Bowser's Message

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"Bowser's Message"
"Bowser's Message" in Super Mario 64
The image for "Bowser's Message" from Super Mario 64 on Nintendo Music.
Image from Nintendo Music
Composed by:
Koji Kondo
First appearance Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park (2026)
Arrangement of
"Bowser's Theme" (Super Mario 64)

"Bowser's Message",[1] also known as "Koopa's Message",[2] is a musical jingle composed by Koji Kondo for Super Mario 64, where it plays when the player first enters the Mushroom Castle at the beginning of the game and whenever the player tries entering an inaccessible door. It is a brief arrangement of "Bowser's Theme" from the same game.

The theme's title originally used Bowser's Japanese name, despite the soundtrack releasing in the West physically in 1996 and in Super Mario 3D All-Stars in 2020. This was corrected in the Nintendo Music app in 2024.

History[edit]

Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS[edit]

Super Mario 64 marks the first appearance of "Bowser's Message", and it returns in the Nintendo DS remake, Super Mario 64 DS, and the Nintendo Switch port, Super Mario 3D All-Stars, for the same purposes. It is also included in the official Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack album.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, an arrangement of "Bowser's Message" plays when two Bowser or Bowser Jr. panels are flipped over in Power-up Panels.

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Super Mario 3D Land[edit]

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In Super Mario 3D Land, an abbreviated snippet of "Bowser's Message" plays whenever Mario reveals a picture message during cutscenes.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder / Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park[edit]

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In Super Mario Bros. Wonder and the Nintendo Switch 2 port, Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park, an arrangement of "Bowser's Message" plays when the player and Prince Florian notice Castle Bowser being surrounded by Cloud Piranhas after visiting the Petal Isles. It is titled "Bowser's Here!" in the Nintendo Music app.

Gallery[edit]

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario 64 Nintendo 64 1996 Original "Bowser's Message"[1] Koji Kondo
Super Mario 64 DS Nintendo DS 2004 Original "Bowser's Message"[1] Koji Kondo
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Wii 2009 Arrangement
Super Mario 3D Land Nintendo 3DS 2011 Original Koji Kondo
Super Mario 3D All-Stars Nintendo Switch 2020 Original "Bowser's Message"[1] Koji Kondo
Super Mario Bros. Wonder Nintendo Switch 2023 Arrangement "Bowser's Here!"[1]
Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park Nintendo Switch 2 2026 Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. Wonder) "Bowser's Here!"[1]

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack 1996 Original "Koopa's Message" Koji Kondo

Other media[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Nintendo Music 2024 Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. Wonder) "Bowser's Here!"
2024[a] Original "Bowser's Message" Koji Kondo
  1. ^ Added on December 23, 2024

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese クッパのメッセージ
Kuppa no Messēji		 Bowser's Message [1]
German Bowser Boogie - [2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Nintendo Music
  2. ^ a b Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack
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Recurring jingles
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong "Game Start" • "Round 1 and 2 Clear" • "Round Start BGM"
Donkey Kong Jr. "Game Start"
Donkey Kong Country "Lost a Balloon" • "Well Done"
Mario Bros. series Mario Bros. "Game Start"
Super Mario series Super Mario Bros. "Course Clear" • "Game Over" • "Player Down" • "Timer Warning" • "World Clear"
Super Mario Bros. 3 "Course Clear" • "Fireworks" • "Game Over" • "Player Down" • "World Clear"
Super Mario World "Course Clear" • "P Switch BGM"
Super Mario 64 "Bowser's Message" • "Course Clear" • "Toad's Message"
New Super Mario Bros. "Course Clear" • "Switch On!"
New Super Mario Bros. Wii "Game Over"
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Mario Kart series Mario Kart 64 "Starting Grid (Time Trials / Battle)"
Yoshi series Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island "Stage Start"
Yoshi's Story "30 Fruit!"
Other "Title BGM" (Excitebike) • "Totakeke's theme"
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