Luigi’s
Mansion Walkthrough
Area 1
Foyer
(1F)
Talk to
the Toad, crying and tell him that you’ll find Mario. The room will bright up
and you can save your game. Head upstairs and enter the door
Parlor
(2F)
Examine
the closet with the A button to get some money, you’ll need it. Blow out the
candles next to the picture (actually a ghost) and ghosts will appear. They all
have 10HP so this isn’t much of a challenge. Grab the key and enter the next
room.
Anteroom
(2F)
As you
enter the room the door will become spiked so don’t try to leave. Just vacuum
up the ghosts. Some ghosts have 20HP so this will be tougher. When you defeat
the ghosts enter the next room.
Wardrobe
Room (2F)
In this
room simply vacuum up all the ghosts. You will, for your first time, face Green
Banana Ghosts who have 40HP and spew out bananas so this will be a challenge.
One of the ghosts is hiding in a wardrobe so examine one to find it. When you
clear the room of ghosts you’ll get a key. Enter the next room.
Balcony
(2F)
You can
save your game here. Enter the room that the key leads to.
Hallway
(2F)
Enter the
only opened door
Study
(2F)
Here you
will see your first gallery ghost: Neville. To get him to show his heart, wait
until he yawns. When he yawns he reveals his heart giving you the chance to
vacuum him up. However, he has 100HP so don’t take him lightly. When you
defeat him you’ll get a key.
Hallway
(2F)
Enter the
door that the key opens
Master
Bedroom (2F)
In this
room you’ll find
Hallway
(2F)
Go to the
door that the key opens.
Nursery
(2F) BOSS: Chauncey
First go
to the rocking horse and vacuum it back and forth, back and forth. Chauncey (the
boss) will come over and ask to play with you. Dodge his attacks and vacuum up
the ball. Launch the ball at Chauncey. He will get mad at you and the real Boss
Battle will begin
BOSS
To defeat
Chauncey dodge the rocking horses he’ll shoot at you. After a while toy balls
will bounce all over the crib. Vacuum one up and launch it at him. Then his
heart will appear giving you the chance to vacuum him up. Because he is a Boss
you will only be able to get 10-20 damage done per turn. When you defeat him you
will obtain the Pink Key.
E.
Gadd’s Lab (?F)
You can
save here.
Area
2
Foyer
(1F)
You can
now enter the previously spiked door.
Hallway
(1F)
Enter the
only unlocked door
Bathroom
(1F)
In this
room there will be ghosts who will grab a hold of you and make you lose hearts.
Shake the Control Stick back and forth to get them off. When you defeat all the
ghosts you’ll get a key.
Hallway
(1F)
Enter the
door that the key opens.
Ballroom
(1F)
You will
come across these “Shy Guy” ghosts in the ballroom. Vacuum off their masks
and then shine the light in their eyes. Then, as always, vacuum them up. When
you defeat the Shy Guy ghosts the “Floating Whirlindas”, a dancing couple,
will appear. To defeat them shine the light on them when they stretch their
heads back then vacuum them up. When you defeat them you’ll get a key.
Storage
Room (1F)
Press X
to examine the wall behind you, you’ll see a button. Press it to reveal
another part of the storage room. Then vacuum the poster that says “DANGER!”
on it and press another button and you’ll release all 51 Boos, don’t worry
it’ll all work out.
Mansion
(1F/2F)
Find and
capture at least 5 Boos and enter the room right below the bathroom.
Washroom
(1F)
Save here
and grab the key.
Hallway
(1F)
Enter the
room that the key opens.
Fortune-Tellers
Room (1F)
Whenever
you find one of Mario’s dropped items bring it here and talk to the
fortune-teller. When you show her all 5 items she’ll ASK you to put her
in her portrait. For now just enter the next room.
Mirror
Room (1F)
In this
room you’ll only see the mirror reflections of ghosts so when a ghost
approaches your mirror reflection it’s vacuuming time. When you defeat all the
ghosts you’ll get the Fire Element Medal.
Fortune-tellers
Room (1F)
Light all
the candles to obtain a key
Hallway
(1F)
Enter the
room that the key opens.
Laundry
Room (1F)
Defeat
all the ghosts and open the dryer to claim Mario’s Hat.
Enter the
next room.
Remember
this room you’ll be coming back soon.
Hallway
(1F)
Light the
floating candle with the fire element and chase the ghost holding it into the
When the
ghosts sets the candle down you’ll see his heart, giving you the chance to
vacuum him up. When you defeat him you’ll get a key. Go over to the mouse hole
and use X to examine it. You’ll warp to a secret area.
Hidden
Room (1F)
Examine
the chests, one will have money the others will have ghosts. Use the Fire
element to make their hearts appear then vacuum them up. When you defeat all the
ghosts you’ll get loads of coins, gems, dollars and gold bars.
Hallway
(1F)
Enter the
door that the key opens.
Conservatory
(1F)
Hit the
instruments in this order: Middle Bongo, Right Bongo, Left Bongo, Cello, Harp,
Saxophone, then Xylophone. Then go over to the piano. A ghost will play a tune
on it then she’ll ask you a question. The answers are: Water and Super Mario
Bros. 3. Vacuum up the music sheets then vacuum her up. Your reward, a key! (big
surprise).
Hallway
(1F)
Enter the
door that the key opens.
Dining
Room (1F)
First
light the candles on the table and you’ll see a ghost stuffing…something
into his mouth. Simply vacuum up the something and the ghost will get angry at
you and will spew fireballs at you. Wait until the ghost starts to rest then
vacuum him up. You will get lots o’ money from the chest.
Enter the
next room.
Kitchen
(1F)
Use the
fire element on the ghost to make him reveal his heart. Then vacuum him up.
You’ll get the Water Element Medal. Enter the next door.
Boneyard
(1F)
Go over to the dog inside the doghouse and let him chase you. After a while a
ghost made of bones will appear. Vacuum him up and he’ll leave a bone stuck in
the ground.
The dog
will get distracted and will chew on the bone giving you the chance to vacuum
him up. When you defeat him use
X to
examine the sparks by the doghouse and you’ll warp to another area.
Graveyard
(1F) BOSS: Bogmire
Defeat
the ghosts made of bones and go over to the biggest gravestone. Bogmire will
appear.
BOSS
To defeat
Bogmire vacuum up his duplicates. They will become a glob of goop. Launch one at
the real Bogmire and he’ll get covered in it. While he tries to get it off
vacuum him up. You’ll usually only get 5-10 HP hits on him so don’t take him
too lightly. When you defeat him you’ll get a Green Key
E.
Gadd’s Lab (?F)
You can
save here.
Area
3 (this area is not entirely correct. Key locations are likely different.)
Hallway
(1F)
You can
now open the previously spiked door
Courtyard
(1F)
Go down
the well
Bottom of
the Well (BF)
Not much
to do here except for that you’ll see inside the Secret Altar
Secret
Altar (BF)
You’ll
see a cinematic where King Boo is taunting Mario who is trapped in a painting.
You can do nothing to save him yet so exit this area.
Bottom of
the Well (BF)
Defeat
the ghost to obtain a key. Then head to the courtyard again.
Courtyard
(1F)
You’ll
find Mario’s letter in the birdhouse out here grab it and
Enter the
door that the key opens
Rec Room
(1F)
To defeat
this ghost press A when you’re next to a punching bag and he’ll be flat out
lying on the ground that’s your chance to get him. When you defeat him
you’ll get a key.
Hallway A
(1F/2F)
Enter the
door that the key opens.
Tea Room
(2F)
Defeat
the ghosts in this room and you’ll get an Ice Element Medal. Get the Ice Ghost
because you’ll be using it soon.
Hallway A
(2F)
Open the
door leading to another hallway
Hallway B
(2F)
Enter the
only unlocked door
Nana’s
Room (2F)
To defeat
Nana examine her crochet balls and they’ll spread out over the room. Vacuum
them up and shoot them at her, dodging her laser vision……er, okay. Then
shine the flashlight on her and vacuum her up. When you defeat her you’ll get
a key.
Hallway B
(2F)
Enter the
door that the key opens
Bathroom
(2F)
Open the
shower curtain and you’ll see Miss Petunia, she’ll shoot a glob of water at
you which you should dodge. Then use the Ice element on the showerhead. Miss
Petunia will get the chills and will reveal her heart. So you can vacuum her up.
You will get Mario’s Glove.
Mansion
(1F/2F)
Obtain 75
coins, 150 Bills and 5 Gold bars and a key will appear at the foyer.
Hallway B
(2F)
Enter the
door that the key opens
Astral
Hall (2F)
Light the
candles in the center and ghosts will appear vacuum all of the ghosts up and a
key will appear. head into the next room (this is not the room that the key
opens but enter it anyway)
Observatory
(2F)
Look
through the telescope and the observatory will be in outer space. Vacuum up on
of the shooting stars and aim it at the moon. If it hits the moon a path will
appear leading to a fraction of the moon. On the moon you’ll obtain Mario’s
Star. Then head to the Hallway.
Hallway B
(2F)
Head to
the Foyer.
Foyer
(1F)
Enter the
door ahead of you.
Hallway
(1F)
Enter the
door that the key opens
Billiards
Room (1F)
To defeat
this ghost wait until he walks around the pool table and hits the ball. Vacuum
up one of the balls and launch it at him. He will then reveal his heart giving
you the chance to vacuum him up. Then enter the next room.
Projection
Room (1F)
Press A
to get the projecting reel working. This time you can only see the ghosts on the
projection screen. So use the same technique from the Mirror Room. When you
defeat the ghosts grab the key.
Hallway
(1F)
Enter the
room that the key opens.
The
Twin’s Room (2F)
Twirl the
helicopter mobile around and around, moving as you do it. The Twins will appear
and will ask you to play hide and seek with them. Exit the room and come back
in. There is no pattern to where they hide. You just have to get it with luck.
(Heck, it took me 20 minutes to find those creeps) When you find them one will
drive on a go-kart and one will fly on a plane dropping bombs. Vacuum up their
vehicles then vacuum them up. When you defeat them you’ll get Mario’s Shoe.
Hallway
(1F/2F)
Go to the
Fortune-tellers Room
Fortune-tellers
Room (1F)
Give all
5 items to Madame Clairvoya and she’ll ask to be placed back into her
portrait. Vacuum her up and you’ll get a key.
Hallway
(1F/2F/3F)
Enter the
door that the key opens.
Safari
Room (3F)
You need
the Ice Element for this room. Vacuum the reindeer heads so that they jingle and
a ghost will appear use the ice element on their hearts to open them. Then
Vacuum them up. When you finish you’ll get a key.
Hallway
(3F)
Enter the
door that the key opens
Balcony
(3F) BOSS: Boolossus
Go to the
left end of the balcony and you’ll see 15 boos who will form together to make
Boolossus.
BOSS
To defeat
Boolossus vacuum his backside and drag him into a statue. The 15 Boos will
scatter out, freeze them all and vacuum them up. Soon they’ll form back
together and you’ll have to do it all over again. Once you defeat Boolossus
you’ll get a blue key.
E.
Gadd’s Lab (?F)
You can
save here.
Area
4
Balcony
(3F)
You can
now enter the previously spiked door. You will see a cinematic where lightning
strikes the Mansion causing a blackout. At this moment all the ghosts will
reappear in every room.
Hallway
(3F)
Open the
only unlocked door.
Telephone
Room (3F)
Answer
the ringing telephones and you’ll learn 2 Things: One is that there is switch
in the Breaker Room that will cause the lights to turn back on and two is that
there is a portrait ghost called Uncle Grimmly that only appears in the dark.
Defeat the ghosts and exit the room.
Hallway
(1F/2F/3F)
Head down
to the Wardrobe Room.
Wardrobe
Room (2F)
Here you
will see Uncle Grimmly who is an extremely easy excuse for a Gallery Ghost. Just
wait until he spreads his arms apart revealing his heart. Simply vacuum him up.
When you defeat him you’ll get a key.
Hallway
(2F/1F/ BF)
Enter the
door that the key unlocks.
Breaker
Room (BF)
Here
simply examine the switch to make the lights turn back on. You will then get a
key.
Hallway
(BF)
Enter the
below door.
Cellar
(BF)
Defeat
all the ghosts in this room and you’ll get a key.
Hallway
(BF/1F/2F/3F)
Enter the
room that the key unlocks.
Clockwork
Room (3F)
In this
room you must examine the clockwork toys in order to get the Clockwork Soldiers
to wake up. When they wake up, use the vacuum on one until its heart appears
then just vacuum them up. It is a total of 300HP so this will be the toughest
gallery ghost yet. Once you defeat them ride up the elevator
Roof (Top
F)
To get
past the roof area use the fire element (found on the fire place in the center
of the rooftop) to get the ghosts hearts to appear. Then vacuum the ghosts up
and grab the key.
Hallway
(3F)
Enter the
door that the key opens
Armory
(3F)
Examine
some of the knights in this room to make ghosts appear. Vacuum up all of the
ghosts and you’ll get a key. Even though this isn’t the door that the key
unlocks enter the one above you.
Ceramics
Room (3F)
In this
room you’ll meet Jarvis. He’ll say that if you freeze him 7 times you’ll
pass the test. Obtain the Ice Element and use it on Jarvis every time he pops
out of one of his jars. When you do it every time he’ll get angry and you’ll
have to battle him. Whenever Jarvis pops out of his jars shine the flashlight on
him and vacuum him up. Some of his tools used to create jars will start to
launch at you, dodge them and vacuum Jarvis up.
Hallway
(3F)
Enter the
door that the key opens
Cold
Storage (BF)
In this
room there are icicles that will fall on you and will cause 20 damage and the
floor is slippery too. Obtain the Fire Element and light the two fires next to
the ice block. The ghost inside the block will get mad and will launch a strand
of icicles at you. After every strand go up to him and use the Fire Element on
the Ice Block and it’ll break be quick to vacuum him up because soon the Ice
will reappear. When you defeat him you’ll get a key.
Hallway
(BF)
Enter the
door that the key opens.
Pipe Room
(BF)
Obtain
the Ice Element and freeze the green goop. then walk over to the valve and have
Luigi examine it. The water flow will stop and you can grab the key.
Hallway
(BF/1F/2F/3F)
Enter the
door that the key opens
The
Artist’s Studio (3F) BOSS: Vincent Van Gore
At the
start Vincent will turn his ghost paintings into actual ghosts. Here is the
order of the ghosts: Orange Normal Ghost 10HP, Pink Normal Ghost 20HP, Blue
Quake Ghost 30HP, Red Wiggle Ghost 20HP, Shy Guy Ghost 20HP, Green Banana Ghost
40HP, and Purple TNT Ghost 0HP. He will spawn 3 of each of these ghosts in that
order. When you defeat those ghosts, Vincent’s heart will appear giving you
the chance to defeat him. When you do you’ll obtain the Gold Key.
Note:
This next area is optional to enter. Only if you want all 22 Portrait
Ghosts then you should read on. If you don’t, go to the Secret Altar Section.
Hallway
(3F)
Head up
to the roof
Roof (Top
F)
Enter the
Chimney on the right.
Sealed
Room (2F)
In this
room there are chests with treasure and ghosts. Defeat all of the ghosts to get
a key. Use the mirror to warp back to the foyer.
Foyer
(1F)
Enter the
above door.
Hallway
(1F/2F)
Enter the
door that the key opens.
Sitting
Room (2F)
First
obtain the fire element and light the candles. Several ghosts will appear. Two
of them have fire covering their heart so use the Water Element on them. When
you defeat them enter the next room.
Guest
Room (2F)
As you
enter the upside-down room a girl will be seen sleeping and she’ll warn you
not to wake her. Use the water element on her three times to get her to wake.
Then her heart will appear therefore giving you the chance to defeat her. When
you defeat her a chest will appear on the ceiling. Exit the room and you’ll
hear some rumbling. Re-enter the Guest Room and it’ll be right side up. Open
the chest and get the money.
Hallway
(2F/1F/BF)
Enter the
spiked door.
Secret
Altar (BF) BOSS: King Boo and Bowser
Go up to
King Boo and he will disappear into the Mario painting. When he does Bowser will
appear inside the painting and he will suck you in.
BOSS
To defeat
Bowser dodge his attacks. Very soon he’ll use this Spike Ball attack. Vacuum
up one of the spike balls and launch it at Bowser, King Boo will then appear.
Since this is the last boss of the game it should be no surprise to you that
King Boo has 500HP. Vacuum him up like other boos. I’m not sure if there is
anything else I need to tell you, I haven’t beat the game yet. Good Luck!
Hidden
Mansion
I’ve
been told that there is a
50 Boo
Reward
When you
clear all the rooms of ghosts and capture each and every Boo. The last Boo you
collect will drop a Gold Diamond worth 20,000,000G!
Money
Tree
In the
Boneyard there is a plant. Water it when you first enter the Boneyard and
several times after. When it is fully grown Millions of Gold (including a gold
diamond) will sprout out helping you unlock a higher rank of