Course Clear (Super Mario Bros. 3)
| "Course Clear" | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| "Course Clear" in Super Mario Bros. 3 | |||
Image from Nintendo Music | |||
| Composed by: Koji Kondo | |||
| Key | C major | ||
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) | ||
| Latest appearance | It's Me, Mario! Stop Motion Shorts (2025) | ||
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"Course Clear"[1] is a musical jingle composed by Koji Kondo for Super Mario Bros. 3, where it plays when the player completes a level. It is an arrangement of "Athletic BGM" from the same game.
Reuses[edit]
The following list does not include ports and remakes of Super Mario Bros. 3
| Game | Description |
|---|---|
| Paper Mario: Color Splash | "Course Clear" plays when Mario grabs a Goal Pole in the Green Energy Plant. |
History[edit]
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Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 3 marks the first appearance of "Course Clear".
Super Mario All-Stars[edit]
In Super Mario All-Stars, as well as Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World and Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition, an arrangement of "Course Clear" is included in the game's remake of Super Mario Bros. 3, when the player finishes a course as the original.
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Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
In Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, the Game Boy Advance remake of Super Mario Bros. 3, an arrangement of "Course Clear" plays when the player finishes a course as the original.
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Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS / Super Mario Maker 2[edit]
In Super Mario Maker, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, and Super Mario Maker 2, the original version of "Course Clear" plays when the player finishes a level in any theme (except the castle theme) in the Super Mario Bros. 3 game style.
Super Smash Bros. series[edit]
In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, an arrangement of "Course Clear" is used as a segue for the arrangements of "Athletic BGM" and "World 4 Map (Giant Land)" in the track "Super Mario Bros. 3 Medley". This arrangement is also used in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
It's Me, Mario! Stop Motion Shorts[edit]
The It's Me, Mario! Stop Motion Shorts episode Mario's Mustache uses an arrangement of "Course Clear" at the end of the episode.
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Bros. 3 | Nintendo Entertainment System | 1988 | Original | "Course Clear"[1] | Koji Kondo |
| Super Mario All-Stars | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1993 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World | 1994 | Past arrangement (Super Mario All-Stars) | |||
| Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 | Game Boy Advance | 2003 | Arrangement | Taiju Suzuki | |
| Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition | Wii | 2010 | Past arrangement (Super Mario All-Stars) | ||
| Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo 3DS | 2014 | Arrangement | "Super Mario Bros. 3 Medley" | Shota Kageyama |
| Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | Wii U | 2014 | Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS) | "Super Mario Bros. 3 Medley" | Shota Kageyama |
| Super Mario Maker | Wii U | 2015 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Paper Mario: Color Splash | 2016 | ||||
| Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo 3DS | ||||
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Nintendo Switch | 2018 | Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS) | "Super Mario Bros. 3 Medley" | Shota Kageyama |
| Super Mario Maker 2 | Nintendo Switch | 2019 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Mario Kart World | Nintendo Switch 2 | 2025 | Arrangement | "Athletic BGM"[2] |
Albums[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario World | 1991 | Original | Koji Kondo |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Nintendo Music
- ^ Mario Kart World pause menu