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Super Mario 64 Walkthrough
Course 5: Big Boo's Haunt
My walkthrough is designed to help you in your Bowser-battling and star-collecting journeys. Unlike some web pages, which only give info on getting stars, My walkthrough shows the exact directions to get the stars and secrets, plus info on the courses.
The goal of Mario 64 is to get back all 120 power stars in the castle that Bowser stole. I will give detailed directions for how to get each of them on every level. Good luck!
Level Description: Big Boo's Haunt
Welcome to the first(and only) ghost level in Super Mario 64, filled with new challanges and surprises. There are a hoard of new enimies in this course, including Book-ends, Mr. I's, and the infamous Boos, which have been severely weakened from Mario's earlier adventures. There is also a big Boo rumored to be here somewhere...
After you have achieved 12 stars in your quest, enter the wooden door leading to the castle basement. Make your way to the courtyard.
You'll see that many Boos have taken over the place! Kill them around by attacking them when they aren't looking at you, and you'll eventually come across a Boo with a cage inside. Stomp him to reveal the entrance to the course.
Level Statistics:
coins: 151
cannons: 0
shells: 0
caps: 0 wing, 2 vanish, 0 metal
warps: 0
hearts: 0
blue coin switch: yes
Star 1: Go on a Ghost Hunt
Explore the outside of the spooky mansion before going in. Your task here is to find and defeat all 5 Boos located throughout the stage. This task is a piece of cake, but the locations are listed anyway:
Boo 1: First, go in the door on the far left of the main room, and face away from the picture of a Boo. Dodge the books and the flying furniture. Wait a few moments, and 2 ghosts will come out.
Boo 2: Comes along with the first Boo. Kill them, and continue into the next room.
Boo 3: Kill the Mr. I for a blue coin, and punch out the next Boo.
Boo 4: Go back to the main room, and go in the forth door clockwise. There is a collapsing bridge, along with the fourth ghost.
Boo 5: Proceed onto the last room and kill the final ghost.
As you venture back to the main room, you'll be in for a surprise. A gigantic Boo will await, ready to squash you flat.
Size can be decieving, though, as this Boo can be killed the same way as the others. After hitting him 3 times, your star will appear, along with a staircase leading up to the second floor!
Star 2: Ride Big Boo's Merry-Go-Round
Instead of entering the main building at the start of the level, head over to the shack to the left of the start.
Avoid the Mr. I, and jump on the elevator to reach a sewer system below the mansion(but all the water is so clean...). Now, run around the room, and you'll eventually find a door. Inside will be a huge Merry-Go-Round with Boos attacking you from all sides. What's more, the Boos in the pictures can breathe fire at you! As soon as you find the pattern of when the flames come out, defeating the Boos will be very easy. After massacring all the Boos, the big Boo will appear again,looking for revenge but boasting no new abilities. Kill it the same way as the others and claim his star!
Star 3: Secret of the Haunted Books
After entering the mansion, climb the stairs and head to the door to the extreme left. Avoid the flying books, and make it all the way through to find a dead end with 3 blocks sticking out. Bump them in the correct order(highest, lowest, middle) and a room will open with the star.
Star 4: Seek the 8 Red Coins
This red coin star is relatively easy, since all of the coins are inside the mansion. Here is a checklist:
Red Coin #1: Take the room on the far left on the first floor. This red coin is behind the Mad Piano. Try not to get bit!
Red Coin #2: In the other room on the left side of the first floor, atop one of the bookcases. Back-flip to get there.
Red Coin #3: Same room, different bookcase.
Red Coin #4: In the room on the extreme right of the first floor, it's on one of the narrow ledges in the room.
Red Coin #5: In the room just left of the stairs on the second floor. It's in plain sight, but don't fall!
Red Coin #6: In the room with the coffins, just to the right of the stairs on the second floor. This red coin is underneath one of the coffins.Wait for the coffin to rise up, and snatch the coin before it slams back down again.
Red Coin #7: Same room, different coffin.
Red Coin #8: In the room on the far right of the second floor, it's on the red grating somewhere.
The star will appear on the left side of the second floor when you've completed the search.
Star 5: Big Boo's Balcony
Getting this star could get you VERY fustrated, because you'll have to start over every time you mess up. First, Go into the library, located on the second floor of the main room. Use C-up to look around, and you'll find a ledge high above. Wall kick from the wall on the right, and go into the door. Big Boo is waiting for you in a final showdown on the balcony. You now have much more limited space on the ledge, and one hit from Boo will likely make you fall off. Be wary when you defeat the Boo, because the star is on the MANSION ROOF! This is what can cause migranes, trying to control a fat Italian plumber to go up a practically vertical slope!!! From the balcony, long jump to the left or right side of the roof. As soon as you land, aim another long jump onto the tip of the roof. The only thing is, you're attempting all this with a FIXED CAMERA! There is no way of controlling the camera in Big Boo's Haunt, and when you're jumping, it can spin around without warning, causing you to slide off. The tip of the roof is flat, providing safe footing for you to SLOWLY walk to the star. If you mess up, you'll have to wall kick to the balcony again, but you won't have to defeat Big Boo the second time.
Star 6: Eye to Eye in the Secret Room
You need to achieve the Vanish Cap capacity to get this star. First, go into the library(same room as star 5), break the blue cap block, and get the invisible cap, enabling you to go through special walls. Now, wall kick up to the secret platform, but go inside the blue picture of Big Boo right next to it. inside, you'll encounter a gigantic Mr. I. Run around and around the eye, and eventually, he'll get dizzy, faint, and leave a power star.
Star 7: 100 Coins
This 100 coin star is easy to the point of ridicule. Kill around the 11 Boos* in the course for an easy 55 coins, and kill the Mr. I's and Flying Books(jump on its spine) for another hoard of coins. There is a blue coin switch in the area with stars 5 and 6, giving you more than enough coins for the star!
*Clarification: there are only 5 Boos in the mansion, but there are 6 more in the haunted shed Merry-Go-Round.
