World Clear

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"World Clear"

"World Clear" in Super Mario Bros.
Composed by:
Koji Kondo
First appearance Super Mario Bros. (1985)
Latest appearance Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. (2020)

"World Clear"[1] is a short musical fanfare composed for Super Mario Bros. by Koji Kondo. It plays whenever the player completes a castle course.

Reuses[edit]

Game Description
VS. Super Mario Bros. / All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros. / Super Mario Bros. Deluxe / Classic NES Series: Super Mario Bros. / Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. These remakes of Super Mario Bros. reuse the original soundtrack for the same purposes, including "World Clear".
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels This game reuses the soundtrack from Super Mario Bros. for the same purposes, including "World Clear".
Mario Calculator If the answer equals the player's birthday according to their regional date format (e.g. August 4th would be "804" in North America and "408" in Europe and Australia), a text saying "Your Birthday" is displayed next to the result and the flagpole sound effect and "World Clear" play.
Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS / Super Mario Maker 2 "Course Clear" plays when the player completes a castle-themed course in the Super Mario Bros. style.
Super Mario Bros. 35 "World Clear" plays when the player places first in a match.

Arrangements[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Bros. Special[edit]

Like in Super Mario Bros., "World Clear" plays in Super Mario Bros. Special whenever the player completes a castle level, though this arrangement is much choppier, is slowed down significantly, and uses harsher chiptune instrumentation than the original.

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Super Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)[edit]

The Crystal Screen Game & Watch version of Super Mario Bros. features a very short arrangement of "World Clear."

This arrangement is also used in the special-edition Game & Watch, New Wide Screen Game & Watch, and Mini Classics releases of Super Mario Bros.

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Super Mario All-Stars[edit]

Super Mario All-Stars features an enhanced 16-bit arrangement of "World Clear" in Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels whenever the player completes a level.

This arrangement returns for the same purpose in Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World and Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition.

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Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

In Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, two arrangement of "World Clear" plays when the player defeats Bowser in World 8-Bowser's Castle and in the e-Reader card level Classic World 1-4, a recreation of World 1-4 from Super Mario Bros. The former arrangement has a slower tempo whereas the latter's is much similar to the original.

New Super Mario Bros.[edit]

In New Super Mario Bros., an arrangement of "World Clear" plays after the player completes the final battle with Bowser in World 8-Bowser's Castle.

Super Mario Galaxy[edit]

Pre-release footage of Super Mario Galaxy dating back to E3 2006 shows that collecting a Power Star was originally going to play an arrangement of "World Clear".[2]

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, an arrangement of "World Clear" plays after the player defeats Giant Bowser in World 8-Bowser's Castle. This arrangement is reused in New Super Mario Bros. 2, New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder[edit]

In Super Mario Bros. Wonder, an arrangement of "World Clear" plays after the player defeats Castle Bowser in The Final Battle! Bowser's Rage Stage.

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show![edit]

An arrangement of "World Clear" often plays whenever Mario transforms into Super Mario.

Mario Hoops 3-on-3[edit]

In Mario Hoops 3-on-3, an abbreviated arrangement of the end of "World Clear" plays whenever the slot machine in Jr. Street has three symbols appear in a row or diagonally.

Itadaki Street series[edit]

Itadaki Street DS[edit]

In Itadaki Street DS, an orchestral arrangement of "World Clear" plays following the conclusion of a Super Mario-themed board.

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Fortune Street[edit]

Like Itadaki Street DS, an orchestral arrangement of "World Clear" plays in Fortune Street following the conclusion of a Super Mario-themed board.

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List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario Bros. Nintendo Entertainment System 1985 Original "World Clear"[1] Koji Kondo
VS. Super Mario Bros. VS. System 1986 Original Koji Kondo
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels Family Computer Disk System 1986 Original Koji Kondo
Super Mario Bros. Game & Watch (Crystal Screen) 1986 Arrangement
Super Mario Bros. Special NEC PC-88, Sharp X1, Samsung SPC-1500 1986 Arrangement
All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros. Family Computer Disk System 1986 Original Koji Kondo
Super Mario Bros. Game & Watch (Special Edition) 1987 Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. [Game & Watch (Crystal Screen)])
Super Mario Bros. Game & Watch (New Wide Screen) 1988 Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. [Game & Watch (Crystal Screen)])
Super Mario All-Stars Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1993 Arrangement
Super Mario Bros. Mini Classics 1998 Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. [Game & Watch (Crystal Screen)])
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1994 Past arrangement (Super Mario All-Stars)
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe Game Boy Color 1999 Original Koji Kondo
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Game Boy Advance 2003 Arrangement
Classic NES Series: Super Mario Bros. Game Boy Advance 2004 Original Koji Kondo
New Super Mario Bros. Nintendo DS 2006 Arrangement
Mario Hoops 3-on-3 Nintendo DS 2006 Arrangement
Itadaki Street DS Nintendo DS 2007 Arrangement
Mario Calculator Nintendo DSi 2009 Original
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Wii 2009 Arrangement
Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition Wii 2010 Past arrangement (Super Mario All-Stars)
Fortune Street Wii 2011 Arrangement
New Super Mario Bros. 2 Nintendo 3DS 2012 Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)
New Super Mario Bros. U Wii U 2012 Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)
New Super Luigi U Wii U 2013 Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)
New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U Wii U 2013 Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)
Super Mario Maker Wii U 2015 Original Koji Kondo
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Nintendo Switch 2019 Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)
Super Mario Maker 2 Nintendo Switch 2019 Original Koji Kondo
Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. Game & Watch 2020 Original Koji Kondo

Film and television[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! 1989 Arrangement


Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Famicom Music 1986 Original "SUPER MARIO BROS." Koji Kondo
FAMICOM 20TH ANNIVERSARY ORIGINAL SOUND TRACKS VOL.1 2004 Original 「クッパを倒したときのファンファーレ」 (Kuppa o Taoshita Toki no Fanfāre) Koji Kondo
Game Sound Museum: Super Mario Bros. 2004 Original 「クッパを倒したときのファンファーレ」 (Kuppa o Taoshita Toki no Fanfāre) Koji Kondo
Famicom Sound History Series: Mario the Music 2004 Original 「クッパを倒したときのファンファーレ」 (Kuppa o Taoshita Toki no Fanfāre) Koji Kondo
Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection 2005 Original 「ワールドクリア ファンファーレ」 (Wārudo Kuria Fanfāre) Koji Kondo
Super Mario History 1985-2010 2010 Original "World Clear" Koji Kondo
Nintendo FAMICOM MUSIC 2013 Original 「ワールドクリア ファンファーレ」 (Wārudo Kuria Fanfāre) Koji Kondo

Other media[edit]

Work Format Year Type Title Credits
FAMICOM 20TH ANNIVERSARY GAMEMUSIC DVD DVD 2004 Original 「クッパを倒した時のファンファーレ」 (Kuppa o Taoshita Toki no Fanfāre) Koji Kondo

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ワールドクリアファンファーレ[3]
Wārudo kuria fanfāre
World Clear Fanfare
Italian Mondo completato[4] World clear

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Super Mario History 1985-2010 tracklist
  2. ^ Forest of Illusion (February 7, 2021). TMK | Nintendo E3 2006 - Super Mario Galaxy (2) (11:48). YouTube (American English). Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  3. ^ Itadaki Street DS sound test
  4. ^ Super Mario History 1985-2010 track list on Nintendo.it