Editing Enemy Course (theme)

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{{Theme infobox
|composer=[[Koji Kondo]]
|file=[[File:Hammer Bros Battle Theme Super Mario Bros 3.oga]]<br>"Enemy Course" in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
}}
"'''Enemy Course'''"<ref name=Piano>''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Simplified Piano Solos]]''</ref> is a theme composed by [[Koji Kondo]] for ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' that plays during [[Enemy Course]] battles against [[Hammer Bro]]s, [[Boomerang Bro]]s, [[Fire Bro]]s, and [[Sledge Bro]]s, as well as in the game's Battle Mode.

==Reuses==
The following list does not include ports or remakes of ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.
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|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|The opening four notes play at the beginning of "Famicom Medley", which can be played on the [[Mario Bros. (stage)|Mario Bros.]] stage.
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''
|The theme plays in the Break Time! level [[Trottin' Piranha Plants (level)|Trottin' Piranha Plants]].<ref name=Gamescom>PPE PL (August 31, 2023). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkW4dJ5PF6c Super Mario Bros. Wonder - gameplay. Gamescom 2023]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved September 3, 2023.</ref>
|}

==Arrangements==
===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
Two arrangements of the theme can be heard throughout ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', as the show is based on ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.

===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario All-Stars''====
The ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' version of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' features a 16-bit arrangement of the theme; as with the original, it is heard in [[Enemy Course]]s. This arrangement is also used in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]''.

{{media table
|file=SMAS SMB3 Enemy Battle.oga
|title={{conjectural|Enemy Course}}
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Super Mario All-Stars''
}}

====''Super Mario Advance''====
''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' features a {{wp|chiptune}} arrangement of "Enemy Course" that can be heard during [[Battle Mode]] in the game's remake of ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' This arrangement returns alongside the ''Mario Bros.'' remake in ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'', ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'', ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''.

====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
An arrangement of "Enemy Course" by Taiju Suzuki similar to one heard in ''Super Mario All-Stars'' can be heard in [[Game Boy Advance]] remake of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. This version is more compressed than the ''Super Mario All-Stars'' version and uses different, lower-quality synthetic instruments.

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', a faithful arrangement of "Enemy Course" played on the {{wp|Electronic keyboard|keyboard}} with {{wp|Brass instrument|brass}}, {{wp|bass guitar}}, {{wp|Cowbell (instrument)|cowbell}}, and {{wp|drum kit}} accompaniment can be heard during the [[Enemy Course]] battles.

This arrangement is reused for Enemy Course battles in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''.

{{media table
|file=NSMBW Enemycourse.oga
|title=Enemy Course
|description=The arrangement heard in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
}}

====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
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In ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', after clearing the [[Trottin' Piranha Plants (level)|Trottin' Piranha Plants]] Break Time! level, the ending eight notes of the theme are played on the {{wp|glockenspiel}} as coins appear at the corresponding note positions on the staff, with the final note being a [[Wonder Seed]].<ref name=Gamescom/>

===''Paper Mario''===
''[[Paper Mario]]'' features an arrangement of "Enemy Course" by [[Yuka Tsujiyoko]] titled "'''Attack of the Koopa Bros.'''" in the game's [[Paper Mario Game Music Soundtrack CD|official soundtrack]]. As the name implies, it is heard when the player battles the [[Koopa Bros.]]
{{media table
|file=KoopaBrosAttack.oga
|title=Attack of the Koopa Bros.
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Paper Mario''
}}

===''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''===
''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' features a medley arrangement by [[bulbapedia:Shota Kageyama|Shota Kageyama]] of several themes from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' titled "Super Mario Bros. 3 Medley". It includes "Enemy Course" as well as the "[[Athletic Theme (Super Mario Bros. 3)|Athletic Theme]]", the level clear theme, [[Giant Land]]'s theme, and the "lost a life" fanfare. It can be played on the [[3D Land]] stage.

The arrangement also appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', where it can be played on the [[Mushroom Kingdom U]] and [[Super Mario Maker (stage)|Super Mario Maker]] stages, and returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', where it can be played on any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''-series and ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-series stage.

===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' features an arrangement of "Enemy Course" in "Level Complete", the film's credits theme.

===Other arrangements===
====Nintendo Live 2023====
Nintendo Live 2023 in {{wp|Seattle}}, {{wp|Washington (state)|Washington}}, [[United States of America|USA]] featured a live performance by the [[Super Mario Super Big Band]] of themes from various ''Super Mario'' games, including an arrangement of the "Enemy Course" portion of "Level Complete" from ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''.<ref name=NintendoLive2023>Hitbox Hero. [https://youtu.be/wxO8kd3j4R8?si=fiZZu-gdWlTRyVLu&t=2679 Nintendo Live 2023 - Super Mario Super Big Band uncut full show]. (September 3, 2023). ''YouTube''. Retrieved November 2, 2023.</ref>

==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
===Games===
{|class=sortable border=1 cellspacing=2 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse; width:100%"
!Work
!System
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|1988
|Original
|「敵バトル」 (''{{Hover|Teki Batoru|Enemy Battle}}'')<ref name=SMB3>''[[Game Sound Museum: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''</ref>
|[[Koji Kondo]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|1993
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]''
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System
|1994
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario All-Stars'')
|
|
|-
|''[[Paper Mario]]''
|[[Nintendo 64]]
|2000
|Arrangement
|"Attack of the Koopa Bros."<ref name=PM>''[[Paper Mario Game Music Soundtrack CD]]''</ref>
|[[Yuka Tsujiyoko]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario Advance]]''
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|2001
|Arrangement
|
|<!--Masami Yone, Kenichi Nishida (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
|Game Boy Advance
|2001
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario Advance'')
|
|<!--Masami Yone, Kenichi Nishida (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''
|Game Boy Advance
|2002
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario Advance'')
|
|<!--Masami Yone, Kenichi Nishida (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|rowspan=2|Game Boy Advance
|rowspan=2|2003
|Arrangement
|
|Taiju Suzuki
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario Advance'')
|
|<!--Masami Yone, Kenichi Nishida (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''
|Game Boy Advance
|2003
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario Advance'')
|
|<!--Masami Yone, Kenichi Nishida (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|[[Wii]]
|2008
|Original
|"Famicom Medley"
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
|Wii
|2009
|Arrangement
|"Enemy Course"<ref name=Piano/>
|[[Shiho Fujii]]<ref>[https://www.ymm.co.jp/p/detail.php?code=GTP01085336&dm=d&o=10#song やさしくひける New スーパーマリオブラザーズ Wii]. ''yamaha music media''. Retrieved July 25, 2023.</ref>
|-
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]''
|Wii
|2010
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario All-Stars'')
|
|
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|[[Wii U]]
|2012
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
|
|Shiho Fujii
|-
|''[[New Super Luigi U]]''
|Wii U
|2013
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
|
|Shiho Fujii
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U]]''
|Wii U
|2013
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
|
|Shiho Fujii
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|2014
|Arrangement
|"Super Mario Bros. 3 Medley"
|[[bulbapedia:Shota Kageyama|Shota Kageyama]]
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
|Wii U
|2014
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'')
|"Super Mario Bros. 3 Medley"
|Shota Kageyama
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|2018
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'')
|"Super Mario Bros. 3 Medley"
|Shota Kageyama
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''
|Nintendo Switch
|2019
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
|
|Shiho Fujii
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''
|rowspan=2|Nintendo Switch
|rowspan=2|2023
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|Arrangement
|
|
|}
===Film and television===
{|class=sortable border=1 cellspacing=2 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse; width:100%"
!Work
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|1990
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''
|2023
|Arrangement
|"Level Complete"
|[[Brian Tyler]]
|}
===Albums===
{|class=sortable border=1 cellspacing=2 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse; width:100%"
!Work
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|''[[Super Mario World (album)|Super Mario World]]''
|1991
|Original
|「敵バトル」 (''{{Hover|Teki Batoru|Enemy Battle}}'')
|[[Koji Kondo]]
|-
|''[[Paper Mario Game Music Soundtrack CD]]''
|2001
|Arrangement
|"Attack of the Koopa Bros."
|[[Yuka Tsujiyoko]]
|-
|''[[Game Sound Museum: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|2004
|Original
|「敵バトル」 (''{{Hover|Teki Batoru|Enemy Battle}}'')
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Famicom Sound History Series: Mario the Music]]''
|2004
|Original
|「アスレチックBGM～ワーニング～アスレチックBGM ハリーアップ！」<br>(''{{hover|Teki Batoru ~ Wāningu ~ Teki Batoru Harī Appu!|Enemy Battle ~ Warning ~ Enemy Battle Hurry Up!}}'')
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]''
|2023
|Arrangement
|"Level Complete"
|[[Brian Tyler]]
|}

===Other media===
{|class=sortable border=1 cellspacing=2 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse; width:100%"
!Work
!Format
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Simplified Piano Solos|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Simplified'' / ''Intermediate–Advanced Piano Solos'']]
|Book
|2010
|Arrangement
|"Enemy Course"
|Shinobu Amayake
|}
===Live performances===
{|class=sortable border=1 cellspacing=2 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse; width:100%"
!Event
!Year
!Location
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|Nintendo Live 2023
|2023
|{{wp|Seattle Convention Center}}, {{wp|Seattle}}, {{wp|Washington (state)|Washington}}, [[United States of America|USA]]
|Arrangement
|
|[[Super Mario Super Big Band]]
|}

==References==
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{{Themes}}
{{SMB3}}
[[Category:Recurring themes]]
[[Category:Super Mario Bros. 3]]