Sprixie Kingdom (theme)
| "Sprixie Kingdom" | |||
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| "Sprixie Kingdom" in Super Mario 3D World | |||
Image from Nintendo Music | |||
| Composed by: Yasuaki Iwata[1] | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario 3D World (2013) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021) | ||
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- “Disaster strikes as the lovable Sprixie Princess is kidnapped by Bowser. Peach gives chase, leaping into a giant pipe, and Mario and his friends have no choice but to follow. This is the music that plays as the story gets under way. It features a musical motif at several points that you'll hear repeated throughout the game.”
- —Liner notes in the Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack
"Sprixie Kingdom"[2][3] is a musical theme composed by Yasuaki Iwata for Super Mario 3D World, where it plays during the opening cutscene. It is a medley arrangement of several themes from the game.
Composition[edit]
The theme consists of arrangements of the following themes, in order of appearance:
History[edit]
Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[edit]
Super Mario 3D World marks the first appearance of "Sprixie Kingdom", and it returns in the Nintendo Switch port, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, for the same purpose. It is also included in the official Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack album.
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker[edit]
Exclusively in the Wii U version of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, the original version of "Sprixie Kingdom" plays during the after-credits scene, which is remade from the opening cutscene of Super Mario 3D World. "Sprixie Kingdom" does not appear in the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS ports, as the after-credits scene is replaced with a scene representing Super Mario Odyssey. The internal file name of this track incorrectly lists Naoto Kubo as the composer.
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario 3D World | Wii U | 2013 | Original | "Sprixie Kingdom"[2] | Yasuaki Iwata |
| Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker | Wii U | 2014 | Original | Yasuaki Iwata | |
| Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury | Nintendo Switch | 2021 | Original | "Sprixie Kingdom"[2] | Yasuaki Iwata |
Albums[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack | 2013 | Original | "Sprixie Kingdom" | Yasuaki Iwata |
| Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (Nintendo Music) | 2026 | Original | "Sprixie Kingdom" | Yasuaki Iwata |
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario 3D World | content/SoundData/stream/Redc_bgm_Demo01A.yi.48.dspadpcm.bfstm | RedC BGM Demo 01A YI | Red Carpet[4] BGM Demo 1A Yasuaki Iwata |
| Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker | SoundData/stream/Kp_bgm_Demo_3Dworld.nk.32.dspadpcm.bfstm | Kinopio BGM Demo 3D world Naoto Kubo | - |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ようせいの国へ Yōsei no Kuni e | To the Sprixie Kingdom | [2] |
References[edit]
- ^ See § Internal names
- ^ a b c d Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (Nintendo Music)
- ^ Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack
- ^ The Cutting Room Floor:Project Names/Nintendo. The Cutting Room Floor.