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Not to be confused with Course Clear or Area Cleared.
"Phase Clear"
"Phase Clear" in Wrecking Crew
Thumbnail for "Phase Clear" from Wrecking Crew for Nintendo Music
Image from Nintendo Music
Composed by:
Hirokazu Tanaka
First appearance Wrecking Crew (1985)
Latest appearance Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018)

"Phase Clear"[1] is a musical jingle composed by Hirokazu Tanaka for Wrecking Crew , where it plays when the player completes any phase (sans the Bonus Stages).

History[edit ]

Wrecking Crew series[edit ]

Wrecking Crew[edit ]

Wrecking Crew marks the first appearance of "Phase Clear". It is also included in the official albums Game Sound Museum: Wrecking Crew and Famicom 20th Anniversary Original Sound Tracks Vol.1 .

Wrecking Crew '98[edit ]

In Wrecking Crew '98 , a chiptune arrangement of "Phase Clear" is featured in the game's port of Wrecking Crew, where it plays for the same purpose as in the original game.

Icon of an audio speaker. Phase Clear - The arrangement heard in Wrecking Crew '98
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Super Smash Bros. series[edit ]

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS[edit ]

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS , a medley of the original versions of "Game Start", "Phase BGM", "Phase Clear", "Bonus Phase", "Golden Hammer", and "Game Over" from Wrecking Crew can play in the Duck Hunt stage. It is titled the "Wrecking Crew Retro Medley" in the game's sound test.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit ]

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U , the "Wrecking Crew Retro Medley" from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS can play in the Wrecking Crew stage.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit ]

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate , the "Wrecking Crew Retro Medley" from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS can play in any Super Smash Bros. -series and "Other"-series stage.

Super Mario Maker[edit ]

In Super Mario Maker , the original version of "Phase Clear" plays when the player completes a level as Costume Mario with the Foreman Spike costume.

List of Super Mario appearances[edit ]

Games[edit ]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Wrecking Crew Nintendo Entertainment System 1985 Original "Phase Clear"[1] Hirokazu Tanaka
Wrecking Crew '98 Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1998 Arrangement
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Nintendo 3DS 2014 Original "Wrecking Crew Retro Medley"[2] Hirokazu Tanaka
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Wii U 2014 Original "Wrecking Crew Retro Medley"[3] Hirokazu Tanaka
Super Mario Maker Wii U 2015 Original Hirokazu Tanaka
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Switch 2018 Original "Wrecking Crew Retro Medley"[4] Hirokazu Tanaka

Albums[edit ]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Famicom 20th Anniversary Original Sound Tracks Vol.1 2004 Original 「BGM A〜ステージクリア」 (BGM A ~ Sutēji Kuria) Hirokazu Tanaka
Game Sound Museum: Wrecking Crew 2004 Original 「ステージクリア」 (Sutēji Kuria) Hirokazu Tanaka

Other media[edit ]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Nintendo Music 2025[a] Original "Phase Clear" Hirokazu Tanaka
  1. ^ Added on July 21, 2025

Names in other languages[edit ]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese ステージクリア
Sutēji Kuria
Stage Clear [1]

References[edit ]

Recurring jingles
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong "Game Start" • "Round 1 and 2 Clear" • "Round Start BGM"
Donkey Kong Jr. "Game Start"
Donkey Kong Country "Lost a Balloon" • "Well Done"
Mario Bros. series Mario Bros. "Game Start"
Wrecking Crew series Wrecking Crew "Game Start" • "Game Over" • "Phase Clear"
Super Mario series Super Mario Bros. "Course Clear" • "Game Over" • "Player Down" • "Timer Warning" • "World Clear"
Super Mario Bros. 3 "Course Clear" • "Fireworks" • "Game Over" • "Player Down" • "World Clear"
Super Mario World "Course Clear"
Super Mario 64 "Bowser's Message" • "Course Clear" • "Star Catch Fanfare" • "Peach's Letter" • "Toad's Message"
New Super Mario Bros. "Course Clear"
New Super Mario Bros. Wii "Game Over"
Dr. Mario series Dr. Mario "Game Over"
Mario Kart series Mario Kart 64 "Starting Grid (Time Trials / Battle)"
Yoshi series Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island "Stage Start"
Yoshi's Story "30 Fruit!"
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