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The "'''Ground Theme'''"<ref>''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series Sound Tests</ref> is the theme used in ground sections of levels in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'', which was later redeveloped as ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. It was composed by [[Koji Kondo]] and has be reused and rearranged in several games throughout the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise.
The "'''Ground Theme'''"<ref>''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series Sound Tests</ref> is the theme used in ground sections of levels in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'', which was later redeveloped as ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. It was composed by [[Koji Kondo]] and has be reused and rearranged in several games throughout the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise.
==Reuses==
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|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
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|"Mushroom Kingdom II"
|"Mushroom Kingdom II"
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|''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]''
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|Koji Kondo
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|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
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|"Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros. 2)"
|"Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros. 2)"
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|rowspan=3|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|rowspan=3|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
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|"Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. 2"
|"Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. 2"
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|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
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|''[[FAMICOM 20TH ANNIVERSARY GAMEMUSIC DVD]]''
|''[[FAMICOM 20TH ANNIVERSARY GAMEMUSIC DVD]]''
|2004
|2004
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|Past arrangement (''Super Mario Bros. 2'')
|「地上BGM」 (''Chijō BGM'')
|「地上BGM」 (''Chijō BGM'')
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|''[[Game Sound Museum: Mario Bros. / Super Mario USA]]''
|''[[Game Sound Museum: Mario Bros. / Super Mario USA]]''
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|2004
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|「地上BGM」 (''Chijō BGM'')
|「地上BGM」 (''Chijō BGM'')
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|''[[Famicom Sound History Series: Mario the Music]]''
|''[[Famicom Sound History Series: Mario the Music]]''
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|2004
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|Koji Kondo
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|''[[Super Mario History 1985-2010]]''
|''[[Super Mario History 1985-2010]]''
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|Koji Kondo
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|''[[The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music]]''
|''[[The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music]]''
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|Koji Kondo
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The "Ground Theme" in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (top) and Super Mario Bros. 2 (bottom)

The "Ground Theme"[1] is the theme used in ground sections of levels in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic, which was later redeveloped as Super Mario Bros. 2. It was composed by Koji Kondo and has be reused and rearranged in several games throughout the Super Mario franchise.

Reuses

The following list does not include ports and remakes of Super Mario Bros. 2.

Game Description
Super Smash Bros. Melee The "Ground Theme" is included in as a track titled "Mushroom Kingdom II" and can be played on the stage of the same name. It also serves as Luigi's credits music.
NES Remix 2 / NES Remix Pack / Ultimate NES Remix The "Ground Theme" plays on almost every Super Mario Bros. 2 stage.
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U The "Ground Theme" is included as a playable track titled "Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros. 2)". It can be played on the Peach's Castle (64) and Super Mario Maker stages.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate The "Ground Theme" is included as a playable track titled "Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. 2". It can be played on any Super Smash Bros.-series and Super Mario-series stage.
Super Mario Maker 2 The "Ground Theme" plays whenever the player uses the SMB2 Mushroom in ground, sky, underwater, forest, desert, airship, and snow theme levels.

Arrangements

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

Various arrangements of the "Ground Theme" can be heard throughout The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, as the show was primarily based on Super Mario Bros. 2.

Super Mario All-Stars

A new arrangement of the "Ground Theme" can be heard on Super Mario Bros. 2 ground levels in Super Mario All-Stars, as well as Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World and Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition.

Icon of an audio speaker. Ground Theme - The arrangement heard in Super Mario All-Stars
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Super Mario Advance

An arrangement of the "Ground Theme" similar to one heard in Super Mario All-Stars can be heard in Game Boy Advance remake of Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Advance. This version is much more compressed than the Super Mario All-Stars version and uses different, lower-quality synthetic instruments.

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Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix

Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix features a club remix of the "Ground Theme", titled "Boo Boogie", as a playable song.

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Mario vs. Donkey Kong series

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!

In Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!, three different arrangements of the "Ground Theme" can be heard in levels in Coaster Hills.

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Icon of an audio speaker. Coaster Hills B - The arrangement heard in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!
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Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars

Much like Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!, Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars features three different arrangements of the "Ground Theme", which can be heard in levels in Rolling Hills.

The first arrangement returns as a playable track in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, titled "Rolling Hills A", where it can be played on any Super Smash Bros.-series and Super Mario-series stage.

Icon of an audio speaker. Rolling Hills A - The arrangement heard in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars
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Icon of an audio speaker. Rolling Hills B - The arrangement heard in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars
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Icon of an audio speaker. Rolling Hills C - The arrangement heard in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars
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Paper Mario: Color Splash

Paper Mario: Color Splash features a faithful arrangement of the "Ground Theme", titled "Spinning-Door Game" in the Prisma Museum sound gallery, that plays during the four Spinning-Door minigames.

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

An arrangement of the "Ground Theme" is featured as a playable track in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where it can be played on any Super Smash Bros.-series and Super Mario-series stage. This arrangement features prominent brass, woodwind, and piano instrumentation.

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

In Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, a short arrangement of the beginning of the "Ground Theme" is included in the theme heard in Scamper Shores, Slipskate Slope, and Risky Whisker Island.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

A brief arrangement of the beginning of the "Ground Theme" can be heard during "Level Complete", the credits theme of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, as a transition between the arrangements of Super Mario Bros.'s "Ground Theme" and "Underground Theme".

Other arrangements

A hip-hop arrangement of the "Ground Theme" by the Ambassadors of Funk was included in the Super Mario Compact Disco album, titled "Super Mario USA", the Japanese title of Super Mario Bros. 2.

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List of Super Mario appearances

Work Year Type Title Credits
Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic 1987 Original Koji Kondo
Super Mario Bros. 2 1988 Arrangement Koji Kondo
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! 1989 Arrangement
Super Mario All-Stars 1993 Arrangement
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World 1994 Past arrangement (Super Mario All-Stars)
Super Mario Advance 2001 Arrangement
Super Smash Bros. Melee 2001 Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 2) "Mushroom Kingdom II" Koji Kondo
Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix 2005 Arrangement "Boo Boogie"
Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition 2010 Past arrangement (Super Mario All-Stars)
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! 2010 Arrangement
NES Remix 2 2014 Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 2) Koji Kondo
NES Remix Pack 2014 Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 2) Koji Kondo
Ultimate NES Remix 2014 Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 2) Koji Kondo
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 2014 Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 2) "Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros. 2)" Koji Kondo
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars 2015 Arrangement James Phillipsen
Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge 2016 Past arrangement (Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars) James Phillipsen
Paper Mario: Color Splash 2016 Arrangement "Spinning-Door Game"
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2018 Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 2) "Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. 2" Koji Kondo
Arrangement "Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. 2 (Remix)" Keiichi Okabe
Past arrangement (Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars) "Rolling Hills A" James Phillipsen
Super Mario Maker 2 20201 Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 2) Koji Kondo
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury 2021 Arrangement
The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2023 Arrangement "Level Complete" Brian Tyler

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Soundtracks

Work Year Type Title Credits
Famicom Music Vol.2 1987 Original 「ドキドキパニック (アレンジ・バージョン)」 (Doki Doki Panikku (Arenji Bājon)) Koji Kondo
Super Mario Compact Disco 1993 Arrangement "Super Mario USA" Ambassadors of Funk
FAMICOM 20TH ANNIVERSARY GAMEMUSIC DVD 2004 Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 2) 「地上BGM」 (Chijō BGM) Koji Kondo
Game Sound Museum: Mario Bros. / Super Mario USA 2004 Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 2) 「地上BGM」 (Chijō BGM) Koji Kondo
Famicom Sound History Series: Mario the Music 2004 Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 2) Koji Kondo
Super Mario History 1985-2010 2010 Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 2) Koji Kondo
The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music 2015 Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 2) Koji Kondo
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 2023 Arrangement "Level Complete" Brian Tyler

References

  1. ^ Super Smash Bros. series Sound Tests
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