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"'''Fortress Boss'''"<ref name=SSBU>''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' Sound Test</ref> is a musical theme composed by [[Koji Kondo]] for [[Boom Boom]] and [[Koopalings|Koopaling]] battles in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. It has been rearranged for use as boss music in several games throughout the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise.
"'''Fortress Boss'''"<ref name=SSBU>''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' Sound Test</ref> is a musical theme composed by [[Koji Kondo]] for [[Boom Boom]] and [[Koopalings|Koopaling]] battles in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. It has been rearranged for use as boss music in several games throughout the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise.
==Arrangements==
==Arrangements==
===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
Various arrangements of "Fortress Boss" can be heard throughout ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', as the show is based on ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.
Two arrangements of "Fortress Boss" can be heard throughout ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', as the show is based on ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.


===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario All-Stars''====
====''Super Mario All-Stars''====
A 16-bit arrangement of "Fortress Boss" can be heard during ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Boom Boom and Koopaling battles in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'', as well as ''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]''.
A 16-bit arrangement of "Fortress Boss" can be heard during ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Boom Boom and Koopaling battles in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'', as well as ''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]''.
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====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', an arrangement of "Fortress Boss" plays during [[Castle]] boss battles.
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', an arrangement of "Fortress Boss" plays during [[Castle]] boss battles.
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"Koopa Battle" and "Castle Boss Battle" return for the same purpose in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''. The Bowser Jr. battle theme returns in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', ''New Super Luigi U'', and ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''. Only "Castle Boss Battle" returns for the same purpose in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', as the [[Reznor]]s use a rearrangement of the ''Super Mario World'' boss theme.
"Koopa Battle" and "Castle Boss Battle" return for the same purpose in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''. The Bowser Jr. battle theme returns in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', ''New Super Luigi U'', and ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''. Only "Castle Boss Battle" returns for the same purpose in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', as the [[Reznor]]s use a rearrangement of the ''Super Mario World'' boss theme.
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===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', an arrangement of "Fortress Boss" is featured in the medley "Castle / Boss Fortress (Super Mario World / SMB 3)", along with "[[Castle (theme)|Castle]]" from ''[[Super Mario World]]''. It was arranged by Yusuke Takahama. The song can be played on the [[Luigi's Mansion (stage)|Luigi's Mansion]] stage, as well as when encountering [[False Character|False]] [[Princess Peach|Peach]] and/or [[Princess Zelda|Zelda]] in [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl#The Subspace Emissary|the Subspace Emissary]]. It was [[List of Super Smash Bros. Brawl pre-release and unused content|originally]] able to be played on the [[Delfino Plaza (stage)|Delfino Plaza]] stage,<ref>{{media link|Mymusic.jpg|Pre-release screenshot of Delfino Plaza's My Music menu in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''}}</ref> but it cannot in the final game.  
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', an arrangement of "Fortress Boss" is featured in the medley "Castle / Boss Fortress (Super Mario World / SMB 3)", along with "[[Castle (theme)|Castle]]" from ''[[Super Mario World]]''. It was arranged by Yusuke Takahama. The song can be played on the [[Luigi's Mansion (stage)|Luigi's Mansion]] stage, as well as when encountering [[False Character|False]] [[Princess Peach|Peach]] and/or [[Zelda]] in [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl#The Subspace Emissary|the Subspace Emissary]]. It was [[List of Super Smash Bros. Brawl pre-release and unused content|originally]] able to be played on the [[Delfino Plaza (stage)|Delfino Plaza]] stage,<ref>{{file link|Mymusic.jpg|Pre-release screenshot of Delfino Plaza's My Music menu in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''}}</ref> but it cannot in the final game.  


The arrangement returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', where it can be played on Luigi's Mansion stage as well as the [[Super Mario Maker (stage)|Super Mario Maker]] stage, and in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', where it can be played on any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''-series and ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-series stage.
The arrangement returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', where it can be played on Luigi's Mansion stage as well as the [[Super Mario Maker (stage)|Super Mario Maker]] stage, and in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', where it can be played on any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''-series and ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-series stage.
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====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====
====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====
''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' features a new arrangement of "Fortress Boss" titled "'''Fortress Boss - Super Mario Bros. 3'''" arranged by Akihiro Honda. It can be played on any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''-series and ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-series stage.
''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' features a new arrangement of "Fortress Boss" titled "'''Fortress Boss - Super Mario Bros. 3'''" arranged by Akihiro Honda. It can be played on any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''-series and ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-series stage.
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==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
===Games===
===Games===
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!Work
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|"Castle / Boss Fortress (Super Mario World/SMB 3)"
|"Castle / Boss Fortress (Super Mario World/SMB 3)"
|Yusuke Takahama
|Yusuke Takahama
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|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
|Wii U
|2015
|Original
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|Koji Kondo
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|''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''
|Nintendo 3DS
|2016
|Original
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|Koji Kondo
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|''[[Super Mario Run]]''
|''[[Super Mario Run]]''
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|Kenta Nagata ''("Castle Boss Battle")''
|Kenta Nagata ''("Castle Boss Battle")''
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|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
|Nintendo Switch
|2019
|Original
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|Koji Kondo
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|''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]''
|''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]''
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===Film and television===
===Film and television===
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!Work
!Year
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|Arrangement
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|Michael Tavera
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===Albums===
===Albums===
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|1991
|1991
|Original
|Original
|「砦のボス」 (''{{Hover|Toride no Bosu|Fort Boss}}'')
|「砦のボス」 (''{{Hover|Toride no Bosu|Fortress Boss}}'')
|[[Koji Kondo]]
|[[Koji Kondo]]
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|2004
|2004
|Original
|Original
|「砦のボス」 (''{{Hover|Toride no Bosu|Fort Boss}}'')
|「砦のボス」 (''{{Hover|Toride no Bosu|Fortress Boss}}'')
|Koji Kondo
|Koji Kondo
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|2004
|2004
|Original
|Original
|「砦のボス~ワーニング~砦のボス ハリーアップ!」<br>(''{{hover|Toride no Bosu ~ Wāningu ~ Toride no Bosu Harī Appu!|Fort Boss ~ Warning ~ Fort Boss Hurry Up!}}'')
|「砦のボス~ワーニング~砦のボス ハリーアップ!」<br>(''{{hover|Toride no Bosu ~ Wāningu ~ Toride no Bosu Harī Appu!|Fortress Boss ~ Warning ~ Fortress Boss Hurry Up!}}'')
|Koji Kondo
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.2: Loud Music]]''
|rowspan=2|2004
|Original
|「砦のボス」 (''{{Hover|Toride no Bosu|Fortress Boss}}'')
|Koji Kondo
|Koji Kondo
|-
|Arrangement
|「砦のボス」 (''{{Hover|Toride no Bosu|Fortress Boss}}'')
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|-
|-
|''[[Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection]]''
|''[[Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection]]''
|2005
|2005
|Original
|Original
|「砦のボス」 (''{{Hover|Toride no Bosu|Fort Boss}}'')
|「砦のボス」 (''{{Hover|Toride no Bosu|Fortress Boss}}'')
|Koji Kondo
|Koji Kondo
|}
|}

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"Fortress Boss"

"Fortress Boss" in Super Mario Bros. 3
Composed by:
Koji Kondo
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Mario Strikers: Battle League (2022)

"Fortress Boss"[1] is a musical theme composed by Koji Kondo for Boom Boom and Koopaling battles in Super Mario Bros. 3. It has been rearranged for use as boss music in several games throughout the Super Mario franchise.

Arrangements[edit]

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Two arrangements of "Fortress Boss" can be heard throughout The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, as the show is based on Super Mario Bros. 3.

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario All-Stars[edit]

A 16-bit arrangement of "Fortress Boss" can be heard during Super Mario Bros. 3 Boom Boom and Koopaling battles in Super Mario All-Stars, as well as Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World and Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition.

Audio.svg Fortress Boss - The arrangement heard in Super Mario All-Stars
File infoMedia:SMAS SMB3 Fortress Boss.oga
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Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

An arrangement of "Fortress Boss" similar to one heard in Super Mario All-Stars can be heard in Game Boy Advance remake of Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3. This version is more compressed than the Super Mario All-Stars version and uses different, lower-quality synthetic instruments.

New Super Mario Bros.[edit]

In New Super Mario Bros., an arrangement of "Fortress Boss" plays during Castle boss battles.

Audio.svg Castle Boss - The arrangement heard in New Super Mario Bros.
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New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. Wii features a new arrangement of "Fortress Boss" titled "Koopa Battle"[2] very similar to the arrangement heard in New Super Mario Bros. It can be heard during Koopaling Tower battles.

Two other themes in New Super Mario Bros. Wii feature elements from "Fortress Boss". The intro of "Castle Boss Battle",[2] which plays during Koopaling Castle battles, and the intro of the theme heard when fighting Bowser Jr. are both based on the intro of "Fortress Boss".

"Koopa Battle" and "Castle Boss Battle" return for the same purpose in New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, Super Mario Run, and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. The Bowser Jr. battle theme returns in New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. Only "Castle Boss Battle" returns for the same purpose in New Super Mario Bros. 2, as the Reznors use a rearrangement of the Super Mario World boss theme.

Audio.svg Koopa Battle - The arrangement heard in New Super Mario Bros. Wii
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Audio.svg Castle Boss Battle - The arrangement heard in New Super Mario Bros. Wii
File infoMedia:NSMBW Castle Boss Theme.oga
Audio.svg Bowser Jr. Battle - The arrangement heard in New Super Mario Bros. Wii
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Mario Strikers series[edit]

Mario Strikers Charged[edit]

In Mario Strikers Charged, an arrangement of "Fortress Boss" is incorporated into Bowser's theme.

Mario Strikers: Battle League[edit]

In Mario Strikers: Battle League, if Lava Castle is chosen for both halves of the stadium, one of two themes will play during the match, with part of one of them being an arrangement of "Fortress Boss".

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, an arrangement of "Fortress Boss" is featured in the medley "Castle / Boss Fortress (Super Mario World / SMB 3)", along with "Castle" from Super Mario World. It was arranged by Yusuke Takahama. The song can be played on the Luigi's Mansion stage, as well as when encountering False Peach and/or Zelda in the Subspace Emissary. It was originally able to be played on the Delfino Plaza stage,[3] but it cannot in the final game.

The arrangement returns in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, where it can be played on Luigi's Mansion stage as well as the Super Mario Maker stage, and in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where it can be played on any Super Smash Bros.-series and Super Mario-series stage.

Audio.svg Castle / Boss Fortress (Super Mario World / SMB 3) - The arrangement heard in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
File infoMedia:SSBB SMWCastleSMB3Boss.oga
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate features a new arrangement of "Fortress Boss" titled "Fortress Boss - Super Mario Bros. 3" arranged by Akihiro Honda. It can be played on any Super Smash Bros.-series and Super Mario-series stage.

Audio.svg Fortress Boss - Super Mario Bros. 3 - The arrangement heard in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
File infoMedia:SSBU Fortress Boss SMB3.oga
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Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games[edit]

In Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, an arrangement of "Fortress Boss" is included in the music heard in Mario's Figure Skating Spectacular.

Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit[edit]

In Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, an arrangement of "Fortress Boss" is included in the theme that plays when Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings appear on the track.

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario Bros. 3 Nintendo Entertainment System 1988 Original 「砦のボス」 (Toride no Bosu)[4] Koji Kondo
Super Mario All-Stars Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1993 Arrangement
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1994 Past arrangement (Super Mario All-Stars)
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Game Boy Advance 2003 Arrangement Taiju Suzuki
New Super Mario Bros. Nintendo DS 2006 Arrangement
Mario Strikers Charged Wii 2007 Arrangement
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Wii 2008 Arrangement "Castle / Boss Fortress (Super Mario World / SMB 3)" Yusuke Takahama
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Wii 2009 Arrangement "Koopa Battle"[2]
"Castle Boss Battle"[2] Kenta Nagata[5]
   
Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition Wii 2010 Past arrangement (Super Mario All-Stars)
New Super Mario Bros. 2 Nintendo 3DS 2012 Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) Kenta Nagata
New Super Mario Bros. U Wii U 2012 Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) Kenta Nagata ("Castle Boss Battle")
New Super Luigi U Wii U 2013 Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) Kenta Nagata ("Castle Boss Battle")
New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U Wii U 2013 Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) Kenta Nagata ("Castle Boss Battle")
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games Wii U 2013 Arrangement
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Wii U 2014 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) "Castle / Boss Fortress (Super Mario World/SMB 3)" Yusuke Takahama
Super Mario Maker Wii U 2015 Original Koji Kondo
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS Nintendo 3DS 2016 Original Koji Kondo
Super Mario Run Android, iOS 2016 Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) Kenta Nagata ("Castle Boss Battle")
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Switch 2018 Arrangement "Fortress Boss - Super Mario Bros. 3" Akihiro Honda
Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) "Castle / Boss Fortress - Super Mario World / SMB 3" Yusuke Takahama
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Nintendo Switch 2019 Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) Kenta Nagata ("Castle Boss Battle")
Super Mario Maker 2 Nintendo Switch 2019 Original Koji Kondo
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit Nintendo Switch 2020 Arrangement Ryo Nagamatsu
Mario Strikers: Battle League Nintendo Switch 2022 Arrangement

Film and television[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 1990 Arrangement Michael Tavera

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario World 1991 Original 「砦のボス」 (Toride no Bosu) Koji Kondo
Game Sound Museum: Super Mario Bros. 3 2004 Original 「砦のボス」 (Toride no Bosu) Koji Kondo
Famicom Sound History Series: Mario the Music 2004 Original 「砦のボス~ワーニング~砦のボス ハリーアップ!」
(Toride no Bosu ~ Wāningu ~ Toride no Bosu Harī Appu!)
Koji Kondo
Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.2: Loud Music 2004 Original 「砦のボス」 (Toride no Bosu) Koji Kondo
Arrangement 「砦のボス」 (Toride no Bosu)
Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection 2005 Original 「砦のボス」 (Toride no Bosu) Koji Kondo

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