Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros. 3)

The "Ground Theme" is a musical theme composed by Koji Kondo for above-ground levels in Super Mario Bros. 3.

Reuses
The following list does not include ports or remakes of Super Mario Bros. 3.

Super Mario All-Stars
A 16-bit arrangement of the "Ground Theme" can be heard on Super Mario Bros. 3 ground levels in Super Mario All-Stars, as well as Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World and Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition.

Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
An arrangement of the "Ground Theme" similar to one heard in Super Mario All-Stars can be heard in Game Boy Advance remake of Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3. This version is much more compressed than the Super Mario All-Stars version and uses different, lower-quality synthetic instruments. Additionally, it directly starts using timbales instead of bongos before the transitional ones.

New Super Mario Bros. 2
In New Super Mario Bros. 2, the loading chime sometimes plays a brief arrangement of the "Ground Theme".

Super Mario Maker
Super Mario Maker features an ambient arrangement of the "Ground Theme" using eight tracks that fade in and out randomly to create a dynamic mix. The arrangement is heard while editing Super Mario Bros. 3-style ground-themed courses in the Course Maker.

This arrangement returns in Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS and Super Mario Maker 2, where it is used for the same purpose.

Super Mario Run
In Super Mario Run, the background music for Remix 10 includes an arrangement of the "Ground Theme".

Super Mario Maker 2
Super Mario Maker 2 features a version of the "Ground Theme" that plays during the nighttime version of ground-themed levels in the Super Mario Bros. 3 style.

Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Smash Bros. Melee features a // arrangement medley of the "Ground Theme" and Grass Land map theme titled "Super Mario Bros. 3". It prominently features, , and in its instrumentation.

The arrangement returns in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, now titled "Super Mario Bros. 3 (Melee)", where it can be played on Brawls Yoshi's Island stage; in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, now titled "Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros. 3)", where it can be played on Melees Yoshi's Island stage and the Super Mario Maker stage; and in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where it can be played on any Super Smash Bros.-series and Super Mario-series stage. The Brawl version has slightly different instruments.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate features a new arrangement medley of the "Overworld Theme", the level clear jingle, and the Grass Land map theme titled "Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. 3". The overall arrangement is a blend of and -inspired instrumentation.

Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix
Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix includes a arrangement of the "Ground Theme" as a playable song titled "Hammer Dance".

Tetris DS
In Tetris DS, an arrangement of the "Ground Theme" titled "Mario Tetris 3" can be heard in levels 4, 5, and 6 in Marathon mode.

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
The Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games features a tropical arrangement of the "Ground Theme" played on the with  accompaniment.

This arrangement returns in Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games and the Wii U version of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Super Mario World
A arrangement of the "Ground Theme" arranged by Soichi Noriki and performed by the Mario Club Band is included in the Super Mario World album, titled "Go! Go! Raccoon Mario".