Stage Start

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Not to be confused with Game Start.
"Stage Start"
"Stage Start" in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
The image for "Stage Start" from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island on Nintendo Music.
Image from Nintendo Music
Composed by:
Koji Kondo
Key Atonal
First appearance Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Latest appearance Mario Kart World (2025)

"Stage Start"[1] is an atonal ten-note musical jingle composed by Koji Kondo for Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island , where it plays at the start of every level. It is played solely on percussion.

History[edit ]

Yoshi series[edit ]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit ]

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Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island marks the first appearance of "Stage Start". It is also included in the official soundtrack album Super Mario: Yossy Island Original Sound Version .

In the Game Boy Advance remake of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 , an arrangement of "Stage Start" arranged by Taiju Suzuki plays for the same purpose as in the original game.

Yoshi Touch & Go[edit ]

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In Yoshi Touch & Go , an arrangement of "Stage Start" plays at the start of the segments where the player controls Yoshi.

Yoshi's Island DS[edit ]

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In Yoshi's Island DS , an arrangement of "Stage Start" plays at the start of every level.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit ]

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit ]

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U , an upbeat, synth-focused medley arrangement of "Stage Start", "Flower Field BGM", "Opening Melody", and "Map Screen" from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island arranged by Yoshihito Yano can play in the Woolly World stage. It is titled "Yoshi's Island" in the game's sound test.

Icon of an audio speaker. Yoshi's Island - The arrangement heard in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit ]

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate , "Yoshi's Island" from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U can play in any Super Smash Bros. -series and Yoshi -series stage. It is titled "Yoshi's Island (for 3DS / Wii U)" in the game's sound test.

Mario Kart series[edit ]

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit ]

In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe , as part of Wave 4 of the Booster Course Pass , an arrangement of "Stage Start" plays at the starting grid of the Yoshi's Island race course in Grand Prix or VS Race, replacing the usual "Starting Grid (Grand Prix / VS Race)" jingle. It is titled "Starting Grid (Yoshi's Island)" in the Nintendo Music app.

Icon of an audio speaker. Starting Grid (Yoshi's Island) - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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Mario Kart Tour[edit ]

In Mario Kart Tour , the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe version of "Stage Start" plays at the starting grid of the Yoshi's Island race course, replacing the usual "Starting Grid" jingle.

Mario Kart World[edit ]

In Mario Kart World , an arrangement of "Stage Start" is incorporated in the game's arrangement of "Athletic BGM" from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island at the end of the A section, which can play in Free Roam during the day, on the route from Dino Dino Jungle to Great ? Block Ruins in the Banana Cup, and on any VS Race route.

Icon of an audio speaker. Athletic BGM - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart World
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Gallery[edit ]

List of Super Mario appearances[edit ]

Games[edit ]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1995 Original "Stage Start"[1] Koji Kondo
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 Game Boy Advance 2002 Arrangement Taiju Suzuki
Yoshi Touch & Go Nintendo DS 2005 Arrangement
Yoshi's Island DS Nintendo DS 2006 Arrangement
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Wii U 2014 Arrangement "Yoshi's Island"[2] Yoshihito Yano
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Switch 2018 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. for Wii U) "Yoshi's Island (for 3DS / Wii U)"[3] Yoshihito Yano
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo Switch 2023[a] Arrangement "Starting Grid (Yoshi's Island)"[1]
Mario Kart Tour iOS, Android 2023[b] Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8 Deluxe)
Mario Kart World Nintendo Switch 2 2025 Arrangement "Athletic BGM"[4]
  1. ^ Added in Wave 4 of the Booster Course Pass on March 9, 2023
  2. ^ Added in the 2023 Yoshi Tour on April 4, 2023

Albums[edit ]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario: Yossy Island Original Sound Version 1995 Original 「ゲームスタート」 (Gēmu Sutāto) Koji Kondo

Other media[edit ]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Nintendo Music 2024 Original "Stage Start" Koji Kondo
Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8 Deluxe) "Starting Grid (Yoshi's Island)"

Names in other languages[edit ]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese ゲームスタート
Gēmu Sutāto		 Game Start [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!"
Other "Important Item Acquired" • "Title BGM" (Excitebike) • "Totakeke's theme"
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