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"'''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 reused and rearranged as those courses have returned throughout the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series.
"'''Mario Circuit'''"<ref name=NMusic>[[Nintendo Music]]</ref> is a musical theme from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' composed by [[Soyo Oka]], serving as the background music for [[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==
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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 a new arrangement of the "Mario Circuit" theme. This arrangement is similar to the original, but it adds some {{wp|chiptune}} instrumentation and uses lower-quality synthetic instruments.
[[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.
 
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====''Mario Kart DS''====
====''Mario Kart DS''====
{{classic link|SNES|Mario Circuit 1}} returns as a retro course in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' along with an arrangement of the "Mario Circuit" theme very faithful to the original.
{{classic link|SNES|Mario Circuit 1}} returns as a retro course in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', along with an arrangement of "Mario Circuit".
 
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====''Mario Kart Wii''====
====''Mario Kart Wii''====
{{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.
{{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.
 
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====''Mario Kart 7''====
====''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.
{{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]]''.
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]]''.
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====''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
====''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
{{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.
{{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.
 
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===''Itadaki Street'' series===
===''Itadaki Street'' series===
====''Itadaki Street DS''====
====''Itadaki Street DS''====
An arrangement of "Mario Circuit" plays on the [[Mario Circuit (board)|Mario Circuit]] board in ''[[Itadaki Street DS]]''.
In ''[[Itadaki Street DS]]'', an arrangement of "Mario Circuit" plays on the [[Mario Circuit (board)|Mario Circuit]] board.
 
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====''Fortune Street''====
====''Fortune Street''====
Like in ''Itadaki Street DS'', an arrangement of "Mario Circuit" plays on the [[Mario Circuit (board)|Mario Circuit]] board in ''[[Fortune Street]]''. This arrangement is only slightly altered from the ''Itadaki Street DS'' version.
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.
 
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===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' features an {{wp|electro house}} arrangement of the theme as a playable track, titled "'''Mario Circuit'''", and 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.
''[[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.
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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 the level [[Mount Must Dash]], which is itself based on ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''{{'}}s versions of Mario Circuit.
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.
 
This arrangement returns for the same level in ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''.
 
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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]]. 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.
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.
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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}}

Latest revision as of 12:49, April 9, 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"

"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 a musical theme from Super Mario Kart composed by Soyo Oka, serving as the background music for 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

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

Mario Kart series

Mario Kart: Super Circuit

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.

Icon of an audio speaker. SNES Mario Circuit - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart: Super Circuit
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Mario Kart DS

SNES Mario Circuit 1 returns as a retro course in Mario Kart DS, along with an arrangement of "Mario Circuit".

Icon of an audio speaker. SNES Mario Circuit 1 - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart DS
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Mario Kart Wii

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.

Icon of an audio speaker. SNES Mario Circuit 3 - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart Wii
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Mario Kart 7

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.

Icon of an audio speaker. SNES Mario Circuit 2 - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 7
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

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.

Icon of an audio speaker. SNES Mario Circuit 3 - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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Super Mario Kart: Doki Doki Race

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

Itadaki Street DS

In Itadaki Street DS, an arrangement of "Mario Circuit" plays on the Mario Circuit board.

Icon of an audio speaker. マリオサーキット - The arrangement heard in Itadaki Street DS
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Fortune Street

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.

Icon of an audio speaker. Mario Circuit - The arrangement heard in Fortune Street
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Super Smash Bros. Brawl

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.

Icon of an audio speaker. Mario Circuit - The arrangement heard in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
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Super Mario series

Super Mario 3D World

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.

Icon of an audio speaker. Mount Must Dash - The arrangement heard in Super Mario 3D World
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Super Mario Odyssey

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.

Icon of an audio speaker. RC Car Challenge - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Odyssey
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List of Super Mario appearances

Games

Work System Year Type Title Credits
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

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack 2013 Arrangement "Mount Must Dash"

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese マリオサーキット[3]
Mario Sākitto
Mario Circuit

References