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'''Ghost Houses''', listed in the ''[[Super Mario World]]'' manual as '''Haunted Houses''', are large buildings where [[Boo]]s and other ghosts live. They first appeared in ''Super Mario World'' and soon appeared in later ''Mario'' platformer games such as ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. Unlike most other "Mario" levels, Ghost Houses are primarily puzzle-based, requiring the player to find the correct path in order to progress.

 

[[Image:Ghost_house.PNG|frame|right|The [[Chocolate Island]] Ghost House in ''Super Mario World''.]]

[[File:GhostHouseSMW.png|thumb|left|220px|The entrance of a Ghost House.]]

Ghost Houses first appeared in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', where there were six Ghost Houses in [[Dinosaur Land]]: two in [[Donut Plains]], one inside the [[Vanilla Ghost House|Vanilla Dome]] areas, one in the [[Forest Ghost House|Forest of Illusion]], one on [[Choco Ghost House|Chocolate Island]], and one in [[Valley Ghost House|Valley of Bowser]]. As with [[Castle]]s, [[Yoshi]] will stay outside of the Ghost House when [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] enters. The given reason is Yoshi's fear of ghosts, but the technical reason is because the doors inside ghost houses (and castles) can't be entered while riding Yoshi, and some enemies located inside do not work properly with Yoshi.

Whenever Mario completes a ghost house, the game can be saved, regardless of whether the stage has already been beaten. As Mario can replay the ghost house stages at any time, this is an easy way to save the game whenever the user wishes.

Several Ghost Houses are in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''; these introduced more new ghost species such as the [[Phantom Hand]] and [[Broozer]]. The game also introduced the Ghost House quirk of having Boos cover up the bottom screen while Mario or Luigi was inside a Ghost House. There are four in the game, located in [[World 3 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 3]], [[World 4 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 4]], [[World 5 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 5]], and [[World 7 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 7]].

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The Ghost Houses from the previous game re-appeared in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', this time with Boos flying around them, just like in ''Super Mario World''. They are located only in [[World 3 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 3]], [[World 4 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 4]], [[World 5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 5]], [[World 7 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 7]] and the [[Coin Courses#New Super Mario Bros.|Coin Battle World]]. Wii Some Ghost Houses introduces new enemies like [[Scaredy Rat]]s and [[Ghost Vase]]s and most of them have many fake walls.

[[File:Ghosthouse3DL.png|thumb|right|A Ghost House in World 4 in ''Super Mario 3D Land''.]]

In ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', Ghost Houses function in much the same way as in the previous games. They are found in World 4, World 6, World 8, Special 4, Special 5 and Special 6 of the game.

Ghost Houses reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] containing [[Boo]]s, [[Peepa]]s, and the colossal [[Boohemoth]]. There are 7 Ghost Houses in the game, one in each world, excluding [[World 1 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 1]] and [[World Star]]. Like ''New Super Mario Bros.'', Boos once again cover up the bottom screen when Mario or Luigi is in a Ghost House.

====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====

There are four Ghost Houses in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', [[Haunted Shipwreck|one]] in [[Sparkling Waters]], [[Swaying Ghost House|one]] in [[Frosted Glacier]], [[Which-Way Labyrinth|another]] in [[Soda Jungle]], and [[Spinning Spirit House|one]] in [[Meringue Clouds]]. Soda Jungle's haunted section features haunted courses like [[Painted Swampland]]. There is also a Ghost House-related [[Challenge Mode (New Super Mario Bros. U)|Challenge Mode]] course, [[The Haunted Propeller]].

The mansion of [[Big Boo's Haunt]] of ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' is a Ghost House. [[Sirena Beach]]'s [[Hotel Delfino]] is similar to a Ghost House in many ways, as is [[Desert Hill|World 2]]'s fortress in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. [[Ghostly Galaxy]] from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' contains a ghost mansion which Luigi is kept in, and [[Boo Mushroom]]s as well. In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', two Ghost Houses exist. The first, [[Haunty Halls Galaxy]], features a ghost house that is invisible and intangible unless Yoshi eats a [[Bulb Berry]]. The second, [[Boo Moon Galaxy]], features a pop-up book with a ghost house, as well as a graveyard, and a ghost tower where Mario becomes Boo Mario.

The level Ghost Mansion in the game ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'' is a large Ghost House. The level is full of Boos, [[Podoboo]]s, [[Nipper Plant]]s and a [[Lakitu]] boss that Mario and Yoshi must shoot down with the [[Super Scope]]. Mario and Yoshi will eventually reach the end to face [[Big Boo]] the level's main boss.

[[Boo's Mansion]] of ''[[Paper Mario]]'' and [[Creepy Steeple]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' is a Ghost House. [[The Enigmansion]], found in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', acts like a Ghost House until the Boos are removed, of which it becomes a peaceful mansion. However, the Scaredy Rats remain. Also for [[Merlee's Mansion]] (chapter 2-4) is like a ghost house for mostly rooms (e.g. not the bathrooms).

The boards [[King Boo's Haunted Hideaway]] from ''[[Mario Party 8]]'', [[Boo's Horror Castle]] from ''[[Mario Party 9]]'' take place inside Ghost Houses, inhabited by Boos and [[Scaredy Rat]]s, as well as other creatures. Minigames that feature Ghost Houses are [[Locked Out]], [[Eye Sore]], [[Candlelight Flight]], [[Light Up My Night]], [[Ghost in the Hall]], [[Boo-ting Gallery]] and [[Specter Inspector]], [[Manor of Escape]], [[King Boo's Puzzle Attack]], [[Boo-Bye]], [[Boo Tag]], [[Peek-a-Boo]].

[[Luigi's Mansion (place)|Luigi's Mansion]] from the [[Luigi's Mansion|game of the same name]] is all Ghost House, as is its sequel, ''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]].''

During ''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'' a Ghost House is found in [[Wario's Carnival]]. Though this so-called "Ghost House" is actually a traditional false haunted house (as seen in several [[Earth|real world]] carnivals), it actually contains Boos and the occasional [[Big Bubble]].

== Names in Other Languages ==

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