Bonus Chance: Lose
| "Bonus Chance: Lose" | |
|---|---|
| "Bonus Chance: Lose" in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic and Super Mario Bros. 2 | |
 Image from Nintendo Music | |
| Composed by: Koji Kondo | |
| First appearance | Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987, overall) Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988, Super Mario franchise) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Maker 2 (version 3.0.0) (2020) |
"Bonus Chance: Lose"[1] is a musical jingle composed by Koji Kondo for Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic and Super Mario Bros. 2, where it plays whenever the player loses the Bonus Chance minigame or lacks the coins to play it, as well as when the player loses a life.
History[edit]
Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic / Super Mario Bros. 2 / Super Mario All-Stars / Super Mario Advance[edit]
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Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic marks the first appearance of "Bonus Chance: Lose", and it returns in Super Mario Bros. 2 virtually unchanged. It is also included in the official albums FAMICOM 20TH ANNIVERSARY GAMEMUSIC DVD, Game Sound Museum: Mario Bros. / Super Mario USA, and Famicom Sound History Series: Mario the Music as part of a medley with "Bonus Chance" and "Bonus Chance: Win" from the same game.
In the Super Nintendo Entertainment System remake of Super Mario Bros. 2 in Super Mario All-Stars, an arrangement of "Bonus Chance: Lose" plays for the same purposes as in the original game.
In the Game Boy Advance remake of Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Advance, a slightly higher-pitched arrangement of "Bonus Chance: Lose" plays for the same purposes as in the original game.
 Bonus Chance: Lose - The arrangement heard in Super Mario All-Stars | File info 0:02 |
Super Mario Maker[edit]
In Super Mario Maker, the original version of "Bonus Chance: Lose" plays when the player loses a life as Costume Mario with the Peach, Shy Guy, and Birdo costumes.
Super Mario Maker 2[edit]
In Super Mario Maker 2, the original version of "Bonus Chance: Win" plays when the player loses a life in their SMB2 form.
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic | Family Computer Disk System | 1987 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Super Mario Bros. 2 | Nintendo Entertainment System | 1988 | Original | "Bonus Chance: Lose"[1] | Koji Kondo |
| Super Mario All-Stars | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1993 | Arrangement | Soyo Oka | |
| Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1994 | Past arrangement (Super Mario All-Stars) | Soyo Oka | |
| Super Mario Advance | Game Boy Advance | 2001 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition | Wii | 2010 | Past arrangement (Super Mario All-Stars) | Soyo Oka | |
| Super Mario Maker | Wii U | 2015 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Super Mario Maker 2 | Nintendo Switch | 2020[a] | Original | Koji Kondo |
- ^ Added in the 3.0.0 update on April 22, 2020
Albums[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAMICOM 20TH ANNIVERSARY GAMEMUSIC DVD | 2004 | Original | 「ボーナススタート～当たり～はずれ」 (Bōnasu Sutāto ~ Atari ~ Hazure) | Koji Kondo |
| Game Sound Museum: Mario Bros. / Super Mario USA | 2004 | Original | 「ボーナススタート～当たり～はずれ」 (Bōnasu Sutāto ~ Atari ~ Hazure) | Koji Kondo |
| Famicom Sound History Series: Mario the Music | 2004 | Original | 「ボーナススタート～当たり～はずれ」 (Bōnasu Sutāto ~ Atari ~ Hazure) | Koji Kondo |
Other media[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nintendo Music | 2025[a] | Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 2) | "Bonus Chance: Lose" | Koji Kondo |
- ^ Added on February 24, 2025
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | はずれ Hazure |
Failure | [1] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Nintendo Music
