Power-Up (sound effect)
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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.
| Game | Description |
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| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 World[edit]
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
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List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
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| 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 | ||
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| 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 |
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| Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo 3DS | 2016 | Original | "Power-Up"[1] | Koji Kondo |
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| Super Mario Maker 2 | Nintendo Switch | 2019 | Original | "Power-Up"[1] | Koji Kondo |
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| Past arrangement (Super Mario World) | Koji Kondo | ||||
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| Super Mario Bros. Wonder | 2023 | Arrangement | |||
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| Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 | Nintendo Switch | 2025 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Galaxy) |
Film and television[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
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| The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! | 1989 | Original | "Power-Up"[1] | Koji Kondo |
| The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 | 1990 | |||
| The Super Mario Bros. Movie | 2023 |
Albums[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
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| 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)[2] |
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Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | 大マリオ・ファイアマリオに変身した時[2] 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
- ^ a b Super Mario World album