Mushroom Kingdom II

Kingdom II
Kingdom II
Universe	Mario
Appears in	SSBM
Availability	Unlockable
Tournament legality Melee Singles: Available / Banned Doubles: Available / Banned

Mushroom Kingdom II (Japanese:キノコ王国 II) is an unlockable stage in Super Smash Bros. Melee. It is unlocked by obtaining the Birdo Trophy. Luigi is fought when unlocked here, even if the Birdo trophy has not been obtained. It is Luigi's home stage, mostly, but Mario and Peach are also natives. In All-Star mode, this stage is played on when the player faces Dr. Mario and any of his teammates.

Contrary to what its name suggests, this stage is derived from Super Mario Bros. 2's Subcon area (specifically the version seen in the 16-bit remakes of SMB2), rather than the famous Mushroom Kingdom location. It is made up of 3 sections. There are two upper platforms on either side of the stage and one lower one in the middle. The center platform is actually 2 platforms connected by a log. There is a pit on either side of the middle platform.

Logs come from the waterfall and fall into the pit. One can jump on them, but they fall rapidly. On occasion, Birdo will appear from the side of the screen and lob eggs into the fray. The eggs can be broken and sometimes have items in them. Birdo can be knocked out, but she will come back. Pidgit will fly over the center on a carpet, which one can jump on.

Origin

This stage is from Super Mario Bros. 2, but the graphics of the background of the stage are from the Super Mario All-Stars' version of said game (which was later the basis for the version of Super Mario Bros. 2 that appeared in Super Mario Advance). In Super Mario Bros. 2, a Birdo will be at the end of every area. Birdo will shoot eggs at the player. In Melee, Birdo comes from either side of the stage and shoot eggs at the players. In Super Mario Bros. 2, one has to jump on logs that fall down a waterfall to get to the other side. In Melee, one can jump on logs that go down a waterfall. In Super Mario Bros. 2, one has to jump on Pidget and take its carpet to proceed through the level. In Melee, one can jump on the Pidget's carpet. [1]

The music for this stage is the original 8-bit song appearing in the first level of Super Mario Bros. 2. In a Super Sudden Death match, or when time is about to be up, the music will change to boss music in Super Mario Bros. 2. [2]

Trivia

• Birdo shoots either one or three eggs across the stage. These eggs can be caught aerially, and if thrown at an opponent, do massive damage - Up to 28%. Birdo can also be knocked away with one of its own eggs, just like in the original game.
• When caught and held, Birdo's eggs are 2-D and are almost invisible unless the character holding the egg turns around.
• This is one of the only two stages to change music when time goes under 20 seconds, the other being Mushroom Kingdom.