Editing Mushroom Kingdom II

|subtitle     = ''Super Mario Bros. 2''

|image        = {{tabber|title1=Ultimate|content1=[[File:SSBU-Mushroom Kingdom II.png|300px]]<br>[[File:MarioSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert-dark]]|title2=Melee|content2=[[File:MKII-NRML-SSBM.png|300px]]<br>[[File:MarioSymbol(preBrawl).svg|50px|class=invert-dark]]}}

|caption      = Mushroom Kingdom II across the series.

|ultimatemusic = [[List of SSBU Music (Super Mario Bros. series)|''Super Mario Bros.'' series music]]<br>Main: ''{{SSBUMusicLink|Super Mario Bros.|Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. 2 (Remix)|Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. 2}}''<br>Alternate: ''{{SSBUMusicLink|Super Mario Bros.|Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. 2}}''

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'''Mushroom Kingdom II''' ({{ja|いにしえの王国II|Inishie no Ōkoku II}}, ''Ancient Kingdom II'') is an [[unlockable stage]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and a starter stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''; in ''Ultimate'', its Japanese name has been changed to {{ja|いにしえの王国 USA|Inishie no Ōkoku USA}} (''Ancient Kingdom USA''), to better reflect the Japanese title of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', ''Super Mario USA''.

In ''Melee'', Luigi is fought here for his [[unlock]]ing battle, even if this stage itself is not unlocked yet. However, if the player has not yet obtained the [[Birdo]] [[trophy]], they do not unlock the stage. In [[All-Star]] mode, this is where the player faces [[Dr. Mario]] and any of his teammates.

Logs continuously come down from the waterfall in the background, acting as temporary platforms that quickly fall down into the two pits on the sides of the center platform. These logs are completely solid and cannot be passed through so getting caught beneath one once it has entered either pit is a guaranteed KO.

Occasionally, [[Birdo]] appears from either side of the screen and shoots [[egg]]s, either one or three. These eggs can be attacked, knocking them off, or caught aerially: if thrown at an opponent they deal massive damage and knockback, up to 28%. After being caught and thrown the eggs can be broken, and sometimes contain [[item]]s. Birdo is susceptible to attacks, and if damaged enough she retreats, or can even be knocked off the stage. Sometimes [[Pidgit]]s will fly erratically over the middle part on a carpet, which can be jumped on.

Oddly, in ''Melee'', [[Star KO]]'d characters will [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU0p2IpoV1A fade before turning into a star.] Star KOs cannot occur at all in ''Ultimate'', as with most other stages with 2D backdrops.

[[File:Area1SMB2.png|thumb|left|A portion of {{iw|mariowiki|World 1-1|Super Mario Bros. 2}}, as seen in the ''Super Mario All-Stars'' version of ''Super Mario Bros. 2''.]]

Contrary to this stage's name, it is not based on any location in the {{b|Mushroom Kingdom|location}}. This stage is based on the overworld sections of {{iw|mariowiki|World 1|Super Mario Bros. 2}} in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', with its graphical style based on the SNES port of ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' included in ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario All-Stars}}'' instead of the original NES version.

In ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach]], and [[Toad]] enter the dream world of {{s|mariowiki|Subcon}}, which was taken over by the game's main villain, {{iw|mariowiki|Wart}}. The door they entered through leads to the game's [[mariowiki: World 1-1 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|first level]], which takes place on a grassy terrain. World 1-1 features waterfalls with logs flowing over, which act as temporary platforms; {{s|mariowiki|beanstalk}}s, which functions similarly as ladders; and {{s|mariowiki|jar}}s, which functions similarly to the {{uv|Mario}} series' [[Warp Pipe]]s. The players can pluck tufts of [[grass]], which can spawn an item when pulled from the ground, and collect five [[mariowiki:Cherry|cherries]] in each level, which will spawn a [[Super Star]].

{{s|mariowiki|Pidgit}}s are small bird enemies that ride on flying magic carpets in ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', first appearing in {{iw|mariowiki|World 1-2|Super Mario Bros. 2}}. Pidgits attack by swooping down at the player on their magic carpets. When they are defeated, their carpets can be ridden and controlled by the player, though these vanish after a short while.

 

 

This stage features multiple elements from the overworld levels in World 1 in ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', albeit with some visual differences between their appearances in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' and ''Ultimate''. The 16-bit sprites used in this stage (e.g. the Pidgit's magic carpet, the logs, etc.) in ''Melee'' are enhanced to use their original 16-bit sprites from  ''Super Mario All-Stars''. The grassy platforms, a single jar, two beanstalks, and five cherries appear as background elements, while the grass appears as a foreground element on the stage, though they cannot be interacted with.

Mushroom Kingdom II Melee.png|Mushroom Kingdom II in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''.

MKII-BIRDO-NRML-SSBM.png|Birdo as she appears on Mushroom Kingdom II in ''Melee''.

*This is one of the five stages in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series to change music when the [[Match timer|timer]] reaches 30 seconds (20 seconds in ''Melee'') and during [[Sudden Death]], the others are [[Mushroom Kingdom (SSB)]], [[Mushroom Kingdom (SSBM)]], [[Suzaku Castle]] (if the music played is any type of one of the sixteen playable characters in ''Street Fighter II'' and ''Super Street Fighter II'') and [[Moray Towers]].

**Mushroom Kingdom II is the only one of these stages where the music used for this Easter egg is not set as the default track.