Ghost House: Difference between revisions

|width1=100

|width2=120

|width3=190

'''Ghost Houses''', also known as '''Haunted Houses'''<ref>''Super Mario World'' English instruction booklet, page 19.</ref> or '''Boo Houses'''<ref>Stratton, Steve (November 18, 2012). ''New Super Mario Bros. U'': [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide, page 10.</ref>, are large buildings where [[Boo]]s and other ghosts live. They first appeared in ''Super Mario World'', and have appeared in later ''Mario'' platformer games such as ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. Unlike most other ''Mario'' franchise levels, Ghost Houses are primarily puzzle-based, requiring the player to find the correct path in order to progress.

 

Ghost Houses first appeared in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', where there were six Ghost Houses in [[Dinosaur Land]]: two in [[Donut Ghost House|Donut Plains]] (one [[Donut Secret House|secret]]), one inside the [[Vanilla Ghost House|Vanilla Dome]], one in the [[Forest Ghost House|Forest of Illusion]], one on [[Choco-Ghost House|Chocolate Island]], and one in the [[Valley Ghost House|Valley of Bowser]]. As with [[castle]]s, [[Yoshi]] will stay outside 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) cannot be entered while riding Yoshi, and some enemies located inside do not work properly with Yoshi.

[[File:NSMB 3-GhostHouse.png|thumb|150px|right|Mario in a Ghost House in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'']]

Several Ghost Houses appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''; these introduced more new ghost species such as [[Phantom Hand]]s, [[Broozer]]s, and [[Balloon Boo]]s. The game also introduces the Ghost House quirk of having Boos cover up the bottom screen while Mario or Luigi is inside Ghost Houses. 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]]. All Ghost Houses in the game have secret exits, but no checkpoints.

The Ghost Houses from the previous game re-appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', this time with Boos flying around them on the world map, 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]]. Some Ghost Houses introduce new enemies like [[Scaredy Rat]]s and [[Obake Stand]]s and most of them have many fake walls. As in the previous game, all Ghost Houses have secret exits, but no checkpoints.  

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

In ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', Ghost Houses return; however, none of them are puzzle-focused, meaning they are like other courses. They are found in [[World 4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 4]], [[World 6 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 6]], [[World 8 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 8]], [[Special 4]], [[Special 5]] and [[Special 6]] of the game. Most of them (bar [[World 6-3 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 6-3]] and [[Special 4-2]]) also have checkpoints. There are new enemies, including [[Tail Boo]]s and [[Peepa]]s.

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 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World Star]]. Once again, there are no checkpoints, and like in ''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]] in [[Sparkling Waters]] (similar to the [[Sunken Ghost Ship]] from ''Super Mario World''), [[Swaying Ghost House]] in [[Frosted Glacier]], [[Which-Way Labyrinth]] in [[Soda Jungle]], and [[Spinning Spirit House]] in [[Meringue Clouds]]. Soda Jungle's haunted section features haunted courses like [[Painted Swampland]] and [[Deepsea Ruins]]. There is also a Ghost House-related [[Challenge Mode (New Super Mario Bros. U)|Challenge Mode]] course, [[The Haunted Propeller]]. Once again, in all the Ghost Houses, there are secret exits and no checkpoints.

As it is with the rest of ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', different Ghost Houses appear in the same locations as in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'': [[Haunted Cargo Hold|one]] in Sparkling Waters, [[Peek-a-Boo Ghost House|another]] in Frosted Glacier, [[Boo's Favorite Haunt|yet another]] in Soda Jungle, and [[Vanishing Ghost House|still another]] in Meringue Clouds. Once again, Soda Jungle features haunted levels.

Ghost Houses also appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' , functioning as they do in ''Super Mario 3D Land'', except for [[Shiftier Boo Mansion]], which is more puzzle-focused. A new power-up called a [[Light Box]] can be used to defeat ghosts. Ghost houses appear in [[World 3 (Super Mario 3D World)|World 3]], [[World 6 (Super Mario 3D World)|World 6]], [[World Bowser]], and [[World Flower (Super Mario 3D World)|World Flower]].

[[File:Ghosthousemariomaker.png|thumb|right|A Ghost House in the ''Super Mario World'' style in ''Super Mario Maker'']]

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. [[Ghostly Galaxy]] from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' contains a ghost mansion which Luigi is kept in. [[Boo Mushroom]]s appear 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]]. A Ghost House also appears as a K'Nex building set for ''Super Mario 3D Land''.

===''Super Mario World'' television series===

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

In ''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'', a Ghost House is found in [[Wario's Carnival]]. Though this so-called "Ghost House" is a {{wp|Haunted attraction (simulated)|haunted house attraction}}, it actually contains Boos.

|Jap=お<span class="explain" title="ば">化</span>け<span class="explain" title="やしき">屋敷</span><ref>''Super Mario World'' Japanese instruction booklet (fold-out)</ref><br>オバケやしき

|Fra=Maison Hantée

|FraM=Haunted House

|ItaM=Haunted House<br>Ghost house<br>Infested/Hunted house

{{SMWTV}}