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[[File:Koopaling Battle Theme Super Mario Bros 3.oga|thumb|"Fortress Boss" in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'']]
{{Theme infobox
"'''Fortress Boss'''"<ref name=SSBU>''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' Sound Test</ref> is a musical theme composed by [[Koji Kondo]] for [[Koopaling]] battles in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. It has been rearranged for use as boss music in several games throughout the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise.
|composer=[[Koji Kondo]]
|file=[[File:Koopaling Battle Theme Super Mario Bros 3.oga]]<br>"Fortress Boss" in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]'' ([[List of games by date#2022|2022]])
}}
"'''Fortress Boss'''"<ref name=SSBU>''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' Sound Test</ref> is a musical theme composed by [[Koji Kondo]] for [[Boom Boom]] and [[Koopalings|Koopaling]] battles in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. It has been rearranged for use as boss music in several games throughout the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise.


==Arrangements==
==Arrangements==
===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
Various arrangements of "Fortress Boss" can be heard throughout ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', as the show is based on ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.
Two arrangements of "Fortress Boss" can be heard throughout ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', as the show is based on ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.


===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario All-Stars''====
====''Super Mario All-Stars''====
A 16-bit arrangement of "Fortress Boss" can be heard during ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' [[Koopaling]] battles in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'', as well as ''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]''.
A 16-bit arrangement of "Fortress Boss" can be heard during ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Boom Boom and Koopaling battles in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'', as well as ''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]''.


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====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
An arrangement of the "Ground Theme" similar to one heard in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' can be heard in [[Game Boy Advance]] remake of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. This version is more compressed than the ''Super Mario All-Stars'' version and uses different, lower-quality synthetic instruments.
An arrangement of "Fortress Boss" similar to one heard in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' can be heard in [[Game Boy Advance]] remake of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. This version is more compressed than the ''Super Mario All-Stars'' version and uses different, lower-quality synthetic instruments.


====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', an arrangement of "Fortress Boss" plays during [[Castle]] boss battles.
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', an arrangement of "Fortress Boss" plays during [[Castle]] boss battles.
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|file=NSMB Music Castle Boss.oga
|title={{Conjectural|Castle Boss}}
|description=The arrangement heard in ''New Super Mario Bros.''
}}


====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' features a new arrangement of "Fortress Boss" titled "'''Koopa Battle'''"<ref name=Piano>''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii Intermediate / Advanced Piano Solos]]''</ref> very similar to the arrangement heard in ''New Super Mario Bros.'' It can be heard during [[Koopaling]] [[Tower]] battles.
''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' features a new arrangement of "Fortress Boss" titled "'''Koopa Battle'''"<ref name=Piano>''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Simplified Piano Solos]]''</ref> very similar to the arrangement heard in ''New Super Mario Bros.'' It can be heard during [[Koopaling]] [[Tower]] battles.


Two other themes in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' feature elements from "Fortress Boss". The intro of "Castle Boss Battle"<ref name=Piano/>, which plays during Koopaling [[Castle]] battles, and the intro of the theme heard when fighting [[Bowser Jr.]] are both based on the intro of "Fortress Boss".  
Two other themes in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' feature elements from "Fortress Boss". The intro of "Castle Boss Battle",<ref name=Piano/> which plays during Koopaling [[Castle]] battles, and the intro of the theme heard when fighting [[Bowser Jr.]] are both based on the intro of "Fortress Boss".  


"Koopa Battle" and "Castle Boss Battle" return for the same purpose in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''. The Bowser Jr. battle theme returns in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', ''New Super Luigi U'', and ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''.
"Koopa Battle" and "Castle Boss Battle" return for the same purpose in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''. The Bowser Jr. battle theme returns in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', ''New Super Luigi U'', and ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''. Only "Castle Boss Battle" returns for the same purpose in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', as the [[Reznor]]s use a rearrangement of the ''Super Mario World'' boss theme.


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====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====
====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====
''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' features a new arrangement of "Fortress Boss" titled "'''Fortress Boss - Super Mario Bros. 3'''" arranged by Akihiro Honda. It can be played on any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''-series and ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-series stage.
''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' features a new arrangement of "Fortress Boss" titled "'''Fortress Boss - Super Mario Bros. 3'''" arranged by Akihiro Honda. It can be played on any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''-series and ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-series stage.
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|file=SSBU Fortress Boss SMB3.oga
|title=Fortress Boss - Super Mario Bros. 3
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''
}}


===''Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games''===
===''Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games''===
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==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
===Games===
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!Year
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|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|1988
|1988
|Original
|Original
|「砦のボス」 (''{{Hover|Toride no Bosu|Fort Boss}}'')<ref name=SMB3>''[[Game Sound Museum: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''</ref>
|「砦のボス」 (''{{Hover|Toride no Bosu|Fort Boss}}'')<ref name=SMB3>''[[Game Sound Museum: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''</ref>
|[[Koji Kondo]]
|[[Koji Kondo]]
|-
|''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|1990
|Arrangement
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|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|1993
|1993
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
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|-
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]''
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]''
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System
|1994
|1994
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario All-Stars'')
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario All-Stars'')
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|-
|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|2003
|2003
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
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|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|2006
|2006
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
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|-
|''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]''
|''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]''
|[[Wii]]
|2007
|2007
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
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|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|Wii
|2008
|2008
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
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|-
|rowspan=3|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
|rowspan=3|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
|rowspan=3|Wii
|rowspan=3|2009
|rowspan=3|2009
|rowspan=2|Arrangement
|rowspan=3|Arrangement
|"Koopa Battle"<ref name=Piano/>
|"Koopa Battle"<ref name=Piano/>
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|-
|-
|"Castle Boss Battle"<ref name=Piano/>
|"Castle Boss Battle"<ref name=Piano/>
|
|[[Kenta Nagata]]<ref>[https://www.ymm.co.jp/p/detail.php?code=GTP01085336&dm=d#song やさしくひける New スーパーマリオブラザーズ Wii]. ''yamaha music media''. Retrieved July 23, 2023.</ref>
|-
|-
|Arrangement
|&nbsp;
|
|&nbsp;
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|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]''
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]''
|Wii
|2010
|2010
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario All-Stars'')
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario All-Stars'')
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|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|2012
|2012
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
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|Kenta Nagata
|-
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|[[Wii U]]
|2012
|2012
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
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|Kenta Nagata ''("Castle Boss Battle")''
|-
|-
|''[[New Super Luigi U]]''
|''[[New Super Luigi U]]''
|Wii U
|2013
|2013
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
|
|
|
|Kenta Nagata ''("Castle Boss Battle")''
|-
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U]]''
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U]]''
|Wii U
|2013
|2013
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
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|
|
|Kenta Nagata ''("Castle Boss Battle")''
|-
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]''
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]''
|Wii U
|2013
|2013
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
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|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
|Wii U
|2014
|2014
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'')
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'')
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|-
|''[[Super Mario Run]]''
|''[[Super Mario Run]]''
|{{wp|Android (operating system)|Android}}, {{wp|iOS}}
|2016
|2016
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
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|Kenta Nagata ''("Castle Boss Battle")''
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|rowspan=2|2018
|rowspan=2|2018
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
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|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''
|Nintendo Switch
|2019
|2019
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
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|
|
|Kenta Nagata ''("Castle Boss Battle")''
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]''
|''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]''
|Nintendo Switch
|2020
|2020
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
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|
|[[Ryo Nagamatsu]]
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]''
|''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]''
|Nintendo Switch
|2022
|2022
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
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===Soundtracks===
===Film and television===
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!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|1990
|Arrangement
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|}
===Albums===
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{|class=sortable border=1 cellspacing=2 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse; width:100%"
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!Work
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|1991
|1991
|Original
|Original
|「砦のボス」 (''{{Hover|Toride no Bosu|Fort Boss}}'')
|「砦のボス」 (''{{Hover|Toride no Bosu|Fortress Boss}}'')
|[[Koji Kondo]]
|[[Koji Kondo]]
|-
|-
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|2004
|2004
|Original
|Original
|「砦のボス」 (''{{Hover|Toride no Bosu|Fort Boss}}'')
|「砦のボス」 (''{{Hover|Toride no Bosu|Fortress Boss}}'')
|Koji Kondo
|Koji Kondo
|-
|-
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|2004
|2004
|Original
|Original
|「砦のボス～ワーニング～砦のボス ハリーアップ！」<br>(''{{hover|Toride no Bosu ~ Wāningu ~ Toride no Bosu Harī Appu!|Fort Boss ~ Warning ~ Fort Boss Hurry Up!}}'')
|「砦のボス～ワーニング～砦のボス ハリーアップ！」<br>(''{{hover|Toride no Bosu ~ Wāningu ~ Toride no Bosu Harī Appu!|Fortress Boss ~ Warning ~ Fortress Boss Hurry Up!}}'')
|Koji Kondo
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.2: Loud Music]]''
|rowspan=2|2004
|Original
|「砦のボス」 (''{{Hover|Toride no Bosu|Fortress Boss}}'')
|Koji Kondo
|Koji Kondo
|-
|Arrangement
|「砦のボス」 (''{{Hover|Toride no Bosu|Fortress Boss}}'')
|
|-
|-
|''[[Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection]]''
|''[[Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection]]''
|2005
|2005
|Original
|Original
|「砦のボス」 (''{{Hover|Toride no Bosu|Fort Boss}}'')
|「砦のボス」 (''{{Hover|Toride no Bosu|Fortress Boss}}'')
|Koji Kondo
|Koji Kondo
|}
|}
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