Mona Pizza (song)
| "Mona Pizza" | |
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| The English version of "Mona Pizza" in WarioWare: Twisted! The Japanese version of "Mona Pizza" in WarioWare: Twisted! | |
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| Composed by: Unknown | |
| Key | E major, E minor (English) F major, F minor (Japanese) |
| BPM | 140 |
| First appearance | WarioWare: Twisted! (2004) |
| Latest appearance | WarioWare: Get It Together! (2021) |
"Mona Pizza" is a song composed for WarioWare: Twisted!, where it plays in Mona's stage. The song serves as the advertisement jingle for the restaurant of the same name. The English version is in a slightly lower key than the Japanese version. In subsequent games in the WarioWare series, the song's melody has occasionally been used as a leitmotif for Mona herself.
Lyrics[edit]
The first half of the song is sung by Sal Out, with various comments by Joe, some of which are in Italian. The second half of the song features The Dinosaurs from Pizza Dinosaur, who disparage Mona Pizza and brag that their mediocre pizza sells better because they have more locations.
English lyrics[edit]
This here is Mona Pizza!
Makers of the world's best eats-a!
Fresh sauce and cheese galo-ore,
Brought straight to your front do-or! (Yum! Yum! Yum! Yum!)
This here is Mona Pizza! (Buon giorno!)
Makers of all tasty treats-a! (Buono!)
Our pie's crispy, crunchy cru-ust, (Bellissima!)
Leaves others in the du-ust. (Mamma mia!)
Grab a hot slice and take a big bite!
It's so good that you'll start a fight for more...
Mona Pizza! (I'm the manager of this joint!)
Mona Pizza! (My name is Joe!)
Mona Pizza! (It's a pizza art!)
Mona Pizza! (I said a "pizza art", ahahahaha!)
We represent Pizza Dinosaur!
We got the most stores in the world!
Our crust is tough and our sauce is thin,
But we're everywhere so you gotta give in!
Mona Pizza's got nothing on us,
'Cause we've got six thousand stores plus!
Pizza Dinosaur!
Pizza Dinosaur!
Wahahahahha! Wahahahahha!
Japanese lyrics[edit]
| Japanese script | Romanization | Translation |
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こちら モナピザ こちら モナピザ（ボンジョールノ！） ひとくち たべたなら モナピザ（わたしが てんちょうの） オレたちは ピザダイナソー モナピザ へなちょこさ |
Kochira Mona Piza Kochira Mona Piza (Bonjōruno!) Hitokuchi tabeta nara Mona Piza (Watashi ga tenchō no) Oretachi wa Piza Dainasō Mona Piza henachoko sa |
This is Mona Pizza! This is Mona Pizza! (Buongiorno!) Once you take a bite Mona Pizza (I'm the manager!) We're Pizza Dinosaur! Mona Pizza doesn't stack up |
History[edit]
WarioWare series[edit]
WarioWare: Twisted![edit]
WarioWare: Twisted! marks the first appearance of "Mona Pizza," alongside two additional arrangements of the song.
A music box arrangement of "Mona Pizza" plays when the Pizza Music Box is wound up.
The Violin souvenir teaches the player how to play "Mona Pizza" on the instrument.
 Pizza Music Box - The arrangement heard in WarioWare: Twisted! | File info 0:30 |
WarioWare: Touched![edit]
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In WarioWare: Touched!, an arrangement of "Mona Pizza" can be unlocked via the "Mona Pizza" souvenir, which will then play throughout a subtitled music video, featuring Mona riding on her scooter and appearances by her pets, Sal Out, Joe, and Pizza Dinosaur. The original uncompressed vocal tracks are used, but the instrument tracks are new.
The souvenir is unlocked by having WarioWare: Twisted! inserted in the Game Boy Advance slot of the Nintendo DS. As WarioWare: Twisted! was not released in Europe, the souvenir is not unlockable in the European version of WarioWare: Touched!, although it is still present in the game's data and accessible via hacking.[1] The Chinese version of the game instead has the souvenir unlocked by having WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! in the GBA slot, since WarioWare: Twisted! was also not released in China.[1] There are no localized GBA games released in South Korea at all, so obtaining all gold crowns in all albums instead unlocks the song. As the Nintendo 3DS no longer includes the GBA cartridge slot, the Mona Pizza souvenir cannot be unlocked when played on the 3DS or on the My Nintendo-exclusive digital download version of WarioWare: Touched! Although the Nintendo DS hardware allowed DS games to use GBA cartridges' functions, the North American and Japanese versions of the Mona Pizza souvenir do not support twist controls or haptic feedback.
| Mona Pizza - The English arrangement heard in WarioWare: Touched! | File info 0:30 |
WarioWare: Smooth Moves[edit]
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In WarioWare: Smooth Moves, a brief arrangement of "Mona Pizza" plays in the second level of the Castanet, First Chair microgame.
| Mona Pizza - The English arrangement heard in WarioWare: Smooth Moves | File info 0:04 |
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase[edit]
In WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase, one of 18-Volt's Records is an instrumental arrangement of "Mona Pizza." It is titled "Mona ★ Pizza."
| Mona ★ Pizza - The arrangement heard in WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase | File info 0:30 |
Game & Wario[edit]
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In Game & Wario, a chiptune arrangement of "Mona Pizza" plays while moving the claw in the Mothership Catcher prize. It restarts when the claw stops moving.
WarioWare Gold[edit]
In WarioWare Gold, arrangements of the English and Japanese versions of "Mona Pizza" are two separate Records in the Toy Room. The original uncompressed vocal tracks are used, but the instrumentation is new. Unlike previous games, the instrumental for both the Japanese and English versions use the same pitch, as opposed to the English version being slightly lower-pitched than the Japanese version. As records, the player can use the Touch Screen to rotate them to distort the music. Excerpts of these arrangements also play in the second level of the Fine Tune microgame.
| Mona Pizza - The English arrangement heard in WarioWare Gold | File info 0:30 |
| Mona Pizza (Japanese version) - The Japanese arrangement heard in WarioWare Gold | File info 0:30 |
WarioWare: Get It Together![edit]
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WarioWare: Get It Together! features four arrangements of "Mona Pizza."
The short jingle that plays when Mona takes out her boomerang in the introduction cutscene to her level, "That's Life," is based on "Mona Pizza."
One of two short arrangements of "Mona Pizza" plays in the Music Mischief microgame.
The countermelody in the second half of the music heard in Mona's portion of the staff credits is an instrumental arrangement of the repeated melody of the first two verses from "Mona Pizza."
| Staff Credits - The arrangement heard in WarioWare: Get It Together! | File info 0:18 |
Donkey Konga 3[edit]
| Kochira★Mona Pizza | |
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| Game(s) | Donkey Konga 3 |
| Length | 1:39 |
| Difficulties | ★★★ (Solo) |
| ★★★★★ (Solo) | |
| ★ (Solo) | |
In Donkey Konga 3, the WarioWare: Touched! version of "Mona Pizza" is featured as a playable song. Only the Japanese version is present due to the game never releasing outside of Japan.
Super Smash Bros. series[edit]
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, two arrangements of "Mona Pizza" with English and Japanese lyrics respectively, titled "Mona Pizza's Song" and arranged by Takahiro Nishi, can play in the WarioWare, Inc. stage. Unlike the original song, the instrumental for both the Japanese and English versions use the same pitch, as opposed to the English version being slightly lower-pitched than the Japanese version. In the English version, Sal Out's vocals are provided by Christina Peyser, while the Pizza Dinosaur employees' vocals are done by Nate Bihldorff and Andy Hartpence. Both arrangements return in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where they can play in any Super Smash Bros.-series and WarioWare-series stage.
| Mona Pizza's Song - The English arrangement heard in Super Smash Bros. Brawl | File info 0:30 |
| Mona Pizza's Song (JP) - The Japanese arrangement heard in Super Smash Bros. Brawl | File info 0:30 |
Lyrics[edit]
This here is Mona Pizza!
Makers of the world's best eats-a!
Fresh sauce and cheese galo-ore,
Brought straight to your front do-or! (Go! Go! Go! Go!)
This here is Mona Pizza!
Makers of all tasty treats-a!
Our pies' crispy crunchy cru-ust,
Leaves others in the du-ust.
Grab a hot slice and take a big bite!
It's so good that you'll start a fight...
(1, 2, 3, 4!)
... for more...
Mona Pizza!
Mona Pizza!
Mona Pizza!
Mona Pizza!
(instrumental)
We represent Pizza Dinosaur!
We got the most stores in the world!
Our crust is tough and our sauce is thin,
But we're everywhere so you gotta give in!
Mona Pizza's got nothing on us,
'Cause we've got six thousand stores plus!
Pizza Dinosaur!
Pizza Dinosaur!
This here is Mona Pizza!
Makers of the world's best eats-a!
Fresh sauce and cheese galo-ore,
Brought straight to your front do-or. (Go! Go! Go! Go!)
This here is Mona Pizza!
Makers of all tasty treats-a!
Our pies' crispy crunchy cru-ust,
Leaves others in the du-ust.
Grab a hot slice and take a big bite!
It's so good that you'll start a fight...
(1, 2, 3, 4!)
... for more...
Mona Pizza!
Mona Pizza!
Mona Pizza!
Mona Pizza!
Descriptions[edit]
WarioWare: Twisted![edit]
- "I can't get this song out of my head. 'This here is Mona Pizza!'"
WarioWare: Touched![edit]
- "Just for forking over your money, you get to watch this hot new video! It hasn't even shown up on the Internet yet."
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase[edit]
- "Sometimes you just CRAVE that pizza!"
WarioWare Gold[edit]
- English version
- "It's the cheerful pop song by the super-popular pop star Sal Out, first featured in WarioWare: Twisted! Listening to it has been known to elicit strong craving for pizza."
- Japanese version
- "The Japanese version of Sal Out's pop hit from WarioWare: Twisted! is pretty cute, and it really captures the joy of pizza!"
Gallery[edit]
Sprites and models[edit]
The record icon for "Mona Pizza" in WarioWare: Twisted!
The icon for the "Mona Pizza" souvenir in WarioWare: Touched!
The record case for "Mona Pizza" in WarioWare Gold
The record case for "Mona Pizza (Japanese version)" in WarioWare Gold
Screenshots[edit]
Mona on her scooter in the WarioWare: Touched! music video
Pizza Joe in the WarioWare: Touched! music video
Pizza in the WarioWare: Touched! music video
Mona's Monkey in the WarioWare: Touched! music video
Mona's Piggy in the WarioWare: Touched! music video
Mona's Elephant in the WarioWare: Touched! music video
Sal Out in the WarioWare: Touched! music video
Pizza Dinosaur's vehicle in the WarioWare: Touched! music video
Pizza Dinosaur in the WarioWare: Touched! music video
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
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| WarioWare: Twisted! | Game Boy Advance | 2004 | Original | "Mona Pizza" | |
| Arrangement | "Pizza Music Box" | ||||
| WarioWare: Touched! | Nintendo DS | 2004 | Arrangement | "Mona Pizza" | |
| Donkey Konga 3 | Nintendo GameCube | 2005 | Past arrangement (WarioWare: Touched!) | 「こちら★モナピザ」 (Kochira★Mona Pizza) | |
| WarioWare: Smooth Moves | Wii | 2006 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Wii | 2008 | Arrangement | "Mona Pizza's Song"[2] | Takahiro Nishi |
| "Mona Pizza's Song (JP)"[2] | |||||
| WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase | Wii | 2009 | Arrangement | "Mona ★ Pizza" | |
| Game & Wario | Wii U | 2013 | Arrangement | ||
| WarioWare Gold | Nintendo 3DS | 2018 | Arrangement | "Mona Pizza" | |
| "Mona Pizza (Japanese version)" | |||||
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Nintendo Switch | 2018 | Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) | "Mona Pizza's Song"[3] | Takahiro Nishi |
| "Mona Pizza's Song (JP)"[3] | |||||
| WarioWare: Get It Together! | Nintendo Switch | 2021 | Arrangement | "Staff Credits" |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | こちら★モナピザ[?] Kochira★Mona Pizza |
This here is★Mona Pizza | |
| Chinese | 莫娜比萨[4] Mònà Bǐsà |
Mona Pizza |
References[edit]
- ^ a b WarioWare: Touched!/Version_Differences. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
- ^ a b Super Smash Bros. Brawl Sound Test
- ^ a b Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Sound Test
- ^ iQue's localization of WarioWare: Touched!
