Mt. Lavalava (SSS)

:This article is strictly about how Mt. Lavalava appeared in Super Smash Stadium. For information about it in general, see its article on MarioWiki.
The very first stage to debut in the "Mêlée Era" was, unfortunately, the worst. Mt. Lavalava is a retired stage on Super Smash Stadium. It debuted close to the Season 15 premiere, and is the 61st stage to debut overall. This stage saw 37 appearances in the two years it was active.
==Stage overview==
A prototype to Brinstar, this stage took place inside Mt. Lavalava (duh) on yet another "Battlefield Format" stage. As with Brinstar, lava rose and fell, burning and severely hurting anyone who touched it. When the lava was at its lowest possible level, the bottom kill zone was exposed.
==Changes==
None.
==Why it was retired==
The lava mechanic didn't work right. On some playings, the lava didn't rise at all. On others, the lava rose so high that it filled the entire stage. Even worse, it never came back down, rendering the stage unplayable, as the revival platforms would be engulfed in lava, and both fighters would quickly bounce upward to a cheap death at the top once their invincibility frames wore off.
Also, the stage was inexplicably dubbed a Yoshi stage despite coming from a Mario game. Finally, despite being an era where 5-digit cash payouts were starting to become more common for Unlimited Smashes, this stage apparently only ever came in a 4-digit version.
==In its own universe==
Mt. Lavalava is a major location in the first Paper Mario game.