DS Waluigi Pinball (theme)

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"DS Waluigi Pinball"

"DS Waluigi Pinball" in Mario Kart DS
Composed by:
Shinobu Nagata
First appearance Mario Kart DS (2005)
Latest appearance Mario Kart Tour (Halloween Tour) (2019)

"DS Waluigi Pinball,"[1] also known as "DS Wario Stadium"[1] or simply "Waluigi Pinball,"[2] is a recurring musical theme from Mario Kart DS originally heard in the courses Waluigi Pinball and Wario Stadium.

Arrangements[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl features an arrangement of "DS Waluigi Pinball" simply titled "Waluigi Pinball." It was arranged by Kentaro Ishizaka, and 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, where it can played on any Mario Kart- and Super Smash Bros.-series stage.

Audio.svg Waluigi Pinball - The arrangement heard in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
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Mario Kart series[edit]

Mario Kart 7[edit]

In Mario Kart 7, an arrangement of the theme plays in DS Waluigi Pinball. This arrangement is extremely similar to the Mario Kart DS original, but it uses slightly different instrumentation. When the player is driving at top speed while in first place, additional percussion is added to the theme's instrumentation.

The arrangement without the frontrunning percussion is reused for DS Waluigi Pinball in Mario Kart Tour with the course's introduction in the 2019 Halloween Tour.

Audio.svg DS Waluigi Pinball - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 7
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Audio.svg DS Waluigi Pinball (Frontrunning) - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 7
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Mario Kart 8[edit]

Mario Kart 8 features an arrangement of "DS Waluigi Pinball" that can be heard in DS Wario Stadium. Like in Mario Kart 7, additional percussion is added to the theme's instrumentation when the player is driving at top speed while in first place. It was titled "DS Wario Stadium" in the game's' official soundtrack along with the following liner notes:

For this track, we've tried to represent Wario's nasty nature in sound. We've actually put most of the emphasis on the beat itself, rather than the original tune.

This arrangement is reused in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for DS Wario Stadium, as well as DS Waluigi Pinball with its introduction in Wave 2 of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass. It is titled both "DS Wario Stadium" and "DS Waluigi Pinball" in the game's sound test, as it is the only track in the game used for multiple different courses.

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Audio.svg DS Wario Stadium / DS Waluigi Pinball (Frontrunning) - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 8
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List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Mario Kart DS Nintendo DS 2005 Original Shinobu Nagata
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Wii 2008 Arrangement "Waluigi Pinball" Kentaro Ishizaka
Mario Kart 7 Nintendo 3DS 2011 Arrangement
Mario Kart 8 Wii U 2014 Arrangement "DS Wario Stadium"[3] Yasuaki Iwata
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Wii U 2014 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) "Waluigi Pinball" Kentaro Ishizaka
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo Switch 2017 Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) "DS Wario Stadium" / "DS Waluigi Pinball" Yasuaki Iwata
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Switch 2018 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) "Waluigi Pinball" Kentaro Ishizaka
Mario Kart Tour Android, iOS 20191 Original

1 - Added in the 2019 Halloween Tour on October 22, 2019

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack 2015 Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) "DS Wario Stadium" Yasuaki Iwata

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Mario Kart 8 Deluxe sound test
  2. ^ Super Smash Bros. series sound tests
  3. ^ Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack tracklist