Luigi's Mansion: Difference between revisions

The plot follows Mario's brother, [[The Lancer|Luigi]], who won a mansion in a dark, spooky forest from a mail-in contest he didn't even enter. Once he finds it, he gets burdened with some grim news: The mansion is not only infested with evil ghosts, but their king has trapped Mario inside a painting and is waiting until midnight to take possession of him forever, using Mario as a new body for his disembodied self.

 

 

Basically, the aim of the game is to capture all ghosts in the mansion while finding as much cash as possible, which is littered around the mansion in the form of gold coins, bills, gold bars and jewels. At the end of the game, the amount of money you were able to obtain is tallied up, and Luigi uses it to buy a house in accord to how much he has, from a truly regal estate if you did really well to a decrepit little shack if you really suck at the game or a tent if you go out of your way to avoid gathering money.

* [[Badass in Distress]]: Mario

* [[Bad Guys Play Pool]]: Slim Bankshot

* [[Blackout Basement]]: Normally, the lights come on once every ghost in any given room has either been caught or otherwise defeated. The last fourth of the game features a mansion-wide blackout, however, during which no amount of ghost-catching will bring the lights back. To fix the problem, you must work your way back from the third-floor balcony to the basement to turn on a backup generator. {{spoiler|Or you can take the mirror to the Foyer.}}

* [[Blinded By the Light]]: Luigi has to stun ghosts with his flashlight before capturing them. The sequel makes this even more effective with a chargeable strobe function.

* [[Easter Egg]]: Stand next to the Well and listen closely.

{{quote| {{spoiler|'''Mario''': Hey, Luigi! What's the holdup?}}}}

* [[Enfante Terrible]]: Chauncey, Henry and Orville and Sue Pea.

* [[Extremely Dusty Home]]: Walking around and opening drawers seems to disperse a lot of dust. Examining furniture with the Game Boy Horror occasionally makes Luigi note how dusty the mansion is.

* [[Scenery Porn]]: For the first game on the Gamecube, the graphics are ''incredible'', not to mention the physics and paper/sheet effects.

** It's the minor graphical details that really bring this point home. For example, mirrors in this game are actually reflective. That's ''extremely'' rare even in this generation's best-looking games.

* [[Sexy Silhouette]]: When Luigi enters the bathroom, he at first sees the silhouette of an attractive woman behind the shower curtain. {{spoiler|Subverted when the curtains are pulled back and we see that it's [[Fan Disservice|actually]] [[Gonk|Miss Petunia]]}}.

* [[Shifting Sand Land]]: One of the mansions in the sequel has this theme, complete with mummies.

* [[Weapons That Suck|Weapons That]] [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Suck]]: The Poltergust 3000.

* [[When All You Have Is a Hammer]]: Everything that needs to be done in this game comes down to using the Poltergust 3000. Luigi captures ghosts with it, sets things on fire with it, puts out fires with it and freezes water with it. Then again, the game gives you no ability to jump nor any physical attacks, what else is there?

* [[Wind Up Key]]: The Clockwork Soldiers.