Editing Midas River

[[File:Midas2.jpg|thumb|Screenshot from ''Super Mario RPG'' for the Nintendo Switch]]
The '''Midas River''' is a location in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|its remake]]. It is a large river, and the "Midas" of its name is derived from the name of a figure in {{wp|Greek mythology}}, {{wp|Midas}}, a king who turned everything he touched into gold.

==History==
===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
In ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'', when [[Mario]] and [[Mallow]] are flushed out of the [[Kero Sewers]], they end up being flung down the falls, also known as '''Midas Waterfall'''.<ref>{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott, and Kent Miller|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|title=''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' Player's Guide|page=28}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=July 1996|publisher=Nintend of America|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 86|page=54 (''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' "Can You Top This?" foldout|language=en-us}}</ref>

The Midas River's falls are segmented and have the first nonstandard gameplay section. After [[Toad]] appears and the player accepts or rejects his explanation, Mario is carried by the downward current. It is possible to swim slightly upstream for a moment so as to slow down Mario's fall. Mario can try to grab [[coin]]s and [[Frog Coin]]s appearing all around the surface of the water. Holes are visible behind the waterfall as Mario descends; entering one results in a brief scene playing that can result in the player recovering [[Flower Point|FP]] or gaining or losing coins, among other effects. Up to 36 coins can be collected. At the bottom of the falls, Mario lands on a [[barrel]] floating in the river. This begins the second nonstandard gameplay section introduced by Toad, which is the barrel-[[jump]]ing event. It is a barrel ride to the end, and the player can collect more coins along the way. There are two "lanes," which can be switched between by bumping into barrels. Certain lanes have more coins than others. Bumping into one of the river's irritable jumping fish results in Mario losing coins. In the original version of the game, fish can come only from the front; in the remake, they can also come from behind. Up to 64 coins can be collected. A [[Toad (species)|Mushroom person]] waits at the course's end, and he holds on to any coins earned on the course. Collecting 50 coins earns the player one Frog Coin. When the player clears the Midas River for the first time, the Mushroom person also gives Mario a [[Green Shell|Koopa Shell]]. The exit in this small area leads to [[Tadpole Pond]]. The [[bucket]] in [[Moleville]] serves as a warp to the Midas River. If it is accessed this way, the Mushroom person at the bottom of the river will be absent, leaving a note saying that the course is closed for the day; reading the note will give the player any coins they earned on the course to keep.

The background music uses {{wp|microtone (music)|microtonality}}; it is written in {{wp|A-flat major|A flat major}} internally but pitch-shifted upward by 50 cents, so that the song as heard uses a nonexistent key between A flat major and {{wp|A major}}. The updated composition in the remake is played in A flat major throughout, with no microtonality; this can be observed by switching from the music version from Modern to Classic through the System menu.

===''Mario and the Incredible Rescue''===
Midas River is a location in ''[[Mario and the Incredible Rescue]]''. Mario, [[Luigi]], and Toad pass through here to reach Tadpole Pond. They get there after falling off the waterfall, an event that later inspires Mario to compose a song on the flute called "Falling Down a Waterfall," which he plays for [[Toadofsky|Toadofski]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
MidasFall.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''
MidasRiver.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
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{{foreign names
|Jap=ワイン{{ruby|川|がわ}}くだり
|JapR=Wain-gawa Kudari
|JapM=Wine River Descent (waterfall)
|Jap2=ワイン{{ruby|川|がわ}}
|Jap2R=Wain-gawa
|Jap2M=Wine River (course)
|Jap3=ワイン{{ruby|川|がわ}}のほとり
|Jap3R=Wain-gawa no Hotori
|Jap3M=Wine River Bank (map)
|ChiS=红酒河漂流
|ChiSR=Hóngjiǔ hé piāoliú
|ChiSM=Wine River Drift (waterfall)
|ChiS2=红酒河
|ChiS2R=Hóngjiǔ hé
|ChiS2M=Wine River (course)
|ChiS3=红酒河边
|ChiS3R=Hóngjiǔ Hé Biān
|ChiS3M=Red Wine Riverside (map)
|ChiT=紅酒河順流
|ChiTR=Hóngjiǔ hé shùnliú
|ChiTM=Wine River Descent (waterfall)
|ChiT2=紅酒河
|ChiT2R=Hóngjiǔ hé
|ChiT2M=Wine River (course)
|ChiT3=紅酒河邊
|ChiT3R=Hóngjiǔ Hé Biān
|ChiT3M=Red Wine Riverside (map)
|Dut=Midas-Kanaal
|DutM=Midas Canal
|Fre=rivière Midas
|FreM=Midas river
|Ger=Fluss Krösus
|GerM=Croesus River
|Ita=Fiume Mida<ref>{{cite|language=it|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbZ0qNvu4mE|title=Uno sguardo approfondito a Super Mario RPG|author=NintendoItalia|date=November 13, 2023|accessdate=June 27, 2024}}</ref>
|ItaM=Midas River
|Kor=와인강 내려오기
|KorR=Wain Gang Naeryeo-ogi
|KorM=Wine River Descent (waterfall)
|Kor2=와인강
|Kor2R=Wain Gang
|Kor2M=Wine River (course)
|Kor3=와인강 둔치
|Kor3R=Wain Gang Dunchi
|Kor3M=Wine River Bank (map)
|Spa=Río Midas
|SpaM=Midas River
}}

==References==
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 ===''Mario and the Incredible Rescue''===
 Midas River is a location in ''[[Mario and the Incredible Rescue]]''. Mario, [[Luigi]], and Toad pass through here to reach Tadpole Pond. They get there after falling off the waterfall, an event that later inspires Mario to compose a song on the flute called "Falling Down a Waterfall," which he plays for [[Toadofsky|Toadofski]].
-==Field/Given Items==
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-!Original
-!Remake
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-|[[Frog Coin]]s
-|[[File:Frog Coin.png]]
-|<nowiki/>
-*Found in the waterfall portion of the area.
-*Automatically given after the player goes into the second cave after choosing to go left from the top of the waterfall.
-|[[File:Midas River (Frog Coin Waterfall 1).png]]<br>[[File:Midas River (Frog Coin Waterfall 2).png]]<br>[[File:Midas River (Frog Coin Waterfall 3).png]]<br>[[File:Midas River (Frog Coin Waterfall 4).png]]<br>[[File:Midas River (Frog Coin Cave).png]]
-|[[File:Midas River (Frog Coin Waterfall 1) (Switch).png|300px]]<br>[[File:Midas River (Frog Coin Waterfall 2) (Switch).png|300px]]<br>[[File:Midas River (Frog Coin Waterfall 3) (Switch).png|300px]]<br>[[File:Midas River (Frog Coin Waterfall 4) (Switch).png|300px]]<br>[[File:Midas River (Frog Coin Cave) (Switch).png|300px]]
-|-
-|[[Flower (Super Mario RPG)|Flowers]]
-|[[File:RPG Flower.png]]
-|<nowiki/>
-*Automatically given after the player goes into the first cave after choosing to go left from the top of the waterfall.
-*Automatically given after the player goes into the second cave after choosing to go right from the top of the waterfall.
-|[[File:Midas River (Flower 1).png]]<br>[[File:Midas River (Flower 2).png]]
-|[[File:Midas River (Flower 1) (Switch).png|300px]]<br>[[File:Midas River (Flower 2) (Switch).png|300px]]
-|-
-|[[Koopa_Shell#Super_Mario_RPG:_Legend_of_the_Seven_Stars|Koopa Shell]] (NokNok Shell in the original)<br>Frog Coins
-|[[File:RPG Bag.png]] [[File:Frog Coin.png]]
-|style="text-align:left"|'''Koopa Shell:''' Automatically given by the [[Toad_(species)#Super_Mario_RPG:_Legend_of_the_Seven_Stars|Toad]] at the end of the river after the player completes the waterfall and river events for the first time.<br>'''Frog Coins:''' One is given after Mario collects 60 or more coins during the events for the first time. Afterwards, every 70–99 coins award one Frog Coin, and 100 coins award five Frog Coins.
-|[[File:Midas River (NokNok Shell, Frog Coins).png]]
-|[[File:Midas River (Koopa Shell and Frog Coins).png|300px]]
-|-
-|[[Coin#Super_Mario_RPG:_Legend_of_the_Seven_Stars|Coins]]
-|[[File:SMRPGCoin.png]]
-|style="text-align:left"|After the player uses the secret entrance from [[Moleville]], all collected coins during this run are given to Mario after he reads the paper at the end of the river event.
-|[[File:Midas River (Coins).png]]
-|[[File:Midas River (Coins) (Switch).png|300px]]
-|-
-|[[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]] 2 Frog Coins
-|
-|style="text-align:left"|There are two additional Frog Coins to be found on the right side of the waterfall.
-|N/A
-|[[File:Midas River (Frog Coin Waterfall 5).png|300px]]<br>[[File:Midas River (Frog Coin Waterfall 6).png|300px]]
-|}
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