Rumble Falls

Rumble Falls
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Universe	Donkey Kong
Appears in	SSBB
Availability	Starter
Crate type	Normal
Tracks available	Jungle Level Ver.2 Jungle Level King K. Rool / Ship Deck 2 Bramble Blast Battle for Storm Hill DK Jungle Theme 1 (Barrel Blast) The Map Page/Bonus Level Bolded tracks must be unlocked
Tournament legality Brawl Singles: Banned Doubles: Banned
Article on Donkey Kong Wiki	Rumble Falls

Rumble Falls (大滝のぼり Ôtaki no bori Large Waterfall Climb) is a stage for Super Smash Bros. Brawl, based off the Donkey Kong franchise, specifically Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat for the GameCube, and was later remade for Wii. It was revealed on Smash Bros. DOJO!! on July 23, 2007.^[1]

Stage Description

Similar in concept to Icicle Mountain from Super Smash Bros. Melee, Rumble Falls requires the characters to climb upwards on a series of platforms until they reach the top, once the top is reached the stage background fades into the starting waterfall and restarts itself. Randomly throughout the stage a flashing warning sign that reads "SPEED UP!" appears and the stage scrolls quicker. There are ladders in the level that characters are able to climb, which is a feature new to Brawl. The stage also features buttons at various locations which activate traps or move platforms.

There are spikes throughout the level which, if they hit a character it does damage and knockback. The first lone spike has enough knockback to OHKO any character if they don't tech.

Tournament Legality

Rumble Falls is banned from tournaments for some of the same reasons that got Icicle Mountain banned: its fast scrolling, and giving advantages to players with good jumps. Also, characters who rely on a tether to recover are hurt, the first spike has one-hit KO potential, and the focus is more on the moving stage than the actual fighting. In fact, most stages from either the Mario universe or one of its sub-universes are banned from at least some tournaments; of the 12 Mario-related stages in Brawl, only Delfino Plaza, Yoshi's Island (SSBB), and Rainbow Cruise are not banned at all, despite the latter being a scrolling stage as well.

Origin

Donkey Kong at the base of the waterfall in Rumble Falls, as seen in Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat.

Donkey Kong progresses through the Sky Garden stage of Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat.

This stage is based on two stages in Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat. The bottom half of this stage is based off of Rumble Falls, which is the first level of the Pineapple Kingdom. In each level in Jungle Beat, Donkey Kong must go maneuver through obstacles in order to get to reach a giant fruit. In Rumble Falls, the giant fruit is a pineapple. Rumble Falls in Jungle Beat is mostly a vertical stage that involves going through obstacles to go above a waterfall. The overall design of this part of the stage in Brawl is somewhat retained with minor differences; however, the layout stage is different. In Brawl, the stage features switches, ladders, and spikes, which weren't present in the Jungle Beat stage.

The top half of this stage is based off of the Jungle Beat level Sky Garden in the Orange Kingdom. In Jungle Beat's Sky Garden, Donkey Kong's goal is to reach a giant orange. In Jungle Beat, Sky Garden features large vines in the background holding up large stone blocks. Sky garden is mostly a horizontal stage that involves going through obstacles to get from one side of the stage to the other. The overall design of this part of the stage in Brawl is somewhat retained, including the giant vines in the background; however, it being a horizontal stage was not retained. In Brawl, there are spikes, moving platforms, and an airplane, which weren't present in the Jungle Beat stage.

Gallery

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  Ladders and various other platforms.

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  The Sky Garden

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  Donkey Kong about to attack Wario with a Giant Punch.

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  A view of Rumble Falls.

Trivia

• When playing as the Pokémon Trainer, the Pokémon Trainer seems to teleport around, even though it's not shown how he does so. Similar effects occur during the Subspace Emissary.
• Stationary Final Smashes, like Negative Zone and Konga Beat, scroll with the stage, though Konga Beat will only move if performed in midair, but the stage will scroll much more slowly if DK is on the ground or in midair. Some other Final Smashes slow down the scrolling of the stage.
• Bramble Blast, which plays on this stage, is one of only two tracks that play on a Donkey Kong stage to be unlocked by collecting a CD - the other is Kong Jungle (Melee), which plays on the returning Jungle Japes stage (all tracks on 75 m are unlocked with the stage, and all the other music pieces on Rumble Falls are available from the start).
• The stage will not show the "SPEED UP!" warning when a Smash Ball appears.

External links

• Stage confirmation