Editing World 8 Map (Dark Land)

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{{about|the musical theme from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''|the world where this theme plays|[[Dark Land]]|other eighth worlds in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]] franchise|[[World 8]]}}
{{Theme infobox
|composer=[[Koji Kondo]]
|file=[[File:World 8 Theme Super Mario Bros 3.oga]]<br>"World 8 Map (Dark Land)" in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
}}
"'''World 8 Map (Dark Land)'''"<ref name=NMusic>[[Nintendo Music]]</ref> is a musical theme composed by [[Koji Kondo]] for ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. It plays in the overworld map for [[Dark Land]], the eight and final world of the game. A similar theme is played as the opening of "[[Bowser BGM]]" in ''[[Super Mario World]]''.

==Arrangements==
===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
An arrangement of "World 8 Map (Dark Land)" 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 "World 8 Map (Dark Land)" that is used for the same purpose as the original. This arrangement is reused for the same purposes in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]''.
{{media table
|file=SMAS SMB3 World 8 Map.oga
|title={{Conjectural|World 8 Map (Castle of Koopa)}}
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Super Mario All-Stars''
}}

====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
The [[Game Boy Advance]] remake of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', features an arrangement of "World 8 Map (Dark Land)" that is used for the same purpose as the original.

===''Mario Party'' series===
====''Mario Party''====
In the first ''[[Mario Party]]'', an arrangement of "World 8 Map (Dark Land)", titled "'''Dodging Danger'''" and composed by [[Yasunori Mitsuda]], plays in the minigames [[Skateboard Scamper]] and [[Piranha's Pursuit]].
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|file=MP Dodging Danger.oga
|title=Dodging Danger
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Mario Party''
}}

====''Mario Party Superstars''====
In ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'', an arrangement of "'''Dodging Danger'''", which in itself is an arrangement of "World 8 Map (Dark Land)", plays in the minigame Piranha's Pursuit.
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|file=MPS Dodging Danger.oga
|title=Dodging Danger
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Mario Party Superstars''
}}

===''Mario Kart DS''===
In ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', the background music that plays in [[Bowser Castle (Mario Kart DS)|Bowser Castle]] is loosely based on "World 8 Map (Dark Land)". This arrangement was composed by [[Shinobu Nagata]].
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|file=MKDS-Music-BowserCastle.oga
|title={{Conjectural|Bowser Castle}}
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Mario Kart DS''
}}

===''Super Paper Mario''===
In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', a metal arrangement of "World 8 Map (Dark Land)", titled "'''Bowser Battle'''", plays during [[Bowser]]'s boss fights.
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|file=SPM Bowser Battle.oga
|title=Bowser Battle
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Super Paper Mario''
}}

===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' features two arrangements of "World 8 Map (Dark Land)", both of which can be played on any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''-series and ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-series stage.

The first arrangement can be in heard "'''Fortress Boss - Super Mario Bros. 3'''", which, despite the name, is actually a medley arrangement of multiple themes from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', those being "[[Fortress Boss]]", "[[World 6 Map (Ice Land)]]", and "World 8 Map (Dark Land)".

The second arrangement of "World 8 Map (Dark Land)" is incorporated into "'''King Bowser - Super Mario Bros. 3'''", which is a metal arrangement of "[[King of the Koopas (theme)|King of the Koopas]]" from ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.

==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
|"World 8 Map (Dark Land)"<ref name=NMusic/>
|[[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'')
|
|
|-
|''[[Mario Party]]''
|[[Nintendo 64]]
|1998
|Arrangement
|"Dodging Danger"
|[[Yasunori Mitsuda]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|2003
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|2005
|Arrangement
|
|[[Shinobu Nagata]]
|-
|''[[Super Paper Mario]]''
|[[Wii]]
|2007
|Arrangement
|"Bowser Battle"
|
|-
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]''
|Wii
|2010
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario All-Stars'')
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|rowspan=2|2018
|rowspan=2|Arrangement
|"Fortress Boss - Super Mario Bros. 3"
|
|-
|"King Bowser - Super Mario Bros. 3"
|
|-
|''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''
|Nintendo Switch
|2021
|Arrangement
|"Dodging Danger"
|
|}

===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
|「マップ8ワールド」 (''{{hover|Mappu 8 Wārudo|Map 8 World}}'')
|[[Koji Kondo]]
|-
|''[[Game Sound Museum: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|2004
|Original
|「マップ8ワールド」 (''{{hover|Mappu 8 Wārudo|Map 8 World}}'')
|Koji Kondo
|}

==Names in other languages==
{{Foreign names
|Jpn=マップ8ワールド<ref>''[[Game Sound Museum: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''</ref>
|JpnR=Mappu 8 Wārudo
|JpnM=Map 8 World
}}

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