diff --git a/worlds/smw/Client.py b/worlds/smw/Client.py
index 9cf5a5fc..c2981eff 100644
--- a/worlds/smw/Client.py
+++ b/worlds/smw/Client.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ SMW_RECV_PROGRESS_ADDR = WRAM_START + 0x1F2B
 
 SMW_GOAL_LEVELS          = [0x28, 0x31, 0x32]
 SMW_INVALID_MARIO_STATES = [0x05, 0x06, 0x0A, 0x0C, 0x0D]
-SMW_BAD_TEXT_BOX_LEVELS  = [0x26, 0x02, 0x4B]
+SMW_BAD_TEXT_BOX_LEVELS  = [0x00, 0x26, 0x02, 0x4B]
 SMW_BOSS_STATES          = [0x80, 0xC0, 0xC1]
 SMW_UNCOLLECTABLE_LEVELS = [0x25, 0x07, 0x0B, 0x40, 0x0E, 0x1F, 0x20, 0x1B, 0x1A, 0x35, 0x34, 0x31, 0x32]
 
diff --git a/worlds/smw/Regions.py b/worlds/smw/Regions.py
index fa18d980..d37ad00e 100644
--- a/worlds/smw/Regions.py
+++ b/worlds/smw/Regions.py
@@ -834,7 +834,8 @@ def create_regions(world, player: int, active_locations):
                                               state.has(ItemName.super_star_active, player) and
                                               state.has(ItemName.progressive_powerup, player, 3)))
         add_location_to_region(world, player, active_locations, LocationName.valley_of_bowser_1_region, LocationName.valley_of_bowser_1_dragon)
-        add_location_to_region(world, player, active_locations, LocationName.valley_of_bowser_2_region, LocationName.valley_of_bowser_2_dragon)
+        add_location_to_region(world, player, active_locations, LocationName.valley_of_bowser_2_region, LocationName.valley_of_bowser_2_dragon,
+                               lambda state: state.has(ItemName.yoshi_activate, player))
         add_location_to_region(world, player, active_locations, LocationName.valley_of_bowser_3_region, LocationName.valley_of_bowser_3_dragon)
         add_location_to_region(world, player, active_locations, LocationName.valley_ghost_house_region, LocationName.valley_ghost_house_dragon,
                                lambda state: state.has(ItemName.p_switch, player))
diff --git a/worlds/smw/Rom.py b/worlds/smw/Rom.py
index b55e666c..d827c124 100644
--- a/worlds/smw/Rom.py
+++ b/worlds/smw/Rom.py
@@ -677,6 +677,22 @@ def handle_collected_paths(rom):
     rom.write_bytes(COLLECTED_PATHS_SUB_ADDR + 0x13, bytearray([0x6B]))                   # RTL
 
 
+def handle_vertical_scroll(rom):
+    rom.write_bytes(0x285BA, bytearray([0x22, 0x90, 0xBC, 0x03])) # JSL $03BC90
+
+    VERTICAL_SCROLL_SUB_ADDR = 0x01BC90
+    rom.write_bytes(VERTICAL_SCROLL_SUB_ADDR + 0x00, bytearray([0x4A]))       # LSR
+    rom.write_bytes(VERTICAL_SCROLL_SUB_ADDR + 0x01, bytearray([0x4A]))       # LSR
+    rom.write_bytes(VERTICAL_SCROLL_SUB_ADDR + 0x02, bytearray([0x4A]))       # LSR
+    rom.write_bytes(VERTICAL_SCROLL_SUB_ADDR + 0x03, bytearray([0x4A]))       # LSR
+    rom.write_bytes(VERTICAL_SCROLL_SUB_ADDR + 0x04, bytearray([0x08]))       # PHP
+    rom.write_bytes(VERTICAL_SCROLL_SUB_ADDR + 0x05, bytearray([0xC9, 0x02])) # CMP #02
+    rom.write_bytes(VERTICAL_SCROLL_SUB_ADDR + 0x07, bytearray([0xD0, 0x02])) # BNE +0x02
+    rom.write_bytes(VERTICAL_SCROLL_SUB_ADDR + 0x09, bytearray([0xA9, 0x01])) # LDA #01
+    rom.write_bytes(VERTICAL_SCROLL_SUB_ADDR + 0x0B, bytearray([0x28]))       # PLP
+    rom.write_bytes(VERTICAL_SCROLL_SUB_ADDR + 0x0C, bytearray([0x6B]))       # RTL
+
+
 def handle_music_shuffle(rom, world, player):
     from .Aesthetics import generate_shuffled_level_music, generate_shuffled_ow_music, level_music_address_data, ow_music_address_data
 
@@ -808,6 +824,8 @@ def patch_rom(world, rom, player, active_level_dict):
 
     handle_collected_paths(rom)
 
+    handle_vertical_scroll(rom)
+
     # Handle Level Shuffle
     handle_level_shuffle(rom, active_level_dict)