Editing Fortress Boss

{{about|the musical theme from [[Super Mario Bros. 3]]|the theme from [[Super Mario World]], also referred to as "Fortress Boss" in [[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]] and [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]|[[Koopalings BGM]]}}
{{Theme infobox
|composer=[[Koji Kondo]]
|file=[[File:Koopaling Battle Theme Super Mario Bros 3.oga]]<br>"Fortress Boss" in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]'' ([[List of games by date#2022|2022]])
}}
"'''Fortress Boss'''"<ref>Track name on [[Nintendo Music]]</ref><ref>''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' in-game name</ref> is a musical theme composed by [[Koji Kondo]] for [[Boom Boom]] and [[Koopalings|Koopaling]] battles in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. It has been rearranged for use as boss music in several games throughout the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise.

==Reuses==
The following list does not include ports or remakes of ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
!width=20%|Game
!width=80%|Description
|-
|''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' / ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''
|The "Boss Music" [[List of sound effects in Super Mario Maker|sound effect]] on ''Super Mario Bros. 3''-style courses plays this theme.
|-
|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
|The "Boss Music" [[List of sound effects in Super Mario Maker 2|sound effect]] on ''Super Mario Bros. 3''-style courses plays this theme.
|}

==Arrangements==
===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
Two arrangements of "Fortress Boss" 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''====
A 16-bit arrangement of "Fortress Boss" can be heard during ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Boom Boom and Koopaling battles in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'', as well as ''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]''.
{{media table
|file=SMAS SMB3 Fortress Boss.oga
|title={{Conjectural|Fortress Boss}}
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Super Mario All-Stars''
}}

====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
An arrangement of "Fortress Boss" 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.''====
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', an arrangement of "Fortress Boss" plays during [[Castle]] boss battles.
{{media table
|file=NSMB Music Castle Boss.oga
|title={{Conjectural|Castle Boss}}
|description=The arrangement heard in ''New Super Mario Bros.''
}}

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' features a new arrangement of "Fortress Boss" titled "'''Koopa Battle'''"<ref name=Piano>''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii Intermediate / Advanced Piano Solos]]''</ref> very similar to the arrangement heard in ''New Super Mario Bros.'' It can be heard during [[Koopaling]] [[Tower]] battles.

Two other themes in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' feature elements from "Fortress Boss". The intro of "Castle Boss Battle",<ref name=Piano/> which plays during Koopaling [[Castle]] battles, and the intro of the theme heard when fighting [[Bowser Jr.]] are both based on the intro of "Fortress Boss". 

"Koopa Battle" and "Castle Boss Battle" return for the same purpose in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''. The Bowser Jr. battle theme returns in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', ''New Super Luigi U'', and ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''. Only "Castle Boss Battle" returns for the same purpose in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', as the [[Reznor]]s use a rearrangement of the ''Super Mario World'' boss theme.
{{media table
|file1=New Super Mario Bros Wii Tower Boss.oga
|title1=Koopa Battle
|description1=The arrangement heard in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
|file2=NSMBW Castle Boss Theme.oga
|title2=Castle Boss Battle
|description2=The arrangement heard in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
|file3=NSMBW Bowser Jr Battle Theme.oga
|title3={{conjectural|Bowser Jr. Battle}}
|description3=The arrangement heard in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
}}

===''Mario Strikers'' series===
====''Mario Strikers Charged''====
In ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'', an arrangement of "Fortress Boss" is incorporated into [[Bowser]]'s theme.

====''Mario Strikers: Battle League''====
In ''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]'', if [[Lava Castle]] is chosen for both halves of the stadium, one of two themes will play during the match, with part of one of them being an arrangement of "Fortress Boss".

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', an arrangement of "Fortress Boss" is featured in the medley "Castle / Boss Fortress (Super Mario World / SMB 3)", along with "[[Castle (theme)|Castle]]" from ''[[Super Mario World]]''. It was arranged by Yusuke Takahama. The song can be played on the [[Luigi's Mansion (stage)|Luigi's Mansion]] stage, as well as when encountering [[False Character|False]] [[Princess Peach|Peach]] and/or [[Zelda]] in [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl#The Subspace Emissary|the Subspace Emissary]]. It was [[List of Super Smash Bros. Brawl pre-release and unused content|originally]] able to be played on the [[Delfino Plaza (stage)|Delfino Plaza]] stage,<ref>{{file link|Mymusic.jpg|Pre-release screenshot of Delfino Plaza's My Music menu in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''}}</ref> but it cannot in the final game. 

The arrangement returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', where it can be played on Luigi's Mansion stage as well as the [[Super Mario Maker (stage)|Super Mario Maker]] stage, and 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.
{{media table
|file=SSBB SMWCastleSMB3Boss.oga
|title=Castle / Boss Fortress (Super Mario World / SMB 3)
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''
}}

====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====
''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' features a new arrangement of "Fortress Boss" titled "'''Fortress Boss - Super Mario Bros. 3'''" arranged by Akihiro Honda. This arrangement also incorporates the world map themes of [[Ice Land]] and [[Dark Land]] before the piece loops. It can be played on any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''-series and ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-series stage.
{{media table
|file=SSBU Fortress Boss SMB3.oga
|title=Fortress Boss - Super Mario Bros. 3
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''
}}

===''Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games''===
In ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'', an arrangement of "Fortress Boss" is included in the music heard in [[Mario's Figure Skating Spectacular]].

===''Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit''===
In ''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]'', an arrangement of "Fortress Boss" is included in the theme that plays when [[Bowser Jr.]] and the [[Koopalings]] appear on the track.

==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
===Games===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!Work
!System
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|1988
|Original
|Fortress Boss
|[[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'')
|
|
|-
|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|2003
|Arrangement
|
|Taiju Suzuki
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|2006
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]''
|[[Wii]]
|2007
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|Wii
|2008
|Arrangement
|"Castle / Boss Fortress (Super Mario World / SMB 3)"
|Yusuke Takahama
|-
|rowspan=3|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
|rowspan=3|Wii
|rowspan=3|2009
|rowspan=3|Arrangement
|"Koopa Battle"<ref name=Piano/>
|
|-
|"Castle Boss Battle"<ref name=Piano/>
|[[Kenta Nagata]]<ref>[https://www.ymm.co.jp/p/detail.php?code=GTP01085336&dm=d#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 23, 2023.</ref>
|-
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|-
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]''
|Wii
|2010
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario All-Stars'')
|
|
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|2012
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
|
|Kenta Nagata
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|[[Wii U]]
|2012
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
|
|Kenta Nagata ''("Castle Boss Battle")''
|-
|''[[New Super Luigi U]]''
|Wii U
|2013
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
|
|Kenta Nagata ''("Castle Boss Battle")''
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U]]''
|Wii U
|2013
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
|
|Kenta Nagata ''("Castle Boss Battle")''
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]''
|Wii U
|2013
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
|Wii U
|2014
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'')
|"Castle / Boss Fortress (Super Mario World/SMB 3)"
|Yusuke Takahama
|-
|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
|Wii U
|2015
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''
|Nintendo 3DS
|2016
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Super Mario Run]]''
|{{wp|Android (operating system)|Android}}, {{wp|iOS}}
|2016
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
|
|Kenta Nagata ''("Castle Boss Battle")''
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|rowspan=2|2018
|Arrangement
|"Fortress Boss - Super Mario Bros. 3"
|Akihiro Honda
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'')
|"Castle / Boss Fortress - Super Mario World / SMB 3"
|Yusuke Takahama
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''
|Nintendo Switch
|2019
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
|
|Kenta Nagata ''("Castle Boss Battle")''
|-
|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
|Nintendo Switch
|2019
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]''
|Nintendo Switch
|2020
|Arrangement
|
|[[Ryo Nagamatsu]]
|-
|''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]''
|Nintendo Switch
|2022
|Arrangement
|
|
|}

===Film and television===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!Work
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|1990
|Arrangement
|
|[[Michael Tavera]]
|}

===Albums===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!Work
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|''[[Super Mario World (album)|Super Mario World]]''
|1991
|Original
|「砦のボス」 (''{{Hover|Toride no Bosu|Fortress Boss}}'')
|[[Koji Kondo]]
|-
|''[[Game Sound Museum: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|2004
|Original
|「砦のボス」 (''{{Hover|Toride no Bosu|Fortress Boss}}'')
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Famicom Sound History Series: Mario the Music]]''
|2004
|Original
|「砦のボス～ワーニング～砦のボス ハリーアップ！」<br>(''{{hover|Toride no Bosu ~ Wāningu ~ Toride no Bosu Harī Appu!|Fortress Boss ~ Warning ~ Fortress Boss Hurry Up!}}'')
|Koji Kondo
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.2: Loud Music]]''
|rowspan=2|2004
|Original
|「砦のボス」 (''{{Hover|Toride no Bosu|Fortress Boss}}'')
|Koji Kondo
|-
|Arrangement
|「砦のボス」 (''{{Hover|Toride no Bosu|Fortress Boss}}'')
|
|-
|''[[Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection]]''
|2005
|Original
|「砦のボス」 (''{{Hover|Toride no Bosu|Fortress Boss}}'')
|Koji Kondo
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Recurring themes]]
[[Category:Super Mario Bros. 3]]