List of Surprise Boxes in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Mario can discover hidden Treasure Boxes known as Surprise Boxes throughout the Mushroom Kingdom. Surprise Boxes contain various items from Frog Coins, Flowers, powerful healing items, and items used in battle. When Mario jumps at a spot where a Surprise Box is, it will first reveal itself, and jumping at the revealed Surprise Box will allow Mario to collect its contents.

Mario first learns about Surprise Boxes from a female Toad in the basement of the Mushroom Kingdom's shop, and later on in Monstro Town, he can find a friendly Chester on the second floor of Monstermama's house that will keep track of how many Surprise Boxes the red-clad plumber has yet to reveal (it will not specify where they are located, however).

Later in the game, in Nimbus Land, after defeating Valentina, Mario can collect the Signal Ring dropped from Croco in a house next to the castle. When equipped, it will make a ringing sound if Mario is in an area with a Surprise Box.

There are 39 Surprise Boxes in the game. This page lists the location of each one, its contents, and how to get to them.

Surprise Box locations

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Surprise Box Locations
Location	Item	Description	Image
Mushroom Kingdom	Frog Coin	This Surprise Box can only be opened the first time Mario enters the castle. When Mario sees Toad, he should jump on his head. As Toad approaches the door, the player should jump up from him to the platform above the doorway. Jumping at the center of the platform will reveal the Surprise Box.	File:HiddenChest1.jpg
Mushroom Kingdom	Flower	In the shop's basement, Mario will find an elderly Toad. When talking to her, she will tell him to stand before her and order him to jump. By doing so, Mario will reveal the Surprise Box. Alternatively, the player can reveal the Surprise Box without talking to the Toad by jumping at the spot three tiles southwest and one tile northwest from the bottom of the stairs.	File:HiddenChest2.jpg
Mushroom Kingdom	Flower	In the same room, Mario needs to stand on top of the elderly Toad and wait until she approaches the eastern corner of the room. Jumping at the corner from the Toad will reveal the Surprise Box.	File:HiddenChest3.jpg
Bandit's Way	KerokeroCola	In the second area of Bandit's Way, over the two plateaus, is a Spinning Flower next to a blue one. The player should ride the Spinning Flower and jump when Mario faces the blue flower. When launched, Mario will hit the Surprise Box at the middle of the jump.	File:HiddenChest4.jpg
Rose Town	Frog Coin	In the Rose Town shop, Mario should climb on top of the bookshelf behind the counter. Jumping at the northwestern end will reveal the Surprise Box.	File:HiddenChest5.jpg
Rose Town	Frog Coin	In the northeastern section of town is a house on a hill too high for Mario to reach. The player could climb on top of the Toad nearby and jump from him to the hill. Going inside the house, Mario should climb the stairs to the second floor. Jumping at the center of the bed will reveal the Surprise Box.	File:HiddenChest6.jpg
Forest Maze	KerokeroCola	At the forest's entrance, Mario should jump at the western corner to reveal the Surprise Box.	File:HiddenChest7.jpg
Forest Maze	Frog Coin	After working through the first cavern and out of the tree stump, Mario should walk to the bushes directly northwest of the stump and jump from that spot to reveal the Surprise Box.	File:HiddenChest8.jpg
Forest Maze	KerokeroCola	In the next area are seven tree stumps. Mario should enter the one farthest northwest. In the cavern, he should make his way to the northwest until he finds a sleeping Wiggler. Jumping in the northeast corner of the recessed area behind the Wiggler will reveal the Surprise Box. If the Wigger has already been awakened, it will not appear in this cavern.	File:HiddenChest9.jpg
Forest Maze	Flower	In the area with the seven tree stumps, Mario should enter the one farthest east (the one north of the southeastern entrance). In the cavern, Mario should head southwest from the springboard to a lit area. Jumping at the spot will reveal the Surprise Box.	File:HiddenChest10.jpg
Forest Maze	Empty	In the area with the seven tree stumps, Mario should enter the west-central one. In the cavern, Mario should head north-northwest from the springboard to the first corner. Jumping at the spot will reveal an empty Surprise Box, with the screen displaying, "You missed!"	File:HiddenChest11.jpg
Forest Maze	Red Essence	After working through the second cavern and out of the tree stump, Mario should head all the way to the other side of the area, near the entrance. Jumping at the eastern corner will reveal another Surprise Box.	File:HiddenChest12.jpg
Pipe Vault	Frog Coin	In the second area of the Pipe Vault, Mario should should down the first pipe in front of him. In the next area, Mario must reveal an invisible platform to get to the brick platform above by jumping at the spot before the brick platform begins. Once at the top, Mario should stand at the second brick crease from the revealed platform to reveal the Surprise Box.	File:HiddenChest13.jpg
Pipe Vault	Frog Coin	In the same area, on the same brick platform, two brick creases from the visible Treasure Box, Mario should jump at the spot to reveal another Surprise Box.	File:HiddenChest14.jpg
Yo'ster Isle	Frog Coin	From the Warp Pipe, Mario should go behind the Save Block and jump at the spot northwest of it to reveal the Surprise Box.	File:HiddenChest15.jpg
Booster Pass	Flower	In the first area, from the southwestern entrance, Mario should head north and climb up and over the two rocky steps then over two more northwest until he finds a lone bush against the area's boundary. Jumping on top of the bush will reveal the Surprise Box.	File:HiddenChest16.jpg
Booster Pass	Rock Candy	In the same area, Mario should make his way to the rocky hill in the east and climb up the steps all the way to the highest ground, near the entrance to the next area. Jumping at the northern corner near this entrance will reveal another Surprise Box.	File:HiddenChest17.jpg
Booster Tower	Frog Coin	In the hallway with the Spookums walking down the stairs, Mario should climb up to the highest ground and jump one tile west from the northern corner to reveal the Surprise Box.	File:HiddenChest18.jpg
Booster Tower	Frog Coin	In the room where Mario is propelled up from the Thwomp on a see-saw below, the player would walk northwest along the lowest ground then jump at the westernmost corner to reveal the Surprise Box.	File:HiddenChest19.jpg
Booster Tower	Goodie Bag	In the area just before Booster's room, Mario should jump to the orange platform in the southeast and continue jumping to the other ones until he finds a Treasure Box. Jumping from the Treasure Box will reveal the Surprise Box.	File:HiddenChest20.jpg
Booster Tower	Mushroom	In the same area, Mario should jump in the southeastern corner near the low orange platform to reveal another Surprise Box.	File:HiddenChest21.jpg
Marrymore	Frog Coin	In the hotel's regular room, Mario should jump on top of the bookcase in the western corner to reveal the Surprise Box.	File:HiddenChest22.jpg
Sunken Ship	Flower	In the room with the doppelgänger of Mario, either one should jump in the center lit area, almost against the eastern wall, to reveal a J block which also reveals the Surprise Box on the opposite side. To reach the Surprise Box, Mario and the doppelgänger need to stand on top of each other, then jump to open it.	File:HiddenChest23.jpg
Land's End	Red Essence	In the first area, Mario should hop into the cannon and fire to the moving platform in front of it. Once on the platform, Mario should jump from the northern corner of the platform at its highest point to hit the Surprise Box in the middle of the jump.	File:HiddenChest24.jpg
Land's End	KerokeroCola	In the second area, Mario should hop into the cannon and fire into the hole in the rocky hill. Jumping out of the hole, Mario should jump at the southwestern edge of the hole to reveal a platform. Going into the cannon and firing out once more, Mario will land on the platform. Jumping to the highest ground on the rocky hill, Mario should jump at the western corner to reveal the Surprise Box.	File:HiddenChest25.jpg
Land's End	Frog Coin	In the fourth area, with the Spinning Flowers, Mario should find two blue flowers at the area's boundary in the east. Jumping between the two flowers will reveal the Surprise Box.	File:HiddenChest26.jpg
Land's End	Frog Coin	At the Sky Bridge, Mario should jump into the cave beneath it to enter the secret passage to Kero Sewers. Avoiding the Geckits and the Chow in the first area, Mario should then find a corner closest to the steps heading down. Jumping at the northern spot at the corner will reveal the Surprise Box.	File:HiddenChest27.jpg
Belome Temple	Frog Coin	After having the first part of Mario's fortune revealed, a gate will open, admitting him to a passageway with two visible Treasure Boxes. Jumping from the wall to the Treasure Box, Mario should jump again to reveal the Surprise Box.	File:HiddenChest28.jpg
Belome Temple	Frog Coin	In the same area, going down the stairs, Mario should jump in the recessed corner nearby to reveal another Surprise Box.	File:HiddenChest29.jpg
Monstro Town	Flower	In the room leading to the exit, Mario should stand northwest between the flowering bush and the wall, then jump to reveal the Surprise Box.	File:HiddenChest30.jpg
Bean Valley	Rock Candy		File:HiddenChest31.jpg
Bean Valley	KerokeroCola		File:HiddenChest32.jpg
Bean Valley	Red Essence		File:HiddenChest33.jpg
Nimbus Land	Frog Coin		File:HiddenChest34.jpg
Nimbus Land	Frog Coin		File:HiddenChest35.jpg
Nimbus Land	Frog Coin		File:HiddenChest36.jpg
Nimbus Land	Frog Coin		File:HiddenChest37.jpg
Nimbus Land	Frog Coin		File:HiddenChest38.jpg
Factory	Mushroom		File:HiddenChest39.jpg

Surprise Box count

This chart shows the number of hidden Surprise Boxes for each location, with the total amount at the bottom. Locations are listed in the order Mario visits them.

Surprise Boz Count
Location	Count
Mushroom Kingdom	3
Bandit's Way	1
Rose Town	2
Forest Maze	6
Pipe Vault	2
Yo'ster Isle	1
Booster Pass	2
Booster Tower	4
Marrymore	1
Sunken Ship	1
Land's End	4
Belome Temple	2
Monstro Town	1
Bean Valley	3
Nimbus Land	5
Factory	1
Total	39

See also

• List of hidden blocks in Paper Mario
• List of hidden blocks in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

External link

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