Player Down (Super Mario Bros. 3)

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"Player Down"
"Player Down" in Super Mario Bros. 3
The image for "Player Down" from Super Mario Bros. 3 on Nintendo Music
Image from Nintendo Music
Composed by:
Koji Kondo
Key C major
BPM 112
Time signature 3
4
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021)

"Player Down"[1] is a musical theme composed by Koji Kondo for Super Mario Bros. 3, where it plays when the player loses a life. It is similar to "Ground BGM" from the same game.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 3 marks the first appearance of "Player Down". It is also included in the official soundtrack album Game Sound Museum: Super Mario Bros. 3.

Super Mario All-Stars / Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World / Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition[edit]

In the SNES remake of Super Mario Bros. 3 in Super Mario All-Stars, Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World, and Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition, an arrangement of "Player Down" plays for the same purpose as in the original game.

Icon of an audio speaker. Player Down - The arrangement heard in Super Mario All-Stars
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Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

In the Game Boy Advance remake of Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, an arrangement of "Player Down" plays for the same purpose as in the original game. It is based on the Super Mario All-Stars version, but with changes to the instruments to fit the inferior sound hardware on the system. It also omits the first three notes from the original arrangement, and is played alongside with Mario or Luigi's voice saying "Ohh! Mamma mia!" or "Aww! Mamma mia!" respectively.

Icon of an audio speaker. Player Down - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
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Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[edit]

“For this game, we've changed the jingle you hear when you slip up. As Super Mario games have featured the same tune for such a long time, we were a little worried that players would be put out by this. But you may well find you are more familiar with the new jingle than you think - it's the one used in Super Mario Bros. 3!”
—Liner notes in the Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack

In Super Mario 3D World and the Nintendo Switch port, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, an arrangement of "Player Down" plays when the player loses a life. It is titled "A Misstep" in the official Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack album.

Icon of an audio speaker. A Misstep - The arrangement heard in Super Mario 3D World
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Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS[edit]

In Super Mario Maker and the Nintendo 3DS port, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, the original version of "Player Down" plays when the player loses a life in a Super Mario Bros. 3-style level.

Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

In Super Mario Maker 2, the original and Super Mario 3D World versions of "Player Down" play when the player loses a life in a Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario 3D World-style level respectively.

WarioWare: Smooth Moves[edit]

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In WarioWare: Smooth Moves, an orchestral arrangement of "Player Down" is one of the songs that the player can conduct in Level 1 of the Opening Night microgame. It is titled "SMB 3 Miss" in the Sound Studio.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS[edit]

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In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, a medley arrangement of "Athletic BGM", "World 4 Map (Giant Land)", "Bros. Battle", and "Player Down" from Super Mario Bros. 3 can play in the 3D Land stage. It is titled the "Super Mario Bros. 3 Medley" in the game's sound test, and it was arranged by Shota Kageyama.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, the "Super Mario Bros. 3 Medley" from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS can play in the Mushroom Kingdom U and Super Mario Maker stages.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the "Super Mario Bros. 3 Medley" from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U can play in any Super Smash Bros.- and Super Mario-series stage.

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario Bros. 3 Nintendo Entertainment System 1988 Original "Player Down"[1] 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 Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Game Boy Advance 2003 Arrangement
WarioWare: Smooth Moves Wii 2006 Arrangement "SMB 3 Miss"[2]
Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition Wii 2010 Past arrangement (Super Mario All-Stars)
Super Mario 3D World Wii U 2013 Arrangement "A Misstep"[3]
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Nintendo 3DS 2014 Arrangement "Super Mario Bros. 3 Medley"[4]
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Wii U 2014 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS) "Super Mario Bros. 3 Medley"[5]
Super Mario Maker Wii U 2015 Original Koji Kondo
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS Nintendo 3DS 2016 Original Koji Kondo
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Switch 2018 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS) "Super Mario Bros. 3 Medley"[6]
Super Mario Maker 2 Nintendo Switch 2019 Original Koji Kondo
Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D World)
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Nintendo Switch 2021 Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D World) "A Misstep"[3]

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Game Sound Museum: Super Mario Bros. 3 2004 Original 「ミス」 (Misu) Koji Kondo
Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack 2013 Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D World) "A Misstep"

Other media[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Nintendo Music 2025[a] Original "Player Down" Koji Kondo
  1. ^ Added on March 9, 2025

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ミス[1]
Misu 		Miss

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Nintendo Music
  2. ^ WarioWare: Smooth Moves sound test
  3. ^ a b Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack
  4. ^ Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS sound test
  5. ^ Super Smash Bros. Wii U sound test
  6. ^ Super Smash Bros. Ultimate sound test
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Recurring themes
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong "Hammer BGM" • "Round 1 BGM"
Donkey Kong Jr. "Round 1 BGM" • "Title BGM"
Donkey Kong (NES) "Title BGM"
Donkey Kong Country "Aquatic Ambiance" • "Bonus Room Blitz" • "Cave Dweller Concert" • "Cranky's Theme" • "The Credits Concerto" • "DK Island Swing" • "Fear Factory" • "Forest Frenzy" • "Funky's Fugue" • "Gang-Plank Galleon" • "Ice Cave Chant" • "Life in the Mines" • "Lost a Balloon" • "Mine Cart Madness" • "Northern Hemispheres" • "Simian Segue" • "Treetop Rock" • "Voices of the Temple" • "Well Done"
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest "Crocodile Cacophony (K. Rool's Theme)" • "Lockjaw's Saga (Lockjaw's Locker)" • "Run, Rambi! Run! (Parrot Chute Panic)" • "Snakey Chantey (Rattle Battle)" • "Stickerbush Symphony (Bramble Blast)"
Donkey Kong 64 "DK Rap"
Donkey Kong Country Returns "Mine Menace"
Mario Bros. series Mario Bros. (NES) "Title BGM"
Wrecking Crew series Wrecking Crew "Bonus Phase" • "Golden Hammer" • "Phase BGM"
Super Mario series Super Mario Bros. "Castle BGM" • "Ending" • "Ground BGM" • "Invincibility BGM" • "Underground BGM" • "Underwater BGM"
VS. Super Mario Bros. "Gyōmu-yō Mario Namae-ire"
Super Mario Bros. 2 "Boss BGM" • "Final Boss BGM" • "Ground BGM" • "Please Select Player" • "Underground BGM"
Super Mario Bros. 3 "Airship BGM" • "Athletic BGM" • "Bros. Battle" • "Ending" • "Fortress BGM" • "Fortress Boss" • "Ground BGM" • "King of the Koopas" • "Music Box" • "P Switch BGM / Toad's House" • "Slot Game BGM / Memory Game BGM" • "Underwater BGM" • "Warp Zone" • "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" • "World 2 Map (Desert Land)" • "World 3 Map (Water Land)" • "World 4 Map (Giant Land)" • "World 5 Map (Sky Land) - On the Ground" • "World 5 Map (Sky Land) - In the Sky" • "World 6 Map (Ice Land)" • "World 7 Map (Pipe Land)" • "World 8 Map (Dark Land)"
Super Mario Land "Birabuto Kingdom BGM" • "Chai Kingdom BGM" • "Easton Kingdom BGM"
Super Mario World "Bowser BGM" • "Donut Plains (Map Screen)" • "Ending" • "Forest of Illusion (Map Screen)" • "Ground BGM" ("Athletic BGM" · "Bonus Game BGM" · "Castle BGM" · "Ghost House BGM" · "Underground BGM" · "Underwater BGM") • "Koopalings BGM" • "P Switch BGM" • "Special World (Map Screen)" • "Star World (Map Screen)" • "Title BGM" • "Vanilla Dome (Map Screen)" • "Yoshi's Island (Map Screen)"
Super Mario 64 "Big Boo's Haunt" • "Bowser's Road" • "Bowser's Theme" • "Dire, Dire Docks" • "File Select" • "The Final Battle" • "Hazy Maze Cave" • "Lethal Lava Land" • "Main Theme" ("Cool, Cool Mountain" · "Opening" · "Slider") • "The Merry-Go-Round" • "Metal Mario" • "Peach's Castle" • "Piranha Plant's Lullaby" • "Staff Roll" • "Stage Boss" • "Title Theme"
Super Mario Sunshine "Isle Delfino" ("Ricco Harbor") • "Secret Course"
New Super Mario Bros. "Castle Theme" • "Ground Theme" ("Athletic Theme") • "Mega Mario" • "Switch On!" • "Tower Theme"
Super Mario Galaxy "Buoy Base Galaxy" • "Egg Planet" • "Enter Bowser Jr.!" • "Final Battle with Bowser" • "The Galaxy Reactor" • "Gusty Garden Galaxy" • "Ice Mario" • "Luma" • "Overture" • "Purple Comet" • "Rosalina in the Observatory" • "Space Junk Road" • "The Toad Brigade" • "Waltz of the Boos"
New Super Mario Bros. Wii "Bonus Area" • "Castle Theme" • "Coast Theme" • "Desert Theme" • "Forest Theme" • "Ghost House Theme" • "Lava Cave / Underground Ruins Theme" • "Lava Theme" • "Title Theme" • "Toad House Minigame" • "Underwater Theme"
Super Mario Galaxy 2 "Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla" • "Bowser's Galaxy Generator" • "Melty Monster Galaxy" • "Puzzle Plank Galaxy" • "Slimy Spring Galaxy" • "Super Mario Galaxy 2 Trailer Theme" • "Teleporter Melody"
Super Mario 3D Land "Beach Theme" • "Castle Theme" • "Main Theme" • "Snow Course" • "Victory Parade"
New Super Mario Bros. U "Ground Theme" ("Athletic Theme")
Super Mario 3D World "A Boss Approaches" • "Chainlink Charge" • "Piranha Creeper Creek" • "Super Bell Hill"
Super Mario Maker "Title Theme"
Super Mario Odyssey "Fossil Falls" • "Jump Up, Super Star!"
Dr. Mario series Dr. Mario "Chill" • "Fever" • "Game Over" • "Selection Screen" • "Title Screen" • "Vs. Game Over"
Mario Kart series Super Mario Kart "Awards Ceremony (1st – 3rd Place)" • "Donut Plains" • "Ghost Valley" • "Mario Circuit" • "Rainbow Road" • "Super Mario Kart Title Screen"
Mario Kart 64 "Battle Arenas" • "Choco Mountain" • "D.K.'s Jungle Parkway" • "Frappe Snowland" • "Kalimari Desert" • "Koopa Troopa Beach" • "Luigi Raceway" • "Mario Kart 64 Title Screen" • "Moo Moo Farm" • "Rainbow Road" • "Results (1st − 4th Place)" • "Staff Credits" • "Toad's Turnpike"
Mario Kart: Super Circuit "Bowser Castle" • "Peach Circuit"
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! "Baby Park" • "Luigi Circuit" • "Peach Beach"
Mario Kart DS "Cheep Cheep Beach" • "Luigi's Mansion" • "Peach Gardens" • "Waluigi Pinball"
Mario Kart Wii "Coconut Mall" • "Luigi Circuit" • "Wii Maple Treeway" • "Moo Moo Meadows" • "Mushroom Gorge" • "Rainbow Road" • "Wario's Gold Mine"
Mario Kart 7 "Neo Bowser City" • "Piranha Plant Slide" • "Rainbow Road" • "Toad Circuit"
Mario Kart 8 "Cloudtop Cruise" • "Mario Circuit" ("Mario Kart Stadium") • "Mario Kart 8 Title Screen"
Yoshi franchise Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island "Athletic BGM" • "Bowser" • "Flower Field BGM" • "Goal!" • "Opening Melody" • "Powerful Mario" • "Yoshi's Island"
Yoshi's Story "Yoshi's Song" ("Yoshis on the Beach") • "Yoshi's Story!" • "Yoshi's Tale"
Luigi's Mansion series Luigi's Mansion "Title Theme (Humming)"
Wario franchise WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! "Pyoro: Stage" • "Sci-Fi (Dribble & Spitz) - Drifting Away" • "Title" ("Reality (Dr. Crygor) - Stage")
WarioWare: Twisted! "Mona Pizza"
WarioWare: Touched! "Ashley's Theme"
Mario vs. Donkey Kong series Mario vs. Donkey Kong "Mini Mario Stage"
Super Smash Bros. series Super Smash Bros. Melee "Rainbow Cruise"
Other The Legend of Zelda "Important Item Acquired" • "Magic Whistle Melody" • "Overworld Theme"
Mario Paint "Drawing Board 1" • "Gnat Attack: Level 1" • "Save & Load"
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars "Beware of Forest Mushrooms" • "Hello, Happy Kingdom"
Miscellaneous "Galop infernal" • "Mute City" • "Title BGM (Excitebike)" • "Totakeke's theme"
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Worlds Grass Land • Desert Land • Water Land • Giant Land • Sky Land • Ice Land • Pipe Land • Dark Land • Warp Zone • World-ea
Locations e-Coin Castlea • Enemy Course • Panel (N-Mark Spade Panel · Spade Panel · Start Panel) • Toad's House • Treasure Ship
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Obstacles Big gun • Bowser Statue • Candy ring • Cannon • Cannonball • Diagonal cannon • Falling spikea • Fire-Bara • Giant cannonball • Lava • Pit • Quartet-cannon • Rocket Engine • Shifting wall • Spike • Tornado • Turtle Cannon
World-e mini-gamesa Blue Mushroom House • Orange Mushroom House • Red Mushroom House
Music "Airship BGM" • "Athletic BGM" ("Course Clear") • "Bros. Battle" • "Ending" • "Fireworks" • "Fortress BGM" • "Fortress Boss" • "Game Over" • "Ground BGM" • "King of the Koopas" • "Music Box" • "P Switch BGM / Toad's House" • "Player Down" • "Slot Game BGM / Memory Game BGM" • "Underwater BGM" • "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" • "World 2 Map (Desert Land)" • "World 3 Map (Water Land)" • "World 4 Map (Giant Land)" • "World 5 Map (Sky Land) - In the Sky" • "World 5 Map (Sky Land) - On the Ground" • "World 6 Map (Ice Land)" • "World 8 Map (Dark Land)"
Miscellaneous Extra life • Game Over • Mario Bros. • P-Meter • Time Limit
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