Ground BGM (Super Mario Bros. 3)

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"Ground BGM"
"Ground BGM" in Super Mario Bros. 3
The image for "Ground BGM" from Super Mario Bros. 3 on Nintendo Music
Image from Nintendo Music
Composed by:
Koji Kondo
Genre Reggae
Key C major
BPM 150
Time signature 2
2 (with swung eighths)
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance It's Me, Mario! Stop Motion Shorts ("Coin Jam", 2026)
Arranged in
"Hammer Dance" (Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix)
Quoted by
"Main Theme" (Super Mario 3D Land)

"Ground BGM",[1] also known as "Ground Theme",[2] "Ground Background Music",[3] "Main Theme",[4][5] or "Overworld Theme",[6] is a musical theme composed by Koji Kondo for Super Mario Bros. 3, where it plays in the ground levels. It is a reggae composition, featuring a backbeat rhythm on woodblock and timbales that is played through PCM audio samples.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario All-Stars / Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 3 marks the first appearance of "Ground BGM". It is also included in the official albums Super Mario World, Game Sound Museum: Super Mario Bros. 3, Famicom Sound History Series: Mario the Music, Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection, and The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music.

"Ground BGM" plays in the following levels:

In the Super Nintendo Entertainment System remake of Super Mario Bros. 3 in Super Mario All-Stars, an arrangement of "Ground BGM" plays for the same purpose as in the original game. This arrangement has short flute-like runs in the first half after the end of the motifs of the melody, but it is otherwise faithful to the original.

In the Game Boy Advance remake of Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, an arrangement of "Ground BGM" based on the Super Mario All-Stars arrangement plays for the same purpose as in the original game. This arrangement uses timbales instead of bongos before the transitional ones. It also plays in the following levels in World-e:

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Super Mario 3D Land[edit]

In Super Mario 3D Land, the second half of the theme that plays in the ground levels is based on the second half of "Ground BGM".

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New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

In New Super Mario Bros. 2, a brief arrangement of "Ground BGM" can sometimes play in the loading chime.

Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS / Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

In Super Mario Maker, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, and Super Mario Maker 2, the original version of "Ground BGM" plays in Super Mario Bros. 3-style ground-themed levels. In Super Mario Maker 2, it also plays in Super Mario Bros. 3-style desert and forest-themed levels.

An ambient arrangement of "Ground BGM" plays while editing Super Mario Bros. 3-style ground-themed levels in the Course Maker. In Super Mario Maker 2, two different ambient arrangements of the theme play while editing Super Mario Bros. 3-style desert and forest-themed levels respectively in the Course Maker, with the former prominently featuring the harmonica, banjo, and pan flute in its instrumentation, while the latter prominently featuring marimba, pan flute, pizzicato strings, and tuba. All three arrangements use eight tracks that fade in and out randomly to create a dynamic mix.

Exclusively in Super Mario Maker 2, a music box arrangement of "Ground BGM" plays in the nighttime version of Super Mario Bros. 3-style ground, desert, and forest-themed levels.

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Super Mario Run[edit]

In Super Mario Run, a medley arrangement of "Ground BGM" from Super Mario Bros., "Ground BGM" from Super Mario Bros. 3, "Easton Kingdom BGM" from Super Mario Land, "Ground BGM" from Super Mario World, and "Underground BGM" from Super Mario Bros. 2 plays in Remix 10.

Super Mario Bros. 3 (Nelsonic Game Watch)[edit]

In Super Mario Bros. 3 for the Nelsonic Game Watch, a brief arrangement of "Ground BGM" plays at the start of each game.[7]

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

In The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, an arrangement of "Ground BGM" arranged by Michael Tavera is featured in various episodes of the show. It is also used for the main menu screen of the show's complete series DVD box set. However, it plays at a slightly high pitch.

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Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. Melee, a rock/jazz/reggae arrangement of "Ground BGM" arranged by Shogo Sakai can play in the Yoshi's Island stage. It also plays during the staff credits after the player completes Classic Mode, Adventure Mode, or All-Star Mode as Mario. It is titled "Super Mario Bros. 3" in the game's sound test. This arrangement also quotes "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" from Super Mario Bros. 3 approximately 43 seconds in.

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Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, "Super Mario Bros. 3" from Super Smash Bros. Melee can play in the Yoshi's Island stage. It is titled "Super Mario Bros. 3 (Melee)" in the game's sound test. This version of the arrangement has slightly different instruments than in other Super Smash Bros. games.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, the original version of "Ground BGM" can play in the Peach's Castle and Super Mario Maker stages, which were added as downloadable content on July 30, 2015 and September 30, 2015 respectively. Exclusively in the Wii U version, "Super Mario Bros. 3" from Super Smash Bros. Melee can play in the Yoshi's Island stage. Both the original theme and the Super Smash Bros. Melee arrangement are titled "Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros. 3)" in the games' sound tests. The Wii U version also features a track titled "Style Switch: Ground Theme", which is exclusive to the Super Mario Maker stage and switches between the original versions of the ground themes of the games available in Super Mario Maker, including "Ground BGM" from Super Mario Bros. 3.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

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In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, an arrangement of "Ground BGM" arranged by Masafumi Takada that blends acoustic and chiptune-inspired instrumentation can play in any Super Smash Bros.-series and Super Mario-series stage. It is titled "Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. 3" in the game's sound test. This arrangement also quotes "Course Clear" and "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" from Super Mario Bros. 3 near the end.

"Super Mario Bros. 3" from Super Smash Bros. Melee also returns and can play in the same stages as the new arrangement. It is titled "Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. 3 (Melee)" in the game's sound test.

"Style Switch: Ground Theme" from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U also returns and can play exclusively in the Super Mario Maker stage and any Super Smash Bros.-series stage. It is titled "Ground Theme - Super Mario series" in the game's sound test.

Donkey Konga 2[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 3 Theme
Game(s) Donkey Konga 2 Europe
Length 2:13
Cost 580
Difficulties
Solo Monkey ★★★★★★
Chimp ★★★★★★
Gorilla ★★★★★★
Duet Monkey ★★★★★★★
Chimp ★★★★★★★
Gorilla ★★★★★

Exclusively in the European version of Donkey Konga 2, "Super Mario Bros. 3" from Super Smash Bros. Melee is included as a playable song. It is titled "Super Mario Bros. 3 Theme".

WarioWare series[edit]

WarioWare: Twisted![edit]

In WarioWare: Twisted!, an excerpt of "Ground BGM" plays in the microgame Super Mario Bros. 3.

WarioWare: Move It![edit]

In WarioWare: Move It!, an excerpt of "Ground BGM" plays in Level 3 of the microgame Super Mario Bros. 3.

Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix[edit]

Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix features a ska arrangement of "Ground BGM" as a playable song. It is titled "Hammer Dance".

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Tetris DS[edit]

In Tetris DS, an arrangement of "Ground BGM" plays in levels 4, 5, and 6 in Marathon mode. It is titled "Mario Tetris 3" in the game's Music menu.

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Mario & Sonic series[edit]

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games[edit]

In the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, the original version of "Ground BGM" can be unlocked in the Music Gallery after completing four categories.

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games[edit]

In the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, a tropical arrangement of "Ground BGM" (specifically the "Hurry Up!" version) played on the melodica with steel drum accompaniment can be chosen as the background music for events. It is titled "Main Theme: Super Mario Bros. 3" in the game's sound test. This arrangement also quotes "Player Down" from Super Mario Bros. 3 approximately 55 seconds in.

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Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games[edit]

In Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, the arrangement of "Ground BGM" from Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games can once again be chosen as the background music for events. It is titled "Main Theme: Super Mario Bros. 3 (Remix)" in the game's sound test.

Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games[edit]

In the Wii U version of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the arrangement of "Ground BGM" from Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games can once again be chosen as the background music for events. It is titled "Overworld Theme: Super Mario Bros. 3 (Remix)" in the game's sound test.

Paper Mario: Color Splash[edit]

In Paper Mario: Color Splash, the original version of "Ground BGM" plays in some portions of the Super Mario Bros. 3-like world in the Green Energy Plant. When the player flips, the theme seamlessly shifts to a more ethereal, echoing remix.

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The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]

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In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, a brief arrangement of "Ground BGM" arranged by Brian Tyler plays when Mario and Luigi visit the Brooklyn couple's apartment. It is titled "It's a Dog Eat Plumber World" in the film's official soundtrack.

Mario Kart World[edit]

In Mario Kart World, a reggae arrangement of "Ground BGM" based on the arrangement from the "Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary Live" concert series can play in Free Roam during the day. It is fully titled "Ground BGM (Super Mario Bros. 3)" in the Nintendo Music app.

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It's Me, Mario! Stop Motion Shorts[edit]

In the It's Me, Mario! Stop Motion Shorts episode "Coin Jam", a brief arrangement of "Ground BGM" plays when Mario realizes that Toad is buried inside the pile of coins.

Other appearances[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 1, 2, 3, Hop! Step! Jump![edit]

The Super Mario Bros. 1, 2, 3, Hop! Step! Jump! album features a medley arrangement of various themes from Super Mario Bros. 3 arranged by Ikuro Fujiwara, including "Ground BGM". It is titled "Super Mario Bros. 3 —Nonstop Special Dance Version—".

Super Mario World album[edit]

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The official Super Mario World soundtrack album features a jazz arrangement of "Ground BGM" arranged by Soichi Noriki and performed by the Mario World Band. It is titled "Go! Go! Raccoon Mario".

Super Smash Bros. Melee: Smashing...Live![edit]

In the Super Smash Bros. Melee: Smashing...Live! album, a live orchestral arrangement of "Ground BGM" is incorporated in the "Smash Bros. Great Medley".

Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary Live[edit]

The "Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary Live" concert series featured a live big band jazz medley arrangement of "Ground BGM", "Athletic BGM", "World Clear", "World 1 Map (Grass Land)", "Fortress Boss", and "Ending" from Super Mario Bros. 3. The arrangement of "Ground BGM" takes elements from the Course Maker arrangement from Super Mario Maker.

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Super Mario Orchestra Concert[edit]

The "Super Mario Orchestra Concert" series featured a live orchestral medley arrangement of several musical themes from Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 3, including "Ground BGM".

Super Nintendo World[edit]

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At the Super Nintendo World theme park, an arrangement of "Ground BGM" plays inside the 1-UP Factory.

Gallery[edit]

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario Bros. 3 Nintendo Entertainment System 1988 Original "Ground BGM"[1] Koji Kondo
Super Mario Bros. 3 Nelsonic Game Watch 1990 Arrangement
Super Mario All-Stars Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1993 Arrangement Soyo Oka
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1994 Past arrangement (Super Mario All-Stars) Soyo Oka
Super Smash Bros. Melee Nintendo GameCube 2001 Arrangement "Super Mario Bros. 3"[8] Shogo Sakai
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Game Boy Advance 2003 Arrangement Taiju Suzuki
WarioWare: Twisted! Game Boy Advance 2004 Original Koji Kondo
Donkey Konga 2 Nintendo GameCube 2005[a] Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Melee) "Super Mario Bros. 3 Theme" Shogo Sakai
Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix Nintendo GameCube 2005 Arrangement "Hammer Dance"
Tetris DS Nintendo DS 2006 Arrangement "Mario Tetris 3"[9]
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Wii 2008 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Melee) "Super Mario Bros. 3 (Melee)"[10] Shogo Sakai
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Wii 2009 Original "Ground BGM"[11] Koji Kondo
Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition Wii 2010 Past arrangement (Super Mario All-Stars) Soyo Oka
Super Mario 3D Land Nintendo 3DS 2011 Pastiche 「地上のテーマ」 (Chijō no Tēma)[12] Takeshi Hama
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games Wii 2011 Arrangement "Main Theme: Super Mario Bros. 3"[4]
New Super Mario Bros. 2 Nintendo 3DS 2012 Arrangement Kenta Nagata
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games Wii U 2013 Past arrangement (Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games [Wii]) "Main Theme: Super Mario Bros. 3 (Remix)"[5]
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Wii U 2014 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Melee) "Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros. 3)"[13] Shogo Sakai
2015[b] Original "Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros. 3)"[13] Koji Kondo
Super Mario Maker Wii U 2015 Original Koji Kondo
Arrangement
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Nintendo 3DS 2015[b] Original "Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros. 3)"[14] Koji Kondo
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Wii U 2016 Past arrangement (Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games [Wii]) "Overworld Theme: Super Mario Bros. 3 (Remix)"[6]
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS Nintendo 3DS 2016 Original Koji Kondo
Past arrangement (Super Mario Maker)
Super Mario Run iOS, Android 2017[c] Arrangement
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Switch 2018 Original "Ground Theme - Super Mario series"[15] Koji Kondo
Arrangement "Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. 3"[15] Masafumi Takada
Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Melee) "Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. 3 (Melee)"[15] Shogo Sakai
Super Mario Maker 2 Nintendo Switch 2019 Original Koji Kondo
Past arrangement (Super Mario Maker)
Arrangement
WarioWare: Move It! Nintendo Switch 2023 Original Koji Kondo
Mario Kart World Nintendo Switch 2 2025 Arrangement "Ground BGM (Super Mario Bros. 3)"[16]
  1. ^ Exclusive to the European version, which released on June 3, 2005
  2. ^ a b Added as downloadable content on September 30, 2015
  3. ^ Added in the 3.0.4 update on September 28, 2017

Film and television[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 1990 Arrangement Michael Tavera
The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2023 Arrangement "It's a Dog Eat Plumber World"[17] Brian Tyler
It's Me, Mario! Stop Motion Shorts 2026 Arrangement

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario Bros. 1, 2, 3, Hop! Step! Jump! 1989 Arrangement "Super Mario Bros. 3 —Nonstop Special Dance Version—" Ikuro Fujiwara
Famicom Graffiti: Nintendo Cartridge Edition 1990 Arrangement 「MEDLEY III（マリオブラザーズ～スーパーマリオブラザーズ～スーパーマリオブラザーズ3）」
(MEDLEY III (Mario Burazāzu ~ Sūpā Mario Burazāzu ~ Sūpā Mario Burazāzu 3))
Game Music Graffiti - Nintendo Complete Works Collection 1990 Arrangement 「MEDLEY III（マリオブラザーズ～スーパーマリオブラザーズ～スーパーマリオブラザーズ3）」
(MEDLEY III (Mario Burazāzu ~ Sūpā Mario Burazāzu ~ Sūpā Mario Burazāzu 3))
Super Mario World 1991 Original 「地上BGM」 (Chijō BGM) Koji Kondo
Arrangement "Go! Go! Raccoon Mario" Soichi Noriki
Super Smash Bros. Melee: Smashing...Live! 2003 Arrangement "Smash Bros. Great Medley" Shogo Sakai
Game Sound Museum: Super Mario Bros. 3 2004 Original 「地上BGM」 (Chijō BGM) Koji Kondo
Famicom Sound History Series: Mario the Music 2004 Original 「地上BGM～ワーニング～地上BGM ハリーアップ！」
(Chijō BGM ~ Wāningu ~ Chijō BGM Harī Appu!) 		Koji Kondo
Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection 2005 Original 「地上BGM」 (Chijō BGM) Koji Kondo
The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music 2015 Original 「地上BGM」 (Chijō BGM) Koji Kondo
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 2023 Past arrangement (The Super Mario Bros. Movie) "It's a Dog Eat Plumber World" Brian Tyler
Super Mario Bros. 3 (Nintendo Music) 2025 Original "Ground BGM" Koji Kondo
Mario Kart World (Nintendo Music) 2026[a] Past arrangement (Mario Kart World) "Ground BGM (Super Mario Bros. 3)"
  1. ^ Added to the album on June 15, 2026

Live performances[edit]

Event Year Location Type Title Credits
Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary Live 2015 Osaka International Convention Center, Osaka, Japan and Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan Arrangement Super Mario Special Band
Super Mario Orchestra Concert 2018 ROHM Theater Kyoto Arrangement

Other media[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Nintendo World 2021 Arrangement Dani Donadi[18]

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNote(s)Ref.
Japanese地上BGM
Chijō BGM		Ground BGM[1]

Notes[edit]

  • On the Nintendo Music app, "Ground BGM" is labeled as "Selects", classifying it as one "of the very best tracks from the Nintendo Music library", originating from Super Mario Bros. 3. "Ground BGM" shares this title with "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" and "Athletic BGM".

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Super Mario Bros. 3 (Nintendo Music)
  2. ^ Super Smash Bros. series sound tests
  3. ^ Super Mario Officially Licensed Music Folio Series
  4. ^ a b Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii) sound test
  5. ^ a b Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games sound test
  6. ^ a b Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U) sound test
  7. ^ Sly DC (November 28, 2015). Nelsonic Super Mario Bros. 3 Game Watch (0:09). YouTube (English). Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  8. ^ Super Smash Bros. Melee sound test
  9. ^ Tetris DS Music selection
  10. ^ Super Smash Bros. Brawl sound test
  11. ^ Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii) Music Gallery selection
  12. ^ The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music
  13. ^ a b Super Smash Bros. Wii U sound test
  14. ^ Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS sound test
  15. ^ a b c Super Smash Bros. Ultimate sound test
  16. ^ Mario Kart World (Nintendo Music)
  17. ^ The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  18. ^ Dani Donadi. Profile. Linkedin. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
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Recurring themes
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong "Hammer BGM" • "Round 1 BGM"
Donkey Kong Jr. "Round 1 BGM"
Donkey Kong (NES) "Title BGM"
Donkey Kong Jr. (NES) "Title BGM"
Donkey Kong Country "Aquatic Ambiance" • "Bonus Room Blitz" • "Cave Dweller Concert" • "Cranky's Theme" • "The Credits Concerto" • "DK Island Swing" • "Fear Factory" • "Forest Frenzy" • "Funky's Fugue" • "Gang-Plank Galleon" • "Ice Cave Chant" • "Life in the Mines" • "Mine Cart Madness" • "Northern Hemispheres" • "Simian Segue" • "Theme" • "Treetop Rock" • "Voices of the Temple"
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest "Crocodile Cacophony (K. Rool's Theme)" • "Funky the Main Monkey (Funky's Theme)" • "K. Rool Returns (Title Theme)" • "Lockjaw's Saga (Lockjaw's Locker)" • "Run, Rambi! Run! (Parrot Chute Panic)" • "Snakey Chantey (Rattle Battle)" • "Stickerbush Symphony (Bramble Blast)" • "Token Tango (Bonus Level)"
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! "Big Boss Blues"
Donkey Kong 64 "DK Island" • "DK Rap"
Donkey Kong Country Returns "Jungle Hijinxs" • "Mine Menace"
Mario Bros. series Mario Bros. (NES) "Title BGM"
Wrecking Crew series Wrecking Crew "Bonus Phase" • "Golden Hammer" • "Phase BGM"
Super Mario series Super Mario Bros. "Castle BGM" • "Ending" • "Ground BGM" • "Invincibility BGM" • "Underground BGM" • "Underwater BGM"
VS. Super Mario Bros. "Gyōmu-yō Mario Namae-ire"
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels "Ending"
Super Mario Bros. 2 "Boss BGM" • "Ending" • "Final Boss BGM" • "Ground BGM" • "Please Select Player" • "Title BGM" • "Underground BGM"
Super Mario Bros. 3 "Airship BGM" • "Athletic BGM" • "Bros. Battle" • "Ending" • "Fortress BGM" • "Fortress Boss" • "Ground BGM" • "King of the Koopas" • "Music Box" • "P Switch BGM / Toad's House" • "Slot Game BGM / Memory Game BGM" • "Throne Room" • "Underwater BGM" • "Warp Zone" • "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" • "World 2 Map (Desert Land)" • "World 3 Map (Water Land)" • "World 4 Map (Giant Land)" • "World 5 Map (Sky Land) - On the Ground" • "World 5 Map (Sky Land) - In the Sky" • "World 6 Map (Ice Land)" • "World 7 Map (Pipe Land)" • "World 8 Map (Dark Land)"
Super Mario Land "Birabuto Kingdom BGM" • "Chai Kingdom BGM" • "Easton Kingdom BGM"
Super Mario World "Bowser BGM" • "Donut Plains (Map Screen)" • "Ending" • "Forest of Illusion (Map Screen)" • "Ground BGM" ("Athletic BGM" · "Bonus Game BGM" · "Castle BGM" · "Ghost House BGM" · "Underground BGM" · "Underwater BGM") • "Koopalings BGM" • "P Switch BGM" • "Rescuing Princess Peach" • "Special World (Map Screen)" • "Star World (Map Screen)" • "Title BGM" • "Valley of Bowser (Map Screen)" • "Vanilla Dome (Map Screen)" • "Yoshi's Island (Map Screen)"
Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins "Main Theme"
Super Mario 64 "Big Boo's Haunt" • "Bowser's Road" • "Bowser's Theme" • "Dire, Dire Docks" • "File Select" • "The Final Battle" • "Hazy Maze Cave" • "Lethal Lava Land" • "Main Theme" ("Cool, Cool Mountain" · "Opening" · "Slider") • "The Merry-Go-Round" • "Metal Mario" • "Peach's Castle" • "Piranha Plant's Lullaby" • "Staff Roll" • "Stage Boss" • "Title Theme"
Super Mario Sunshine "Boss Battle" • "Isle Delfino" ("Bianco Hills" · "Ricco Harbor" · "Staff Credits") • "Secret Course"
New Super Mario Bros. "Castle Theme" • "Ground Theme" ("Athletic Theme") • "Mario Vs. Luigi - Final Results" • "Mega Mario" • "Switch On!" • "Tower Theme" • "Volcano Theme"
Super Mario Galaxy "A-wa-wa-wa!" • "Aquatic Race" • "Attack of the Airships" • "Battlerock Galaxy" • "Beach Bowl Galaxy" • "Bowser Appears" • "Buoy Base Galaxy" • "Catastrophe" • "Cosmic Comet" • "Deep Dark Galaxy" • "Dino Piranha" • "Egg Planet" • "Enter Bowser Jr.!" • "Enter the Galaxy" • "Final Battle with Bowser" • "The Galaxy Reactor" • "Gateway Galaxy" • "Gusty Garden Galaxy" • "Help!" • "The Honeyhive" • "Ice Mario" • "Ice Mountain" • "King Bowser" • "King Kaliente" • "Kingfin" • "Luma" • "Major Burrows" • "Megaleg" • "Melty Molten Galaxy" • "Overture" • "Peach's Castle Stolen" • "Purple Comet" • "Rosalina in the Observatory" ("Family") • "Space Athletic" • "Space Junk Road" • "Speedy Comet" • "Star Ball" • "The Star Festival" • "Super Mario 2007" • "Super Mario Galaxy" • "A Tense Moment" • "The Toad Brigade" • "Waltz of the Boos"
New Super Mario Bros. Wii "Airship Theme" • "Bonus Area" • "Bowser Jr. Battle" • "Castle Theme" • "Coast Theme" • "Desert Theme" • "Forest Theme" • "Fortress Theme" • "Ghost House Theme" • "Koopaling Battle" • "Lava Cave / Underground Ruins Theme" • "Lava Theme" • "Sudden Encounter" • "Super Star" • "Title Theme" • "Toad House Minigame" • "Underground Theme" • "Underwater Theme"
Super Mario Galaxy 2 "Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla" • "Bowser's Galaxy Generator" • "Cloudy Court Galaxy" • "Digga-Leg" • "Fated Battle" • "Melty Monster Galaxy" • "Puzzle Plank Galaxy" • "Slimy Spring Galaxy" • "Starship Mario" • "The Starship's Journey" • "Super Mario Galaxy 2 Trailer Theme" ("Sky Station Galaxy" · "Wild Glide Galaxy") • "Teleporter Melody" • "Yoshi Star Galaxy"
Super Mario 3D Land "Beach Theme" • Castle Theme[conjectural] • "Main Theme" • "Snow Course" • "Toad House" • "Victory Parade" • World 2-3's theme[conjectural]
New Super Mario Bros. U "Ground Theme" ("Athletic Theme")
Super Mario 3D World "A Boss Approaches" • "Beep Block Skyway" • "The Bullet Bill Express" • "Captain Toad Goes Forth" • "Chainlink Charge" • "Double Cherry Pass" • "Piranha Creeper Creek" • "Sprawling Savanna" • "Super Bell Hill"
Super Mario Maker "Flying Battleship Theme" • "Title"
Super Mario Odyssey "Fossil Falls" • "Jump Up, Super Star!" • "New Donk City" • "Peronza Plaza" • "Steam Gardens" • "Tostarena Ruins"
Dr. Mario series Dr. Mario "Chill" • "Fever" • "Game Over" • "Selection Screen" • "Title Screen" • "Vs. Game Over"
Mario Kart series Super Mario Kart "Awards Ceremony (1st – 3rd Place)" • "Battle Mode" • "Bowser Castle" • "Donut Plains" • "Ghost Valley" • "Koopa Beach" • "Mario Circuit" • "Rainbow Road" • "Super Mario Kart Title Screen"
Mario Kart 64 "Banshee Boardwalk" • "Battle Arenas" • "Choco Mountain" • "D.K.'s Jungle Parkway" • "Frappe Snowland" • "Kalimari Desert" • "Koopa Troopa Beach" • "Luigi Raceway" • "Mario Kart 64 Title Screen" • "Moo Moo Farm" • "Rainbow Road" • "Results (1st – 4th Place)" • "Staff Credits" • "Toad's Turnpike"
Mario Kart: Super Circuit "Bowser Castle" • "Peach Circuit"
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! "Baby Park" • "Bowser's Castle" • "GCN DK Mountain" • "Dry Dry Desert" • "Luigi Circuit" • "Peach Beach"
Mario Kart DS "Cheep Cheep Beach" • "Figure-8 Circuit" • "Luigi's Mansion" • "Peach Gardens" • "Tick-Tock Clock" • "Waluigi Pinball"
Mario Kart Wii "Coconut Mall" • "Daisy Circuit" • "Grumble Volcano" • "Luigi Circuit" • "Wii Maple Treeway" • "Moo Moo Meadows" • "Mushroom Gorge" • "Rainbow Road" • "Wario's Gold Mine"
Mario Kart 7 "DK Jungle" • "Music Park" • "Neo Bowser City" • "Piranha Plant Slide" • "Rainbow Road" • "Toad Circuit"
Mario Kart 8 "Bowser's Castle" • "Cloudtop Cruise" • "Mario Circuit" ("Mario Kart Stadium") • "Mario Kart 8 Title Screen" • "Rainbow Road" • "Twisted Mansion"
Mario Party series Mario Party 9 "Good Job!"
Yoshi franchise Yoshi "Mushroom BGM"
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island "Athletic BGM" • "Bowser" • "Flower Field BGM" • "Goal!" • "Opening Melody" • "Powerful Mario" • "Yoshi's Island"
Yoshi's Story "Yoshi's Song" ("Yoshis on the Beach") • "Yoshi's Story!" • "Yoshi's Tale"
Wario franchise Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 "Main Theme"
Wario Land 3 "Out of the Woods"[conjectural]
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! "Pyoro: Stage" • "Sci-Fi (Dribble & Spitz) - Drifting Away" • "Title" ("Reality (Dr. Crygor) - Stage")
WarioWare: Twisted! "Mona Pizza"
WarioWare: Touched! "Ashley's Theme"
Luigi's Mansion series Luigi's Mansion "Title Theme (Humming)" ("Professor E. Gadd's Lab")
Mario vs. Donkey Kong series Mario vs. Donkey Kong "Mini Mario Stage"[conjectural] • "Title Theme"
Super Smash Bros. series Super Smash Bros. Melee "Rainbow Cruise"
Other The Legend of Zelda "Magic Whistle Melody" • "Overworld Theme"
Mario Paint "Drawing Board 1" • "Gnat Attack: Level 1" • "Save & Load"
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars "Battling Monsters" • "Beware of Forest Mushrooms" • "Bowser's Keep" • "Hello, Happy Kingdom" • "Super Mario House"
Miscellaneous "Galop infernal" • "The Mario Drawing Song" • "Mute City" • "Title BGM" (Excitebike) • "Totakeke's theme"
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Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
Protagonists Mario • Luigi • Princess Toadstool • Toads • Kings
Bosses Boom Boom • Big Booa • Fake Bowsera • Koopalings (Larry Koopa · Morton Koopa Jr. · Wendy O. Koopa · Iggy Koopa · Roy Koopa · Lemmy Koopa · Ludwig von Koopa) • Bowser
Items 1-Up Mushroom • 3-Up Moona • Advance Coina • Anchor • Blue Coin • Boomeranga • Cape Feathera • Card • Coin • e-Coina • Fire Flower • Frog Suit • Goomba's Shoe • Hammer • Hammer Suit • Lakitu's Cloud • Magic ball • Magic Wand • Magic Whistle • Music Box • P-Wing • Poison Mushrooma • Starman • Super Leaf • Super Mushroom • Tanooki Suit • Vegetablea
Objects Main game ? Block • Beanstalk • Big Block • Bolt Lift • Brick Block • Brick floor • Bridge • Bridge (map) • Buzzy Beetle Shell • Canoe • Cloud Block • Cloud Lift • Coin Block • Coral • Directional Lift • Donut Lift • Drawbridge • Elevator block • Empty Block • Flimsy Lift • Floor • Frozen Coin • Giant Shell • Goal • Green Shell • Gun barrel • Hidden Block • Ice • Ice Block • Island • Jump Block • Lift • Locked Door • Magic Door • Magic Note Block • Magical ball • Mega ? Block • Mushroom Coina • P Warp Door • Pyramid • Quicksand • Red Shell • Rock • Rotary Lift • Semisolid Platform • Spiny Shell • Switch Block • Track • Treasure box • Warp Door • Warp Pipe • Waterfall • White Block • White Block (platform) • Wood Block
World-ea !-Switch • Axe • Balance Lift • Bubble • Control Coin • Dotted-Line Block • Goal Pole • Flipper • Giant Gate • Grass • Jumping Board • Key • Key Door • Power Meter Block • Rock Block • Rotating Block • Roulette Block • Seesaw • Snake platform • Soft sand • Stretch Block • Triangular Block • Vanishing Block
Forms Small Mario • Super Mario • Fire Mario • Raccoon Mario • Frog Mario • Tanooki Mario (Statue Mario) • Hammer Mario • Invincible Mario • Caped Marioa
Switch Cardsa 1UP Kinoko ga 3UP Moon ni kawaru! • Blue Green Switch • Luigi Power Up!! • Orange Switch • Sugu ni mantan! Power Meter!! • Teki Power Up! Tokuten x2!! • Timer yukkuri!
Worlds Grass Land • Desert Land • Water Land • Giant Land • Sky Land • Ice Land • Pipe Land • Dark Land • Warp Zone • World-ea
Locations Airship (Treasure Ship) • Battleship • Bowser's Castle • e-Coin Castlea • Enemy Course • Fortress • Ghost Housea • Mini-Fortress • Panel (N-Mark Spade Panel · Spade Panel · Start Panel) • Pyramid • Toad's House
Enemies Main game Angry Sun • Baby Cheep • Big Bertha • Bloober • Bloober baby • Bloober with kids • Bob-omb • "Boo" Diddly • Boomerang Brother • Boss Bass • Bullet Bill • Buster Beetle • Buzzy Beetle • Chain Chomp • Cheep-Cheep • Colossal Koopa Paratroopa • Dry Bones • Fiery Walking Piranha • Fire Brother • Fire Chomp • Firesnake • Giant Koopa • Goomba • Grand Goomba • Hammer Brother • Hot Foot • Jelectro • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Kuribo's Goomba • Lakitu • Lava Lotus • Micro-Goomba • Missile Bill • Muncher • Para-Beetle • Para-Goomba • Pile Driver Micro-Goomba • Piranha Plant • Piranhacus Giganticus • Podoboo • Ptooie • Rocky Wrench • Roto-Disc • Scattering Bloober • Sledge Brother • Spike • Spiny Cheep-Cheep • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Stretch • Thwomp • Venus Fire Trap • Walking Piranha
World-ea Amazing Flyin' Hammer Brother • Big Boo • Bony Beetle • Bowser Statue (Super Mario World) • Bumpty • Chargin' Chuck • Flurry • Goomba (Super Mario World) • Hoopster • Hothead • Jumping Piranha Plant • Lil Sparky • Magikoopa • Monty Mole • Para-Goomba (Super Mario World) • Porcupo • Rip Van Fish • Spike Top • Thwimp • Wiggler
Obstacles Big gun • Bowser Statue • Candy ring • Cannon • Cannonball • Diagonal cannon • Falling spikea • Fire-Bara • Giant cannonball • Lava • Pit • Quartet-cannon • Rocket Engine • Shifting wall • Spike • Tornado • Turtle Cannon
World-e mini-gamesa Blue Mushroom House • Orange Mushroom House • Red Mushroom House
Music and sound effects Worlds "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" • "World 2 Map (Desert Land)" • "World 3 Map (Water Land)" • "World 4 Map (Giant Land)" • "World 5 Map (Sky Land) - In the Sky" • "World 5 Map (Sky Land) - On the Ground" • "World 6 Map (Ice Land)" • "World 7 Map (Pipe Land)" • "World 8 Map (Dark Land)"
Courses "Airship BGM" • "Athletic BGM" • "Bros. Battle" • "Fortress BGM" • "Ground BGM" • "Underground BGM" • "Underwater BGM"
Jingles "Course Clear" • "Fireworks" • "Game Over" • "Player Down" • "World Clear"
Other "Ending" • "Fortress Boss" • "King of the Koopas" • "Music Box" • "P Switch BGM / Toad's House" • "Shippo furu toki" • "Slot Game BGM / Memory Game BGM" • "Throne Room"
Miscellaneous Extra life • Game Over • Mario Bros. • P-Meter • Time Limit
Further info 39 Super Mario Bros. 3 Valentines • BS Super Mario Collection • Completion • e-Readera • e-Reader cardsa • Fantasic World of Super Mario Bros. 3 • Gallery (Super Mario Advance 4) • Game Sound Museum: Super Mario Bros. 3 • Glitches (Super Mario Advance 4) • Happy Meal • Multimedia • Nintendo Classic Mini: NES developer interview • Nintendo Collector Cards • Nintendo Music (soundtrack) • Power Challenge Trading Cards • Pre-release and unused content (Super Mario Advance 4) • Quick Poll • Quotes • Staff (Super Mario Advance 4) • Super Mario All-Stars (+ Super Mario World · Limited Edition) • Super Mario All Stars Video • Super Mario Bros. 3 (pachinko machine) • Super Mario Bros. 3 Bōken Meiro • Super Mario Bros. 1, 2, 3, Hop! Step! Jump! • Super Mario Bros. 3 ~ Akihabara Electric Circus • Super Mario Bros. 3 -G.S.M.(FC) Nintendo 1- • Super Mario Collection • Super Mario Embroidery World • Super Mario History 1985-2010 • Super Mario World • The Music Man
Adaptations Super Mario (Manga Super Mario Bros. 3 Kanzen Kōryakuhon · Super Mario: Donkey Kong 2) • Super Mario 4koma Manga Theater (books: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 10) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (Gakushū Yōchien) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (Wanpakku Comic) • Super Mario Bros. Monogatari • Super Mario-kun (Volumes: 3 · 5 · 30) • The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
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Donkey Konga 2
Characters Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Cranky Kong • Dixie Kong • Funky Kong
Songs Japan "Ai no Tame ni." • "Alps Ichi Man Jaku" • "AMBITIOUS JAPAN!" • "Auld Lang Syne" • "Challenger!!" • "DANZEN! Futari wa Pretty Cure" • "Donkey Kong Country Theme" • "Donkey Konga 2 Theme" • "Doraemon no Uta" • "Dynamite" • "Go Girl ~ Koi no Victory ~" • "Guantanamera" • "Habanera" • "Hustle" • "Lucky Cha Cha Cha!" • "Mazinger Z" • "Minute Waltz" • "Monkey Magic" • "Odoru Ponpokorin" • "Oshiete" • "Over Drive" • "Realize" • "Sakuranbo" • "secret base ~ Kimi ga Kureta Mono ~" • "Tane no Uta" • "The Legend of Zelda Theme" • "Tokusō Sentai Dekaranger" • "Trepak" • "Viva★Rock" • "WA ni Natte Odorō" • "WILD CHALLENGER" • "Yeah! Metcha Holiday" • "Zenbu Dakishimete"
America "All Star" • "Boombastic" • "Born Too Slow" • "Come Clean" • "Contact" • "Donkey Konga 2 Theme" • "Drive" • "Full Moon" • "Habanera" • "Headstrong" • "High Roller" • "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)" • "I Don't Want To Know" • "It's Been Awhile" • "Losing My Religion" • "Minute Waltz" • "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" • "No More Drama" • "Pieces" • "Predictable" • "Road Trip" • "Rock the Boat" • "Runaway Train" • "Send the Pain Below" • "Shiny Happy People" • "Sidewalks" • "The Anthem" • "Trepak" • "U Don't Have to Call" • "Unpretty" • "Why Don't We Fall in Love" • "Wish You Were Here"
Europe "All Star" • "Are You Ready For Love?" • "Boombastic" • "Breakfast at Tiffany's" • "Contact" • "Donkey Konga 2 Theme" • "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" • "Don't Let Me Get Me" • "Drive" • "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" • "Enjoy the Silence" • "Green Greens" • "Havanaise" • "I Don't Want To Know" • "I Just Wanna Live" • "I'm a Slave 4 U" • "Jungle Boogie" • "La Bamba" • "La Cucaracha" • "Losing My Religion" • "Mansize Rooster" • "Mute City Theme" • "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" • "Pokémon Main Theme" • "Predictable" • "Pumping On Your Stereo" • "Runaway Train" • "Shiny Happy People" • "Sidewalks" • "Super Mario Bros. 3 Theme" • "That's the Way (I Like It)" • "Trepak" • "Trouble" • "William Tell Overture"
Minigames Barrel Race • Match That Badge • Rhythm Keeper
Modes Freestyle Zone • Street Performance
Miscellaneous Ad-lib • DK Bongos • Donkey Konga 2 (Flash game) • Gallery • Name that Beat
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