Get your first Boos

Learn how to catch your first Boos in Luigi's Mansion. This guide explains the GameBoy Horror's Boo-finding dot and how to deal with Boo tricks like balls and bombs.

You'll be returned to the Foyer after a short visit to E. Gadd's lab. Now it's time to catch some Boos. You need 5 of them to advance. Then you should head to the first floor's Washroom, which is placed right next to the Bathroom. Visit at least five of the rooms you've already cleared that you've lit, except the Foyer and the Bathroom. Watch the colored dot on top of your GameBoy Horror.

GameBoy Horror Dot Guide:

• Blue: There's no ghost in the room.
• Blinking yellow: The faster it's blinking, the closer you are to a Boo.
• Blinking red: You're standing next to a Boo.

When the dot is blinking red, tap the A button or vacuum the place you're standing next to. One of three things might appear:

A ball: Ha, the Boo tricked you. Vacuum it up and then shoot it at the nearest wall to prevent it from disturbing your Boo-hunt.

A bomb: Ha-ha, it tricked you. Run for it!

A Boo: It will slap a comment in your face and then start going around the room. Vacuum it by moving Luigi with the left analog stick and aiming his vacuum cleaner at the Boo with the right analog stick (the C-stick).

Sometimes you'll hear a laughter from the Boo. That means that it has changed its hiding spot. You'll also hear this laughter when you've found a bomb or ball instead of a Boo. If you've hunted the Boo out into the corridor, you'll have to go after it. If the corridor isn't lit, you'll have a hard time catching the Boo, and it will, in either case, quickly try to get into a nearby room. And one more thing, laughter is also heard if you've hunted the Boo out into the corridor and you don't get out there quick enough. Then it will fly into a nearby room and hide.