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{{about|the musical theme from [[Super Mario Kart]]|the theme from [[Mario Kart Wii]]|[[Luigi Circuit/Mario Circuit]]}} | |||
{{Theme infobox | {{Theme infobox | ||
|composer=[[Soyo Oka]] | |composer=[[Soyo Oka]] | ||
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|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2022|2022]]) | |latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2022|2022]]) | ||
}} | }} | ||
"'''Mario Circuit'''"<ref name= | "'''Mario Circuit'''"<ref name=NMusic>[[Nintendo Music]]</ref> is the theme from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' composed by [[Soyo Oka]] and used in [[SNES Mario Circuit 1|Mario Circuit 1]], [[SNES Mario Circuit 2|Mario Circuit 2]], [[SNES Mario Circuit 3|Mario Circuit 3]], and [[Mario Circuit 4]]. It has been rearranged several times, as those courses have returned throughout the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series. | ||
==Reuses== | ==Reuses== | ||
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!width=20%|Game | !width=20%|Game | ||
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|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' | |''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' | ||
|The "Super Mario Kart" [[List of sound effects in Super Mario Maker 2#Music|sound effect]] plays "Mario Circuit". | |The "Super Mario Kart" [[List of sound effects in Super Mario Maker 2#Music|sound effect]] plays "Mario Circuit". | ||
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===''Mario Kart'' series=== | ===''Mario Kart'' series=== | ||
====''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''==== | ====''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''==== | ||
[[SNES Mario Circuit 1|Mario Circuit 1]], [[SNES Mario Circuit 2|Mario Circuit 2]], [[SNES Mario Circuit 3|Mario Circuit 3]], and [[Mario Circuit 4]] all return as retro courses in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', along with | [[SNES Mario Circuit 1|Mario Circuit 1]], [[SNES Mario Circuit 2|Mario Circuit 2]], [[SNES Mario Circuit 3|Mario Circuit 3]], and [[Mario Circuit 4]] all return as retro courses in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', along with an arrangement of "Mario Circuit". This arrangement is similar to the original, but it adds some {{wp|chiptune}} instrumentation and uses lower-quality synthetic instruments. | ||
{{media table | {{media table | ||
|file=MKSC-ExtraCourse-MarioCircuit.oga | |file=MKSC-ExtraCourse-MarioCircuit.oga | ||
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====''Mario Kart DS''==== | ====''Mario Kart DS''==== | ||
{{classic | {{classic link|SNES|Mario Circuit 1}} returns as a retro course in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', along with an arrangement of "Mario Circuit". | ||
{{media table | {{media table | ||
|file=MKDS-Music-SNES-MarioCircuit1.oga | |file=MKDS-Music-SNES-MarioCircuit1.oga | ||
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}} | }} | ||
====''Mario Kart | ====''Mario Kart Wii''==== | ||
{{classic | {{classic link|SNES|Mario Circuit 3}} returns as a retro course in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', along with an arrangement of "Mario Circuit". This arrangement uses higher quality samples, but it is otherwise almost identical to the original. | ||
{{media table | |||
|file=SNES_Mario_Circuit_3_-_Mario_Kart_Wii.oga | |||
|title={{Conjectural|{{classic|SNES|Mario Circuit 3}}}} | |||
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Mario Kart Wii'' | |||
}} | |||
====''Mario Kart 7''==== | |||
{{classic link|SNES|Mario Circuit 2}} returns as a retro course in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', along with an arrangement of "Mario Circuit". This arrangement uses higher quality samples, but it is otherwise almost identical to the original. Additionally, when the player is driving at top speed while in first place, additional percussion is added to the theme's instrumentation. | |||
This arrangement returns for this track as well as {{classic link|SNES|Mario Circuit 1}}, {{classic link|SNES|Mario Circuit 3}}, and {{classic link|RMX|Mario Circuit 1}} in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''. | |||
{{media table | {{media table | ||
|file=MKT_SNES_Mario_Circuit_Theme.oga | |file=MKT_SNES_Mario_Circuit_Theme.oga | ||
|title={{Conjectural|{{classic| | |title={{Conjectural|{{classic|SNES|Mario Circuit 2}}}} | ||
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Mario Kart 7 | |description=The arrangement heard in ''Mario Kart 7'' | ||
}} | }} | ||
====''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''==== | ====''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''==== | ||
{{classic | {{classic link|SNES|Mario Circuit 3}} was added as a retro course to ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' in Wave 2 of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', along with an arrangement of "Mario Circuit". This arrangement adds {{wp|piano}} accompaniment and {{wp|drum kit}} percussion to the theme, but it is otherwise almost identical to the original. Like in ''Mario Kart 7'', additional percussion is added to the theme's instrumentation when the player is driving at top speed while in first place. | ||
{{media table | {{media table | ||
|file=Switch SNES MarioCircuit3 BCP.oga | |file=Switch SNES MarioCircuit3 BCP.oga | ||
|title= | |title={{classic|SNES|Mario Circuit 3}} | ||
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' | |description=The arrangement heard in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' | ||
}} | }} | ||
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===''Itadaki Street'' series=== | ===''Itadaki Street'' series=== | ||
====''Itadaki Street DS''==== | ====''Itadaki Street DS''==== | ||
In ''[[Itadaki Street DS]]'', an arrangement of "Mario Circuit" plays on the [[Mario Circuit (board)|Mario Circuit]] board. | |||
{{media table | {{media table | ||
|file=ISDS Mario Circuit.oga | |file=ISDS Mario Circuit.oga | ||
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====''Fortune Street''==== | ====''Fortune Street''==== | ||
In ''[[Fortune Street]]'', an arrangement of "Mario Circuit" plays on the [[Mario Circuit (board)|Mario Circuit]] board. This arrangement is only slightly altered from the ''Itadaki Street DS'' version. | |||
{{Media table | {{Media table | ||
|file=FS Mario Circuit.oga | |file=FS Mario Circuit.oga | ||
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===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''=== | ===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''=== | ||
''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' features an {{wp|electro house}} arrangement of | ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' features an {{wp|electro house}} arrangement of "'''Mario Circuit'''" as a playable song. This arrangement incorporates the starting grid countdown theme used to signal the start of the race in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''. It can be played on the [[Figure-8 Circuit (stage)|Mario Circuit]] stage. | ||
This arrangement returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', where it can be played on the same stage, and in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', now titled "'''Mario Circuit - Super Mario Kart'''", where it can be played on any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''- and ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]''-series stage. | This arrangement returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', where it can be played on the same stage, and in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', now titled "'''Mario Circuit - Super Mario Kart'''", where it can be played on any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''-series and ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]''-series stage. | ||
{{media table | {{media table | ||
|file=Mario Circuit SSBB.oga | |file=Mario Circuit SSBB.oga | ||
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===''Super Mario'' series=== | ===''Super Mario'' series=== | ||
====''Super Mario 3D World''==== | ====''Super Mario 3D World''==== | ||
In ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', an arrangement of "Mario Circuit" plays in | In ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and its [[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury|Nintendo Switch port]], an arrangement of "Mario Circuit", titled "'''Mount Must Dash'''" in the game's [[Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack|official soundtrack]], plays in [[Mount Must Dash|the course of the same name]], which in itself is based on ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''{{'}}s versions of Mario Circuit. | ||
{{media table | {{media table | ||
|file=Super Mario 3D World Mount Must Dash.oga | |file=Super Mario 3D World Mount Must Dash.oga | ||
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====''Super Mario Odyssey''==== | ====''Super Mario Odyssey''==== | ||
In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', an arrangement of "Mario Circuit" plays during the [[RC Car Challenge]] minigame in the [[Metro Kingdom]]. | In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', an arrangement of "Mario Circuit" plays during the [[RC Car Challenge]] minigame in the [[Metro Kingdom]]. It is titled "'''RC Car'''" in the in-game [[Super Mario Odyssey sound test|Music List]] and "'''RC Car Challenge'''" in the [[Nintendo Music]] app. | ||
{{media table | {{media table | ||
|file=OST RC Car Super Mario Odyssey.oga | |file=OST RC Car Super Mario Odyssey.oga | ||
|title=RC Car | |title=RC Car Challenge | ||
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Super Mario Odyssey'' | |description=The arrangement heard in ''Super Mario Odyssey'' | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' | |''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' | ||
| | |[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] | ||
|1992 | |1992 | ||
|Original | |Original | ||
| | |"Mario Circuit"<ref name=NMusic/> | ||
|[[Soyo Oka]] | |[[Soyo Oka]] | ||
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|Wii | |Wii | ||
|2008 | |2008 | ||
| | |Arrangement | ||
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|''[[Fortune Street]]'' | |''[[Fortune Street]]'' | ||
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|''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' | |rowspan=2|''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' | ||
|[[Nintendo 3DS]] | |rowspan=2|[[Nintendo 3DS]] | ||
|2011 | |rowspan=2|2011 | ||
|Arrangement | |Arrangement | ||
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|Remix | |||
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|''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' | |''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' | ||
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|2013 | |2013 | ||
|Arrangement | |Arrangement | ||
|"Mount Must Dash" | |"Mount Must Dash"<ref name=SM3DW>''[[Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack]]''</ref> | ||
|<!--Toru Minegishi, Koji Kondo, Yasuaki Iwata (specific composer unknown)--> | |<!--Toru Minegishi, Koji Kondo, Yasuaki Iwata (specific composer unknown)--> | ||
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|2017 | |2017 | ||
|Arrangement | |Arrangement | ||
|"RC Car" | |"RC Car Challenge"<ref name=NMusic/> | ||
|[[Shiho Fujii]] | |[[Shiho Fujii]] | ||
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|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart 7'') | |Past arrangement (''Mario Kart 7'') | ||
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|''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' | |''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' | ||
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|2021 | |2021 | ||
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 3D World'') | |Past arrangement (''Super Mario 3D World'') | ||
|"Mount Must Dash" | |"Mount Must Dash"<ref name=SM3DW/> | ||
|<!--Toru Minegishi, Koji Kondo, Yasuaki Iwata (specific composer unknown)--> | |<!--Toru Minegishi, Koji Kondo, Yasuaki Iwata (specific composer unknown)--> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' | |rowspan=2|''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' | ||
|Nintendo Switch | |rowspan=2|Nintendo Switch | ||
|2022{{footnote|main|1}} | |rowspan=2|2022{{footnote|main|1}} | ||
|Arrangement | |Arrangement | ||
|"{{classic|SNES|Mario Circuit 3}}"<ref name=NMusic/> | |||
|<!--Shiho Fujii, Atsuko Asahi, Ryo Nagamatsu, Yasuaki Iwata, Asuka Hayazaki, Toru Minegishi, Kazumi Totaka, Koji Kondo (specific arranger unknown)--> | |||
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{{footnote|note|1|Added in Wave 2 of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' on August 4, 2022}} | {{footnote|note|1|Added in Wave 2 of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' on August 4, 2022}} | ||
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==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
| | |Jpn=マリオサーキット<ref>[[Itadaki Street DS sound test|''Itadaki Street DS'' sound test]]</ref> | ||
| | |JpnR=Mario Sākitto | ||
| | |JpnM=Mario Circuit | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 08:22, April 3, 2025
- This article is about the musical theme from Super Mario Kart. For the theme from Mario Kart Wii, see Luigi Circuit/Mario Circuit.
"Mario Circuit" | |
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"Mario Circuit" in Super Mario Kart | |
Composed by: Soyo Oka | |
First appearance | Super Mario Kart (1992) |
Latest appearance | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2022) |
"Mario Circuit"[1] is the theme from Super Mario Kart composed by Soyo Oka and used in Mario Circuit 1, Mario Circuit 2, Mario Circuit 3, and Mario Circuit 4. It has been rearranged several times, as those courses have returned throughout the Mario Kart series.
Reuses[edit]
The following list does not include ports and remakes of Super Mario Kart.
Game | Description |
---|---|
Super Mario Maker 2 | The "Super Mario Kart" sound effect plays "Mario Circuit". |
Arrangements[edit]
Mario Kart series[edit]
Mario Kart: Super Circuit[edit]
Mario Circuit 1, Mario Circuit 2, Mario Circuit 3, and Mario Circuit 4 all return as retro courses in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, along with an arrangement of "Mario Circuit". This arrangement is similar to the original, but it adds some chiptune instrumentation and uses lower-quality synthetic instruments.
File info |
Mario Kart DS[edit]
SNES Mario Circuit 1 returns as a retro course in Mario Kart DS, along with an arrangement of "Mario Circuit".
File info |
Mario Kart Wii[edit]
SNES Mario Circuit 3 returns as a retro course in Mario Kart Wii, along with an arrangement of "Mario Circuit". This arrangement uses higher quality samples, but it is otherwise almost identical to the original.
File info |
Mario Kart 7[edit]
SNES Mario Circuit 2 returns as a retro course in Mario Kart 7, along with an arrangement of "Mario Circuit". This arrangement uses higher quality samples, but it is otherwise almost identical to the original. Additionally, when the player is driving at top speed while in first place, additional percussion is added to the theme's instrumentation.
This arrangement returns for this track as well as SNES Mario Circuit 1, SNES Mario Circuit 3, and RMX Mario Circuit 1 in Mario Kart Tour.
File info |
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]
SNES Mario Circuit 3 was added as a retro course to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in Wave 2 of the Booster Course Pass, along with an arrangement of "Mario Circuit". This arrangement adds piano accompaniment and drum kit percussion to the theme, but it is otherwise almost identical to the original. Like in Mario Kart 7, additional percussion is added to the theme's instrumentation when the player is driving at top speed while in first place.
File info |
Super Mario Kart: Doki Doki Race[edit]
A sped up arrangement of "Mario Circuit" plays in Super Mario Kart: Doki Doki Race when the karts are racing. An extra note is added at the end of the arrangement.
Itadaki Street series[edit]
Itadaki Street DS[edit]
In Itadaki Street DS, an arrangement of "Mario Circuit" plays on the Mario Circuit board.
File info |
Fortune Street[edit]
In Fortune Street, an arrangement of "Mario Circuit" plays on the Mario Circuit board. This arrangement is only slightly altered from the Itadaki Street DS version.
File info |
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Brawl features an electro house arrangement of "Mario Circuit" as a playable song. This arrangement incorporates the starting grid countdown theme used to signal the start of the race in Super Mario Kart. It can be played on the Mario Circuit stage.
This arrangement returns in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, where it can be played on the same stage, and in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, now titled "Mario Circuit - Super Mario Kart", where it can be played on any Super Smash Bros.-series and Mario Kart-series stage.
File info |
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario 3D World[edit]
In Super Mario 3D World and its Nintendo Switch port, an arrangement of "Mario Circuit", titled "Mount Must Dash" in the game's official soundtrack, plays in the course of the same name, which in itself is based on Super Mario Kart's versions of Mario Circuit.
File info |
Super Mario Odyssey[edit]
In Super Mario Odyssey, an arrangement of "Mario Circuit" plays during the RC Car Challenge minigame in the Metro Kingdom. It is titled "RC Car" in the in-game Music List and "RC Car Challenge" in the Nintendo Music app.
File info |
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
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Super Mario Kart | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1992 | Original | "Mario Circuit"[1] | Soyo Oka |
Super Mario Kart: Doki Doki Race | Arcade | 1994 | Arrangement | ||
Mario Kart: Super Circuit | Game Boy Advance | 2001 | Arrangement | ||
Mario Kart DS | Nintendo DS | 2005 | Arrangement | Shinobu Tanaka | |
Itadaki Street DS | Nintendo DS | 2007 | Arrangement | ||
Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Wii | 2008 | Arrangement | "Mario Circuit" | Yusuke Takahama |
Mario Kart Wii | Wii | 2008 | Arrangement | ||
Fortune Street | Wii | 2011 | Arrangement | ||
Mario Kart 7 | Nintendo 3DS | 2011 | Arrangement | ||
Remix | |||||
Super Mario 3D World | Wii U | 2013 | Arrangement | "Mount Must Dash"[2] | |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | Wii U | 2014 | Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) | "Mario Circuit" | Yusuke Takahama |
Super Mario Odyssey | Nintendo Switch | 2017 | Arrangement | "RC Car Challenge"[1] | Shiho Fujii |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Nintendo Switch | 2018 | Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) | "Mario Circuit - Super Mario Kart" | Yusuke Takahama |
Super Mario Maker 2 | Nintendo Switch | 2019 | Original | Soyo Oka | |
Mario Kart Tour | Android, iOS | 2019 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 7) | ||
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury | Nintendo Switch | 2021 | Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D World) | "Mount Must Dash"[2] | |
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Nintendo Switch | 20221 | Arrangement | "SNES Mario Circuit 3"[1] | |
Remix |
1 - Added in Wave 2 of the Booster Course Pass on August 4, 2022
Albums[edit]
Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
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Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack | 2013 | Arrangement | "Mount Must Dash" |
Names in other languages[edit]
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | マリオサーキット[3] Mario Sākitto |
Mario Circuit |