This Mario Mix MSU (with tracks from SMB1, SMB2, SMB3, Super Mario World, and SM64) was my first “mix” – a single MSU with tracks from different games. After pulling together the Super Mario World one, I wanted to try and create one that brought the best of Mario together (old school of course 🙂 ).
The coolest part of making it was to hear the evolution of the music from console to console. Mario games are always the flagship kickoffs for Nintendo consoles, so to hear the first basic NES tracks evolve into the N64 bangers was a lot of fun.
It did get a little difficult to create a full MSU however, mainly because the (a) the older games have tracks that were shorter and more repetitive and (b) the “cheerfulness” of Mario games in general made it harder to find tracks suitable for dungeons/etc.
With those minor gripes aside – the Mario games definitely had great music and in my view forced future console titles to have more in-depth OSTs for games (see the Megaman Mix for instance, or think Donkey Kong Country when compared to Super Mario World). Game developers had a lot on their hands to make music that could stand out on their own – all because Mario music set the bar really high.
Download Pack – Mario Mix (SMB1-3, SMW, SM64) MSU Pack.rar (392.1MB)
Track Listing
- Opening Theme: SMW – Princess Peach is Rescued
- Light World Overworld: SM64 – Bobomb Battlefield
- Rain State (Standard): SMB 1 – Overworld
- Bunny State: SMB 2 – Main Theme
- Lost Woods: SMB 3 – Coin Heaven
- Prologue: SM64 – Title Theme
- Kakariko: SMW – Title Screen
- Mirror Transition: SMB 1 – Warp Pipe
- Dark World Overworld: SMB 3 – Pipe Maze Theme
- Pedestal Pull: SMW – Koopa Clear Demo + SM64 Star
- File Select Screen: SMB 2 – Select Your Character
- Guards Summoned: SMB 3 – Level Theme 2
- Dark Death Mountain: SMW – Map 6 Koopa Castle
- Minigame: SM64 – Slide
- Skull Woods Overworld: SMW – Map 3 Vanilla Dome
- Castle: SM64 – Inside the castle Walls
- Light World Dungeon: SMW – Sub Castle
- Cave 1: SMB 1 – Underground
- Boss Victory: SMB 1- World Clear + 6 Fireworks
- Sanctuary: SMB 3 – Level Theme 1
- Boss Fight: SMW – Koopa Junior
- Dark World Dungeon: SMW – Haunted House
- Shop and Fortune Teller: SMB 3 – Pick a Box
- Cave 2: SMW – Underground
- Zelda Rescue: SM64 – File Select Original
- Crystal Cutscene: SM64 – Ending
- Fairy Fountain: SM64 – Piranha Plant Lullaby
- Top of Castle Tower: SM64 – Lethal Lava Land
- Ganon Reveals Himself: SMW – Bowser Zoom
- Drop Into Ganon: Mario 64 – Looping Steps
- Ganon Fight: SMW – Evil King Koopa
- Triforce Room: SM64 Ending
- Ending Sequence: Credits/Endings from SM1, SM2, SM3
- Ending Credits: Credits/Endings from SM64, SMW
- Eastern Palace: SMB 2 – Subcon Level B
- Desert Palace: SMB 3 – Desert Hill
- Aga Tower: SMW – Sub Castle
- Swamp Palace: SM64 – Dire Dire Docks
- Palace of Darkness: SMB 3 – Super Mario Rap
- Misery Mire: SMW – Haunted House
- Skull Woods: SMB 3 – Mini Fortress
- Ice Palace: SMB 3 – Airship
- Tower of Hera: SMB 1 – Castle BGM
- Thieves Town: SM64 – Haunted House
- Turtle Rock: SM64 – Cave Dungeon
- Ganon’s Tower Downstairs: SM64 – Road to Bowser
- Eastern Palace Boss: SM64 – Merry Go Round
- Desert Palace Boss: SMB3 – Iced Land
- Aga Tower Boss: SMW – Koopa Junior BMG
- Swamp Palace Boss: SMB 2 – Level Guard
- Palace of Darkness Boss: SMB 3 – Hammer Brothers
- Misery Mire Boss: SMB 2 – Showdown with Wart
- Skull Woods Boss: SM64 – Metallic Mario
- Ice Palace Boss: SMB3 – Castle of Koopa
- Tower of Hera Boss: SM64 – Stage Boss
- Thieves Town Boss: SMB 3 – Boom Boom
- Turtle Rock Boss: SMB 3 – King Koopa Battle
- Ganon’s Tower Downstairs Boss: SM64 – Bowser’s Theme
- Ganon’s Tower Upstairs: SM64 – Ultimate Bowser
- Light World 2 (Post Ped): SMW – Overworld
- Dark World 2 (Post 7 Crystals): SMW – Map 6 Koopa Castle
Alternate Tracks
- Track 2 – Light World Overworld (Alternate) – SMB3 – Grass Land
- Track 3 – Rain State Overworld (Alternate) – SMB3 – Underwater
- Track 4 – Bunny Overworld (Alternate)- SM World – Map 1 (Yoshi)
- Track 5 – Lost Woods (Alternate) – SM World – Map 5 (Forest)
- Track 6 – Prologue (Alternate) – SMB3 – Ocean Side
- Track 7 – Kakariko (Alternate) – SM64 – Snow Mountain
- Track 14 – Minigame (Alternate) – SMB3 – Spade Puzzle
- Track 20 – Sanctuary (Alternate) – SM World – Map 4 (Star)
- Track 23 – Shop/Fortune Teller (Alternate) – SMB3 – The Sky
- Track 27 – Fairy Fountain (Alternate) – SM World – Map 7 (Special)
- Track 32 – Triforce Room (Alternate) – SMB3 – Big Island