Game Over (theme)
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| "Game Over" | |
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"Game Over" in Super Mario Bros. | |
| Composed by: Koji Kondo | |
| Key | C major |
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. (1985) |
| Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) |
"Game Over"[1] is a recurring musical theme composed by Koji Kondo, first appearing in Super Mario Bros. In its original appearance, as well as in most of its reappearances, the theme can be heard whenever the player loses all of their lives or otherwise gets a Game Over. It is a brief arrangement of the Super Mario Bros. "Ground Theme."
Composition[edit]
"Game Over" is an arranged excerpt of the "Ground Theme" taken from the first few notes that follow its opening bar. Koji Kondo's idea behind this theme was to motivate players to try again, rather than using sounds that would otherwise discourage them.[2][3]
Reuses[edit]
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The following list does not include ports or remakes of Super Mario Bros.
| Work | Description |
|---|---|
| Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels | Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels reuses the soundtrack from Super Mario Bros., including "Game Over" |
| Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS / Super Mario Maker 2 | "Game Over" plays in the Super Mario Bros. style when the player loses all of their lives. |
| Super Mario Bros. 35 | "Game Over" plays whenever the player loses a round. |
Other media[edit]
| Work | Description |
|---|---|
| Wii Sports Resort | In the Island Flyover event, if the player flies near the Hillside Cabins, "Game Over," as well as the "Ground Theme" and "Lost a Life," can sometimes be heard. |
Arrangements[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario Bros. Special[edit]
Super Mario Bros. Special features a slightly slower and much choppier version of "Game Over." It is used for the same purpose as in Super Mario Bros.
 Game Over - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Bros. Special | File info 0:04 |
Super Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)[edit]
In 1986, a very short arrangement of the theme was made for Super Mario Bros. (Game & Watch, Crystal Screen series). This arrangement would reappear unchanged for the Special Edition (1987) and New Wide Screen (1988) versions.
| Game Over - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Bros. (Game & Watch) | File info 0:02 |
Super Mario All-Stars[edit]
Super Mario All-Stars features a 16-bit arrangement of "Game Over." This arrangement is used in both Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels when the player loses all of their lives.
This arrangement is reused for the same purpose in Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World and Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition.
| Game Over (Super Mario Bros. / Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels) - The arrangement heard in Super Mario All-Stars | File info 0:06 |
Super Mario Sunshine[edit]
Super Mario Sunshine features an arrangement of "Game Over", likewise titled "Game Over" in the game's official soundtrack, that plays when Mario loses his last life.
This arrangement is reused for the same purpose in Super Mario 3D All-Stars.
| Game Over - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Sunshine | File info 0:08 |
Super Mario 64 DS[edit]
In Super Mario 64 DS, a music box arrangement of "Game Over" plays after losing in VS Mode.
| VS Mode Lose - The arrangement heard in Super Mario 64 DS | File info 0:03 |
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
In Super Mario Galaxy, an arrangement of "Game Over" plays whenever the player loses their final life.
This arrangement is reused for the same purpose in Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Super Mario 3D All-Stars.
| Lost a Life / Game Over - The arrangements heard in Super Mario Galaxy | File info 0:09 |
Super Mario 3D Land[edit]
In Super Mario 3D Land, an arrangement of "Game Over" plays when the player loses their last life.
This arrangement is reused for the same purpose in Super Mario 3D World and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, as well as in Super Mario Maker 2 in Super Mario 3D World-style levels.
| Game Over - The arrangement heard in Super Mario 3D Land | File info 0:06 |
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show![edit]
Some episodes of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! feature various arrangements of "Game Over."
Mario the Juggler[edit]
In Mario the Juggler, an arrangement of "Game Over" play whenever the player loses all three lives.
| Game Over - The arrangement heard in Mario the Juggler | File info 0:03 |
Paper Mario series[edit]
Paper Mario[edit]
In Paper Mario, an arrangement of "Game Over" plays whenever the player gets a game over.
| Game Over - The arrangement heard in Paper Mario | File info 0:07 |
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]
In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, an arrangement of "Game Over" similar to the one heard in Paper Mario plays whenever the player gets a game over.
In the game's Nintendo Switch remake, this arrangement plays when the player gets a game over while the Nostalgic Tunes badge is equipped. It is titled "Game Over" in the Sound Gallery.
| Game Over - The arrangement heard in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | File info 0:07 |
Super Paper Mario[edit]
Like prior Paper Mario games, Super Paper Mario features an arrangement of "Game Over" plays whenever the player gets a game over.
| Game Over - The arrangement heard in Super Paper Mario | File info 0:06 |
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)[edit]
The Nintendo Switch version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door features a new arrangement of the "Game Over" arrangement from the Nintendo GameCube original. This arrangement plays whenever the player gets a game over if the Nostalgic Tunes badge is not equipped. It is titled "Game Over" in the Sound Gallery.
| Game Over - The arrangement heard in the Nintendo Switch version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | File info 0:07 |
Donkey Konga[edit]
Donkey Konga features a saxophone-heavy medley arrangement of several themes from Super Mario Bros., including "Game Over," titled "Super Mario Theme."
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Brawl features an arrangement of the Super Mario Bros. "Ground Theme" titled "Ground Theme 2 (Super Mario Bros.)" that also incorporates arrangements of "Game Over," as well as the "Underground Theme" and "Course Clear." This track was arranged by Masaaki Iwasaki and can be played on the World 1-1 version of Mushroomy Kingdom.
This arrangement does not return in later Super Smash Bros. installments, making it the only Super Mario-related arrangement from Super Smash Bros. Brawl to not reappear in a later game.
Art Style: PiCTOBiTS[edit]
In Art Style: PiCTOBiTS, an arrangement of "Game Over" can be heard at the end of the game's credits theme.
| Credits - The arrangement heard in Art Style: PiCTOBiTS | File info 0:09 |
WarioWare: D.I.Y.[edit]
WarioWare: D.I.Y. features an arrangement of the Super Mario Bros. "Ground Theme" that ends with an arrangement of "Game Over" as one of 9-Volt's Records, simply titled "Super Mario."
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle[edit]
In Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, an arrangement of "Game Over" plays after losing a battle. It was arranged by Grant Kirkhope.
| Game Over - The arrangement heard in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle | File info |
Other arrangements[edit]
Wii series[edit]
Wii Music[edit]
Wii Music features an arrangement of the "Ground Theme" as a playable song titled "Super Mario Bros." that ends with an arrangement of "Game Over."
This arrangement was performed during the showcase of Wii Music at Nintendo's E3 2008 press conference.[4]
Wii Party U[edit]
In Wii Party U, one of the songs in the mode "Dance with Mii" is an arrangement of the "Ground Theme" that end with an arrangement of "Game Over." It is titled "Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)," and the in-game description reads, "The theme song from the original Super Mario Bros.!"
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Bros. | Nintendo Entertainment System | 1985 | Original | "Game Over"[1] | Koji Kondo |
| Super Mario Bros. Special | NEC PC-88, Sharp X1, Samsung SPC-1500 | 1986 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels | Family Computer Disk System | 1986 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| VS. Super Mario Bros. | VS. System | 1986 | Original | Koji Kondo[5] | |
| Super Mario Bros. | Game & Watch (Crystal Screen) | 1986 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario Bros. | Game & Watch (Special Edition) | 1987 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. (Game & Watch, Crystal Screen)) | ||
| Super Mario Bros. | Game & Watch (New Wide Screen) | 1988 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. (Game & Watch, Crystal Screen)) | ||
| Mario the Juggler | Game & Watch | 1991 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario All-Stars | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1993 | Arrangement | Soyo Oka | |
| Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1994 | Past arrangement (Super Mario All-Stars) | Soyo Oka | |
| Super Mario Bros. | Game & Watch (Mini Classics) | 1998 | |||
| Super Mario Bros. Deluxe | Game Boy Color | 1999 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Paper Mario | Nintendo 64 | 2000 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario Sunshine | Nintendo GameCube | 2002 | Arrangement | "Game Over"[6] | |
| Donkey Konga | Nintendo GameCube | 2003 | Arrangement | ||
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | Nintendo GameCube | 2004 | Arrangement | "Game Over"[7] | |
| Super Mario 64 DS | Nintendo DS | 2004 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Paper Mario | Wii | 2007 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario Galaxy | Wii | 2007 | Arrangement | Mahito Yokota | |
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Wii | 2008 | Arrangement | "Ground Theme 2 (Super Mario Bros.)" | Masaaki Iwasaki |
| Art Style: PiCTOBiTS | Nintendo DSi | 2009 | Arrangement | ||
| WarioWare: D.I.Y. | Nintendo DS | 2009 | Arrangement | "Super Mario" | |
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | Wii | 2010 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Galaxy) | Mahito Yokota | |
| Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition | Wii | 2010 | Past arrangement (Super Mario All-Stars) | Soyo Oka | |
| Super Mario 3D Land | Nintendo 3DS | 2011 | Arrangement | Mahito Yokota | |
| Super Mario 3D World | Wii U | 2013 | Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D Land) | Mahito Yokota | |
| Super Mario Maker | Wii U | 2015 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo 3DS | 2016 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle | Nintendo Switch | 2017 | Arrangement | Grant Kirkhope | |
| Super Mario Maker 2 | Nintendo Switch | 2019 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D Land) | |||||
| Super Mario 3D All-Stars | Nintendo Switch | 2020 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Sunshine) | "Game Over" | |
| Past arrangement (Super Mario Galaxy) | |||||
| Super Mario Bros. 35 | Nintendo Switch | 2020 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. | Game & Watch | 2020 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury | Nintendo Switch | 2021 | Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D Land) | Mahito Yokota | |
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | Nintendo Switch | 2024 | Arrangement | "Game Over"[7] | |
| Past arrangement (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door [Nintendo GameCube]) | "Game Over"[7] |
Film and television[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! | 1989 | Arrangement |
Albums[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario World | 1991 | Original | 「ゲームオーバー」 (Gēmu Ōbā) | Koji Kondo |
| Famicom Sound History Series: Mario the Music | 2004 | Original | 「ミス～ゲームオーバー」 (Misu ~ Gēmu Ōbā) | Koji Kondo |
| Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection | 2005 | Original | 「ミス～ゲームオーバー」 (Misu ~ Gēmu Ōbā) | Koji Kondo |
| Super Mario History 1985-2010 | 2010 | Original | "Game Over" | Koji Kondo |
| SUPER MARIO BROS. 25th Anniversary Special Sound Track PRESS START Edition | 2010 | Arrangement | 「スーパーマリオブラザーズ 〜PRESS START 2009より〜」 (Sūpā Mario Burazāzu 〜 PRESS START 2009 Yori 〜) |
Nobuo Kurita |
| Super Mario Sunshine Original Soundtrack | 2020 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Sunshine) | "Game Over" |
Live performances[edit]
| Event | Year | Location | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E3 2008 | 2008 | Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, California, USA | Arrangement | "Super Mario Bros." |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italian | Gioco finito[8] | Game over |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Super Mario History 1985-2010 tracklist
- ^ Iwata Asks : Super Mario All-Stars : Music Follows Function. Nintendo of America (American English). Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ Schartmann, Andrew (June 25, 2015). The Genius of the Super Mario Bros. “Game Over” Theme. Slate (English). Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ^ ScottBoyyyyyyyyyd (July 16, 2008). Nintendo E3 2008: Wii Music Performance. YouTube. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ^ Super Mario World. VGMdb (English). Retrieved September 22, 2019.
- ^ Super Mario Sunshine Original Soundtrack tracklist
- ^ a b c Sound Gallery track list in the Nintendo Switch version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
- ^ Super Mario History 1985-2010 track list on Nintendo.it
