Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros. 2)
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The "Ground Theme"[1] is a theme used on ground sections of levels in Super Mario Bros. 2. It 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. |
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Super Mario Bros. 2 is featured as a Masterpiece demo and includes levels where the "Ground Theme" can be heard. |
| 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!
An arrangement of the "Ground Theme" can be heard in the episode "King Mario of Cramalot" and the live-action segment "All Steamed Up" of 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.
 Ground Theme - The arrangement heard in Super Mario All-Stars | File info |
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.
| Ground Theme - The arrangement heard in Super Mario All-Stars | File info |
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.
| Boo Boogie - The arrangement heard in Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix | File info |
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.
| Coaster Hills A - The arrangement heard in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! | File info |
| Coaster Hills B - The arrangement heard in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! | File info |
| Coaster Hills C - The arrangement heard in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! | File info |
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.
| Rolling Hills A - The arrangement heard in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars | File info |
| Rolling Hills B - The arrangement heard in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars | File info |
| Rolling Hills C - The arrangement heard in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars | File info |
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.
| Spinning-Door Game - The arrangement heard in Paper Mario: Color Splash | File info |
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.
| Super Mario USA - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Compact Disco | File info |
List of Super Mario appearances
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic | 1987 | Original | ||
| Super Mario Bros. 2 | 1988 | Original | ||
| 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 | Original | "Mushroom Kingdom II" | |
| Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix | 2005 | Arrangement | "Boo Boogie" | |
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl | 2008 | Original | ||
| 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 | Original | ||
| NES Remix Pack | 2014 | Original | ||
| Ultimate NES Remix | 2014 | Original | ||
| Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | 2014 | Original | "Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros. 2)" | |
| Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars | 2015 | Arrangement | ||
| Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge | 2016 | Past arrangement (Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars) | ||
| Paper Mario: Color Splash | 2016 | Arrangement | "Spinning-Door Game" | |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | 2018 | Original | "Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. 2" | |
| Arrangement | "Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. 2 (Remix)" | Keiichi Okabe | ||
| Past arrangement (Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars) | "Rolling Hills A" | |||
| Super Mario Maker 2 | 20201 | Original | ||
| 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)) | |
| Super Mario Compact Disco | 1993 | Arrangement | "Super Mario USA" | Ambassadors of Funk |
| FAMICOM 20TH ANNIVERSARY GAMEMUSIC DVD | 2004 | Original | 「地上BGM」 (Chijō BGM) | |
| Game Sound Museum: Mario Bros. / Super Mario USA | 2004 | Original | 「地上BGM」 (Chijō BGM) | |
| Famicom Sound History Series: Mario the Music | 2004 | Original | ||
| Super Mario History 1985-2010 | 2010 | Original | ||
| The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music | 2015 | Original | ||
| The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 2023 | Arrangement | "Level Complete" | Brian Tyler |
References
- ^ Super Smash Bros. series
