World 5-2 (Super Mario Bros. 2)

Level
World 5-2
Level code	World 5-2
World	World 5
Game	Super Mario Bros. 2
Boss	Red Birdo
Music tracks	"Underground BGM" "Ground BGM"
Level progression ← Previous World 5-1 Next → World 5-3 Super Mario Bros. 2 levels

World 5-2 (Chapter 5-2 in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic; titled Attack in the Dark!) is the second level of World 5 in Super Mario Bros. 2.

Layout

This level is set mostly on land, unlike the previous stage; there are not many obstacles, so most of the difficulty is based on the diversity of enemies (such as Hoopsters and Porcupos) found. At some point, a large mountain must be climbed through various vines, then the player has to fall through a deep hole full of spikes, which can only be avoided with quick reflexes. Red Birdo is fought over a cascade.

Enemies

Sprite	Name	Count
	Bob-Omb	4 (under Grass)
	Hoopster	14
	Ostro and Red Shyguy	3
	Red Shyguy	1
	Porcupo	6
	Gray Panser	1
	Ninji	2
	Gray Beezo	4
	Gray Snifit	3
	Trouter	3
	Bouncing blade	1 (Super Mario Advance only)
	Red Birdo	1 (boss)

Items

This section needs more Super Mario information. Specifically:

• Super Mario Advance Ace Coin and Yoshi Egg locations

Sprite	Name	Count	Notes
	Mushroom	2	Only appear in Sub-space. The first one is at the left edge of the platform directly after the tall ledge that has the jar containing the Magic Potion in the second section. The second one is on top of the hill just before two Ninjis and the vine leading up to the third section.
	POW block	2

Level map

Gallery

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  Super Mario All-Stars

Profiles

Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia

• Level description:
  • English:
    Ostros run around this nighttime grassland. Up in the trees, Hoopsters move up and down the vines.
  • Other languages:
    • Japanese:
      ダウチョが走り回る夜の草原。木の上をターペンが行き来している。
      (Translation: Ostros roam the grasslands at night. Hoopsters move back and forth among the trees.)
    • Italian:
      Uno schema notturno in cui gironzolano vari Ostri. Sulla sommità degli alberi si nascondono i Coccinelloni. (first edition)
      Un livello notturno in cui gironzolano vari Ostri. Sulla sommità degli alberi vanno su e giù i Coccinelloni. (second edition)

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Chinese (Simplified)	关卡５‐２ Guānqiǎ 5-2 (Mandarin) Gwāankā 5-2 (Cantonese)	Level 5-2
German	Welt 5-2	World 5-2
Italian	Zona 14	Area 14
	Mondo 5-2	World 5-2	Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia

Notes

• This level contains two Mushrooms despite only having one Magic Potion.
• In Super Mario All-Stars and Super Mario Advance, this is the only level in World 5 to be set at night unlike the original version where its three levels are all set at night.
• In the drop area where the player must grab the POW to advance on and head to the door leading to the battle against Birdo, the underworld theme plays in that area in the original 8-bit versions, despite being still outside. This was corrected in Super Mario All-Stars and Super Mario Advance, where the overworld theme would still play after entering that area.
• A jar in the Super Mario Advance iteration of the level contains the game's sole bouncing blade.