Starting Grid (Time Trials / Battle)

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"Starting Grid (Time Trials / Battle)"
"Starting Grid (Time Trials / Battle)" in Mario Kart 64
The image for "Starting Grid (Time Trials / Battle)" from Mario Kart 64 on Nintendo Music.
Image from Nintendo Music
Composed by:
Kenta Nagata
Key C major
First appearance Mario Kart 64 (1996)
Latest appearance Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018)
Quoted by
"Luigi Circuit" (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)

"Starting Grid (Time Trials / Battle)",[1] also known as "Finish Trial",[2] "Start Grid#2 (Time Attack & Battle)",[3] or "Interlude[start grid#2(Time Attack & Battle)]",[4] is a musical jingle composed by Kenta Nagata for Mario Kart 64, where it plays when beginning a Time Trial, VS Race, or Battle Mode. It consists of only a single chord played three times, along with a drum roll.

History[edit]

Mario Kart series[edit]

Mario Kart 64[edit]

Mario Kart 64 marks the first appearance of "Starting Grid (Time Trials / Battle)". It is also included in the official albums Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks, Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack, and Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit.

Mario Kart: Super Circuit[edit]

In Mario Kart: Super Circuit, an arrangement of "Starting Grid (Time Trials / Battle)" plays when beginning a Time Trial, VS Race, or Battle Mode. The rhythm is slightly altered, but it still consists of a single chord played three times, along with a drum roll.

Icon of an audio speaker. Starting Grid (VS Race / Time Trials / Battle) - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart: Super Circuit
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Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Main section: Luigi Raceway (theme) § Super Smash Bros. Brawl

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the game's arrangement of "Luigi Raceway" from Mario Kart 64, which can play in the Mario Circuit stage, quotes "Starting Grid (Time Trials / Battle)" at the beginning. It is titled "Luigi Circuit" in the game's sound test.

Icon of an audio speaker. Luigi Circuit - The arrangement heard in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
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List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Mario Kart 64 Nintendo 64 1996 Original "Starting Grid (Time Trials / Battle)"[1] Kenta Nagata
Mario Kart: Super Circuit Game Boy Advance 2001 Arrangement
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Wii 2008 Arrangement "Luigi Circuit"[5] Yasufumi Fukuda

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks 1997 Original "Finish Trial" Kenta Nagata
Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack 1997 Original "Start Grid#2 (Time Attack & Battle)" Kenta Nagata
Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit 1997 Original "Interlude[start grid#2(Time Attack & Battle)]" Kenta Nagata
Mario Kart 64 (Nintendo Music) 2025 Original "Starting Grid (Time Trials / Battle)" Kenta Nagata

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese スタートグリッド（タイムアタック＆バトル）
Sutāto Guriddo (Taimu Atakku & Batoru)		 Start Grid (Time Attack & Battle) [1]
スタートグリッドファンファール（TA＆バトル）
Sutāto Guriddo Fanfāru (TA & Batoru)		 Start Grid Fanfare (TA & Battle) [3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Mario Kart 64 (Nintendo Music)
  2. ^ Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks
  3. ^ a b Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack
  4. ^ Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit
  5. ^ Super Smash Bros. Brawl sound test
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Recurring jingles
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong "Game Start" • "Round 1 and 2 Clear" • "Round Start BGM"
Donkey Kong Jr. "Game Start"
Donkey Kong Country "Lost a Balloon" • "Well Done"
Mario Bros. series Mario Bros. "Game Start"
Wrecking Crew series Wrecking Crew "Game Start" • "Game Over" • "Phase Clear"
Super Mario series Super Mario Bros. "Course Clear" • "Game Over" • "Player Down" • "Timer Warning" • "World Clear"
Super Mario Bros. 2 "Bonus Chance" • "Bonus Chance: Lose" • "Bonus Chance: Win" • "Course Clear" • "Game Over"
Super Mario Bros. 3 "Course Clear" • "Fireworks" • "Game Over" • "Player Down" • "World Clear"
Super Mario World "Course Clear" • "Game Over"
Super Mario 64 "Bowser's Message" • "Course Clear" • "Game Start" • "Star Catch Fanfare" • "Peach's Letter" • "Toad's Message"
New Super Mario Bros. "Course Clear"
Super Mario Galaxy New power-up fanfare[conjectural]
New Super Mario Bros. Wii "Game Over"
Super Mario 3D World "Course Clear!"
Dr. Mario series Dr. Mario "Game Over"
Mario Kart series Mario Kart 64 "Starting Grid (Time Trials / Battle)"
Yoshi series Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island "Stage Start"
Yoshi's Story "30 Fruit!"
Other "Disk System no Thema" • "Important Item Acquired" • "Title BGM" (Excitebike) • "Totakeke's theme"
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