Power Up (sound effect)

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"Power Up"

"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
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.

Icon of an audio speaker. 大マリオ・ファイアマリオに変身 - The arrangement heard in Super Mario World
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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 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 Past arrangement (Super Mario Advance)
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 Game Boy Advance 2002 Past arrangement (Super Mario Advance)
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Game Boy Advance 2003 Past arrangement (Super Mario Advance)
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 Advance)
Super Mario Galaxy Wii 2007 Arrangement
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Wii 2009 Arrangement
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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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
Arrangement
Past arrangement (Super Mario World) Koji Kondo
Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)
Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D World)
Super Mario Bros. Wonder Nintendo Switch 2023 Arrangement

Film and television[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! 1989 Original "Power Up"[1] Koji Kondo
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)[2]

Multimedia[edit]

Icon of an audio speaker. Power Up - The arrangement heard in Super Mario 64 DS
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Icon of an audio speaker. Power Up - The arrangement heard in New Super Mario Bros.
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Icon of an audio speaker. Reserve Item - The arrangement heard in New Super Mario Bros.
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Icon of an audio speaker. Power Up - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Galaxy
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Icon of an audio speaker. Power Up - The arrangement heard in New Super Mario Bros. Wii
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Icon of an audio speaker. Power Up (Propeller Mushroom) - The arrangement heard in New Super Mario Bros. Wii
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Icon of an audio speaker. Power Up (Penguin Suit) - The arrangement heard in New Super Mario Bros. Wii
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Icon of an audio speaker. Power Up - The arrangement heard in Paper Mario: Color Splash
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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[2]
Dai Mario Faia Mario ni henshin shita toki 		When transformed into Super Mario/Fire Mario

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Super Mario History 1985-2010 tracklist
  2. ^ a b Super Mario World album
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Recurring themes and sound effects
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Donkey Kong Jr. "Game Start" • "Round 1 BGM" • "Title BGM"
Donkey Kong (NES) "Title BGM"
Donkey Kong Country "Aquatic Ambiance" • "Bonus Room Blitz" • "Cave Dweller Concert" • "Cranky's Theme" • "The Credits Concerto" • "DK Island Swing" • "Fear Factory" • "Forest Frenzy" • "Funky's Fugue" • "Gang-Plank Galleon" • "Ice Cave Chant" • "Life in the Mines" • "Lost a Balloon" • "Mine Cart Madness" • "Northern Hemispheres" • "Simian Segue" • "Treetop Rock" • "Voices of the Temple" • "Well Done"
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Donkey Kong 64 "DK Rap"
Donkey Kong Country Returns "Mine Menace"
Mario Bros. series Mario Bros. "Coin" • "Game Start" • "Title BGM"
Wrecking Crew series Wrecking Crew "Bonus Phase" • "Golden Hammer" • "Phase BGM"
Super Mario series Super Mario Bros. "1-Up" • "Castle BGM" • "Course Clear" ("Power Up") • "Ending" • "Ground BGM" ("Game Over" · "Player Down") • "Invincibility BGM" • "Pause" • "Pipe Travel / Power-Down" • "Timer Warning" • "Underground BGM" • "Underwater BGM" • "World Clear"
VS. Super Mario Bros. "Gyōmu-yō Mario Namae-ire"
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Super Mario Galaxy 2 "Bowser's Galaxy Generator" • "Puzzle Plank Galaxy" • "Slimy Spring Galaxy" • "Super Mario Galaxy 2 Trailer Theme" • "Teleporter Melody"
Super Mario 3D Land "Castle Theme" • "Main Theme" • "Snow Course" • "Underwater Theme"
New Super Mario Bros. U "Ground Theme"
Super Mario 3D World "A Boss Approaches" • "Chainlink Charge" • "Piranha Creeper Creek" • "Super Bell Hill"
Super Mario Maker "Title Theme"
Super Mario Odyssey "Fossil Falls" • "Jump Up, Super Star!"
Dr. Mario series Dr. Mario "Chill" • "Fever" • "Game Over" • "Selection Screen" • "Title Screen"
Mario Kart series Super Mario Kart "Awards Ceremony (1st – 3rd Place)" • "Donut Plains" • "Mario Circuit" • "Rainbow Road" • "Super Mario Kart Title Screen"
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Mario Kart: Super Circuit "Koopa Castle Course" • "GBA Mario Circuit"
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! "GCN Baby Park" • "Mario Circuit" • "Peach Beach"
Mario Kart DS "DS Cheep Cheep Beach" • "DS Peach Gardens" • "Waluigi Pinball"
Mario Kart Wii "Coconut Mall" • "Luigi Circuit/Mario Circuit" • "Wii Maple Treeway" • "Moo Moo Meadows" • "Mushroom Gorge" • "Wario's Gold Mine"
Mario Kart 7 "Neo Bowser City" • "Piranha Plant Slide" • "Rainbow Road" • "Toad Circuit"
Mario Kart 8 "Cloudtop Cruise"
Yoshi franchise Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island "Athletic BGM" • "Bowser" • "Flower Field BGM" • "Goal!" • "Opening Melody" • "Powerful Mario" • "Stage Start" • "Yoshi's Island"
Yoshi's Story "Yoshi's Song" ("Yoshis on the Beach") • "Yoshi's Story!" • "Yoshi's Tale"
Luigi's Mansion series Luigi's Mansion "Title Theme (Humming)"
Wario franchise WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! "Drifting Away" • "Pyoro" • "WarioWare, Inc." ("Dr. Crygor")
WarioWare: Twisted! "Mona Pizza"
WarioWare: Touched! "Ashley's Theme"
Mario vs. Donkey Kong series Mario vs. Donkey Kong "Mini Mario Stage"
Super Smash Bros. series Super Smash Bros. Melee "Rainbow Cruise"
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Mario Paint "Drawing Board 1" • "Gnat Attack: Level 1" • "Save & Load"
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars "Beware of Forest Mushrooms" • "Hello, Happy Kingdom"
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