History Main / BigBoosHaunt

*** ''VideoGame/WarioLand4'' has the entire Sapphire Passage and all levels within except for [[LethalLavaLand Fiery Cavern]].

* ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'': Much of the series takes place in a haunted setting, especially the [[VideoGame/LuigisMansion1 first game]], but the sequels play with it:

* Stage 3, the Pirate Fortress in ''VideoGame/GoofTroop''.

* ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes2DesperateStruggle'': The Rank 24 stage is set in an abandoned cemetery, while the boss (an undead creature called Matt Helms) is fought inside a decrepit house.
* ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroesIII'' has the Rank 5 stage. Travis goes to an old, decrepit school with bloodstains and other debris in the halls; many classrooms have headless mannequins standing in for students (though some of them are actually living enemies in disguise). The boss is Midori Midorikawa, who appears to be a psychotic schoolgirl, but is actually not evil (after the boss battle, she's revealed to be [[spoiler:the girlfriend of Kamui Uehara, a young friend Travis met in ''[[VideoGame/TravisStrikesAgainNoMoreHeroes Travis Strikes Again]]'') so she's spared]].

** Scotland from ''Ducktales 2''.

* ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland'':
** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld2YoshisIsland'' has Bigger Boo's Fort, which introduces several ghost enemies including the typical Boos, and itself has a KingMook Boo as its boss.
** The third level of page six of ''VideoGame/YoshisStory'' is Ghost Castle.
** ''VideoGame/YoshisIslandDS'' has Hector the Reflector's Haunted House. It is overrun by Boo Guys and two new ghostly enemies: The Polterpiranha (an undead Piranha Plant with wings and no stem) and the Invisighoul (invisible ghosts that take flower pots and furniture to throw them at Yoshi). Related to the latter one, Hector the Reflector is their KingMook.
** ''VideoGame/YoshisWoollyWorld'' has stage 6-5 entitled "Yoshi, the Terror of All Boos".
** ''VideoGame/YoshisCraftedWorld'' has Haunted Maker Mansion. Enemies in this stage include Zombie Shy Guys, Chompagobblers, and Shy Guy Reapers.

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasy'':

* ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork 2'' has Netopia Castle, which has ghosts that ran around and brought death to you. Or brought you to death, bringing you to a gravesite. IFL Tower from ''VideoGame/MegaManStarForce 2'' also qualifies.

* The ''VideoGame/{{Mother}}'' series:

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* ''VideoGame/FirstEncounterAssaultRecon'':
** The [[UndergroundLevel Old Underground Metro Area]] in ''Perseus Mandate'', the only location in the series where you are attacked ''exclusively'' by paranormal beings. Until you find your way back up to the subway, you won't be met with a single human enemy.
** To a lesser extent, the Wade Elementary School and Auburn Memorial Hospital in ''FEAR 2: Project Origin''.

*** The Arbiter's Grounds [[HailfirePeaks combine it]] with ShiftingSandLand and features undead enemies (like [=ReDead=] Knights and Stalfos and the boss, Stallord) and spectral enemies like the Poes and the MiniBoss Death Sword.

The place where the [[TheUndead dead come back to annoy you.]] This is the haunted area in the game with [[NightOfTheLivingMooks unconventional, undead enemies]] that can only be defeated through certain means. With ghosts, they might not be beatable at all. With zombies and vampires, it might require exposure to reflective sunlight or [[ReviveKillsZombie casting healing spells]] or [[TurnUndead special spells]] in {{R|olePlayingGame}}PGs. May be a depiction of {{Uberwald}}, or a HauntedHouse. It'll probably [[AlwaysNight always be nighttime in this level]].

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'': The Bottom of the Well (child era, MiniDungeon) and Shadow Temple (adult era, proper dungeon, [[HailfirePeaks meeting at the intersection of]] GustyGlade due to the active fans in one of the final corridors of the dungeon) play this trope straight in regards of their settings and enemies (both are also {{Underground Level}}s, while the fourth dungeon, the Forest Temple (adult era, combined with LostWoods), plays it more subtly with the hazy, haunted atmosphere of its rooms. The overworld is infested with Stalchildren (child, only at night) or Poes in normal and big sizes (adult), and Hyrule Castle Town as Adult Link is filled with zombie-like [=ReDeads=].

** The [[UndergroundLevel Old Underground Metro Area]] in ''Perseus Mandate'', the only location in the series where you are attacked ''exclusively'' by paranormal beings. The Nightcrawler encounter doesn't count, as it's pulled off in a very modern subway system that marks the "end" of the paranormal attacks.

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheMinishCap'': The Royal Crypt is a haunted location north of Triby Highlands, consisting of a purple-colored cursed forest shrouded in darkness where the use of the Flame Lantern is recommended for improved visibility. There's also an illusory maze in the style of TheLostWoods that can only be traversed properly by following the directions of the signposts. At the north lies a graveyard guarded by Dampé, where the Royal Crypt housing the soul of the late King Gustaf can be found. There are also plenty of Stalfos and the hated Floor/Wallmasters in the Fortress of Winds.

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheMinishCap'': The Royal Crypt is a haunted location that plays this role, but there are also plenty of Stalfos and the hated Floor/Wallmasters in the Fortress of Winds.

*** ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'' provides the page quote. The Creepy Steeple is a dark, creaky old manor inhabited by Boos and by the shape-stealing ghost Doopliss. [[UndergroundLevel Pirate's Grotto]] in Keelhaul Key is haunted by Cortez's pirate crew consisting of [[HitodamaLight ghostly flames]], not to mention [[GhostPirate Cortez himself]]. There is also Poshley Sanctum, a temple inhabited by Dark Boos.

** ''VideoGame/MarioParty10'': Haunted Trail is a forested board which goes through a town, a graveyard, and a poisonous swamp. Mega Sledge Bro and King Boo serve as bosses, and Boos will hop on and haunt players by steal their Mini-Stars until they're passed onto a different player at certain spaces.

* Many ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' games have at least one level with unbeatable ghostly enemies.

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'':

*** ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'': The Creepy Steeple is a dark, creaky old manor inhabited by Boos and by the shape-stealing ghost Doopliss. [[UndergroundLevel Pirate's Grotto]] in Keelhaul Key is haunted by Cortez's pirate crew consisting of [[HitodamaLight ghostly flames]], not to mention [[GhostPirate Cortez himself]]. There is also Poshley Sanctum, a temple inhabited by Dark Boos.

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'': The Bottom of the Well (child era, MiniDungeon) and Shadow Temple (adult era, proper dungeon, [[HailfirePeaks meeting at the intersection of]] GustyGlade due to the active fans in one of the final corridors of the dungeon) play this trope straight in regards of their settings and enemies, while the fourth dungeon, the Forest Temple (adult era, combined with LostWoods), plays it more subtly with the hazy, haunted atmosphere of its rooms. The overworld is infested with Stalchildren (child, only at night) or Poes in normal and big sizes (adult), and Hyrule Castle Town as Adult Link is filled with zombie-like [=ReDeads=].

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'': The Bottom of the Well (child era, MiniDungeon) and Shadow Temple (adult era, proper dungeon, [[HailfirePeaks meeting at the intersection of]] HailfirePeaks due to the active fans in one of the final corridors of the dungeon) play this trope straight in regards of their settings and enemies, while the fourth dungeon, the Forest Temple (adult era, combined with LostWoods), plays it more subtly with the hazy, haunted atmosphere of its rooms. The overworld is infested with Stalchildren (child, only at night) or Poes in normal and big sizes (adult), and Hyrule Castle Town as Adult Link is filled with zombie-like [=ReDeads=].

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'': The Bottom of the Well (child era, MiniDungeon) and Shadow Temple (adult era, proper dungeon) play this trope straight in regards of their settings and enemies, while the fourth dungeon, the Forest Temple (adult era), plays it more subtly with the hazy, haunted atmosphere of its rooms. The overworld is infested with Stalchildren (child, only at night) or Poes in normal and big sizes (adult), and Hyrule Castle Town as Adult Link is filled with zombie-like [=ReDeads=].

* ''VideoGame/LuigisMansionSeries'': Much of the series takes place in a haunted setting, especially the first game, but the sequels play with it:

* The ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' series has several racetracks set within either haunted piers or Ghost Houses. In piers, the tracks are made of wood and lack railings, so all drivers must tackle the corners with extreme caution to avoid falling into the water. The spooky tracks that have appeared in the series are:

** ''VideoGame/MarioKartSuperCircuit'' - Boo Lake and Broken Pier.

** ''VideoGame/MarioKartDS'' - Luigi's Mansion (race track) and Twilight House (battle course).

** ''VideoGame/MarioKart8'' - Twisted Mansion. The Switch version brings back Luigi's Mansion from ''Double Dash!!''.

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* ''VideoGame/ShadowHearts'' has the only way to reduce the difficulty of the monsters you face outside of it (their "hate"): The Graveyard.

** The Wrecked Ship in ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'' is a GhostShip version, filled with spectral creatures known as Coverns. The boss is the aptly-named Phantoon.
** The caverns at the beginning of ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime2Echoes'', where dead GF troopers are possessed by the Ing, forcing you to kill the very people Samus came to save.