Luigi and the Haunted Mansion Star

You will start atop a Mushroom spaceship who will tell you that Luigi is in the Mansion. Take the Launch Star, and then defeat the bad guys who get in your way. You can do it the hard way or the easy way. The easy way is to go over to a rock column and grab the rainbow star.

That allows you to take out the Chomp Chomp that gets in your way as you go into the entrance.

As you go in, you will see Boos that will be for the most part invulnerable to you. You will need to take them out by spin attacking a lever. This will turn on a light that moves back and forth. If you destroy all the crates, a Mushroom guy will tell you that the ghosts can’t stand the light. Therefore, take them out by luring to the light. A spin attack will turn the ghost into the light. One of these ghosts has a key, so kill the ghost and get the key.

In this next room, you will need to get Five Star Chips, and you’ll have to do it by doing on the ramps to defy gravity. Jump into the Launch Star after you are done.

The next step is a little tricky. You will see Luigi trapped, and will need the key to get him. Using Pull Stars, allow yourself a little slow momentum to grab it. What I did, is pulled myself at the center star, dropped and got the key, then pulled myself up to the same place. Then I pulled to the other ledge.

From there, you will enter the mansion. Avoid the two ghosts and make your way to the corner, where you pick up a ? coin. Avoid the light as you go out and read the sign to see what kind of powers you have.

Shake to go through the bars, and you’ll find Luigi in a corner. You’ll also find a ghost who wants to love you, but if you want, it can be removed by tricking it into the light. Speaking of which, you can be unghosted if you go into the light, so make certain to use the Boo Mushroom in the corner if that happens.

Once you phase through the bars to get into the prison, Luigi will be afraid of you. Turn yourself back by hitting A and going over to the other side of a nearby wall. Purposely go into the light, then use the trampoline and Ground Pound to get yourself over. Luigi will personally give you the next star.

Before you go back to the Haunted Galaxy, you should go see Luigi at the Garage. Be on the lookout for his letters, as they will help you get three more stars later on in the game.

A Very Spooky Sprint Star

Take the Launch Star to the area where the baddies are at. Defeat them, then go to where the Pull Stars are. Travel by Pull Star to Pull Star until you get to the Launch Star.

This Launch Star will take you to a ghost who will challenge you to a race. The only way to beat him is to say ahead of him. It is difficult at the bone turnstile, but after that, there is a straight path and, in the corner, a Sling Star that will give you a boost.

Watch out at the end, as the Spiky balls can trip you up. Take them out with Star Bits, then get there before he does. It is tricky, but it is doable.

Beware of Bouldergeist

Take the Launch Star, then defeat the Bats and Spiders on the next platform. The Spiders on webs go down with two spin attacks. Now, take the path to the mansion.

The bomb ghost will then appear, but it can be used to take out things. All you need to do is spin attack, and you will grab him. Then you can swing him into something. Say, for example, the statue in front of the fireplace. Use the Launch Star and get out of there.

You will then get to a place with some spiders, but they are easy to take out. What you need to do is get on the Sling pod, go to the next level, then the next. Soon you will get to a Sling Star, then a Launch Star.

The next spot will allow you to use Sling Pods to get some Blue Star Chips. Get them in and use the Pull Star power. You will soon find yourself on a big red bouncy planet. Wait until you get under the shadow of the Launch Star and do a Ground Pound.

You will soon descend some stairs to meet Bouldergiest. He is hard to beat. You might want to buy that Red Mushroom that the Luma offers.

Here is what you need to do to beat him. He attacks in several ways. One way is he throws boulders at you. The gray ones will crumble, but the black ones become bomb ghosts. Shake attack by the bomb ghosts and you can hit Bouldergeist with them. Do this three times, and he will become this floating black thing. Hit him with a bomb ghost, and the second phase begins.

This time he will have hands. He’ll still use his basic boulder throwing attack, then follow it by either punching his fist, or slamming them down. Taking out his hands will only cause them to grow back, so you should concentrate your attacks on hitting him three more times.

The way I found was simply waiting for him to throw rocks, then always run ahead of that attack. When it was time for him to punch, I’d stay on the outskirts. He can’t hit you there, and since he is slow to move, you can grab a bomb ghost and hit him then.

Watch out for this one attack he does where he makes a wall. If you are on the black mist, as he does this, you will take a hit. Stay on the outskirts, and you won’t get hit with this attack.

After the three more hits, he will become that black mass again, so hit him with a bomb ghost. The star will be yours.

Boudlergeist’s Daredevil Run Star

This guy can be very tricky to beat. It requires a lot of playing it safe. See above on that.

Matter Splatter Mansion Star

The way to this star is found by taking the Launch Star to the next place. Here, you can beat the bad guys using the rainbow star found in the column. You will notice a certain glow of another column. Swing attack to bust it, and another Launch Star will be revealed.

From here, you will have to deal with walking in nothing. Essentially, there will be places where you will fall and die. What you need to do is follow the moving piece of something and get the key. Watch out for the Boo along the way. After that, you will need to get the ? coin and then you have to then follow along as a path gets created.

The time to rest will come when you reach a room with a piano in it. From there, use the key to reveal the ? coin and you’ll see a trail of Star Bits being created. Unfortunately, the room fades to nothingness, so you need to jump up and up before you are consumed. Follow the trail of Star Bits.

Eventually, you will reach a room with four doors which will have the star in it if you get the key.