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|composer=[[Koji Kondo]]
|composer=[[Koji Kondo]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2025|2025]])
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"'''Koopa's Theme'''"<ref name=SM64>''[[Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack]]''</ref> is the musical theme composed by [[Koji Kondo]] for ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' that plays when fighting [[Bowser]] in [[Bowser in the Dark World]] and [[Bowser in the Fire Sea]]. The theme's title uses Bowser's Japanese name, despite the soundtrack releasing in the West both physically in 1996 as well as in ''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' in 2020.
"'''Bowser's Theme''',"<ref name=NMusic>[[Nintendo Music]]</ref> originally known as "'''Koopa's Theme''',"<ref name=SM64>''[[Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack]]''</ref> is a musical theme composed by [[Koji Kondo]] for ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', where it plays when fighting [[Bowser]] in [[Bowser in the Dark World]] and [[Bowser in the Fire Sea]]. The theme's title originally used Bowser's Japanese name, despite the soundtrack releasing in the West physically in 1996 and in ''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' in 2020. This was corrected in the [[Nintendo Music]] app in 2024. In subsequent games and other works in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], this theme is often used as a {{wp|leitmotif}} for Bowser.


==Reuses==
==Reuses==
The following list does not include ports or remakes of ''Super Mario 64''.
The following list does not include ports or remakes of ''Super Mario 64''.
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|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Wii U Edition]]'' / ''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition]]'' / ''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition]]'' / ''[[Minecraft]]''
|''[[Minecraft]]''
|"Koopa's Theme" is included as a part of the music for the [[Minecraft#Super Mario Mash-up|Super Mario Mash-up]].
|"Bowser's Theme" is one of the several themes that can play in the [[Minecraft#Super Mario Mash-Up Pack|Super Mario Mash-Up Pack]].
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|''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
|''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
|"Koopa's Theme" can briefly be heard during the cutscene when [[Mario]] [[capture]]s Bowser at the end of the game.
|"Bowser's Theme" can briefly be heard during the cutscene when [[Mario]] [[capture]]s Bowser at the end of the game, which features [[:File:SM64 Mario Swings Bowser.png|the artwork of Mario swinging Bowser from ''Super Mario 64'']] as one of Bowser's past memories.
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===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario 64''====
====''Super Mario 64''====
In addition to the original theme, ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' features a short arrangement of "Koopa's Theme", "'''Koopa's Message'''",<ref name=SM64/> consisting of the first four notes of the main riff of "Koopa's Theme" followed by Bowser's laugh, which plays when Mario first enters the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]] at the beginning of the game and whenever he tries to enter an inaccessible door. The same four notes played on church organ are also heard at the beginning of "Ultimate Koopa",<ref name=SM64/> the theme used for the final battle against Bowser.
''[[Super Mario 64]]'', as well as the [[Nintendo DS]] remake, ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', and the [[Nintendo Switch]] port, ''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'', feature two additional arrangements of "Bowser Theme."


This arrangement returns along with the original theme in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]''.
An arranged excerpt of "Bowser Theme," titled "'''Koopa's Message'''" in the game's [[Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack|official soundtrack]] and "'''Bowser's Message'''" in the [[Nintendo Music]] app, plays when [[Mario]] first enters the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]] at the beginning of the game and whenever he tries to enter an inaccessible door.
 
An arrangement of the first four notes of "Bowser's Theme" played on a church organ is incorportated in the theme used for the final battle against [[Bowser]]. It is titled "'''Ultimate Koopa'''" in the official soundtrack and "'''The Final Battle'''" in the Nintendo Music app.


====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', an arrangement of "Koopa's Message" plays if two Bowser or [[Bowser Jr.]] panels are flipped over in [[Power-up Panels]].
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', an arrangement of "Bowser's Message" plays if two [[Bowser]] or [[Bowser Jr.]] panels are flipped over in [[Power-up Panels]].


====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', an electric guitar arrangement of the main riff of "Koopa's Theme" is included in "[[Break Free (Lead the Way)]]". An 8-bit arrangement of "Break Free (Lead the Way)" can be heard exclusively through the [[List of Super Mario Odyssey in-game music|Music List]] by fulfilling at least three of [[Jammin' Toad]]'s requests.
In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', an electric guitar arrangement of the main riff of "Bowser's Theme" is included in "[[Break Free (Lead the Way)]]." An 8-bit arrangement of "Break Free (Lead the Way)" can be heard exclusively through the [[Super Mario Odyssey sound test|Music List]] by fulfilling at least three of [[Jammin' Toad]]'s requests.


The English version of "Break Free (Lead the Way)" returns as a playable track in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', where it can be played on any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''-series or ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-series stage.
The English version of "Break Free (Lead the Way)" returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', where it can play in any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''-series and ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-series stage.


====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', an electric-guitar arrangement of the first four notes of the main riff of "Koopa's Theme" plays in the opening when Bowser transforms into [[Castle Bowser]]. The theme that plays during the final boss battle with him also incorporates elements of Koopa's Theme.
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', an electric-guitar arrangement of the first four notes of the main riff of "Bowser's Theme" plays in the opening when Bowser transforms into [[Castle Bowser]]. The theme that plays in the final boss battle with him also incorporates elements of Bowser's Theme.


===''Mario Tennis'' series===
===''Mario Tennis'' series===
====''Mario Tennis'' (Nintendo 64)====
====''Mario Tennis'' (Nintendo 64)====
In the [[Nintendo 64]] version of ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'', an arrangement of "Koopa's Theme" plays in the Bowser Stage mode, as well as during matches on the [[Bowser Court]].
In the [[Nintendo 64]] version of ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'', an arrangement of "Bowser's Theme" plays in the Bowser Stage mode and in the [[Bowser Court]].


====''Mario Tennis'' (Game Boy Color)====
====''Mario Tennis'' (Game Boy Color)====
In the [[Game Boy Color]] version of ''[[Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)|Mario Tennis]]'', an arrangement of "Koopa's Theme" plays during the [[Two-on-One]] minigame.
In the [[Game Boy Color]] version of ''[[Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)|Mario Tennis]]'', an arrangement of "Bowser's Theme" plays in the [[Two-on-One]] minigame.
 
====''Mario Power Tennis''====
In ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' and its [[Wii]] port, ''[[Mario Power Tennis#"New Play Control!" Series|New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis]]'', an arrangement of "Bowser's Theme" plays in Bowser's trophy celebration.


====''Mario Tennis Open''====
====''Mario Tennis Open''====
In ''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'', an arrangement of "Koopa's Theme" plays during matches on the [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Tennis Open)|Bowser's Castle]] court.
In ''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'', an arrangement of "Bowser's Theme" plays in the [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Tennis Open)|Bowser's Castle]] court.


====''Mario Tennis Aces''====
====''Mario Tennis Aces''====
In ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'', a medley arrangement of "Koopa's Theme" and "Koopa's Road" plays during the final boss battle against [[Bowcien]].
In ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'', a medley arrangement of "Bowser's Theme" and "[[Bowser's Road]]" plays in the final boss battle against [[Bowcien]].


===''Mario Kart'' series===
===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''====
====''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''====
In ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', the theme heard in [[GBA Bowser's Castle 1|Bowser Castle 1]], [[GBA Bowser Castle 2|Bowser Castle 2]], [[GBA Bowser's Castle 3|Bowser Castle 3]], and [[GBA Bowser's Castle 4|Bowser Castle 4]], titled 「'''クッパキャッスルコース'''」 (''Kuppa Kyassuru Kōsu'', Bowser Castle Course) in the compilation soundtrack ''[[Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.2: Loud Music]]'', is an arrangement of "Koopa's Theme". It is much faster than the original version and adds a chugging bassline. The second half of the arrangement also features a unique melody.
In ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', an arrangement of "Bowser's Theme," titled 「'''クッパキャッスルコース'''」 (''Kuppa Kyassuru Kōsu'', Bowser Castle Course) in ''[[Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.2: Loud Music]]'', plays in [[Bowser's Castle 1|Bowser Castle 1]], [[GBA Bowser Castle 2|Bowser Castle 2]], [[Bowser's Castle 3|Bowser Castle 3]], and [[Bowser's Castle 4|Bowser Castle 4]]. It is much faster than the original theme and adds a chugging bassline. The second half of the arrangement also features a unique melody.
 
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====''Mario Kart DS''====
====''Mario Kart DS''====
In ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', a new version of the arrangement heard in ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' with different instrumentation plays in {{classic-link|GBA|Bowser's Castle 2|Bowser Castle 2}}.
In ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', an arrangement of the ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' version plays in {{classic link|GBA|Bowser's Castle 2|Bowser Castle 2}}.
 
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====''Mario Kart Wii''====
====''Mario Kart Wii''====
In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', a new version of the arrangement heard in ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' with slightly different instrumentation can be heard in {{classic-link|GBA|Bowser's Castle 3|Bowser Castle 3}}.
In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', an arrangement of the ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' version plays in {{classic link|GBA|Bowser's Castle 3|Bowser Castle 3}}.
 
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|title={{Conjectural|GBA Bowser Castle 3}}
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|description=The arrangement heard in ''Mario Kart Wii''
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====''Mario Kart 7''====
====''Mario Kart 7''====
In ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', a new version of the ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' arrangement with slightly different instrumentation can be heard in {{classic-link|GBA|Bowser's Castle 1}}. Additional percussion is added to the instrumentation when the player is driving at top speed while in first place.
In ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', an arrangement of the ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' version plays in {{classic link|GBA|Bowser's Castle 1}}, likewise titled "'''GBA Bowser Castle 1'''" in the [[Nintendo Music]] app. Additional percussion is added to the instrumentation when the player is driving at top speed while in first place. This arrangement returns in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', where it plays in the same race course, as well as in [[Bowser's Castle 2|GBA Bowser's Castle 2]], [[Bowser's Castle 3|GBA Bowser's Castle 3]], [[Bowser's Castle 4|GBA Bowser's Castle 4]], and [[RMX Bowser's Castle 1]].
 
The former arrangement returns in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', where it can be heard in [[GBA Bowser's Castle 1]], [[GBA Bowser's Castle 2]], [[GBA Bowser's Castle 3]], [[GBA Bowser's Castle 4]], and [[RMX Bowser's Castle 1]].
 
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|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Mario Kart 7''
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|title2={{Conjectural|{{classic|GBA|Bowser's Castle 1}} (Frontrunning)}}
|title2={{Conjectural|GBA Bowser Castle 1 (Frontrunning)}}
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|description2=The remix heard in ''Mario Kart 7''
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====''Mario Kart World''====
In ''[[Mario Kart World]]'', two separate arrangements of "Bowser's Castle" and the ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' version respectively can play in [[Mario Kart World#Free Roam|Free Roam]] and during [[route]]s in Grand Prix or VS Race.


===''Mario Golf'' series===
===''Mario Golf'' series===
====''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour''====
====''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour''====
In ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'', an arrangement of "Koopa's Theme" plays in [[Bowser Badlands]].
In ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'', an arrangement of "Bowser's Theme" plays in [[Bowser Badlands]].


====''Mario Golf: Super Rush''====
====''Mario Golf: Super Rush''====
Part of the [[Bowser Highlands]] theme from ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'' is loosely based on "Koopa's Theme".
Part of the [[Bowser Highlands]] theme from ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'' is loosely based on "Bowser's Theme."


===''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''===
===''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''===
In the [[Wii]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'', an arrangement of the {{Classic|GBA|Bowser Castle}} version of "Koopa's Theme" from ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' plays during [[Dream Ice Hockey]].
In the [[Wii]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'', an arrangement of the {{classic|GBA|Bowser Castle}} version of "Bowser's Theme" from ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' plays in [[Dream Ice Hockey]].


===''Mario Party 10''===
===''Mario Party 10''===
In ''[[Mario Party 10]]'', an arrangement of "Koopa's Theme" plays in amiibo Party mode when Bowser's [[amiibo]] is being controlled.
In ''[[Mario Party 10]]'', an arrangement of "'''Bowser's Theme'''" plays in amiibo Party mode when Bowser's [[amiibo]] is being controlled.
 
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===''Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge''===
===''Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge''===
In ''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]'', multiple arrangements of "Koopa's Theme" plays during all the levels in [[Fire Ride Fortress]].
In ''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]'', multiple arrangements of "Bowser's Theme" play during all the levels in [[Fire Ride Fortress]].
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
NM SM64 Bowsers Message.jpg|Image for "Bowser's Message" from ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' on [[Nintendo Music]]
NM SM64 The Final Battle.jpg|Image for "The Final Battle" from ''Super Mario 64'' on Nintendo Music
MK7 GBA Bowser Castle 1.png|Image for "GBA Bowser Castle 1" from ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' on Nintendo Music
NM SMBW Prologue Creation of Castle Bowser.jpg|Image for "Prologue: Creation of Castle Bowser" from ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' on Nintendo Music
NM SMBW Bowser's Here!.jpg|Image for "Bowser's Here!" from ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'' on Nintendo Music
NM SMBW Castle Bowser Battle.jpg|Image for "Castle Bowser Battle" from ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'' on Nintendo Music
</gallery>


==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
===Games===
===Games===
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|rowspan=3|1996
|rowspan=3|1996
|Original
|Original
|"Koopa's Theme"
|"Bowser Theme"<ref name=NMusic/>
|rowspan=3|[[Koji Kondo]]
|rowspan=3|[[Koji Kondo]]
|-
|-
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
|"Koopa's Message"
|"Bowser's Message"<ref name=NMusic/>
|-
|-
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
|"Ultimate Koopa"
|"The Final Battle"<ref name=NMusic/>
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]''
|''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]''
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|Arrangement
|Arrangement
|「クッパキャッスルコース」 (''{{hover|Kuppa Kyassuru Kōsu|Bowser Castle Course}}'')
|「クッパキャッスルコース」 (''{{hover|Kuppa Kyassuru Kōsu|Bowser Castle Course}}'')
|[[Minako Hamano]]<ref name=Loud>[https://vgmdb.net/album/2426 Nintendo Sound Selection vol.2 Koopa <Loud Music>]. ''VGMdb''. Retrieved September 2, 2023.</ref>
|[[Minako Hamano]]<ref name=Loud>{{cite|language=en|url=vgmdb.net/album/2426|title=Nintendo Sound Selection vol.2 Koopa <Loud Music>|publisher=VGMdb|accessdate=September 2, 2023}}</ref>
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|-
|''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''
|''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''
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|Motoi Sakuraba
|Motoi Sakuraba
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|''[[Mario Power Tennis]]''
|Nintendo GameCube
|2004
|Arrangement
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|rowspan=3|''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|rowspan=3|''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
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|rowspan=3|2004
|rowspan=3|2004
|Original
|Original
|"Koopa's Theme"
|"Bowser's Theme"<ref name=NMusic/>
|rowspan=3|Koji Kondo
|rowspan=3|Koji Kondo
|-
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|"Koopa's Message"
|"Bowser's Message"<ref name=NMusic/>
|-
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|"Ultimate Koopa"
|"The Final Battle"<ref name=NMusic/>
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
|''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
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|<!--Asuka Ohta, Ryo Nagamatsu (specific arranger unknown)-->
|<!--Asuka Ohta, Ryo Nagamatsu (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|''[[Mario Power Tennis#"New Play Control!" Series|New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis]]''
|Wii
|2009
|Past arrangement (''Mario Power Tennis'')
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|-
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|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]''
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]''
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|''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
|rowspan=2|''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|rowspan=2|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|2011
|rowspan=2|2011
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
|"GBA Bowser Castle 1"<ref name=NMusic/>
|<!--Kenta Nagata, Satomi Terui (specific arranger unknown)-->
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|Remix
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|<!--Kenta Nagata, Satomi Terui (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
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|''[[Mario Tennis Open]]''
|''[[Mario Tennis Open]]''
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|rowspan=3|2020
|rowspan=3|2020
|Original
|Original
|"Koopa's Theme"
|"Bowser's Theme"<ref name=NMusic/>
|rowspan=3|Koji Kondo
|rowspan=3|Koji Kondo
|-
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|"Koopa's Message"
|"Bowser's Message"<ref name=NMusic/>
|-
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|"Ultimate Koopa"
|"The Final Battle"<ref name=NMusic/>
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]''
|''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]''
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|Nintendo Switch
|Nintendo Switch
|2023
|2023
|Arrangement
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|''[[Mario Kart World]]''
|[[Nintendo Switch 2]]
|2025
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
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===Albums===
===Albums===
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!Credits
!Credits
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack]]''
|rowspan=3|''[[Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack]]''
|1996
|rowspan=3|1996
|Original
|Original
|"Koopa's Theme"
|"Koopa's Theme"
|[[Koji Kondo]]
|rowspan=3|[[Koji Kondo]]
|-
|rowspan=2|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|"Koopa's Message"
|-
|"Ultimate Koopa"
|-
|-
|''[[Nintendo 64 Original Soundtrack Greatest Hits]]''
|rowspan=2|''[[Nintendo 64 Original Soundtrack Greatest Hits]]''
|1996
|rowspan=2|1996
|Original
|Original
|"Bowser's Theme"
|"Bowser's Theme"
|Koji Kondo
|rowspan=2|Koji Kondo
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|"Ultimate Bowser"
|-
|-
|''[[Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.2: Loud Music]]''
|''[[Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.2: Loud Music]]''
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|rowspan=2|''[[Super Mario Odyssey Sound Selection]]''
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Mario Odyssey Sound Selection]]''
|rowspan=2|2017
|rowspan=2|2017
|rowspan=2|Arrangement
|rowspan=2|Past arrangement (''Super Mario Odyssey'')
|"Break Free (Lead the Way)"
|"Break Free (Lead the Way)"
|rowspan=2|[[Naoto Kubo]]
|rowspan=2|[[Naoto Kubo]]
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|rowspan=4|''[[Super Mario Odyssey Original Soundtrack]]''
|rowspan=4|''[[Super Mario Odyssey Original Soundtrack]]''
|rowspan=4|2018
|rowspan=4|2018
|rowspan=4|Arrangement
|rowspan=4|Past arrangement (''Super Mario Odyssey'')
|"Break Free (Lead the Way)"
|"Break Free (Lead the Way)"
|rowspan=4|Naoto Kubo
|rowspan=4|Naoto Kubo
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=クッパのテーマ
|Jpn=クッパのテーマ<ref name=NMusic/>
|JapR=Kuppa no Tēma
|JpnR=Kuppa no Tēma
|JapM=Bowser's Theme
|JpnM=[[Bowser#Names in other languages|Bowser]]'s Theme
}}
}}


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{{SM64}}
[[Category:Recurring themes]]
[[Category:Recurring themes]]
[[Category:Super Mario 64]]
[[Category:Super Mario 64 music]]

Latest revision as of 04:10, July 21, 2025

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Not to be confused with Bowser's Road.
This article is about the musical theme from Super Mario 64. For the theme from Super Mario World, see Bowser BGM.
"Bowser's Theme"
0:30"Bowser's Theme" in Super Mario 64
The image for "Bowser's Theme" from Super Mario 64 on Nintendo Music.
Image from Nintendo Music
Composed by:
Koji Kondo
Key D minor
First appearance Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest appearance Mario Kart World (2025)

"Bowser's Theme,"[1] originally known as "Koopa's Theme,"[2] is a musical theme composed by Koji Kondo for Super Mario 64, where it plays when fighting Bowser in Bowser in the Dark World and Bowser in the Fire Sea. The theme's title originally used Bowser's Japanese name, despite the soundtrack releasing in the West physically in 1996 and in Super Mario 3D All-Stars in 2020. This was corrected in the Nintendo Music app in 2024. In subsequent games and other works in the Super Mario franchise, this theme is often used as a leitmotif for Bowser.

Reuses

The following list does not include ports or remakes of Super Mario 64.

Game Description
Minecraft "Bowser's Theme" is one of the several themes that can play in the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack.
Super Mario Odyssey "Bowser's Theme" can briefly be heard during the cutscene when Mario captures Bowser at the end of the game, which features the artwork of Mario swinging Bowser from Super Mario 64 as one of Bowser's past memories.

Arrangements

Super Mario series

Super Mario 64

Super Mario 64, as well as the Nintendo DS remake, Super Mario 64 DS, and the Nintendo Switch port, Super Mario 3D All-Stars, feature two additional arrangements of "Bowser Theme."

An arranged excerpt of "Bowser Theme," titled "Koopa's Message" in the game's official soundtrack and "Bowser's Message" in the Nintendo Music app, plays when Mario first enters the Mushroom Castle at the beginning of the game and whenever he tries to enter an inaccessible door.

An arrangement of the first four notes of "Bowser's Theme" played on a church organ is incorportated in the theme used for the final battle against Bowser. It is titled "Ultimate Koopa" in the official soundtrack and "The Final Battle" in the Nintendo Music app.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, an arrangement of "Bowser's Message" plays if two Bowser or Bowser Jr. panels are flipped over in Power-up Panels.

Super Mario Odyssey

In Super Mario Odyssey, an electric guitar arrangement of the main riff of "Bowser's Theme" is included in "Break Free (Lead the Way)." An 8-bit arrangement of "Break Free (Lead the Way)" can be heard exclusively through the Music List by fulfilling at least three of Jammin' Toad's requests.

The English version of "Break Free (Lead the Way)" returns in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where it can play in any Super Smash Bros.-series and Super Mario-series stage.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder

In Super Mario Bros. Wonder, an electric-guitar arrangement of the first four notes of the main riff of "Bowser's Theme" plays in the opening when Bowser transforms into Castle Bowser. The theme that plays in the final boss battle with him also incorporates elements of Bowser's Theme.

Mario Tennis series

Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)

In the Nintendo 64 version of Mario Tennis, an arrangement of "Bowser's Theme" plays in the Bowser Stage mode and in the Bowser Court.

Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)

In the Game Boy Color version of Mario Tennis, an arrangement of "Bowser's Theme" plays in the Two-on-One minigame.

Mario Power Tennis

In Mario Power Tennis and its Wii port, New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis, an arrangement of "Bowser's Theme" plays in Bowser's trophy celebration.

Mario Tennis Open

In Mario Tennis Open, an arrangement of "Bowser's Theme" plays in the Bowser's Castle court.

Mario Tennis Aces

In Mario Tennis Aces, a medley arrangement of "Bowser's Theme" and "Bowser's Road" plays in the final boss battle against Bowcien.

Mario Kart series

Mario Kart: Super Circuit

In Mario Kart: Super Circuit, an arrangement of "Bowser's Theme," titled 「クッパキャッスルコース」 (Kuppa Kyassuru Kōsu, Bowser Castle Course) in Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.2: Loud Music, plays in Bowser Castle 1, Bowser Castle 2, Bowser Castle 3, and Bowser Castle 4. It is much faster than the original theme and adds a chugging bassline. The second half of the arrangement also features a unique melody.

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Mario Kart DS

In Mario Kart DS, an arrangement of the Mario Kart: Super Circuit version plays in GBA Bowser Castle 2.

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Mario Kart Wii

In Mario Kart Wii, an arrangement of the Mario Kart: Super Circuit version plays in GBA Bowser Castle 3.

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Mario Kart 7

In Mario Kart 7, an arrangement of the Mario Kart: Super Circuit version plays in GBA Bowser's Castle 1, likewise titled "GBA Bowser Castle 1" in the Nintendo Music app. Additional percussion is added to the instrumentation when the player is driving at top speed while in first place. This arrangement returns in Mario Kart Tour, where it plays in the same race course, as well as in GBA Bowser's Castle 2, GBA Bowser's Castle 3, GBA Bowser's Castle 4, and RMX Bowser's Castle 1.

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Mario Kart World

In Mario Kart World, two separate arrangements of "Bowser's Castle" and the Mario Kart: Super Circuit version respectively can play in Free Roam and during routes in Grand Prix or VS Race.

Mario Golf series

Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour

In Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, an arrangement of "Bowser's Theme" plays in Bowser Badlands.

Mario Golf: Super Rush

Part of the Bowser Highlands theme from Mario Golf: Super Rush is loosely based on "Bowser's Theme."

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games

In the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, an arrangement of the GBA Bowser Castle version of "Bowser's Theme" from Mario Kart: Super Circuit plays in Dream Ice Hockey.

Mario Party 10

In Mario Party 10, an arrangement of "Bowser's Theme" plays in amiibo Party mode when Bowser's amiibo is being controlled.

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Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge

In Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge, multiple arrangements of "Bowser's Theme" play during all the levels in Fire Ride Fortress.

Gallery

  • Image for "Bowser's Message" from Super Mario 64 on Nintendo Music

    Image for "Bowser's Message" from Super Mario 64 on Nintendo Music

  • Image for "The Final Battle" from Super Mario 64 on Nintendo Music

    Image for "The Final Battle" from Super Mario 64 on Nintendo Music

  • Image for "GBA Bowser Castle 1" from Mario Kart 7 on Nintendo Music

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  • Image for "Prologue: Creation of Castle Bowser" from Super Mario Bros. Wonder on Nintendo Music

    Image for "Prologue: Creation of Castle Bowser" from Super Mario Bros. Wonder on Nintendo Music

  • Image for "Bowser's Here!" from Super Mario Bros. Wonder on Nintendo Music

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  • Image for "Castle Bowser Battle" from Super Mario Bros. Wonder on Nintendo Music

    Image for "Castle Bowser Battle" from Super Mario Bros. Wonder on Nintendo Music

List of Super Mario appearances

Games

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario 64 Nintendo 64 1996 Original "Bowser Theme"[1] Koji Kondo
Arrangement "Bowser's Message"[1]
Arrangement "The Final Battle"[1]
Mario Tennis Nintendo 64 2000 Arrangement Motoi Sakuraba
Mario Tennis Game Boy Color 2000 Arrangement Motoi Sakuraba
Mario Kart: Super Circuit Game Boy Advance 2001 Arrangement 「クッパキャッスルコース」 (Kuppa Kyassuru Kōsu) Minako Hamano[3]
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour Nintendo GameCube 2003 Arrangement Motoi Sakuraba
Mario Power Tennis Nintendo GameCube 2004 Arrangement
Super Mario 64 DS Nintendo DS 2004 Original "Bowser's Theme"[1] Koji Kondo
Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) "Bowser's Message"[1]
Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) "The Final Battle"[1]
Mario Kart DS Nintendo DS 2005 Arrangement Shinobu Tanaka
Mario Kart Wii Wii 2008 Arrangement
New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis Wii 2009 Past arrangement (Mario Power Tennis)
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games Wii 2009 Arrangement
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Wii 2009 Arrangement
Mario Kart 7 Nintendo 3DS 2011 Arrangement "GBA Bowser Castle 1"[1]
Remix
Mario Tennis Open Nintendo 3DS 2012 Arrangement Motoi Sakuraba
Mario Party 10 Wii U 2015 Arrangement "Bowser's Theme"
Minecraft: Wii U Edition Wii U 2015 Original Koji Kondo
Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge Nintendo 3DS, Wii U 2016 Arrangement James Phillipsen
Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition Nintendo Switch 2017 Original Koji Kondo
Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition New Nintendo 3DS 2017 Original Koji Kondo
Super Mario Odyssey Nintendo Switch 2017 Original Koji Kondo
Arrangement "Break Free (Lead the Way)" Naoto Kubo
Minecraft Nintendo Switch 2018 Original Koji Kondo
Mario Tennis Aces Nintendo Switch 2018 Arrangement Motoi Sakuraba
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Switch 2018 Past arrangement (Super Mario Odyssey) "Break Free (Lead the Way)" Naoto Kubo
Mario Kart Tour Android, iOS 2019 Past arrangement (Mario Kart 7)
Super Mario 3D All-Stars Nintendo Switch 2020 Original "Bowser's Theme"[1] Koji Kondo
Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) "Bowser's Message"[1]
Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) "The Final Battle"[1]
Mario Golf: Super Rush Nintendo Switch 2021 Arrangement Motoi Sakuraba
Super Mario Bros. Wonder Nintendo Switch 2023 Arrangement
Mario Kart World Nintendo Switch 2 2025 Arrangement

Albums

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack 1996 Original "Koopa's Theme" Koji Kondo
Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) "Koopa's Message"
"Ultimate Koopa"
Nintendo 64 Original Soundtrack Greatest Hits 1996 Original "Bowser's Theme" Koji Kondo
Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) "Ultimate Bowser"
Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.2: Loud Music 2004 Past arrangement (Mario Kart: Super Circuit) 「クッパキャッスルコース」 (Kuppa Kyassuru Kōsu) Minako Hamano[3]
Super Mario Odyssey Sound Selection 2017 Past arrangement (Super Mario Odyssey) "Break Free (Lead the Way)" Naoto Kubo
"Break Free (Lead the Way) Japanese Version"
Super Mario Odyssey Original Soundtrack 2018 Past arrangement (Super Mario Odyssey) "Break Free (Lead the Way)" Naoto Kubo
「Break Free (Lead the Way) 日本語バージョン」 (Bureiku Furī (Lead the Way) Nihongo Bājon)
「Break Free (Lead the Way) カラオケ」 (Bureiku Furī (Lead the Way) Karaoke)
「Break Free (Lead The Way) 8bit版」 (Bureiku Furī (Lead the Way) 8 Bitto-Ban)

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クッパのテーマ[1]
Kuppa no Tēma 		Bowser's Theme

References

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l Nintendo Music
  2. ^ Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Nintendo Sound Selection vol.2 Koopa <Loud Music>. VGMdb (English). Retrieved September 2, 2023.
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Recurring themes
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong "Game Start" • "Round Start BGM" • "Round 1 BGM" • "Hammer BGM" • "Title BGM"
Donkey Kong Jr. "Game Start" • "Round 1 BGM" • "Title BGM"
Donkey Kong Country "Aquatic Ambiance" • "Bonus Room Blitz" • "Cave Dweller Concert" • "Cranky's Theme" • "The Credits Concerto" • "DK Island Swing" • "Fear Factory" • "Forest Frenzy" • "Gang-Plank Galleon" • "Life in the Mines" • "Lost a Balloon" • "Mine Cart Madness" • "Northern Hemispheres" • "Simian Segue" • "Treetop Rock" • "Voices of the Temple" • "Well Done"
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest "Crocodile Cacophony (K. Rool's Theme)" • "Lockjaw's Saga (Lockjaw's Locker)" • "Run, Rambi! Run! (Parrot Chute Panic)" • "Stickerbush Symphony (Bramble Blast)"
Donkey Kong 64 "DK Rap"
Donkey Kong Country Returns "Mine Menace"
Mario Bros. series Mario Bros. "Game Start" • "Title BGM"
Wrecking Crew series Wrecking Crew "Bonus Phase" • "Phase BGM"
Super Mario series Super Mario Bros. "1-Up" • "Castle BGM" • "Course Clear" ("Power Up") • "Ending" • "Ground BGM" ("Game Over" · "Player Down") • "Invincibility BGM" • "Timer Warning" • "Underground BGM" • "Underwater BGM" • "World Clear"
VS. Super Mario Bros. "Business-Use Mario Name Entry"
Super Mario Bros. 2 "Boss BGM" • "Ground BGM" • "Please Select Player" • "Underground BGM"
Super Mario Bros. 3 "Airship BGM" • "Athletic BGM" • "Bros. Battle" • "Ending" • "Fortress BGM" • "Fortress Boss" • "Game Over" • "Ground BGM" • "King of the Koopas" • "P Switch BGM / Toad's House" • "Player Down" • "Slot Game BGM / Memory Game BGM" • "Underwater BGM" • "Warp Zone" • "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" • "World 2 Map (Desert Land)" • "World 3 Map (Water Land)" • "World 4 Map (Giant Land)" • "World 5 Map (Sky Land)" • "World 6 Map (Ice Land)" • "World 7 Map (Pipe Land)" • "World 8 Map (Dark Land)"
Super Mario Land "Main Theme" • "Underground Theme"
Super Mario World "Bowser BGM" • "Donut Plains (Map Screen)" • "Ending" • "Ground BGM" ("Athletic BGM" · "Bonus Game BGM" · "Castle BGM" · "Course Clear" · "Ghost House BGM" · "Underground BGM" · "Underwater BGM") • "Koopalings BGM" • "P Switch BGM" • "Star World (Map Screen)" • "Title BGM" • "Yoshi's Island (Map Screen)"
Super Mario 64 "Bowser's Road" • "Bowser's Theme" • "Dire, Dire Docks" • "Main Theme" ("Cool, Cool Mountain" · "Slider") • "The Merry-Go-Round" • "Peach's Castle" • "Piranha Plant's Lullaby" • "Staff Roll"
Super Mario Sunshine "Isle Delfino" ("Ricco Harbor") • "Secret Course"
New Super Mario Bros. "Course Clear" • "Fortress Theme" • "Main Theme" ("Athletic Theme") • "Mega Mario" • "Switch On!"
Super Mario Galaxy "Egg Planet" • "Enter Bowser Jr.!" • "Gusty Garden Galaxy" • "Luma" • "Overture" • "Purple Comet" • "Rosalina in the Observatory" • "The Toad Brigade" • "Waltz of the Boos"
New Super Mario Bros. Wii "Bonus Area" • "Castle Theme" • "Coast Theme" • "Desert Theme" • "Forest Theme" • "Ghost House Theme" • "Lava Cave / Underground Ruins Theme" • "Lava Theme" • "Title Theme" ("Game Over") • "Toad House Minigame" • "Underwater Theme"
Super Mario 3D Land "Castle Theme" • "Ground Theme" • "Snow Course" • "Underwater Theme"
New Super Mario Bros. U "Ground Theme"
Super Mario 3D World "A Boss Approaches" • "Chainlink Charge" • "Piranha Creeper Creek" • "Super Bell Hill"
Super Mario Maker "Title Theme"
Super Mario Odyssey "Fossil Falls" • "Jump Up, Super Star!"
Dr. Mario series Dr. Mario "Chill" • "Fever" • "Game Over" • "Title Screen"
Mario Kart series Super Mario Kart "Award Ceremony" • "Donut Plains" • "Mario Circuit" • "Rainbow Road" • "Super Mario Kart Title Screen"
Mario Kart 64 "Choco Mountain" • "Frappe Snowland" • "Kalimari Desert" • "Koopa Troopa Beach" • "Luigi Raceway" • "Moo Moo Farm" • "Rainbow Road" • "Starting Grid (Time Trials / Battle)" • "Toad's Turnpike"
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! "GCN Baby Park" • "GCN Daisy Cruiser" • "GCN Yoshi Circuit"
Mario Kart DS "DS Waluigi Pinball"
Mario Kart Wii "Wii Coconut Mall" • "Luigi Circuit/Mario Circuit" • "Wii Maple Treeway" • "Wii Moo Moo Meadows" • "Wii Mushroom Gorge" • "Wii Wario's Gold Mine"
Mario Kart 7 "Neo Bowser City" • "Piranha Plant Slide" • "Toad Circuit"
Mario Kart 8 "Cloudtop Cruise"
Role-playing games Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars "Hello, Happy Kingdom"
Yoshi franchise Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island "Athletic BGM" • "Flower Field BGM" • "Opening Melody" • "Powerful Mario" • "Yoshi's Island (title theme)"
Yoshi's Story "Yoshi's Song" • "Yoshi's Story!" • "Yoshi's Tale"
Luigi's Mansion series Luigi's Mansion "Title Theme (Humming)"
Wario franchise WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! "Drifting Away" • "Pyoro" • "WarioWare, Inc." ("Dr. Crygor")
WarioWare: Twisted! "Mona Pizza"
WarioWare: Touched! "Ashley's Theme"
Other The Legend of Zelda "Important Item Acquired" • "Overworld Theme"
Miscellaneous "Le Galop infernal d'Orphée aux Enfers" • "The Mario Drawing Song" • "Totaka's Song"
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Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS
Playable characters Mario • Yoshib • Luigic • Warioc • Red Yoshic • Blue Yoshic • Yellow Yoshic
Forms Wing Mario • Metal Mario/Metal Wario • Vanish Mario/Vanish Luigi • Fire Powerc • Balloon Marioc • Mega Marioc
Non-playable characters Lakitu Bros. • Princess Peach • Toad • Toads • Bob-omb Buddies • Koopa the Quick • Hoot • Penguins • Baby Penguins • Mother Penguin • Big Penguin • Snowman • Rabbits • MIPSa • Glowing rabbitsc • Dorrie • Ukkikis
Enemies Amp • Bob-omb • Boo • Bookend • Bub • Bubba • Bullet Bill • Bully • Chain Chomp • Chair • Chuckya • Clam shell • Flame thrower • Fly Guy • Fwoosh • Goomba • Goombette • Grand Goomba • Grindel • Heave-Ho • Klepto • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Mad Piano • Manta Ray • Money Bags • Monty Mole • Moving Bar • Mr. Blizzard • Mr. I. • Piranha Flower • Piranha Plant • Podoboo • Pokey • Scuttle Bug • Skeeter • Small Koopa Troopa • Small Piranha • Snufit • Spindel • Spindrift • Spiny • Spiny bomb • Sushi • Swoop • Thwomp • Tox Box • Unagi • Unshelled Koopa • Whomp
Obstacles Casket • Cold water • Current • Endless stairs • Falling pillar • Fire bar • Fireball • Flamethrower • Hidden smasher • Ice • Ice block • Iron ball • Lava • Moving sand • Pendulum • Pit • Quicksand • Rolling rock • Slide Box • Spiked orb • Strange toxic cloud • Tornado • Turtle Cannon • Water bomb • Water tide • Whirlpool • Wind
Bosses Big Bob-omb • Whomp King • Bowser • Big Boo • Big Mr. I. • Big Bully • Eyerok • Chill Bully • Wiggler • Goombossc • King Booc • Chief Chillyc
Items and power-ups 1-UP Mushroom • Blue Coin • Bubble • Crate • Crazed Crate • Jumbo Star • Key • Koopa Shell • Luigi Keyc • Luigi's capc • Mario's cap • Mario's Keyc • Metal Capa • Mushroomc • Power Flowerc • Power Star • Red Coin • Silver Starc • Spinning Heart • Vanish Capa • Wario Keyc • Wario's capc • Wing Capa • Wingsc • Yellow Coin • Yoshi Eggc
Objects 15-Piece Puzzle • ★ door • Accordion-like platform • Arrow Lift • Arrow Sign • Big Star Door • Block • Blue Coin Block • Brick pillar • Bubble ring • Butterfly • Cannon • Cap Block • Cap Switch • Cloud House • Conveyor belt • Crystal Tap • Drawbridge • Falling Block • Fish • Flipping block • Gondola • Ice sculpture • Key Door • Lift • Log • Magic carpet • Merry-go-round • Metal crate • Minute hand • Mushroom • Paddle wheel • Painting • Pole • Purple Switch • Pyramid platform • Rainbow Cruiser • Rotating bar • Rotating bridge • Rotating disc • Secret • Seesaw • Semi-visible block • Shrinker Pipe • Sign • Square • Stake • Star Marker • Star Spherec • Star Switch c • Swing • Tapering platform • Track • Treasure Chest • Tree • Volcano • Warp pipe • Warp Point • Waterfall • Wire net • Wired platform • Wobbly platform • Wooden beam • Work Elevator • Yellow block
Locations First floor and mezzanine Bob-omb Battlefield • Whomp's Fortress • Jolly Roger Bay • Cool, Cool Mountain • Bowser in the Dark World • The Princess's Secret Slide • The Secret Aquarium • Tower of the Wing Cap • Sunshine Islesc • Goomboss Battlec
Basement and courtyard Big Boo's Haunt • Hazy Maze Cave • Lethal Lava Land • Shifting Sand Land • Dire, Dire Docks • Bowser in the Fire Sea • Cavern of the Metal Cap/Behind the Waterfall • Vanish Cap Under the Moat/The Secret Under the Moat • Big Boo Battlec • Battle Fortc
Upper floors and tower Snowman's Land • Wet-Dry World • Tall, Tall Mountain • Tiny-Huge Island • Tick Tock Clock • Rainbow Ride • Bowser in the Sky • Wing Mario Over the Rainbow/Over the Rainbows • Chief Chilly Challengec
Other Castle Grounds • Mushroom Castle • Princess's room • Courtyard • Rec Roomc • Switching roomsc
Moves Backward Somersault • Crawl • Crouch • Dive • Double Jump • Egg Throwc • Flutter Kickc • Fly • Jump • Kick • Long Jump • Pound the Ground • Punch • Scuttlec • Side Somersault • Slide • Slide Kick • Spin Jump • Stomp • Swallowc • Sweep Kick • Swim • Swing and Flingc • Triple Jump • Wall Kick
Gameplay elements Completion • Letter • Mario's face • Missions • Power Meter • Slide • Switch Cap Course
Minigamesc Luigi Lucky Stars • Mario Slot • Memory Master • Memory Match • Mushroom Roulette • Pair-a-Gone • Pair-a-Gone and On • Picture Poker • Super Mario Slot
Mario Bounce and Pounce • Bounce and Trounce • Connect the Characters • Mario's Slides • Shell Smash • Shuffle Shell • Sort or 'Splode • Trampoline Terror • Trampoline Time
Wario Bingo Ball • Bob-omb Squad • Coincentration • Giant Snowball Slalom • Intense Coincentration • Lakitu Launch • Psyche Out! • Slots Shot • Snowball Slalom
Yoshi Boom Box • Hide and Boo Seek • Loves Me...? • Mix-a-Mug • Puzzle Panel • Puzzle Panic • Tox Box Shuffle • Wanted! • Which Wiggler?
Music "Bowser's Road" • "Bowser's Theme" • "Dire, Dire Docks" • "Main Theme" ("Cool, Cool Mountain" · "Slider") • "The Merry-Go-Round" • "Peach's Castle" • "Piranha Plant's Lullaby" • "Staff Roll"
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b Present in both games, but has different roles in each
c Exclusive to Super Mario 64 DS
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