Editing Game Start A

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{{Theme infobox
|file=[[file:MB Arcade Start Theme.oga]]<br>"Game Start A" in the arcade version of ''Mario Bros.''
|composer=Unknown<!--Hirokazu Tanaka, Yukio Kaneoka (specific composer unknown)--><br>Original Composition by:<br>{{wp|Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart}}
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' ({{wp|Arcade video game|arcade}}) ([[List of games by date#1983|1983]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
}}
"'''Game Start A'''"<ref name=MB>''[[Game Sound Museum: Mario Bros. / Super Mario USA]]''</ref> is a musical theme from the {{wp|arcade video game|arcade}} version of ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' that plays when starting a new game. It is a brief arrangement of ''{{wp|Eine kleine Nachtmusik}}'', originally composed by {{wp|Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart}} in 1787.
==Arrangements==
===''Mario Bros.'' series===
====''Mario Bros.'' (NES)====
The [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] version of ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' features an arrangement of "Game Start A" that uses noticeably different {{wp|chiptune}} instrumentation compared to the arcade original that plays when starting a new game.

This arrangement is reused for the same purpose in the [[Nintendo PlayChoice-10]] version of ''Mario Bros.'', as well as ''[[Mario Bros. Returns]]'', ''[[Mario Bros.-e]]'', and ''[[Classic NES Series|Famicom Mini: Mario Bros.]]''

This arrangement returns alongside the [[Game Boy Advance]] ''Mario Bros.'' remake in ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'', ''[[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]]''. It is one of the only ''Mario Bros.'' themes to not receive a new 16-bit arrangement in these games.

This arrangement also returns in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and its [[Nintendo Switch]] port ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'', where it can be heard when starting a new game in ''[[Luigi Bros.]]'', the [[Luigi]]-themed remake of the NES version of ''Mario Bros.'' included to commemorate [[The Year of Luigi]].
{{media table
|file=MB NES Start Theme.oga
|title=Game Start A
|description=The arrangement heard in the NES version of ''Mario Bros.''
}}

====''Mario Bros.'' (Atari 5200)====
The {{wp|Atari 5200}} version of ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' features an arrangement of "Game Start A" that uses different {{wp|chiptune}} instrumentation and is raised to a higher pitch.

====''Mario Bros. Special''====
''[[Mario Bros. Special]]'' features a faster arrangement of "Game Start A" that uses harsher {{wp|chiptune}} instrumentation. Like in ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' the arrangement can be heard when starting a new game.

====''Punch Ball Mario Bros.''====
''[[Punch Ball Mario Bros.]]'' features an arrangement of "Game Start A" that uses similar {{wp|chiptune}} instrumentation as ''[[Mario Bros. Special]]'', but with a tempo more similar to the arcade original.

====''Mario Bros.'' (Commodore 64)====
The {{wp|Commodore 64}} version of ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' features an arrangement of "Game Start A" that uses significantly different {{wp|chiptune}} instrumentation with more {{wp|reverberation|reverb}}.

====''Mario Bros.'' (Atari 8-bit)====
The {{wp|Atari 8-bit}} version of ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' features an arrangement of "Game Start A" that uses {{wp|chiptune}} instrumentation similar to the arcade original, but it is slightly lower-quality and scratchier.

===''Mario Power Tennis''===
In ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' and its [[Wii]] port ''[[New Play Control!|New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis]]'', a {{wp|chiptune}} and {{wp|steel drum}} arrangement of "Game Start A" by [[Motoi Sakuraba]] plays during the intro of the [[Mario Classic Court]], which is heavily based on ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]''

===''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix''===
''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'' features an arrangement of "Game Start A" as a playable song titled "[[Underground Mozart]]". It includes {{wp|chiptune}} samples of the theme and sound effects from the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] version of ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'', as well as a {{wp|violin}} arrangement with {{wp|rock music|rock}} backing instrumentation of ''{{wp|Eine kleine Nachtmusik}}'' by {{wp|Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart}}, which "Game Start A" is based on. 
{{media table
|file=DDRMM Underground Mozart.oga
|title=Underground Mozart
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix''
}}

===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' features an arranged medley of "Game Start" and "[[Title BGM]]" by [[wikirby:Shogo Sakai|Shogo Sakai]] titled "Mario Bros." The arrangement is primarily played on the {{wp|electronic keyboard}}, but it also includes {{wp|chiptune}} samples and {{wp|rock music|rock}}-inspired backing instrumentation, as well as a brief {{wp|Symphony|symphonic}} bridge, which is likely a reference to the theme's origin as a piece of classical music, ''{{wp|Eine kleine Nachtmusik}}'' by {{wp|Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart}}. It can be played on the [[Mario Bros. (stage)|Mario Bros.]] stage. Interestingly, the arrangement is classified as a [[Nintendo]]-series track rather than a ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-series track.

The arrangement returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', where it can be played on the [[75m]] and [[Super Mario Maker (stage)|Super Mario Maker]] stages, and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', where it can be played on any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''-series and ''Super Mario''-series stage. Unlike ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', the arrangement is classified as a ''Super Mario''-series track in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.

===''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''===
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', a fast arrangement of the first nine notes of "Game Start A" played on brass instruments plays at the beginning of every KO Arena stage.

==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
{|class=sortable border=1 cellspacing=2 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%"
!Work
!System
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]''
|{{wp|Arcade video game|Arcade}}
|1983
|Original
|「ゲームスタートA」 (''{{hover|Gēmu Sutāto A|Game Start A}}'')<ref name=MB/>
|<!--Hirokazu Tanaka, Yukio Kaneoka (specific composer unknown)-->
|-
|''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]''
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]''
|1983
|Arrangement
|「ゲームスタートA」 (''{{hover|Gēmu Sutāto A|Game Start A}}'')<ref name=MB/>
|[[Yukio Kaneoka]]
|-
|''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]''
|{{wp|Atari 5200}}
|1984
|Arrangement
|「ゲームスタートA」 (''{{hover|Gēmu Sutāto A|Game Start A}}'')<ref name=MB/>
|
|-
|''[[Mario Bros. Special]]''
|{{wp|PC-8800 series|NEC PC-8801}}
|1984
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[Punch Ball Mario Bros.]]''
|NEC PC-8801
|1984
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]''
|[[Nintendo PlayChoice-10]]
|1986
|Past arrangement (''Mario Bros.'' [NES])
|「ゲームスタートA」 (''{{hover|Gēmu Sutāto A|Game Start A}}'')<ref name=MB/>
|Yukio Kaneoka
|-
|''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]''
|{{wp|Commodore 64}}
|1986
|Arrangement
|「ゲームスタートA」 (''{{hover|Gēmu Sutāto A|Game Start A}}'')<ref name=MB/>
|Fred Gray
|-
|''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]''
|{{wp|Atari 8-bit}}
|1988
|Arrangement
|「ゲームスタートA」 (''{{hover|Gēmu Sutāto A|Game Start A}}'')<ref name=MB/>
|
|-
|''[[Mario Bros. Returns]]''
|[[Family Computer Disk System]]
|1988
|Past arrangement (''Mario Bros.'' [NES])
|
|Yukio Kaneoka
|-
|''[[Super Mario Advance]]''
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|2001
|Past arrangement (''Mario Bros.'' [NES])
|
|Yukio Kaneoka
|-
|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]
|Game Boy Advance
|2001
|Past arrangement (''Mario Bros.'' [NES])
|
|Yukio Kaneoka
|-
|''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]
|Game Boy Advance
|2002
|Past arrangement (''Mario Bros.'' [NES])
|
|Yukio Kaneoka
|-
|''[[Mario Bros.-e]]''
|[[e-Reader]]
|2002
|Past arrangement (''Mario Bros.'' [NES])
|「ゲームスタートA」 (''{{hover|Gēmu Sutāto A|Game Start A}}'')<ref name=MB/>
|Yukio Kaneoka
|-
|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]
|Game Boy Advance
|2003
|Past arrangement (''Mario Bros.'' [NES])
|
|Yukio Kaneoka
|-
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''
|Game Boy Advance
|2003
|Past arrangement (''Mario Bros.'' [NES])
|
|Yukio Kaneoka
|-
|''[[Classic NES Series|Famicom Mini: Mario Bros.]]''
|Game Boy Advance
|2004
|Past arrangement (''Mario Bros.'' [NES])
|「ゲームスタートA」 (''{{hover|Gēmu Sutāto A|Game Start A}}'')<ref name=MB/>
|Yukio Kaneoka
|-
|''[[Mario Power Tennis]]''
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|2004
|Arrangement
|
|[[Motoi Sakuraba]]
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong/Donkey Kong Junior/Mario Bros.]]''
|Arcade
|2004
|Original
|「ゲームスタートA」 (''{{hover|Gēmu Sutāto A|Game Start A}}'')<ref name=MB/>
|<!--Hirokazu Tanaka, Yukio Kaneoka (specific composer unknown)-->
|-
|''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]''
|Nintendo GameCube
|2005
|Arrangement
|"Underground Mozart"
|
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|Wii
|2008
|Arrangement
|"Mario Bros."
|[[wikirby:Shogo Sakai|Shogo Sakai]]
|-
|''[[Mario Power Tennis#New Play Control! series|New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis]]
|Wii
|2009
|Past arrangement (''Mario Power Tennis'')
|
|Motoi Sakuraba
|-
|''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
|[[Wii U]]
|2013
|Past arrangement (''Mario Bros.'' (NES))
|
|Yukio Kaneoka
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
|Wii U
|2014
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'')
|"Mario Bros."
|Shogo Sakai
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|2018
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'')
|"Mario Bros."
|Shogo Sakai
|-
|''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''
|Nintendo Switch
|2021
|Past arrangement (''Mario Bros.'' (NES))
|
|Yukio Kaneoka
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''
|Nintendo Switch
|2023
|Arrangement
|
|<!--specific arranger unknown (Shiho Fujii, Sayako Doi, Chisaki Shimazu)-->
|}

===Albums===
{|class=sortable border=1 cellspacing=2 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%"
!Work
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|''[[Game Sound Museum: Mario Bros. / Super Mario USA]]''
|1983
|Original
|「ゲームスタートA～ミス～クリア」 (''{{hover|Gēmu Sutāto A ~ Misu ~ Kuria|Game Start A ~ Miss ~ Clear}}'')
|[[Yukio Kaneoka]]
|}

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