Too Bad! (Super Mario 64 DS)

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"Too Bad!"
"Too Bad!" in Super Mario 64 DS
Composed by:
Koji Kondo[1]
Key C major
First appearance Super Mario 64 DS (2004)
Latest appearance WarioWare: Get It Together! (2021)
Arrangement of
"Player Down" (Super Mario Bros.)

"Too Bad!"[2][3] is a musical jingle in Super Mario 64 DS, where it plays if the player loses a minigame. It is a slightly faster-paced, drum-less arrangement of "Player Down" from Super Mario Bros.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario 64 DS[edit]

Super Mario 64 DS marks the first appearance of "Too Bad!". Additionally, a unique arrangement of "Too Bad!" plays after losing the Super Mario Slot minigame.

New Super Mario Bros. series[edit]

In the New Super Mario Bros. series, the original version of "Too Bad!" plays when the player loses a life.

Super Mario Maker series[edit]

In Super Mario Maker, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS and Super Mario Maker 2, the original version of "Too Bad!" plays whenever the player loses a life in the New Super Mario Bros. U style.

Super Mario Run[edit]

In Super Mario Run, the original version of "Too Bad!" plays whenever the player loses a life.

Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition[edit]

In Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition, an arrangement of "Too Bad!" plays if the player loses.

Icon of an audio speaker. Too Bad! - The arrangement found in Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition
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WarioWare: Get It Together![edit]

In WarioWare: Get It Together!, the original version of "Too Bad!" plays whenever the player loses the New Super Mario Bros. U microgame.

Other arrangements[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Simplified Piano Solos[edit]

The New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Simplified Piano Solos sheet music book features a solo piano arrangement of "Too Bad!", titled "Player Down", arranged by Shinobu Amayake.

Gallery[edit]

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario 64 DS Nintendo DS 2004 Original Koji Kondo
New Super Mario Bros. Nintendo DS 2006 Original "Too Bad!"[2] Koji Kondo
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Wii 2009 Original Koji Kondo
New Super Mario Bros. 2 Nintendo 3DS 2012 Original Koji Kondo
New Super Mario Bros. U Wii U 2012 Original "Too Bad!"[3] Koji Kondo
New Super Luigi U Wii U 2013 Original "Too Bad!"[3] Koji Kondo
New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U Wii U 2013 Original "Too Bad!"[3] Koji Kondo
New Super Mario Bros. 2: Gold Edition Nintendo 3DS 2014 Original Koji Kondo
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition Nintendo 3DS 2015 Arrangement
Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition Nintendo 3DS 2015 Past arrangement (Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition)
Super Mario Maker Wii U 2015 Original Koji Kondo
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS Nintendo 3DS 2016 Original Koji Kondo
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Nintendo Switch 2019 Original "Too Bad!"[3] Koji Kondo
Super Mario Maker 2 Nintendo Switch 2019 Original Koji Kondo
WarioWare: Get It Together! Nintendo Switch 2021 Original Koji Kondo

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Nintendo Music) 2025 Original "Too Bad!" Koji Kondo
New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo Music)

Other media[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Simplified Piano Solos 2010 Arrangement "Player Down" Shinobu Amayake
New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Intermediate–Advanced Piano Solos 2013 Arrangement "Player Down"

Names in other languages[edit]

"Too Bad!"[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNote(s)Ref.
Japaneseミス
Misu
Miss[2][3]

"Player Down"[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNote(s)Ref.
Japaneseプレイヤーダウン
Pureiyā Daun
Player Down[1]

References[edit]