Big Boo's Haunt

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Big Boo's Haunt
Mario outside the mansion in Big Boo's Haunt.
Super Mario 64
Mario inside Big Boo's Haunt
Super Mario 64 DS
How to unlock Collect 12 Power Stars (15 in the DS remake) and defeat the Big Boo in the castle's courtyard.
Boss(es) Big Boo, Big Mr. I.
Mission(s) Super Mario 64
Go on a Ghost Hunt
Ride Big Boo's Merry-Go-Round
Secret of the Haunted Books
Seek the 8 Red Coins
Big Boo's Balcony
Eye to Eye in the Secret Room
Super Mario 64 DS
Go on a Ghost Hunt
Ride Big Boo's Merry-Go-Round
Secret of the Haunted Books
Seek the 8 Red Coins
Big Boo's Balcony
Eye to Eye in the Secret Room
Switch Star in the Basement
Stars Super Mario 64:
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Super Mario 64 DS:
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“You don't stand a ghost of a chance in this house. If you walk out of here, you deserve...a Ghoul Medal...”
—Sign outside the haunted house, Super Mario 64

Big Boo's Haunt, also known as Big Boo's Mansion,[1] Boo's Haunted Mansion,[2] Big Boo's Haunted House,[3] and the Haunted House,[4] is a three-story mansion owned by the Big Boo, located in a small birdcage (also identified as a "carousel").[5] It is the fifth course in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. Instead of accessing the course via a painting, the player must travel to the Mushroom Castle's courtyard after they have collected 12 Power Stars (15 in the DS remake) and defeat the Big Boo containing the cage. When near the cage, the player's character shrinks down and enters it. This is the only course (in the original game) that does not share its theme with another course and has the most encounters with enemies containing Stars, with the Big Boo being fought three times and Big Mr. I. being fought once. The background is that of a moonlit night in a dark forest as well as howling wind.

In the remake, Big Boo's Haunt is the only main course that Yoshi cannot access entirely, since he can neither defeat nor eat Boos; this is also the only course to have a level inside it required to free another playable character, and it is one of two levels to have a secret level inside it (the other being Behind the Waterfall in the Hazy Maze Cave).

Layout

Map of the area outside of the mansion in Big Boo's Haunt
Map of the area outside the haunted house in Super Mario 64 DS

Big Boo's Haunt takes place within the cage. There are two buildings in the course: the main haunted house and a wooden shack off to the side (also known as the "House of Fun").[6] Around the haunted house are several Scuttle Bugs, and an entrance to a secret room with a couple of Boos is at the back of the haunted house.

The exterior of the shack in Big Boo's Haunt
The shack leading to the haunted house's basement

The haunted house consists of three floors, though only the first floor is accessible during the first mission (unless the player has unlocked Luigi in the DS version, in which case the player can easily jump to the next floor). The rooms of the first floor consist of, from left to right, a room with the Mad Piano, a room with a library, a room with a dungeon, a room with a collapsing bridge, and a room with a black pit and some platforms. If the player falls into the pit, it will lead them to the merry-go-round underneath. Once all the Boos and the Big Boo on the first floor are defeated, a staircase to the second floor appears.

The second floor has the same number of rooms as the first, as well as the course's Star Marker. The second door from the left leads to a library with books flying out of the shelves, trying to attack the player. The end of the library leads to the first room from the left, which contains a Power Star. The third room has a wire-frame grate floor above the dungeon room, the fourth room has several caskets that rise when the player approaches them, and the fifth room contains a bookcase with Bookends and a large tilting platform that will drop the player into the merry-go-round if they stand on it for too long. The door in the back of the fifth room leads to a blue block (or red in the DS version), and a door above on a ledge leads to the third floor.

The third floor consists of a small hall with doors to the balcony and a secret room containing Big Mr. I. In the DS version, a Luigi painting that brings Mario to the Big Boo Battle stage is also present in the hall. To access the room with Big Mr. I., the player has to be Vanish Mario or Vanish Luigi and enter through the large picture of a Boo before the power wears off. On the balcony lies the Big Boo, and the player can long-jump from the platform to access the roof.

The shack on the grounds of the haunted house leads to an elevator that brings the player to large halls when stepped on. At the end of the halls is a room with water and a merry-go-round in the center, accessed by doors on either side. The merry-go-round has a large spinning platform in the center and several portraits of Boos. One of the portraits has actual Boos come out of it, and another acts like a flamethrower.

  • Map of the first floor

    Map of the first floor

  • Map of the second floor

    Map of the second floor

  • Map of the merry-go-round

    Map of the merry-go-round

  • Map of the secret room

    Map of the secret room

Missions

Mission Appears in Summary
Big Boo's Haunt Star 1
Go on a Ghost Hunt 		Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 DS 		This mission's objective is to defeat all the Boos followed by the Big Boo on the first floor.
Big Boo's Haunt Star 2
Ride Big Boo's Merry-Go-Round 		Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 DS 		The mission's objective is similar to that of the previous mission, with the Boos and Big Boo located within the merry-go-round in the basement.
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Secret of the Haunted Books 		Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 DS 		This mission's goal is to collect the Power Star behind the library on the second floor.
Big Boo's Haunt Star 4
Seek the 8 Red Coins 		Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 DS 		This mission involves collecting the eight Red Coins scattered throughout the haunted house.
Mario and Big Boo on the balcony of the mansion in Big Boo's Haunt.
Big Boo's Balcony 		Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 DS 		This mission's objective is to defeat the Big Boo (for the third and final time) on the balcony.
Big Mr. I. in Super Mario 64
Eye to Eye in the Secret Room 		Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 DS 		This mission involves defeating Big Mr. I. in the third floor's secret room with the Vanish Cap.
The location of the Star Switch in Big Boo's Haunt in Super Mario 64 DS
Switch Star in the Basement 		Super Mario 64 DS This mission's objective is to collect the Switch Star near the merry-go-round by breaking a Black Brick.

Enemies

Statistics

Gallery

  • Background

    Background

  • The cage

    The cage

  • Map artwork

    Map artwork

  • The cage leading to Big Boo's Haunt in the N64 version

    The cage leading to Big Boo's Haunt in the N64 version

  • The starting area in the N64 version

    The starting area in the N64 version

  • The cage leading to Big Boo's Haunt in the DS version

    The cage leading to Big Boo's Haunt in the DS version

  • The starting area in the DS version

    The starting area in the DS version

  • The entrance to Big Boo Battle

    The entrance to Big Boo Battle

Other appearances and references

Media

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese テレサの ホラーハウス[?]
Teresa no Horā Hausu 		Boo's Horror House
Chinese (simplified) 大嘘嘘鬼的城堡[8]
Dà Xūxūguǐ de Chéngbǎo 		Big Boo's Castle
French Manoir de Big Boo (64)[?] Big Boo's Manor
Manoir du Roi Boo (DS)[?] King Boo's Manor
German Big Boos Burg[?] Big Boo's Castle
Italian Rifugio di Re Boo (Super Mario 64 DS)[?] King Boo's Den
Casa Infestata[7] Haunted House
Korean 부끄부끄의호러하우스[?]
Bukeubukeu ui Horeo hauseu 		Boo's Horror House
Spanish Mansión Encantada[?] Haunted Mansion

Trivia

  • If the player activates first-person view when Mario is close enough to enter the course, the player can still move the camera for a bit before the screen transitions to the mission-selection screen.
  • In the DS version, a green cap appears on the Boo in the back room of the first floor. By using hacks to enter the course as Yoshi, it can be shown that Yoshi is able to tongue the cap off the Boo and turn into Luigi as if the cap were on a normal Goomba.
  • The music for this level samples "46 - Untitled" by Zero-G.[9]
  • The name of the 100-Coin Star is Beat the Boos![2]

References

Big Boo's Haunt coverage on other NIWA wikis:
  1. ^ Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen (1996). Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 6.
  2. ^ a b Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen (1996). Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 84.
  3. ^ April 1997. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) issue 49. Page 26.
  4. ^ March 1997. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) issue 48. Page 26.
  5. ^ Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen (1996). Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 48.
  6. ^ Prima Bath (April 7, 1999). Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-2103-8. Page 86.
  7. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 88.
  8. ^ From the score sheetMedia:SM64DS course list in Chinese.png and the star menu of Super Mario 64 DS as localized by iQue.
  9. ^ Haunted House (SM64) by Koji Kondo - Samples, Covers and Remixes. WhoSampled (English). Retrieved May 21, 2024.
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Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS
Playable characters Mario • Yoshib • Luigic • Warioc • Red Yoshic • Blue Yoshic • Yellow Yoshic
Forms Wing Mario • Metal Mario/Metal Wario • Vanish Mario/Vanish Luigi • Fire Powerc • Balloon Marioc • Mega Marioc
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Bosses Big Bob-omb • Whomp King • Bowser • Big Boo • Big Mr. I. • Big Bully • Eyerok • Chill Bully • Wiggler • Goombossc • King Booc • Chief Chillyc
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Basement and courtyard Big Boo's Haunt • Hazy Maze Cave • Lethal Lava Land • Shifting Sand Land • Dire, Dire Docks • Bowser in the Fire Sea • Cavern of the Metal Cap/Behind the Waterfall • Vanish Cap Under the Moat/The Secret Under the Moat • Big Boo Battlec • Battle Fortc
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Further info Gallery (DS) • Glitches (DS) • Media (DS) • Original soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content (DS) • Quotes • Staff (DS)
a Exclusive to Super Mario 64
b Present in both games, but has different roles in each
c Exclusive to Super Mario 64 DS
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Bob-omb Battlefield Big Bob-omb on the Summit • Footrace with Koopa the Quick • Shoot to the Island in the Skya • 5 Silver Stars!b • Big Bob-omb's Revengeb • Find the 8 Red Coins • Mario Wings to the Sky • Behind Chain Chomp's Gate
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Cool, Cool Mountain Slip Slidin' Away • Li'l Penguin Lost • Big Penguin Race • Frosty Slide for 8 Red Coins • Snowman's Lost His Head • Mario's Super Wall Kick • Switch Star of Cool, Cool Mountainb
Big Boo's Haunt Go on a Ghost Hunt • Ride Big Boo's Merry-Go-Round • Secret of the Haunted Books • Seek the 8 Red Coins • Big Boo's Balcony • Eye to Eye in the Secret Room • Switch Star in the Basementb
Hazy Maze Cave Swimming Beast in the Cavern • Elevate for 8 Red Coins • Metal-Head Mario Can Move! • Navigating the Toxic Maze • A-Maze-Ing Emergency Exit • Watch for Rolling Rocks • Underground Switch Starb
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Tick Tock Clock Roll into the Cagea • Luigi in the Cageb • The Pit and the Pendulumsa • The Pendulum Switch Starb • Get a Hand • Stomp on the Thwomp • Timed Jumps on Moving Bars • Stop Time for Red Coins • Tick Tock Silver Starsb
Rainbow Ride Cruiser Crossing the Rainbow • The Big House in the Sky • Coins Amassed in a Maze • Swingin' in the Breeze • Tricky Triangles! • Somewhere Over the Rainbow • Switch Star of the Manorb
a Exclusive to Super Mario 64
b Exclusive to Super Mario 64 DS
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