Musical Secrets & Trivia: Mario Kart - #1

I’m back with some more video game soundtrack trivia; this time, about Teh Mario Kartz! (Hey guys, Ty here. For those of you who didn’t understand, that was some ‘Internet Slang Speech’. I was saying “Mario Kart” in a silly and childish fashion, for humorous effect, to hopefully cause the reader/readers to ‘Laugh Out Loud’ [LOL]. Glad I could help, if you need anything else explained let me know.)
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Footage / Clip Credits:
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Footage by Mario Party Legacy:
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Mario Kart 7 Footage by XCageGame:
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Rainbow Road Song clip by RhymesWithStomach:
• Rainbow Road
'Mario Says Spongebob' clip by vectorchaotix1:
• Mario Says Spongebob
Art Credits:
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Moon’s Fanart:
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Y2_Kazoo’s Fanart:
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ChipChapp’s Fanart:
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Music Used:
BGM Playlist - • Bizabizow BGM
SNES Classic Edition - Menu
Metroid Prime - Frigate Orpheon Escape
Super Mario Kart - Koopa Beach
Super Mario Kart - Ghost Valley
Super Mario World - Ghost House
Super Mario Kart - Bowser’s Castle
Super Mario World - The Evil King Bowser
Super Mario Kart - Mario’s Rank
Super Mario Bros. - Overworld Theme
Mario Kart 8 - SNES Donut Plains 3
Super Mario Kart - Title Theme
Mario Kart 64 - Title Theme
Mario Kart Double Dash - Title Theme
Mario Kart Double Dash - Reward Unlocked
Mario Kart DS - Title Theme
Mario Kart Wii - Title Theme
Mario Kart Wii - Block Plaza
Mario Kart 7 - Title Theme
Mario Kart 7 - Credits
Mario Kart 8 - Title Theme
Mario Kart 8 - Credits
Mario Kart Super Circuit - Title Theme
Super Mario Kart - Rainbow Road
Mario Kart Super Circuit - Rainbow Road
Mario Kart Double Dash - Rainbow Road
Mario Kart DS - Rainbow Road
Mario Kart Wii - Rainbow Road
Mario Kart 64 - Rainbow Road
Mario Kart 7 - Rainbow Road
New Super Mario Bros. Wii - World 9 Map
Paper Mario Sticker Star - Royal Sticker Story
Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Luigi Raceway - Mario Kart 64
Smash for Nintendo 3DS & Wii U - Rainbow Road Medley
Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Ocarina of Time Medley
Mario Kart Wii - Galaxy Coliseum
Super Mario Galaxy - Good Egg Galaxy
Mario Kart Wii - Maple Treeway
Paper Mario The Origami King - Tranquil Pipes Teahouse
Mario Kart Wii - Credits 2
Mario Kart 7 - WiFi Menu
Mario Kart Wii - Bowser’s Castle
Super Mario Bros. Castle Theme
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Wireless Play
Wario’s Woods - Birdo
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:16 Super Mario Kart
2:16 SMK Title Motif
4:55 SNES Rainbow Road Motif
5:57 N64 Rainbow Road Motif
8:36 Rainbow Road Misc.
11:20 Maple Treeway
13:50 Outro
Thanks again for watching!!

[@TurbopropPuppy]

"I can't blame [Nintendo] honestly, people were being nostalgic without their consent." you are a comedic genius you know that? unparalleled

[@crimsonscriticalcorner9048]

Why is Nintendo in Square brackets

[@lucasdellamaggiore]

@@crimsonscriticalcorner9048 [REDACTED] I think that's why at least

[@yowch1081]

Square brackets in quotes are used to indicate words that aren’t in the original quote, usually used to provide context

[@crimsonscriticalcorner9048]

@@yowch1081 but why when the context is right there

[@lucasdellamaggiore]

@@yowch1081 Yeah, that makes more sense

[@redllanterns7736]

the joy of hearing "it really is a road where you go" when i've been singing rainbow road in my head the whole time

[@emilioolated6821]

Same

[@roosterboots4684]

I'll see you again, Uncle 😔

[@hazelmarill]

Fun Fact: 8's Rainbow Road is literally Sunshine Airport 2. Like, if you listen closely enough it's just a jumbled up remix of Sunshine Airport with some added "Rainbow Road Flare" plus a few unique sections. I have no idea why these tracks are connected like that but it's pretty interesting.

[@AgentB90]

MK8 Rainbow Road is a space station. The logical next step up from an airport is a spaceport!

[@Abejorro97]

I honestly don't hear it. Which parts sound similar?

[@hazelmarill]

@@Abejorro97 It can be a little weird to pick up although I may be wrong and it's really just my bad hearing but here are a few time stamps RR 0:06-0:12 \ SA 0:32-0:38 RR 0:13-0:17 \ SA 0:11-0:15 RR 0:20-0:29 \ SA 0:38-0:44 RR 0:30-0:37 \ SA 0:04-0:14 RR 0:40-0:44 \ SA 0:32-0:36 RR 0:45-0:49 \ SA 0:39-0:43 These are the links for the specific references that I used and there are a few that you may have to listen to a couple times but personally I think they sound at least a little similar kzbin.info/www/bejne/jaPMgGd7p9JpbLs kzbin.info/www/bejne/bF7NdnSAh9Wjg8k

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Who knows, maybe they fly to space

[@drock1331]

I kind of hear it

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[@Josbird]

Ditto!!!

[@tarantuIas]

same here!!!

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Samee

[@sleepysloothz442]

Nice opinion. Sadly, anime pfp.

[@MayliSong]

I also just love listening to her voice. I don't know what it is about it, but I find it so very pleasant.

[@Glory2Snowstar]

Happy to see Mario Kart experience some sort of online resurgence, from tournaments to the Booster Packs to this! Mario Kart 8's music is divine, I adore the adaptive nature of the tracks. Mount Wario and Dolphin Shoals are prime examples, but also that extra layer added when you're in First- all so good! Personally, my favorite in that context is Donut Plains 3, due to the additional whistles. Bowser's Castle also sounds slick with the extra drums. I'm curious about Banshee Boardwalk's music, though, it's the closest we have to an ambient track for a course and I'm wondering if they perhaps hid any secrets within all the spooky noises.

[@maegnificant]

I'm still disappointed with the expansion but it's better than nothing

[@KirbyIsANerd]

10:40 Neat detail, actually, because both games were in-development at the same time, they influenced each other in a few ways! Rosalina being one of them- She was originally only as tall as Peach or Daisy, but the Mario Kart Wii team felt like they needed a girl character for the heavyweight class since it was entirely man when the game was in-development. So, they asked the Galaxy team to just make her like, really, comedically tall, and that's why Rosalina is canonically seven feet tall.

[@Furrito_272]

Oh fuck yeah!

[@drek.475]

Tall girls are great, so I'm not complaining

[@KirbyIsANerd]

@@drek.475 True!!!

[@thesnifftoad]

And then shrunk her back down in 3D World

[@-VoDkAsVengeance-]

Because girls can't be in a heavyweight fighting class in any other way than being 7 feet tall. Video game women logic.

[@pokemon_trainer_isaiah]

I will never get tired of watching and rewatching her videos, I love her voice and editing style

[@camithebrick]

Her voice is so soothing

[@spacekii]

She's honestly one of my new favourite KZbinrs. So energetic and funny, but yet relaxing at the same time

[@potassiumtheif5857]

@@spacekii same

[@manydogs2772]

If you check under your couch cushions you could probably find another version of Maple Treeway in there.

[@Bizabizow]

I found 6 in mine

[@luisnaturai330]

Oh geez, the super Mario galaxies were my childhood, and like, some of the music just went so hard. Rosalina's observatory? Absolute beauty. The vibes? They were on point all of the time

[@liamsgreatbitgaming]

Gotta say I like how you play _just enough_ of the music to get it. With some musical comparisons the music I’m supposed to be thinking about leaves my mind because they went too far away from it, and that didn’t happen this time!

[@seeya_le5666]

YEAHHHHHH mario kart :O Wowi, as a big leitmotif fan, excited to see more of this series from you!

[@alexveinti2]

Looks like I found my people! :D

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YEAHHHH!!! leitmotif gang rise up

[@Gingerblossom6969ily]

God your editing skills are top tier! This was such a fun watch. I swear my brother and I go absolutely FERAL if we hear someone so much as hum the tune to coconut mall

[@Amphibian42]

6:47 oh my lord i cried i laughed so hard, i was singing it in my head the entire time wondering if you were gonna play it or mention it and had just resigned to the fact it wasn't when you said that 💀

[@notmyname213]

That video is a piece of internet history and I'm so happy it got referenced.

[@Amphibian42]

@@notmyname213 absolutely

[@wuzznuts1489]

Your videos have so much personality, and I love them because of them!

[@jamesm.3520]

Words can't explain how much I love that maple track. I remember the good old days playing vs with my sisters. After racing hardcore in a few matches, we would normally end it with Maple Treeway. Just cruisin' and driftin' all around that track. BTW literally seconds before you mention maple treeway, I decided to eat a maple leaf creme cookie from the jar. Talk about coincidence

[@diegonoy7445]

The amount of nostalgic Mario kart tunes in this video is taking me back to a time where I would play Mario kart ds multiplayer behind during class. Good times.

[@-taptap-]

Same it made me so happy lol

[@thoroughbryce]

Another fun Mario Kart music fact that I learned recently: Paper Mario Sticker Star's battle theme is a remix of Ribbon Road from Super Circuit. I had never noticed it before, and it absolutely blew my mind when I found that out.

[@t.f.pyoungjobi7941]

Luigi

[@bxbgba]

Luigi

[@hailchan]

Luigi

[@kobehope501]

I especially love the musical references in zelda, the nostalgia fuels me!

[@natanmaia3575]

There's this fun thing in how the Circuits share some themes, as well as one Toad motif I'm almost sure exists (toad circuit, turnpike)

[@ThighFish]

You sure it isn't just that those two courses are part of Neo Bowser City's music?

[@kaasiand]

Mario Kart Super Circuit DOES actually feature the SMK title theme! It's literally a direct cover of the original theme too, and it plays as the race music during single-pak multiplayer races (where you can only select the first four SNES tracks and play as coloured Yoshis). It's a bit hard to find youtube uploads of this song, but a version remastered with the original sample sources is included in "Mario Kart: Super Circuit Remastered" (by The Brickster) at 1:06:43

[@grape448]

If this is gonna be a series, then I’d love to see you do a video on Kirby music! Since it (especially in the newer games), makes tons of music callbacks. Things like how the Green Greens melody tends to make an appearance in the final boss themes, or how the motif from Kirby’s Triumphant Return appears at least once in each of the modern games, or just with how often old songs are remixed makes listening for musical secrets and references in Kirby really fun!

[@underthehood123]

The tunnel section of Super Bell Subway plays the Underground theme from the original Super Mario Bros in its bass line. Felt super smart when I noticed that.

[@ThighFish]

Piranha Plant Slide also takes cues from it as well as the SMB overworld.

[@millythompsonfromtrigun98anime]

Great video, the Bowser's Castle trivia blew my mind too! As for ideas for the series, Kirby is the king of leitmotifs so that could make for a meaty video.

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[@supersungal2]

I always thought it was interesting that in one of the tracks in the newest Mario Kart, they straight up use a chunk of Gusty Garden Galaxy :)

[@ThighFish]

And Sky Station.

[@2230yt]

Imagine how long an undertale entry in this series would be

[@Bizabizow]

I'm not sure if I ever will do Undertale/Deltarune, although I LOOOVEEE the music and the motifs / secrets. Basically every trivia fact in that regard has already been stated a thousand times and is pretty well known, so I'd have to have a good amount of semi-obscure bits to talk about for it to be worth it for me lol

[@2230yt]

@@Bizabizow very true

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[@notetmc]

im so happy you talked about the Mario Kart Title Leitmotif I've barely seen any videos talking about it, I literally love the leitmotif it just feels so Mario Karty

[@nessie3682]

I never played with the music on in my youth, (listening to books on tape, pretending to do homework) but now as I go back and play them now I'm really suprised how great the music is, and this was really cool loved all the trivia! Edit I would love more music vids! I think the old harvest moon/story of seasons games sounded pretty.

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[@yippeleeka]

I've never played or properly listened to any Mario Kart tracks, but I am still watching this video and enjoying it because supporting your content is a great decision!

[@dragonfishlist]

I'd love to see some Ace Attorney music in this series if you've played the games before. Keep doing what you're doing.

[@seren88]

Found your channel via your mario kart music and holy crap. I felt like Sonic was the one series I knew my stuff. The music is banger in the games(brotherhood? I pretend i do not hear it) so I knew references. But I learned a whole bunch I missed from this vid! I cannot wait to see what else you make of any franchise. Vgm is golden

[@KonkeyVG]

I never knew I needed content like this, such a good video. The Kirby franchise loves to make musical references (it is generally a very self-referential series). I would love to see a video on the music in those games.

[@VincentSplat]

I want to see a second part to this ! As a Mario Kart fan and Mario Kart music enjoyer, I was delighted to see this video pop up in my recommanded feed !

[@Spady_Arts]

i already know this is going to be a good one

[@CrumbsInBed]

I love the mariokart games and theyre soundtracks, this video brought a lot more detail into my knowledge and I can appreciate them even more. Great video!

[@princeapoopoo5787]

Oh my god I am so happy to hear you talk about the Maple Treeway bit. I don't really find much crossover between the different Mario spinoffs so the Tranquil Pipes music blew my mind. Please keep doing these videos, they're great!

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[@cyannstarr3174]

Hell yeah ! This was such a good video !! Even though I already knew like 3/4 of these info, I was super glad to learn some new stuff ! Another super good video is the 8bitmusictheory analysis of every rainbow road theme

[@napalmzombie848]

Would absolutely love a part 2! Awesome work, love your editing!

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Bizzy's voice is so soothing if I was a baby I would stop crying as soon as she starts talking about funny plumber man

[@kingechatronii7379]

so much of these I didn't notice, even though I love musical references like these! amazing video!

[@gamerguydood4999]

Oh god I have to go through the rest of my whole life now knowing that Bowser's Castle is a dark version of Maple Treeway haha seriously awesome video, got a sub from me :)

[@hatti...]

The track scenery itself also suggests that it's the same location as Maple Treeway just burned down

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Man, this video was a great reminder of why I love music so much. Great video as always

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I'm really liking your wacky video game trivia episodes so far, you choose fun topics ✨

[@quagstar]

Something I didn't realise till I played super circuit on wii u was that the song actually has two openings, the regular one, and the one after you complete all super circuit cups with 3 stars. The 3 stars opening is so good and the fact that this game is so criminally overlooked means that not enough people know about it. Also super circuit has the best Bowser castle theme to this date. They really went like "let's make a song that slaps so hard that they HAVE to remix it for dream ice hockey in 2009".

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I’ve FINALLY found a Channel specifically about Game Soundtracks and Neat Trivia!! TYSM!

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I'm glad you talked about the Super Mario Kart theme making its way into other Mario Kart themes because the part of it in Mario Kart 8's theme lives rent free in my head 24/7

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As someone who loves music this was an absolute joy to watch and I would love to see more.

[@solidgamer6160]

Thank you so much for making this. I had no idea how many motifs I was missing

[@screenedat0m]

I’m very late to this but you continuing this series with my favourite game series, Mario Kart, is making me so happy (:

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Bruh, I've been getting lots of Mario Kart recommendations lately. I'm glad Mario Kart is getting love again. Also, amazing video!!

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every year ii'm suddenly really into mario kart in febuary and now you drop a mario kart video and confirm i'm not alone

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[@moonburst1122]

I can't believe how many musical Easter eggs they hid in some of these songs. The nod to Good Egg galaxy in Mario Kart Wii's Rainbow Road really surprised me. I can't tell you how many times I have listened to that song and never noticed it! Great job on the video! 😄

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[@juanpablo.a]

As a musician, it makes me really happy to see someone talk about video game music. Btw the video is super well edited and I learned a few new things. I would love to see a part 2; talking about the 3/4 time signature in DS Peach Gardens or the obscure 5/4 in Wild Woods. Thank you!

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I never thought I would watch a video about Mario kart music, but here I am because you manage to make anything entertaining to me. Keep up the good work!

[@wispyspectre5128]

This is my favorite kind of video, I love musical trivia and leitmotifs, more like this please! Pokemon and Legend of Zelda probably have some decent song connections to draw from, since you were looking for suggestions.

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This video is PERFECTLY UP MY ALLEY - I’d love for you to look at more mariokart music or even Pokémon music in future

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[@zans64]

This was a really cool video! I'd love to see more about the mario kart soundtracks, especially 8/dx!

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Awesome vid!! Lots of nostalgia for this series' music :3

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oh my fucking god thank you for existing. PLEASE do more of this series. Motifs in game soundtracks are literally the reason I want to study music and game design in university. I love this sort of stuff and its always so hard to find people that talk about it on youtube

[@juliewinchester1488]

Your voice is absolutely adorable ;w; This video was really nice - this and the Sonic music video are my favorites of what you've done so far :3

[@MayliSong]

Aw man, thank you for reminding me how much I adored Maple Treeway. I somehow completely forgot how happy that course and song made me, maybe it's because I lost my copy of Mario Kart Wii so long ago.

[@KuroShiiiro]

the music of mario kart is so fire but ive never seen a video this in depth ab leitmotifs besides 8bit. wii's rainbow road using good egg galaxy in its song makes me so happy to this day... that inspired a want to make a video similar to yours. ive been way too busy tho. this video scratched that itch 🙏🏽 great vid... new sub !! a couple i never recognized before, like Wii's Block Plaza being similar to the SNES Title leitmotif (it's just now clicking after all these years)

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[@pop-roxs]

dude im not that old to remember stuff before mariokart wii and 7(actually i cant rlly remember 7 that much), but everything from wii, especially the rainbow road bits, were SO unimagineably nostalgic. i loved seeing and hearing the course

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I am very thankful that KZbin recommended this video. I absolutely adore this content

[@UltimateTS64]

Yo that theme reference in block plaza kinda blew my mind, I didn't even realize it was there all these years 😂. But Mario Kart music makes me extremely nostalgic, like I have such a strong attachment to a majority of the songs and hearing a bunch of them back to back like this makes me want to listen to all of them

[@gryffrom430]

thanks ty for the explanation of the description, would be lost without it LOL (that means laugh out loud)

[@bigmanchili827]

Dude even hearing the first note to Mario 64’s title just makes so nostalgic of the memories I have of playing it with best friend on his dad’s n64 when we were younger

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Fantasic video omg your content on everything is so great. I'd love to see you tackle the metroid series especially the prime games

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[@peterjoel345]

Holy shit, you absolutley just blew my mind with the Bowsers castle Maple treeway connection. I've been playing the game for ten years and never noticed that.

[@elpozolero777]

6:46 OMG, I swear I was singing that song right before you made the reference, I wasn't expecting it xD

[@maplestriker8445]

MARIO KART OST VID! Keep up the great work Bizy :)

[@iriszeldaana]

im so happy you referenced the rainbow road its called a rainbow road video because i was literally singing the lyrics alongside the segments just so i knew what part of the song it was

[@thicboibigsmoke7220]

There is nothing I love more than a repeating motif in video games. My favourite example has to be the many examples in call of duty zombies of all things, such as the round change themes, “damned” and “Samantha’s lullaby”

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This video is SO good! You know how to put the pieces together. 🙂 Plus you're very funny. I love your humor. 😁

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Bizabizow is one of maybe three or four channels that I like their videos before I even watch them, because the quality is pretty much guaranteed, with this video being a great example.

[@townnn-biz]

Thanks for this love knowing these little references

[@gameplayxtreme3389]

I never noticed Maple Treeway in Bowser's Castle, yet when you said it I immediately heard it in my mind. Can't unhear it now lol

[@Carlos-rf6eu]

you completely stole my sense of humor wtf (love the video you're great)

[@AlexNeon97]

Double Dash's songs are so nostalgic for me. It brings me back to when I played that game as a small kid

[@Hermit_96]

Now I wanna go play Mario Kart Wii! Man, Double Dash takes me straight back to my childhood. ☺️