Hidden Treasure

An old Toad telling Mario to jump beside him; this action results in revealing a Surprise Box

Template:Quote2 Hidden Treasures (originally called Surprise Boxes) are invisible treasure boxes in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. Mario learns about Surprise Boxes from an old Toad living in the basement of the Mushroom Kingdom Item Shop. By jumping, Mario can discover the location of the invisible treasures. Thirty-nine of them are found in the game. A friendly Chester in Monstro Town provides Mario the number of Surprise Boxes left to be found. Later in the game, Mario can collect and equip an Accessory from Croco, the Signal Ring, which makes a noise whenever he is in an area with a Surprise Box. There is no reward for opening every Surprise Box, and the Chester from Montro Town will say, "Wow, you found them all." for doing so.

The concept of hidden containers are carried over with Hidden Blocks in the Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi games.

Surprise Box locations

Location	Item	Description	Image
Mushroom Kingdom	Frog Coin	In the original, 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 reveals the Surprise Box. In the remake, the player can get the chest at anytime by jumping on a Toad's head and jumping up to it.
Mushroom Kingdom	Flower	In the shop's basement, Mario finds an elderly Toad. When talking to her, she tells him to stand before her and order him to jump. By doing so, Mario reveals 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. In the remake, after opening the chest the player gets the Signal Ring from the elderly Toad.
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 reveals the Surprise Box.
Bandit's Way	Kerokero Cola	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 hits the Surprise Box at the middle of the jump.
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 reveals the Surprise Box.
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 reveals the Surprise Box.
Forest Maze	Kerokero Cola	At the forest's entrance, Mario should jump at the western corner to reveal the Surprise Box.
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.
Forest Maze	Kerokero Cola	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. After awakening the Wiggler, the player should go back into the cavern, and jumping in the northeast corner of the recessed area behind where the Wiggler was reveals the Surprise Box.
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 reveals the Surprise Box.
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 reveals an empty Surprise Box, with the screen displaying, "You missed!"
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 reveals another Surprise Box.
Pipe Vault	Frog Coin	In the third area of the Pipe Vault, Mario 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.
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.
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.
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 reveals the Surprise Box.
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 reveals another Surprise Box.
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.
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.
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 reveals the Surprise Box.
Booster Tower	Mushroom	In the same area, Mario should jump in the southeastern corner near the low orange platform to reveal another Surprise Box.
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.
Sunken Ship	Kerokero Cola	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.
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.
Land's End	Kerokero Cola	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 lands on the platform. Jumping to the highest ground on the rocky hill, Mario should jump at the western corner to reveal the Surprise Box.
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 reveals the Surprise Box.
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 reveals the Surprise Box.
Belome Temple	Frog Coin	After having the first part of Mario's fortune revealed, a gate opens, 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.
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.
Monstro Town	Frog Coin	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.
Bean Valley	Frog Coin	In the first area, Mario should go down the pipe in the east. Out of the pipe in the next area, Mario should make his way west all the way to a dead end and jump to reveal the Surprise Box.
Bean Valley	Kerokero Cola	In the area with the five Piranha Plants growing from the pipes, Mario should defeat the one blocking the lower-right pipe, then enter it. In the passageway, Mario should circle around to the far side and jump near the dead end to reveal the Surprise Box.
Bean Valley	Red Essence	In the area with the five Piranha Plants growing from the pipes, Mario should defeat the one blocking the pipe on the far right, then enter it. In the passageway, Mario should head northeast to the corner near the yellow steps. Jumping near the corner reveals the Surprise Box.
Nimbus Land	Frog Coin	In the Item Shop, Mario should climb up the boxes behind the shopkeep and jump at the highest point to reveal the Surprise Box.
Nimbus Castle	Frog Coin	This Surprise Box is only available after defeating Valentina. Inside the castle, in the grand hallway with the three doorways, Mario should find a bird in a cage near the northwestern corner of the room. Jumping at the corner reveals the Surprise Box.
Nimbus Castle	Frog Coin	In the same area, Mario should enter the middle doorway to the next room, and -- after defeating Birdo -- proceed to the next area and jump on the visible treasure box. Jumping from it reveals the Surprise Box.
Nimbus Castle	Frog Coin	Back into the grand hallway with the three doorways, Mario should enter the one on the left and continue until he finds a set of stairs in the second room. Just near the entrance to a room with a Save Block, Mario should jump against the wall to reveal the Surprise Box.
Nimbus Castle	Frog Coin	In the same area, at the bottom of the stairs, Mario should walk along the boundary of the hallway until he eventually walks on an invisible path. Mario should jump at the end of this invisible path to reveal another Surprise Box.
Gate	Mushroom	The final Surprise Box is west of the second Save Block. Jumping at the western corner reveals it.

Surprise Box count

This table shows the number of Surprise Boxes for each location, with the total amount at the bottom. Locations are listed in the order the player can visit them.

Surprise Box 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	1
Nimbus Castle	4
Gate	1
Total	39

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes

See also

• List of hidden blocks in Paper Mario
• List of hidden blocks in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
• List of hidden blocks in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
• List of hidden blocks in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions