Couldn't be Better

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"Couldn't be Better"
"Couldn't be Better" in Mario Party 2
Bumper Balls from Mario Party 2
Composed by:
Unknown (either Hironao Yamamoto, Kazuhiko Sawaguchi, Syohei Bando, or Yasunori Mitsuda)
First appearance Mario Party 2 (1999)
Latest appearance Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV (2025)
Arranged in
"Mario's Three-Peat" (Super Mario Party Jamboree)

"Couldn't be Better"[1] (alternatively formatted as "Couldn't Be Better")[2] is a musical theme in Mario Party 2, where it plays in the minigames Abandon Ship, Bumper Balls, Bombs Away, Lights Out, and Grab Bag. It is loosely based on "Ducking and Dodging" from the original Mario Party, which itself plays in that game's versions of Bumper Balls, Bombs Away, and Grab Bag.

History[edit]

Mario Party 2[edit]

Mario Party 2 marks the first appearance of "Couldn't be Better".

Mario Party Superstars[edit]

In Mario Party Superstars, an arrangement of "Couldn't be Better" plays in Bumper Balls. It is formatted as "Couldn't Be Better" in the game's sound test.

Icon of an audio speaker. Couldn't Be Better - The arrangement heard in Mario Party Superstars
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Super Mario Party Jamboree[edit]

In Super Mario Party Jamboree, an arrangement of "Couldn't be Better" plays in the Bumper Balls portion of Mario's Three-peat. It is titled "Mario's Three-Peat" in the Nintendo Music app.

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List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Mario Party 2 Nintendo 64 1999 Original "Couldn't be Better"[1]
Mario Party Superstars Nintendo Switch 2021 Arrangement "Couldn't Be Better"[2]
Super Mario Party Jamboree Nintendo Switch 2024 Arrangement "Mario's Three-Peat"[3]

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNote(s)Ref.
Japaneseきぶんはさいこう！
Ki bun wa sa ikō!		I'm feeling great![1]
DutchHad niet beter gekundIt couldn't have been better[2]
FrenchLe paradisParadiseMario Party 2[1]
Rien de mieuxNothing is betterMario Party Superstars[2]
GermanAlles läuft superEverything is going great[1]
ItalianMeglio di cosìIt couldn't be better[1]
PortugueseNão Poderia ser MelhorIt Couldn't be Better[2]
SpanishNo puede ser MejorIt couldn't be better[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Mario Party 2 sound test
  2. ^ a b c d e Mario Party Superstars sound test
  3. ^ Super Mario Party Jamboree (Nintendo Music)
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Mario Party 2
Main characters Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Yoshi • Wario • Donkey Kong
Other characters Bowser • Toad • Goomba • Boo • Koopa Troopa • Thwomp • Kamek • Whomp • Big Boo • Mr. I • Mushroom Genie • Steamer • Snifit Patrol • Shy Guy • Sushi • Baby Bowser • Woody • Professor Fungi • Battle T. • Totem Bros.
Items Mushroom • Skeleton Key • Plunder Chest • Dueling Glove • Warp Block • Golden Mushroom • Magic Lamp • Boo Bell • Bowser Suit • Bowser Bomb
Spaces Blue Space • Red Space • Item Space • Happening Space • Battle Space • Bowser Space • Star Space • Chance Time Space • Bank Space
Boards Pirate Land • Western Land • Space Land • Mystery Land • Horror Land • Bowser Land
Music "The Blue Skies Yonder" • "Bowser's Theme" • "Couldn't be Better" • "Credits" • "Go Lucky" • "Going for the Coins" • "Going Somewhere" • "Got an Item" • "Keepin' on the Path" • "Know What I Mean?" • "Let's Have Some Fun" • "No Fright, No Fear" • "Not Gonna Lose" • "Space Land" • "Spinning Polka" • "That's All of It" • "This Way That" • "Western Land"
Promotional content Cartas • Crazy Counting • Dinky Rinky • Goodness Rakes • Melon Mayhem • Nintendo 64 Funtastic Series Personality Test • Nomiss • Mario Party Poll • Nsider • Submissions • The Dan Report • Trav's Test Drive
Other Abra-ca-FROG-ra • Bowser Parade • Gallery • Last Five Turns Event • Mario Land • Multimedia • Minigames • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Rules Land • Sound test • Staff
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Mario Party Superstars
Playable characters Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Princess Daisy • Wario • Waluigi • Yoshi • Rosalina • Donkey Kong • Birdo
Other characters Toad • Toadette • Koopa Troopa • Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Junior Clown Car • Kamek • Shy Guy • Fly Guy • Snifit • Hammer Bro • Paratroopa • Goomba • Galoomba • Bob-omb • Piranha Plant • Petey Piranha • Monty Mole • Lakitu • Spiny Egg • Blooper • Chain Chomp • Thwomp • Whomp • Pokey • Bullet Bill • Boo • King Boo • Peepa • Mr. I • Swoop • Cheep Cheep • Cheep Chomp • Urchin • Huckit Crab • Buzzy Beetle • Penguin • Baby Penguin • Ukiki • Gold Goomba • Big Piranha Plant • Toads • Woody • Evil Woody • Piranha Pod • Mecha Fly Guy • Big Cheep Cheep • Spiny • Lava Bubble • Amp • Yoshis
Boards Yoshi's Tropical Island • Space Land • Peach's Birthday Cake • Woody Woods • Horror Land
Items Boo Bell • Chomp Call • Cursed Dice Block • Custom Dice Block • Double Dice • Double Star Card • Dueling Glove • Golden Pipe • Hidden-Block Card • Item Bag • Mushroom • Plunder Chest • Skeleton Key • Super Warp Block • Triple Dice • Warp Block
Spaces Blue Space • Bowser Space • Chance Time Space • Event Space • Item Space • Koopa Bank • Lucky Space • Minigame Space • Red Space • Start Space
Music Compositions "You're the Super Star!"
Mario Party "Can It Be Done?" • "Coins of the World" • "Ducking and Dodging" • "Everyone's a Super Star!" • "Faster Than All" • "Let's Go Lightly" • "Let's Limbo!" • "Mario Party Superstars (Mario Party)" • "Opening" • "Peach's Birthday Cake" • "Saving Courage" • "Toad's Shop Bop" • "Village Square" • "Warp to Adventure" • "The Wide, Wide Ocean" • "Yoshi's Tropical Island"
Mario Party 2 "The Blue Skies Yonder" • "Couldn't Be Better" • "Going Somewhere" • "Got an Item" • "Keepin' on the Path" • "Know What I Mean?" • "Let's Have Some Fun" • "Mario Party Superstars (Mario Party 2)" • "Name the World!" • "No Fright, No Fear" • "Not Gonna Lose" • "Space Land" • "Spinning Polka" • "Take the Coin" • "That's All of It" • "This Way That"
Mario Party 3 "Aim" • "Big Trouble!" • "Come On, Chop-Chop!" • "Determined Heart" • "Do You Get It?" • "Don't Hurry" • "In a B-I-G Hurry" • "Item Minigame" • "Let's Tread Lightly..." • "Looking Ahead" • "Mario Party Superstars (Mario Party 3)" • "Millennial Star" • "Mustn't Panic" • "What Should We Do?!" • "Woody Woods"
Mario Party 4 "Hurry! Hurry!" • "Languid Cold Sweat" • "Loud and Sweet" • "Slowly Yet Surely" • "Try Hard, Folks"
Mario Party 5 "Bustling Noisily" • "Everybody Party" • "In Great Fear" • "Move Happily" • "Nervous Tension" • "Rolling About"
Mario Party 6 "Blissful" • "Doom and Gloom" • "Dueling for Prizes" • "Gaming with Bowser" • "Jazzy" • "Relaxed" • "Slow and Steady"
Mario Party 7 "Cool as a Cucumber" • "Fun in the Sun" • "Look Out!" • "A Rare Minigame" • "Slow and Steady"
Mario Party 8 "All Messed Up" • "Friendly Competition"
Mario Party 9 "Heart-Pounding Thrills" • "Hit the Field" • "Think about It"
Mario Party 10 "No Copying" • "Quick Avoidance" • "Swing!"
Miscellaneous 5 Minigames in Mario Party Superstars That Are Really Cool • Gallery • Glitches • Homestretch • Mario Party Superstars Coin‑Sōdatsu! Space Land Sugoroku • Mario Party Superstars Minna de Mario Card Party • Meet the Characters! (Ep. 1 · Ep. 3 · Ep. 5 · Ep. 6 · Ep. 8 · Ep. 9) • Minigames • Multimedia • Quotes • Sound test • Staff • Stickers • Village Square (Data House · Friend House · Mt. Minigames · Option House · Toad's Shop)
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