Big Boo's Haunt: Difference between revisions

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[[File:SM64DS-Big Boos Haunt Map.PNG|frame|left|Map of the area outside of the mansion in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''.]]

'''Big Boo's Haunt''' is a three-story mansion located in a small cage. It is the fifth course in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. Unlike most other courses, Big Boo's Haunt is one of the rare courses that is not accessed via a painting. Instead, [[Mario]] must travel to the castle's courtyard (after he has collected twelve [[Power Star]]s, fifteen in the DS remake) and defeat a [[Big Boo]]. The Boo will drop a small cage containing the course. Mario gets teleported to Big Boo's Haunt upon entering this cage. The level is bounded by what appears to be the bars of a cage, like the one in the entrance to the course, suggesting, along with his entrance into the level, that Mario has shrunk. The background is that of a moonlit night in a dark forest as well as blizzard-sounding wind.

Big Boo's Haunt is inhabited by none other than [[Big Boo]] himself. There is a small shack on the side of the mansion that has a lift to the basement. In the center of the basement is a large merry-go-round. There is also the [[Mad Piano]] (a piano that comes to life and tries to bite Mario if he gets too close). Big Boo's Haunt is also home to [[Big Mr. I]]. There are two entrances into the main building: the front door immediately visible upon entering the level, and a single back door that leads into a room containing two Boos. This course is one of a few that contain bridges made of bricks that fall away when walked upon. Big Boo's Haunt is the only course that does not share a theme with another course. The music for the Merry-Go-Round is also used in the minigames [[Lakitu Launch]], [[Bingo Ball]], and [[Slots Shot]].

 

==Levels==

The level titles and numbers correspond to ''Super Mario 64'' unless otherwise noted.

 

===Star 6: Eye to Eye in the Secret Room===

Back on the third floor, Mario will see a wall with a picture of a [[Boo]]. The Power Star he seeks is on the other side of the picture. What he must do is to have activated the blue [[! Switch]] and to be able to use the [[Vanish Cap]] located on the second floor. He needs to quickly acquire the cap and rush through the wall on the third floor, where [[Big Mr. I]] resides. Once Mario defeats it, he will be rewarded with another [[Power Star]].

 

*[[Bookend]]

*[[Scuttle Bug]]

*[[Chain Chomp]]

 

 

==Trivia==

*A remix of the merry-go-round's theme is in ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'' as Boo's theme whenever he scores a goal.

*This is the only course in the entire game that doesn't have a still, static entrance. Because of this, it's also the only time a different sound can be heard when entering a course.

==Media==

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