The Entryway is the 1st level in the Mushroom Kingdom, in addition to being the first level as a whole in Mushroom Kingdom Fusion.
Completing this level will unlock Mario as a playable character.
Layout[]
This level takes place in a grassy plain around Princess Peach's castle in the background, with many yellow mountains, green pipes, and giant color blocks. The hero of the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario, goes off on an adventure to rescue Princess Peach after she's been kidnapped by Bowser yet again. Meanwhile, Roll got separated from the Megaverse and arrived here as she ran to Professor Hector, where he greeted her and soon realized that she's not from this world. Hector then started training her about this world, and he told her to go meet Mario and help him form the Mushroom Kingdom Coalition. As the player arrives at the Entryway, they are first greeted by Toadsworth, who informs the player about Mario's quest and hopes that Luigi is alongside him, unknowingly that Luigi had been captured by Wario and Waluigi under the orders of Bowser.
The level design is based on many of the first levels in the 2D Mario games, so it is a very straightforward level as the player will collect Coins and Rupees, jump on ? Blocks for power-ups, and collect the 8 red coins for a bonus reward at the end. Also, the player is introduced to the most common Mario enemies in this world, such as the living mushrooms known as Goombas, turtle-like Koopa Troopas whose shells can be used as weapons, Shy Guys that can be picked up and thrown at other enemies, and the plant eaters called Piranha Plant that come out of the green pipes to take a bite or shoot fireballs at the player. Near the end of the level, the player will hop around the stairs and grab the flagpole to clear the level as they enter a pipe to go to the Goomba Mines next.
Before the player arrives to Goomba Mines on the map, there is a cutscene of Mario on his journey where Toad attempts to inform him about what had happened to Luigi, only to be sucked into a Fusion Portal. Shortly after, Mario is approached by both Roll and Professor Hector, with the latter informing him about the endangering fusion effect that is fusing multiple dimensions together caused by the mysterious mad scientist known as The Fusionist. Mario is a bit reluctant to join Roll and Professor Hector's quest due to his own commitment to rescue Peach. However, Professor Hector convinces Mario to join the quest to stop the The Fusionist's plans as it intertwines with Peach needing to be rescued. Mario leads the way as the newly formed Mushroom Kingdom Coalition set off to their next destination on the map.
Enemies[]
- Goomba
- Paragoomba
- Koopa Troopa (SMB3 version)
- Koopa Paratroopa (SMB3 version)
- Piranha Plant
- Venus Fire Trap
- Shy Guy
Trivia[]
- This area is one of two levels that was included in Mushroom Kingdom Fusion's predecessor, Super Mario MF (Multimedia Fusion). The other being Tower of Babel.
- Metropolitan Siege (then known as Military War Zone) was also such a level before it was removed in the v0.91 Rev 02 update of MKF.
- Princess Peach's castle appears in the beginning of the level, referencing how the castle also appears in the beginning of the first level in the 2006 Nintendo DS game New Super Mario Bros.
- In the original version of this level, there was an area with a P-Switch. If the player presses it, some of the coins form the letters "JS", a reference to the original creator of MKF, JudgeSpear (now known as EddyMRA).
- Snifits and Ninjis were originally found in this level but were removed after the level was revamped. In the earliest version of MKF (when it was known as Super Mario Fusion: Mushroom Kingdom Hearts), Cheep Cheeps were also found in the level but were removed.
- The Entryway is also the name of the first map in DOOM II.
- There is a hidden 1-Up Block in the level, right before the fifth pipe and above the two ? blocks. This is a good level for farming 1-Ups.
- The following changes were made in the v0.91 update of MKF:
- Toadsworth is added as an NPC at the beginning of the level. His dialogue depends on what player's character is. When playing as Mario or Luigi, Toadsworth's dialogue is almost exactly the same except for when he refers to the player's character as either "Master Mario" or "Master Luigi".
- A cutscene of Mario joining forces with Roll and Professor Hector, forming the Mushroom Kingdom Coalition although the name itself doesn't occur until Luigi joins the team upon completing Jailbird Showdown.
- The player must clear this level as Roll when opening a new game file as she is the only available character from the start. After doing so, Mario becomes unlocked.
Gallery[]
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Original Version[]
Video[]
RCBlazer Plays MKF v0.91: The Entryway
Mer!X Plays MKF v0.8 Part 189: The Entryway
Lancer plays MKF Part 314
Mushroom Kingdom Fusion v0.2: Mario - The Entryway
Super Mario Fusion: Mushroom Kingdom Hearts V0.0.0.1b
Super Mario MF (MKF Prototype): The Entryway