Koopa Troopa Beach (theme)
- This article is about the musical theme from Mario Kart 64. For the musical theme from Super Mario Kart, see Koopa Beach (theme).
- "Beach (theme)" redirects here. For other musical themes that also play in a beach, see Category:Beach themes.
| "Koopa Troopa Beach" | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| "Koopa Troopa Beach" in Mario Kart 64 | |||
Image from Nintendo Music | |||
| Composed by: Kenta Nagata | |||
| Key | E major, D major | ||
| First appearance | Mario Kart 64 (1996) | ||
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart World (2025) | ||
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"Koopa Troopa Beach",[1][2] also known as simply "Beach",[3] is a musical theme composed by Kenta Nagata for Mario Kart 64, where it plays in the race course of the same name. This theme incorporates part of the melody from "Theme from A Summer Place" by Percy Faith. The bassline also quotes "World 3 Map (Water Land)" from Super Mario Bros. 3.
History[edit]
Mario Kart series[edit]
Mario Kart 64[edit]
Mario Kart 64 marks the first appearance of "Koopa Troopa Beach". It is also included in the official soundtrack albums Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks, Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack, and Mario Kart 64: Greatest Hits Soundtrack.
Mario Kart 7[edit]
In Mario Kart 7, an arrangement of "Koopa Troopa Beach" plays in N64 Koopa Beach. It is likewise titled "N64 Koopa Beach" in the Nintendo Music app. This arrangement uses higher-quality samples, but it is otherwise near identical to the original. A looping drum set beat is added to the instrumentation whenever the player is driving at top speed while in first place.
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Mario Kart Tour[edit]
In Mario Kart Tour, the Mario Kart 7 arrangement of "Koopa Troopa Beach" plays in N64 Koopa Troopa Beach.
Mario Kart World[edit]
Mario Kart World features two arrangements of "Koopa Troopa Beach".
A pop-punk arrangement of "Koopa Troopa Beach" can play in Free Roam during the day, on the route from Koopa Troopa Beach to Faraway Oasis in the Shell Cup, and on VS Race routes coming from Koopa Troopa Beach, Peach Beach, and Salty Salty Speedway. It is titled "Koopa Troopa Beach (Rock) (Mario Kart 64)" in the Nintendo Music app and simply "Koopa Troopa Beach (Rock Ver.)" in the game's pause menu. The corresponding Nintendo Music image depicts a race on Koopa Troopa Beach, a scenario in which the arrangement cannot play.
An electro arrangement of "Koopa Troopa Beach" can play exclusively in Free Roam during nighttime. It is titled "Koopa Troopa Beach (Electro) (Mario Kart 64)" in the Nintendo Music app and simply "Koopa Troopa Beach (Electro Ver.)" in the game's pause menu.
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Other appearances[edit]
Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit[edit]
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The Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit album features a funk arrangement of "Koopa Troopa Beach" arranged by Professor N. It is simply titled "beach".
Gallery[edit]
- Image for "N64 Koopa Beach" from Mario Kart 7 on Nintendo Music
- Image for "Koopa Troopa Beach (Rock) (Mario Kart 64)" from Mario Kart World on Nintendo Music
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Kart 64 | Nintendo 64 | 1996 | Original | "Koopa Troopa Beach"[2] | Kenta Nagata |
| Mario Kart 7 | Nintendo 3DS | 2011 | Arrangement | "N64 Koopa Beach"[4] | |
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| Mario Kart Tour | iOS, Android | 2019 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 7) | ||
| Mario Kart World | Nintendo Switch 2 | 2025 | Arrangement | "Koopa Troopa Beach (Rock) (Mario Kart 64)"[5] | |
| "Koopa Troopa Beach (Electro) (Mario Kart 64)"[5] |
Albums[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks | 1997 | Original | "Koopa Troopa Beach" | Kenta Nagata |
| Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack | 1997 | Original | "Beach" 「ノコノコビーチ」 (Nokonoko Bīchi) |
Kenta Nagata |
| Mario Kart 64: Greatest Hits Soundtrack | 1997 | Original | "Koopa Troopa Beach" | Kenta Nagata |
| Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit | 1997 | Arrangement | "beach" | Professor N |
| Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo Music) | 2025 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 7) | "N64 Koopa Beach" | |
| Mario Kart 64 (Nintendo Music) | 2025 | Original | "Koopa Troopa Beach" | Kenta Nagata |
| Mario Kart World (Nintendo Music) | 2026[a] | Past arrangement (Mario Kart World) | "Koopa Troopa Beach (Rock) (Mario Kart 64)" | |
| "Koopa Troopa Beach (Electro) (Mario Kart 64)" |
- ^ Added to the album on June 22, 2026
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ノコノコビーチ Nokonoko Bīchi | Koopa Troopa Beach | [1] | |
| German | Koopa-Strand | Koopa Beach | [6] | |
| Spanish | Playa Koopa | Koopa Beach | [6] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Mario Kart 64 (Nintendo Music)
- ^ a b Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks
- ^ Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack
- ^ Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo Music)
- ^ a b Mario Kart World (Nintendo Music)
- ^ a b Mario Kart World pause menu (Ver. 1.4.0, 1.5.0, 1.7.0)
| Mario Kart World music | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Courses | Race courses | New courses | "Acorn Heights" • "Boo Cinema" • "Bowser's Castle" ("Opening (Lightning Cup)") • "Cheep Cheep Falls" ("Opening (Leaf Cup)") • "Crown City" • "Dandelion Depths" ("Opening (Leaf Cup)") • "DK Spaceport" ("Opening (Mushroom Cup)") • "Dry Bones Burnout" ("Opening (Leaf Cup)") • "Faraway Oasis" • "Great ? Block Ruins" • "Mario Bros. Circuit" ("Opening (Mushroom Cup)" · "Replay" · "Trophy Theme") • "Peach Stadium" • "Rainbow Road" ("Results Screen (Rainbow Road)" · "Victory Lap (Rainbow Road)") • "Salty Salty Speedway" • "Starview Peak" • "Whistlestop Summit" ("Opening (Mushroom Cup)") |
| Returning courses | "Airship Fortress" ("Opening (Flower Cup)") • "Choco Mountain" ("Opening (Lightning Cup)") • "Desert Hills" • "Dino Dino Jungle" • "DK Pass" • "Koopa Troopa Beach" • "Mario Circuit" • "Moo Moo Meadows" • "Peach Beach" ("Opening (Banana Cup)") • "Shy Guy Bazaar" • "Sky-High Sundae" • "Toad's Factory" • "Wario Shipyard" • "Wario Stadium" ("Opening (Flower Cup)") | ||
| Battle courses | "Battle Course" (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!) • "Battle Course" (Mario Kart DS) • "Battle Course" (Mario Kart 64) • "Battle Course" (Super Mario Kart) • "Battle Stadium" • "Chain Chomp Wheel" • "Delfino Pier" • "Thwomp Desert" | ||
| Cups | "Opening (Shell Cup)" • "Opening (Special Cup)" • "Opening (Star Cup)" | ||
| Arrangements | Mario Kart arrangements | Super Mario Kart | "Bowser Castle" • "Choco Island" • "Donut Plains" • "Ghost Valley" • "Koopa Beach" • "Rainbow Road" • "Staff Credits" • "Title Screen" • "Vanilla Lake" |
| Mario Kart 64 | "Character Select" • "DK's Jungle Parkway" • "Frappe Snowland" • "Kalimari Desert" • "Koopa Troopa Beach" • "Moo Moo Farm" • "Rainbow Road" • "Results Screen" • "Title Screen" • "Toad's Turnpike" | ||
| Mario Kart: Super Circuit | "Bowser Castle" • "Cheese Land" • "Peach Circuit" • "Rainbow Road" • "Ribbon Road" • "Riverside Park" • "Shy Guy Beach" • "Yoshi Desert" | ||
| Mario Kart: Double Dash!! | "Baby Park" • "Dry Dry Desert" • "Luigi Circuit" • "Mushroom Bridge" • "Rainbow Road" • "Sherbet Land" | ||
| Mario Kart DS | "Cheep Cheep Beach" • "Delfino Square" • "Figure-8 Circuit" • "Luigi's Mansion" • "Peach Gardens" • "Rainbow Road" • "Shroom Ridge" • "Staff Credits" • "Tick-Tock Clock" • "Waluigi Pinball" • "Yoshi Falls" | ||
| Mario Kart Wii | "Coconut Mall" • "Daisy Circuit" • "DK Summit" • "Dry Dry Ruins" • "Grumble Volcano" • "Luigi Circuit" • "Maple Treeway" • "Moonview Highway" • "Mushroom Gorge" • "Rainbow Road" • "Staff Credits A" • "Wario's Gold Mine" | ||
| Mario Kart 7 | "Bowser's Castle" • "Daisy Hills" • "Music Park" • "Piranha Plant Slide" • "Rainbow Road" • "Rock Rock Mountain" • "Rosalina's Ice World" • "Toad Circuit" | ||
| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | "Bone-Dry Dunes" • "Cloudtop Cruise" • "Dolphin Shoals" • "Dragon Driftway" • "Electrodrome" • "Ice Ice Outpost" • "Mario Circuit" • "Mario Kart 8" • "Rainbow Road" • "Shy Guy Falls" • "Sunshine Airport" • "Super Bell Subway" • "Sweet Sweet Canyon" • "Thwomp Ruins" • "Toad Harbor" • "Twisted Mansion" • "Water Park" • "Wild Woods" | ||
| Mario Kart Tour | "Bangkok Rush" • "Merry Mountain" • "Ninja Hideaway" • "Los Angeles Laps" • "Singapore Speedway" • "Tokyo Blur" • "Vancouver Velocity" | ||
| Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit | "Title Screen" | ||
| Super Mario arrangements | Super Mario Bros. | "Ending" • "Game Over" • "Ground BGM" • "Underground BGM" • "Underwater BGM" | |
| Super Mario Bros. 2 | "Ground BGM" • "Please Select Player" • "Underground BGM" | ||
| Super Mario Bros. 3 | "Airship BGM" • "Athletic BGM" • "Course Clear" • "Ending" • "Fortress Boss BGM" • "Ground BGM" • "Overworld Medley (Super Mario Bros. 3)" • "Underwater BGM" | ||
| Super Mario Land | "Ground BGM" • "Underground BGM" | ||
| Super Mario World | "Ending" • "Ground BGM" ("Bonus Game BGM" · "Castle BGM" · "Underground BGM" · "Underwater BGM") • "Koopalings BGM" • "Overworld Medley (Super Mario World)" • "Title BGM" | ||
| Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins | "Main Theme" | ||
| Super Mario 64 | "Bowser's Road" • "Bowser's Theme" • "Dire, Dire Docks" • "File Select" • "Peach's Castle" • "Piranha Plant's Lullaby" • "Staff Roll" • "Title Theme" ("Cool, Cool Mountain" · "Slider") | ||
| Super Mario Sunshine | "Delfino Plaza" ("Ricco Harbor") • "Secret Course - Sky and Sea" | ||
| New Super Mario Bros. | "Castle BGM" • "Ground BGM" | ||
| Super Mario Galaxy | "Buoy Base Galaxy" • "Egg Planet" • "Enter Bowser Jr.!" • "Final Battle with Bowser" • "Gusty Garden Galaxy" • "Purple Comet" • "Rosalina in the Observatory 3" • "Space Junk Road" | ||
| New Super Mario Bros. Wii | "Beach Theme" • "Castle BGM" • "Castle Boss" • "Credits Theme 1" • "Desert BGM" • "Underwater BGM" • "Volcano BGM" | ||
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | "Bowser's Galaxy Generator" • "Cloudy Court Galaxy" • "Digga-Leg" • "Melty Monster Galaxy" • "Puzzle Plank Galaxy" • "Starship Mario 1" • "Sky Station Galaxy" • "The Starship's Journey" • "Yoshi Star Galaxy" | ||
| Super Mario 3D Land | "Beach Theme" • "Ground Theme" • "Snow Mountain Theme" | ||
| New Super Mario Bros. U | "Ground Theme" | ||
| Super Mario 3D World | "A Boss Approaches" ("Bowser's Highway Showdown" · "World 8") • "Athletic Theme" • "Captain Toad Goes Forth" • "Double Cherry Pass" • "Hands-On Hall" • "Hisstocrat" • "Piranha Creeper Creek" • "Shifty Boo Mansion" • "Sprawling Savanna" • "Super Bell Hill" | ||
| Super Mario Maker | "Title Screen" | ||
| Super Mario Odyssey | "Break Free (Lead the Way)" • "Fossil Falls" • "Jump Up, Super Star!" • "Peronza Plaza" • "Shiveria Town" • "Steam Gardens" • "Tostarena Ruins" | ||
| Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury | "Attack! Bowser's Fury" • "Plessie Ride!" | ||
| Yoshi arrangements | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | "Athletic BGM" • "Bowser" • "Flower Field BGM" • "Opening Melody" • "Stage Boss" • "Stage Start" | |
| Yoshi's Story | "Yoshi's Song" • "Yoshi's Tale" | ||
| Other arrangements | Mario Paint | "Flyswatter Level 1" • "Painting Mode 1" | |
| Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 | "Main Theme" | ||
| Donkey Kong Country | "DK Island Swing" | ||
| Luigi's Mansion | "Title Theme (Humming)" | ||
| WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! | "Voices Being Carried on the Waves" | ||
| Flipnote Studio | "Mario Drawing Song" | ||
| Other | "Awards Ceremony (1st – 3rd Place)" ("Trophy Theme") • "Final Lap Fanfare" • "Mario Kart 64 Title Screen" ("Victory Lap (Rainbow Road)") • "Mission Clear" • "Results Screen" • "Staff Credits" • "Staff Credits" (Mario Kart 64) ("Special Cup Appears" · "Trophy Theme" · "Victory Lap" · "Victory Lap (Rainbow Road)") • "Super Star" • "Title Theme" ("Opening (Knockout Tour)" · "Replay" · "Course Select" · "Special Cup Appears" · "Spectating") | ||