Mario Circuit (Super Mario Kart theme)
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| "Mario Circuit" | |
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| "Mario Circuit" in Super Mario Kart | |
 Image from Nintendo Music | |
| Composed by: Soyo Oka | |
| Key | D major, F major |
| BPM | 134 |
| Time signature(s) | 4 4 |
| First appearance | Super Mario Kart (1992) |
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart World (2025) |
"Mario Circuit"[1] is a musical theme composed by Soyo Oka for Super Mario Kart, where it plays in Mario Circuit 1, Mario Circuit 2, Mario Circuit 3, and Mario Circuit 4.
History[edit]
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Mario Kart series[edit]
Super Mario Kart[edit]
Super Mario Kart marks the first appearance of "Mario Circuit."
Mario Kart: Super Circuit[edit]
In Mario Kart: Super Circuit, an arrangement of "Mario Circuit" with chiptune instrumentation plays in Mario Circuit 1, Mario Circuit 2, Mario Circuit 3, and Mario Circuit 4.
 Mario Circuit (Extra Track) - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart: Super Circuit | File info 0:30 |
Mario Kart DS[edit]
In Mario Kart DS, an arrangement of "Mario Circuit" plays in SNES Mario Circuit 1.
| SNES Mario Circuit 1 - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart DS | File info 0:30 |
Mario Kart Wii[edit]
In Mario Kart Wii, an arrangement of "Mario Circuit" plays in SNES Mario Circuit 3. This arrangement uses higher quality samples, but it is otherwise near identical to the original.
| SNES Mario Circuit 3 - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart Wii | File info 0:30 |
Mario Kart 7[edit]
In Mario Kart 7, an arrangement of "Mario Circuit" plays in SNES Mario Circuit 2. It is likewise titled "SNES Mario Circuit 2" in the Nintendo Music app. This arrangement uses higher quality samples, but it is otherwise near identical to the original. Additional percussion is added to the instrumentation whenever the player is driving at top speed while in first place.
| SNES Mario Circuit 2 - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 7 | File info 0:30 |
| SNES Mario Circuit 2 (Frontrunning) - The remix heard in Mario Kart 7 | File info 0:30 |
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
In Mario Kart Tour, the Mario Kart 7 version of "Mario Circuit" plays in SNES Mario Circuit 1, SNES Mario Circuit 2, SNES Mario Circuit 3, and RMX Mario Circuit 1.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]
In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, as part of Wave 2 of the Booster Course Pass, an arrangement of "Mario Circuit" plays in SNES Mario Circuit 3. It is likewise titled "SNES Mario Circuit 3" in the Nintendo Music app. This arrangement adds piano accompaniment and drum kit percussion, but it is otherwise near identical to the original. Additional percussion is added to the instrumentation whenever the player is driving at top speed while in first place.
| SNES Mario Circuit 3 - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | File info 0:30 |
| SNES Mario Circuit 3 (Frontrunning) - The remix heard in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | File info 0:30 |
Mario Kart World[edit]
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Mario Kart World features five appearances of "Mario Circuit."
A full jazz band arrangement of "Mario Circuit" plays in Mario Circuit. It is based on the arrangement from the "Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary Live" concert series.
A transitional arrangement that includes the piano montuno pattern plays when approaching the track's starting line in Grand Prix and VS Race routes and Knockout Tour.
This transitional arrangement is then further arranged during the intro cutscene for the Special Cup, when Mario Circuit is being shown.
The original version "Mario Circuit" plays during the mission "Test yourself in a tough time trial challenge!" on Mario Circuit.
A brief arrangement of "Mario Circuit"'s intro is incorporated into the staff credits theme.
| Mario Circuit - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart World | File info 0:30 |
Super Mario Kart: Doki Doki Race[edit]
A sped up arrangement of "Mario Circuit" plays in Super Mario Kart: Doki Doki Race when the karts are racing. An extra note is added at the end of the arrangement.
Itadaki Street series[edit]
Itadaki Street DS[edit]
In Itadaki Street DS, an arrangement of "Mario Circuit" plays in the Mario Circuit board. It is titled 「マリオサーキット」 (Mario Sākitto, "Mario Circuit") in the game's sound test.
| マリオサーキット - The arrangement heard in Itadaki Street DS | File info 0:30 |
Fortune Street[edit]
In Fortune Street, an arrangement of "Mario Circuit" plays in the Mario Circuit board.
| Mario Circuit - The arrangement heard in Fortune Street | File info 0:30 |
Super Smash Bros. series[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, an electro house arrangement of "'Mario Circuit" can play in the Mario Circuit stage. This arrangement also incorporates the starting grid countdown theme used to signal the start of the race in Super Mario Kart. It is simply titled "Mario Circuit" in the game's sound test.
| Mario Circuit - The arrangement heard in Super Smash Bros. Brawl | File info 0:30 |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]
In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, the Super Smash Bros. Brawl version of "Mario Circuit" can once again play in the Mario Circuit stage. It is once again simply titled "Mario Circuit" in the game's sound test.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the Super Smash Bros. Brawl version of "Mario Circuit" can play in any Super Smash Bros.-series and Mario Kart-series stage. It is titled "Mario Circuit - Super Mario Kart" in the game's sound test.
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario 3D World[edit]
- “One of the game designers told us that they had come up with a course in the style of Mario Kart, and that they'd like us to use some music from that game. The problem was deciding which song to go for. After a lot of thought, we plumped for this one, preserving the original melody but giving it a new up-tempo arrangement.”
- —Liner notes in the Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack
In Super Mario 3D World and the Nintendo Switch port, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, an arrangement of "Mario Circuit" plays in Mount Must Dash. It is likewise titled "Mount Must Dash" in the official Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack album.
| Mount Must Dash - The arrangement heard in Super Mario 3D World | File info 0:30 |
Super Mario Odyssey[edit]
In Super Mario Odyssey, an arrangement of "Mario Circuit" plays in the RC Car Challenge minigame from the Metro Kingdom. It is likewise titled "RC Car Challenge" in the Nintendo Music app and "RC Car" in the game's sound test.
| RC Car Challenge - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Odyssey | File info 0:30 |
Super Mario Maker 2[edit]
In Super Mario Maker 2, the original version of "Mario Circuit" plays whenever the "Super Mario Kart" sound effect is triggered.
Gallery[edit]
Image for "Mario Circuit (Final Lap)" from Super Mario Kart on Nintendo Music
Image for "SNES Mario Circuit 2" from Mario Kart 7 on Nintendo Music
Image for "SNES Mario Circuit 3" from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Nintendo Music
Image for "RC Car Challenge" from Super Mario Odyssey on Nintendo Music
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
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| Super Mario Kart | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1992 | Original | "Mario Circuit"[1] | Soyo Oka |
| Super Mario Kart: Doki Doki Race | Arcade | 1994 | Arrangement | ||
| Mario Kart: Super Circuit | Game Boy Advance | 2001 | Arrangement | ||
| Mario Kart DS | Nintendo DS | 2005 | Arrangement | Shinobu Tanaka | |
| Itadaki Street DS | Nintendo DS | 2007 | Arrangement | 「マリオサーキット」 (Mario Sākitto)[2] | |
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Wii | 2008 | Arrangement | "Mario Circuit"[3] | Yusuke Takahama |
| Mario Kart Wii | Wii | 2008 | Arrangement | ||
| Fortune Street | Wii | 2011 | Arrangement | ||
| Mario Kart 7 | Nintendo 3DS | 2011 | Arrangement | "SNES Mario Circuit 2"[1] | |
| Remix | |||||
| Super Mario 3D World | Wii U | 2013 | Arrangement | "Mount Must Dash"[4] | |
| Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | Wii U | 2014 | Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) | "Mario Circuit"[5] | Yusuke Takahama |
| Super Mario Odyssey | Nintendo Switch | 2017 | Arrangement | "RC Car Challenge"[1] | Shiho Fujii |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Nintendo Switch | 2018 | Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) | "Mario Circuit - Super Mario Kart"[6] | Yusuke Takahama |
| Super Mario Maker 2 | Nintendo Switch | 2019 | Original | "Super Mario Kart" | Soyo Oka |
| Mario Kart Tour | iOS, Android | 2019 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 7) | ||
| Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury | Nintendo Switch | 2021 | Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D World) | "Mount Must Dash"[4] | |
| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Nintendo Switch | 2022[g 1] | Arrangement | "SNES Mario Circuit 3"[1] | |
| Remix | |||||
| Mario Kart World | Nintendo Switch 2 | 2025 | Original | Soyo Oka | |
| Arrangement |
- ^ Added in Wave 2 of the Booster Course Pass on August 4, 2022
Albums[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
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| Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack | 2013 | Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D World) | "Mount Must Dash" |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | マリオサーキット[1] Mario Sākitto |
Mario Circuit |
Notes[edit]
- On the Nintendo Music app, "Mario Circuit" is labeled as "Selects," classifying it as one "of the very best tracks from the Nintendo Music library," originating from Super Mario Kart. "Mario Circuit" shares this title with "Super Mario Kart Title Screen" and "Rainbow Road."
