Athletic BGM
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| "Athletic BGM" | |
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| Composed by: Koji Kondo | |
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) |
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart Tour (Yoshi Tour) (2023) |
"Obstacle Course"[1] is a musical theme composed by Koji Kondo for athletic levels in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.
Arrangements
Yoshi's Island series
Yoshi’s Island: Super Mario Advance 3
An arrangement of "Obstacle Course" can be heard in Game Boy Advance remake of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3. This version is more compressed than the original SNES version and uses different, lower-quality synthetic instruments.
Yoshi Touch & Go
 Obstacle Course - The arrangement heard in Yoshi Touch & Go | File info |
Itadaki Street series
Itadaki Street DS
In Itadaki Street DS, an arrangement of "Obstacle Course" plays on Venture squares and during the Dart of Gold minigame.
Fortune Street
Fortune Street features a new arrangement of "Obstacle Course" very similar to the version heard in Itadaki Street DS. Like in Itadaki Street DS, this arrangement plays on Venture squares and during the Dart of Gold minigame.
| Venture Square / Dart of Gold - The arrangement heard in Fortune Street | File info |
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Smash Bros. Brawl features an upbeat arrangement of the theme, titled "Obstacle Course" arranged by Shota Kageyama, and it can be played on the Yoshi's Island stage. The track is actually a combination of two separate arrangements: an energetic one that plays during the spring and summer phases of the stage (which also contains a brief excerpt from Baby Bowser's theme), and a relaxed one that plays during the fall and winter phases. In custom stages and the Sound Test, only the spring and summer variation is available.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl also features an arrangement of the main level theme of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, titled "Yoshi's Island". This arrangement includes a brief arrangement of "Obstacle Course". It can also be played on the Yoshi's Island stage.
"Obstacle Course" returns in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, where its two seasonal variants have been divided into two separate tracks: "Obstacle Course (Spring/Summer)" and "Obstacle Course (Fall/Winter)". In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, it can be played on Yoshi's Island stage, and in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, it can be played on the Woolly World stage.
"Obstacle Course" returns in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where the seasonal variants have once again been combined into a single medley track, this time titled "Obstacle Course - Yoshi's Island". "Yoshi's Island" also returns, now titled "Yoshi's Island (Brawl)". Both tracks can be played on any Super Smash Bros.-series and Yoshi-series stage.
Mario Kart series
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Mario Kart 8 introduced Yoshi's Island, a course based on Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, in Wave 4 of the Booster Course Pass along with an arrangement of "Obstacle Course" that serves as the course's background music.
Like other courses in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, the theme speeds up and slightly rises in pitch during the last lap of the race. Also, additional percussion is added to the arrangement's instrumentation when the player is driving at top speed while in first place.
| Yoshi's Island - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | File info |
| Yoshi's Island (Frontrunning) - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | File info |
Mario Kart Tour
The Yoshi's Island course returns in Mario Kart Tour beginning with the 2023 Yoshi Tour, along with a new arrangement of "Obstacle Course". This arrangement is extremely similar to the one heard in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, but uses slightly different instrumentation.
| Yoshi's Island - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart Tour | File info |
Other arrangements
Mario & Zelda Big Band Live
A live bluegrass arrangement of "Obstacle Course" with fiddle, mandolin, and banjo instrumentation with upright bass accompaniment is featured in the Mario & Zelda Big Band Live album.
Daigasso! Band Brothers
"Obstacle Course" is featured as a playable song in the Japan-only Nintendo DS title Daigasso! Band Brothers.
List of Super Mario appearances
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | 1995 | Original | 「アスレチック」 (Asurechikku)[2] | Koji Kondo |
| Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 | 2002 | Arrangement | Taiju Suzuki | |
| Yoshi Touch & Go | 2005 | Arrangement | ||
| Itadaki Street DS | 2007 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl | 2008 | Arrangement | "Obstacle Course" | Shota Kageyama |
| "Yoshi's Island" | Noriyuki Iwadare | |||
| Fortune Street | 2011 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS | 2014 | Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) | "Obstacle Course (Spring/Summer)" | Shota Kageyama |
| "Obstacle Course (Fall/Winter)" | ||||
| Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | 2014 | Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) | "Obstacle Course (Spring/Summer)" | Shota Kageyama |
| "Obstacle Course (Fall/Winter)" | ||||
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | 2018 | Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) | "Obstacle Course - Yoshi's Island" | Shota Kageyama |
| "Yoshi's Island (Brawl)" | Noriyuki Iwadare | |||
| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | 20231 | Arrangement | ||
| Mario Kart Tour | 20232 | Arrangement |
1 - Added in Wave 4 of the Booster Course Pass
2 - Added in the 2023 Yoshi Tour
Soundtracks
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario: Yossy Island Original Sound Version | 1995 | Original | 「アスレチック」 (Asurechikku) | Koji Kondo |
| Mario & Zelda Big Band Live | 2003 | Arrangement | 「ヨッシーアイランド アスレチックのテーマ (スーパーファミコン:「ヨッシーアイランド」より)」 (Yosshī Airando Asurechikku no Tēma (Sūpā Famikon: "Yosshī Airando" Yori)) |
Other media
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island: A Magical Tour of Yoshi's Island | 1996 | Original |
References
- ^ Super Smash Bros. series Sound Tests
- ^ Super Mario: Yossy Island Original Sound Version
