Slider
"Slider" is a musical theme composed for Super Mario 64 by Koji Kondo. It is a frantic bluegrass/country interpretation of the "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" motif, played in D major at a presto tempo. The name "slider" is used in Japanese for the "slide" type of level.
Original
In Super Mario 64 and its Nintendo DS remake Super Mario 64 DS, "Slider" is the background music in, as the name implies, all slide areas; it also plays in Tick Tock Clock, Rainbow Ride, Tower of the Wing Cap, Vanish Cap Under the Moat, Wing Mario Over the Rainbow, and Battle Fort, as well as during Koopa the Quick's footraces. In Super Mario 64 DS, it plays in all four stages in Vs. mode.
The melody is played on harmonica, and the countermelody on whistle, with banjo, piano, acoustic bass, and drumset as accompaniment.
Reuses
The following list does not count ports and remakes.
| Game | Description |
|---|---|
| Minecraft: Wii U Edition / Minecraft / Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition | "Slider" is included as a part of the music for the Super Mario Mash-up. |
| Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | "Slider" is included as a selectable track titled "Slide" and can be played on the Peach's Castle stage. |
| Mario Party: Star Rush | "Slider" is one of the tracks available to play in Rhythm Recital, titled "Slide". |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | "Slider" is included as a selectable track titled "Slide" and can be played on any Super Smash Bros.-series and Super Mario-series stage. |
| Super Mario Maker 2 | "Slider" is a sound effect in the music category, represented by the Nintendo 64 logo. It has a new fast version for when the Time Limit decreases below 100 seconds. |
Arrangements
Mario Party 2
In Mario Party 2, the beginning of the track "The Blue Skies Yonder" uses the first few notes of "Slider".
 The Blue Skies Yonder - The arrangement heard in Mario Party 2 | File info 0:30 |
Super Mario series
Super Mario Galaxy 2
In Super Mario Galaxy 2, an arrangement of "Slider" is used for the slide in Tall Trunk Galaxy, and while rolling the Star Ball or Purple Coin Ball in Rolling Coaster Galaxy. In the latter case, it adjusts in tempo and intensity to match the speed of the ball, fading into a sparse version played on sine synthesizer, two recorders, and harp if it is kept still, and increasing in speed (affecting the pitch continuously, as opposed to an increase in tempo) when the ball accelerates down the rail launchers.
| Slide - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Galaxy 2 | File info 0:30 |
| Slide - The idle version of the arrangement heard in Super Mario Galaxy 2 | File info 0:30 |
Super Mario 3D World
In Super Mario 3D World, an arrangement (titled "Plessie's Plunging Falls" in the official soundtrack) is played while riding Plessie. The accompaniment uses guitar and bongos.
| Plessie's Plunging Falls - The arrangement heard in Super Mario 3D World | File info 0:30 |
Super Smash Bros. Melee
In Super Smash Bros. Melee, an orchestral arrangement of "Slider" was arranged for the Rainbow Cruise stage by HAL Laboratory composer Shogo Sakai, under the same name as the stage. The arrangement also incorporates the Underwater Theme from Super Mario Bros. In the Super Smash Bros. Melee: Smashing...Live! album, the arrangement is played by a live orchestra.
The song returns for the same stage in Super Smash Bros. Brawl (titled "Rainbow Cruise (Melee)"), for Smash Run in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, for the Delfino Plaza stage in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and for every Super Mario-franchise stage in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (titled "Slide").
| Rainbow Cruise - The arrangement heard in Super Smash Bros. Melee | File info 0:30 |
| Rainbow Cruise - The arrangement heard on the Super Smash Bros. Melee: Smashing...Live! album | File info 0:15 |
Paper Mario: Sticker Star
In Paper Mario: Sticker Star, a big band arrangement titled "Go Go Trolley!" ("Go, Go, Trolley!" in the British English version) is played during the mine cart ride in Bowser's Snow Fort.
| Go Go Trolley! - The arrangement heard in Paper Mario: Sticker Star | File info 0:30 |
Nintendo Land
In Nintendo Land, an arrangement plays on the Slide Hill stage of Mario Chase, with the second bar adding in the opening six notes from the Super Mario Bros. Ground Theme. The tempo increases when the timer reaches 60 and 30 seconds.
| Mario Chase: Slide Hill - The arrangement heard in Nintendo Land | File info |
Mario & Sonic series
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games
Another big band arrangement was created for Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. The arrangement opens with an original introduction played on trumpet and electric guitar, the former of which is used for the main melody for the remainder of the song, and trumpet, saxophone, and electric guitar solos are added partway through the song.
| Slider - The arrangement heard in Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games | File info 0:30 |
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
A different arrangement was created for the Wii U version of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, though this version is more faithful to the original "Slider" than its predecessor's.
| Slider - The arrangement heard in Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games | File info 0:30 |
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
In Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, as well as its Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS ports, an arrangement of "Slider" is played in the Coins Galore levels.
| Coins Galore - The arrangement heard in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker | File info 0:30 |
List of Super Mario appearances
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario 64 | 1996 | Original | "Slider" | Koji Kondo |
| Mario Party 2 | 1999 | Arrangement | "The Blue Skies Yonder" | |
| Super Smash Bros. Melee | 2001 | Arrangement | "Rainbow Cruise" | Shogo Sakai |
| Super Mario 64 DS | 2004 | Original | "Slider" | Koji Kondo |
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl | 2008 | Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Melee) | "Rainbow Cruise (Melee)" | Shogo Sakai |
| Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii) | 2010 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | 2010 | Arrangement | "Slide" | Mahito Yokota |
| Paper Mario: Sticker Star | 2012 | Arrangement | "Go Go Trolley!" | |
| Nintendo Land | 2012 | Arrangement | Ryo Nagamatsu | |
| Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games | 2013 | Arrangement | "Slider" | |
| Super Mario 3D World | 2013 | Arrangement | "Plessie's Plunging Falls" | |
| Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | 2014 | Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Melee) | "Rainbow Cruise" | Shogo Sakai |
| 20151 | Original | "Slide" | Koji Kondo | |
| Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Wii U) | 2014 | Arrangement | ||
| Minecraft: Wii U Edition | 2015 | Original | "Slider" | Koji Kondo |
| Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U) | 2016 | Arrangement | "Slider" | |
| Mario Party: Star Rush | 2016 | Original | "Slide" | Koji Kondo |
| Minecraft | 2017 | Original | "Slider" | Koji Kondo |
| Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition | 2017 | Original | "Slider" | Koji Kondo |
| Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS) | 2018 | Past arrangement (Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker) | ||
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | 2018 | Original | "Slide" | Koji Kondo |
| Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Melee) | "Slide (Remix)" | Shogo Sakai | ||
| Super Mario Maker 2 | 2019 | Original | "Slider" | Koji Kondo |
| Super Mario 3D All-Stars | 2020 | Original | "Slider" | Koji Kondo |
| Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury | 2021 | Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D World) | "Plessie's Plunging Falls" |
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Soundtracks
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack | 1996 | Original | "Slider" | Koji Kondo |
| Super Smash Bros. Melee: Smashing...Live! | 2003 | Arrangement | "Rainbow Cruise" | Shogo Sakai[1] |
| Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection | 2005 | Original | 「スライダー」 (Suraidā) | Koji Kondo |
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 Original Soundtrack | 2010 | Arrangement | "Slide" | Mahito Yokota |
| Super Mario History 1985-2010 | 2010 | Original | "Slider" | Koji Kondo |
| The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music | 2015 | Original | 「スライダー」 (Suraidā) | Koji Kondo |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | スライダー Suraidā |
Slider |
References
- ^ Super Smash Bros. Melee Smashing…Live! VGMdb. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
