*Insert sucky pun here*

Mario's green brother will be making his star debut in North American arcades soon. Nintendo and Capcom's Luigi's Mansion arcade cabinet will enter a play-testing phase at Dave & Buster's as soon as Pokkén Tournament tests end.

The arcade game features gameplay similar to the handheld Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon. The major difference between the arcade version and the portable title is that the arcade version is a first-person autoscrolling title on rails. Players take on the role of Luigi as he accepts the job to clear out a lavish mansion of ghoulish spirits. In true arcade fashion, any gamers taking on the challenge will use custom controller, shaped like Luigi's vacuum, with an extra button to enable Luigi's flashlight which stuns the ghosts and reveal their weak point - their "heart".

Some of my fondest gaming memories involve the original Luigi's Mansion for the Nintendo GameCube. Moving from a third-person view to a first-person perspective may be jarring at first for players like myself, but actually stepping into the shoes of the cowardly hero could be an interesting experience. For now, the cabinet can only be played in the Dave & Buster's arcade in Addison, Illinois, but assuming that Nintendo keeps their testing traditions going, Luigi's Mansion should become available all across the United States over time.