Rumble Falls
| Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat Rumble Falls | |||||
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  Rumble Falls inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl. | |||||
| Universe | Donkey Kong | ||||
| Appears in | Brawl | ||||
| Availability | Starter | ||||
| Crate type | Normal | ||||
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| Articles on Super Mario Wiki | Rumble Falls Sky Garden (level) | ||||
Rumble Falls (大滝のぼり,Large Waterfall Climb) is a stage forSuper Smash Bros. Brawl, based off theDonkey Kong franchise, specificallyDonkey Kong Jungle Beat for theGameCube (and later remade forWii). It was revealed onSmash Bros. DOJO!! on July 23, 2007.[1] If one counts the whole stage, it would be the biggest stage in the game.
Stage overview[edit]
Similar in concept toIcicle Mountain fromSuper 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. The stage also features buttons at various locations which activate traps or move platforms.
There are spikes throughout the level which deal damage and knockback. The first lone spike has enough knockback toOHKO any character if they don'ttech.
Origin[edit]
This stage is based on two stages inDonkey Kong Jungle Beat. The bottom half of this stage is based off of Rumble Falls, which is the first level of thePineapple Kingdom. In each level inDonkey Kong Jungle Beat, Donkey Kong must maneuver through obstacles in order to reach a giant fruit. In Rumble Falls, the giant fruit is a pineapple. Rumble Falls inDonkey Kong 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 inBrawl is somewhat retained with minor differences; however, the layout of the stage is different. InBrawl, the stage features switches, ladders, and spikes, which weren't present in the original stage.
The top half of this stage is based off ofSky Garden, the second level of theOrange Kingdom. In Sky Garden, Donkey Kong's goal is to reach a giant orange. The level features large vines in the background, which hold 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 inBrawl is somewhat retained, including the giant vines in the background, though adapted into a vertical level. InBrawl, there are spikes, moving platforms, and an airplane, which weren't present in the original stage.
Tournament legality[edit]
Rumble Falls isbanned from tournaments for some of the same reasons that got Icicle Mountain banned: its rapid vertical auto-scrolling causes gameplay to focus on surviving the movement of the stage rather than actual fighting and gives a disproportionate advantage to characters with good jumps and/or up specials that give good vertical distance, keep their user in the air for a long time, and/or are executed quickly. Also, characters who rely on atether to recover are hurt by the lack of grabbableledges, and the first spike is a ridiculously powerful stage hazard due to havingone-hit KO potential (though it can easily beteched).
Gallery[edit]
Squirtle in Rumble Falls
Ladders and various other platforms.
The Sky Garden.
Donkey Kong about to attack Wario with a Giant Punch.
A view of Rumble Falls.
Trivia[edit]
- When playing as thePokémon Trainer, the Pokémon Trainer will teleport higher up whenever the camera leaves him behind.Similar effects occur during the Subspace Emissary.
- StationaryFinal Smashes, likeNegative Zone andKonga 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.End of Day completely stops the scrolling.
- Bramble Blast, which plays on this stage, is one of only two tracks that play on aDonkey Kong stage to be unlocked by collecting a CD - the other isKongo Jungle (Melee), which plays on the returningJungle Japes stage (all tracks on75m 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 aSmash Ball appears.
- Rumble Falls is the only stage that debuted inBrawl that isn't represented in some way inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate; while the originalPictoChat andFlat Zone 2 are absent, their successors,PictoChat 2 andFlat Zone X respectively, are used in the game.
External links[edit]
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| Fighters | Donkey Kong (SSB ·SSBM ·SSBB ·SSB4 ·SSBU) ·Diddy Kong (SSBB ·SSB4 ·SSBU) ·King K. Rool (SSBU) |
| Assist Trophy | Klaptrap |
| Boss | Giant Donkey Kong |
| Stages | Kongo Jungle ·Kongo Falls ·Jungle Japes ·Rumble Falls ·75m ·Jungle Hijinxs |
| Items | Hammer ·Barrel Cannon ·Peanut ·Spring |
| Enemies | Kritter ·Tiki Buzz |
| Other | Dixie Kong ·DK Barrel ·DK Island ·Pauline ·Stanley ·Zinger |
| Trophies,Stickers andSpirits | Trophies (SSBM ·SSBB ·SSB4) ·Stickers ·Spirits |
| Music | Brawl ·SSB4 ·Ultimate |
| Masterpiece | Donkey Kong |
| Related content | Mario (universe) ·Banjo ·Barrel |
