Yoshi Desert (theme)
| "Yoshi Desert" | |||
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| "Yoshi Desert" in Mario Kart: Super Circuit | |||
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| Composed by: Unknown (either Kenichi Nishimaki, Masanobu Matsunaga, or Minako Hamano) | |||
| First appearance | Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001) | ||
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart World (2025) | ||
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"Yoshi Desert"[1] is an Arabic-inspired musical theme in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, where it plays in the race course of the same name. The theme uses a double harmonic scale for the majority of its main melody. A modified version of "Yoshi ni noru toki" from Super Mario World plays in time with the beat throughout the theme.
HistoryEdit
Mario Kart: Super CircuitEdit
Mario Kart: Super Circuit marks the first appearance of "Yoshi Desert".
Mario Kart TourEdit
In Mario Kart Tour, an arrangement of "Yoshi Desert" plays in GBA Yoshi Desert, which was first added in the 2023 Yoshi Tour. The synth bass is replaced with a simple pulse waveform, and the Yoshi vocals are retained, now using the original version of the sound effect.
| GBA Yoshi Desert - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart Tour | File info 0:30 |
Mario Kart WorldEdit
In Mario Kart World, an Oriental metal arrangement of "Yoshi Desert" can play in Free Roam during the day, on the route from Shy Guy Bazaar to Wario Stadium in the Flower Cup, and on VS Race routes coming from Desert Hills and Shy Guy Bazaar during the day. This arrangement lacks the Yoshi vocals.
| Yoshi Desert - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart World | File info 0:30 |
List of Super Mario appearancesEdit
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
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| Mario Kart: Super Circuit | Game Boy Advance | 2001 | Original | ||
| Mario Kart Tour | iOS, Android | 2023[a] | Arrangement | ||
| Mario Kart World | Nintendo Switch 2 | 2025 | Arrangement | "Yoshi Desert"[1] |
- ^ Added in the 2023 Yoshi Tour on April 4, 2023
Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
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| Dutch | Yoshi's Woestijn | Yoshi's Desert | [1] |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b c Mario Kart World pause menu (Ver. 1.4.0, 1.5.0, 1.7.0)