World 1 Map (Grass Land)
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- This article is about the musical theme from Super Mario Bros. 3. For the world where this theme plays, see Grass Land. For other first worlds in the Super Mario franchise, see World 1.
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| "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" in Super Mario Bros. 3 | |||
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| Composed by: Koji Kondo | |||
| Key | C major | ||
| BPM | 100 | ||
| Time signature | 2 2 (with swung eighths) | ||
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) | ||
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart World (2025) | ||
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"World 1 Map (Grass Land)"[1] is a musical theme composed by Koji Kondo for Super Mario Bros. 3, where it plays in the overworld map for Grass Land, the first world of the game.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario All-Stars / Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 3 marks the first appearance of "World 1 Map (Grass Land)". 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.
In the Super Nintendo Entertainment System remake of Super Mario Bros. 3 in Super Mario All-Stars, an arrangement of "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" plays for the same purpose as in the original game.
In the Game Boy Advance remake of Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, an arrangement of "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" plays for the same purpose as in the original game.
 World 1 Map (Grass Land) - The arrangement heard in Super Mario All-Stars | File info 0:30 |
| World 1 Map (Grass Land) - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 | File info 0:30 |
Super Mario 64 DS[edit]
In Super Mario 64 DS, an arrangement of "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" arranged by Kenta Nagata plays in the Rec Room. This arrangement is played on piano with double bass accompaniment.
| Rec Room - The arrangement heard in Super Mario 64 DS | File info 0:30 |
Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS[edit]
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Super Mario Maker and the Nintendo 3DS port, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, feature three arrangements of "World 1 Map (Grass Land)".
An ethereal arrangement of "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" plays in the Course World menu. This arrangement is played with glockenspiel, synthesizer, and bass guitar instrumentation.
A faithful arrangement of "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" plays in the world map of the 100 Mario Challenge on Easy and Normal difficulty. This arrangement is played on the glockenspiel and acoustic guitar.
A sinister arrangement of the backing chords of "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" plays in the world map of the 100 Mario Challenge on Expert and Super Expert difficulty. This arrangement is played on the synthesizer and is in minor key.
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
In The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, three different arrangements of "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" are featured in various episodes of the show. The first and second arrangements both have an alternate version of the track that is more commonly used than the full mix.
The first arrangement is a slowed-down relaxed variation, often serving as a title card theme. The alternate less backing instruments version usually plays when either Mario and his friends are the main focus of the scene or right before trouble happens. Both debut in "Reptiles in the Rose Garden", the alternate version serving as the title card theme while the full mix plays as Mario and his friends walk through the Mushroom Kingdom in the episode. The full mix is also used for the episode selection screen on the show's complete series DVD box set.
The second arrangement is a down-tempo mix, only used thrice in "Oh, Brother!" and as the title card theme for "Kootie Pie Rocks". The alternate version has no percussion and is typically more upbeat than the full mix. This version usually plays when the heroes save the day, with its first usage being the title card theme for "Princess Toadstool for President".
The third arrangement is similar to that of the first arrangement, although it has a slightly altered melody. It only plays in the episode "Super Koopa" when Mario and Princess Toadstool arrive in Paris.
Super Mario Bros. 3 (Nelsonic Game Watch)[edit]
In Super Mario Bros. 3 for the Nelsonic Game Watch, a brief arrangement of "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" plays at the start of each game.[2]
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[edit]
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- Main article: Super Mario House
- “This track begins with an arrangement of "Grass Land",[sic] the World 1 theme from Super Mario Brothers 3.[sic] I remember when I first played through the scene of Peach picking flowers, I thought the music matched perfectly! (Not to toot my own horn. LOL)”
- —Liner notes for "In the Flower Garden" in the Super Mario RPG Original Sound Box
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars features two arrangements of "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" arranged by Yoko Shimomura, both of which are in the key of E major.
A brief arrangement of "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" plays during the opening cutscene. It is titled "In The Flower Garden" in the Nintendo Switch remake's sound test. It is also included in the official albums Super Mario RPG Original Sound Version and Super Mario RPG Original Sound Box. It is a slower-paced, more grandiose arrangement that quickly transitions into an original ominous composition as Bowser kidnaps Princess Peach.
A mashup arrangement of the first four bars of "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" and "Ground BGM" from Super Mario Bros. plays in Mario's Pad and its surrounding area. It is titled "Super Mario House" in the Nintendo Switch remake's sound test.
In the Nintendo Switch remake of Super Mario RPG, an orchestral arrangement of "In The Flower Garden" plays for the same purpose as in the original game. If the music is set to the "Classic" setting, the original version of the theme will play instead. The new orchestral arrangement is also included in the official albums Super Mario RPG Original Soundtrack, Super Mario RPG Original Sound Box, and Super Mario RPG Original Sound Vinyl Box. It was also featured in the game's reveal trailer.
| In the Flower Garden - The arrangement heard in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars | File info 0:28 |
| Super Mario House - The arrangement heard in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars | File info 0:30 |
Paper Mario series[edit]
Paper Mario[edit]
In Paper Mario, an arrangement of "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" arranged by Yuka Tsujiyoko plays in the level-up screen. The melody of "World 3 Map (Water Land)" is also used as a countermelody.
| Level Up! - The arrangement heard in Paper Mario | File info 0:30 |
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]
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- Main article: Mario's House (theme)
In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, the theme that plays during cutscenes at Mario's House quotes "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" near the end. It is likewise titled "Mario's House" in the Nintendo Music app and the Nintendo Switch remake's sound test.
Super Smash Bros. series[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]
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In Super Smash Bros. Melee, the game's arrangement of "Ground BGM" from Super Mario Bros. 3, which can play in the Yoshi's Island stage, quotes "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" approximately 43 seconds in. It also plays during the staff credits in Classic Mode and Adventure Mode after being completed as Mario. It is titled "Super Mario Bros. 3" in the game's sound test.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, "Super Mario Bros. 3" from Super Smash Bros. Melee can play in the Yoshi's Island stage. It is titled "Super Mario Bros. 3 (Melee)" in the game's sound test. This version of the arrangement has slightly different instruments than in other Super Smash Bros. games.
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]
In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, "Super Mario Bros. 3" from Super Smash Bros. Melee can once again play in the Yoshi's Island stage. It is titled "Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros. 3)" in the games' sound test.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
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In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the game's new arrangement of "Ground BGM" from Super Mario Bros. 3, which can play in any Super Smash Bros.-series and Super Mario-series stage, quotes "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" near the end. It is titled "Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. 3" in the game's sound test.
"Super Mario Bros. 3" from Super Smash Bros. Melee also returns and can play in the same stages as the new arrangement. It is titled "Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. 3 (Melee)" in the game's sound test.
Donkey Konga 2[edit]
Exclusively in the European version of Donkey Konga 2, "Super Mario Bros. 3" from Super Smash Bros. Melee is included as a playable song. It is titled "Super Mario Bros. 3 Theme".
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition[edit]
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In Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition, a medley arrangement of "World 1 Map" from New Super Mario Bros. Wii and "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" plays on the map screens of World 1 and ★World 1.
Mario & Luigi: Brothership[edit]
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In Mario & Luigi: Brothership, a jazzy, acoustic arrangement of "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" arranged by Hideki Sakamoto plays in the fake Mushroom Kingdom created by Reclusa to trap Mario and Luigi. It is played on brass, a clarinet, and a xylophone. This arrangement has four phases in which the music gradually breaks down as the protagonists uncover the secret behind the place:
- The first phase is the original, unaltered version of the arrangement. It is titled "The Mushroom Kingdom?" in the Nintendo Music app.
- The second phase removes the brass and clarinet and adds short, fading electric guitar notes. It is titled "The M*shroom K*ngdom?" in the Nintendo Music app.
- The third phase removes the accordion and bass. It is titled "The M*shr**m K*ngd*m?" in the Nintendo Music app.
- The fourth phase removes the piano and kick, leaving just the hi-hats and xylophone. It also adds a fast heartbeat. It is titled "The M******m K*****m?" in the Nintendo Music app.
These arrangements also repeat the first section after the second.
Mario Kart World[edit]
- Main article: Overworld Medley (Super Mario Bros. 3)
In Mario Kart World, an acid jazz medley arrangement of "World 1 Map (Grass Land)", "World 2 Map (Desert Land)", "World 5 Map (Sky Land) - In the Sky", "World 7 Map (Pipe Land)", and "World 3 Map (Water Land)" can play in Free Roam during the day. It is titled "Overworld Medley (Super Mario Bros. 3)" in the Nintendo Music app. The arrangement of "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" is based on the arrangement from the "Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary Live" concert series.
| Overworld Medley (Super Mario Bros. 3) - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart World | File info 0:30 |
Other appearances[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 3 ~ Akihabara Electric Circus[edit]
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The Super Mario Bros. 3 ~ Akihabara Electric Circus album features a medley of "World 1 Map (Grass Land)", "World 7 Map (Pipe Land)", "World 5 Map (Sky Land) - In the Sky", and "World 5 Map (Sky Land) - On the Ground" arranged by Koji Kondo. It is titled "Maze 2".
Super Mario Bros. 1, 2, 3, Hop! Step! Jump![edit]
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The Super Mario Bros. 1, 2, 3, Hop! Step! Jump! album features a medley arrangement of various themes from Super Mario Bros. 3 arranged by Ikuro Fujiwara, including "World 1 Map (Grass Land)". It is titled "Super Mario Bros. 3 —Nonstop Special Dance Version—".
Super Mario Compact Disco[edit]
The Super Mario Compact Disco album features a hip hop remix of "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" arranged by Simon Harris and Colin Case. It is titled "King of the Koopas - Supermario Brothers 3".[sic] This remix features rap lyrics sung by Colin Case as M.C. Mario.
Super Mario Compact Disco – 35th Anniversary Edition features a remastered version of "King of the Koopas - Supermario Brothers 3" titled "King of the Koopas - Supermario Brothers 3 (feat. MC Mario) [Remastered]".
| King of the Koopas - Supermario Brothers 3 - The remix heard in Super Mario Compact Disco | File info 0:30 |
Lyrics[edit]
Now in your NES, at its best
Mario Bros. 3 is fresh
8-bit and packed with a boom
And you're off to the kingdom of the Magic Mushroom
So get with the flow and act like you know
Or you may as well be playing bingo
'Cause it's official, 'cause every test that passes
Mario Brothers are cool like sunglasses
Now fly, swing, jump, or climb
With the bestselling game of all time
You got so many heroes from coast to coast
But then, Superman won't even come close
So for Koopa and his villainous crews
I ain't got nothing except for bad news
'Cause it's official, and every test that passes
Mario Brothers are cool like sunglasses
Now even our hero has his dream
To rescue the princess and make her a queen
But nobody knows where the north wind blows
Maybe it's somewhere over the rainbow
We can set up home fit for a saint
And do it over in Mario Paint
'Cause it's official, and every test it passes
Mario Brothers are cool like sunglasses
Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary Live[edit]
The "Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary Live" concert series featured a live big band jazz medley arrangement of "Ground BGM", "Athletic BGM", "World Clear", "World 1 Map (Grass Land)", "Fortress Boss", and "Ending" from Super Mario Bros. 3.
Gallery[edit]
Image for "Mario's House" from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on Nintendo Music
Image for "The Mushroom Kingdom?" from Mario & Luigi: Brothership on Nintendo Music
Image for "The M*shroom K*ngdom?" from Mario & Luigi: Brothership on Nintendo Music
Image for "The M*sh**om K*ngd*m?" from Mario & Luigi: Brothership on Nintendo Music
Image for "The M******m K*****m?" from Mario & Luigi: Brothership on Nintendo Music
Image for "Overworld Medley (Super Mario Bros. 3)" from Mario Kart World on Nintendo Music
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
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| Super Mario Bros. 3 | Nintendo Entertainment System | 1988 | Original | "World 1 Map (Grass Land)"[1] | Koji Kondo |
| Super Mario Bros. 3 | Nelsonic Game Watch | 1990 | 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 RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1996 | Arrangement | 「お花畑にて」 (Ohanabatake Nite)[3] | Yoko Shimomura |
| "Super Pipe House"[3] | |||||
| Paper Mario | Nintendo 64 | 2000 | Arrangement | Yuka Tsujiyoko | |
| Super Smash Bros. Melee | Nintendo GameCube | 2001 | Arrangement | "Super Mario Bros. 3"[4] | Shogo Sakai |
| Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 | Game Boy Advance | 2003 | Arrangement | Taiju Suzuki | |
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | Nintendo GameCube | 2004 | Arrangement | "Mario's House"[1] | |
| Super Mario 64 DS | Nintendo DS | 2004 | Arrangement | Kenta Nagata | |
| Donkey Konga 2 | Nintendo GameCube | 2005[a] | Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Melee) | "Super Mario Bros. 3 Theme" | Shogo Sakai |
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Wii | 2008 | Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Melee) | "Super Mario Bros. 3 (Melee)"[5] | Shogo Sakai |
| Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition | Wii | 2010 | Past arrangement (Super Mario All-Stars) | Soyo Oka | |
| Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | Wii U | 2014 | Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Melee) | "Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros. 3)"[6] | Shogo Sakai |
| Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition | Nintendo 3DS | 2015 | Arrangement | ||
| Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition | Nintendo 3DS | 2015 | Past arrangement (Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition) | ||
| Super Mario Maker | Wii U | 2015 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo 3DS | 2016 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Maker) | ||
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Nintendo Switch | 2018 | Arrangement | "Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. 3"[7] | Masafumi Takada |
| Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Melee) | "Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. 3 (Melee)"[7] | Shogo Sakai | |||
| Super Mario RPG | Nintendo Switch | 2023 | Arrangement | "In the Flower Garden"[8] | Yoko Shimomura |
| Past arrangement (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars) | "In the Flower Garden"[8] | ||||
| Mario & Luigi: Brothership | Nintendo Switch | 2024 | Arrangement | "The Mushroom Kingdom?"[1] | Hideki Sakamoto |
| "The M*shroom K*ngdom?"[1] | |||||
| "The M*shr**m K*ngd*m?"[1] | |||||
| "The M******m K*****m?"[1] | |||||
| Mario Kart World | Nintendo Switch 2 | 2025 | Arrangement | "Overworld Medley (Super Mario Bros. 3)"[1] |
- ^ Exclusive to the European version, which released on June 3, 2005
Film and television[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
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| The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 | 1990 | Arrangement | Michael Tavera |
Albums[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
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| Super Mario Bros. 3 ~ Akihabara Electric Circus | 1988 | Arrangement | "Maze 2" | Koji Kondo |
| Super Mario Bros. 1, 2, 3, Hop! Step! Jump! | 1989 | Arrangement | "Super Mario Bros. 3 —Nonstop Special Dance Version—" | Ikuro Fujiwara |
| Super Mario World | 1991 | Original | 「マップ1ワールド」 (Mappu 1 Wārudo) | Koji Kondo |
| Super Mario Compact Disco | 1993 | Remix | "King of the Koopas - Supermario Brothers 3" | Simon Harris, Colin Case |
| Super Mario Compact Disco (cassette) | 1993 | Past remix (Super Mario Compact Disco) | 「クッパの大王~スーパーマリオ・ブラザース3」 (Kuppa no Daiō ~ Sūpā Mario Burazāzu 3) |
Simon Harris, Colin Case |
| Super Mario RPG Original Sound Version | 1996 | Past arrangement (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars) | 「お花畑にて」 (Ohanabatake Nite) | Yoko Shimomura |
| Game Sound Museum: Super Mario Bros. 3 | 2004 | Original | 「マップ1ワールド」 (Mappu 1 Wārudo) | Koji Kondo |
| Famicom Sound History Series: Mario the Music | 2004 | Original | 「マップ1ワールド」 (Mappu 1 Wārudo) | Koji Kondo |
| Super Mario Compact Disco: The iOS Release | 2016 | Past remix (Super Mario Compact Disco) | "King of the Koopas - Supermario Brothers 3" | Simon Harris, Colin Case |
| Super Mario Compact Disco – 35th Anniversary Edition | 2020 | Remix | "King of the Koopas - Supermario Brothers 3 (feat. MC Mario) [Remastered]" | Simon Harris, Colin Case |
| Super Mario RPG Original Soundtrack | 2025 | Past arrangement (Super Mario RPG [Nintendo Switch]) | 「お花畑にて」 (Ohanabatake Nite) | Yoko Shimomura |
| Super Mario RPG Original Sound Box | 2025 | Past arrangement (Super Mario RPG [Nintendo Switch]) | 「お花畑にて」 (Ohanabatake Nite) | Yoko Shimomura |
| Past arrangement (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars) | 「お花畑にて」 (Ohanabatake Nite) | |||
| Super Mario RPG Original Sound Vinyl Box | 2025 | Past arrangement (Super Mario RPG [Nintendo Switch]) | 「お花畑にて」 (Ohanabatake Nite) | Yoko Shimomura |
Live performances[edit]
| Event | Year | Location | Type | Title | Credits |
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| Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary Live | 2015 | Osaka International Convention Center, Osaka, Japan and Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan | Arrangement | Super Mario Special Band |
Other media[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
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| Nintendo Music | 2025[a] | Original | "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" | Koji Kondo |
- ^ Added on March 9, 2025
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
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| Japanese | マップ1ワールド Mappu 1 Wārudo |
Map 1 World | [9] | |
| マップ1ワールド (草原の国) Mappu 1 Wārudo (Sōgen no Kuni) |
Map 1 World (Grass Land) | [1] |
Notes[edit]
- On the Nintendo Music app, "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" is labeled as "Selects", classifying it as one "of the very best tracks from the Nintendo Music library", originating from Super Mario Bros. 3. "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" shares this title with "Ground BGM" and "Athletic BGM".
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Nintendo Music
- ^ Sly DC (November 28, 2015). Nelsonic Super Mario Bros. 3 Game Watch. YouTube. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ a b Super Mario RPG Original Sound Version
- ^ Super Smash Bros. Melee sound test
- ^ Super Smash Bros. Brawl sound test
- ^ Super Smash Bros. Wii U sound test
- ^ a b Super Smash Bros. Ultimate sound test
- ^ a b Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) sound test
- ^ Game Sound Museum: Super Mario Bros. 3
