Star World (Map Screen)

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"Star World (Map Screen)"
"Star World (Map Screen)" in Super Mario World
The image for "Star World (Map Screen)" from Super Mario World on Nintendo Music.
Image from Nintendo Music
Composed by:
Koji Kondo
First appearance Super Mario World (1990)
Latest appearance Mario Kart World (2025)

"Star World (Map Screen)"[1] is a musical theme composed by Koji Kondo for Super Mario World, where it plays on the map screen of Star World. It is an arrangement of "Invincibility BGM" from Super Mario Bros., featuring instrumentation similar to that of the regular "Invincibility BGM" arrangement in Super Mario World. It is characterized by its slower tempo and modified melody: after the theme's two chords are cycled through three times, the melody resolves with the same note repeated five times.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario World[edit]

Super Mario World marks the first appearance of "Star World (Map Screen)". It returns for the same purpose in the port of the game included in Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World. It is also included in the official soundtrack album of the same name.

Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2[edit]

The Game Boy Advance remake of Super Mario World, Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, contains its own arrangement of "Star World (Map Screen)", which plays for the same purpose as in the original game.

Icon of an audio speaker. Star World (Map Screen) - The arrangement heard in Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
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Super Mario World television series[edit]

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In the Super Mario World animated series, an arrangement of "Star World (Map Screen)" can be heard in the episode "Send in the Clown".

Mario is Missing![edit]

The PC and SNES versions of Mario is Missing! feature arrangements of "Star World (Map Screen)".

Icon of an audio speaker. Mexico City, Athens, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro - The arrangement heard in the MS-DOS version of Mario is Missing!
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Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, an arrangement medley titled "Super Mario World Medley" incorporates an arrangement of "Star World (Map Screen)" following its arrangement of "Course Clear". It transitions into an arrangement of "Invincibility BGM" characterized by an increase in tempo and addition of a "Ground BGM" from Super Mario Bros. countermelody. The medley was arranged by Bandai Namco composer Hiroshi Okubo, and it can be played on the Yoshi's Island and Super Mario Maker stages.

The medley returns in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where it can play on any Super Smash Bros.-series and Super Mario-series stage.

Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge[edit]

In Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge, an arrangement of "Star World (Map Screen)" plays on the map screen of Star World.

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Mario Kart World[edit]

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In Mario Kart World, a medley arrangement of "Yoshi's Island (Map Screen)", "Star World (Map Screen)", "Forest of Illusion (Map Screen)", "Donut Plains (Map Screen)", and "Special World (Map Screen)" can play in Free Roam. It is titled "Overworld Medley" in the game's pause menu.

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario World Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1990 Original "Star World (Map Screen)"[1] Koji Kondo
Mario is Missing! MS-DOS, Mac 1993 Arrangement
Mario is Missing! Super Nintendo Entertainment System Arrangement
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World 1994 Original "Star World (Map Screen)"[1] Koji Kondo
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 Game Boy Advance 2001 Arrangement
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Wii U 2014 Arrangement "Super Mario World Medley"[2] Hiroshi Okubo
Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge Nintendo 3DS, Wii U 2016 Arrangement
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Switch 2018 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. for Wii U) "Super Mario World Medley"[3] Hiroshi Okubo
Mario Kart World Nintendo Switch 2 2025 Arrangement "Overworld Medley"[4]

Film and television[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario World 1991 Arrangement Michael Tavera

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario World 1991 Original 「MAP4(ネイティブスター)」 (Mappu 4 (Neitibu Sutā)) Koji Kondo

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ネイティブスター (MAP)[1]
Neitibu sutā (MAP)
Native Star (MAP)
MAP4(ネイティブスター)[5]
Mappu 4 (Neitibu Sutā)
MAP 4 (Native Star)

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