World Clear
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"World Clear" in Super Mario Bros. | |
| Composed by: Koji Kondo | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. (1985) |
| Latest appearance | Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. (2020) |
"World Clear"[1] is a short musical fanfare composed for Super Mario Bros. by Koji Kondo. It plays whenever the player completes a castle course.
Reuses[edit]
| Game | Description |
|---|---|
| VS. Super Mario Bros. / All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros. / Super Mario Bros. Deluxe / Classic NES Series: Super Mario Bros. / Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. | These remakes of Super Mario Bros. reuse the original soundtrack for the same purposes, including "World Clear". |
| Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels | This game reuses the soundtrack from Super Mario Bros. for the same purposes, including "World Clear". |
| Mario Calculator | If the answer equals the player's birthday according to their regional date format (e.g. August 4th would be "804" in North America and "408" in Europe and Australia), a text saying "Your Birthday" is displayed next to the result and the flagpole sound effect and "World Clear" play. |
| Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS / Super Mario Maker 2 | "Course Clear" plays when the player completes a castle-themed course in the Super Mario Bros. style. |
| Super Mario Bros. 35 | "World Clear" plays when the player places first in a match. |
Arrangements[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario Bros. Special[edit]
Like in Super Mario Bros., "World Clear" plays in Super Mario Bros. Special whenever the player completes a castle level, though this arrangement is much choppier, is slowed down significantly, and uses harsher chiptune instrumentation than the original.
 World Clear - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Bros. Special | File info |
Super Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)[edit]
The Crystal Screen Game & Watch version of Super Mario Bros. features a very short arrangement of "World Clear."
This arrangement is also used in the special-edition Game & Watch, New Wide Screen Game & Watch, and Mini Classics releases of Super Mario Bros.
| World Clear - The arrangement heard in the Game & Watch version of Super Mario Bros. | File info 0:03 |
Super Mario All-Stars[edit]
Super Mario All-Stars features an enhanced 16-bit arrangement of "World Clear" in Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels whenever the player completes a castle level.
This arrangement returns for the same purpose in Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World and Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition.
| World Clear - The arrangement heard in Super Mario All-Stars | File info |
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
In Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, two arrangements of "World Clear" can be heard: the first plays when the player defeats Bowser in World 8-
Bowser's Castle, replacing the standard world complete jingle in the original NES and Super Mario All-Stars versions, while the second plays at the end of the e-Reader card level Classic World 1-4, a recreation of World 1-4 from Super Mario Bros. The former arrangement has a slower tempo whereas the latter's is much similar to the original.
| Bowser Defeated - The slower arrangement heard in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 | File info 0:12 |
| Classic World 1-4 Clear - The faster arrangement heard in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 | File info 0:08 |
New Super Mario Bros.[edit]
In New Super Mario Bros., an arrangement of "World Clear" plays after the player completes the final battle with Bowser in World 8-
Bowser's Castle.
| Final Bowser Defeated - The arrangement heard in New Super Mario Bros. | File info 0:07 |
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
Pre-release footage of Super Mario Galaxy dating back to E3 2006 shows that collecting a Power Star was originally going to play an arrangement of "World Clear".[2]
New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]
In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, an arrangement of "World Clear" plays after the player defeats Giant Bowser in World 8-
Bowser's Castle. This arrangement is reused in New Super Mario Bros. 2, New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U.
| Bowser Defeated - The arrangement heard in New Super Mario Bros. Wii | File info 0:13 |
Super Mario Bros. Wonder[edit]
In Super Mario Bros. Wonder, an arrangement of "World Clear" titled "Castle Bowser Demolished"[3] plays after the player defeats Castle Bowser in The Final Battle! Bowser's Rage Stage.
| Castle Bowser Demolished - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Bros. Wonder | File info 0:15 |
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show![edit]
An arrangement of "World Clear" often plays whenever Mario transforms into Super Mario by grabbing a Fire Flower or a Starman.
| Power-Up - The arrangement heard in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! | File info 0:06 |
Mario Hoops 3-on-3[edit]
In Mario Hoops 3-on-3, an abbreviated arrangement of the end of "World Clear" plays whenever the slot machine in Jr. Street has three symbols appear in a row or diagonally.
Mario Kart Arcade GP 2[edit]
In Mario Kart Arcade GP 2, an arrangement of "World Clear" plays following the end credits, on a screen encouraging the player to collect 4,000 Mario Coins.
| World Clear Fanfare - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 | File info 0:10 |
Itadaki Street series[edit]
Itadaki Street DS[edit]
In Itadaki Street DS, an orchestral arrangement of "World Clear" plays following the conclusion of a Super Mario-themed board.
| ワールドクリアファンファーレ→エンディング - The arrangement heard in Itadaki Street DS | File info 0:30 |
Fortune Street[edit]
Like Itadaki Street DS, an orchestral arrangement of "World Clear" plays in Fortune Street following the conclusion of a Super Mario-themed board.
| Winner (Super Mario) - The arrangement heard in Fortune Street | File info 0:30 |
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Bros. | Nintendo Entertainment System | 1985 | Original | "World Clear"[1] | Koji Kondo |
| VS. Super Mario Bros. | VS. System | 1986 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels | Family Computer Disk System | 1986 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Super Mario Bros. | Game & Watch (Crystal Screen) | 1986 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario Bros. Special | NEC PC-88, Sharp X1, Samsung SPC-1500 | 1986 | Arrangement | ||
| All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros. | Family Computer Disk System | 1986 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Super Mario Bros. | Game & Watch (Special Edition) | 1987 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. [Game & Watch (Crystal Screen)]) | ||
| Super Mario Bros. | Game & Watch (New Wide Screen) | 1988 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. [Game & Watch (Crystal Screen)]) | ||
| Super Mario All-Stars | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1993 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario Bros. | Mini Classics | 1998 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. [Game & Watch (Crystal Screen)]) | ||
| Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1994 | Past arrangement (Super Mario All-Stars) | ||
| Super Mario Bros. Deluxe | Game Boy Color | 1999 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 | Game Boy Advance | 2003 | Arrangement | ||
| Classic NES Series: Super Mario Bros. | Game Boy Advance | 2004 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| New Super Mario Bros. | Nintendo DS | 2006 | Arrangement | ||
| Mario Hoops 3-on-3 | Nintendo DS | 2006 | Arrangement | ||
| Itadaki Street DS | Nintendo DS | 2007 | Arrangement | ||
| Mario Calculator | Nintendo DSi | 2009 | Original | ||
| New Super Mario Bros. Wii | Wii | 2009 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition | Wii | 2010 | Past arrangement (Super Mario All-Stars) | ||
| Fortune Street | Wii | 2011 | Arrangement | ||
| New Super Mario Bros. 2 | Nintendo 3DS | 2012 | Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | ||
| New Super Mario Bros. U | Wii U | 2012 | Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | ||
| New Super Luigi U | Wii U | 2013 | Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | ||
| New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U | Wii U | 2013 | Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | ||
| Super Mario Maker | Wii U | 2015 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe | Nintendo Switch | 2019 | Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | ||
| Super Mario Maker 2 | Nintendo Switch | 2019 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. | Game & Watch | 2020 | Original | Koji Kondo |
Film and television[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! | 1989 | Arrangement |
Albums[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Famicom Music | 1986 | Original | "SUPER MARIO BROS." | Koji Kondo |
| FAMICOM 20TH ANNIVERSARY ORIGINAL SOUND TRACKS VOL.1 | 2004 | Original | 「クッパを倒したときのファンファーレ」 (Kuppa o Taoshita Toki no Fanfāre) | Koji Kondo |
| Game Sound Museum: Super Mario Bros. | 2004 | Original | 「クッパを倒したときのファンファーレ」 (Kuppa o Taoshita Toki no Fanfāre) | Koji Kondo |
| Famicom Sound History Series: Mario the Music | 2004 | Original | 「クッパを倒したときのファンファーレ」 (Kuppa o Taoshita Toki no Fanfāre) | Koji Kondo |
| Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection | 2005 | Original | 「ワールドクリア ファンファーレ」 (Wārudo Kuria Fanfāre) | Koji Kondo |
| Super Mario History 1985-2010 | 2010 | Original | "World Clear" | Koji Kondo |
| Nintendo FAMICOM MUSIC | 2013 | Original | 「ワールドクリア ファンファーレ」 (Wārudo Kuria Fanfāre) | Koji Kondo |
Other media[edit]
| Work | Format | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAMICOM 20TH ANNIVERSARY GAMEMUSIC DVD | DVD | 2004 | Original | 「クッパを倒した時のファンファーレ」 (Kuppa o Taoshita Toki no Fanfāre) | Koji Kondo |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ワールドクリアファンファーレ[4] Wārudo kuria fanfāre |
World Clear Fanfare | |
| Italian | Mondo completato[5] | World clear |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Super Mario History 1985-2010 tracklist
- ^ Forest of Illusion (February 7, 2021). TMK | Nintendo E3 2006 - Super Mario Galaxy (2) (11:48). YouTube (American English). Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ^ Nintendo Music
- ^ Itadaki Street DS sound test
- ^ Super Mario History 1985-2010 track list on Nintendo.it
