Stage Boss (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)

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"Stage Boss"
"Stage Boss" in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
The image for "Stage Boss" from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island on Nintendo Music.
Image from Nintendo Music
Composed by:
Koji Kondo
First appearance Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Latest appearance Mario Kart World (2025)

"Stage Boss"[1] is a musical theme composed by Koji Kondo for Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, where it plays during all mid-boss battles.

History[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]

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Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island marks the first appearance of "Stage Boss". It is also included in the official albums Super Mario: Yossy Island Original Sound Version and Play it Loud! Original Soundtrack Volume 1.

In the Game Boy Advance remake of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, an arrangement of "Stage Boss" arranged by Taiju Suzuki plays for the same purpose as in the original game.

Mario Kart World[edit]

Mario Kart World features two different arrangements of "Stage Boss": a surf pop arrangement titled "Stage Boss (Rock 'n' Roll Ver.)" and a soul jazz arrangement titled "Stage Boss (Jazz Ver.)". Both arrangements can play in Free Roam during the day. The rock 'n' roll version can also play on the route from Whistlestop Summit to DK Spaceport in the Mushroom Cup and on VS Race routes coming from Mario Bros. Circuit, Whistlestop Summit, Airship Fortress, Wario Shipyard, Dandelion Depths, Dry Bones Burnout, and Bowser's Castle during the day.

Icon of an audio speaker. Stage Boss (Rock 'n' Roll Ver.) - The surf pop arrangement heard in Mario Kart World
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List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1995 Original "Stage Boss"[1] Koji Kondo
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 Game Boy Advance 2002 Arrangement Taiju Suzuki
Mario Kart World Nintendo Switch 2 2025 Arrangement "Stage Boss (Rock 'n' Roll Ver.)"[2]
"Stage Boss (Jazz Ver.)"[2]

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario: Yossy Island Original Sound Version 1995 Original 「中ボス」 (Chūbosu) Koji Kondo
Play it Loud! Original Soundtrack Volume 1 1996 Original Koji Kondo

Other media[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Nintendo Music 2024 Original "Stage Boss" Koji Kondo

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese 中ボス
Chūbosu		 Midboss [1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Nintendo Music
  2. ^ a b Mario Kart World pause menu
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Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
Characters and species Yoshis • Baby Mario • Baby Luigi • Baby Bowser • Item Balloon • Kamek • Stork • Poochy • Huffin Puffin • Liquid lift • Melon Bug • Muddy Buddy • Support Ghost
Worlds Welcome To Yoshi's Island • World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6
Items Regular items Blue watermelon • Coin • Green Shell • Green watermelon • Key • Red coin • Red Shell • Red watermelon • Special Flower • Star • Super Star • Yoshi's egg (Flashing Egg · Giant Egg · Red Egg · Yellow Egg)
Special Items 10-Point Star • 20-Point Star • Anytime Egg • Anywhere POW • Magnifying Glass • Super Blue Watermelon • Super Green Watermelon • Super Red Watermelon • Winged Cloud Maker
Objects ! Block • Arrow block • Arrow Cloud • Balloon (Mini Battle) • Balloon (platform) • Beanstalk • Bomb • Breakable block • Bubble • Bucket • Chomp Rock • Coin Block • Cork • Countdown Platform • Cracked block • Current • Donut Lift • Dotted-Line Block • Egg Block • Egg Plant • Expansion Block • Falling stone block • Flatbed Ferry • Flipper • Goal Ring • Hard Block • Ice Block • Icicle • Makeshift surfboard • Message Block • Middle Ring • Morph bubble • Moving block • Paddle wheel • Pinwheel • Post • Pot • POW Block • Red-and-yellow bridge • Red balloon • Rolling rock • Seesaw • Ski Lift • Snowball • Soft rock • Spinning Log • Spinning wheel • Spotted platform • Spring ball • Squishy block • Switch • Teeter-totter • Tulip • Tumbler • Warp Pipe • Winged Cloud • Yoshi Block
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Obstacles Ball 'N' Chain • Ball and chain • Cannonball • Fire-Bar • Lava • Spike • Spiked ball • Spiked weight • Thorn • Turtle Cannon
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Music "Athletic BGM" • "Big Boss BGM" • "Bowser" • "Flower Field BGM" • "Goal!" • "Opening Melody" • "Powerful Mario" • "Stage Boss" • "Stage Start" • "Yoshi's Island"
Miscellaneous Countdown Timer • Yoshi's Island
Adaptations Super Mario (Super Mario: Yoshi Island 1 · Super Mario: Yoshi Island 2 · Super Mario: Yoshi Island 3) • Super Mario-kun (Volumes: 14 · 15)
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