Please Select Player
| "Please Select Player" | |
|---|---|
| "Please Select Player" in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic "Please Select Player" in Super Mario Bros. 2 | |
 Image from Nintendo Music | |
| Composed by: Koji Kondo | |
| First appearance | Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987) |
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart World (2025) |
"Please Select Player"[1] is a musical theme composed by Koji Kondo for the character selection screen in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic and Super Mario Bros. 2.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic / Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]
Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic marks the first appearance of "Please Select Player." When that game was later redeveloped as Super Mario Bros. 2, the theme was given slightly more enhanced instrumentation and has been extended by several measures, which is the version subsequent appearances of the theme in the Super Mario franchise are based on. The Super Mario Bros. 2 version is also included in the official albums Game Sound Museum: Mario Bros. / Super Mario USA, Famicom Sound History Series: Mario the Music, and Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.3: B-Side Music.
The SNES remake of Super Mario Bros. 2 in Super Mario All-Stars, Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World, and Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition, contains its own arrangement of "Please Select Player," which plays in the character select screen like in the original game.
The Game Boy Advance remake of Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Advance, contains its own arrangement of "Please Select Player," which plays in the character select screen like in the original game. This arrangement plays in a slightly higher pitch, aside from the drums and percussion.
 Please Select Player - The arrangement heard in Super Mario All-Stars | File info 0:30 |
| Choose a Player - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Advance | File info 0:30 |
Super Mario 3D World[edit]
In Super Mario 3D World and the Nintendo Switch port, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, an arrangement of "Please Select Player" plays in the Lucky House slot machine minigames. This arrangement is in the same key as the Super Mario Advance version. It is titled "Slot Machine" in the official Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack album.
| Slot Machine - The arrangement heard in Super Mario 3D World | File info 0:30 |
Super Mario Maker 2[edit]
In Super Mario Maker 2, the Super Mario 3D World version of "Please Select Player" plays whenever the "Bonus Music" sound effect is triggered in a Super Mario 3D World-style level. The Super Mario Bros. 2 version will play whenever the same thing occurs while the player is in their SMB2 form.
Mario Kart World[edit]
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In Mario Kart World, a Dixieland jazz arrangement of "Please Select Player" can play in Free Roam and during routes in Grand Prix or VS Race. In Grand Prix, it is one of three arrangements that can play on the route from Mario Circuit to Peach Stadium in the Special Cup. This arrangement is in the same key as the Super Mario Advance version.
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic | Family Computer Disk System | 1987 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Super Mario Bros. 2 | Nintendo Entertainment System | 1988 | Arrangement | "Please Select Player"[1] | Koji Kondo |
| Super Mario All-Stars | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1993 | Arrangement | Soyo Oka | |
| Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1994 | Past arrangement (Super Mario All-Stars) | Soyo Oka | |
| Super Mario Advance | Game Boy Advance | 2001 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition | Wii | 2010 | Past arrangement (Super Mario All-Stars) | Soyo Oka | |
| Super Mario 3D World | Wii U | 2013 | Arrangement | "Slot Machine"[2] | |
| Super Mario Maker 2 | Nintendo Switch | 2019 | Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D World) | "Bonus Music" | |
| 2020[g 1] | Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 2) | Koji Kondo | |||
| Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury | Nintendo Switch | 2021 | Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D World) | "Slot Machine"[2] | |
| Mario Kart World | Nintendo Switch 2 | 2025 | Arrangement |
- ^ Added in the 3.0.0 update on April 22, 2020
Albums[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game Sound Museum: Mario Bros. / Super Mario USA | 2004 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 2) | 「プレイヤーセレクト」 (Pureiyā Serekuto) | Koji Kondo |
| Famicom Sound History Series: Mario the Music | 2004 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 2) | 「プレイヤーセレクト」 (Pureiyā Serekuto) | Koji Kondo |
| Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.3: B-Side Music | 2005 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 2) | 「セレクト面」 (Serekuto-men) | Koji Kondo |
| Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack | 2013 | Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D World) | "Slot Machine" |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | プレイヤーセレクト[1] Pureiyā Serekuto |
Player Select | |
| セレクト面[3] Serekuto-men |
Select Screen |
Notes[edit]
- On the Nintendo Music app, "Please Select Player" is labeled as "Selects," classifying it as one "of the very best tracks from the Nintendo Music library," originating from Super Mario Bros. 2. "Please Select Player" shares this title with "Title BGM" and "Ground BGM."
