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|composer=Unknown<!--Hirokazu Tanaka, Yukio Kaneoka (specific composer unknown)--><br>Original Composition by:<br>{{wp|Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart}}
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|first_appearance=''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' ({{wp|Arcade video game|arcade}}) ([[List of games by date#1983|1983]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
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"'''Game Start A'''"<ref name=MB>''[[Game Sound Museum: Mario Bros. / Super Mario USA]]''</ref> is a musical theme from the {{wp|arcade video game|arcade}} version of ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' that plays when starting a new game. It is a brief arrangement of ''{{wp|Eine kleine Nachtmusik}}'', originally composed by {{wp|Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart}} in 1787.
"'''Game Start A'''"<ref name=MB>''[[Game Sound Museum: Mario Bros. / Super Mario USA]]''</ref> is a musical theme from the {{wp|arcade video game|arcade}} version of ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' that plays when starting a new game. It is a brief arrangement of ''{{wp|Eine kleine Nachtmusik}}'', originally composed by {{wp|Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart}} in 1787.
==Arrangements==
==Arrangements==
===''Mario Bros.'' series===
===''Mario Bros.'' series===
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The [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] version of ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' features an arrangement of "Game Start A" that uses noticeably different {{wp|chiptune}} instrumentation compared to the arcade original that plays when starting a new game.
The [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] version of ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' features an arrangement of "Game Start A" that uses noticeably different {{wp|chiptune}} instrumentation compared to the arcade original that plays when starting a new game.


This arrangement is reused for the same purpose in the [[Nintendo PlayChoice-10]] version of ''Mario Bros.'', as well as ''[[Kaettekita Mario Bros.]]'', ''[[Mario Bros.-e]]'', and ''[[Classic NES Series|Famicom Mini: Mario Bros.]]''
This arrangement is reused for the same purpose in the [[Nintendo PlayChoice-10]] version of ''Mario Bros.'', as well as ''[[Mario Bros. Returns]]'', ''[[Mario Bros.-e]]'', and ''[[Classic NES Series|Famicom Mini: Mario Bros.]]''


This arrangement returns alongside the [[Game Boy Advance]] ''Mario Bros.'' remake in ''[[Super Mario Advance]]''; its sequels ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'', ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''; and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. It is one of the only ''Mario Bros.'' themes to not receive a new 16-bit arrangement in these games.
This arrangement returns alongside the [[Game Boy Advance]] ''Mario Bros.'' remake in ''[[Super Mario Advance]]''; its sequels ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'', ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''; and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. It is one of the only ''Mario Bros.'' themes to not receive a new 16-bit arrangement in these games.


This arrangement also returns in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and its [[Nintendo Switch]] port ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'', where it can be heard when starting a new game in ''[[Luigi Bros.]]'', the [[Luigi]]-themed remake of the NES version of ''Mario Bros.'' included to commemorate [[The Year of Luigi]].
This arrangement also returns in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and its [[Nintendo Switch]] port ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'', where it can be heard when starting a new game in ''[[Luigi Bros.]]'', the [[Luigi]]-themed remake of the NES version of ''Mario Bros.'' included to commemorate [[The Year of Luigi]].
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===''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix''===
===''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix''===
''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'' features an arrangement of "Game Start A" as a playable song titled "[[Underground Mozart]]". It includes {{wp|chiptune}} samples of the theme and sound effects from the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] version of ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'', as well as a {{wp|violin}} arrangement with {{wp|rock music|rock}} backing instrumentation of ''{{wp|Eine kleine Nachtmusik}}'' by {{wp|Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart}}, which "Game Start A" is based on.  
''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'' features an arrangement of "Game Start A" as a playable song titled "[[Underground Mozart]]". It includes {{wp|chiptune}} samples of the theme and sound effects from the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] version of ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'', as well as a {{wp|violin}} arrangement with {{wp|rock music|rock}} backing instrumentation of ''{{wp|Eine kleine Nachtmusik}}'' by {{wp|Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart}}, which "Game Start A" is based on.  
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The arrangement returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', where it can be played on the [[75m]] and [[Super Mario Maker (stage)|Super Mario Maker]] stages, and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', where it can be played on any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''-series and ''Super Mario''-series stage. Unlike ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', the arrangement is classified as a ''Super Mario''-series track in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.
The arrangement returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', where it can be played on the [[75m]] and [[Super Mario Maker (stage)|Super Mario Maker]] stages, and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', where it can be played on any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''-series and ''Super Mario''-series stage. Unlike ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', the arrangement is classified as a ''Super Mario''-series track in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.
===''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''===
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', a fast arrangement of the first nine notes of "Game Start A" played on brass instruments plays at the beginning of every KO Arena stage.


==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
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|[[Nintendo PlayChoice-10]]
|[[Nintendo PlayChoice-10]]
|1986
|1986
|Past arrangement (''Mario Bros.'' (NES))
|Past arrangement (''Mario Bros.'' [NES])
|「ゲームスタートA」 (''{{hover|Gēmu Sutāto A|Game Start A}}'')<ref name=MB/>
|「ゲームスタートA」 (''{{hover|Gēmu Sutāto A|Game Start A}}'')<ref name=MB/>
|Yukio Kaneoka
|Yukio Kaneoka
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|
|-
|-
|''[[Kaettekita Mario Bros.]]''
|''[[Mario Bros. Returns]]''
|[[Family Computer Disk System]]
|[[Family Computer Disk System]]
|1988
|1988
|Past arrangement (''Mario Bros.'' (NES))
|Past arrangement (''Mario Bros.'' [NES])
|
|
|Yukio Kaneoka
|Yukio Kaneoka
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|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|2001
|2001
|Past arrangement (''Mario Bros.'' (NES))
|Past arrangement (''Mario Bros.'' [NES])
|
|
|Yukio Kaneoka
|Yukio Kaneoka
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|Game Boy Advance
|Game Boy Advance
|2001
|2001
|Past arrangement (''Mario Bros.'' (NES))
|Past arrangement (''Mario Bros.'' [NES])
|
|
|Yukio Kaneoka
|Yukio Kaneoka
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|Game Boy Advance
|Game Boy Advance
|2002
|2002
|Past arrangement (''Mario Bros.'' (NES))
|Past arrangement (''Mario Bros.'' [NES])
|
|
|Yukio Kaneoka
|Yukio Kaneoka
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|[[e-Reader]]
|[[e-Reader]]
|2002
|2002
|Past arrangement (''Mario Bros.'' (NES))
|Past arrangement (''Mario Bros.'' [NES])
|「ゲームスタートA」 (''{{hover|Gēmu Sutāto A|Game Start A}}'')<ref name=MB/>
|「ゲームスタートA」 (''{{hover|Gēmu Sutāto A|Game Start A}}'')<ref name=MB/>
|Yukio Kaneoka
|Yukio Kaneoka
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|Game Boy Advance
|Game Boy Advance
|2003
|2003
|Past arrangement (''Mario Bros.'' (NES))
|Past arrangement (''Mario Bros.'' [NES])
|
|
|Yukio Kaneoka
|Yukio Kaneoka
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|Game Boy Advance
|Game Boy Advance
|2003
|2003
|Past arrangement (''Mario Bros.'' (NES))
|Past arrangement (''Mario Bros.'' [NES])
|
|
|Yukio Kaneoka
|Yukio Kaneoka
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|Game Boy Advance
|Game Boy Advance
|2004
|2004
|Past arrangement (''Mario Bros.'' (NES))
|Past arrangement (''Mario Bros.'' [NES])
|「ゲームスタートA」 (''{{hover|Gēmu Sutāto A|Game Start A}}'')<ref name=MB/>
|「ゲームスタートA」 (''{{hover|Gēmu Sutāto A|Game Start A}}'')<ref name=MB/>
|Yukio Kaneoka
|Yukio Kaneoka
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|[[Motoi Sakuraba]]
|[[Motoi Sakuraba]]
|-
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong/Donkey Kong Jr./Mario Bros.]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong/Donkey Kong Junior/Mario Bros.]]''
|Arcade
|Arcade
|2004
|2004
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|[[wikirby:Shogo Sakai|Shogo Sakai]]
|[[wikirby:Shogo Sakai|Shogo Sakai]]
|-
|-
|''[[New Play Control!|New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis]]
|''[[Mario Power Tennis#New Play Control! series|New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis]]
|Wii
|Wii
|2009
|2009
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|-
|''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''
|''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|Nintendo Switch
|2021
|2021
|Past arrangement (''Mario Bros.'' (NES))
|Past arrangement (''Mario Bros.'' (NES))
|
|
|Yukio Kaneoka
|Yukio Kaneoka
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''
|Nintendo Switch
|2023
|Arrangement
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|<!--specific arranger unknown (Shiho Fujii, Sayako Doi, Chisaki Shimazu)-->
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===Soundtracks===
===Albums===
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"Game Start A"

"Game Start A" in the arcade version of Mario Bros.
Composed by:
Unknown
Original Composition by:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
First appearance Mario Bros. (arcade) (1983)
Latest appearance Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023)

"Game Start A"[1] is a musical theme from the arcade version of Mario Bros. that plays when starting a new game. It is a brief arrangement of Eine kleine Nachtmusik, originally composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1787.

Arrangements[edit]

Mario Bros. series[edit]

Mario Bros. (NES)[edit]

The NES version of Mario Bros. features an arrangement of "Game Start A" that uses noticeably different chiptune instrumentation compared to the arcade original that plays when starting a new game.

This arrangement is reused for the same purpose in the Nintendo PlayChoice-10 version of Mario Bros., as well as Mario Bros. Returns, Mario Bros.-e, and Famicom Mini: Mario Bros.

This arrangement returns alongside the Game Boy Advance Mario Bros. remake in Super Mario Advance; its sequels Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, and Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3; and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. It is one of the only Mario Bros. themes to not receive a new 16-bit arrangement in these games.

This arrangement also returns in Super Mario 3D World and its Nintendo Switch port Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, where it can be heard when starting a new game in Luigi Bros., the Luigi-themed remake of the NES version of Mario Bros. included to commemorate The Year of Luigi.

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Mario Bros. (Atari 5200)[edit]

The Atari 5200 version of Mario Bros. features an arrangement of "Game Start A" that uses different chiptune instrumentation and is raised to a higher pitch.

Mario Bros. Special[edit]

Mario Bros. Special features a faster arrangement of "Game Start A" that uses harsher chiptune instrumentation. Like in Mario Bros. the arrangement can be heard when starting a new game.

Punch Ball Mario Bros.[edit]

Punch Ball Mario Bros. features an arrangement of "Game Start A" that uses similar chiptune instrumentation as Mario Bros. Special, but with a tempo more similar to the arcade original.

Mario Bros. (Commodore 64)[edit]

The Commodore 64 version of Mario Bros. features an arrangement of "Game Start A" that uses significantly different chiptune instrumentation with more reverb.

Mario Bros. (Atari 8-bit)[edit]

The Atari 8-bit version of Mario Bros. features an arrangement of "Game Start A" that uses chiptune instrumentation similar to the arcade original, but it is slightly lower-quality and scratchier.

Mario Power Tennis[edit]

In Mario Power Tennis and its Wii port New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis, a chiptune and steel drum arrangement of "Game Start A" by Motoi Sakuraba plays during the intro of the Mario Classic Court, which is heavily based on Mario Bros.

Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix[edit]

Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix features an arrangement of "Game Start A" as a playable song titled "Underground Mozart". It includes chiptune samples of the theme and sound effects from the NES version of Mario Bros., as well as a violin arrangement with rock backing instrumentation of Eine kleine Nachtmusik by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, which "Game Start A" is based on.

Audio.svg Underground Mozart - The arrangement heard in Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix
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Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl features an arranged medley of "Game Start" and "Title BGM" by Shogo Sakai titled "Mario Bros." The arrangement is primarily played on the electronic keyboard, but it also includes chiptune samples and rock-inspired backing instrumentation, as well as a brief symphonic bridge, which is likely a reference to the theme's origin as a piece of classical music, Eine kleine Nachtmusik by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It can be played on the Mario Bros. stage. Interestingly, the arrangement is classified as a Nintendo-series track rather than a Super Mario-series track.

The arrangement returns in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, where it can be played on the 75m and Super Mario Maker stages, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where it can be played on any Super Smash Bros.-series and Super Mario-series stage. Unlike Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the arrangement is classified as a Super Mario-series track in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder[edit]

In Super Mario Bros. Wonder, a fast arrangement of the first nine notes of "Game Start A" played on brass instruments plays at the beginning of every KO Arena stage.

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Mario Bros. Arcade 1983 Original 「ゲームスタートA」 (Gēmu Sutāto A)[1]
Mario Bros. Nintendo Entertainment System 1983 Arrangement 「ゲームスタートA」 (Gēmu Sutāto A)[1] Yukio Kaneoka
Mario Bros. Atari 5200 1984 Arrangement 「ゲームスタートA」 (Gēmu Sutāto A)[1]
Mario Bros. Special NEC PC-8801 1984 Arrangement
Punch Ball Mario Bros. NEC PC-8801 1984 Arrangement
Mario Bros. Nintendo PlayChoice-10 1986 Past arrangement (Mario Bros. [NES]) 「ゲームスタートA」 (Gēmu Sutāto A)[1] Yukio Kaneoka
Mario Bros. Commodore 64 1986 Arrangement 「ゲームスタートA」 (Gēmu Sutāto A)[1] Fred Gray
Mario Bros. Atari 8-bit 1988 Arrangement 「ゲームスタートA」 (Gēmu Sutāto A)[1]
Mario Bros. Returns Family Computer Disk System 1988 Past arrangement (Mario Bros. [NES]) Yukio Kaneoka
Super Mario Advance Game Boy Advance 2001 Past arrangement (Mario Bros. [NES]) Yukio Kaneoka
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 Game Boy Advance 2001 Past arrangement (Mario Bros. [NES]) Yukio Kaneoka
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 Game Boy Advance 2002 Past arrangement (Mario Bros. [NES]) Yukio Kaneoka
Mario Bros.-e e-Reader 2002 Past arrangement (Mario Bros. [NES]) 「ゲームスタートA」 (Gēmu Sutāto A)[1] Yukio Kaneoka
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Game Boy Advance 2003 Past arrangement (Mario Bros. [NES]) Yukio Kaneoka
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Game Boy Advance 2003 Past arrangement (Mario Bros. [NES]) Yukio Kaneoka
Famicom Mini: Mario Bros. Game Boy Advance 2004 Past arrangement (Mario Bros. [NES]) 「ゲームスタートA」 (Gēmu Sutāto A)[1] Yukio Kaneoka
Mario Power Tennis Nintendo GameCube 2004 Arrangement Motoi Sakuraba
Donkey Kong/Donkey Kong Junior/Mario Bros. Arcade 2004 Original 「ゲームスタートA」 (Gēmu Sutāto A)[1]
Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix Nintendo GameCube 2005 Arrangement "Underground Mozart"
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Wii 2008 Arrangement "Mario Bros." Shogo Sakai
New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis Wii 2009 Past arrangement (Mario Power Tennis) Motoi Sakuraba
Super Mario 3D World Wii U 2013 Past arrangement (Mario Bros. (NES)) Yukio Kaneoka
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Wii U 2014 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) "Mario Bros." Shogo Sakai
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Switch 2018 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) "Mario Bros." Shogo Sakai
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Nintendo Switch 2021 Past arrangement (Mario Bros. (NES)) Yukio Kaneoka
Super Mario Bros. Wonder Nintendo Switch 2023 Arrangement

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Game Sound Museum: Mario Bros. / Super Mario USA 1983 Original 「ゲームスタートA~ミス~クリア」 (Gēmu Sutāto A ~ Misu ~ Kuria) Yukio Kaneoka

References[edit]