Mario Circuit (theme)

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This article is about the Mario Circuit theme originating from Super Mario Kart. For the Mario Circuit Theme originating from Mario Kart Wii, see Luigi Circuit/Mario Circuit.
"Mario Circuit"

"Mario Circuit" in Super Mario Kart
Composed by:
Soyo Oka
First appearance Super Mario Kart (1992)
Latest appearance Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2022)

"Mario Circuit"[1] is the theme from Super Mario Kart composed by Soyo Oka and used in Mario Circuit 1, Mario Circuit 2, Mario Circuit 3, and Mario Circuit 4. It has been reused and rearranged as those courses have returned throughout the Mario Kart series.

Reuses

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

Game Description
Mario Kart Wii "Mario Circuit" plays on SNES Mario Circuit 3.
Super Mario Maker 2 The "Super Mario Kart" sound effect plays "Mario Circuit".

Arrangements

Mario Kart series

Mario Kart: Super Circuit

Mario Circuit 1, Mario Circuit 2, Mario Circuit 3, and Mario Circuit 4 all return as retro courses in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, along with a new arrangement of the "Mario Circuit" theme. This arrangement is similar to the original, but it adds some chiptune instrumentation and uses lower-quality synthetic instruments.

Audio.svg SNES Mario Circuit - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart: Super Circuit
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Mario Kart DS

SNES Mario Circuit 1 returns as a retro course in Mario Kart DS along with an arrangement of the "Mario Circuit" theme very faithful to the original.

Audio.svg SNES Mario Circuit 1 - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart DS
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Mario Kart 7

SNES Mario Circuit 2 returns as a retro course in Mario Kart 7 along with an arrangement of the "Mario Circuit" theme This arrangement uses higher quality samples, but it is otherwise almost identical to the original.

The arrangement returns for SNES Mario Circuit 1, SNES Mario Circuit 2, SNES Mario Circuit 3, and RMX Mario Circuit 1 in Mario Kart Tour.

Audio.svg SNES Mario Circuit 2 - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 7
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

SNES Mario Circuit 3 was added as a retro course to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in Wave 2 of the Booster Course Pass along with an arrangement of "Mario Circuit". This arrangement adds piano accompaniment and drum kit percussion to the theme, but it is otherwise almost identical to the original.

Audio.svg SNES Mario Circuit 3 - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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Itadaki Street DS

An arrangement of "Mario Circuit" plays on the Mario Circuit board in Itadaki Street DS.

The arrangement returns for the same board in the game's Wii sequel, Fortune Street.

Audio.svg Mario Circuit - The arrangement heard in Itadaki Street DS
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Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Super Smash Bros. Brawl features an electro house arrangement of the theme as a playable track, titled "Mario Circuit", and incorporates the starting grid countdown theme used to signal the start of the race in Super Mario Kart. It can be played on the Mario Circuit stage.

The arrangement returns in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, where it can be played on the same stage, and in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, now titled "Mario Circuit - Super Mario Kart", where it can be played on any Super Smash Bros.-series and Super Mario-series stage.

Audio.svg Mario Circuit - The arrangement heard in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
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Super Mario series

Super Mario 3D World

In Super Mario 3D World, an arrangement of "Mario Circuit" plays in the level Mount Must Dash, which is itself based on Super Mario Kart's versions of Mario Circuit.

This arrangement returns for the same level in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury.

Audio.svg Mount Must Dash - The arrangement heard in Super Mario 3D World
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Super Mario Odyssey

In Super Mario Odyssey, an arrangement of "Mario Circuit" plays during the RC Car Challenge minigame in the Metro Kingdom.

Audio.svg RC Car - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Odyssey
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List of Super Mario appearances

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario Kart 1992 Original Soyo Oka
Mario Kart: Super Circuit 2001 Arrangement
Mario Kart DS 2005 Arrangement Shinobu Tanaka
Itadaki Street DS 2007 Arrangement
Super Smash Bros. Brawl 2008 Arrangement "Mario Circuit" Yusuke Takahama
Mario Kart Wii 2008 Original Soyo Oka
Fortune Street 2011 Past arrangement (Itadaki Street DS)
Mario Kart 7 2011 Arrangement Soyo Oka
Super Mario 3D World 2013 Arrangement "Mount Must Dash"
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 2014 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) "Mario Circuit" Yusuke Takahama
Super Mario Odyssey 2017 Arrangement "RC Car" Shiho Fujii
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2018 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) "Mario Circuit - Super Mario Kart" Yusuke Takahama
Super Mario Maker 2 2019 Original Soyo Oka
Mario Kart Tour 2019 Past arrangement (Mario Kart 7) Soyo Oka
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury 2021 Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D World) "Mount Must Dash"
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 2022 Arrangement

Soundtracks

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack 2013 Arrangement "Mount Must Dash"

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese マリオサーキット[?]
Mario Sākitto
Mario Circuit

References

  1. ^ Super Smash Bros. series Sound Tests