PipeProjects, such a process as Luigi's Mansion will become much easier to handle. Wayoshi ( T&middot;C&middot;@ ) 17:28, 14 August 2006 (EDT)

Ghosts
''To save space, this template has been removed. This project is almost complete and can be found at Template:Ghosts. 14:48, 23 July 2006 (EDT)

This template will have been immediately added to all existing pages following this 'update' post. Looks like none of the three of us have been on today, but if you're on for 30 minutes, consider creating a page for one of the ghosts above (and putting to add the template!). For portrait ghosts, explain where they're located and how Luigi can capture them. For common ghosts, Son of Suns, your Bat article is a good example. Portraits are identified as characters, but not necessarily enemies (Neville and Lydia never try to hurt Luigi, but Chauncey does). Common ghosts are each a different species, and the only one of these that aren't enemies are the mice.

I hope everyone who has played LM, not just me, Son of Suns, and HK, will help create the ghost articles. :) Wayoshi 21:22, 20 July 2006 (EDT)

I keep finding requests for pics in the ghost articles. I've searched for pics, but there are none. I think people should do a bit of research to see if pics of characters exist before requesting them. -- Sir Grodus

Sir, you know not what you speak. I tagged those at about 10 oclock. People can always scan and edit pictures of ghost from manuals and guides. H K

Two Proposed Side Projects
Let's keep all recent talk up here, as this is getting long.

Two related projects I would like to take on but definitely would like to extend the offer to anyone else:


 * 1) I will probably take on is create articles for all the rooms in the mansion, in order of Luigi's adventure. That would probably include making *yet* another template, by area. Notably rooms (where it is, what ghosts are encountered, what key or treasure is obtained, what Boo hides in the room) are easier to create articles for than Portrait Ghosts (require in-depth how-to and what happened, bosses even longer).
 * 2)  Boos. Create a list of the 50 Boos on the main article, including link to location to help out in the project above. Complete! -- Son of Suns

I'll be focusing on Common Ghosts and some Portrait Ghosts (nice, complete articles in a story form, Son of Suns) for now, so feel free to start either. Wayoshi 02:16, 23 July 2006 (EDT)

I love this game. Beat it a million times. I actually had the np guide a month before I got the game... lol I can't find said guide, but I would love to help. H K


 * I think I'll help out too, if you want me to. I have the player's guide, instruction manual, the game, and a notebook full of notes about the game that I need to upload. Unfortunately, I have so many notes to upload about other games I haven't gotten around to Luigi's Mansion yet. I could switch my focus if needed. --Son of Suns 14:44, 19 July 2006 (EDT)


 * I have the NP Guide at home (I'm on vacation), but I remember it pretty well...here's some things I thought about:


 * Money. Gold coins, bills, gems, diamonds, pearls. Tell how much is each (don't know the blue, red, and green gems exactly). Probably explain how to get both gold diamonds.
 * All 23 gallery ghosts. In fact, the NP Guide has the name of the common ghosts, that's something one of us can add later.
 * Elemental Medals
 * Controls is something I always like to include, like how to use the flashlight effectively w/ B and tugging.

How about I add controls, directly after storyline, and the two of you work on another aspect. Wayoshi 14:50, 19 July 2006 (EDT)

I'll find that guide soon. ( I hope.) And figure out what to do. H K


 * I can work on portrait ghosts and common ghosts, maybe even the elemental medals. --Son of Suns 14:52, 19 July 2006 (EDT)

Umm.... I'm gonna..... work on..... something..... else..... I can't find that guide. Its lost to the basement's maw! H K

This is so awesome. Mega collaborative work. And its an important article. I love this. H K

Ill work on the overview section at the top. H K

Sounds good, Son of Suns, since you are the only one that has the guide right now. Now I'm going to list all the money in the game, I'll use normal Wikipedia's article to help. Wayoshi 15:12, 19 July 2006 (EDT)

*Shudders at Wikipedia* I just thought of a side project for Bowser that is loosely tied to this. Very loosely. H K

I feel like I haven't done anything substantial on this project. H K

Overview
Wouldn't this mark the second time Luigi is the star. I mean I know what it says, but isn't important if its the second EXACTLY? H K


 * Yes. Luigi was the star of Mario is Missing, where he had to save Mario for the first time. --Son of Suns 15:06, 19 July 2006 (EDT)

Wasn't this game hinted at in Luigi's diary in paper mario? H K

Awaiting some feedback on the diary thing. Or would that be trivia? H K


 * It would be trivia, but I can't confirm the info. --Son of Suns 15:38, 19 July 2006 (EDT)

Wasn't it a launch title? H K
 * Yes. --Son of Suns 15:33, 19 July 2006 (EDT)

Controls
Don't forget the different modes of control! H K
 * That's right, Sidestep! Thank you. Wayoshi 15:12, 19 July 2006 (EDT)

Story
Didn't Mario just get there first? I don't remember Luigi having Mario go first to check it out. I could have a faulty memory, however. H K


 * Luigi called Mario and said (paraphrase) "hey I won this mansion, let's go there". Mario and Toad simply arrived first (since Luigi and Mario were in two different locations). --Son of Suns 15:51, 19 July 2006 (EDT)

Hey, I know you won't know, an I ask this to be humorous, but where was Luigi? Before he went to the mansion. H K


 * Well, this is pure speculation but maybe he was at Mario's Pad, the cottage house, while Mario was at Peach's Castle. Mario did arrive with Toad afterall. --Son of Suns 16:00, 19 July 2006 (EDT)

Was Toad the only mushroom person who went with Mario or were there more? -- Sir Grodus
 * In fact, there were more. When Toad calls from the Telephone Room, he uses "we". Wayoshi 20:35, 24 July 2006 (EDT)

Portrait Ghosts
Is Glutton optional? I thought he was required. Isn't the upside-down girl the only ghost who is optional? H K
 * Nope. You can walk right into the kitchen. Any gallery ghost that produces a silver diamond and two gold bars, or any other green treasure chest, are optional. That includes the muscle ghost...the billiards ghost...Jarvis and a couple of others. The Toy Soldiers are required because the toy house opens upon lighting the room. Wayoshi 15:24, 19 July 2006 (EDT)

Alright. Cool. Just wonderin. H K

The Money
What about dollar bills? H K
 * Listed as "Bill" in player's guide. Worth 20,000G. --Son of Suns 17:23, 19 July 2006 (EDT)

Oh. Sorry missed it! H K

Should we make a template out of all the money when we create their separate articles? Wayoshi 17:25, 19 July 2006 (EDT)

Probably, but that definitley won't be my job. Sorry. I did change the gold bar page, though. H K What about a new category? "Luigi's Mansion Money?" Wayoshi 17:27, 19 July 2006 (EDT)

That I can do! H K

Better idea! H K

Money Subcategory for items, subsubcategory for Lm money H K

Um... How do I make a subcategory? H K


 * Make a normal category, then on the category page, put the larger category in the page. Ex: Make Luigi Mansion Money Category, then on that page, place a Money Category link. --Son of Suns 17:44, 19 July 2006 (EDT)


 * I created the category "Mansion Treasures" and put it under Category: Coins . Coins is the closest to Money, and in the description it called Coins currency. Wayoshi 20:24, 19 July 2006 (EDT)

I was gonna do that.... I had to eat dinner! H K

Next Stage
Still left:


 * There's a lot of new articles ahead, all enemies in the mansion (they are all ghosts, so they go into the Undead Category ). I have made articles on most of the money (Mansion Treasures) except for pearls, which I'll do first thing when I return.
 * Elemental Medals, Son of Suns is in charge.
 * So you can get involved, HK, can you add the House Rankings, from A to H? 100,000,000G to 5,000G (I've always wanted to get Rank H, but ignoring all money is...hard for me).
 * Trivia. Such as the highest money possible is 142,390,000, composed of...(I have the details from another guy's run somewhere...), etc.

We're well on our way to making a complete page, with tens of articles branching off of it. Cheers to the three of us! Wayoshi 01:09, 20 July 2006 (EDT)

I got rank H once. It was funny to go from mansion to tent. But yeah, I'll make a list from A-H, and how much money each is. H K

Gallery
What did you mean when you (Wayoshi) wrote Frames become nicer as Luigi catches more Boos? Son of Suns 00:55, 21 July 2006 (EDT)
 * Hmm, I read that somewhere, that the frames have more detail. I'll remove since I'm not entirely sure. Wayoshi 00:59, 21 July 2006 (EDT)

Nonproject
How can King Boo say, "All the trouble you caused me in the past..." during his first apearance? H K
 * Perhaps he is the Big Boo in Super Mario World. Wayoshi
 * One: King Boo could be referring to all the trouble Mario and Luigi have caused for the Boos, which indirectly causes problems for King Boo. Two: Super Mario 64 DS appears to be a retcon of the original Super Mario 64 DS. As such, the Big Boo character was replaced by the King Boo character at certain points in the game, meaning that Mario and Luigi have caused troubles for King Boo in a retconned storyline. Three: King Boo cannot be Big Boo from Super Mario World. There is more than one Big Boo in the game and they can be easily defeated. -- Son of Suns

Leaving
Hey I gotta tell you guys something. In about a month I go to school, and I may be unable to come to the site. I don't know. If I can go to the site, it would be at strict times that I am unsure of. H K

Next Time
Next time we do a big project, should we do like wikipedia (ugh) and make a template to put on talk pages saying that its part of a project, and the main project page is here (link)? H K

lol @ PAL differences
I've got the PAL Version. Ouch.
 * I'll try find out the ghosts' PAL HP. ~ It's-a me, Smeedel. / Talk - Contribs - You 13:19, 5 August 2006 (EDT)
 * Great idea, add the PAL HP to each ghost's article. Wayoshi ( T&middot;C&middot;@ ) 13:28, 5 August 2006 (EDT)

I noticed...
I noticed a lot of the rooms are undone. Should I do them in the same format as the other rooms?Monty Mole 18:19, 7 August 2006 (EDT)

Yes. H K
 * That's the final component of the project that I haven't gotten to yet. We'd love the help! Wayoshi ( T&middot;C&middot;@ ) 18:33, 7 August 2006 (EDT)

All right. I'll do what I can. =) Monty Mole 19:45, 7 August 2006 (EDT)


 * I noticed that the Mario Items mostly collected in Area Three can be collected in any order. Therefore, I think I will list them as "first, second," etc. in the order they appear of the Game Boy Horror. Monty Mole 17:35, 8 August 2006 (EDT)
 * That's fine. Wayoshi ( T&middot;</tt>C&middot;</tt>@ ) 17:39, 8 August 2006 (EDT)

Progress
I'm making some progress with the rooms. I only have three more in Area Two to do. Would one of you mind looking over them and giving your dis/approval? Much appreciated. <font color="#C0D9FF">Monty Mole 21:31, 9 August 2006 (EDT)

They're fine. Keep it up. H K

Official Storyline
I got this from "Super Mario Bros. HQ," which got it from the US instruction booklet: "One day, Luigi received an unexpected message: You've won a huge mansion! Naturally, He got very excited and called his brother, Mario. "Mario? It's me, Luigi. I won myself a big mansion! Meet me there and we'll celebrate, what do you say?" Luigi tried to follow the map to his new mansion, but the night was dark, and he became hopelessly lost in an eerie forest along the way. Finally, he came upon a gloomy mansion on the edge of the woods. According to the map, this mansion seemed to be the one Luigi was looking for. As soon as Luigi set foot in the mansion, he started to feel nervious. Mario, who should have arrived first, was nowhere to be seen. Not only that, but there were ghosts in the mansion! Suddenly, a ghost lunged at Luigi! "Mario! Help meee!" That's when a strange old man with a vacuum cleaner on his back appeared out of nowhere! This strange fellow managed to rescue Luigi from the ghosts, then the two of them escaped... It just so happened that the old man, Professor Elvin Gadd, who lived near the house, was researching his favorite subject, ghosts. Luigi told Professor E. Gadd that his brother Mario was missing, so the Professor decided to give Luigi two inventions that would help him search for his brother. Luigi's not exactly known for his bravery. Can he get rid of all of the prank-loving ghosts and find Mario?"

Should we incorperate it or just use our rewrite currently on the article? Ours is more "encyclopedia-ish". 21:42, 3 December 2007 (EST)

Where is he?!
Aren't we missing a portrait ghost on the page? The snow guy!
 * Indeed, Sir Weston is missing. - 14:54, 23 December 2007 (EST)

Having Trouble
I can't find the key for the Sitting Room. Where is it? 9:55 AM. December 24, 2007 (PST)

It's on the roof after you suck up the ghosts. - 17:49 28 December 2007

Strageties for capturing ghosts quickly
I would like all that follows this to be added. 'As soon as you start sucking up the ghost, move the analog stick (control stick) AND the C-Stick in the Direction opposite of the ghost. Doing this repeatedly can help guaranteed getting a gold border on a picture of the ghost.' Learner 16:04, 8 March 2008 (EST)
 * Very good point... I'm wondering how that isn't already in the article. You can put that in anywhere you like.  I would recomend it being in the "Game Play" sectin.  We have that, right?  18:31, 8 March 2008 (EST)

A To-Do List
This article needs work before it can truely be a featured article, in my opinion. Would anyone like to help me come up with a to-do list? 00:42, 17 March 2008 (EDT)

4th wall?
How does this game break the fourth wall? Did I miss something...? Dr Pepper42 03:29, 2 August 2008 (EDT)
 * When Luigi collects a precious jewel, he shows it off as if to an audience. 03:34, 2 August 2008 (EDT)
 * Also when he obtain a key he faces the player shakes his head.

Artwork
Can we add an artwork section or do we not have enough artwork yet. --
 * Yes, we can start one. If there are only a few artworks, we can add more.  I would, but I don't have time right now!  Sorry!  16:13, 19 November 2008 (EST)

Look out for Idiots!!!
I found this article while Googling Luigi's Mansion artwork. Accoding to this, pirates have been repakeging Luigi's Mansion by putting it on DVD's, and inserting them into fake Wii version boxes. This means we have to look out for people who have been fooled into thinking this is real, because some n00bs might put these things into article. This is possible because some people were thinking that Super Mario World NES pirate was real. --

Um, how did this article became FA when there is more than 2 improvement templates on it?
 * It was featured before it went much into depth, and after it got featured people realized that and started working on it, such as myself. 20:26, 21 January 2009 (EST)


 * I nominated it to become unfeatured. 02:05, 22 January 2009 (EST)

Lights
Does anyone know how to turn on the light on the staircase leading to the third floor? If anyone does I would be very thankful. --Count b 15:29, 9 February 2009 (EST)Count b
 * We have a forum for discussing this sort of thing. Please try to keep discussion related to improving the article.  Regardless, what you're asking is impossible to do.  15:51, 9 February 2009 (EST)