Horror Land

Horror Land
Daytime Nighttime
Appears in	Mario Party 2 Mario Party Superstars
Difficulty	★★★ (Mario Party 2) ★★★★★ (Superstars)
Availability	Default
Description	"Become wizards and venture through the haunted forest."
Music sample Mario Party 2: Mario Party Superstars (Day): Mario Party Superstars (Night): Mario Party Superstars (Homestretch - Day): Mario Party Superstars (Homestretch - Night):

“When two turns pass, day turns to night or night turns to day. The time of day will also change when you land on a ? Space. The Whomps blocking the paths cannot move at night, so choose your path carefully.”

—Mario Party 2 instruction booklet

“We're here, everyone! This is Horror Land!!! In this haunted forest, witches' cottages line the paths, and ghosts gather after nightfall. Wield the magic of truth and justice when venturing through the forest. Your objective this time, is to defeat the Wizard Bowser, a resident of the haunted forest. Defeat Bowser to become the Super Star of Horror Land!!!”

—Toad, Mario Party 2

Horror Land logo

Horror Land is a haunted forest in Mario Land in Mario Party 2. Players are dressed as wizards and have "Wizard" in their names. The gimmick of this board is that it alternates between night and day every two turns. There are more Boos here than on any other board, including the difficult-to-reach Big Boo (who steals coins and stars from all the other players for three times the normal price of the average Boo). The time of day determines which Boos are available, with an image of a Boo being displayed on their respective gravestone. Whomps guard three separate junctions, and players who wish to take the path Whomp is blocking have to pay him 5 coins. Players that take the path Whomp is not guarding makes him move to that pathway (these Whomps are similar to the ones from DK's Jungle Adventure). At nighttime, the Whomps are under a spell that makes them unable to move. The day-and-night system would become the foundation on which Mario Party 6 was built. Mad Piano makes a cameo in this course, but only at night.

When players come to Mr. I's warp spot, he appears to them asking if they want to see his magic. If they accept, Mr. I takes them, and any other players in the way, to the warp spot on the other side of the board. The fee for this is 10 coins during the day and 5 at night. There are other ways of changing the time of day rather than just waiting 2 turns for day to turn to night and vice versa. Landing on a Happening Space also changes the time. At nighttime, players that come by a dancing floor are asked by a few Boos and Mr. I's if they want to dance with them for 20 coins. Accepting this makes night become day. During the daytime, players that come by the "Mystery Mansion" at the top of the board are answered at the door by Kamek the Magikoopa. He asks players if they want him to light the "Darkness Lamp" for 10 coins. If accepted, he lights it, and day becomes night. If the player passes the mansion at night, they hear loud and festive noises, implying a party. The Item Minigame is Coffin Congestion, and the Duel minigame is Mushroom Brew.

At the end of the game when Toad is about to announce the winner, he is interrupted by a red Koopa Troopa who comes and alerts the players that the villain of the board, Wizard Bowser, is out causing havoc in the forest. A cutscene then shows a green Koopa wandering the woods at night. He gets surprised by a Boo, who quickly leaves. A cloaked figure then comes to help, but it turns out to be Wizard Bowser. He turns the Koopa into a frog, but at that moment, the winner of the game comes to the rescue. They turn the Koopa back to normal (using the Magic of Truth) and then engages in a power struggle against Bowser. Bowser loses, getting turned into a frog himself, and hops away. This leaves the winner to be congratulated by the other players, Toad, Koopa, and the Star.

This board returns in Mario Party Superstars. In this version of the board, Big Boo is replaced by King Boo and players no longer wear costumes. Additionally, the Whomps only move if players take the path they are guarding. The theming of the board has been retooled to better match the typical horror theming in the Super Mario franchise, with details like the road, crashed taxi, and pumpkin patch being removed. The ending from the original game does not appear, but when the Super Star is announced, Mr. I attacks the losing players from fourth to second place.

Spaces[edit]

The following tables show how many spaces there are on the board, and how many there are of a certain type.

Mario Party 2[edit]

Type of Space	Number of Spaces
Blue Spaces	60
Red Spaces	8
Happening Spaces	8
Battle Spaces	5
Chance Spaces	2
Item Spaces	6
Bank Spaces	2
Bowser Spaces	5
Total of Spaces	96

Mario Party Superstars[edit]

Type of Space	Number of Spaces
Blue Spaces	34
Red Spaces	8
Event Spaces	7
VS Spaces	4
Chance Time Spaces	2
Item Spaces	7
Bank Spaces	3
Lucky Spaces	24
Bowser Spaces	4
Total of Spaces	93

Gallery[edit]

Mario Party 2[edit]

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  The introduction's background

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  Wizard Bowser's portrait

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  Mario in Horror Land during the day

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  Wario in Horror Land at night

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  Mr. I. using his warp

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  A Whomp blocking a path

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  Luigi meeting Big Boo

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  Big Boo dialogue

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  Wizard Bowser appears on the board

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  Bowser about to steal all of Peach's Coins

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  A Koopa Troopa scared by a Boo

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  The winner of the board confronts Bowser and the Koopa who has been turned into a frog

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  Mario (the winner of the board) dueling Bowser

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  Mario defeats Bowser

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  The board results logo

Mario Party Superstars[edit]

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  Logo

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  Logo (no drop shadow)

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  Title screen artwork

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  A view of the board

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  A view of the board

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  Mr. I using his warp on Wario

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  Luigi encountering King Boo

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  The ending photo for the board

Names in other languages[edit]

Trivia[edit]

• If the player looks closely at Mr. I's path, they can see that there is a pumpkin that was rolled over, presumably by Mr. I himself.