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====''Mario Kart 64''====
====''Mario Kart 64''====
The title screen theme of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', titled "Mario Kart 64 Theme" in ''[[Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks]]'' and the ''[[Mario Kart 64: Greatest Hits Soundtrack]]'' and simply "Title" in the ''[[Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack]]'', mainly consists of an elongated arrangement of the first half of the ''Super Mario Kart'' theme and was arranged by [[Kenta Nagata]].
The title screen theme of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', titled "Mario Kart 64 Theme" in the game's [[Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks|official soundtrack]], mainly consists of an elongated arrangement of the first half of the ''Super Mario Kart'' theme and was arranged by [[Kenta Nagata]].


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====''Mario Kart Wii''====
====''Mario Kart Wii''====
An arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme is included in the music heard on the title screen of ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''.
An arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme is included in the music heard on the title screen of ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', named 「タイトル」(''Taitoru'', "Title") in the game's [[Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack|official soundtrack]].


====''Mario Kart 7''====
====''Mario Kart 7''====
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This arrangement returns in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', including the excerpt from ''Super Mario Kart''. It can be heard when [[Luigi]] appears in his [[kart]] before he drives [[Mario]] and [[Huey]] on Rainbow Road to [[Black Bowser's Castle]].
This arrangement returns in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', including the excerpt from ''Super Mario Kart''. It can be heard when [[Luigi]] appears in his [[kart]] before he drives [[Mario]] and [[Huey]] on Rainbow Road to [[Black Bowser's Castle]].
===''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix''===
''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'' features a {{wp|disco}} arrangement of the ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' version of "Super Mario Kart" as a playable song.


===''WarioWare D.I.Y. Showcase''===
===''WarioWare D.I.Y. Showcase''===
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===Other arrangements===
===Other arrangements===
====''Super Mario Compact Disco''====
A {{wp|Rapping|rap}} remix of the theme performed by the Ambassadors of Funk titled "Super Mario Kart" is included in the album ''[[Super Mario Compact Disco]]''.
A {{wp|Rapping|rap}} remix of the theme performed by the Ambassadors of Funk titled "Super Mario Kart" is included in the album ''[[Super Mario Compact Disco]]''.


====''Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit''====
A {{wp|funk}} arrangement of the "Mario Kart 64 Theme" simply named "'''title'''" 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.
A {{wp|funk}} arrangement of the "Mario Kart 64 Theme" simply named "'''title'''" 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.


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|Arrangement
|"Mario Kart 64 Theme"
|"Mario Kart 64 Theme"<ref name=MK64>''[[Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks]]''</ref>
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|''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]''
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|"Midnight Drive"
|<!--U1-ASAMi, Osamu Narita, Katsunori Takahashi, Ichiro Shimakura, Hideki Oka, Kenichi Yoshimoto (specific arranger unknown)-->
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|''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
|''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
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|2008
|2008
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
|「タイトル」(''Taitoru'')<ref>''[[Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack]]''</ref>
|「タイトル」(''Taitoru'')<ref name=MKW>''[[Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack]]''</ref>
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|rowspan=2|2014
|rowspan=2|2014
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|rowspan=2|Arrangement
|"Mario Kart 8"
|"Mario Kart 8"<ref name=MK8>''[[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack]]''</ref>
|[[Atsuko Asahi]]
|[[Atsuko Asahi]]
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|"Staff Credits"
|"Staff Credits"<ref name=MK8/>
|[[Ryo Nagamatsu]]
|[[Ryo Nagamatsu]]
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|rowspan=2|2017
|rowspan=2|2017
|rowspan=2|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart 8'')
|rowspan=2|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart 8'')
|"Mario Kart 8"
|"Mario Kart 8"<ref name=MK8/>
|Atsuko Asahi
|Atsuko Asahi
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|"Staff Credits"
|"Staff Credits"<ref name=MK8/>
|Ryo Nagamatsu
|Ryo Nagamatsu
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|''[[Super Mario Compact Disco]]''
|''[[Super Mario Compact Disco]]''
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|1993
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|Arrangement
|"Super Mario Kart"
|"Super Mario Kart"
|Ambassadors of Funk
|Ambassadors of Funk
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|1997
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|Arrangement
|"Title"
|「オープニング・タイトル」 (''{{hover|Ōpuningu Taitoru|Opening Title}}'')
|Kenta Nagata
|Kenta Nagata
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|2011
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
|"Title Screen"
|「タイトル」 (''{{hover|Taitoru|Title}}'')
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The title theme of Super Mario Kart

"Super Mario Kart"[1] is the title theme from Super Mario Kart that has become a recurring motif throughout the Mario Kart series. It was composed by Soyo Oka and has been a part of the title screen music of every mainline Mario Kart game.

Arrangements

Mario Kart series

Super Mario Kart

A few notes from the "Super Mario Kart" theme briefly play during the credits theme in Super Mario Kart.

Mario Kart 64

The title screen theme of Mario Kart 64, titled "Mario Kart 64 Theme" in the game's official soundtrack, mainly consists of an elongated arrangement of the first half of the Super Mario Kart theme and was arranged by Kenta Nagata.

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Mario Kart: Super Circuit

The title screen theme of Mario Kart: Super Circuit is also an elongated arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme, and includes the second half of the theme. Another arrangement plays during the Single Game Pak multiplayer.

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Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

An arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme is included in the music heard on the title screen of Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Mario Kart DS

An arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme is included in the music heard on the title screen of Mario Kart DS.

Mario Kart Wii

An arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme is included in the music heard on the title screen of Mario Kart Wii, named 「タイトル」(Taitoru, "Title") in the game's official soundtrack.

Mario Kart 7

An arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme is included in the music heard on the title screen of Mario Kart 7. Two more arrangements, one based on the original theme and the other based on the arrangement from Mario Kart 64, can be heard during the game's credits theme.

Mario Kart 8

The title screen theme of Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (titled after the base game in the official soundtrack) includes an arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme and was arranged by Atsuko Asahi. An arrangement of a few notes from the theme briefly plays during the "Staff Credits" theme, arranged by Ryo Nagamatsu.

This arrangement returns in Paper Mario: Color Splash, including the excerpt from Super Mario Kart. It can be heard when Luigi appears in his kart before he drives Mario and Huey on Rainbow Road to Black Bowser's Castle.

Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix

Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix features a disco arrangement of the Mario Kart 64 version of "Super Mario Kart" as a playable song.

WarioWare D.I.Y. Showcase

In WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase, an arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme plays during the Mario Kart microgame.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, a few notes from the "Super Mario Kart" theme can be heard in the track "Buckle Up".

Other arrangements

Super Mario Compact Disco

A rap remix of the theme performed by the Ambassadors of Funk titled "Super Mario Kart" is included in the album Super Mario Compact Disco.

Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit

A funk arrangement of the "Mario Kart 64 Theme" simply named "title" 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

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario Kart 1992 Original Soyo Oka
Mario Kart 64 1996 Arrangement "Mario Kart 64 Theme"[2] Kenta Nagata
Mario Kart: Super Circuit 2001 Arrangement
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! 2003 Arrangement
Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix 2005 Arrangement "Midnight Drive"
Mario Kart DS 2005 Arrangement Shinobu Nagata
Mario Kart Wii 2008 Arrangement 「タイトル」(Taitoru)[3]
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase 2009 Arrangement
Mario Kart 7 2011 Arrangement
Mario Kart 8 2014 Arrangement "Mario Kart 8"[4] Atsuko Asahi
"Staff Credits"[4] Ryo Nagamatsu
Paper Mario: Color Splash 2016 Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8)
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 2017 Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) "Mario Kart 8"[4] Atsuko Asahi
"Staff Credits"[4] Ryo Nagamatsu
The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2023 Arrangement "Buckle Up" Brian Tyler

Soundtracks

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario Compact Disco 1993 Arrangement "Super Mario Kart" Ambassadors of Funk
Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks 1997 Arrangement "Mario Kart 64 Theme" Kenta Nagata
Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack 1997 Arrangement 「オープニング・タイトル」 (Ōpuningu Taitoru) Kenta Nagata
Mario Kart 64: Greatest Hits Soundtrack 1997 Arrangement "Mario Kart 64 Theme" Kenta Nagata
Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit 1997 Arrangement "title" AKOUST
Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack 2011 Arrangement 「タイトル」 (Taitoru)
Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack 2015 Arrangement "Mario Kart 8" Atsuko Asahi
"Staff Credits" Ryo Nagamatsu
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 2023 Arrangement "Buckle Up" Brian Tyler

References

  1. ^ Super Mario Compact Disco
  2. ^ Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks
  3. ^ Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack
  4. ^ a b c d Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack
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Super Mario Kart
Playable characters Bowser • Donkey Kong Jr. • Koopa Troopa • Luigi • Mario • Princess • Toad • Yoshi
Courses Mushroom Cup Mario Circuit 1 • Donut Plains 1 • Ghost Valley 1 • Bowser Castle 1 • Mario Circuit 2
Flower Cup Choco Island 1 • Ghost Valley 2 • Donut Plains 2 • Bowser Castle 2 • Mario Circuit 3
Star Cup Koopa Beach 1 • Choco Island 2 • Vanilla Lake 1 • Bowser Castle 3 • Mario Circuit 4
Special Cup Donut Plains 3 • Koopa Beach 2 • Ghost Valley 3 • Vanilla Lake 2 • Rainbow Road
Battle courses Battle Course 1 • Battle Course 2 • Battle Course 3 • Battle Course 4
Items and objects Question Block items Banana Peel • Feather • Ghost • Green Shell • Lightning • Mushroom • Red Shell • Star
CPU-only items Egg • Fireball • Poison Mushroom
Miscellaneous items and objects Coin • Jump • Kart • Trophy • Zipper
Techniques Drift • Mini-Turbo • Hop • Rocket Start
Species, enemies, and obstacles Big Cheep Cheep • Bullet Bill • Gopher • Flopping Cheep Cheep • Lakitu • Oil slick • Super Thwomp • Thwomp • Warp Pipe
Miscellaneous Finish line • Gallery • Pre-release and unused content • Staff
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