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"Obstacle Course"

"Obstacle Course" in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Composed by:
Koji Kondo
First appearance Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Latest appearance WarioWare: Move It! (2023)

"Obstacle Course"[1] is a musical theme composed by Koji Kondo for athletic levels in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.

Arrangements[edit]

Yoshi's Island series[edit]

Yoshi’s Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]

An arrangement of "Obstacle Course" can be heard in Game Boy Advance remake of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3. This version is more compressed than the original SNES version and uses different, lower-quality synthetic instruments.

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Yoshi Touch & Go[edit]

Audio.svg Obstacle Course - The arrangement heard in Yoshi Touch & Go
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Itadaki Street series[edit]

Itadaki Street DS[edit]

In Itadaki Street DS, an arrangement of "Obstacle Course" plays on chance squares.

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Fortune Street[edit]

Fortune Street features a new arrangement of "Obstacle Course" very similar to the version heard in Itadaki Street DS. Like in Itadaki Street DS, this arrangement plays on Venture squares and during the Dart of Gold minigame.

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Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl features an upbeat arrangement of the theme, titled "Obstacle Course" arranged by Shota Kageyama, and it can be played on the Yoshi's Island stage. The track is actually a combination of two separate arrangements: an energetic one that plays during the spring and summer phases of the stage (which also contains a brief excerpt from Baby Bowser's theme), and a relaxed one that plays during the fall and winter phases. In custom stages and the Sound Test, only the spring and summer variation is available.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl also features an arrangement of the main level theme of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, titled "Yoshi's Island". This arrangement includes a brief arrangement of "Obstacle Course". It can also be played on the Yoshi's Island stage.

"Obstacle Course" returns in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, where its two seasonal variants have been divided into two separate tracks: "Obstacle Course (Spring/Summer)" and "Obstacle Course (Fall/Winter)". In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, it can be played on Yoshi's Island stage, and in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, it can be played on the Woolly World stage.

"Obstacle Course" returns in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where the seasonal variants have once again been combined into a single medley track, this time titled "Obstacle Course - Yoshi's Island". "Yoshi's Island" also returns, now titled "Yoshi's Island (Brawl)". Both tracks can be played on any Super Smash Bros.-series and Yoshi-series stage.

Audio.svg Obstacle Course (Spring/Summer) - The arrangement heard in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
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Audio.svg Yoshi's Island - The "Obstacle Course" section of the arrangement heard in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
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Mario Kart series[edit]

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe introduced Yoshi's Island, a course based on Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, in Wave 4 of the Booster Course Pass along with an arrangement of "Obstacle Course" that serves as the course's background music.

Like other courses in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, the theme speeds up and slightly rises in pitch during the last lap of the race. Also, additional percussion is added to the arrangement's instrumentation when the player is driving at top speed while in first place.

Audio.svg Yoshi's Island - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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Mario Kart Tour[edit]

The Yoshi's Island course returns in Mario Kart Tour beginning with the 2023 Yoshi Tour, along with a new arrangement of "Obstacle Course". This arrangement is extremely similar to the one heard in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, but uses slightly different instrumentation.

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WarioWare: Move It![edit]

In WarioWare: Move It!, a faithful arrangement of "Obstacle Course" very similar to the original plays during the Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island microgame. Its tempo has also been changed to match the ticking of the bomb, and the theme's pitch increases as the microgame's speed increases.[2]

Other arrangements[edit]

Mario & Zelda Big Band Live[edit]

A live bluegrass arrangement of "Obstacle Course" with fiddle, mandolin, and banjo instrumentation with upright bass accompaniment titled 「ヨッシーアイランド アスレチックのテーマ」 (Yosshī Airando Asurechikku no Tēma, "Yoshi's Island Athletic Theme") is featured in Mario & Zelda Big Band Live, which was later released as a CD and DVD recording.

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Daigasso! Band Brothers[edit]

"Obstacle Course" is featured as a playable song in the Japan-only Nintendo DS title Daigasso! Band Brothers.

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1995 Original 「アスレチック」 (Asurechikku)[3] Koji Kondo
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 Game Boy Advance 2002 Arrangement Taiju Suzuki
Yoshi Touch & Go Nintendo DS 2005 Arrangement
Itadaki Street DS Nintendo DS 2007 Arrangement
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Wii 2008 Arrangement "Obstacle Course" Shota Kageyama
"Yoshi's Island" Noriyuki Iwadare
Fortune Street Wii 2011 Arrangement
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Nintendo 3DS 2014 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) "Obstacle Course (Spring/Summer)" Shota Kageyama
"Obstacle Course (Fall/Winter)"
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Wii U 2014 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) "Obstacle Course (Spring/Summer)" Shota Kageyama
"Obstacle Course (Fall/Winter)"
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Switch 2018 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) "Obstacle Course - Yoshi's Island" Shota Kageyama
"Yoshi's Island (Brawl)" Noriyuki Iwadare
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo Switch 20231 Arrangement
Mario Kart Tour iOS, Android 20232 Arrangement
WarioWare: Move It! Nintendo Switch 2023 Arrangement

1 - Added in Wave 4 of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass on March 9, 2023
2 - Added in the 2023 Yoshi Tour on April 4, 2023

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario: Yossy Island Original Sound Version 1995 Original 「アスレチック」 (Asurechikku) Koji Kondo
Mario & Zelda Big Band Live 2003 Arrangement 「ヨッシーアイランド アスレチックのテーマ (スーパーファミコン:「ヨッシーアイランド」より)」
(Yosshī Airando Asurechikku no Tēma (Sūpā Famikon: "Yosshī Airando" Yori))
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U: A Smashing Soundtrack 2015 Arrangement "Obstacle Course (Spring/Summer)" Shota Kageyama

Other media[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island: A Magical Tour of Yoshi's Island 1996 Original

References[edit]