Editing Luigi Raceway (theme)

{{about|the musical theme from [[Mario Kart 64]]|the theme from [[Mario Kart Wii]]|[[Luigi Circuit/Mario Circuit]]}}
{{Theme infobox
|composer=[[Kenta Nagata]]
|file=[[File:MK64-Music-Raceways.oga]]<br>"Luigi Raceway" in ''Mario Kart 64''
|key=C Mixolydian
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[Peach Tour]]) ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
}}
"'''Luigi Raceway'''"<ref name=MKW>''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' sound tests</ref>, also known as "'''3 Raceways/Wario Stadium'''"<ref name=MK64>''[[Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks]]''</ref> and "'''{{classic|N64|Royal Raceway}}''''"<ref name=MK8>''[[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack]]''</ref>, is the theme from ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' heard in [[N64 Luigi Raceway|Luigi Raceway]], [[N64 Mario Raceway|Mario Raceway]], [[N64 Royal Raceway|Royal Raceway]], and [[Wario Stadium]].

==Reuses==
The following list does not include ports or remakes of ''Mario Kart 64''.
{|border=1 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse; width:100%"
!width=20%|Game
!width=80%|Description
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
|The theme can be heard in {{classic-link|N64|Mario Raceway}}.
|-
|''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
|The theme can be heard in {{classic-link|N64|Luigi Raceway}}.
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|The theme can be heard in {{classic-link|N64|Royal Raceway}} (first added in the [[Peach Tour]]), {{classic|N64|Luigi Raceway}} (first added in the [[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2022)|2022 Mario vs. Luigi Tour]]), and {{classic|N64|Mario Raceway}} (first added in the [[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023)|2023 Mario vs. Luigi Tour]]).
|}

==Arrangements==
===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' features an arrangement of the theme as a playable track titled "'''Luigi Circuit'''". The beginning of the arrangement also features the starting grid fanfare used to signal the start of the race in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''. It can be played on the [[Figure-8 Circuit (stage)|Mario Circuit]] stage.

The arrangement returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', now titled "Luigi Raceway" where it can be played on the same stage, and in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', now titled "'''Luigi Raceway - Mario Kart 64'''", where it can be played on any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''- and ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]''-series stage.

{{media table
|file=SSBB Luigi Circuit.oga
|title=Luigi Circuit
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''
}}

===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart 7''====
''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' uses the original version of the theme from ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' for {{classic-link|N64|Luigi Raceway}}. However, when the player is driving at top speed while in first place, additional percussion is added to the theme's instrumentation.

{{media table
|file=MK7 N64 LuigiRaceway Frontrunning.oga
|title={{conjectural|{{classic|N64|Luigi Raceway}} (Frontrunning)}}
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Mario Kart 7''
}}

====''Mario Kart 8''====
In ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', a faithful arrangement of the theme can be heard in {{Classic-link|N64|Royal Raceway}}. The theme is likewise titled "{{classic|N64|Royal Raceway}}" in the game's [[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack|official soundtrack]]. Like in ''Mario Kart 7'', additional percussion is added to the theme's instrumentation when the player is driving at top speed while in first place.

The arrangement returns for the same course in the game's [[Nintendo Switch]] port, ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''.

{{media table
|file1=MK8-Music-N64-RoyalRaceway.oga
|title1={{classic|N64|Royal Raceway}}
|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Mario Kart 8''
|file2=WiiU N64 RoyalRaceway Frontrunning.oga
|title2={{conjectural|{{classic|N64|Royal Raceway}} (Frontrunning)}}
|description2=The arrangement heard in ''Mario Kart 8''
}}

===Other arrangements===
====''Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit''====
A unique {{wp|funk}} arrangement of the theme simply named "'''circuit'''" is included in the album ''[[Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit]]''. The arrangement is arranged and performed by AKOUST and mixes funk instrumentation with samples from the original arrangement as well as game sound effects and character voice samples.

==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 Kart 64]]''
|[[Nintendo 64]]
|1996
|Original
|"3 Raceways/Wario Stadium"<ref name=MK64/>
|[[Kenta Nagata]]
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|[[Wii]]
|2007
|Arrangement
|"Luigi Circuit"
|[[Yasufumi Fukuda]]
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
|Wii
|2008
|Original
|
|Kenta Nagata
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|rowspan=2|2011
|Original
|
|Kenta Nagata
|-
|Arrangement
|
|<!--Kenta Nagata, Satomi Terui (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
|rowspan=2|Wii U
|rowspan=2|2014
|Arrangement
|"{{classic|N64|Royal Raceway}}"<ref name=MK8/>
|rowspan=2|[[Yasuaki Iwata]]
|-
|Arrangement
|
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
|Wii U
|2014
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'')
|"Luigi Raceway"
|Yasufumi Fukuda
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|rowspan=2|2017
|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart 8'')
|"{{classic|N64|Royal Raceway}}"<ref name=MK8/>
|rowspan=2|Yasuaki Iwata
|-
|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart 8'')
|
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|Nintendo Switch
|2018
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'')
|"Luigi Raceway - Mario Kart 64"
|Yasufumi Fukuda
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|{{wp|Android (operating system)|Android}}
|rowspan=2|2020{{footnote|main|1}}
|rowspan=2|Original
|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2|Kenta Nagata
|-
|{{wp|iOS}}
|}
{{footnote|note|1|Added in the [[Peach Tour]]}}
===Soundtracks===
{|class=sortable border=1 cellspacing=2 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse; width:100%"
!Work
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|''[[Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks]]''
|1997
|Original
|"3 Raceways/Wario Stadium"
|[[Kenta Nagata]]
|-
|''[[Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack]]''
|1997
|Original
|「サーキット&ワリオスタジアム」 (''{{hover|Sākitto & Wario Sutajiamu|Circuit & Wario Stadium}}'')
|Kenta Nagata
|-
|''[[Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit]]''
|1997
|Arrangement
|"circuit"
|[[AKOUST]]
|-
|''[[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack]]''
|2015
|Arrangement
|"{{classic|N64|Royal Raceway}}"
|[[Yasuaki Iwata]]
|}

==References==
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{{Themes}}
{{MK64}}
[[Category:Recurring themes]]
[[Category:Mario Kart 64]]