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{{about|the item in Super Mario Bros. 3|the main setting of [[Wario Land 3]]|[[Music box (world)]]|Toad's Music Box in [[Mario Party 3]] which plays the game's music|[[Mario Party 3 sound test]]}}
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|image={{tabber|title1=''Super Mario Bros. 3''|content1=[[File:Music_Map_SMB3.png]]<br>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' sprite|title2=''Super Mario All-Stars''|content2=[[File:MusicBox SMB3.png]]<br>''Super Mario All-Stars'' sprite}}
|image=[[File:Music_Map_SMB3.png]][[File:MusicBox SMB3.png]]<br>The Music Box in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (left) and its ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' version (right)
|effect=Causes enemies on the world map to fall asleep
|effect=Causes enemies on the world map to fall asleep
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (cameo) (2023)
|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (cameo) (2023)
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A '''Music Box'''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 11, page 8.</ref> is an item that first appears in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. Here, it is a white square depicting two {{wp|beam (music)|beamed}} notes, and it has a sand-colored pad on the top and a crank to the side. Music Boxes somewhat resemble [[Note Block|Jump Block]]s.
A '''Music Box'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 11|page=8|date=March-April 1990|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> is an item that first appears in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. Here, it is a white square depicting two {{wp|beam (music)|beamed}} notes, and it has a sand-colored pad on the top and a crank to the side. Music Boxes somewhat resemble [[Note Block|Jump Block]]s.


==History==
==History==
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===''Wario Land 3''===
===''Wario Land 3''===
In ''[[Wario Land 3]]'', their name is formatted as '''music boxes'''.<ref>"''Inside the cave, he found a beautiful music box, but no matter how much Wario wound it up, no song could be heard.''" - ''Wario Land 3'' instruction booklet, page 2.</ref><ref>"''Wario soon awoke to very different surroundings, and it wasn't long before he realized he was inside the music box.''" - ''Wario Land 3'' instruction booklet, page 3.</ref> Music boxes have a large role in the game, which is even set within [[music box (world)|an enigmatic music box with an entire world inside of it]]. [[Wario]]'s journey is focused on the collection of five different music boxes, which, if all played, can free a [[Rudy|hidden figure]] claiming to be the music box world's unjustly accursed leader, helps Wario through his quest. Wario, in the end, collects the five music boxes scattered around the larger one and frees the figure, only to discover that he is evil; Wario then defeats him and saves the music box, which he is permitted to leave.
In ''[[Wario Land 3]]'', their name is formatted as '''music boxes''',<ref>{{cite|quote=Inside the cave, he found a beautiful music box, but no matter how much Wario wound it up, no song could be heard.|title=''Wario Land 3'' instruction booklet|page=2|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=Wario soon awoke to very different surroundings, and it wasn't long before he realized he was inside the music box.|title=''Wario Land 3'' instruction booklet|page=3|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=2000}}</ref> and they have a large role. The events of the game even take place inside of [[music box (world)|an enigmatic music box with an entire world inside of it]]. [[Wario]]'s journey is focused on the collection of five different music boxes, which, if all played, can free a [[Rudy|hidden figure]] claiming to be the music box world's unjustly accursed leader, helps Wario through his quest. Wario, in the end, collects the five music boxes scattered around the larger one and frees the figure, only to discover that he is evil; Wario then defeats him and saves the music box, which he is permitted to leave.


===''WarioWare: Twisted!''===
===''WarioWare: Twisted!''===
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===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
In the {{media link|The Super Mario Bros Movie teaser poster.jpg|teaser poster}} for ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', voxelated Music Boxes resembling their original sprite can be seen being sold at the antiques store for six [[coin]]s each.
In the {{file link|The Super Mario Bros Movie teaser poster.jpg|teaser poster}} for ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', voxelated Music Boxes resembling their original sprite can be seen being sold at the antiques store for six [[coin]]s each.


==Profiles==
==Profiles==
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|JapR=Orugōru
|JapR=Orugōru
|JapM=Orgel (Dutch for "music box")
|JapM=Orgel (Dutch for "music box")
|Fra=Boîte à Musique
|Fre=Boîte à Musique
|FraM=Music box
|FreM=Music box
|Ger=Musikbox
|Ger=Musikbox
|GerM=Music Box
|GerM=Music Box
|Ita=Carillon<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' Italian manual, pag. 24</ref><ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' (3DS - [[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manual, pag. 14</ref><ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 41</ref><br>Nota Musicale<ref>''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' Italian manual, pag. 19</ref>
|Ger2=Musikkasten
|ItaM=Music Box<br>Musical Note
|Ger2M=Music Box
|Ger2C=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=32|date=2003|language=de|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
|Ita=Carillon
|ItaM=Music Box
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' Italian manual|page=24}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' (3DS - [[Virtual Console]]) Italian e-manual|page=14}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=41}}</ref>
|Ita2=Nota Musicale<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' Italian manual|page=19}}</ref>
|Ita2M=Musical Note
|Spa=Caja de música
|SpaM=Music box
|SpaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=92|date=2003|language=es-es|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
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[[Category:Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 items]]

Latest revision as of 21:44, October 13, 2024

This article is about the item in Super Mario Bros. 3. For the main setting of Wario Land 3, see Music box (world). For Toad's Music Box in Mario Party 3 which plays the game's music, see Mario Party 3 sound test.
Music Box
Music BoxMusicBox SMB3.png
The Music Box in Super Mario Bros. 3 (left) and its Super Mario All-Stars version (right)
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance The Super Mario Bros. Movie (cameo) (2023)
Effect Causes enemies on the world map to fall asleep

A Music Box[1] is an item that first appears in Super Mario Bros. 3. Here, it is a white square depicting two beamed notes, and it has a sand-colored pad on the top and a crank to the side. Music Boxes somewhat resemble Jump Blocks.

History[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

In Super Mario Bros. 3, a Music Box is a common item that causes all Hammer Brother, Fire Brother, Boomerang Brother, and Sledge Brother Enemy Courses, as well as the Piranha Plant stages in Pipe Land, to fall asleep so that Mario and Luigi can sneak past them. After one clears a level and/or loses a life twice, they wake up again. The song that is played is a soothing version of the Super Mario Bros. Ground Theme. The pitch level of the music was adjusted for both Super Mario All-Stars and Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3.

Nintendo Adventure Books[edit]

In the book Koopa Capers from the Nintendo Adventure Books series, Luigi tries to whistle the tune from the Music Box to escape the Sledge Brothers. While it does make them drowsy, they avoid falling asleep completely.

Wario Land 3[edit]

In Wario Land 3, their name is formatted as music boxes,[2][3] and they have a large role. The events of the game even take place inside of an enigmatic music box with an entire world inside of it. Wario's journey is focused on the collection of five different music boxes, which, if all played, can free a hidden figure claiming to be the music box world's unjustly accursed leader, helps Wario through his quest. Wario, in the end, collects the five music boxes scattered around the larger one and frees the figure, only to discover that he is evil; Wario then defeats him and saves the music box, which he is permitted to leave.

WarioWare: Twisted![edit]

In WarioWare: Twisted!, the music box from Wario Land 3 makes a cameo in Wario's House.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]

In the teaser posterMedia:The Super Mario Bros Movie teaser poster.jpg for The Super Mario Bros. Movie, voxelated Music Boxes resembling their original sprite can be seen being sold at the antiques store for six coins each.

Profiles[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

  • Wii Virtual Console manual: "Use this item to make enemies on the map screen fall asleep temporarily."
  • 3DS Virtual Console manual: "Allows Mario to put the Hammer Bros. and other map-screen enemies to sleep."

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese オルゴール[?]
Orugōru
Orgel (Dutch for "music box")
French Boîte à Musique[?] Music box
German Musikbox[?] Music Box
Musikkasten[4]
Italian Carillon[5][6][7] Music Box
Nota Musicale[8] Musical Note
Spanish Caja de música[9] Music box

Trivia[edit]

  • The tune was remixed in Mario Party 10 as the results music when a Bowser Party is finished.

References[edit]

  1. ^ March-April 1990. Nintendo Power Volume 11. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 8.
  2. ^ "Inside the cave, he found a beautiful music box, but no matter how much Wario wound it up, no song could be heard." – 2000. Wario Land 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 2.
  3. ^ "Wario soon awoke to very different surroundings, and it wasn't long before he realized he was inside the music box." – 2000. Wario Land 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 3.
  4. ^ 2003. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (German). Page 32.
  5. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 Italian manual. Page 24.
  6. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 (3DS - Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 14.
  7. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 41.
  8. ^ Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition Italian manual. Page 19.
  9. ^ 2003. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (European Spanish). Page 92.