Battle Course (Mario Kart: Double Dash!! theme)
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- Names in other languages
| "Battle Course" | |
|---|---|
| "Battle Course" in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! | |
| Composed by: Unknown (either Kenta Nagata or Shinobu Nagata) | |
| Genres | Ska, funk, jazz |
| First appearance | Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003) |
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart World (2025) |
"Battle Course"[1] is a musical theme in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, where it plays in the battle courses Cookie Land, Block City, Nintendo GameCube, and Pipe Plaza, as well as in Luigi's Mansion and Tilt-a-Kart in Shine Thief. This theme uses mostly ska instrumentation, and consists of brass, a saxophone, a Hammond organ, a synth, Latin percussion, and agogô bells.
History[edit]
Mario Kart: Double Dash!![edit]
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! marks the first appearance of "Battle Course".
In Shine Thief, whenever the Shine Sprite is dropped on the course, the theme loses the main melody.
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Mario Kart Wii[edit]
In Mario Kart Wii, the original version of "Battle Course" plays in GCN Cookie Land.
Mario Kart World[edit]
In Mario Kart World, an arrangement of "Battle Course" plays in Dino Dino Jungle during battles. The theme now features bongo drums and a Rhodes piano throughout, and the synth bass has been replaced by an electric one. In the repeat of the A section, a synth replaces the brass from the original, which joins the off-beat guitar chords on the left instead. The B section now uses a looping square wave arpeggio.
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List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Kart: Double Dash!! | Nintendo GameCube | 2003 | Original | ||
| Arrangement | |||||
| Mario Kart Wii | Wii | 2008 | Original | ||
| Mario Kart World | Nintendo Switch 2 | 2025 | Arrangement | "Battle Course"[1] |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish | Circuito de Batalla | Battle Circuit | [1] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Mario Kart World pause menu