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"Unlock fanfare"
Screenshot of the screen for unlocking Funky Kong in Mario Kart Wii
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First appearance Mario Kart Wii (2008)
Latest appearance Mario Kart World (2025)

The unlock fanfare in Mario Kart Wii is a jingle that plays when a notification indicating that a character or kart has been unlocked.

History[edit]

Mario Kart Wii[edit]

Mario Kart Wii marks the first appearance of the unlock fanfare.

Mario Kart 7[edit]

In Mario Kart 7, the unlock fanfare plays when unlocking a character, kart or vehicle part on their respective selection screens.

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

In Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, an arrangement of the unlock fanfare plays when unlocking a vehicle part on its selection screen.

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

In Mario Kart Tour, an arrangement of the unlock fanfare plays when an item is bought in the shop.

Mario Kart World[edit]

In Mario Kart World, an arrangement of the unlock fanfare, titled "Mirror Mode Unlocked", plays at the end of the Mirror Mode cutscene when Luigi and Mario jump into the air.

Gallery[edit]

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Mario Kart Wii Wii 2008 Original
Mario Kart 7 Nintendo 3DS 2011 Original
Mario Kart 8 Wii U 2014 Arrangement
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo Switch 2017 Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8)
Mario Kart Tour iOS, iPadOS, Android 2019 Arrangement
Mario Kart World Nintendo Switch 2 2025 Arrangement "Mirror Mode Unlocked"[1]

Other media[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Nintendo Music 2026[a] Past arrangement (Mario Kart World) "Mirror Mode Unlocked"
  1. ^ Added on June 1, 2026

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nintendo Music
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Recurring jingles
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong "Game Start" • "Round 1 and 2 Clear" • "Round Start BGM"
Donkey Kong Jr. "Game Start"
Donkey Kong Country "Lost a Balloon" • "Well Done"
Mario Bros. series Mario Bros. "Game Start"
Wrecking Crew series Wrecking Crew "Game Start" • "Game Over" • "Phase Clear"
Super Mario series Super Mario Bros. "Course Clear" • "Game Over" • "Player Down" • "Timer Warning" • "World Clear"
Super Mario Bros. 3 "Course Clear" • "Fireworks" • "Game Over" • "Player Down" • "World Clear"
Super Mario World "Course Clear"
Super Mario 64 "Bowser's Message" • "Course Clear" • "Peach's Letter" • "Toad's Message"
New Super Mario Bros. "Course Clear"
New Super Mario Bros. Wii "Game Over"
Dr. Mario series Dr. Mario "Game Over"
Mario Kart series Mario Kart 64 "Starting Grid (Time Trials / Battle)"
Yoshi series Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island "Stage Start"
Yoshi's Story "30 Fruit!"
Other "Important Item Acquired" • "Title BGM" (Excitebike) • "Totakeke's theme"
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Mario Kart Wii
Drivers
Small Baby Mario • Baby Luigi • Baby Peach • Baby Daisy • Toad • Toadette • Koopa Troopa • Dry Bones
Medium Mario • Luigi • Peach • Daisy • Yoshi • Birdo • Diddy Kong • Bowser Jr.
Large Wario • Waluigi • Donkey Kong • Bowser • King Boo • Rosalina • Funky Kong • Dry Bowser
Any Mii
Vehicles
Karts Small Standard Kart S • Booster Seat • Mini Beast • Cheep Charger • Tiny Titan • Blue Falcon
Medium Standard Kart M • Classic Dragster • Wild Wing • Super Blooper • Daytripper • Sprinter
Large Standard Kart L • Offroader • Flame Flyer • Piranha Prowler • Jetsetter • Honeycoupe
Bikes Small Standard Bike S • Bullet Bike • Bit Bike • Quacker • Magikruiser • Jet Bubble
Medium Standard Bike M • Mach Bike • Sugarscoot • Zip Zip • Sneakster • Dolphin Dasher
Large Standard Bike L • Flame Runner • Wario Bike • Shooting Star • Spear • Phantom
Courses
Wii Grand Prix Mushroom Cup Luigi Circuit • Moo Moo Meadows • Mushroom Gorge • Toad's Factory
Flower Cup Mario Circuit • Coconut Mall • DK Summit • Wario's Gold Mine
Star Cup Daisy Circuit • Koopa Cape • Maple Treeway • Grumble Volcano
Special Cup Dry Dry Ruins • Moonview Highway • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
Retro Grand Prix Shell Cup GCN Peach Beach • DS Yoshi Falls • SNES Ghost Valley 2 • N64 Mario Raceway
Banana Cup N64 Sherbet Land • GBA Shy Guy Beach • DS Delfino Square • GCN Waluigi Stadium
Leaf Cup DS Desert Hills • GBA Bowser Castle 3 • N64 DK's Jungle Parkway • GCN Mario Circuit
Lightning Cup SNES Mario Circuit 3 • DS Peach Gardens • GCN DK Mountain • N64 Bowser's Castle
Battle stages Wii Stages Block Plaza • Delfino Pier • Funky Stadium • Chain Chomp Wheel • Thwomp Desert
Retro Stages SNES Battle Course 4 • GBA Battle Course 3 • N64 Skyscraper • GCN Cookie Land • DS Twilight House
Tournament arena Galaxy Colosseum
Other
Items and objects Item Box items Banana • Blooper • Bob-omb • Bullet Bill • Fake Item Box • Golden Mushroom • Green Shell • Lightning • Mega Mushroom • Mushroom • POW Block • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Super Star • Thunder Cloud • Triple Bananas • Triple Green Shells • Triple Mushrooms • Triple Red Shells
Other Barrel Cannon • Cannon • Coin • Dash Panel • Halfpipe-style boost ramp • Hot-air balloon • Launch Star • Leaf pile • Mushroom Trampoline • Ramp • Trophy
Background characters and species Big Cheep Cheep • Birdo • Boo • Delfino Oak Tree • Goomba • Hammer Bro • Lakitu • Mii • Monty Mole • Moo Moo • Noki • Petey Piranha • Penguin • Pianta • Shy Guy • Sledge Bro • Toad • Unagi • Yoshi • Yoshi's Egg
Enemies and obstacles Angry Sun • Baby Penguin • Big Pokey • Bob-omb Car • Boulder • Bowser Statue • Car • Cargo truck • Cataquack • Chain Chomp • Crusher • Delfino Oak Tree • Falling Pillar • Fire • Fire Bar • Fire Chain • Fire Snake • Ghost • Giant Wiggler • Goomba • Ice • Koopa Zapper • Lava • Lava Geyser • Mecha Bowser • Mecha Piranha Plant • Mine Cart • Monty Mole • Moo Moo • Oil slick • Penguin • Piranha Plant • Podoboo • Pokey • Shy Guy Galleon • Shy Guy Snowboarder • Sidestepper • Spiky Topman • Swoop • Thwomp • Warp Pipe • Volcanic debris
Techniques Drift • Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstream • Spin Turn • Trick • Wheelie
Battle modes Balloon Battle • Coin Runners
Music "Chain Chomp Wheel" • "Coconut Mall" • "Daisy Circuit" • "Delfino Pier" • "DK Summit" • "Dry Dry Ruins" • "Grumble Volcano" • "Luigi Circuit" • "Wii Maple Treeway" • "Moo Moo Meadows" • "Moonview Highway" • "Mushroom Gorge" • "Rainbow Road" • "Selection Screen" • "Staff Credits A" • "Thwomp Desert" • "Toad's Factory" • "Wario's Gold Mine"
Miscellaneous Children's Puzzle Mario Kart • Cowboy Jed • Daisy Cruiser • Emblem • Finish line • Gallery • Glitches • Item probability distributions • Iwata Asks • Jed Junior • Mario Kart (Wii/DS) • Mario Kart Channel tournaments • Mario Kart Wii Collector's Puzzle • Mario Kart Wii Grand Prix • Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content • Quick Poll • Sponsors • Staff • Trading cards • The Year of Luigi Sound Selection
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