Sword Play

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This article is about the musical theme from Princess Peach: Showtime! For the microgame in WarioWare: Get It Together!, see Swordplay.
"Sword Play"
"Sword Play" in Princess Peach: Showtime!
Thumbnail for "Sword Play" from Princess Peach: Showtime! used for Nintendo Music.
Image from Nintendo Music
Composed by:
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First appearance Princess Peach: Showtime! (2024)
Latest appearance Tetris 99 (39th Maximus Cup) (2024)

"Sword Play"[1] is a musical theme in Princess Peach: Showtime!, where it plays during the battles against the Sour Bunch in The Castle of Thorns and The Ghostly Castle, and the Ōgata Arm UFO in Mighty Mission: Alien Invasion.

History[edit]

Princess Peach: Showtime![edit]

Princess Peach: Showtime! marks the first appearance of "Sword Play".

Tetris 99[edit]

In Tetris 99, the original version of "Sword Play" plays when there are 50 to 11 players remaining while the Princess Peach: Showtime! theme is in use.

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Princess Peach: Showtime! Nintendo Switch 2024 Original "Sword Play"[1]
Tetris 99 Nintendo Switch 2024[a] Original
  1. ^ Added in the 39th Maximus Cup on April 5, 2024

Other media[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Nintendo Music 2025[a] Original "Sword Play"
  1. ^ Added on September 29, 2025

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese 演戟(えんげき)
Engeki
Possibly a pun on演劇えんげき(engeki, "theater") andげき(geki, "ji", a Chinese polearm) [1]

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