Random: Here's What Mario Would Sound Like If He Was In Sonic's World

When worlds collide

by Liam Doolan Mon 17th Dec 2018

MarioSonic Cosplay Img — *Image: NintendoMemo*

If you love Japanese video game music, you might be a fan of Yuzo Koshiro. Arguably the greatest video game composer of all-time, his music has been featured in multiple titles including Streets of Rage and more recently Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

In a post on Twitter, Koshiro decided to create a track based on the idea of Mario in Sonic's game world. This was the result:

While there are plenty of fans-pieces such as this floating around on the internet, it's interesting to see how it can sound when done by a veteran of the video game music industry.

What do you think of it? Does this sound like Mario in Sonic's world or is it the other way around? Would you like to see Mario and Sonic one day appear in each other's platform outings? Tell us below.

[source nintendoeverything.com]

Liam is a news writer and reviewer for Nintendo Life and Pure Xbox. He's been writing about games for more than 15 years and is a lifelong fan of Mario and Master Chief. He's also got a soft spot for Sonic the Hedgehog.

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NintoRich
Mon 17th Dec 2018

I like it, now I just want a version without the sound effects

Actually it has quite a similar sound to “Do the Mario” from the 80's (90's?) cartoon

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SpiderSquid
Mon 17th Dec 2018

Has this person ever played Mario and Sonic at the Olympics and Smash Bros? Both game franchises that had crossovers with Mario and Sonic!

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Liam_Doolan
Mon 17th Dec 2018

@TF-Warrior Not sure if you're referring to me, but I said platform outings. So, based on that, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games does not count. Oh, same goes for Smash.

Nice emoji by the way.

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GeoChrome
Mon 17th Dec 2018

@NintoRich The intro does sound very similar to Do the Mario. Loved watching that cartoon on DVD as a small child. Now I just laugh at the ridiculous episode names/content, such as Raiders of the Lost Mushroom.

@Liam_Doolan I think he was referring to the composer calling it “Mario in Sonic’s world” when they were both in the same world at one point.

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Liam_Doolan
Mon 17th Dec 2018

@PolarExperience Oh, my mistake in that case. Sorry, @TF-Warrior.

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Toy_Link
Mon 17th Dec 2018

https://youtu.be/lnGwvvUwNBQ

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Cobalt
Mon 17th Dec 2018

It's absolutely ridiculous !

The ring's sound in the track destroy the entire composition.
Otherwise, It confirms what I always thought about the YM2612.
It's a better soundchip than the SPC700 from the Super Famicom.

Better is not the term, it's purest ! Yeah, the SPC700 sounds more "real" because you can use samples but the quality of them is so low that the Megadrive soundchip is more "arcadesque".

For me, one of the best example to understand is this :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fs05RepMiY

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KingBowser86
Mon 17th Dec 2018

Nice! Wish I had music software. And a computer. Before the great mashup of Steam Gardens/Honeycomb Havoc that was on Siivagunner's channel (go listen, it's worth checking out!), I'd been putting Green Hill Zone to bluegrass/Mario instruments in my head. Works really well with NSMB1 soundfont.
EDIT: Specifically, the mountain levels' soundfont. (Come on, YouTube, don't let me down like this!)

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Anti-Matter
Mon 17th Dec 2018

Nice !
So, Mario collects the Rings instead of Coins, can run in High Speed, can rolling like a ball.

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The-Chosen-one
Mon 17th Dec 2018

I would like a action/adventure game with sonic and mario, marios superhuman strength and speed together with the ultra super speed of sonic.

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Pod
Mon 17th Dec 2018

@Cobalt
Twentyfive yeras later, people still argue the MIDI qualities of SNES/MegaDrive

And, I think the point with putting in the ring and jump sounds is that they're paced the way Mario would produce them, rather than how Sonic would, as the music itself also sports a far lower bpm than is typical for the tunes Sonic is pimping.

@TF-Warrior
If by "this person" you mean Yuzo Koshiro, then you can be fairly certain he's on top of most things Sonic related, as he founded the studio that developed the first MasterSystem Sonic game, and composed the entire score for it, which includes the eternally popular Bridge Zone.

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NotTelevision
Mon 17th Dec 2018

@Cobalt Yeah definitely more arcadey and edgy. Though the Super Famicom’s architecture lent itself to arguably more complex and symphonic musical arrangements. Both are equally good but I think the SNES’s music has stuck with me more over the years.