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[[Category:Musical themes]]
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Revision as of 10:51, June 26, 2023

"Slider" in Super Mario 64

"Slider" is a musical theme composed for Super Mario 64 by Koji Kondo. It is a frantic bluegrass/country interpretation of the "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" motif, played in D major at a presto tempo. The name "slider" is used in Japanese for the "slide" type of level.

Original

In Super Mario 64 and its Nintendo DS remake Super Mario 64 DS, "Slider" is the background music in, as the name implies, all slide areas; it also plays in Tick Tock Clock, Rainbow Ride, Tower of the Wing Cap, Vanish Cap Under the Moat, Wing Mario Over the Rainbow, and Battle Fort, as well as during Koopa the Quick's footraces. In Super Mario 64 DS, it plays in all four stages in Vs. mode.

The melody is played on harmonica, and the countermelody on whistle, with banjo, piano, acoustic bass, and drumset as accompaniment.

Reuses

Game Description
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U "Slider" is included as a selectable track titled "Slide" and can be played on the Peach's Castle stage.
Mario Party: Star Rush "Slider" is one of the tracks available to play in Rhythm Recital, titled "Slide".
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate "Slider" is included as a selectable track titled "Slide" and can be played on any Super Smash Bros.-series and Super Mario-series stage.
Super Mario Maker 2 "Slider" is a sound effect in the music category, represented by the Nintendo 64 logo. It has a new fast version for when the Time Limit decreases below 100 seconds.

Arrangements

Mario Party 2

In Mario Party 2, the beginning of the track "The Blue Skies Yonder" uses the first few notes of "Slider".

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Super Mario series

Super Mario Galaxy 2

In Super Mario Galaxy 2, an arrangement of "Slider" is used for the slide in Tall Trunk Galaxy, and while rolling the Star Ball or Purple Coin Ball in Rolling Coaster Galaxy. In the latter case, it adjusts in tempo and intensity to match the speed of the ball, fading into a sparse version played on sine synthesizer, two recorders, and harp if it is kept still, and increasing in speed (affecting the pitch continuously, as opposed to an increase in tempo) when the ball accelerates down the rail launchers.

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Super Mario 3D World

In Super Mario 3D World, an arrangement (titled "Plessie's Plunging Falls" in the official soundtrack) is played while riding Plessie. The accompaniment uses guitar and bongos.

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Super Smash Bros. Melee

In Super Smash Bros. Melee, an orchestral arrangement of "Slider" was arranged for the Rainbow Cruise stage by HAL Laboratory composer Shogo Sakai, under the same name as the stage. The arrangement also incorporates the Underwater Theme from Super Mario Bros. In the Super Smash Bros. Melee: Smashing...Live! album, the arrangement is played by a live orchestra.

The song returns for the same stage in Super Smash Bros. Brawl (titled "Rainbow Cruise (Melee)"), for Smash Run in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, for the Delfino Plaza stage in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and for every Super Mario-franchise stage in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (titled "Slide").

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Paper Mario: Sticker Star

In Paper Mario: Sticker Star, a big band arrangement titled "Go Go Trolley!" ("Go, Go, Trolley!" in the British English version) is played during the mine cart ride in Bowser's Snow Fort.

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Nintendo Land

In Nintendo Land, an arrangement plays on the Slide Hill stage of Mario Chase, with the second bar adding in the opening six notes from the Super Mario Bros. Ground Theme. The tempo increases when the timer reaches 60 and 30 seconds.

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Mario & Sonic series

Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games

Another big band arrangement was created for Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. The arrangement opens with an original introduction played on trumpet and electric guitar, the former of which is used for the main melody for the remainder of the song, and trumpet, saxophone, and electric guitar solos are added partway through the song.

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Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

A different arrangement was created for the Wii U version of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, though this version is more faithful to the original "Slider" than its predecessor's.

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Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

In Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, as well as its Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS ports, an arrangement of "Slider" is played in the Coins Galore levels.

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List of Super Mario appearances

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario 64 1996 Original "Slider" Koji Kondo
Mario Party 2 1999 Arrangement "The Blue Skies Yonder"
Super Smash Bros. Melee 2001 Arrangement "Rainbow Cruise" Shogo Sakai
Super Mario 64 DS 2004 Original "Slider" Koji Kondo
Super Smash Bros. Brawl 2008 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Melee) "Rainbow Cruise (Melee)" Shogo Sakai
Super Mario Galaxy 2 2010 Arrangement "Slide" Mahito Yokota
Paper Mario: Sticker Star 2012 Arrangement "Go Go Trolley!"
Nintendo Land 2012 Arrangement Ryo Nagamatsu
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games 2013 Arrangement "Slider"
Super Mario 3D World 2013 Arrangement "Plessie's Plunging Falls"
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 2014 Original "Slide" Koji Kondo
Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Melee) "Rainbow Cruise" Shogo Sakai
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Wii U) 2014 Arrangement
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U) 2016 Arrangement "Slider"
Mario Party: Star Rush 2016 Original "Slide" Koji Kondo
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS) 2018 Past arrangement (Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2018 Original "Slide" Koji Kondo
Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Melee) "Slide (Remix)" Shogo Sakai
Super Mario Maker 2 2019 Original "Slider" Koji Kondo
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury 2021 Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D World) "Plessie's Plunging Falls"

Soundtracks

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack 1996 Original "Slider" Koji Kondo
Super Smash Bros. Melee: Smashing...Live! 2003 Arrangement "Rainbow Cruise" Shogo Sakai[1]
Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection 2005 Original 「スライダー」 (Suraidā) Koji Kondo
Super Mario Galaxy 2 Original Soundtrack 2010 Arrangement "Slide" Mahito Yokota
Super Mario History 1985-2010 2010 Original "Slider" Koji Kondo
The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music 2015 Original 「スライダー」 (Suraidā) Koji Kondo

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese スライダー[?]
Suraidā
Slider

References

  1. ^ Super Smash Bros. Melee Smashing…Live! VGMdb. Retrieved June 26, 2023.