Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 9 Comments

In an Iwata Asks column released today for Super Mario All-Stars, it was explained that the “Slider” and Bob-omb Battlefield songs from Super Mario 64 actually contain the same melodies. To be honest, it’s a bit difficult to detect, but the last few seconds of the video below should help you see the similarity. I wasn’t aware of this, so perhaps I’m somewhat oblivious!

Mahito Yokota: I’m a real game music fanatic. I love Mario music, and I think fans will like this selection, too.
Satoru Iwata: Can you give me a specific example?
Yokota: For example, “Slider” from Mario 64.
Iwata: Oh, that song! It certainly is catchy!
Yokota: I really like that song. I didn’t work for Nintendo when the N64 came out, but it’s a dear song to me. I had my wife listen to it saying, “This is a great song!” I didn’t notice at first, but it’s an arrangement of the aboveground background music for Super Mario 64. Iwata: Which did you make first, Kondo-san?
Koji Kondo: The aboveground BGM (background music).
Yokota: Oh, really? When I listened closely, the melodies were the same for “Slider” and the aboveground BGM. As a gamer playing the N64, I was impressed at how big a change an arrangement could make.

Also, although it wasn’t mentioned in the Iwata Asks article, the Snow Mountain song is the same as well. You can check out the full interview here.

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WiiWare

BIT.TRIP FATE (Aksys Games, 800pts)

WiiWare demos

BIT.TRIP FATE (Aksys Games)

DSiWare

GO Series: Ivy the kiwi? Mini (Gamebridge, 500 Points)
Nintendo Countdown Calendar (Nintendo, 200 Points)
Supermarket Mania (G5 Entertainment, 500 Points)

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The image above was taken a few hours ago, but The Last Story is still number one on Amazon’s Japanese video game best-sellers chart. I have a feeling that this title will sell more than Xenoblade…

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Unfortunately, this is the only size we have available right now! We’ll post a higher-quality image in the future.

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Nintendo DS – 342k (-25.3%)
Xbox 360 – 325k (+30.2%)
PS3 – 250k (-22.0%)
Wii – 232k (-54.3%)
PSP – 75k (-57.0%)
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The official site for the The Last Story updated earlier today. We already brought you most of the news regarding that, but you can listen to a few songs below.

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