Fireball (sound effect)
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| "Fireball" | |
|---|---|
| "Fireball" in Super Mario Bros. | |
| Composed by: Koji Kondo | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. (1985) |
| Latest appearance | The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) |
Fireball[1] is a recurring sound effect that originally plays in Super Mario Bros. when Mario or Luigi throws a fireball.
Reuses[edit]
The following list does not include ports and remakes of Super Mario Bros.
| Media | Description |
|---|---|
| Paper Mario: The Origami King | "Fireball" plays when Mario throws fireballs and ice balls while having the Retro Soundbox equipped. |
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario Bros.[edit]
Super Mario Bros. marks the first appearance of "Fireball". It is also featured in the Super Mario World album.
Super Mario World / Super Mario All-Stars / Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World[edit]
Super Mario World, alongside Super Mario All-Stars and its rerelease Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World, has an arrangement of "Fireball". It is also featured in the game's official soundtrack, and is a recurring sound effect in the Super Mario World television series.
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Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]
In Paper Mario: The Origami King, an arrangement of "Fireball" plays when Mario throws fireballs or ice balls. If he has the Retro Soundbox equipped, the original sound effect from Super Mario Bros. plays instead.
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Bros. | Nintendo Entertainment System | 1985 | Original | ||
| VS. Super Mario Bros. | VS. System | 1986 | Original | ||
| Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels | Family Computer Disk System | 1986 | Original | ||
| Super Mario Bros. Special | NEC PC-88 | 1986 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario Bros. Special | Sharp X1 | 1986 | Arrangement | ||
| All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros. | Family Computer Disk System | 1986 | Original | ||
| Super Mario Bros. 3 | Nintendo Entertainment System | 1988 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt | Nintendo Entertainment System | 1988 | Original | ||
| Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt/World Class Track Meet | Nintendo Entertainment System | 1989 | Original | ||
| Super Mario World | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1990 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins | Game Boy | 1992 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario All-Stars | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1993 | Past arrangement (Super Mario World) | ||
| Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1994 | Past arrangement (Super Mario World) | ||
| Hotel Mario | Philips CD-i | 1994 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario Bros. Deluxe | Game Boy Color | 1999 | Original | ||
| Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 | Game Boy Advance | 2001 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 | Game Boy Advance | 2003 | Past arrangement (Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2) | ||
| Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time | Nintendo DS | 2005 | Arrangement | ||
| New Super Mario Bros. | Nintendo DS | 2006 | Original | ||
| Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story | Nintendo DS | 2009 | Arrangement | ||
| New Super Mario Bros. Wii | Wii | 2009 | Original | ||
| Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition | Wii | 2010 | Past arrangement (Super Mario World) | ||
| Super Mario 3D Land | Nintendo 3DS | 2011 | Arrangement | ||
| Paper Mario: Sticker Star | Nintendo 3DS | 2012 | Arrangement | ||
| New Super Mario Bros. 2 | Nintendo 3DS | 2012 | Original | ||
| New Super Mario Bros. U | Wii U | 2012 | Original | ||
| Mario & Luigi: Dream Team | Nintendo 3DS | 2013 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario 3D World | Wii U | 2013 | Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D Land) | ||
| Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam | Nintendo 3DS | 2015 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario Maker | Wii U | 2015 | Original | ||
| Past arrangement (Super Mario World) | |||||
| Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo 3DS | 2016 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros.) | ||
| Past arrangement (Super Mario World) | |||||
| Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions | Nintendo 3DS | 2018 | Past arrangement (Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam) | ||
| Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey | Nintendo 3DS | 2019 | Past arrangement (Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam) | ||
| New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe | Nintendo Switch | 2019 | Original | ||
| Super Mario Maker 2 | Nintendo Switch | 2019 | Original | ||
| Past arrangement (Super Mario World) | |||||
| Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D Land) | |||||
| Paper Mario: The Origami King | Nintendo Switch | 2020 | Arrangement | ||
| Original | |||||
| Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury | Nintendo Switch | 2021 | Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D Land) | ||
| Super Mario Bros. Wonder | Nintendo Switch | 2023 | Arrangement | ||
| Mario & Luigi: Brothership | Nintendo Switch | 2024 | Arrangement |
Multimedia[edit]
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Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ファイアボール Faiabōru |
Fireball | [1] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Super Mario World album
| Recurring sound effects | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mario Bros. series | Mario Bros. | "Coin" |
| Super Mario series | Super Mario Bros. | "1-Up" • "Power-Up" • "Fireball" • "Pipe Travel / Power-Down" • "Small Mario Jump" |
| Super Mario World | "Dragon Coin" • "Gate o kitta toki" • "Jump-dai de tonda toki" • "Yoshi ni noru toki" | |
| New Super Mario Bros. | "Paah" | |
| Other | Miscellaneous | "Pin-pon-pan-pon" |