Bros. Battle
- "Battle Theme" redirects here. For other musical themes that also play during boss or enemy battles, see Category:Battle themes.
| "Bros. Battle" | |
|---|---|
| "Bros. Battle" in Super Mario Bros. 3 | |
Image from Nintendo Music | |
| Composed by: Koji Kondo | |
| Key | C major |
| BPM | 150 |
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park (2026) |
"Bros. Battle",[1] also known as "Battle Theme",[2] is a musical theme composed by Koji Kondo for Super Mario Bros. 3, where it plays during Enemy Course battles and in the game's Battle Mode.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 3 marks the first appearance of "Bros. Battle". It is also included in the official albums Super Mario World, Game Sound Museum: Super Mario Bros. 3, and Famicom Sound History Series: Mario the Music.
Super Mario All-Stars[edit]
In the SNES remake of Super Mario Bros. 3 in Super Mario All-Stars, as well as its reissues Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World and Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition, an arrangement of "Bros. Battle" plays for the same purposes as in the original game.
An arrangement of the first four notes of "Bros. Battle" are incorporated in the theme that plays during the boss battles against Fake Bowser in the game's remakes of Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels.
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Super Mario Advance series / Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga[edit]
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In the Game Boy Advance remake of Mario Bros. included in Super Mario Advance, Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, a chiptune arrangement of "Bros. Battle" plays in the game's Battle mode (sans every fourth round).
Exclusively in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, the Game Boy Advance remake of Super Mario Bros. 3, an arrangement of "Bros. Battle" plays for the same purpose as in the original game.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]
In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, an arrangement of "Bros. Battle" arranged by Shiho Fujii plays in the Enemy Courses. It is titled "Enemy Course".[3] This arrangement is played on an electronic keyboard with brass, bass guitar, cowbell, and drum kit accompaniment.
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New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]
In New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, the New Super Mario Bros. Wii version of "Bros. Battle" plays in the Enemy Courses. It is titled "Sudden Encounter" in the Nintendo Music app.
Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS / Super Mario Maker 2[edit]
In Super Mario Maker, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, and Super Mario Maker 2, the original version of "Bros. Battle" plays whenever the "Boss Music" sound effect is triggered in Super Mario Bros.-style levels.
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, the original version of "Bros. Battle" plays in the level Break Time! Trottin' Piranha Plants. It is likewise titled "Break Time! Trottin' Piranha Plants" in the Nintendo Music app. After clearing the level, the ending eight notes of "Bros. Battle" are played on the glockenspiel as coins appear at the corresponding note positions on the staff, with the final note being a Wonder Seed.
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
In The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, an arrangement of "Bros. Battle" is featured in various episodes of the show.
A different arrangement of "Bros. Battle" is featured in the episode "The Beauty of Kootie", where it plays during the scene of Mario struggling to aim a jacuzzi faucet at the Doom Ship.
Paper Mario[edit]
In Paper Mario, a 12-bar rock-and-roll arrangement of "Bros. Battle" arranged by Yuka Tsujiyoko plays during the boss battles against the Koopa Bros. It is titled "Attack of the Koopa Bros." in the official Paper Mario Game Music Soundtrack CD album.
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Super Smash Bros. series[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the first four notes of "Bros. Battle" is included in the "Famicom Medley" at the beginning, which can play in the Mario Bros. stage.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS[edit]
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In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, a medley arrangement of "Athletic BGM", "World 4 Map (Giant Land)", "Bros. Battle", and "Player Down" from Super Mario Bros. 3 arranged by Shota Kageyama can play in the 3D Land stage. It is titled the "Super Mario Bros. 3 Medley" in the game's sound test.
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]
In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, the "Super Mario Bros. 3 Medley" from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS can play in the Mushroom Kingdom U and Super Mario Maker stages.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the "Super Mario Bros. 3 Medley" from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS can play in any Super Smash Bros.-series and Super Mario-series stage.
Illumination film series[edit]
The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]
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In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, an arrangement of "Bros. Battle" is incorporated in the track "Level Complete", which plays during the staff credits. It was arranged by Brian Tyler, and it is also included in the film's official soundtrack.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie[edit]
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An arrangement of "Bros. Battle" played during the World Premiere Event for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.[4]
Other appearances[edit]
New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Simplified Piano Solos / New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Intermediate–Advanced Piano Solos[edit]
The books New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Simplified Piano Solos and New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Intermediate–Advanced Piano Solos feature solo piano arrangements of "Enemy Course" from New Super Mario Bros. Wii arranged by Shinobu Amayake.
Nintendo 3DS[edit]
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- “This theme's ALL about Goombas. It features custom SFX and earthy tones. If you love Goombas, this one's for you.”
- —Theme Shop description
On the Nintendo 3DS, a remix of the original version of "Bros. Battle" with its tempo slowed down plays in the HOME Menu screen when the "Spotlight: Goomba" theme is applied. It is titled "Battle Theme".
Nintendo Live 2023[edit]
Nintendo Live 2023 in Seattle, Washington, USA featured a live performance by the Super Mario Super Big Band of themes from various Super Mario games, including an arrangement of the "Bros. Battle" portion of "Level Complete" from The Super Mario Bros. Movie.[5]
Gallery[edit]
Image for the "Hurry Up!" version of "Bros. Battle" from Super Mario Bros. 3 on Nintendo Music
Image for "Sudden Encounter" from New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe on Nintendo Music
Image for "Break Time! Trottin' Piranha Plants" from Super Mario Bros. Wonder on Nintendo Music
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Bros. 3 | Nintendo Entertainment System | 1988 | Original | "Bros. Battle"[1] | Koji Kondo |
| Super Mario All-Stars | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1993 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1994 | Past arrangement (Super Mario All-Stars) | ||
| Paper Mario | Nintendo 64 | 2000 | Arrangement | "Attack of the Koopa Bros."[6] | Yuka Tsujiyoko |
| Super Mario Advance | Game Boy Advance | 2001 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 | Game Boy Advance | 2001 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Advance) | ||
| Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 | Game Boy Advance | 2002 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Advance) | ||
| Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 | Game Boy Advance | 2003 | Arrangement | Taiju Suzuki | |
| Past arrangement (Super Mario Advance) | |||||
| Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga | Game Boy Advance | 2003 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Advance) | ||
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Wii | 2008 | Original | "Famicom Medley"[7] | Koji Kondo |
| New Super Mario Bros. Wii | Wii | 2009 | Arrangement | "Enemy Course"[3] | Shiho Fujii |
| Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition | Wii | 2010 | Past arrangement (Super Mario All-Stars) | ||
| New Super Mario Bros. U | Wii U | 2012 | Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | "Sudden Encounter"[1] | Shiho Fujii |
| New Super Luigi U | Wii U | 2013 | Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | "Sudden Encounter"[1] | Shiho Fujii |
| New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U | Wii U | 2013 | Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | "Sudden Encounter"[1] | Shiho Fujii |
| Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo 3DS | 2014 | Arrangement | "Super Mario Bros. 3 Medley"[8] | Shota Kageyama |
| Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | Wii U | 2014 | Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS) | "Super Mario Bros. 3 Medley"[9] | Shota Kageyama |
| Super Mario Maker | Wii U | 2015 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo 3DS | 2016 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Nintendo Switch | 2018 | Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS) | "Super Mario Bros. 3 Medley"[10] | Shota Kageyama |
| New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe | Nintendo Switch | 2019 | Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | "Sudden Encounter"[1] | Shiho Fujii |
| Super Mario Maker 2 | Nintendo Switch | 2019 | Original | "Boss Music"[11] | Koji Kondo |
| Super Mario Bros. Wonder | Nintendo Switch | 2023 | Original | "Break Time! Trottin' Piranha Plants"[1] | Koji Kondo |
| Arrangement | |||||
| Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park | Nintendo Switch 2 | 2026 | Original | "Break Time! Trottin' Piranha Plants"[1] | Koji Kondo |
| Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. Wonder) |
Film and television[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 | 1990 | Arrangement | Michael Tavera | |
| The Super Mario Bros. Movie | 2023 | Arrangement | "Level Complete" | Brian Tyler |
Albums[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario World | 1991 | Original | 「敵バトル」 (Teki Batoru) | Koji Kondo |
| Paper Mario Game Music Soundtrack CD | 2001 | Past arrangement (Paper Mario) | "Attack of the Koopa Bros". | Yuka Tsujiyoko |
| Game Sound Museum: Super Mario Bros. 3 | 2004 | Original | 「敵バトル」 (Teki Batoru) | Koji Kondo |
| Famicom Sound History Series: Mario the Music | 2004 | Original | 「アスレチックBGM~ワーニング~アスレチックBGM ハリーアップ!」 (Teki Batoru ~ Wāningu ~ Teki Batoru Harī Appu!) |
Koji Kondo |
| The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 2023 | Past arrangement (The Super Mario Bros. Movie) | "Level Complete" | Brian Tyler |
Live performances[edit]
| Event | Year | Location | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nintendo Live 2023 | 2023 | Seattle Convention Center, Seattle, Washington, USA | Arrangement | Super Mario Super Big Band |
Other media[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Simplified Piano Solos | 2010 | Arrangement | "Enemy Course" | Shinobu Amayake |
| New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Intermediate–Advanced Piano Solos | 2013 | Arrangement | "Enemy Course" | Shinobu Amayake |
| Nintendo 3DS | 2014[a] | Remix | "Battle Theme"[2] | |
| Nintendo Music | 2024 | Original | "Break Time! Trottin' Piranha Plants" | Koji Kondo |
| 2025[b] | "Bros. Battle" | |||
| 2025[c] | Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | "Sudden Encounter" | Shiho Fujii |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 敵バトル Teki Batoru |
Enemy Battle | [1] | |
| コース敵バトル Kōsu Teki Batoru |
Enemy Course Battle | [3] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Nintendo Music
- ^ a b "Spotlight: Goomba" Nintendo 3DS theme music title
- ^ a b c New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Simplified Piano Solos
- ^ Nintendo (March 28, 2026). The Super Mario Galaxy Movie World Premiere Event (14:59).
- ^ Hitbox Hero (September 3, 2023). Nintendo Live 2023 - Super Mario Super Big Band uncut full show (44:39). YouTube (English). Retrieved November 2, 2023.
- ^ Paper Mario Game Music Soundtrack CD
- ^ Super Smash Bros. Brawl sound test
- ^ Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS sound test
- ^ Super Smash Bros. Wii U sound test
- ^ Super Smash Bros. Ultimate sound test
- ^ Super Mario Maker 2 sound effect