Mushroom Kingdom II

Kingdom II
Universe	Mario
Appears in	Melee
Availability	Unlockable
Unlock criteria	Obtain the Birdo trophy.
Tracks available	Mushroom Kingdom II Dr. Mario (Alternate)
Tournament legality Melee Singles: Banned Doubles: Banned
Article on Super Mario Wiki	Subcon

"Subcon" redirects here. For the game that Subcon originally appeared in, see Super Mario Bros. 2.

Mushroom Kingdom II (いにしえの王国II, Ancient Kingdom II) is an unlockable stage in Super Smash Bros. Melee.

Luigi is fought here for his unlocking 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 unlockable stage. In All-Star mode, this is where the player faces Dr. Mario and any of his teammates.

Stage layout

Birdo shooting an egg.

The stage has three hard platforms, all of which reach the bottom blast line: two at the sides, and a lower one in the middle (which is actually made up of two pieces of ground connected by a log).

Logs continuously come down from the waterfall in the background, acting as temporary platforms which quickly fall down into the two pits on the sides of the center platform.

Occasionally, Birdo appears from either side of the screen and shoots eggs, 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 items. Birdo is susceptible to attacks, and if damaged enough it retreats, or can even be knocked off stage. Sometimes Pidgits will fly erratically over the middle part on a carpet, which can be jumped on.

For unknown reasons, Star KO'd characters will fade before turning into a star.

Tournament legality

For several reasons, this stage is banned in competitive play. The stage is commonly seen as too small to hold a proper competitive battle on, and Birdo's appearances are random and overly disruptive to the matches. The walk-off blast lines can additionally result in quick, easy KOs, and the lack of a proper "central" platform serves as a hindrance, particularly in doubles matches.

Origin

A part of World 1-1, as seen in the Super Mario All-Stars version of Super Mario Bros. 2.

Contrary to what its name suggests, this stage is not derived from any version of the Mushroom Kingdom: rather, it originates from Super Mario Bros. 2's Subcon. The graphical style is based on the SNES port of Super Mario Bros. 2 included in Super Mario All-Stars, rather than the original NES version.

Waterfalls are a common background element in the source game, and often have logs coming down from them which can be used as temporary platforms.

Pidgit are flying enemies, small birds which ride on magic carpets. When they are defeated, the carpet can be ridden and controlled by the player, though it vanishes after a short while.

Birdo is a recurring boss, fought as the final enemy in several levels. It attacks by shooting eggs which can be grabbed and thrown at it, damaging and eventually defeating it.

Gallery

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  Pidgit as it appears on Mushroom Kingdom II.

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  Birdo as it appears on Mushroom Kingdom II.

Trivia

• This is one of the only two stages to change music when the timer reaches 30 seconds and during Sudden Death, the other being Mushroom Kingdom.
• Mushroom Kingdom II is the only stage that shares alternate music, Dr. Mario, with another stage: Mushroom Kingdom.
• When a new file is started in Melee, the player automatically receives one random trophy among those immediately obtainable in the lottery. Since the Birdo trophy is one of them, it is possible for the Mushroom Kingdom II stage to be immediately unlocked upon starting a new file, with the corresponding unlock message being received right when the game starts up.