Big Boo's Haunt



Big Boo's Haunt is the fifth course in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS, and is located in the Castle Courtyard. To gain access to the level, the player must defeat the larger one of the Boos in the castle courtyard, then walk up to the small mansion in a cage that appears.

Features
The course features a large building and grounds, with three floors, an accessible balcony that leads to the roof, and a basement. A separate building found in the basement contains a speedy merry-go-round in the sewers. The boss, who is fought a number of times, is Big Boo.

Star 1 Go on a Ghost Hunt
To complete this star Mario must enter the mansion and defeat the six Boos located on the ground floor of the mansion. Once this is done, the Big Boo appears in the mansion hall. Once Mario defeats the Big Boo, the stairs to the upper floor of the mansion are revealed, along with the star for the level located at the top of the stairs.

Star 7 Switch Star in the Basement
Only in Super Mario 64 DS

Trivia

 * This course marks the first appearance of Mr. I.
 * Big boo is the only boss you fight multiple times (other than bowser and some others in the DS version).
 * This course becomes available at 13 stars (13 being an unlucky number)(ghosts, which boos resemble are another unlucky symbol).
 * Despite the spooky appearance, it is very hard to die on this course because of the following reasons:
 * Most, if not all enemies release blue coins which restore lots of health.
 * Most big drops have water at the bottom which cushions the fall.
 * Very few enimies actually pursue Mario The only ones that do are the haunted books and piano.
 * It is fairly easy to acquire invisibility caps which prevent most damage.
 * This course is completely enclosed, similar to Bob-omb Battlefield.
 * There are no "instant death" obstacles.
 * The entrance to this course, as well as the boundaries of the course seem to resemble a bird cage