Peach Beach (theme)

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"Peach Beach"
"Peach Beach" in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
A set of Cataquacks, which appear at Peach Beach.
Composed by:
Shinobu Tanaka[1]
Key D major
First appearance Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003)
Latest appearance Mario Kart World (2025)

"Peach Beach"[1] is a musical theme composed by Shinobu Tanaka for Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, where it plays in Peach Beach and Daisy Cruiser.

History[edit]

Mario Kart series[edit]

Mario Kart: Double Dash!![edit]

Mario Kart: Double Dash!! marks the first appearance of "Peach Beach." It is also included in the official album Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.3: B-Side Music.

Mario Kart Wii[edit]

In Mario Kart Wii, the original version of "Peach Beach" plays in GCN Peach Beach.

Mario Kart 7[edit]

In Mario Kart 7, an arrangement of "Peach Beach" plays in GCN Daisy Cruiser. It is likewise titled "GCN Daisy Cruiser" in the Nintendo Music app. This arrangement uses slightly different instrumentation, 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.

Icon of an audio speaker. GCN Daisy Cruiser - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 7
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Mario Kart Tour[edit]

In Mario Kart Tour, the original version of "Peach Beach" plays in GCN Daisy Cruiser, which was first added in the Ocean Tour.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, as part of Wave 5 of the Booster Course Pass, an arrangement of "Peach Beach" plays in GCN Daisy Cruiser. It is likewise titled "GCN Daisy Cruiser" in the Nintendo Music app. This arrangement adds a violin countermelody that plays throughout the theme. A looping drum set beat is added to the instrumentation whenever the player is driving at top speed while in first place.

Icon of an audio speaker. GCN Daisy Cruiser - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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Mario Kart World[edit]

In Mario Kart World, an arrangement of "Peach Beach" plays when racing in Peach Beach. This arrangement is more upbeat compared to the previous arrangements and features a piano and a flute. When approaching Peach Beach from a route before reaching the course's finish line, a simple prelude arrangement of the theme plays, featuring a steel drum melody over a backing guitar. An additional arrangement of the prelude theme without the steel drums plays when starting the race on the Cherry Rally. The intro cutscene for the Banana Cup plays an arrangement of "Peach Beach." In Knockout Tour, approaching the next course causes the music to transition into a coda.

Icon of an audio speaker. Peach Beach - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart World
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Other appearances[edit]

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In nintendogs, a chiptune arrangement of "Peach Beach" plays when the player is controlling the Peach Kart toy. It is titled "Toy: Peach Kart" in the Nintendo Music app.

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List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Nintendo GameCube 2003 Original 「ピーチビーチ」 (Pīchi Bīchi)[1] Shinobu Tanaka
Mario Kart Wii Wii 2008 Original Shinobu Tanaka
Mario Kart 7 Nintendo 3DS 2011 Arrangement "GCN Daisy Cruiser"[2]
Remix
Mario Kart Tour iOS, Android 2022[g 1] Original Shinobu Tanaka
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo Switch 2023[g 2] Arrangement "GCN Daisy Cruiser"[2]
Remix
Mario Kart World Nintendo Switch 2 2025 Arrangement
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  1. ^ Added in the Ocean Tour on July 26, 2022
  2. ^ Added in Wave 5 of the Booster Course Pass on July 12, 2023

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.3: B-Side Music 2005 Original 「ピーチビーチ」 (Pīchi Bīchi) Shinobu Tanaka

Other media[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Nintendo Music 2024 Past arrangement (nintendogs) "Toy: Peach Kart"
Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8 Deluxe) "GCN Daisy Cruiser"
2025[g 1] Past arrangement (Mario Kart 7) "GCN Daisy Cruiser"
  1. ^ Added on April 30, 2025

Names in other languages[edit]

"Peach Beach"[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ピーチビーチ[1]
Pīchi Bīchi
Peach Beach

"Daisy Cruiser"[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese GC デイジークルーザー[2]
GC Deijī Kurūzā
GCN Daisy Cruiser

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