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===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
An arrangement of "King Bowser" arranged by [[Yoko Shimomura]], titled "'''Battling Bowser'''" in the [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) sound test|in-game sound test]] of the [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]], can be heard during the battle against Bowser on [[Bowser's Keep]] in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''. This arrangement features an original, extended melody before the piece loops.
An arrangement of "King Bowser", titled "'''Battling Bowser'''" in the [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) sound test|in-game sound test]] of the [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]], can be heard during the battle against Bowser on [[Bowser's Keep]] in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''. This arrangement features an original, extended melody before the piece loops.
 
In addition, a slow, sinister-sounding arrangement of "King Bowser", known as "'''Bowser's Keep (Second Visit)'''" in the in-game sound test of the remake, can be heard in Bowser's Keep after heading back from [[Nimbus Land]]. Both "Battling Bowser" and "Bowser's Keep (Second Visit)" were arranged by [[Yoko Shimomura]]


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This article is about The musical theme from Super Mario Bros. 3. For the theme from Super Mario World, see Bowser BGM. For the theme from Super Mario 64, see Bowser's Theme.
"King Bowser"

"King Bowser" in Super Mario Bros. 3
Composed by:
Koji Kondo
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch remake) (2023)

"King Bowser"[1] is a musical theme composed for the final boss battle against Bowser in Super Mario Bros. 3 by Koji Kondo. As with "Bowser BGM" from Super Mario World and "Bowser's Theme" from Super Mario 64, it has made several appearances since, usually as a theme representing Bowser.

Reuses

The following list does not include ports or remakes of Super Mario Bros. 3.

Game Description
Super Mario Odyssey The intro of "Bowser BGM" can briefly be heard during the cutscene when Mario captures Bowser at the end of the game, which features a screenshot of the final boss battle from Super Mario Bros. 3 as one of Bowser's past memories.
Super Mario Maker 2 "King Bowser" can be heard when the "Final Boss" sound effect is used in the Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 3 game styles.

Arrangements

Super Mario All-Stars

An upgraded, 16-bit arrangement of "King Bowser" can be heard during the battle against Bowser in the Super Mario Bros. 3 remake included in Super Mario All-Stars, as well as Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World and Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition.

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Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3

An arrangement of "King Bowser" based on the Super Mario All-Stars version can be heard during the battle against Bowser in Game Boy Advance remake of Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, both in World 8-Bowser's Castle as in the original as well as in the World-e levels Bowser's Last Stand and Bowser's Airship 2. This version is more compressed than the Super Mario All-Stars version and uses different, slightly lower-quality synthetic instruments.

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

An arrangement of "King Bowser", titled "Battling Bowser" in the in-game sound test of the Nintendo Switch remake, can be heard during the battle against Bowser on Bowser's Keep in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. This arrangement features an original, extended melody before the piece loops.

In addition, a slow, sinister-sounding arrangement of "King Bowser", known as "Bowser's Keep (Second Visit)" in the in-game sound test of the remake, can be heard in Bowser's Keep after heading back from Nimbus Land. Both "Battling Bowser" and "Bowser's Keep (Second Visit)" were arranged by Yoko Shimomura

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Icon of an audio speaker. Bowser's Keep (Second Visit) - The arrangement heard in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
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Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)

An upgraded, orchestra arrangement of "Battling Bowser" from Super Mario RPG: Legends of the Seven Stars, again arranged by Yoko Shimomura, can be heard in Super Mario RPG, the Nintendo Switch remake of Super Mario RPG: Legends of the Seven Stars, serving the same purpose as in the SNES original.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

A heavy metal/chiptune-mixed arrangement of "King Bowser", rearranged by its original composer, Koji Kondo, appears as a playable song for Super Mario-series (as well as Super Smash Bros.-series as of the version 8.1.0 update) stages in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. This arrangement contains some parts sampled from the original, and also incorporates Dark Land's world map theme (also sampled from the original NES theme) in the second half of arrangement.

List of Super Mario appearances

Games

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario Bros. 3 Nintendo Entertainment System 1988 Original 「魔王クッパ」 (Maō Kuppa)[2] Koji Kondo
Super Mario All-Stars Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1993 Arrangement
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1994 Past arrangement (Super Mario All-Stars)
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1996 Arrangement 「対 クッパ戦」 (Tai Kuppa-sen)[3] Yoko Shimomura
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Game Boy Advance 2003 Arrangement Taiju Suzuki
Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition Wii 2010 Past arrangement (Super Mario All-Stars)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Switch 2018 Arrangement "King Bowser - Super Mario Bros. 3"[1] Koji Kondo
Super Mario Maker 2 Nintendo Switch 2019 Original Koji Kondo
Super Mario RPG Nintendo Switch 2023 Arrangement "Battling Bowser"[4] Yoko Shimomura
Past arrangement (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)

Albums

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario World 1991 Original 「魔王クッパ」 (Maō Kuppa) Koji Kondo
Super Mario RPG Original Sound Version 1996 Arrangement (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars) 「対 クッパ戦」 (Tai Kuppa-sen) Yoko Shimomura
Game Sound Museum: Super Mario Bros. 3 2004 Original 「魔王クッパ」 (Maō Kuppa) Koji Kondo
Famicom Sound History Series: Mario the Music 2004 Original 「魔王クッパ～ワーニング～魔王クッパ ハリーアップ！」
(Maō Kuppa ~ Wāningu ~ Maō Kuppa Harī Appu!) 		Koji Kondo
Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection 2005 Original 「魔王クッパ」 (Maō Kuppa) Koji Kondo

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 魔王クッパ[?]
Maō Kuppa 		Demon King Bowser Soundtrack albums, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in-game name

References

  1. ^ a b Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in-game name
  2. ^ Game Sound Museum: Super Mario Bros. 3
  3. ^ Super Mario RPG Original Sound Version
  4. ^ Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) in-game name
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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 Please Select Player • Ground BGM • Underground BGM • Boss BGM
Super Mario Bros. 3 Airship Theme • Athletic Theme • Dark Land • Enemy Course • Fortress • Fortress Boss • Ground Theme • King Bowser • 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 Bowser BGM • Donut Plains (Map Screen) • Ground BGM (Athletic BGM · Bonus Game BGM · Castle BGM · Ghost House BGM) • Ending • Koopalings BGM • P Switch BGM • Star World (Map Screen) • Title BGM • Yoshi's Island (Map Screen)
Super Mario 64 Bowser's Road • Bowser's Theme • Peach's Castle • 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 Award Ceremony • Mario Circuit • SNES Rainbow Road • Super Mario Kart Title Screen
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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Protagonists Mario • Luigi • Princess Toadstool • Toads • Kings
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World-ea !-Switch • Axe • Balance Lift • Bubble • Control Coin • Dotted-Line Block • Goal Pole • Flipper • Giant Gate • Grass • Jumping Board • Key • Key Door • Power Meter Block • Rock Block • Rotating Block • Roulette Block • Seesaw • Snake platform • Soft sand • Stretch Block • Triangular Block • Vanishing Block
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Locations e-Coin Castlea • Enemy Course • Panel (N-Mark Spade Panel • Spade Panel • Start Panel) • Toad House • Treasure Ship
Enemies Main game Angry Sun • Baby Cheep • Big Bertha • Bloober • Bloober baby • Bloober with kids • Bob-omb • "Boo" Diddly • Boomerang Brother • Boss Bass • Bullet Bill • Buster Beetle • Buzzy Beetle • Chain Chomp • Cheep-Cheep • Colossal Koopa Paratroopa • Dry Bones • Fiery Walking Piranha • Fire Brother • Fire Chomp • Firesnake • Giant Koopa • Goomba • Grand Goomba • Hammer Brother • Hot Foot • Jelectro • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Kuribo's Goomba • Lakitu • Lava Lotus • Micro-Goomba • Missile Bill • Muncher • Para-Beetle • Para-Goomba • Pile Driver Micro-Goomba • Piranha Plant • Piranhacus Giganticus • Podoboo • Ptooie • Rocky Wrench • Scattering Bloober • Sledge Brother • Spike • Spiny Cheep-Cheep • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Stretch • Thwomp • Venus Fire Trap • Walking Piranha
World-ea Amazing Flyin' Hammer Brother • Big Boo • Bony Beetle • Bowser Statue (Super Mario World) • Bumpty • Chargin' Chuck • Flurry • Goomba (Super Mario World) • Hoopster • Hothead • Jumping Piranha Plant • Lil Sparky • Magikoopa • Monty Mole • Para-Goomba (Super Mario World) • Porcupo • Rip Van Fish • Spike Top • Thwimp • Wiggler
Obstacles Bowser Statue • Candy ring • Cannon • Cannonball • Diagonal cannon • Falling spikea • Fire-Bara • Giant cannon • Giant cannonball • Lava • Pit • Quartet-cannon • Rocket Engine • Roto-Disc • Spike • Tornado • Turtle Cannon
World-e mini-gamesa Blue Mushroom House • Orange Mushroom House • Red Mushroom House
Music Map 1 World • Map 3 World • Map 4 World • Ground Theme • Athletic Theme • Airship Theme • Enemy Course • Fortress Boss • King Bowser • Spinning Slots • Toad House
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