Power-Up (sound effect)
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| "Power-Up" | |
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"Power-Up" in Super Mario Bros. | |
| Composed by: Koji Kondo | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. (1985) |
| Latest appearance | The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) |
"Power-Up"[1] is a brief musical fanfare composed for Super Mario Bros. by Koji Kondo. It plays whenever the player collects a power-up.
Starting with Super Mario World, some power-ups are associated with distinct arrangements of the sound effect.
Composition[edit]
"Power-Up" is an extremely sped up arrangement of "Course Clear", the theme that plays after the player completes a level. This sound effect uses a much faster harmonic rhythm and does not resolve to the tonic chord, making it sound energetic and open-ended.
Reuses[edit]
The following list does not include ports and remakes of Super Mario Bros.
| Media | Description |
|---|---|
| Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels | Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels reuses the audio from Super Mario Bros., including "Power-Up". |
| Super Mario Bros. 2 | "Power-Up" plays when the player collects a small heart or Mushroom if they are in their Small form. |
| Super Mario Bros. 3 | "Power-Up" plays when the player collects a Super Mushroom, Fire Flower, P-Wing, Frog Suit, or Hammer Suit. It also plays when the player uses a Super Star on the World Map. |
| The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! / The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 | Plays when Mario and Luigi collect a Fire Flower, Starman, or Frog Suit. |
| WarioWare: Twisted! | "Power-Up" plays in the Super Mario Bros. boss microgame if Mario collects a Super Mushroom. |
| WarioWare: Touched! | "Power-Up" plays in the Super Mario Bros. microgame when Mario emerges from the pipe after all the coins are collected. |
| Taiko no Tatsujin DS: Touch de Dokodon! | "Power-Up" is incorporated into the Super Mario Bros. track, first playing before the "Invincibility BGM" section. |
| Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS / Super Mario Maker 2 | "Power-Up" plays when the player collects a power-up in the Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 3 styles. |
| Paper Mario: Color Splash | "Power-Up" plays in the Green Energy Plant. |
| WarioWare Gold | "Power-Up" plays in the Super Mario Bros. boss microgame if Mario collects a Super Mushroom. |
| Paper Mario: The Origami King | "Power-Up" plays when Mario uses an item that transforms him (a Fire Flower, Ice Flower, or Tail) while having the Retro Soundbox equipped. |
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario Bros.[edit]
Super Mario Bros. marks the first appearance of "Power-Up". It is also featured in the Super Mario World soundtrack.
Super Mario World[edit]
In Super Mario World, an arrangement of "Power-Up" plays when collecting a Super Mushroom, Fire Flower, or Super Star or when collecting a Cape Feather without transforming. This arrangement is titled 「大マリオ・ファイアマリオに変身」 (Dai Mario faiamario ni henshin) in the game's official soundtrack album. It was reused in Super Mario All-Stars and its rerelease Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World. In the Super Mario World television series, the sound is heard whenever Mario, Luigi, or Yoshi get a power-up, and in reverse during the show's scene transitions.
When collecting a Cape Feather and turning into Caped Mario, an arrangement titled 「マントマリオに変身」 (Mantomario ni henshin) in the soundtrack album plays instead. The arrangement also plays upon using a Star Road in the game. This arrangement is also used in the Super Mario World television series, but was sampled with the original game's right speaker in mind.
When an power-up is released from the Item Stock, a loose arrangement titled 「上の枠からアイテムがおちる時」 (-Jō no waku kara aitemu ga ochiru toki) in the soundtrack album plays.
 大マリオ・ファイアマリオに変身 - The first arrangement heard in Super Mario World (reused in Super Mario All-Stars) | File info 0:01 |
| マントマリオに変身 - The second arrangement heard in Super Mario World | File info 0:01 |
| 上の枠からアイテムがおちる時 - The third arrangement heard in Super Mario World | File info 0:01 |
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[edit]
In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, an arrangement of "Power-Up" plays when an enemy drops a Bonus Flower upon being defeated. Additionally, an arrangement of 「マントマリオに変身」 plays when the player uses Geno Boost.
| Power-Up - The first arrangement heard in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars | File info 0:01 |
| Bonus Flower - The second arrangement heard in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars | File info 0:01 |
| Geno Boost - The third arrangement heard in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars | File info 0:01 |
Animal Crossing: New Leaf[edit]
In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, "Power-Up" plays if the player's villager eats a famous mushroom item. Another version plays if the player interacts with the Super Mushroom item.[2]
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Bros. | Nintendo Entertainment System | 1985 | Original | "Power-Up"[1] | Koji Kondo |
| Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels | Family Computer Disk System | 1986 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Super Mario Bros. 2 | Nintendo Entertainment System | 1988 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Super Mario Bros. 3 | Nintendo Entertainment System | 1988 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Super Mario World | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1990 | Arrangement | 「大マリオ・ファイアマリオに変身」 (Dai Mario faiamario ni henshin) | Koji Kondo |
| Arrangement | 「マントマリオに変身」 (Mantomario ni henshin) | Koji Kondo | |||
| Arrangement | 「上の枠からアイテムがおちる時」 (-Jō no waku kara aitemu ga ochiru toki) | Koji Kondo | |||
| Super Mario All-Stars | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1993 | Past arrangement (Super Mario World) | ||
| Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1995 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1996 | Arrangement | ||
| Arrangement | |||||
| Arrangement | |||||
| Super Mario 64 | Nintendo 64 | 1996 | Arrangement | ||
| Mario Party | Nintendo 64 | 1998 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Smash Bros. | Nintendo 64 | 1999 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario Bros. Deluxe | Game Boy Color | 1999 | Original | ||
| Mario Party 2 | Nintendo 64 | 2000 | Past arrangement (Mario Party) | ||
| Mario Tennis | Nintendo 64 | 2000 | Past arrangement (Mario Party) | ||
| Mario Party 3 | Nintendo 64 | 2000 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario Advance | Game Boy Advance | 2001 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Smash Bros. Melee | Nintendo GameCube | 2001 | Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros.) | ||
| Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 | Game Boy Advance | 2001 | Arrangement | ||
| Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 | Game Boy Advance | 2002 | Past arrangement (Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2) | ||
| Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 | Game Boy Advance | 2003 | Past arrangement (Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2) | ||
| Mario Power Tennis | Nintendo GameCube | 2004 | Past arrangement (Mario Party) | ||
| Super Mario 64 DS | Nintendo DS | 2004 | Arrangement | ||
| New Super Mario Bros. | Nintendo DS | 2006 | Past arrangement (Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2) | ||
| Super Mario Galaxy | Wii | 2007 | Arrangement | ||
| New Super Mario Bros. Wii | Wii | 2009 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | Wii | 2010 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Galaxy) | ||
| Super Mario 3D Land | Nintendo 3DS | 2011 | Arrangement | ||
| New Super Mario Bros. 2 | Nintendo 3DS | 2012 | Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | ||
| New Super Mario Bros. U | Wii U | 2012 | Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | ||
| Super Mario 3D World | Wii U | 2013 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario Maker | Wii U | 2015 | Original | "Power-Up"[1] | Koji Kondo |
| Arrangement | |||||
| Past arrangement (Super Mario World) | Koji Kondo | ||||
| Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | |||||
| Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo 3DS | 2016 | Original | "Power-Up"[1] | Koji Kondo |
| Past arrangement (Super Mario World) | Koji Kondo | ||||
| Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | |||||
| Past arrangement (Super Mario Maker) | |||||
| Super Mario Maker 2 | Nintendo Switch | 2019 | Original | "Power-Up"[1] | Koji Kondo |
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| Past arrangement (Super Mario World) | Koji Kondo | ||||
| Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | |||||
| Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D World) | |||||
| Super Mario Bros. Wonder | 2023 | Arrangement | |||
| Arrangement | |||||
| Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 | Nintendo Switch | 2025 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Galaxy) |
Film and television[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! | 1989 | Original | "Power-Up"[1] | Koji Kondo |
| The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 | 1990 | |||
| Super Mario World | 1991 | Past arrangement (Super Mario World) | ||
| The Super Mario Bros. Movie | 2023 |
Albums[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario World | 1991 | Original | 「大マリオ・ファイアマリオに変身した時」(Dai Mario Faia Mario ni henshin shita toki)[3] |
Multimedia[edit]
| Power-Up - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Bros. 3 | File info 0:01 |
| Power-Up - The arrangement heard in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | File info 0:01 |
| Pipe Appear - The arrangement heard in Super Mario 64 | File info 0:01 |
| Power-Up - The arrangement heard in Paper Mario | File info 0:01 |
| Power-Up - The arrangement heard in Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 | File info 0:01 |
| Super Mushroom - The arrangement heard in Super Smash Bros. Melee | File info 0:01 |
| Power-Up - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 | File info 0:01 |
| Power-Up - The arrangement heard in Super Mario 64 DS | File info 0:01 |
| Power-Up - The first arrangement heard in New Super Mario Bros. | File info 0:01 |
| Reserve Item - The second arrangement heard in New Super Mario Bros. | File info 0:01 |
| Power-Up - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Galaxy | File info 0:01 |
| Power-Up - The first arrangement heard in New Super Mario Bros. Wii | File info 0:01 |
| Power-Up (Propeller Mushroom) - The second arrangement heard in New Super Mario Bros. Wii | File info 0:01 |
| Power-Up (Penguin Suit) - The third arrangement heard in New Super Mario Bros. Wii | File info 0:01 |
| Power-Up - The arrangement heard in Super Mario 3D World | File info 0:02 |
| Power-Up - The arrangement heard in Paper Mario: Color Splash | File info 0:01 |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 大マリオ・ファイアマリオに変身した時[3] Dai Mario Faia Mario ni henshin shita toki |
When transformed into Super Mario/Fire Mario |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Super Mario History 1985-2010 tracklist
- ^ https://youtu.be/Hc3YP-P4tjY?t=296
- ^ a b Super Mario World album
| Sound effects | ||
|---|---|---|
| Donkey Kong series | Donkey Kong | "Points"[conjectural] |
| Mario Bros. series | Mario Bros. | "Coin" |
| Super Mario series | Super Mario Bros. | "1-Up" • "Power-Up" • "Fireball" • "Kick"[conjectural] • "Pause"[conjectural] • "Pipe Travel / Power-Down" • "Small Mario Jump" • "Stomp"[conjectural] • "Vine"[conjectural] |
| Super Mario Bros. 3 | "Shippo furu toki" | |
| Super Mario World | "Dragon Coin" • "Tamago wareru toki" • "Yoshi ni noru toki" | |
| New Super Mario Bros. | "Paah" | |
| Other | Miscellaneous | "Pin-pon-pan-pon" |
