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"'''Super Star'''",<ref>''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'' [[Musée Champignon#Sound Gallery|Sound Gallery]]</ref> also known as "'''Starman'''",<ref>''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' Sound Test</ref> is a recurring musical theme usually played when a character is [[Invincible Mario|invincible]]. As such, it is tightly associated with the eponymous [[Super Star]] power-up. Composed by [[Koji Kondo]] for ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', it has since been arranged in numerous games.
"'''Invincibility BGM''',"<ref>[[Nintendo Music]]</ref> also known as "'''Super Star'''"<ref>''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'' [[Musée Champignon#Sound Gallery|Sound Gallery]]</ref> or "'''Starman''',"<ref>''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' Sound Test</ref> is a recurring musical theme usually played when a character is [[Invincible Mario|invincible]]. As such, it is tightly associated with the eponymous [[Super Star]] power-up. Composed by [[Koji Kondo]] for ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', it has since been arranged in numerous games.
 
==Composition==
==Composition==
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In ''Super Mario Bros.'', the theme plays while [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] is under the effects of the Starman (or in a [[Coin Heaven]] in the original version). As ''Super Mario Bros.'' is for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] and [[Family Computer]], the theme is orchestrated as {{wp|chiptune}}. Like in the [[Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)|Ground Theme]] from this game, the noise channel plays a {{wp|Swing (jazz performance style)#Swing as a rhythmic style|swing rhythm}}, in contrast to later arrangements that would use straight eighths.


In ''Super Mario Bros.'', the theme plays while [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] is under the effects of the Starman (or in a [[Coin Heaven]] in the original version). As ''Super Mario Bros.'' is for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] and [[Family Computer]], the theme is orchestrated as {{wp|chiptune}}. Like the [[Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)|Ground Theme]] from this game, the noise channel plays a {{wp|Swing (jazz performance style)#Swing as a rhythmic style|swing rhythm}}, in contrast to later arrangements which would use straight eighths.
The theme follows a cyclical {{wp|chord progression}} between the D {{wp|Minor seventh chord|minor seventh chord}} and C {{wp|Major seventh chord|major seventh chord}}. The main melody uses the seventh and {{wp|Root (chord)|root}} of these chords, whereas the {{wp|bassline}} uses the root and {{wp|Perfect fifth|fifth}}.
 
The theme follows a cyclical {{wp|chord progression}} between the D {{wp|Minor seventh chord|minor seventh}} and C {{wp|Major seventh chord|major seventh}} chords. The main melody uses the seventh and {{wp|Root (chord)|root}} of these chords, whereas the {{wp|bassline}} uses the root and {{wp|Perfect fifth|fifth}}.


==Reuses==
==Reuses==
In addition to ports and remakes of ''Super Mario Bros.'', the theme has been reused in many other games and other media:
In addition to ports and remakes of ''Super Mario Bros.'', the theme has been reused in many other games and other media:
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====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' introduces an arrangement that includes descending F major seventh and E minor seventh arpeggios. It is reused in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]'', ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. Additionally, the theme appears in an animation projected at Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo, during the 2019 New Year's celebration, when Mario collects a golden {{wp|Shiba Inu}} coin and transforms into {{conjectural|[[Shiba Inu Mario]]}} to defeat Bowser.<ref> ヒノッチ (@hinopika) (December 31, 2018). [https://twitter.com/hinopika/status/1079752906545471494 Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo 2019 New Year’s celebration (animation)]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved April 17, 2024.</ref>
''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' introduces an arrangement that includes descending F major seventh and E minor seventh arpeggios. It is reused in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]'', ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. Additionally, the theme appears in an animation projected at Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo, during the 2019 New Year's celebration, when Mario collects a golden {{wp|Shiba Inu}} coin and transforms into {{conjectural|[[Shiba Inu Mario]]}} to defeat Bowser.<ref>{{cite|language=ja|author=ヒノッチ (@hinopika)|date=December 31, 2018|url=x.com/hinopika/status/1079752906545471494|title=Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo 2019 New Year’s celebration (animation)|publisher=X|accessdate=April 17, 2024}}</ref>
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====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
In ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', a chiptune-inspired arrangement with a shaker plays while the [[Boost Mode]] player is under the effects of the [[Boost Star]]. This arrangement returns in ''New Super Luigi U'', but is absent in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' as Boost Mode was removed.
In ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', a chiptune-inspired arrangement with a shaker plays while the [[Boost Mode]] player is under the effects of the [[Boost Star]]. In this arrangement, one of the harmonies is absent until the theme starts speeding up. This arrangement returns in ''New Super Luigi U'', but is absent in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' as Boost Mode was removed.


In ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', ''New Super Luigi U'', and ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe'', the Super Star arrangement from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' has a new variation in which [[Baby Yoshi]]s sing along to the music. In ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'', the arrangement featuring both the Yoshi drums and Baby Yoshi vocals plays when Mario uses the Super Star in his Special Shot.
In ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', ''New Super Luigi U'', and ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe'', the Super Star arrangement from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' has a new variation in which [[Baby Yoshi]]s sing along to the music. In ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'', the arrangement featuring both the Yoshi drums and Baby Yoshi vocals plays when Mario uses the Super Star in his Special Shot.


====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''{{'}}s arrangement is played on synthesizers with strings audible in the background and speeds up when the invincibility is about to wear off. In a demo build of the game showcased during E3 2011, the melody more resembled the ''Super Mario Galaxy'' version, had a different echo effect, squelchy percussion was used in the introduction, and the speed-up occurred later.<ref>UltimatePisman (May 28, 2015). [https://youtu.be/N8CaDJZzjJY?t=42 Super Mario 3D Land: E3 2011 Beta]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 17, 2020.</ref><ref>[[tcrf:Proto:Super Mario 3D Land#Music Differences|Proto:''Super Mario 3D Land''#Music Differences]] on [[tcrf:|The Cutting Room Floor]]</ref>
''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''{{'}}s arrangement is played on synthesizers with strings audible in the background and speeds up when the invincibility is about to wear off. In a demo build of the game showcased during E3 2011, the melody more resembled the ''Super Mario Galaxy'' version, had a different echo effect, squelchy percussion was used in the introduction, and the speed-up occurred later.<ref>{{cite|language=en|timestamp=0:42|author=UltimatePisman|date=May 28, 2015|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20150819031416/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8CaDJZzjJY|title=''Super Mario 3D Land'': E3 2011 Beta|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=September 9, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=[[tcrf:Proto:Super Mario 3D Land#Music Differences|Proto:''Super Mario 3D Land''#Music Differences]]|publisher=[[tcrf:|The Cutting Room Floor]]|accessdate=September 9, 2024}}</ref>
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Two new arrangements appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' when a character is invincible: A Latin-style arrangement plays when the player collects a Super Star in a level and a digital synthesized arrangement plays during the [[Wonder Effect]] in [[Scram, Skedaddlers!]] and [[The Sugarstar Trial: Across the Night Sky]].<!--There might be another level or more with the same Wonder Effect.-->
Two new arrangements appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' when a character is invincible: A Latin-style arrangement plays when the player collects a Super Star in a level and a digital synthesized arrangement plays during the [[Wonder Effect]] in [[Scram, Skedaddlers!]] and [[The Sugarstar Trial: Across the Night Sky]].<!--There might be another level or more with the same Wonder Effect.-->


Additionally, an updated variant of "Metallic Mario" from ''Super Mario 64'' plays during the Wonder Effect in [[High-Voltage Gauntlet]] as the character takes on a metallic form.
Additionally, an updated variant of "Metallic Mario" from ''Super Mario 64'', titled "'''Zappy-Zone Wonder'''" on [[Nintendo Music]], plays during the Wonder Effect in [[High-Voltage Gauntlet]] as the character takes on a metallic form. "Metallic Mario"'s countermelody is also incorporated into the credits theme, which plays in the High-Voltage Gauntlet section.
 
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===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', anytime a character uses a Starman, an arrangement is played with an added beat and unique countermelody.
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', often when Mario turns into [[Fire Mario|Super Mario]] by grabbing a Fire Flower or a Starman, an arrangement is played with an added beat and unique countermelody.


===''Dr. Mario''===
===''Dr. Mario''===
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===''Super Mario World'' television series===
===''Super Mario World'' television series===
In ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' animated series, when Mario or Luigi uses a Starman, a slight arrangement is played that closely resembles the game's Starman theme.
In the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' animated series, when Mario or Luigi uses a Starman, a slight arrangement is played that closely resembles the game's Starman theme.
 
Additionally, an arrangement of the [[Star World]] theme can be heard in the episode, "[[Send in the Clown]]".


===''Mario Kart'' series===
===''Mario Kart'' series===
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====''Mario Kart Wii''====
====''Mario Kart Wii''====
A techno-styled arrangement with an audible percussion beat is used in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''.
A techno-styled arrangement with an audible percussion beat is used in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''. It is reused in the [[Nintendo DS]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' in various [[Dream Event|Dream Events]].
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====''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
====''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
A synthesized arrangement plays in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', with a whistle audible in the background. This arrangement returns in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' and plays during [[Frenzy]] mode. It is also reused in ''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]''.
A synthesized arrangement plays in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', with a whistle audible in the background. This arrangement returns in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' and plays during [[Frenzy]] mode. It is also reused in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'', ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]''.
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===''Mario Discovery'' series===
===''Mario Discovery'' series===
====''Mario is Missing!''====
====''Mario is Missing!''====
In all except the NES version of ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'', there are rearrangements of the Star World theme.
In the [[Mario is Missing! (PC)|PC and]] [[Mario is Missing! (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)|SNES versions of ''Mario is Missing!'']], there are rearrangements of the Star World theme.
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====''Mario's Time Machine''====
====''Mario's Time Machine''====
In ''[[Mario's Time Machine]]'' for the MS-DOS, the theme is arranged for the good and bad ending themes.
In the [[Mario's Time Machine (PC)|MS-DOS version of ''Mario's Time Machine'']], the theme is arranged for the good and bad ending themes.
 
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====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''====
====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''====
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'', a sound effect resembling the theme plays during the invincibility attack in the [[Bowser Memory ML]] boss fight. The sound effect returns in the [[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|remake]] virtually unchanged.
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'', a sound effect resembling the theme plays during the invincibility attack in the [[Bowser Memory M and Bowser Memory L]] boss fight. The sound effect returns in the [[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|remake]] virtually unchanged.
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====''Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge''====
====''Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge''====
The arrangement from ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars'' returns in ''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]'' virtually unchanged, and plays in the even-numbered levels in the [[Star World (Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge)|Star World]]. The Star World version from ''Super Mario World'' is also given a new arrangement that plays on the Star World map.
The arrangement from ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars'' returns in ''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]'' virtually unchanged, and plays in [[Star 2]], [[Star 4]], [[Star 6]], [[Star 8]], and [[Star 10]]. The Star World version from ''Super Mario World'' is also given a new arrangement that plays on the [[Star World (Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge)|Star World]] map.
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===Other arrangements===
===Other arrangements===
In the 1986 maxi-single "[[Super Mario Bros.: Mario Syndrome]]" by Bonus21, an arrangement of the song can be heard in the track 「マリオ・シンドローム」(''Mario Shidorōmu'', Mario Syndrome) at 1:51. It can also be heard in the second track of the album 「マリオ・シンドローム リミックス・バージョン」(''Mario Shidorōmu Rimikkusu Bājon'', Mario Syndrome: Remix Version) at 0:35, and then again at 2:18 with additional effects.
In the 1986 maxi-single "[[Super Mario Bros.: Mario Syndrome]]" by Bonus21, an arrangement of the song can be heard in the track 「マリオ・シンドローム」(''Mario Shidorōmu'', Mario Syndrome) at 1:51. It can also be heard in the second track of the album 「マリオ・シンドローム リミックス・バージョン」(''Mario Shidorōmu Rimikkusu Bājon'', Mario Syndrome: Remix Version) at 0:35, and then again at 2:18 with additional effects.
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A 1992 Japan-only popcorn machine developed by {{wp|Banpresto}} called ''Super Mario World Popcorn'' features the ''Super Mario Kart'' Starman theme, but pitched down.<ref>{{cite|author=Meeple channel|date=March 2, 2018|url=youtube.com/watch?v=66hXzTblvNA|language=ja|title=【ポップコーン販売機】スーパーマリオワールド ポップコーン|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=October 3, 2019}}</ref>
A 1992 Japan-only popcorn machine developed by {{wp|Banpresto}} called ''Super Mario World Popcorn'' features the ''Super Mario Kart'' Starman theme, but pitched down.<ref>Meeple channel (March 2, 2018). [https://youtube.com/watch?v=66hXzTblvNA 【ポップコーン販売機】スーパーマリオワールド ポップコーン]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 3, 2019.</ref>


In the 1993 album "[[Super Mario Compact Disco]]" by Ambassadors of Funk, an arrangement of the song can be heard in the track ''Invincible Mario''.
In the 1993 album "[[Super Mario Compact Disco]]" by Ambassadors of Funk, an arrangement of the song can be heard in the track ''Invincible Mario''.
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[[Super Nintendo World]] uses an edited version of the arrangement used in ''Super Mario 3D Land'', albeit sped up and with some new instrumentation added.<ref>{{cite|timestamp=26:40|url=youtu.be/aLgHNr2OwuQ?t=1600|title= SUPER NINTENDO WORLD: Ultimate FULL PARK TOUR Vlog|date=February 3, 2021|publisher=YouTube|language=en|author=Maction Planet|accessdate=September 9, 2024}}</ref>
[[Super Nintendo World]] uses an edited version of the arrangement used in ''Super Mario 3D Land'', albeit sped up and with some new instrumentation added.<ref>[https://youtu.be/aLgHNr2OwuQ?t=1600]</ref>


==Appearances in other media==
==Appearances in other media==
In the ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing (series)|Animal Crossing]]'' series, the Super Star furniture item plays the theme upon interacting with it, which plays indefinitely except in ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing: New Horizons|Animal Crossing: New Horizons]]'' until the player interacts with it again. From ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing|Animal Crossing]]'' to ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing: City Folk|Animal Crossing: City Folk]]'', it plays the ''Mario Kart 64'' arrangement; in ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing: New Leaf|Animal Crossing: New Leaf]]'', it plays the ''Super Mario 3D Land'' arrangement; and in ''New Horizons'', it plays the ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' arrangement complete with the chime that plays when the invincibility is about to run out.
In the ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing (series)|Animal Crossing]]'' series, the Super Star furniture item plays the theme upon interacting with it, which plays indefinitely except in ''{{iw|nookipedia|Animal Crossing: New Horizons}}'' until the player interacts with it again. From ''{{iw|nookipedia|Animal Crossing}}'' to ''{{iw|nookipedia|Animal Crossing: City Folk}}'', it plays the ''Mario Kart 64'' arrangement; in ''{{iw|nookipedia|Animal Crossing: New Leaf}}'', it plays the ''Super Mario 3D Land'' arrangement; and in ''New Horizons'', it plays the ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' arrangement complete with the chime that plays when the invincibility is about to run out.


In ''{{wp|Electroplankton}}'', one of the backing songs for the Beatnes is the original Starman theme.
In ''{{wp|Electroplankton}}'', one of the backing songs for the Beatnes is the original Starman theme.
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==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
===Games===
===Games===
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===Film and television===
===Film and television===
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===Other===
===Other===
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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"Invincibility BGM,"[1] also known as "Super Star"[2] or "Starman,"[3] is a recurring musical theme usually played when a character is invincible. As such, it is tightly associated with the eponymous Super Star power-up. Composed by Koji Kondo for Super Mario Bros., it has since been arranged in numerous games.

Composition[edit]

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In Super Mario Bros., the theme plays while Mario or Luigi is under the effects of the Starman (or in a Coin Heaven in the original version). As Super Mario Bros. is for the Nintendo Entertainment System and Family Computer, the theme is orchestrated as chiptune. Like in the Ground Theme from this game, the noise channel plays a swing rhythm, in contrast to later arrangements that would use straight eighths.

The theme follows a cyclical chord progression between the D minor seventh chord and C major seventh chord. The main melody uses the seventh and root of these chords, whereas the bassline uses the root and fifth.

Reuses[edit]

In addition to ports and remakes of Super Mario Bros., the theme has been reused in many other games and other media:

Game Description
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels reuses the soundtrack from Super Mario Bros.
Super Smash Bros. series Starting from Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the original theme replaces the arrangement heard in the previous two installments when a fighter collects a Super Star.
Mario Hoops 3-on-3 The theme is used when one of the characters is under the effect of the Super Star during a match.
Mario Clock The theme is available as one of three choices of alarm music, represented by a sprite of a Starman from Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker 2 The theme plays when the player collects a Super Star in the Super Mario Bros. style.
Paper Mario: The Origami King The original theme plays when Mario collects a Super Star while the Retro Soundbox accessory is equipped.

Arrangements[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Bros. Special[edit]

Super Mario Bros. Special uses a mostly faithful version of the theme; notably, the bassline descends to the fifth of the chord instead of ascending, and includes the major third.

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Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 2 uses an arrangement with PCM percussion samples, which, unlike the original theme, is not swung. This arrangement also returns in version 3.0.0 of Super Mario Maker 2, when a player grabs a Super Star in their SMB2 form, which is exclusive to the Super Mario Bros. style.

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Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

The arrangement in Super Mario Bros. 3 uses both the noise and PCM channels to represent a hi-hat and wood block or conga, respectively. It is reused in Super Mario Maker, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, and Super Mario Maker 2 in the Super Mario Bros. 3 game style.

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Super Mario World[edit]

Super Mario World plays the theme on a brass synthesizer and acoustic bass. Due to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System's increased number of audio channels, the melody is now voiced in block chords. The hi-hat is similar to the one from Super Mario Bros. 3. This arrangement is reused in Super Mario Maker, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, and Super Mario Maker 2 in the Super Mario World game style.

The theme is also the basis for the Star World map music, with a variation on the melody played over the same chord progression.

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Super Mario All-Stars[edit]

In Super Mario All-Stars, a single arrangement is used across all remakes.

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Super Mario 64[edit]

Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS use an arrangement titled "Powerful Mario" in the official soundtrack for Wing Mario, Vanish Mario and when a character rides or swims with a Koopa Shell. Another arrangement titled "Metallic Mario" is used for Metal Mario. "Powerful Mario" reuses the countermelody from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island's arrangement, and is itself reused in New Super Mario Bros., and Super Mario Maker while Mario is wearing the Mario costume and has Super Star invincibility. "Metallic Mario" has an original countermelody, and is reused in Super Mario Maker while Mario is wearing the Mario (Silver) or Mario (Gold) costume and has Super Star invincibility.

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Super Mario Bros. Deluxe[edit]

In Super Mario Bros. Deluxe, the theme bears much similarity to its original version. However, a new arrangement is used in the credits screen, introducing an original melody and chord progression that the original theme is reharmonized to fit.

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Super Mario Advance[edit]

In Super Mario Advance, the theme strongly resembles the version heard in Super Mario All-Stars.

There is also an additional version of the theme that plays in the Mario Bros. multiplayer battle mode and features the same drums as the theme from the original Super Mario Bros. 2.

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Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2[edit]

Compared to the version heard in the original Super Mario World, Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2's arrangement is much higher pitched. The Star World music also received an updated arrangement.

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Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Like Super Mario Advance's arrangement, the arrangement heard in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 resembles that of Super Mario All-Stars, except played on a higher octave.

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Super Mario 64 DS[edit]

Super Mario 64 DS introduces arrangements of "Powerful Mario" for while the player character is riding Hoot and while Mario has Floating Power. The minigames Bounce and Pounce and Bounce and Trounce use another variation as background music, where an electric piano takes over for both the melody and countermelody. This arrangement returns in New Super Mario Bros. for the latter minigame, as well as Balloon Racing, Jumping Brothers, and Jumping Sudden Death, and in the gallery of the Nintendo DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games.

In addition, there are two arrangements of "Metallic Mario" for while the player character is in Mega form and while Yoshi has Fire Power.

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Super Mario Galaxy[edit]

Super Mario Galaxy uses an arrangement with the countermelody from Yoshi's Island's arrangement for Rainbow Mario, which accelerates over time to reinforce that the power-up is temporary. The theme can also be heard in the background of the Fire Mario theme.

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New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. Wii introduces an arrangement that includes descending F major seventh and E minor seventh arpeggios. It is reused in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, New Super Mario Bros. 2, New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, Super Mario Maker, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition, Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, Super Mario Run, New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, and Super Mario Maker 2. Additionally, the theme appears in an animation projected at Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo, during the 2019 New Year's celebration, when Mario collects a golden Shiba Inu coin and transforms into Shiba Inu Mario to defeat Bowser.[4]

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In only New Super Mario Bros. Wii, New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, the music gains bongos and other percussion while one or more of the players is riding a Yoshi. If a Super Star is used from the inventory, a version with much quieter bass and no drums will play on top of the world map music.

In Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, during the fourth papercraft battle, the arrangement can be heard when Papercraft Yoshi obtains the Star power-up. This does not return in the Battle Ring version.

Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

Super Mario Galaxy 2 uses a slightly updated version of Super Mario Galaxy's arrangement with added cymbals.

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New Super Mario Bros. U[edit]

In New Super Mario Bros. U, a chiptune-inspired arrangement with a shaker plays while the Boost Mode player is under the effects of the Boost Star. In this arrangement, one of the harmonies is absent until the theme starts speeding up. This arrangement returns in New Super Luigi U, but is absent in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe as Boost Mode was removed.

In New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, the Super Star arrangement from New Super Mario Bros. Wii has a new variation in which Baby Yoshis sing along to the music. In Mario Golf: Super Rush, the arrangement featuring both the Yoshi drums and Baby Yoshi vocals plays when Mario uses the Super Star in his Special Shot.

Super Mario 3D Land[edit]

Super Mario 3D Land's arrangement is played on synthesizers with strings audible in the background and speeds up when the invincibility is about to wear off. In a demo build of the game showcased during E3 2011, the melody more resembled the Super Mario Galaxy version, had a different echo effect, squelchy percussion was used in the introduction, and the speed-up occurred later.[5][6]

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Super Mario 3D World[edit]

Super Mario 3D World uses an arrangement closely based on Super Mario 3D Land's version under the name "Super Star Sharing" in the original soundtrack. This arrangement returns in Super Mario Maker 2 for levels in the Super Mario 3D World style.

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Super Mario Run[edit]

In Super Mario Run, a techno arrangement plays after obtaining a Super Star in Remix 10 mode. The theme incorporates the countermelody originally heard in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder[edit]

Two new arrangements appear in Super Mario Bros. Wonder when a character is invincible: A Latin-style arrangement plays when the player collects a Super Star in a level and a digital synthesized arrangement plays during the Wonder Effect in Scram, Skedaddlers! and The Sugarstar Trial: Across the Night Sky.

Additionally, an updated variant of "Metallic Mario" from Super Mario 64, titled "Zappy-Zone Wonder" on Nintendo Music, plays during the Wonder Effect in High-Voltage Gauntlet as the character takes on a metallic form. "Metallic Mario"'s countermelody is also incorporated into the credits theme, which plays in the High-Voltage Gauntlet section.

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Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen![edit]

In Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!, there exists an arrangement known as "夢・夢・夢・・・" (roughly Dream, Dream, Dream... in English). It is mostly played using synth percussion instruments.

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show![edit]

In The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, often when Mario turns into Super Mario by grabbing a Fire Flower or a Starman, an arrangement is played with an added beat and unique countermelody.

Dr. Mario[edit]

In Dr. Mario for the Game Boy, the theme plays when the player achieves a clear combo of four.

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The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

In The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, when Mario or Luigi uses a Starman, a slight arrangement is played that is closely based on that of Super Mario Bros. 3.

Super Mario World television series[edit]

In the Super Mario World animated series, when Mario or Luigi uses a Starman, a slight arrangement is played that closely resembles the game's Starman theme.

Additionally, an arrangement of the Star World theme can be heard in the episode, "Send in the Clown".

Mario Kart series[edit]

Super Mario Kart[edit]

Super Mario Kart includes an arrangement of the theme that is played on piano, bass, and drum kit.

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Mario Kart 64[edit]

Mario Kart 64 features a latin-styled arrangement that includes a cuíca in the background.

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Mario Kart: Super Circuit[edit]

Mario Kart: Super Circuit uses an arrangement with a higher-pitched, slightly faster-paced main melody and a different bassline.

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Mario Kart: Double Dash!![edit]

Mario Kart: Double Dash!! features a Latin-styled arrangement with a cuíca played in the background, much like Mario Kart 64. It is reused in Mario Kart Arcade GP and Mario Kart Arcade GP 2, as well as the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games in Dream Race.

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Mario Kart DS[edit]

Mario Kart DS includes an electro-funk arrangement with the main melody played on strings and a unique bassline. It is reused in the Nintendo DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games in Dream Basketball, Dream Canoe, Dream Long Jump, and Dream Shooting.

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Mario Kart Wii[edit]

A techno-styled arrangement with an audible percussion beat is used in Mario Kart Wii. It is reused in the Nintendo DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games in various Dream Events.

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Mario Kart 7[edit]

In Mario Kart 7, steelpan-like instrumentation is used for the theme's main melody.

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Mario Kart Arcade GP DX[edit]

An electro arrangement with a heavy funk beat plays in Mario Kart Arcade GP DX.

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Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

A synthesized arrangement plays in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, with a whistle audible in the background. This arrangement returns in Mario Kart Tour and plays during Frenzy mode. It is also reused in Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit.

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Mario Discovery series[edit]

Mario is Missing![edit]

In the PC and SNES versions of Mario is Missing!, there are rearrangements of the Star World theme.

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Mario's Time Machine[edit]

In the MS-DOS version of Mario's Time Machine, the theme is arranged for the good and bad ending themes.

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Yoshi franchise[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island uses an arrangement of the theme titled 「パワフル赤ちゃん」 (Pawafuru Aka-chan, "Powerful Infant") in the official soundtrack that plays when Baby Mario becomes Superstar Mario and when playing Mini Battles. This arrangement introduces a countermelody that would later reappear in Super Mario 64 and numerous later games.

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Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]

In Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, the main melody of the theme uses a different instrument from the original Yoshi's Island arrangement.

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Yoshi Touch & Go[edit]

In Yoshi Touch & Go, an arrangement based on Yoshi's Island's arrangement plays when Baby Mario collects a Super Star in Time Attack mode, which speeds up when the invincibility is about to wear off.

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Yoshi's New Island[edit]

Yoshi's New Island uses a ukulele arrangement that plays the countermelody from Yoshi's Island's arrangement on glockenspiel.

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Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[edit]

In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, an arrangement of the Starman theme titled 「ごきげんスター」 (Gokigen Suta, "Happy Star") in the original soundtrack is used whenever Mario grabs a Star power-up. The arrangement name is localized as "Irrepressible Star" in the remake and also plays briefly during the Starry Shell Spike Triple Move.

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Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Super Smash Bros.[edit]

In Super Smash Bros., an arrangement plays when a fighter collects a Star. It is reused in Super Smash Bros. Melee.

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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, the theme is incorporated into three arrangements: "Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels Medley", "Egg Planet", and "Super Mario World Medley"; the last of which also includes the Star World theme, which directly precedes the Super Star theme.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the Super Star theme is incorporated into the "Electroplankton" arrangement due to the theme being featured in the Nintendo DS game of the same name.

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Mario Tennis series[edit]

Mario Tennis[edit]

In Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64, a fast-paced arrangement plays when a player collects a Star.

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Mario Power Tennis[edit]

A steelpan arrangement is used in Mario Power Tennis when a player collects a Star in Item Battle.

Paper Mario series[edit]

Paper Mario[edit]

In Paper Mario, a steel drum arrangement of the Starman theme plays whenever Mario circles the Candy Cane between Pleasant Path and the Koopa Bros. Fortress.

Another arrangement of this theme is more solemn with a mixed meter and can be heard when Mario and company finally travel to Bowser's Castle from Star Haven.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, a heavy synthesizer arrangement with a techno drum kit and timpani is used in Bowser's interludes while he is in Mega form from eating enough Meat.

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Super Paper Mario[edit]

Super Paper Mario uses an arrangement with an original countermelody, titled "An Unrivaled Battle", for when a character is in Mega form from using the Mega Star.

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Paper Mario: Sticker Star[edit]

Paper Mario: Sticker Star arranges the Super Star theme for standard Super Star invincibility, and later integrates it and the game's title theme into the music track for the final part of the fight with Bowser, featuring the countermelody from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island's arrangement. The invincibility theme uses a saxophone as the main instrument and organ for the countermelody.

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Paper Mario: Color Splash[edit]

In Paper Mario: Color Splash, an arrangement titled "Kickin' the Invincible" plays when Mario collects a Super Star. It is available on the Sacred Forest record at Prisma Museum.

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Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]

As with the previous two Paper Mario games, Paper Mario: The Origami King introduces a new arrangement for when Mario collects a Super Star, which incorporates the countermelody from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island with instruments commonly heard in many heavy metal songs. If a Super Star is collected while the Retro Soundbox is equipped, the Super Star theme from Super Mario Bros. plays instead.

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Mario Party series[edit]

Mario Party 3[edit]

In Mario Party 3, an arrangement plays in the mini-game Toadstool Titan/Mush Pit when a player is under the effect of a Super Mushroom. In Mario Party: The Top 100 and Mario Party Superstars, however, the arrangement is replaced by one of the Mega Mushroom themes due to the Super Mushroom being replaced by said item.

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Mario Party 6[edit]

In Mario Party 6, an arrangement titled "Old School" plays in Star Sprint mode when the player's character is under the effect of a Metal Mushroom.

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Mario Party: Island Tour[edit]

In Mario Party: Island Tour, an arrangement plays when a player uses a Super Star in Perilous Palace Path.

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Mario Party 10[edit]

In Mario Party 10, an arrangement of the Super Star theme known as "Defeat with Stars!" plays during the minigame Cheep Cheep Leap.

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Mario & Luigi series[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga[edit]

In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, an arrangement of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island's arrangement titled "It's My Turn" is used during the Star 'Stache Smash minigame. In the game's remake, however, an arrangement of "Do It Now!" from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam is used instead.

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Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story[edit]

In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, a sound effect resembling the theme plays during the invincibility attack in the Bowser Memory M and Bowser Memory L boss fight. The sound effect returns in the remake virtually unchanged.

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Donkey Konga[edit]

In Donkey Konga, the song "Super Mario Theme" has an arranged excerpt of the theme with the main motif played on flutes.

Mario Golf: Advance Tour[edit]

In Mario Golf: Advance Tour, a steelpan arrangement plays when the player hits a Super Star.

Mario Pinball Land[edit]

An arrangement with a drum beat plays in Mario Pinball Land when Mario collects a Super Star.

Mario Superstar Baseball[edit]

Mario Superstar Baseball features two arrangements, with one featuring jazz instrumentation and another following a techno style. The former arrangement is reused in Mario Super Sluggers.

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Mario Strikers series[edit]

Super Mario Strikers[edit]

Super Mario Strikers uses a disco-inspired arrangement which is reused in Mario Strikers Charged.

Mario Strikers: Battle League[edit]

Mario Strikers: Battle League uses a rock arrangement very loosely based on the version from Super Mario Strikers.

Tetris DS[edit]

In Tetris DS, a techno arrangement plays in multiplayer mode when a Starman is used. A music box arrangement also plays at the end of the credits theme, titled "CongraTetris" in the music menu.

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Mario Sports Mix[edit]

In Mario Sports Mix, a fully orchestrated arrangement with a unique countermelody plays when a Super Star is collected. A different, smaller-scale arrangement plays on Star Road, also with a unique countermelody.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong series[edit]

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem![edit]

An arrangement plays in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! in Mini Guide mode, with a new countermelody played on a glockenspiel. This arrangement returns in Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move when viewing the Gold Mini Mario toy in the Toy Collection, albeit less compressed and with more reverberation in the main melody.

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Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars[edit]

In Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars, an arrangement directly based on its previous installments' rendition plays in the all-Gold Mini Mario level B-24.

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Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge[edit]

The arrangement from Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars returns in Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge virtually unchanged, and plays in Star 2, Star 4, Star 6, Star 8, and Star 10. The Star World version from Super Mario World is also given a new arrangement that plays on the Star World map.

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Nintendo Land[edit]

In Nintendo Land, a chiptune-based arrangement featuring strings, ride cymbal, and synth bass is used in the Mario Chase mode when the Mario player has Super Star invincibility.

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NES Remix 2[edit]

In NES Remix 2, a techno remix of the Starman theme from Super Mario Bros. 3 plays in the invincibility challenges based on said game.

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Luigi's Mansion 3[edit]

A minor-key arrangement of the theme appears in the ScareScraper and ScreamPark modes in Luigi's Mansion 3. This arrangement uses an organ overlaid with a theremin to keep the theme fitting with the game's style of music.

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The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]

In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, scored by Brian Tyler, the theme is arranged in the tracks "Super Mario Bros. Opus", "Press Start", "King of the Koopas", and most notably "Superstars", which plays when Mario and Luigi use the Super Star's power to become invincible during the final battle with Bowser and his minions.

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Other arrangements[edit]

In the 1986 maxi-single "Super Mario Bros.: Mario Syndrome" by Bonus21, an arrangement of the song can be heard in the track 「マリオ・シンドローム」(Mario Shidorōmu, Mario Syndrome) at 1:51. It can also be heard in the second track of the album 「マリオ・シンドローム リミックス・バージョン」(Mario Shidorōmu Rimikkusu Bājon, Mario Syndrome: Remix Version) at 0:35, and then again at 2:18 with additional effects.

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I'll quest it is the night
I can't stop
I can't sleep
Save my princess

A 1992 Japan-only popcorn machine developed by Banpresto called Super Mario World Popcorn features the Super Mario Kart Starman theme, but pitched down.[7]

In the 1993 album "Super Mario Compact Disco" by Ambassadors of Funk, an arrangement of the song can be heard in the track Invincible Mario.

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Super Nintendo World uses an edited version of the arrangement used in Super Mario 3D Land, albeit sped up and with some new instrumentation added.[8]

Appearances in other media[edit]

In the Animal Crossing series, the Super Star furniture item plays the theme upon interacting with it, which plays indefinitely except in Animal Crossing: New Horizons until the player interacts with it again. From Animal Crossing to Animal Crossing: City Folk, it plays the Mario Kart 64 arrangement; in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, it plays the Super Mario 3D Land arrangement; and in New Horizons, it plays the New Super Mario Bros. Wii arrangement complete with the chime that plays when the invincibility is about to run out.

In Electroplankton, one of the backing songs for the Beatnes is the original Starman theme.

In the Japan-exclusive Just Dance Wii and the Wii version of Just Dance 3 (in which the song is downloadable content), the song "Just Mario" (whose artist is simply credited as "Ubisoft meets Nintendo") is a medley of remixes of the Ground Theme, invincibility theme, and Underground Theme from Super Mario All-Stars. The song returns in the Nintendo Switch version of Just Dance 2018, albeit with the themes fully arranged instead of remixed.

In the Wii U and Switch versions of Lego City Undercover, a brief clip of the New Super Mario Bros. Wii arrangement can be heard whenever the player builds a Super Star.

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work Year Type Credits
Super Mario Bros. 1985 Original Koji Kondo
Super Mario Bros. Special 1986 Arrangement
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels 1986 Original Koji Kondo
VS. Super Mario Bros. 1986 Original Koji Kondo
Super Mario Bros. 2 1988 Arrangement Koji Kondo
Super Mario Bros. 3 1988 Arrangement Koji Kondo
Dr. Mario (Game Boy) 1990 Arrangement Hirokazu Tanaka
Super Mario World 1990 Arrangement Koji Kondo
Super Mario Kart 1992 Arrangement Soyo Oka
Mario is Missing! 1992 Arrangement
Super Mario All-Stars 1993 Arrangement Soyo Oka
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island 1995 Arrangement Koji Kondo
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars 1996 Arrangement Yoko Shimomura
Super Mario 64 1996 Arrangement Koji Kondo
Mario Kart 64 1996 Arrangement Kenta Nagata
Super Smash Bros. 1999 Arrangement Hirokazu Ando
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe 1999 Original Koji Kondo
Arrangement
Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64) 2000 Arrangement Motoi Sakuraba
Paper Mario 2000 Arrangement Yuka Tsujiyoko
Mario Party 3 2000 Arrangement Ichiro Shimakura
Super Mario Advance 2001 Arrangement
Mario Kart: Super Circuit 2001 Arrangement
Super Smash Bros. Melee 2001 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros.) Hirokazu Ando
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 2001 Arrangement
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 2002 Arrangement Taiju Suzuki
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 2003 Arrangement Taiju Suzuki
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour 2003 Arrangement Motoi Sakuraba
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! 2003 Arrangement
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga 2003 Arrangement Yoko Shimomura
Donkey Konga 2003 Arrangement
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door 2004 Arrangement
Mario Pinball Land 2004 Arrangement
Mario Power Tennis 2004 Arrangement Motoi Sakuraba
Mario Party 6 2004 Arrangement
Super Mario 64 DS 2004 Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) Koji Kondo
Arrangement Kenta Nagata
Yoshi Touch & Go 2005 Arrangement
Mario Superstar Baseball 2005 Arrangement
Mario Kart Arcade GP 2005 Past arrangement (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)
Mario Kart DS 2005 Arrangement Shinobu Tanaka
Super Mario Strikers 2005 Arrangement
Tetris DS 2006 Arrangement
New Super Mario Bros. 2006 Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) Koji Kondo
Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 2007 Past arrangement (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)
Super Paper Mario 2007 Arrangement
Mario Strikers Charged 2007 Past arrangement (Super Mario Strikers)
Super Mario Galaxy 2007 Arrangement Mahito Yokota
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS) 2008 Past arrangement (Super Mario 64 DS) Kenta Nagata
Super Smash Bros. Brawl 2008 Original Koji Kondo
Mario Kart Wii 2008 Arrangement
Mario Super Sluggers 2008 Past arrangement (Mario Superstar Baseball)
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story 2009 Sound effect
Mario Clock 2009 Original Koji Kondo
New Super Mario Bros. Wii 2009 Arrangement
Super Mario Galaxy 2 2010 Arrangement Mahito Yokota
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! 2010 Arrangement Lawrence Schwedler
Mario Sports Mix 2010 Arrangement
Super Mario 3D Land 2011 Arrangement
Mario Kart 7 2011 Arrangement
New Super Mario Bros. 2 2012 Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)
Paper Mario: Sticker Star 2012 Arrangement
New Super Mario Bros. U 2012 Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)
Remix of past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)
Arrangement
Nintendo Land 2012 Arrangement Ryo Nagamatsu
Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move 2013 Past arrangement (Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!) Lawrence Schwedler
New Super Luigi U 2013 Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)
Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. U)
Super Mario 3D World 2013 Arrangement
Mario Party: Island Tour 2013 Arrangement
Yoshi's New Island 2014 Arrangement Masayoshi Ishi
NES Remix 2 2014 Remix
NES Remix Pack 2014 Past remix (NES Remix 2)
Mario Kart 8 2014 Arrangement Yasuaki Iwata
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS 2014 Original Koji Kondo
Ultimate NES Remix 2014 Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 3) Koji Kondo
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 2014 Original Koji Kondo
Arrangement Katsuro Tajima ("Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels Medley")
Hiroshi Okubo ("Super Mario World Medley")
Nobuko Toda ("Egg Planet")
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars 2015 Arrangement James Phillipsen
Mario Party 10 2015 Arrangement
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition 2015 Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)
Super Mario Maker 2015 Original Koji Kondo
Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 3)
Past arrangement (Super Mario World)
Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)
Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) Koji Kondo
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam 2015 Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)
Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge 2016 Past arrangement (Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars) James Phillipsen
Paper Mario: Color Splash 2016 Arrangement
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS 2016 Original Koji Kondo
Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 3)
Past arrangement (Super Mario World)
Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)
Super Mario Run 2016 Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)
20171 Arrangement
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 2017 Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) Yasuaki Iwata
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2018 Original Koji Kondo
Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. for Wii U) Katsuro Tajima ("Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels Medley")
Hiroshi Okubo ("Super Mario World Medley")
Nobuko Toda ("Egg Planet")
Arrangement Noriyuki Iwadare
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey 2018 Past sound effect (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe 2019 Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)
Super Mario Maker 2 2019 Original Koji Kondo
Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 3)
Past arrangement (Super Mario World)
Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)
Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D World)
20201 Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 2) Koji Kondo
Mario Kart Tour 2019 Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) Yasuaki Iwata
Luigi's Mansion 3 2019 Arrangement
Paper Mario: The Origami King 2020 Arrangement
Original Koji Kondo
Super Mario 3D All-Stars 2020 Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) Koji Kondo
Past arrangement (Super Mario Galaxy) Mahito Yokota
Super Mario Bros. 35 2020 Original Koji Kondo
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit 2020 Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) Yasuaki Iwata
Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. 2020 Original Koji Kondo
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury 2021 Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D World)
Mario Golf: Super Rush 2021 Past remix (New Super Mario Bros. U)
Mario Strikers: Battle League 2022 Arrangement
Super Mario Bros. Wonder 2023 Arrangement

1 - Added as downloadable content

Film and television[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen! 1986 Arrangement
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! 1989 Arrangement
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 1990 Arrangement Michael Tavera
Super Mario World 1991 Arrangement Michael Tavera
The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2023 Arrangement Brian Tyler

Other[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo 2019 New Year's animation 2018 Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 無敵BGM[9]
Muteki BGM 		Invincible BGM

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nintendo Music
  2. ^ Paper Mario: The Origami King Sound Gallery
  3. ^ Super Smash Bros. Melee Sound Test
  4. ^ ヒノッチ (@hinopika) (December 31, 2018). Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo 2019 New Year’s celebration (animation). X (Japanese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  5. ^ UltimatePisman (May 28, 2015). Super Mario 3D Land: E3 2011 Beta (0:42). YouTube (English). Archived August 19, 2015, 03:14:16 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  6. ^ Proto:Super Mario 3D Land#Music Differences. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  7. ^ Meeple channel (March 2, 2018). 【ポップコーン販売機】スーパーマリオワールド ポップコーン. YouTube (Japanese). Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  8. ^ Maction Planet (February 3, 2021). SUPER NINTENDO WORLD: Ultimate FULL PARK TOUR Vlog (26:40). YouTube (English). Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  9. ^ Famicom Sound History Series "Mario the Music". VGMdb (English). Retrieved September 3, 2019.
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Recurring themes
Donkey Kong series Donkey Kong Game Kaishi • 25m Theme • Hammer • Opening
Donkey Kong Jr. Game Start
Donkey Kong Country series Donkey Kong Country Simian Segue • Cranky's Theme • Aquatic Ambiance • Bonus Room Blitz • DK Island Swing • Gang-Plank Galleon • Forest Frenzy • Treetop Rock • Fear Factory
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Stickerbush Symphony
Donkey Kong Country Returns Mine Menace
Mario Bros. series Mario Bros. Game Start A • Title BGM
Super Mario series Super Mario Bros. 1-Up • Course Clear (Power Up) • Ending • Ground BGM (Game Over · Player Down) • Hurry Up • Castle BGM • Invincibility BGM • Underground BGM • Underwater BGM • World Clear
VS. Super Mario Bros. Business-Use Mario Name Entry
Super Mario Bros. 2 Player Select • Ground Theme • Underground Theme • Boss Theme
Super Mario Bros. 3 Airship Theme • Athletic Theme • Dark Land • Demon King Bowser • Enemy Course • Fortress • Fortress Boss • Ground Theme • Map 1 World • Map 2 World • Map 3 World • Map 4 World • Map 6 World • Spinning Slots • Toad House • Underwater Theme • Warp Zone Theme • Restored Fanfare • Lose a Life • Game Over
Super Mario Land Main Theme
Super Mario World Ending • Ground Theme (Athletic Theme • Bonus Men BGM • Castle • Obake Yashiki BGM) • P Switch • Star World • Title • The Evil King Koopa, Bowser • Fortress Boss
Super Mario 64 Inside the Castle Walls • Koopa's Road • Koopa's Theme • Super Mario 64 Main Theme (Slider) • Merry-Go-Round
Super Mario Sunshine Isle Delfino (Ricco Harbor)
New Super Mario Bros. BGM Tride • Main Theme • Mega Mario • P Switch
Super Mario Galaxy Egg Planet • Gusty Garden Galaxy • Overture • Rosalina in the Observatory • The Toad Brigade
Super Mario 3D Land Ground Theme • Beach Theme
New Super Mario Bros. U Ground Theme
Super Mario 3D World Super Bell Hill
Super Mario Odyssey Jump Up, Super Star!
Dr. Mario series Dr. Mario Chill • Fever
Mario Kart series Super Mario Kart Mario Circuit • SNES Rainbow Road • Super Mario Kart
Mario Kart 64 Luigi Raceway • Moo Moo Farm / Yoshi Valley • Kalimari Desert • N64 Rainbow Road
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! GCN Yoshi Circuit
Mario Kart DS DS Waluigi Pinball
Mario Kart Wii Wii Coconut Mall • Luigi Circuit/Mario Circuit
Yoshi franchise Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Athletic BGM • Flower Field BGM • Opening Melody
Yoshi's Story Yoshi's Song • Yoshi's Story
Luigi's Mansion series Luigi's Mansion Main Theme
Wario franchise WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! WarioWare, Inc. • Dr. Crygor • Pyoro
WarioWare: Touched! Ashley's Theme
Other Totaka's Song • Le Galop infernal d'Orphée aux Enfers
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Super Mario Bros. / Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels / Super Mario Bros. Deluxe
Characters Playable Mario • Luigi
Unplayable Mushroom King • Mushroom retainer • Princess Toadstool • Boo2 • Yoshi2
Worlds Super Mario Bros. World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6 • World 7 • World 8 • Hard Mode
The Lost Levels World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6 • World 7 • World 8 • World 9 • World A • World B • World C • World D
Misc. Coin Heaven • Minus World • Sub-area • Warp Zone
Items 1 up Mushroom • Coin • Fire Flower • Magic Mushroom • Poisonous Mushroom1,2 • Red Coin2 • Starman • Yoshi Egg2
Objects ? Block • 3-2-1 Block2 • Ax • Balance Scale • Beanstalk • Brick Block • Bridge • Buzzy shell • Cloud • Coral • Door1 • Dotted-Line Block2 • Face Block2 • Fireworks • Flagpole • Flimsy Lift • Hidden Block • Horsehair plant • Jumping board • Koopa shell • Lift • Pipe • POW Block3 • Small cloud • Staircase • Super Mushroom • Super Spring1,2 • Water • Wind1
Forms Fiery Mario • Invincible Mario • Regular Mario • Super Mario
Enemies and obstacles Bloober • Bottomless pit • Bowser's Brother1,2 • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle • Cheep-cheep • Enemy clone3 • Fire-Bar • Hammer Brother • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Koopa's fire • Lakitu • Lava • Little Goomba • Piranha Plant • Podoboo • Sky Blooper1,2 • Spike Trap2 • Spiny • Spiny's egg • Turtle Cannon
Bosses Bowser • Fake Bowser
Miscellaneous Gallery (The Lost Levels · Deluxe) • Glitches (The Lost Levels) • Media • Pre-release and unused content • References in later media • Staff (Deluxe) • Super Mario Bros.: Mario Syndrome
Related games All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros. • BS Super Mario Collection • Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. • Super Mario All-Stars (+ Super Mario World · Limited Edition) • Super Mario Bros. 35 • Super Mario Bros. Special • VS. Super Mario Bros.
1 Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
2 Super Mario Bros. Deluxe
3 Super Mario Bros. 35
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