World Clear
"World Clear" | |
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"World Clear" in Super Mario Bros. | |
Composed by: Koji Kondo | |
First appearance | Super Mario Bros. (1985) |
Latest appearance | Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. (2020) |
"World Clear"[1] is a short musical fanfare composed for Super Mario Bros. by Koji Kondo. It plays whenever the player completes a castle level.
Reuses
Game | Description |
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VS. Super Mario Bros. / All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros. / Super Mario Bros. Deluxe / Classic NES Series: Super Mario Bros. / Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. | These remakes of Super Mario Bros. reuse the original soundtrack for the same purposes, including "World Clear". |
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels | This game reuses the soundtrack from Super Mario Bros. for the same purposes, including "World Clear". |
Mario Calculator | If the answer equals the player's birthday according to their regional date format (e.g. August 4th would be "804" in North America and "408" in Europe and Australia), a text saying "Your Birthday" is displayed next to the result and the flagpole sound effect and "World Clear" play. |
Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS / Super Mario Maker 2 | "Course Clear" plays when the player completes a castle-themed level in the Super Mario Bros. style. |
Super Mario Bros. 35 | "World Clear" plays when the player places first in a match. |
Arrangements
Super Mario series
Super Mario Bros. Special
Like in Super Mario Bros., "World Clear" plays in Super Mario Bros. Special whenever the player completes a castle level, though this arrangement is much choppier, is slowed down significantly, and uses harsher chiptune instrumentation than the original.
World Clear - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Bros. Special | File info |
Super Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)
In 1986, a very short arrangement of the theme was made for Super Mario Bros. (Game & Watch, Crystal Screen series). This arrangement would reappear unchanged for the Special Edition (1987) and New Wide Screen (1988) versions.
World Clear - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Bros. (Game & Watch) | File info 0:03 |
Super Mario All-Stars
Super Mario All-Stars features an enhanced 16-bit arrangement of "World Clear" in Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels whenever the player completes a level.
This arrangement returns for the same purpose in Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World and Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition.
World Clear - The arrangement heard in Super Mario All-Stars | File info |
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
In Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, an arrangement of "World Clear" plays when the player defeats Bowser in the e-Reader card level Classic World 1-4, a recreation of World 1-4 from Super Mario Bros.
New Super Mario Bros.
In New Super Mario Bros., an arrangement of "World Clear" plays after the player completes the final battle with Bowser in World 8-Bowser's Castle.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, an arrangement of "World Clear" plays after the player defeats Giant Bowser in World 8-Bowser's Castle.
List of Super Mario appearances
Games
Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
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Super Mario Bros. | Nintendo Entertainment System | 1985 | Original | "World Clear"[1] | Koji Kondo |
VS. Super Mario Bros. | VS. System | 1986 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels | Family Computer Disk System | 1986 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
Super Mario Bros. Special | NEC PC-88, Sharp X1, Samsung SPC-1500 | 1986 | Arrangement | ||
All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros. | Family Computer Disk System | 1986 | Original | 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 Bros. Deluxe | Game Boy Color | 1999 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 | Game Boy Advance | 2003 | Arrangement | ||
Classic NES Series: Super Mario Bros. | Game Boy Advance | 2004 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
New Super Mario Bros. | Nintendo DS | 2006 | Arrangement | ||
Mario Calculator | Nintendo DSi | 2009 | Original | ||
New Super Mario Bros. Wii | Wii | 2009 | Arrangement | ||
Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition | Wii | 2010 | Past arrangement (Super Mario All-Stars) | ||
New Super Mario Bros. 2 | Nintendo 3DS | 2012 | Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | ||
New Super Mario Bros. U | Wii U | 2012 | Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | ||
New Super Luigi U | Wii U | 2013 | Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | ||
New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U | Wii U | 2013 | Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | ||
Super Mario Maker | Wii U | 2015 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe | Nintendo Switch | 2019 | Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | ||
Super Mario Maker 2 | Nintendo Switch | 2019 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. | Game & Watch | 2020 | Original | Koji Kondo |
Albums
Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
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Famicom Music | 1986 | Original | "SUPER MARIO BROS." | Koji Kondo |
FAMICOM 20TH ANNIVERSARY ORIGINAL SOUND TRACKS VOL.1 | 2004 | Original | 「クッパを倒したときのファンファーレ」 (Kuppa o Taoshita Toki no Fanfāre) | Koji Kondo |
Game Sound Museum: Super Mario Bros. | 2004 | Original | 「クッパを倒したときのファンファーレ」 (Kuppa o Taoshita Toki no Fanfāre) | Koji Kondo |
Famicom Sound History Series: Mario the Music | 2004 | Original | 「クッパを倒したときのファンファーレ」 (Kuppa o Taoshita Toki no Fanfāre) | Koji Kondo |
Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection | 2005 | Original | 「ワールドクリア ファンファーレ」 (Wārudo Kuria Fanfāre) | Koji Kondo |
Super Mario History 1985-2010 | 2010 | Original | "World Clear" | Koji Kondo |
Nintendo FAMICOM MUSIC | 2013 | Original | 「ワールドクリア ファンファーレ」 (Wārudo Kuria Fanfāre) | Koji Kondo |
Other media
Work | Format | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
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FAMICOM 20TH ANNIVERSARY GAMEMUSIC DVD | DVD | 2004 | Original | 「クッパを倒した時のファンファーレ」 (Kuppa o Taoshita Toki no Fanfāre) | Koji Kondo |
References
- ^ a b Super Mario History 1985-2010 tracklist