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'''Ghost Houses''', also known as '''Haunted Houses'''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=1991|title=''Super Mario World'' instruction booklet|page=19|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> or '''Boo Houses''',<ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Steve|title=''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=10|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|date=November 18, 2012|isbn=978-0-307-89690-2}}</ref> appear in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] as large buildings inhabited by [[Boo]]s and other ghosts and as a recurring level type in the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]]. Many Ghost House levels 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]]. A haunted ship level, known as the [[Sunken Ghost Ship]] appears at the entrance to [[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|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 quirk of having Boos cover up the level progress on 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 [[World Coin]]. Some Ghost Houses introduce new enemies like [[Scaredy Rat]]s and [[Ghost Vase]]s, and most of them have many fake walls and fake [[Warp Door]]s that leave a [[coin]] behind when the player attempts to enter them. As in the previous game, all Ghost Houses have secret exits, but no checkpoints.  

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

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, they all have secret exits but no checkpoints, like in ''New Super Mario Bros.'' and ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. Boos once again cover up the bottom screen when Mario or Luigi is in a Ghost House like in ''New Super Mario Bros.''

There are four Ghost Houses in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and its [[Nintendo Switch]] [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|port]]: [[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]]. Like in the previous ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games, all Ghost Houses have secret exits but no checkpoints.

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

Five Ghost House courses appear in ''[[Super Mario Run]]'': [[Ghost-Door Deception]], [[Boohind Lock and Key]], [[Switch Ghost House]], [[Fishing Boo Taunts You]], and [[Dark and Stormy]]. Enemies that inhabit Ghost Houses in this game include Boos, [[Stretch]]es, and [[Fishing Boo]]s. Ghost House interiors have unique rules: these areas are rooms that are only as wide as the screen is, so they only scroll vertically. The screen is horizontally wrapped in these areas, so anything that moves off the right edge of the screen appears on the left side and vice versa. As such, the only way to move forward in the course is through Warp Doors. Toad Rally reveals that the rooms of a Ghost House are arranged from left to right, with a large jump forward occurring with every Warp Door. Characters move slower while inside a Ghost House, which has the side effect of preventing all characters except [[Toad]] from [[Vaulting]] except in certain circumstances involving [[Pause Block]]s

 

 

 

Only a single Ghost House appears in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', that being [[Light-Switch Mansion]]. Boos appear as usual, along with [[Noknok]]s, and even an appearance from [[King Boo]] during the [[Wonder Effect]].

In ''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'', a Ghost House is found in [[World 3 (Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix)|World 3]]. Though this Ghost House is a {{wp|Haunted attraction (simulated)|haunted house attraction}}, it actually contains Boos.

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