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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 | [[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. | ||
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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 | {{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. | ||
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}} | }} | ||
====''Mario Kart 7 | ====''Mario Kart 7''==== | ||
{{classic-link|SNES|Mario Circuit 2}} | {{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 | 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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|file=MKT_SNES_Mario_Circuit_Theme.oga | |file=MKT_SNES_Mario_Circuit_Theme.oga | ||
|title={{Conjectural|{{classic|SNES|Mario Circuit 2}}}} | |title={{Conjectural|{{classic|SNES|Mario Circuit 2}}}} | ||
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Mario Kart 7 | |description=The arrangement heard in ''Mario Kart 7'' | ||
}} | }} | ||
====''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 | {{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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===''Itadaki Street'' series=== | ===''Itadaki Street'' series=== | ||
====''Itadaki Street DS''==== | ====''Itadaki Street DS''==== | ||
An arrangement of " | An arrangement of "Mario Circuit" plays on the [[Mario Circuit (board)|Mario Circuit]] board in ''[[Itadaki Street DS]]''. | ||
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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 | ''[[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. | ||
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.]]''- 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 ''[[ | 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]]''. | 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 " | 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" | |
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"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 |
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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.
SNES Mario Circuit - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart: Super Circuit | File info |
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.
SNES Mario Circuit 1 - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart DS | File info |
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.
SNES Mario Circuit 2 - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 7 | File info |
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.
SNES Mario Circuit 3 - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | File info |
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.
マリオサーキット - The arrangement heard in Itadaki Street DS | File info |
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.
Mario Circuit - The arrangement heard in Fortune Street | File info |
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.
Mario Circuit - The arrangement heard in Super Smash Bros. Brawl | File info |
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.
Mount Must Dash - The arrangement heard in Super Mario 3D World | File info |
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.
RC Car - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Odyssey | File info |
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
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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 |
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Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack | 2013 | Arrangement | "Mount Must Dash" |
Names in other languages[edit]
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | マリオサーキット[2] Mario Sākitto |
Mario Circuit |
References[edit]
- ^ Super Smash Bros. series Sound Tests
- ^ Itadaki Street DS sound test