Game Over (Super Mario World)

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"Game Over"
"Game Over" in Super Mario World
The image for "Game Over" from Super Mario World on Nintendo Music.
Image from Nintendo Music
Composed by:
Koji Kondo
First appearance Super Mario World (1990)
Latest appearance Super Mario Maker 2 (2019)
Arrangement of
"Ground BGM" (Super Mario World)

"Game Over"[1] is a musical jingle composed by Koji Kondo for Super Mario World, where it plays in the Game Over screen. It is an arrangement of "Ground BGM" from the same game played on a harp.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario World / Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2[edit]

Super Mario World marks the first appearance of "Game Over", and it returns in the port of the game included in Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World for the same purpose. It is also included in the official soundtrack albums Super Mario World and Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection.

In the Game Boy Advance remake of Super Mario World, Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, an arrangement of "Game Over" plays for the same purpose as in the original game.

Icon of an audio speaker. Game Over - The arrangement heard in Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
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Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

In Super Mario Maker 2, the original version of "Game Over" plays when the player gets a Game Over on a Super Mario World-style course in the Endless Challenge.

Other appearances[edit]

Super Mario's Relaxing Life[edit]

The Super Mario's Relaxing Life sticker pack for LINE features an excerpt of "Game Over" which plays over a sticker of Mario and Peach in the sunset.

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario World Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1990 Original "Game Over"[1] Koji Kondo
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1994 Original "Game Over"[1] Koji Kondo
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 Game Boy Advance 2001 Arrangement
Super Mario Maker 2 Nintendo Switch 2019 Original Koji Kondo

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario World 1991 Original 「ゲームオーバー」 (Gēmu Ōbā) Koji Kondo
Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection 2005 Original 「ゲームオーバー」 (Gēmu Ōbā) Koji Kondo

Other media[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario's Relaxing Life 2017 Original Koji Kondo
Nintendo Music 2025[a] Original "Game Over" Koji Kondo
  1. ^ Added on February 3, 2025

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese ゲームオーバー
Gēmu Ōbā		 Game Over [1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Nintendo Music
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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"
Wrecking Crew series Wrecking Crew "Game Start" • "Game Over" • "Phase Clear"
Super Mario series Super Mario Bros. "Course Clear" • "Game Over" • "Player Down" • "Timer Warning" • "World Clear"
Super Mario Bros. 2 "Bonus Chance" • "Bonus Chance: Lose" • "Bonus Chance: Win" • "Course Clear" • "Game Over"
Super Mario Bros. 3 "Course Clear" • "Fireworks" • "Game Over" • "Player Down" • "World Clear"
Super Mario World "Course Clear" • "Game Over"
Super Mario 64 "Bowser's Message" • "Course Clear" • "Game Start" • "Star Catch Fanfare" • "Peach's Letter" • "Toad's Message"
New Super Mario Bros. "Course Clear"
Super Mario Galaxy New power-up fanfare[conjectural]
New Super Mario Bros. Wii "Game Over"
Super Mario 3D World "Course Clear!"
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 "Disk System no Thema" • "Important Item Acquired" • "Title BGM" (Excitebike) • "Totakeke's theme"
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Super Mario World / Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
Protagonists and allies Mario • Luigi • Princess Toadstool • Yoshi • Red Yoshi • Blue Yoshi • Yellow Yoshi • Little Yoshi • Dolphin • Bird
Bosses Koopalings (Iggy Koopa · Morton Koopa Jr. · Lemmy Koopa · Ludwig von Koopa · Roy Koopa · Wendy O. Koopa · Larry Koopa) • Bowser • Reznor • Big Boo
Items 1-Up Mushroom • 3-Up Moon • Berry • Bonus Coin • Cape Feather • Coin • Control Coin • Dragon Coin • Yoshi's Egg • Fire Flower • Gray Coin • Lakitu's Cloud • Magic ball • Power Balloon • Super Mushroom • Super Star • Yoshi's Wings
Objects ! Block • ! Switch • Arrow Sign • Beanstalk • Blue Door • Bonus block • Bridge • Bubble • Cloud Block • Coin Block • Coin countera • Count-Lift • Daikon • Diagonal platform • Dotted-Line Block • Empty Block • Escalator • Fence • Flimsy Lift • Floating island platform • Flying Platform • Flying Prize Block • Grab Block • Gray Block • Gray P Switch • Hidden Block • Ice Block • Note Block • Jumping Board • Key • Lift • Message Block • ON/OFF Switch • O/X Block • Piston Lift • Prize Block • Revolving Door • Rope • Rotating Block • Roulette Block • Semisolid Platform • Single Swing Lift • Skull Raft • Snake platform • Spotlight • Spring platform • Star Road • Stretch Block • Switch Block • Triangular Block • Triple Swing Lift • Yellow Door • Yoshi Cloud
Worlds of Dinosaur Land Yoshi's Island (Yoshi's House · Kappa Mountain) • Donut Plains • Vanilla Dome • Twin Bridges • Forest of Illusion • Chocolate Island • Valley of Bowser • Star World • Special Zone
Moves Carry • Crouch • Dash • Fly • Jump • Looking up • Slide • Spin Jump • Stomp • Swallow • Swim
Enemies and obstacles Amazing Flyin' Hammer Brother • Ball 'N' Chain • Banzai Bill • Big Boo • Big Bubble • Big Steely • Blargg • Blurp • Bob-omb • Bony Beetle • Boo Buddy • Boo Buddy Block • Boo Buddy Snake • Boo Buddy Swarm • Bowser Statue • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle • Chainsaw • Chargin' Chuck • Cheep Cheep • Circling Boo Buddies • Climbing Koopa • Decoy • Dino-Rhino • Dino-Torch • Disappearing Boo Buddy • Dry Bones • Eerie • Falling spike • Fire Snake • Fishbone • Fishin' Boo • Fishin' Lakitu • Floating Mine • Flying Goomba • Fuzzy • Goomba • Grinder • Haunted Hole • Hothead • Ice • Jumping Fire Piranha Plant • Jumping Piranha Plant (Jumping Pumpkin Plant) • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lakitu in a Pipe • Lava • Lava Bubble • Lil Sparky • Magikoopa • Mechakoopa • Mega Mole • Monty Mole • Muncher • Ninji • Para-bomb • Para-Goomba • Pillar • Piranha Plant • Pit • Pokey • Porcu-Puffer • Rex • Rip Van Fish • Shell (flashing) • Shifting wall • Skewer • Spike • Spike (Super Mario World) • Spike Top • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Sumo Brother • Super Koopa • Swooper • Thwimp • Thwomp • Torpedo Ted • Torpedo tube • Turtle Cannon • Unshelled Koopa • Urchin • Volcano Lotus • Wiggler
Music and sound effects Worlds "Donut Plains (Map Screen)" • "Forest of Illusion (Map Screen)" • "Special World (Map Screen)" • "Star World (Map Screen)" • "Valley of Bowser (Map Screen)" • "Vanilla Dome (Map Screen)" • "Yoshi's Island (Map Screen)"
Courses "Ground BGM" ("Athletic BGM" · "Bonus Game BGM" · "Castle BGM" · "Course Clear" · "Ghost House BGM" · "Underground BGM" · "Underwater BGM")
Other "Bowser BGM" • "Ending" • "Game Over" • "Invincibility BGM" • "Koopalings BGM" • "P Switch BGM" • "Rescuing Princess Peach" • "Title BGM"
Sound effects "1 UP Oto" • "Coin" • "Dai Mario Fire Mario ni henshin" • "Dragon Coin" • "Fireball" • "Gate o kitta toki" • "GOAL Wipe" • "Jump-dai de tonda toki" • "Jump" • "Ko Mario ni natta toki" • "Message Window ga deru toki" • "Shippo furu toki" • "Yoshi ni noru toki"
Other 1-Up Room • Bonus game • Bonus Star • Fall • Giant Gate • Item Stock • Keyhole • Midway Gate • Sand cloud • Timer • Tourist Tips
Promotional content 1992 Super Mario World • 1993 Super Mario World • Charmy Water: Super Mario World • "Konnichiwa Super Famicom" • Life, Advanced Quiz • Mario 'n Me • Nintendo Characters: Super Mario Advance 2 • Super Mario World: Mario Pachinko • Mario Slot • Super Mario Bingo Party • Super Mario Embroidery World • Super Mario World (ball-in-a-maze game) • Super Mario World (Barcode Battler II) • Super Mario World (handheld pinball game) • Super Mario World (slot machine) • Super Mario World (water game) • Super Mario World Coin Game • Super Mario World Lucky Coin • Super Mario World: Mario Kiki Ippatsu • Super Mario World: Mario no Pukapuka Ofuro Land • Super Mario World Mario no UFO Crane • Super Mario World Maze Game • Super Mario World Ojama Shoot • Super Mario World Puzzle Game (1) • Super Mario World Puzzle Game (2) • Super Mario World Puzzle Tsumiki • Super Mario World Sports Stadium Soccer & Hockey Game • The Music Man
Further info Gallery (GBA) • Glitches • Mario Bros.a • Mario Mania • Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook Super Mario World • Nintendo Music (soundtrack) • Pégate a Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 • Pre-release and unused content • Staff (GBA) • Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World • Super Mario History 1985-2010 • Super Mario World (album)
Adaptations 4koma Manga Ōkoku (Super Mario: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7) • GO! GO! Mario World • Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook Super Mario World • Super Mario (Kodansha manga) (Super Mario Bros. 4: Super Mario World 1 · Super Mario Bros. 4: Super Mario World 2 · Super Mario Bros. 4: Super Mario World 3 · Super Mario Bros. 4: Super Mario World 4 · Super Mario Bros. 4: Super Mario World 5 · Super Mario Bros. 4: Super Mario World 6 · Super Mario Bros. 4: Super Mario World 7 · Super Mario Bros. 4: Super Mario World (Mario Olympics) · Super Mario Bros. 4: Super Mario World (Time Traveler)) • Super Mario 4koma Manga Theater (books: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 10) • Super Mario Adventures • Super Mario World (television series) • Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land • Super Mario-kun (Volumes: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6)
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