Enhanced Game MIDIs: "World Medley" from Super Mario Bros. 3

13/03/2025 5 min
Enhanced Game MIDIs: "World Medley" from Super Mario Bros. 3

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Episode Synopsis

My Enhanced Game MIDI collection consists of MIDI files I sequenced and routed through my Yamaha Motif ES8 keyboard, utilising its rather nice-sounding General MIDI samples. The staff view was played with Cakewalk and the presentation was recorded with OBS Studio. All instruments use the standard MIDI patches unless otherwise noted. To follow the notes in the sequence and to ensure the best sound quality, viewing full screen in 1080p (HD) is strongly advised.

After a full decade hiatus, another entry to the series has been completed! Effectively tying for longest in duration with the first Treasure Trove Cove medley, this set covers the themes for all nine worlds for both the NES installment and the remake heard in Super Mario All-Stars (SNES), with DJ-style transitions between each. The versions heard in Super Mario Advance 4 (GBA) were too close to the latter to justify separate representation. Some shortcuts were taken when transcribing the percussion, so related panning and pitch deviate from the sources. All world themes were amongst my oldest MIDIs, dating back to October of 1996.

Chapters:

0:00 - World 1: Grass Land (NES)
0:28 - World 1: Grass Land (SNES)
0:57 - World 2: Desert Land (NES)
1:06 - World 2: Desert Hill (SNES)
1:15 - World 3: Water Land (NES)
1:41 - World 3: Sea Side (SNES)
2:06 - World 4: Giant Land (NES)
2:32 - World 4: Big Island (SNES)
2:55 - World 5: Sky Land (NES)
3:10 - World 5: The Sky (SNES)
3:27 - World 6: Ice Land (NES)
3:40 - World 6: Iced Land (SNES)
3:55 - World 7: Pipe Land (NES)
4:11 - World 7: Pipe Maze (SNES)
4:26 - World 8: Dark Land (NES)
4:43 - World 8: Castle of Koopa (SNES)
5:00 - World 9: Warp Zone (NES)
5:22 - World 9: Warp Zone (SNES)


Track Details:

1: Banjo, Charang Lead, Strings Ensemble 2, Brass Section, Chorused Piano, Recorder
2: Banjo, Charang Lead, Strings Ensemble 2, Brass Section, Recorder
3: Banjo, Honky-tonk Piano, Strings Ensemble 2, Brass Section, Chorused Piano
4: Honky-tonk Piano, Charang Lead, Recorder, Strings Ensemble 2
5: Finger Bass, Slap Bass 2, Brass Section, Strings Ensemble 1
6: Bass & Lead, Halo Pad
7: Bass & Lead, Halo Pad
8: Synth Bass 2
9: Synth Tom
10: Drums


Disclaimer:
Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario All-Stars, and Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 are copyright of Nintendo.