Luigis Mansion Was Actually Inspired By This Ultra-Violent Horror Franchise

When the original Luigis Mansion launched with the Nintendo GameCube in November 2001, it quickly became a cult classic. Since then, the series has seen the release of two mainline sequels, a remake, an arcade game, and an upcoming remaster. The Mansion series has done well by giving more depth to Marios green-clad younger brother

in terms of character and style. Given that the original game consists of exploring a spooky mansion and sucking up the occasional ghost, it’s easy to understand why one might think Luigis Mansion was inspired by the Ghostbusters films. However, that was not the case.