Powerful Mario (theme)
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| "Powerful Mario" | |||
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| "Powerful Mario" in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | |||
| The image for "Powerful Mario" from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island on Nintendo Music. Image from Nintendo Music | |||
| Composed by: Koji Kondo | |||
| Key | C major | ||
| BPM | 120 | ||
| Time signature | 2 4 | ||
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) | ||
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"Powerful Mario"[1] is a musical theme composed by Koji Kondo for Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island , where it plays when Baby Mario becomes Superstar Mario, when playing Mini Battles, and in certain sub-areas. The main melody is an arrangement of "Invincibility BGM" from Super Mario Bros. , and it introduces a countermelody that would later reappear in Super Mario 64 and numerous later games. The countermelody is similar to the opening of "Keynsham", a track from the British band Bonzo Dog Band's eponymous fourth album, released in 1969.
History[edit ]
Yoshi franchise[edit ]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island[edit ]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island marks its first appearance.
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit ]
In Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 , the main melody of the theme uses a different instrument from the original Yoshi's Island arrangement.
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Yoshi Touch & Go[edit ]
In Yoshi Touch & Go , a MIDI-esque arrangement plays when Baby Mario collects a Super Star in Time Attack mode, which speeds up when the invincibility is about to wear off.
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Yoshi's New Island[edit ]
Yoshi's New Island uses a ukulele arrangement that plays the countermelody on glockenspiel.
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Super Mario series[edit ]
Super Mario 64[edit ]
In Super Mario 64 , an arrangement is used for Wing Mario and Vanish Mario and plays when a character rides or swims with a Koopa Shell. This arrangement is titled "Powerful Mario" in the official soundtrack and the Nintendo Music app, and returns for the same purpose in Super Mario 64 DS . Additionally, it also plays when Mario has Super Star invincibility in New Super Mario Bros. and in Super Mario Maker while wearing the Mario costume.
Super Mario 64 DS[edit ]
Super Mario 64 DS introduces arrangements of "Powerful Mario" for while the player character is riding Hoot and while Mario has Floating Power. The minigames Bounce and Pounce and Bounce and Trounce use another variation as background music, where an electric piano takes over for both the melody and countermelody. This arrangement returns in New Super Mario Bros. for the latter minigame, as well as Balloon Racing, Jumping Brothers, and Jumping Sudden Death, and in the gallery of the Nintendo DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games . The minigame arrangement that returns in New Super Mario Bros. is titled "Balloon Racing" in the Nintendo Music app.
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Super Mario Galaxy[edit ]
Super Mario Galaxy uses an arrangement for Rainbow Mario, which accelerates over time to reinforce that the power-up is temporary. It is titled "Rainbow Mario" in the official Super Mario Galaxy Original Soundtrack album and the Nintendo Music app.
Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit ]
Super Mario Galaxy 2 uses a slightly updated version of Super Mario Galaxy's arrangement with added cymbals.
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Super Mario Run[edit ]
In Super Mario Run , a techno arrangement plays after obtaining a Super Star in Remix 10 mode. The theme incorporates the countermelody originally heard in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga[edit ]
In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga , a MIDI-esque arrangement titled "It's My Turn" is used during the Star 'Stache Smash minigame.
However in the game's remake, an arrangement of "Do It Now!" from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam is used instead.
Paper Mario series[edit ]
Paper Mario: Sticker Star[edit ]
In Paper Mario: Sticker Star , a jazzy arrangement that plays the main melody on saxophones and the countermelody on an organ is used for standard Super Star invincibility. Another arrangement is integrated — alongside the game's title theme — into the music track for the final part of the fight with Bowser, and plays the main melody on a different instrument and the countermelody on a xylophone.
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Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit ]
As with the previous two Paper Mario games, Paper Mario: The Origami King introduces a new arrangement based on Paper Mario: Sticker Star's arrangement but with instruments commonly heard in many heavy metal songs. This arrangement is used for when Mario collects a Super Star.
Super Mario Party Jamboree[edit ]
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In Super Mario Party Jamboree , an arrangement titled "Taking Down Impostor Bowser" is played during the final attack on Impostor Bowser in Bowser's Kaboom Squad.
Gallery[edit ]
Image for "Powerful Mario" from Super Mario 64 on Nintendo Music
Image for "Super Star" from New Super Mario Bros. on Nintendo Music
Image for "Balloon Racing" from New Super Mario Bros. on Nintendo Music
Image for "Rainbow Mario" from Super Mario Galaxy on Nintendo Music
Image for "Super Star" from Paper Mario: The Origami King on Nintendo Music
Image for "Taking Down Impostor Bowser" from Super Mario Party Jamboree on Nintendo Music
List of Super Mario appearances[edit ]
Games[edit ]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | 1995 | Original | "Powerful Mario" | Koji Kondo |
| Super Mario 64 | 1996 | Arrangement | "Powerful Mario" | Koji Kondo |
| Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 | 2002 | Arrangement | Taiju Suzuki | |
| Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga | 2003 | Arrangement | "It's My Turn" | Yoko Shimomura |
| Super Mario 64 DS | 2004 | Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) | Koji Kondo | |
| Arrangement | Kenta Nagata | |||
| Yoshi Touch & Go | 2005 | Arrangement | ||
| New Super Mario Bros. | 2006 | Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) | "Super Star"[1] | Koji Kondo |
| Past arrangement (Super Mario 64 DS) | "Balloon Racing"[1] | Kenta Nagata | ||
| Super Mario Galaxy | 2007 | Arrangement | "Rainbow Mario" | Mahito Yokota |
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | 2010 | Arrangement | Mahito Yokota | |
| Paper Mario: Sticker Star | 2012 | Arrangement | ||
| Yoshi's New Island | 2014 | Arrangement | Masayoshi Ishi | |
| Super Mario Maker | 2015 | Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) | Koji Kondo | |
| Super Mario Run | 2017[a] | Arrangement | ||
| Paper Mario: The Origami King | 2020 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario 3D All-Stars | 2020 | Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) | "Powerful Mario" | Koji Kondo |
| Past arrangement (Super Mario Galaxy) | "Rainbow Mario" | Mahito Yokota | ||
| Super Mario Galaxy | 2025 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Galaxy) | "Rainbow Mario" | Mahito Yokota |
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Galaxy 2) | |||
| Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Galaxy) | "Rainbow Mario" | ||
| Past arrangement (Super Mario Galaxy 2) |
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Albums[edit ]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
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| Super Mario: Yossy Island Original Sound Version | 1995 | Original | パワフル赤ちゃん ("Powerful Baby") | Koji Kondo |
| Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack | 1996 | Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) | "Powerful Mario" | Koji Kondo |
| Nintendo 64 Original Soundtrack Greatest Hits | 1996 | Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) | "Wing Cap Mario" | Koji Kondo |
| Super Mario Galaxy Original Soundtrack | 2008 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Galaxy) | "Rainbow Mario" | Mahito Yokota |