Opening (Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally)

"Opening"
"Opening" in Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally

Composed by: Unknown
First appearance	Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally (1988)
Latest appearance	The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026)

"Opening",^[1] also known as "Title Theme"^[2] or simply "Title",^[3]^[4] is a musical theme in Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally, where it plays in the game's title screen.

History[edit]

Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally[edit]

Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally marks the first appearance of "Opening". It is also included in the official 3D Hot Rally album.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, a rock arrangement of "Opening" arranged by Kentaro Ishizaka can play in the Mario Circuit stage. It is titled "Title (3D Hot Rally)" in the game's sound test

Title (3D Hot Rally) - The arrangement heard in Super Smash Bros. Brawl	File info 0:30

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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, the Super Smash Bros. Brawl arrangement of "Opening" can once again play in the Mario Circuit stage.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the Super Smash Bros. Brawl arrangement of "Opening" can play in any Super Smash Bros.-series and "Other"-series stage. It is titled "Title Theme - 3D Hot Rally" in the game's sound test.

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie[edit]

In The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, an arrangement of "Opening" arranged by Brian Tyler plays when Mario and Luigi are riding their bikes to Tostarena Town. It is titled "Cool Motorcycle Guys" in the film's official soundtrack.

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List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work	System	Year	Type	Title	Credits
Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally	Family Computer Disk System	1988	Original	"Opening"^[1]
Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Wii	2008	Arrangement	"Title (3D Hot Rally)"^[3]	Kentaro Ishizaka
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U	Wii U	2014	Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)	"Title (3D Hot Rally)"^[4]	Kentaro Ishizaka
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Nintendo Switch	2018	Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)	"Title Theme - 3D Hot Rally"^[2]	Kentaro Ishizaka

Film and television[edit]

Work	Year	Type	Title	Credits
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie	2026	Arrangement	"Cool Motorcycle Guys"^[5]	Brian Tyler

Albums[edit]

Work	Year	Type	Title	Credits
3D Hot Rally	1988	Original	"Opening"
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	2026	Past arrangement (The Super Mario Galaxy Movie)	"Cool Motorcycle Guys"	Brian Tyler

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	オープニング Ōpuningu	Opening		^[1]

References[edit]

[Edit] Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally
Characters		Mario • Luigi
Vehicles		Kattobi • Yonque • Monster
Obstacles		Abunaiwa • Nanisuruki • Jamadatō
Courses		Course-1 • Course-2 • Course-3
Music		"Opening"
Other		3D Hot Rally (album) • Check Point • Gallery • Hot Dot • Repair Point • Staff

[Edit] Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Playable characters		Mario • Link • Samus • Kirby • Fox • Bowser • Donkey Kong • Yoshi • Peach • Wario • Diddy Kong • Luigi • R.O.B. • Mr. Game & Watch • Sonic • Others (64 · Melee · Brawl)
Final Smash characters		Giga Bowser • Wario-Man
Assist Trophies		Hammer Bro • Kat & Ana • Lakitu & Spinies • Mr. Resetti • Nintendog • Shadow • Waluigi
Enemies		Petey Piranha • Goomba • Giant Goomba • Koopa Troopa • Koopa Paratroopa • Hammer Bro • Bullet Bill • Subspace Army • Shy Guy • Klaptrap • Evil doppelgangers
Stages	Normal	75 m • Delfino Plaza • Luigi's Mansion • Mario Bros. • Mario Circuit • Mushroomy Kingdom • Rumble Falls • WarioWare, Inc. • Yoshi's Island • Others
Stages	Melee stages	Jungle Japes • Rainbow Cruise • Yoshi's Island • Others
Items		Assist Trophy • Banana Peel • Barrel • Bob-omb • Bumper • CD • Fire Flower • Freezie • Golden Hammer • Green Shell • Hammer • Hothead • Key • Lightning • Metal Box • Party Ball • Peach • Peanut • Poison Mushroom • Soccer Ball • Spring • Stickers (complete list) • Super Mushroom • Super Scope • Starman • Star Rod • Vegetables • Wario Bike
Subspace Emissary levels		The Cave • The Jungle • The Lake • The Swamp • Others
Moves	Miscellaneous	Jump • Taunt (Smash Taunt)
	Special	Standard	Up	Side	Down	Final Smash
	Mario	Fireball	Super Jump Punch	Cape	F.L.U.D.D.	Mario Finale
	Luigi	Green Fireball	Super Jump Punch	Green Missile	Luigi Cyclone	Negative Zone
	Donkey Kong	Giant Punch	Spinning Kong	Headbutt	Hand Slap	Konga Beat
	Yoshi	Egg Lay	Egg Throw	Egg Roll	Yoshi Bomb	Super Dragon
	Bowser	Fire Breath	Whirling Fortress	Flying Slam	Bowser Bomb	Giga Bowser
	Peach	Toad	Peach Parasol	Peach Bomber	Vegetable	Peach Blossom
	Wario	Chomp	Corkscrew	Wario Bike	Wario Waft	Wario-Man
	Diddy Kong	Peanut Popgun	Rocketbarrel Boost	Monkey Flip	Banana Peel	Rocketbarrel Barrage
Music	Super Mario	"Airship Theme (Super Mario Bros. 3)" • "Castle / Boss Fortress (Super Mario World / SMB 3)" • "Delfino Plaza" • "Gritzy Desert" • "Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)" • "Luigi's Mansion Theme" • "Main Theme (New Super Mario Bros.)" • "Main Theme (Super Mario 64)" • "Ricco Harbor" • "Title / Ending (Super Mario World)" • "Underground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)" • "Underground Theme (Super Mario Land)" • "Underwater Theme (Super Mario Bros.)"
	Mario Kart	"Luigi Circuit" • "Mario Circuit" • "Rainbow Road" • "Waluigi Pinball"
	Donkey Kong	"25m BGM" • "Battle for Storm Hill" • "Bramble Blast" • "Jungle Level" • "King K. Rool / Ship Deck 2" • "The Map Page / Bonus Level" • "Opening (Donkey Kong)"
	Yoshi	"Ending (Yoshi's Story)" • "Obstacle Course" • "Yoshi's Island"
	Wario	"Ashley's Song" • "Mike's Song" • "Mona Pizza's Song" • "WarioWare, Inc." • "WarioWare, Inc. Medley"
	Other	"Chill (Dr. Mario)" • "Famicom Medley" ("Bros. Battle" · "Bonus Phase" · "Title BGM") • "Power-Up Music"
Miscellaneous		Arwing • Blue Falcon • Cargo • Chaos Emerald • Kart
Further info		Assist Trophy characters • Emblem • Final Smashes • Gallery • Glitches • Iwata Asks • Multimedia • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Sound test • Staff • Super Smash Bros. Brawl-konkurransen • Trophies

[Edit] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Playable characters		Bowser • Bowser Jr. / Koopalings (Larry · Morton · Wendy · Iggy · Roy · Lemmy · Ludwig) • Diddy Kong • Donkey Kong • Dr. Mario • Fox • Kirby • Link • Luigi • Mario • Mega Man • Mii Fighter • Mr. Game & Watch • PAC-MAN • Peach • R.O.B. • Rosalina & Luma • Samus • Sonic • Villager • Wario • Yoshi • Others (64 · Melee · Brawl · 3DS / Wii U)
Final Smash characters		Giga Bowser • Shadow Mario • Wario-Man
Assist Trophy characters		Ashley • Chain Chomp • Hammer Bro • Isabelle • Kat & Ana • Lakitu & Spinies • Nintendog • Shadow • Waluigi
Enemies		Banzai Bill • Big Goomba • Bill Blaster • Bullet Bill • Chain Chomp • Flame Chomp • Fly Guy • Goomba • Hammer Bro • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Kritter • Lakitu • Magikoopa • Nabbit • Pooka • Shy Guy • Spike Top • Tiki Buzz • Others
Stages	Nintendo 3DS	3D Land • Golden Plains • Jungle Japes • Mushroomy Kingdom • Paper Mario • Rainbow Road • WarioWare, Inc. • Yoshi's Island • Others (Melee · Brawl · 3DS)
	Wii U	75 m • Delfino Plaza • Gamer • Jungle Hijinxs • Kongo Jungle • Luigi's Mansion • Mario Circuit (Brawl) • Mario Circuit • Mario Galaxy • Mushroom Kingdom U • Woolly World • Wrecking Crew • Wuhu Island • Yoshi's Island • Others (Melee · Brawl · Wii U)
	Both	Hyrule Castle (64) (DLC) • Peach's Castle (64) (DLC) • Super Mario Maker (DLC) • Others (64 · 3DS / Wii U)
Moves	Miscellaneous	Jump • Taunt (Smash Taunt)
	Special	Standard	Up	Side	Down	Final Smash
	Mario	Fireball	Super Jump Punch	Cape	F.L.U.D.D.	Mario Finale
	Dr. Mario	Megavitamins		Super Sheet	Dr. Tornado	Doctor Finale
	Luigi	Green Fireball		Green Missile	Luigi Cyclone	Poltergust 5000
	Donkey Kong	Giant Punch	Spinning Kong	Headbutt	Hand Slap	Konga Beat
	Yoshi	Egg Lay	Egg Throw	Egg Roll	Yoshi Bomb	Super Dragon
	Bowser	Fire Breath	Whirling Fortress	Flying Slam	Bowser Bomb	Giga Bowser
	Peach	Toad	Peach Parasol	Peach Bomber	Vegetable	Peach Blossom
	Wario	Chomp	Corkscrew	Wario Bike	Wario Waft	Wario-Man
	Diddy Kong	Peanut Popgun	Rocketbarrel Boost	Monkey Flip	Banana Peel	Rocketbarrel Barrage
	Rosalina & Luma	Luma Shot	Launch Star	Star Bits	Gravitational Pull	Power Star
	Bowser Jr.	Clown Cannon	Abandon Ship	Clown Kart Dash	Mechakoopa	Shadow Mario Paint
Items		Assist Trophy • Banana Peel • Barrel • Beehive • Bob-omb • Boomerang • Bullet Bill • Bumper • CD • Crate • Fire Bar • Fire Flower • Freezie • Golden Hammer • Grass • Green Shell • Hammer • Hothead • Lightning • Metal Box • Party Ball • Poison Mushroom • POW Block • Soccer Ball • Spiny Shell • Spring • Super Star • Star Rod • Super Leaf • Super Mushroom • Super Scope • Treasure chest • Trophy
Music	Super Mario	"Airship Theme (Super Mario Bros. 3)" • "Athletic Theme / Ground Theme (New Super Mario Bros. 2)" • "Bowser's Galaxy Generator" • "Castle / Boss Fortress (Super Mario World / SMB 3)" • "Circuit (Mario Kart 7)" • "Cloudtop Cruise" • "Delfino Plaza" • "Dr. Mario" • "Fortress Boss (Super Mario World)" • "Egg Planet" • "Fated Battle" • "The Grand Finale" • "The Great Tower Showdown 2" • "Gritzy Desert" • "Ground Theme (New Super Mario Bros. U)" • "Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)" • "Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros. 2)" • "Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros. 3)" • "Ground Theme (Super Mario World)" • "Gusty Garden Galaxy" • "Luigi Raceway" • "Luigi's Mansion Theme" • "Main Theme (New Super Mario Bros.)" • "Main Theme (Super Mario 64)" • "Mario Circuit" (Super Mario Kart) • "Mario Circuit (Mario Kart 8)" • "Mario Kart Stadium" • "Mario Paint Medley" • "Minigame Theme (Mario Party 9)" • "Mushroom Gorge" • "Paper Mario Medley" • "Rainbow Cruise" • "Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 7)" • "Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 8)" • "Rainbow Road (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)" • "Rainbow Road Medley" • "Ricco Harbor" • "Rosalina in the Observatory / Luma's Theme" • "Sky Station" • "Slide" • "Super Bell Hill" • "Super Mario 3D Land Theme / Beach Theme" • "Super Mario Bros. Medley" • "Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels Medley" • "Super Mario Bros. 3 Medley" • "Super Mario Galaxy" • "Super Mario World Medley" • "Theme of SMG2" • "Title / Ending (Super Mario World)" • "Title (Super Mario Maker)" • "Tough Guy Alert!" • "Try, Try Again" • "Underground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)" • "Underground Theme (Super Mario Land)" • "Underwater Theme (Super Mario Bros.)" • "Waluigi Pinball"
	Donkey Kong	"25m BGM" • "Battle for Storm Hill" • "Donkey Kong Country Returns" • "Gear Getaway" • "Jungle Hijinxs" • "Jungle Level" • "King K. Rool / Ship Deck 2" • "The Map Page / Bonus Level" • "Opening (Donkey Kong)" • "Stickerbush Symphony"
	Yoshi	"Ending (Yoshi's Story)" • "Main Theme (Yoshi's New Island)" • "Obstacle Course" • "Yoshi's Island" • "Yoshi's Woolly World" • "Yoshi's Story"
	Wario	"Ashley's Song" • "Ruins (Wario Land: Shake It!)" • "WarioWare, Inc." • "WarioWare, Inc. Medley"
	Other	"Wrecking Crew Retro Medley" ("Game Start" · "Phase BGM" · "Phase Clear" · "Bonus Phase" · "Golden Hammer" · "Game Over")
Other		"amiibo – Tap Into the Fun!" • Arwing • Assist Trophy characters • Challenges (3DS · Wii U) • Equipment • F.L.U.D.D. • Final Smashes • Gallery (3DS · Wii U) • Glitches (3DS · Wii U) • Home-Run Contest • Hopping nose bug • Mii Outfits • Mii Headgear • "Nintendo - Happy Valentine's Day!" • Original soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Special Orders • Sound test • Staff (3DS · Wii U) • Star Wand • "Super Smash Bros. - Gameplay & Quest for the amiibo!" • Target Blast • Trophies (3DS · Wii U) • Trophy Rush

[Edit] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Playable fighters		Banjo & Kazooie (DLC) • Bowser • Bowser Jr. / Koopalings (Larry · Morton · Wendy · Iggy · Roy · Lemmy · Ludwig) • Daisy • Diddy Kong • Donkey Kong • Dr. Mario • Fox • Inkling • Isabelle • King K. Rool • Kirby • Link • Luigi • Mario • Mega Man • Mii Fighter • Mr. Game & Watch • PAC-MAN • Peach • Piranha Plant (DLC) • R.O.B. • Rosalina & Luma • Samus • Sonic • Villager • Wario • Yoshi • Others
Assist Trophy characters		Ashley • Bomberman • Chain Chomp • Flies & Hand • Hammer Bro • Klaptrap • Knuckles • Nintendog • Shadow • Thwomp • Waluigi • Wily Capsule
Bosses		Giant Donkey Kong • Giga Bowser • Metal Mario
Stages		3D Land • 75 m • Delfino Plaza • Figure-8 Circuit • Gamer • Golden Plains • Hyrule Castle • Jungle Japes • Kongo Falls • Kongo Jungle • Luigi's Mansion • Mario Bros. • Mario Circuit (Wii U) • Mario Galaxy • Mushroom Kingdom (64) • Mushroom Kingdom II • Mushroom Kingdom U • Mushroomy Kingdom • New Donk City Hall • Paper Mario • Peach's Castle (64) • Princess Peach's Castle (Melee) • Rainbow Cruise • Super Happy Tree • Super Mario Maker • WarioWare, Inc. • Wrecking Crew • Wuhu Island • Yoshi's Island (Brawl) • Yoshi's Island (Melee) • Yoshi's Story • Others
Items		Assist Trophy • Banana Gun • Banana Peel • Barrel • Beehive • Bob-omb • Boomerang • Bullet Bill • Bumper • Crate • Fire Bar • Fire Flower • Freezie • Golden Hammer • Grass • Green Shell • Hammer • Hothead • Lightning • Metal Box • Party Ball • Poison Mushroom • POW Block • Soccer Ball • Spiny Shell • Star Rod • Super Launch Star • Super Leaf • Super Mushroom • Super Scope
Moves	Miscellaneous	Jump • Taunt (Smash Taunt)
	Special	Standard	Up	Side	Down	Final Smash
	Mario	Fireball	Super Jump Punch	Cape	F.L.U.D.D.	Mario Finale
	Dr. Mario	Megavitamins		Super Sheet	Dr. Tornado	Doctor Finale
	Luigi	Green Fireball		Green Missile	Luigi Cyclone	Poltergust G-00
	Donkey Kong	Giant Punch	Spinning Kong	Headbutt	Hand Slap	Jungle Rush
	Yoshi	Egg Lay	Egg Throw	Egg Roll	Yoshi Bomb	Stampede!
	Bowser	Fire Breath	Whirling Fortress	Flying Slam	Bowser Bomb	Giga Bowser Punch
	Peach	Toad	Peach Parasol	Peach Bomber	Vegetable	Peach Blossom
	Daisy	Toad	Daisy Parasol	Daisy Bomber	Vegetable	Daisy Blossom
	Wario	Chomp	Corkscrew	Wario Bike	Wario Waft	Wario-Man
	Diddy Kong	Peanut Popgun	Rocketbarrel Boost	Monkey Flip	Banana Peel	Hyper Rocketbarrel
	Rosalina & Luma	Luma Shot	Launch Star	Star Bits	Gravitational Pull	Grand Star
	Bowser Jr.	Clown Cannon	Abandon Ship	Clown Kart Dash	Mechakoopa	Shadow Mario Paint
	King K. Rool	Blunderbuss	Propellerpack	Crownerang	Gut Check	Blast-o-Matic
	Piranha Plant	Ptooie	Piranhacopter	Poison Breath	Long-Stem Strike	Petey Piranha
Music	Super Mario	"Airship Theme - Super Mario Bros. 3" • "Athletic Theme - New Super Mario Bros. 2" • "Boss Theme - Super Mario Bros. 2" • "Bowser's Galaxy Generator" • "Break Free (Lead the Way)" • "Castle / Boss Fortress - Super Mario World / SMB 3" • "Chill" • "Delfino Plaza" • "Fever" • "Egg Planet" • "Fated Battle" • "Fortress Boss - Super Mario Bros. 3" • "Fortress Boss - Super Mario World" • "Fossil Falls" • "The Grand Finale" • "The Great Tower Showdown 2" • "Gritzy Desert" • "Ground Theme / Underwater Theme - Super Mario 3D Land" • "Ground Theme - New Super Mario Bros. U" • "Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros." • "Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. 2" • "Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. 3" • "Ground Theme - Super Mario World" • "Gusty Garden Galaxy" • "Jump Up, Super Star!" • "The King of Pyropuff Peak" • "King Bowser - Super Mario Bros. 3" • "Main Theme - Luigi's Mansion" • "Main Theme - New Super Mario Bros." • "Main Theme - Super Mario 64" • "Mario Paint Medley" • "Melty Monster" • "Mixed-Up Scramble" • "New Donk City" • "Pandemonium" • "Paper Mario Medley" • "Ricco Harbor" • "Rocket Road" • "Rosalina in the Observatory / Luma's Theme" • "Sky Station" • "Slide" • "The Starship Sails" • "Steam Gardens" • "Super Bell Hill" • "Super Mario Bros. Medley" • "Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels Medley" • "Super Mario Bros. 3 Medley" • "Super Mario Galaxy" • "Super Mario World Medley" • "Theme of SMG2" • "Title / Ending - Super Mario World" • "Title Theme - Mario Party: Island Tour" • "Title Theme - Mario Tennis Aces" • "Title Theme - Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars" • "Title Theme - Super Mario Maker" • "Tough Guy Alert!" • "Try, Try Again" • "Underground Moon Caverns" • "Underground Theme - Super Mario Bros." • "Underground Theme - Super Mario Land" • "Underwater Theme - Super Mario Bros."
	Mario Kart	"Circuit - Mario Kart 7" • "Cloudtop Cruise - Mario Kart 8" • "Dragon Driftway - Mario Kart 8" • "Ice Ice Outpost - Mario Kart 8" • "Luigi Raceway - Mario Kart 64" • "Mario Circuit - Mario Kart 8" • "Mario Circuit - Super Mario Kart" • "Mario Kart Stadium - Mario Kart 8" • "Mushroom Gorge - Mario Kart Wii" • "Rainbow Road - Mario Kart 7" • "Rainbow Road - Mario Kart 8" • "Rainbow Road - Mario Kart: Double Dash!!" • "Rainbow Road Medley" • "Waluigi Pinball - Mario Kart DS"
	Donkey Kong	"25m Theme" • "Battle for Storm Hill" • "Crocodile Cacophony" • "DK Rap" • "Donkey Kong / Donkey Kong Jr. Medley" • "Donkey Kong Country Returns" • "Funky's Fugue" • "Gang-Plank Galleon" • "Ice Cave Chant" • "Jungle Hijinxs" • "Jungle Level" • "The Map Page / Bonus Level" • "Opening - Donkey Kong" • "Snakey Chantey" • "Stickerbush Symphony"
	Yoshi	"Obstacle Course" • "Yoshi's Island (Brawl)" • "Yoshi's Island (for 3DS / Wii U)" • "Yoshi's Story" • "