Baby Park (theme)
| "Baby Park" | |
|---|---|
| "Baby Park" in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! | |
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| Composed by: Unknown | |
| Genre | Ska |
| Key | F major |
| First appearance | Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003) |
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart World (2025) |
"Baby Park"[1] is a musical theme in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, where it plays in the race course of the same name. This theme starts in F major, then goes to F♯/G♭ major, and then G major before looping back to F major. The intro is also based on the "Minsky Pickup".
History[edit]
Mario Kart: Double Dash!![edit]
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! marks the first appearance of "Baby Park".
An arrangement of "Baby Park" plays in Tilt-a-Kart. This arrangement adds crash cymbals and swaps the backing piano chords for an organ, but it is otherwise near identical to the original theme. It also incorporates the first six notes of "Ground BGM" from Super Mario Bros. at the beginning.
 Tilt-a-Kart - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! | File info 0:30 |
Mario Kart DS[edit]
In Mario Kart DS, an arrangement of "Baby Park" arranged by Shinobu Nagata plays in GCN Baby Park.
| GCN Baby Park - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart DS | File info 0:30 |
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]
- “On this title, the pitch of the music goes up after every lap. It'll really make your head spin! The horn and guitar parts give this arrangement tons of energy.”
- —Liner notes in the Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack
In Mario Kart 8 and the Nintendo Switch port, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, as part of the Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 DLC, an arrangement of "Baby Park" arranged by Kenta Nagata plays in GCN Baby Park. It is likewise titled "GCN Baby Park" on the Nintendo Music app.
During gameplay, the theme now increases in tempo and goes up a key after every lap, making it the first classic course to do this (lap 1 in F major, lap 2 in F♯/G♭ major, lap 3 in G major, lap 4 in A♭ major, lap 5 in A major, lap 6 in B♭ major, and lap 7/the final lap in B major). On the final lap, the last part of the music starts to play instead of the beginning of it.
During Highlight Reels and in the official Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack album, the music plays in a style similar to its iteration in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, going up in key after each "verse", but not increasing in tempo.
A looping drum set beat is added to the instrumentation whenever the player is driving at top speed while in first place.
| GCN Baby Park - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 8 | File info 0:30 |
| GCN Baby Park (Frontrunning) - The remix heard in Mario Kart 8 | File info 0:30 |
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit[edit]
In Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, the Mario Kart 8 version of "Baby Park" plays in Chain Chomp Stadium.
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
In Mario Kart Tour, the original version of "Baby Park" plays in GCN Baby Park, which was first added in the 2022 Cat Tour.
Mario Kart World[edit]
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In Mario Kart World, an EDM arrangement of "Baby Park" that resembles happy hardcore and dubstep genres can play in Free Roam and during routes in Grand Prix or VS Race. In Grand Prix, it is one of the themes that can play on the route from Koopa Troopa Beach to Faraway Oasis in the Shell Cup.
Gallery[edit]
Image for "GCN Baby Park" from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Nintendo Music
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Kart: Double Dash!! | Nintendo GameCube | 2003 | Original | ||
| Arrangement | |||||
| Mario Kart DS | Nintendo DS | 2005 | Arrangement | Shinobu Nagata | |
| Mario Kart 8 | Wii U | 2015[a] | Arrangement | "GCN Baby Park"[2] | Kenta Nagata |
| Remix | |||||
| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Nintendo Switch | 2017 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) | "GCN Baby Park"[2] | Kenta Nagata |
| Past remix (Mario Kart 8) | |||||
| Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit | Nintendo Switch | 2020 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) | Kenta Nagata | |
| Mario Kart Tour | iOS, Android | 2022[b] | Original | ||
| Mario Kart World | Nintendo Switch 2 | 2025 | Arrangement | "Baby Park"[1] |
- ^ Added in the Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 DLC on April 23, 2015
- ^ Added in the 2022 Cat Tour on May 31, 2022
Albums[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack | 2015 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) | "GCN Baby Park" | Kenta Nagata |
Other media[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nintendo Music | 2024 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) | "GCN Baby Park" | Kenta Nagata |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | GC ベビィパーク[3] GC Bebī Pāku |
GCN Baby Park |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Mario Kart World pause menu
- ^ a b Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack
- ^ Nintendo Music
