- "Choco Mountain/Battle Arenas" redirects here. For the battle mode theme, see Battle Arenas (theme).
| "Choco Mountain" | |
|---|---|
| "Choco Mountain" in Mario Kart 64 | |
 Image from Nintendo Music | |
| Composed by: Kenta Nagata | |
| Key | G major |
| First appearance | Mario Kart 64 (1996) |
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart World (2025) |
"Choco Mountain,"[1] also known as "Choco Mountain/Battle Arenas"[2] or simply "Mountain,"[3] is a musical theme composed by Kenta Nagata for Mario Kart 64, where it plays in the race course of the same name, as well as in the battle courses Block Fort and Double Deck.
HistoryEdit
Mario Kart seriesEdit
Mario Kart 64Edit
Mario Kart 64 marks the first appearance of "Choco Mountain." It is also included in the official soundtrack albums Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks and Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack.
Mario Kart DSEdit
In Mario Kart DS, an arrangement of "Choco Mountain" arranged by Shinobu Tanaka plays in N64 Choco Mountain.
 N64 Choco Mountain - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart DS | File info 0:30 |
Mario Kart TourEdit
In Mario Kart Tour, the original version of "Choco Mountain" plays in N64 Choco Mountain, which was first added in the 2020 Exploration Tour.
Mario Kart 8 DeluxeEdit
In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, as part of Wave 1 of the Booster Course Pass, an arrangement of "Choco Mountain" plays in N64 Choco Mountain, likewise titled "N64 Choco Mountain" in the Nintendo Music app. A looping drum set beat is added to the instrumentation whenever the player is driving at top speed while in first place.
| N64 Choco Mountain - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | File info 0:30 |
| N64 Choco Mountain (Frontrunning) - The remix heard in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | File info 0:30 |
Mario Kart WorldEdit
In Mario Kart World, a metal arrangement of "Choco Mountain" plays when racing in Choco Mountain. When approaching Choco Mountain from a route before reaching the course's finish line, a prelude arrangement of the theme plays, featuring a guitar riff that resembles the beginning of the theme that plays on the opening cutscene from Mario Kart Wii. The intro cutscene for the Lightning Cup is mostly an arrangement of the prelude version of "Choco Mountain".
| Choco Mountain - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart World | File info 0:30 |
Other appearancesEdit
Mario Kart 64 on Club CircuitEdit
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The Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit album features a funk arrangement of "Choco Mountain," simply titled "mountain."
GalleryEdit
Image for "N64 Choco Mountain" from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Nintendo Music
List of Super Mario appearancesEdit
GamesEdit
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Kart 64 | Nintendo 64 | 1996 | Original | "Choco Mountain"[1] | Kenta Nagata |
| Mario Kart DS | Nintendo DS | 2005 | Arrangement | Shinobu Tanaka | |
| Mario Kart Tour | iOS, Android | 2020[g 1] | Original | Kenta Nagata | |
| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Nintendo Switch | 2022[g 2] | Arrangement | "N64 Choco Mountain"[1] | |
| Remix | |||||
| Mario Kart World | Nintendo Switch 2 | 2025 | Arrangement | ||
| Arrangement | |||||
| Arrangement |
- ^ Added in the 2020 Exploration Tour on July 14, 2020
- ^ Added in Wave 1 of the Booster Course Pass on March 18, 2022
AlbumsEdit
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks | 1997 | Original | "Choco Mountain/Battle Arenas" | Kenta Nagata |
| Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack | 1997 | Original | "Mountain" 「チョコマウンテン」 (Choko Maunten) |
Kenta Nagata |
| Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit | 1997 | Arrangement | "mountain" |
Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | チョコマウンテン[1] Choko Maunten |
Choco Mountain |
NotesEdit
- "Choco Mountain" is one of two race course themes in Mario Kart 64 to not be included in the Mario Kart 64: Greatest Hits Soundtrack album, the other being "Banshee Boardwalk."
- Discounting arrangements of race course themes made for battle courses (such as the themes for Tilt-a-Kart and Sweet Sweet Kingdom) and themes that play in race courses with battle variants (such as Moo Moo Meadows and Toad's Turnpike in Mario Kart 8), "Choco Mountain" is one of two race course themes in the entire Mario Kart series to also play in a battle course, the other being the theme that plays in Bowser's Castle from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, as it also plays in the Luigi's Mansion battle course.
- In Mario Kart DS, despite Block Fort returning as a retro battle course, it does not use the game's arrangement of "Choco Mountain" for its background music like the original theme did in Mario Kart 64, instead using the same battle mode theme as all of the other battle courses.