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{{about|the musical theme from [[Mario Kart 64]]|the theme from [[Mario Kart Wii]]|[[Luigi Circuit/Mario Circuit]]}}
{{Theme infobox
{{Theme infobox
|composer=[[Kenta Nagata]]
|composer=[[Kenta Nagata]]
|file=[[File:MK64-Music-Raceways.oga]]<br>"Luigi Raceway" in ''Mario Kart 64''
|file=[[File:MK64-Music-Raceways.oga]]<br>"Luigi Raceway" in ''Mario Kart 64''
|key=C Mixolydian
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[Peach Tour]]) ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[Peach Tour]]) ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
}}
}}
"'''Luigi Raceway'''"<ref name=MKW>''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' sound tests</ref>, also known as "'''3 Raceways/Wario Stadium'''"<ref name=MK64>''[[Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks]]''</ref> and "'''{{classic|N64|Royal Raceway}}''''"<ref name=MK8>''[[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack]]''</ref>, is the theme from ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' heard in [[N64 Luigi Raceway|Luigi Raceway]], [[N64 Mario Raceway|Mario Raceway]], [[N64 Royal Raceway|Royal Raceway]], and [[Wario Stadium]].
"'''Luigi Raceway'''"<ref name=MKW>''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' sound tests</ref>, also known as "'''3 Raceways/Wario Stadium'''"<ref name=MK64>''[[Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks]]'' tracklist</ref> and "'''{{classic|N64|Royal Raceway}}''''"<ref name=MK8>''[[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack]]'' tracklist</ref>, is the theme from ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' heard in [[N64 Luigi Raceway|Luigi Raceway]], [[N64 Mario Raceway|Mario Raceway]], [[N64 Royal Raceway|Royal Raceway]], and [[Wario Stadium]].
 
==Reuses==
The following list does not include ports or remakes of ''Mario Kart 64''.
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|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
|The theme can be heard in {{classic-link|N64|Mario Raceway}}.
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|''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
|The theme can be heard in {{classic-link|N64|Luigi Raceway}}.
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|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|The theme can be heard in {{classic-link|N64|Royal Raceway}} (first added in the [[Peach Tour]]), {{classic|N64|Luigi Raceway}} (first added in the [[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2022)|2022 Mario vs. Luigi Tour]]), and {{classic|N64|Mario Raceway}} (first added in the [[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023)|2023 Mario vs. Luigi Tour]]).
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==Arrangements==
==Arrangements==
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===''Mario Kart'' series===
===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart Wii''====
''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' features an arrangement of the theme for {{classic-link|N64|Mario Raceway}}. This arrangement uses higher quality samples, but it is otherwise almost identical to the original.
{{media table
|file=N64 Mario Raceway - Mario Kart Wii.oga
|title={{conjectural|{{classic|N64|Mario Raceway}}}}
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Mario Kart Wii''
}}
====''Mario Kart 7''====
====''Mario Kart 7''====
''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' uses the original version of the theme from ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' for {{classic-link|N64|Luigi Raceway}}. However, when the player is driving at top speed while in first place, additional percussion is added to the theme's instrumentation.
{{classic-link|N64|Luigi Raceway}} returns in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' along with an arrangement of the theme similar to the original. Also, 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|N64|Royal Raceway}} and {{Classic-link|N64|Mario Raceway}} in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]].  


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|description=The arrangement heard in ''Mario Kart 7''
|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Mario Kart 7''
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|title2={{conjectural|{{classic|N64|Luigi Raceway}} (Frontrunning)}}
|description2=The arrangement heard in ''Mario Kart 7''
}}
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====''Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit''====
====''Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit''====
A unique {{wp|funk}} arrangement of the theme simply named "'''circuit'''" is included in the album ''[[Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit]]''. The arrangement is arranged and performed by AKOUST and mixes funk instrumentation with samples from the original arrangement as well as game sound effects and character voice samples.
A unique {{wp|funk}} arrangement of the theme simply named "'''circuit'''" is included in the album ''[[Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit]]''. The arrangement is arranged and performed by AKOUST and mixes funk instrumentation with samples from the original arrangement as well as game sound effects and character voice samples.
{{media table
|file=MK64oCC Circuit.oga
|title=circuit
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit''
|length=0:29
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==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
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|{{wp|Android (operating system)|Android}}
|{{wp|Android (operating system)|Android}}
|rowspan=2|2020{{footnote|main|1}}
|rowspan=2|2020{{footnote|main|1}}
|rowspan=2|Original
|rowspan=2|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart 7'')
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|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2|Kenta Nagata
|rowspan=2|<!--Kenta Nagata, Satomi Terui (specific arranger unknown)-->
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|{{wp|iOS}}
|{{wp|iOS}}
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{{footnote|note|1|Added in the [[Peach Tour]]}}
{{footnote|note|1|Added in the [[Peach Tour]]}}
===Soundtracks===
 
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|''[[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack]]''
|''[[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack]]''
|2015
|2015
|Arrangement
|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart 8'')
|"{{classic|N64|Royal Raceway}}"
|"{{classic|N64|Royal Raceway}}"
|[[Yasuaki Iwata]]
|[[Yasuaki Iwata]]

Latest revision as of 19:00, November 9, 2024

This article is about the musical theme from Mario Kart 64. For the theme from Mario Kart Wii, see Luigi Circuit/Mario Circuit.
"Luigi Raceway"

"Luigi Raceway" in Mario Kart 64
Composed by:
Kenta Nagata
Key C Mixolydian
First appearance Mario Kart 64 (1996)
Latest appearance Mario Kart Tour (Peach Tour) (2020)

"Luigi Raceway"[1], also known as "3 Raceways/Wario Stadium"[2] and "N64 Royal Raceway'"[3], is the theme from Mario Kart 64 heard in Luigi Raceway, Mario Raceway, Royal Raceway, and Wario Stadium.

Arrangements[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl features an arrangement of the theme as a playable track titled "Luigi Circuit". The beginning of the arrangement also features the starting grid fanfare used to signal the start of the race in Mario Kart 64. It can be played on the Mario Circuit stage.

The arrangement returns in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, now titled "Luigi Raceway" where it can be played on the same stage, and in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, now titled "Luigi Raceway - Mario Kart 64", where it can be played on any Super Smash Bros.- and Mario Kart-series stage.

Audio.svg Luigi Circuit - The arrangement heard in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
File infoMedia:SSBB Luigi Circuit.oga
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Mario Kart series[edit]

Mario Kart Wii[edit]

Mario Kart Wii features an arrangement of the theme for N64 Mario Raceway. This arrangement uses higher quality samples, but it is otherwise almost identical to the original.

Audio.svg N64 Mario Raceway - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart Wii
File infoMedia:N64 Mario Raceway - Mario Kart Wii.oga
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Mario Kart 7[edit]

N64 Luigi Raceway returns in Mario Kart 7 along with an arrangement of the theme similar to the original. Also, 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 N64 Royal Raceway and N64 Mario Raceway in Mario Kart Tour.

Audio.svg N64 Luigi Raceway - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 7
File infoMedia:MK7 N64 Luigi Raceway Theme.oga
Audio.svg N64 Luigi Raceway (Frontrunning) - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 7
File infoMedia:MK7 N64 LuigiRaceway Frontrunning.oga
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Mario Kart 8[edit]

In Mario Kart 8, a faithful arrangement of the theme can be heard in N64 Royal Raceway. The theme is likewise titled "N64 Royal Raceway" in the game's official soundtrack. 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.

The arrangement returns for the same course in the game's Nintendo Switch port, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

Audio.svg N64 Royal Raceway - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 8
File infoMedia:MK8-Music-N64-RoyalRaceway.oga
Audio.svg N64 Royal Raceway (Frontrunning) - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 8
File infoMedia:WiiU N64 RoyalRaceway Frontrunning.oga
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Other arrangements[edit]

Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit[edit]

A unique funk arrangement of the theme simply named "circuit" is included in the album Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit. The arrangement is arranged and performed by AKOUST and mixes funk instrumentation with samples from the original arrangement as well as game sound effects and character voice samples.

Audio.svg circuit - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit
File infoMedia:MK64oCC Circuit.oga
0:29
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List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Mario Kart 64 Nintendo 64 1996 Original "3 Raceways/Wario Stadium"[2] Kenta Nagata
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Wii 2007 Arrangement "Luigi Circuit" Yasufumi Fukuda
Mario Kart Wii Wii 2008 Arrangement
Mario Kart 7 Nintendo 3DS 2011 Arrangement
Mario Kart 8 Wii U 2014 Arrangement "N64 Royal Raceway"[3] Yasuaki Iwata
Arrangement
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Wii U 2014 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) "Luigi Raceway" Yasufumi Fukuda
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo Switch 2017 Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) "N64 Royal Raceway"[3] Yasuaki Iwata
Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Switch 2018 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) "Luigi Raceway - Mario Kart 64" Yasufumi Fukuda
Mario Kart Tour Android 20201 Past arrangement (Mario Kart 7)
iOS

1 - Added in the Peach Tour

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks 1997 Original "3 Raceways/Wario Stadium" Kenta Nagata
Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack 1997 Original 「サーキット&ワリオスタジアム」 (Sākitto & Wario Sutajiamu) Kenta Nagata
Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit 1997 Arrangement "circuit" AKOUST
Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack 2015 Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) "N64 Royal Raceway" Yasuaki Iwata

References[edit]