Mario Circuit (theme)

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"Mario Circuit"

"Mario Circuit" in Super Mario Kart
Composed by:
Soyo Oka
First appearance Super Mario Kart (1992)
Latest appearance Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2022)

"Mario Circuit"[1] is the theme from Super Mario Kart composed by Soyo Oka and used in Mario Circuit 1, Mario Circuit 2, Mario Circuit 3, and Mario Circuit 4. It has been reused and rearranged as those courses have returned throughout the Mario Kart series.

Reuses[edit]

The following list does not include ports and remakes of Super Mario Kart.

Game Description Music
Mario Kart Wii "Mario Circuit" plays on SNES Mario Circuit 3.
Super Mario Maker 2 The "Super Mario Kart" sound effect plays "Mario Circuit".

Arrangements[edit]

Mario Kart series[edit]

Mario Kart: Super Circuit[edit]

Mario Circuit 1, Mario Circuit 2, Mario Circuit 3, and Mario Circuit 4 all return as retro courses in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, along with a new arrangement of the "Mario Circuit" theme. This arrangement is similar to the original, but it adds some chiptune instrumentation and uses lower-quality synthetic instruments.

Icon of an audio speaker. SNES Mario Circuit - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart: Super Circuit
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Mario Kart DS[edit]

SNES Mario Circuit 1 returns as a retro course in Mario Kart DS along with an arrangement of the "Mario Circuit" theme very faithful to the original.

Icon of an audio speaker. SNES Mario Circuit 1 - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart DS
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Mario Kart 7[edit]

SNES Mario Circuit 2 returns as a retro course in Mario Kart 7 along with an arrangement of the "Mario Circuit" theme. This arrangement uses higher quality samples, but it is otherwise almost identical to the original.

This arrangement returns for this track as well as SNES Mario Circuit 1, SNES Mario Circuit 3, and RMX Mario Circuit 1 in Mario Kart Tour.

Icon of an audio speaker. SNES Mario Circuit 2 - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 7
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

SNES Mario Circuit 3 was added as a retro course to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in Wave 2 of the Booster Course Pass along with an arrangement of "Mario Circuit". This arrangement adds piano accompaniment and drum kit percussion to the theme, but it is otherwise almost identical to the original.

Icon of an audio speaker. SNES Mario Circuit 3 - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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Super Mario Kart: Doki Doki Race[edit]

A sped up arrangement of "Mario Circuit" plays in Super Mario Kart: Doki Doki Race when the karts are racing. An extra note is added at the end of the arrangement.

Itadaki Street series[edit]

Itadaki Street DS[edit]

An arrangement of "Mario Circuit" plays on the Mario Circuit board in Itadaki Street DS.

Icon of an audio speaker. マリオサーキット - The arrangement heard in Itadaki Street DS
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Fortune Street[edit]

Like in Itadaki Street DS, an arrangement of "Mario Circuit" plays on the Mario Circuit board in Fortune Street. This arrangement is only slightly altered from the Itadaki Street DS version.

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Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl features an electro house arrangement of the theme as a playable track, titled "Mario Circuit", and incorporates the starting grid countdown theme used to signal the start of the race in Super Mario Kart. It can be played on the Mario Circuit stage.

This arrangement returns in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, where it can be played on the same stage, and in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, now titled "Mario Circuit - Super Mario Kart", where it can be played on any Super Smash Bros.- and Mario Kart-series stage.

Icon of an audio speaker. Mario Circuit - The arrangement heard in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
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Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario 3D World[edit]

In Super Mario 3D World, an arrangement of "Mario Circuit" plays in the level Mount Must Dash, which is itself based on Super Mario Kart's versions of Mario Circuit.

This arrangement returns for the same level in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury.

Icon of an audio speaker. Mount Must Dash - The arrangement heard in Super Mario 3D World
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Super Mario Odyssey[edit]

In Super Mario Odyssey, an arrangement of "Mario Circuit" plays during the RC Car Challenge minigame in the Metro Kingdom. It is titled "RC Car" in the in-game Music List and "RC Car Challenge" in the Nintendo Music app.

Icon of an audio speaker. RC Car - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Odyssey
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List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario Kart Super Famicom / Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1992 Original Soyo Oka
Super Mario Kart: Doki Doki Race Arcade 1994 Arrangement
Mario Kart: Super Circuit Game Boy Advance 2001 Arrangement
Mario Kart DS Nintendo DS 2005 Arrangement Shinobu Tanaka
Itadaki Street DS Nintendo DS 2007 Arrangement
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Wii 2008 Arrangement "Mario Circuit" Yusuke Takahama
Mario Kart Wii Wii 2008 Original Soyo Oka
Fortune Street Wii 2011 Arrangement
Mario Kart 7 Nintendo 3DS 2011 Arrangement Soyo Oka
Super Mario 3D World Wii U 2013 Arrangement "Mount Must Dash"
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Wii U 2014 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) "Mario Circuit" Yusuke Takahama
Super Mario Odyssey Nintendo Switch 2017 Arrangement "RC Car" Shiho Fujii
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Switch 2018 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) "Mario Circuit - Super Mario Kart" Yusuke Takahama
Super Mario Maker 2 Nintendo Switch 2019 Original Soyo Oka
Mario Kart Tour Android, iOS 2019 Past arrangement (Mario Kart 7) Soyo Oka
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Nintendo Switch 2021 Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D World) "Mount Must Dash"
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo Switch 20221 Arrangement

1 - Added in Wave 2 of the Booster Course Pass on August 4, 2022

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack 2013 Arrangement "Mount Must Dash"

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese マリオサーキット[2]
Mario Sākitto
Mario Circuit

References[edit]