Ripple Course

"Ripple Course"
	"Ripple Course" in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
	; Image from Nintendo Music
	Composed by:; Unknown (either Kozue Ishikawa or Ryoji Yoshitomi)
Key	C major
First appearance	Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994)
Latest appearance	Mario Kart World (2025)
Quoted by
	"Wario Shipyard" (Mario Kart 7)

"Ripple Course",^[1] also known as "Main Theme",^[2] is a musical theme in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, where it plays in the Rice Beach levels Course No.01, Course No.02, and Course No.06, and the Syrup Castle level Course No.37, as well as the Parsley Woods level Course No.31 after the player clears Course No.32 for the first time.

History[edit]

Wario Land series[edit]

Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3[edit]

Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 marks the first appearance of "Ripple Course". The game also features twelve additional arrangements of the theme:

An arrangement of the first four bars of "Ripple Course" plays in the game's title screen. It is titled "Title Screen" in the Nintendo Music app.
An arrangement of the first two bars of "Ripple Course" plays during the results screen. It is titled "Results" in the Nintendo Music app.
A loose arrangement of "Ripple Course" plays in the Rice Beach, Sherbet Land, SS Tea Cup, and Parsley Woods levels Course No.03, Course No.18, Course No.28, and Course No.34, respectively. It is titled "North Pole Course" in the Nintendo Music app.
A faster-paced, loose arrangement of "Ripple Course" plays during all boss battles (sans the final boss). It is titled "Boss Battle" in the Nintendo Music app.
A slower-paced, loose arrangement of "Ripple Course" plays in the Mt. Teapot levels Course No.07 and Course No.08, as well as Course No.01 and Course No.03 after the player clears Course No.05 for the first time. It is titled "Lake Asparagus Course" in the Nintendo Music app.
A slower-paced arrangement of "Ripple Course" plays in the Sherbet Land levels Course No.14, Course No.16, and Course No.17. It is titled "Rope Bridge Course" in the Nintendo Music app.
An slower-paced, ominous arrangement of "Ripple Course" plays in the Mt. Teapot, Sherbet Land, and Stove Canyon levels Course No.11, Course No.15, and Course No.22, respectively. It is titled "Cave Shaft Course" in the Nintendo Music app.
A slower-paced, loose arrangement of "Ripple Course" plays in the Mt. Teapot level Course No.12, the Stove Canyon level Course No.24, the SS Tea Cup levels Course No.26 and Course No.29, and the Syrup Castle level Course No.39. It is titled "Headquarters Course" in the Nintendo Music app.
An arrangement of "Ripple Course" based on the boss battle theme plays in all boss levels: Course No.05, Course No.13, Course No.19, Course No.25, Course No.30, and Course No.36. It is titled "Mast Course" in the Nintendo Music app.
An energetic arrangement of "Ripple Course" plays in the Parsley Woods levels Course No.33 and Course No.35. It is titled "High-Speed Train Course" in the Nintendo Music app.
A much slower-paced and menacing arrangement of "Ripple Course" plays in the overworld map of Syrup Castle. It is titled "Syrup Castle" in the Nintendo Music app.
A faster-paced arrangement of "Ripple Course" plays during the final boss battle against Captain Syrup and the Genie in Course No.40. It is titled "Genie Battle" in the Nintendo Music app.

Title Screen - The arrangement heard in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3	File info 0:07

Results - The arrangement heard in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3	File info 0:05

North Pole Course - The arrangement heard in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3	File info 0:23

Boss Battle - The arrangement heard in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3	File info 0:25

Lake Asparagus Course - The arrangement heard in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3	File info 0:27

Rope Bridge Course - The arrangement heard in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3	File info 0:26

Cave Shaft Course - The arrangement heard in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3	File info 0:15

Headquarters Course - The arrangement heard in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3	File info 0:21

Mast Course - The arrangement heard in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3	File info 0:26

High-Speed Train Course - The arrangement heard in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3	File info 0:26

Syrup Castle - The arrangement heard in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3	File info 0:15

Genie Battle - The arrangement heard in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3	File info 0:21

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Wario Land II[edit]

Wario Land II features twelve arrangements of "Ripple Course".

The first arrangement is heard in Turn off the alarm clock!, where is interrupted by the sound of an alarm ringing throughout the track.

Turn off the giant faucet! features a unique arrangement that includes a rising and lowering tone in the background to represent the flowing water in the level.

Defeat the giant snake has a slower-paced arrangement.

Return the hen to her nest includes a unique arrangement of the theme.

Escape from the woods! includes a unique arrangement of the theme.

Get in the Tea Cup uses a slower arrangement.

Through the thorny maze!! has a slower and choppier version of the theme.

Stop that train! (In Town) includes a modified, doubled arrangement of the theme.

Stop that train! (Go to the cellar!!) includes a unique arrangement.

Escape from the Tea Cup! includes a variation of the main theme.

Defeat the giant spear man (Ruins at the Bottom of the sea) includes another modified arrangement.

Wario Land (Part 1)	File info

Wario Land (Part 2)	File info

Level Select	File info

Turn off the alarm clock!	File info

Turn off the giant faucet!	File info

Defeat the giant snake	File info

Return the hen to her nest	File info

Escape from the woods!	File info

Up on the rooftop!!	File info

Escape from the factory!	File info

Captain Syrup Battle	File info

Stop that train! (Go to the cellar!!)	File info

Syrup's Machines	File info

Crazy Wario	File info

Tiny Wario	File info

Chapter Start	File info

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WarioWare series[edit]

WarioWare: Smooth Moves[edit]

In WarioWare: Smooth Moves, an excerpt of "Ripple Course" plays in the Wario Land microgame whenever it takes place in Rice Beach. It is titled "Wario Land Meadows" in the Sound Studio.

WarioWare: D.I.Y.[edit]

“Still greedy after all these years.”

—In-game description

In WarioWare: D.I.Y., one of 9-Volt's records is an arrangement of "Ripple Course". It is titled "Wario Land".

Wario Land - The arrangement heard in WarioWare: D.I.Y.	File info 0:30

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Mario Kart series[edit]

Mario Kart 7[edit]

In Mario Kart 7, the theme that plays in Wario Shipyard quotes "Ripple Course". It is likewise titled "Wario Shipyard" in the Nintendo Music app.

Wario Shipyard - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 7	File info 0:30

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Mario Kart World[edit]

In Mario Kart World, a blues rock arrangement of "Ripple Course" can play in Free Roam and on any VS Race route during the day. It is titled "Main Theme (Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3)" in the Nintendo Music app.

Main Theme (Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3) - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart World	File info 0:30

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Gallery[edit]

Icon for the "Wario Land" record in WarioWare: D.I.Y.
Image for "Wario Shipyard" from Mario Kart 7 on Nintendo Music
Image for "Main Theme (Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3)" from Mario Kart World on Nintendo Music

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work	System	Year	Type	Title
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3	Game Boy	1994	Original	"Ripple Course"^[1]
			Arrangement	"Title Screen"^[1]
				"Results"^[1]
				"North Pole Course"^[1]
				"Boss Battle"^[1]
				"Lake Asparagus Course"^[1]
				"Rope Bridge Course"^[1]
				"Cave Shaft Course"^[1]
				"Headquarters Course"^[1]
				"Mast Course"^[1]
				"High-Speed Train Course"^[1]
				"Syrup Castle"^[1]
				"Genie Battle"^[1]
Wario Land II	Game Boy	1998	Arrangements
WarioWare: Smooth Moves	Wii	2006	Original	"Wario Land Meadows"^[3]
WarioWare: D.I.Y.	Nintendo DS	2009	Arrangement	"Wario Land"^[4]
Mario Kart 7	Nintendo 3DS	2011	Arrangement	"Wario Shipyard"^[5]
Mario Kart World	Nintendo Switch 2	2025	Arrangement	"Main Theme (Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3)"^[2]

Albums[edit]

Work	Year	Type	Title
Mario Kart World (Nintendo Music)	2026^[a]	Past arrangement (Mario Kart World)	"Main Theme (Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3)"
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (Nintendo Music)	2026	Original	"Ripple Course"
		Past arrangement (Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3)	"Title Screen"
			"Results"
			"North Pole Course"
			"Boss Battle"
			"Lake Asparagus Course"
			"Rope Bridge Course"
			"Cave Shaft Course"
			"Headquarters Course"
			"Mast Course"
			"High-Speed Train Course"
			"Syrup Castle"
			"Genie Battle"

^ Added to the album on July 6, 2026

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	さざ波コース Sazanami Kōsu	Ripple Course		^[1]
Japanese	メインテーマ Mein Tēma	Main Theme		^[2]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (Nintendo Music)
^ ^a ^b ^c Mario Kart World (Nintendo Music)
^ WarioWare: Smooth Moves sound test
^ WarioWare: D.I.Y. record name
^ Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo Music)

[6] Added to the album on July 6, 2026

[WLNM-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (Nintendo Music)

[MKWorldNM-2] Mario Kart World (Nintendo Music)

[3] WarioWare: Smooth Moves sound test

[4] WarioWare: D.I.Y. record name

[5] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo Music)

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