mansion mansion mansion action adventure game published nintendo gamecube game mario franchise released gamecube released japan september north_america november europe game launch title gamecube second title mario franchise main character instead mario fourth fifth mario missing mansion dark moon respectively game takes place haunted mansion wins contest entered mario investigates mansion earlier goes missing find help quest old scientist named short equipped vacuum cleaner capturing ghosts game boy horror device communicating uses map examine ghosts ghosts escaped paintings help king player capture ghost different captured different ways mansion relatively received reviewers despite criticized short length game sold million copies fifth best selling game united_states games released player choice title system game later followed sequel entitled mansion dark moon released nintendo 3ds gameplay mansion set haunted mansion laboratory outside mansion consists floors including basement roof starts hub area mansion mansion professor arms resembles nintendo product atomic purple model high powered vacuum cleaner designed capturing ghosts gathering treasure capture ghosts shine reveals ghost heart giving chance suck steadily reducing ghost hit points zero point captured ghosts remain certain advanced ghosts named extracted portraits process end game areas paintings stored gallery professor laboratory locate allow expel fire water ice elements needed capture certain ghosts game boy horror allows examine items mansion detect presence room indicates proximity contains map mansion lets professor communicate spread mansion dark rooms containing ghosts room ghosts lights come chest usually appears blue contain key water element red contain items mario dropped fire element green contain treasure white chest tea room contains ice element gold appearing defeat area boss contain special keys unlock door area king crown finds key game boy horror automatically indicates door king final boss mansion defeated player given rating based treasure found second version mansion playable called hidden mansion european version entire mansion appears reflection previous version bosses different possibly faster ghosts captured faster ghosts room plot game begins having won mansion contest despite having entered contest promptly told mario mansion agreed meet outside evening takes follows map mansion finally arriving new mansion looks sinister supplied photo mario found proceeds inside mansion entering gains key strange ghost like shape entry soon assaulted gold ghost saved little old man wielding vacuum cleaner old man unable reel ghost soon helped feet old man introduces professor retreat mansion gold ghosts appear laboratory explains newly won mansion obviously work world appeared nights ago explores mansion discovers built shelter freed portrait ghosts ghosts previously captured contained paintings sent supplied photo lure trap tells saw wearing red cap mansion time ago seen learning red capped man mario brother allows duties ghost catching vacuum cleaner invention called allows communicate numerous confrontations challenges ghosts portrait ghosts boss ghosts puzzles locked doors confronts trapped mario inside painting like portrait ghosts king pulls painting final battle suit inside aid eventually king beaten collapses returns mario painting successfully extracts ghost reverse king turned painting portrait ghosts ending sees haunted mansion disappear builds normal house site treasure accumulated size house depends treasure player able obtain end game development game revealed nintendo space world technological demo designed graphical capabilities gamecube motion video footage scenes seen later trailers commercials game final release footage includes running unknown ghost ghosts playing cards ghosts soon creation nintendo decided demo fledged video game year later mansion later shown alongside gamecube console newer version game closely related final version later revealed nintendo space world original plan mansion involved game levels revolved large mansion complex tests later mario characters transitioned gamecube project selected main character order game original new gameplay ideas ghosts ghost vacuum cleaner added later older concepts role playing game like system real time changes rooms underground cave area located mansion scrapped inclusion new ideas mansion music composed contains song song featured game composed found waiting controller configuration screen training room half minutes main theme mansion orchestrated arranged game featured voice actors voice mario voice mansion received award audio gamecube systems support display mansion developed utilize feature widespread time deemed compatible displays cost consumer result feature enabled outside development reception commercially mansion successful gamecube launch title best selling game november despite sales japan units total fifth best selling game united_states sales roughly million units player choice titles console critically mansion received generally positive reviews reviewers praised game graphics design gameplay gamespot stated mansion features refreshing ideas flashes brilliance gaming magazine nintendo_power praised game enjoyable lasts clever puzzles innovative game play gamespy said game features great visuals imaginative game design classic nintendo magic game referred example game design gamepro game revolution stated graphics beautiful interesting game mechanics enjoyable american based publication game informer praised gameplay referred brilliant par best audio praised ign considered voice acting cute humorous satisfying gamespy declared soundtrack remains subtle amusing totally suitable game japanese video game publication famitsu awarded game gold rating noted control system tricky works game received criticism mainly length gamespot said mansion fails match classic status mario adventures short time takes complete makes hard recommendation review considered short length prevents gameplay audio getting gamespy criticized game length saying beaten hours declared mansion ultimately fails deliver cohesive gameplay experience long term ign felt game sub par predictable formulaic gameplay play criticized mansion special mario games media calling game players waiting mario game gamecube mansion awarded audio game placed greatest nintendo games time legacy mansion introduced new characters professor simply short king reappeared mario games partners time referenced super creator mario device appears playable character skin king reappeared games boss including super mario super princess peach playable character including double dash mario super king appear western version game noticeably different appears boss ghosts mansion appearances nintendo games wii party mansion game reappeared mario games usually acting home stage appeared double dash mario super mansion stage destroyed characters hit set pillars rebuild later trophies based game stage reappears wii sequel revealed nintendo 3ds demonstrated mansion dark moon delay sequel released march celebrate year nintendo introduced launch title hosts ghost mansion multiplayer based mansion players controlling dressed mario drain energy ghost player controlling ghost players faint time runs
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