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====''Mario Kart 7 & Tour''====
====''Mario Kart 7''====
{{classic-link|SNES|Mario Circuit 2}} returned as a retro course in the 12/1/2011 game ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' along with an arrangement of the "Mario Circuit" theme. This arrangement uses higher quality samples, but it is otherwise almost identical to the Mario Circuit 3 arrangement from Mario Kart Wii.
{{classic-link|SNES|Mario Circuit 2}} returns as a retro course in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' along with an arrangement of the "Mario Circuit" theme. This arrangement uses higher quality samples, but it is otherwise almost identical to the original.


This track returned in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' at 10/9/2019 1:00AM after having its song played for {{classic-link|SNES|Mario Circuit 1}} at 9/25/2019 1:00AM. This song would later play in {{classic-link|SNES|Mario Circuit 3}} at 11/6/2019 12:00AM and {{classic-link|RMX|Mario Circuit 1}} at 2/26/2020 12:00AM.
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 8/4/2022 in 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 song Super Mario Kart from Super Mario Maker 2.   
{{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.   


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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.


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Latest revision as of 15:56, December 14, 2024

"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 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 reused and rearranged 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 Music
Mario Kart Wii "Mario Circuit" plays on SNES Mario Circuit 3.
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 a new arrangement of the "Mario Circuit" theme. This arrangement is similar to the original, but it adds some chiptune instrumentation and uses lower-quality synthetic instruments.

Audio.svg SNES Mario Circuit - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart: Super Circuit
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Mario Kart DS[edit]

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.

Audio.svg SNES Mario Circuit 1 - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart DS
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Mario Kart 7[edit]

SNES Mario Circuit 2 returns as a retro course in Mario Kart 7 along with an arrangement of the "Mario Circuit" theme. This arrangement uses higher quality samples, but it is otherwise almost identical to the original.

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.

Audio.svg SNES Mario Circuit 2 - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 7
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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.

Audio.svg SNES Mario Circuit 3 - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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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]

An arrangement of "Mario Circuit" plays on the Mario Circuit board in Itadaki Street DS.

Audio.svg マリオサーキット - The arrangement heard in Itadaki Street DS
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Fortune Street[edit]

Like in Itadaki Street DS, an arrangement of "Mario Circuit" plays on the Mario Circuit board in Fortune Street. This arrangement is only slightly altered from the Itadaki Street DS version.

Audio.svg Mario Circuit - The arrangement heard in Fortune Street
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Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl features an 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 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.- and Mario Kart-series stage.

Audio.svg Mario Circuit - The arrangement heard in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
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Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario 3D World[edit]

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.

This arrangement returns for the same level in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury.

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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.

Audio.svg RC Car - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Odyssey
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List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario Kart Super Famicom / Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1992 Original 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 Original Soyo Oka
Fortune Street Wii 2011 Arrangement
Mario Kart 7 Nintendo 3DS 2011 Arrangement Soyo Oka
Super Mario 3D World Wii U 2013 Arrangement "Mount Must Dash"
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" 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) Soyo Oka
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Nintendo Switch 2021 Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D World) "Mount Must Dash"
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo Switch 20221 Arrangement

1 - Added in Wave 2 of the Booster Course Pass on August 4, 2022

Albums[edit]

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

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese マリオサーキット[2]
Mario Sākitto 		Mario Circuit

References[edit]

  1. ^ Super Smash Bros. series Sound Tests
  2. ^ Itadaki Street DS sound test
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Recurring themes
Donkey Kong series Donkey Kong Game Kaishi • 25m Theme • Hammer • Opening
Donkey Kong Jr. Game Start
Donkey Kong Country series Donkey Kong Country Simian Segue • Cranky's Theme • Aquatic Ambiance • Bonus Room Blitz • DK Island Swing • Gang-Plank Galleon • Forest Frenzy • Treetop Rock • Fear Factory
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Stickerbush Symphony
Donkey Kong Country Returns Mine Menace
Mario Bros. series Mario Bros. Game Start A • Title BGM
Super Mario series Super Mario Bros. 1-Up • Course Clear (Power Up) • Ending • Ground BGM (Game Over · Player Down) • Hurry Up • Castle BGM • Invincibility BGM • Underground BGM • Underwater BGM • World Clear
VS. Super Mario Bros. Business-Use Mario Name Entry
Super Mario Bros. 2 Player Select • Ground Theme • Underground Theme • Boss Theme
Super Mario Bros. 3 Airship Theme • Athletic Theme • Dark Land • Demon King Bowser • Enemy Course • Fortress • Fortress Boss • Ground Theme • Map 1 World • Map 2 World • Map 3 World • Map 4 World • Map 6 World • Spinning Slots • Toad House • Underwater Theme • Warp Zone Theme • Restored Fanfare • Lose a Life • Game Over
Super Mario Land Main Theme
Super Mario World Ending • Ground Theme (Athletic Theme • Bonus Men BGM • Castle • Obake Yashiki BGM) • P Switch • Star World • Title • The Evil King Koopa, Bowser • Fortress Boss
Super Mario 64 Inside the Castle Walls • Koopa's Road • Koopa's Theme • Super Mario 64 Main Theme (Slider) • Merry-Go-Round
Super Mario Sunshine Isle Delfino (Ricco Harbor)
New Super Mario Bros. BGM Tride • Main Theme • Mega Mario • P Switch
Super Mario Galaxy Egg Planet • Gusty Garden Galaxy • Overture • Rosalina in the Observatory • The Toad Brigade
Super Mario 3D Land Ground Theme • Beach Theme
New Super Mario Bros. U Ground Theme
Super Mario 3D World Super Bell Hill
Super Mario Odyssey Jump Up, Super Star!
Dr. Mario series Dr. Mario Chill • Fever
Mario Kart series Super Mario Kart Mario Circuit • SNES Rainbow Road • Super Mario Kart
Mario Kart 64 Luigi Raceway • Moo Moo Farm / Yoshi Valley • Kalimari Desert • N64 Rainbow Road
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! GCN Yoshi Circuit
Mario Kart DS DS Waluigi Pinball
Mario Kart Wii Wii Coconut Mall • Luigi Circuit/Mario Circuit
Yoshi franchise Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Athletic BGM • Flower Field BGM • Opening Melody
Yoshi's Story Yoshi's Song • Yoshi's Story
Luigi's Mansion series Luigi's Mansion Main Theme
Wario franchise WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! WarioWare, Inc. • Dr. Crygor • Pyoro
WarioWare: Touched! Ashley's Theme
Other Totaka's Song • Le Galop infernal d'Orphée aux Enfers
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Super Mario Kart
Playable characters Bowser • Donkey Kong Jr. • Koopa Troopa • Luigi • Mario • Princess • Toad • Yoshi
Courses Mushroom Cup Mario Circuit 1 • Donut Plains 1 • Ghost Valley 1 • Bowser Castle 1 • Mario Circuit 2
Flower Cup Choco Island 1 • Ghost Valley 2 • Donut Plains 2 • Bowser Castle 2 • Mario Circuit 3
Star Cup Koopa Beach 1 • Choco Island 2 • Vanilla Lake 1 • Bowser Castle 3 • Mario Circuit 4
Special Cup Donut Plains 3 • Koopa Beach 2 • Ghost Valley 3 • Vanilla Lake 2 • Rainbow Road
Battle courses Battle Course 1 • Battle Course 2 • Battle Course 3 • Battle Course 4
Items and objects Question Block items Banana Peel • Feather • Ghost • Green Shell • Lightning • Mushroom • Red Shell • Star
CPU-only items Egg • Fireball • Poison Mushroom
Miscellaneous items and objects Coin • Jump • Kart • Trophy • Zipper
Techniques Drift • Mini-Turbo • Hop • Rocket Start
Species, enemies, and obstacles Big Cheep Cheep • Bullet Bill • Gopher • Flopping Cheep Cheep • Lakitu • Oil slick • Super Thwomp • Thwomp • Warp Pipe
Miscellaneous Finish line • Gallery • Pre-release and unused content • Staff
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