Luigi's Mansion is an absolute classic. 

I remember when I picked this up at GameStop as kid, the worker told me “don’t get scared” and boy was I scared from multiple moments when I played this game. I wish I got that same feeling with the other Luigi’s Mansion games but the first one really is the darkest one. The scary elements make Luigi’s Mansion 1 my favorite in the trilogy.

I think it’s hilarious how the sequel reveals that the canon ending to the first game is getting the rank D house

Luigi’s Mansion 1 has an actual scary vibe to it. The sequels are just Weenie Hut Jr with minions.

We need more people talking about this gem.

Eh, critics seem to be the only people that cared that much about it not being a mainline Mario game. Players were intrigued and it got a big enough following to get sequels. And I’m glad. Mainstream Critics are fickle

I love how you both use compliments and comparative critique like the ghostbusters and resident evil comments, it’s a good baseline to know the overall types of experience the game draws similarity too in various ways

I cannot with they way this dude pronounces Mario. Maryou

I first played this game in 2006, and I loved it. But I was stuck on the twins room for literally weeks.

real eyes realize real lies was a banger

I love this game, I grew up playing the og on my Gamecube. The version I played was the PAL version and I love what they did there with the Hidden Mansion. The Hidden Mansion is darker, it's mirrored and they changed Boolossus boss fight in that version. In the PAL version instead of fighting him normally, Luigi takes of his poltergust and decides to ride it. I guess this is where Nintendo got the inspiration for that poltergust car in one of the later Mario Kart games.

Love the original luigis mansion but hated the sequels. They seemed to focus more on the combat rather than the survival horror elements

I miss this game. The sound design, the creativity, the gameplay loop with the lights turning on, it's such a unique and memorable game. Sadly, the two sequels went in a very different direction, I think.

i know it's wishful thinking and it'll never happen in this universe, but damn i wish we got this really creepy atmosphere in the Luigi's Mansion franchise again. don't get me wrong, the haha funny epic minions humor in the new ones is okay, and the gameplay is incredibly fun.but i miss how unsettling this game felt at times. (+ the original vacuum method that felt like fishing)

Luigi's Mansion is one of the first games i remember beating as a kid, great video man, keep it up!

If you can play it on anything that isn't an actual 3DS, the remake is pretty cool too. It expands upon the ranking system by adding platinum frames to the bosses (though you must refight them in Egadd's gallery to get them), achievements, multiplayer (again if you can play it on anything besides a 3DS) and S rank for the money ranking. It also kept most of the differences from the Hidden Mansion PAL version, so it's an overall great package for fans of the original. If you prefer the sequels' way of using the flashlight, it even includes an option for it too! Biggest issue is playing it on a 3DS. The controls suffer hard regardless of if you're using a regular 3DS or a new 3DS. The original Luigi's Mansion is such a great game. I was bummed out when I learned ages ago that the reason there wasn't a sequel for 12 years was because it was apparently poorly received, but the notion eventually changed and we got 2 and 3. While those games are great in their own right, I do believe the original has a better atmosphere, charm, bosses and art direction, as it was like you said very heavily inspired by Resident Evil and aimed to be a kid-friendly horror game. Hopefulyl one day we can get another game like the first Luigi's Mansion, though I doubt it at this point.

solid video bro, keep up the content like this. it’s good!

This game was the exact game I would have created if I were in charge of a game company. They wtulized graphics suits my style perfectly. It’s also just a lot of fun.

everything here is so well put, great vid

Luigi's mansion has been one of my favorite games for years, i love the game! I love all the little details the game has, and how unique the ghosts are. I never had a GameCube as a kid so I was stuck playing the 3DS remake of Luigi's mansion.

Great video! I love Luigi's Mansion, even if it always frustrated me lol

amazing intro, properly got my attention

"resident evil for kids" boy, how long has it been since i last heard these words?

Catch all the ghosts

If you want a real challenge, you’ve got to play Luigi‘s hidden mansion for the 3DS remake. That’s the only way I’ll play the game now.

Sorry for double comment but your mentioning puzzles in modern gaming is why I like RE8, the puzzles aren’t explained and only in one of five major locations are the puzzles so annoying I used a guide, so that’s a pretty good balance if you ask me and it’s really nice to see, heck sometimes the other places still stump me for a bit because it’s intuitive only to the point of being relatively in the window of what a sane person playing the game for the first time could find, and the difficulty comes from you becoming a cartographer and learning the map, and using resources efficiently

This is a great vid

Awesome to see that people playing this game for the first time enjoy it!

Wow, almost 14 million copies of Luigi's Mansion 3

-1 point for calling him Mayrio

i was scared getting game over that you see E3 2001 Trailer

FINALLY SOMEONE GETS IT

My all-time favorite game

such a fun launch title.

I still can't believe it's been 20+ years since this game came out!

As good as the LM 2 & 3 are I always return to and replay the 1st one. The atmosphere, the weird Hybrid of cartoon and realism in the graphics, Catching ghosts, and the amount of things to look at and interact with. While short that length also makes it easier for me to sit back down and replay and try for a better rank, getting gold portraits and attempting to get A rank. Now don't get me wrong LM 2 & 3 are awesome but they don't feel as replay friendly as the 1st one to me. doesn't help that It feels like some collectables in 2 & 3 are added as after thoughts and don't fully incentivise collecting things quite like the 1st one did. My take after watching all of 3 min. now back to watching the video! EDIT: Small protip for catching ghosts: When catching ghosts you gotta YANK not just hold the opposite direction. Yanking (flicking the control stick) in the opposite direction not only catches ghosts faster but it helps keep your grip on them. Mastering this can help get the highest portrait rank and maximize pearls earned from portrait ghosts.

It will forever be my favorite game. (I still have a playable original copy)

I actually just 100% this game and I absolutely agree with your opinion

Also the game looks amazing for its time. Still more or less holds up, but remember, we were seeing this game for the first time with the previous Nintendo console being the 64. The leap was a freaking mountain. Still one of the best looking GameCube games.

I like this video, as well as how streamlined it was. I really agree with the "cog hint" complaint about modern games. But at the same time, I'm getting really tired of opinions that had become consensus by 2007 being re-framed as some niche and brave take. The original Luigi's Mansion has been in nearly every GameCube Top Ten Titles list ever. It feels similar to seeing a thumbnail that proclaims "Hey Guys, Metroid Prime was actually a pretty good game."

I love this game ❤

did you just pronounce it as "Marry-o"? i am disgusted. lol anyways good video. i totally agree, though my favorite has to be dark moon.

yes 4543

Why? Why are you saying it like that? You know what I’m talking about. Everyone knows what talking about.

Spoilers? Bruh, this game is short, easy, and older than you Gen Z knows about this game.