Corona Mountain
| Corona Mountain | |
|---|---|
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| First appearance | Super Mario Sunshine (2002) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
| Greater location | Isle Delfino |
| Inhabitants | Bowser,Bowser Jr.,Lava Cheep Cheeps |
Corona Mountain is the eighth and final level inSuper Mario Sunshine. Corona Mountain is avolcano onIsle Delfino, located directly behindDelfino Plaza. As Isle Delfino is shaped like a dolphin, Corona Mountain is placed where the dolphin's blowhole would be. The entrance to the volcano is located behind theShine Gate, over a couple of ledges and behind a hot spring. To enter Corona Mountain, the player must complete each of the other levels' seventh episode, which are theShadow Mario episodes. Upon doing so, the gate blocking the entrance to the volcano will break and Delfino Plaza will become flooded. Simply entering and leaving Corona Mountain will return Delfino Plaza to normal.
History[edit]
Super Mario Sunshine[edit]
The interior of Corona Mountain is a large pool oflava with several scattered platforms. Several of the platforms appear to be part of a broken walkway that used to lead to the back of the volcano. The first half of the volcano has large, square platformsMario has to jump between. The platforms contain eitherspikes that move in and out of the platform orfire that Mario has to spray withFLUDD to douse. SeveralLava Cheep Cheeps will also be jumping out of the lava in the first half of the stage. In the center of the stage, there is a sprinkler players can use to refill FLUDD and acrate with a1-Up Mushroom in it.
The second half of the stage has many spires coming out of the lava and the player needs to use amudboat to move through them to the platform in the back. To propel the boat, players have to spray water in the opposite direction of where they want the boat to move, though the propulsion also takes into account where Mario is standing on the boat. If the boat crashes into something, it will sink and Mario could fall into the lava. In the center of the spires is a sprinkler that will refill FLUDD if Mario travels underneath it.
At the end of Corona Mountain is a large, circular platform with aRocket Nozzle power-up. Using the Rocket Nozzle, Mario can shoot up to the clouds above; at the top is a red cloud that will send Mario to the final boss fight when he shoots through it.
This location contains only one episode, and theShine Sprite collected after the level is counted as a Shine Sprite forDelfino Plaza. There is also anunused bannerMedia:SMScoronabanner.png, suggesting that Corona Mountain would have had an episode select menu at one point during development.
| Screenshot | Episode | Summary |
|---|---|---|
 | Father and Son Shine! | This episode's objective is to defeatBowser andBowser Jr. at the top of the mountain. |
Items[edit]
- Blue coins: Ten are found within Corona Mountain. One is found on the stone platform in the first half of the stage, and the other nine are found above the lava in the second half.
- 1-Up Mushrooms:
- In the center of the first stone platform after the first series of spiked/flaming metal platforms.
- Inside a crate on the long stone platform where the boat is docked.
- On a small cloud platform in the center of the circling cloud platforms leading up to Bowser and Bowser Jr.'s bath.
Mario Sports Mix[edit]
TheSmash Skate arenaFire Mountain is based on Corona Mountain, which is also its Japanese name.
Minecraft[edit]
Corona Mountain appears in the premade world for the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack inMinecraft. In this game, it is located in the Extreme Hills biome, and the end of the level section has a Music Disc.
Profiles[edit]
- Guidebook:The hot spring at the foot of Isle Delfino's mountain is relaxing, but the lava caves, which open on the plaza, are forbidden for public safety.
Music[edit]
 Corona Mountain - Corona Mountain theme (full version). The whole song is a racey drum rhythm, with ambient crashes and wind, plus an organ. | File infoMedia:Corona Mountain Theme Super Mario Sunshine.oga 0:30 |
Naming[edit]
"Corona" means "crown" in Italian, Spanish and Latin, and can also refer to thesuperhot plasma atmosphere that surrounds the sun. Because the rest of the locations ofIsle Delfino have Italian names, the lava-filled volcano's allusion to the sun's heat may have merely been an afterthought or coincidence when "corona" was chosen for the mountain that crowned the "head" of the dolphin-shaped island.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | コロナマウンテン[?] Korona Maunten | Corona Mountain | |
| French | Mont Corona[?] | Mount Corona | |
| German | Collina Korona[?] | Italian for "Crown Hill" | |
| Italian | Vulcano Corona[1] | Crown Volcano | |
| Spanish | Montaña de Fuoco[?] | Fuoco Mountain,fuoco is "fire" in Italian |
Notes[edit]
- The entrance to the mountain was once covered in grass inpre-release versions of the plaza.
- This is the only place that can be seen from everywhere inIsle Delfino.
- This course, like theBlooper Racer course inEpisode 2 ofRicco Harbor, has an unseen sky dome shared with the secret courses.
- While Mario would normally die the second he touches the lava, if Mario has been hit by something and is under invincibility frames, he can land on the lava and swim under and on it as if it were regular water. Not only that, but he can also drown in lava if he stays under too long, much like water. However, if Mario resurfaces, he loses a life immediately as Mario is no longer invulnerable.
References[edit]
- ^"Vulcano Corona" –Guida turistica.Super Mario Sunshine (Italian).
