Drawing Board 1
| "Drawing Board 1" | |
|---|---|
 Image fromNintendo Music | |
| Composed by: Unknown | |
| Key | D flat major |
| BPM | 132 |
| Time signature | Common time |
| First appearance | Mario Paint (1992) |
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart World (2025) |
"Drawing Board 1",[1] also known as "Painting Mode 1",[2] is a polka-styled musical theme inMario Paint, where it plays in the game'sdrawing board mode.
History[edit]
Mario Paint[edit]
Mario Paint marks the first appearance of "Drawing Board 1".
A slower-paced arrangement of "Drawing Board 1" in a lower key plays when the letter P is activated on the game's title screen. It is titled "Title Theme 3" in theNintendo Music app.
 Title Theme 3 - The arrangement heard inMario Paint | File info 0:30 |
WarioWare series[edit]
WarioWare: Touched![edit]
InWarioWare: Touched!, an arrangement of "Drawing Board 1" is one of three playable songs featured on theTurntable souvenir. It is simply titled "Mario Paint". It appears faithful to the original theme until the first loop ends, in which it then turns into a jazzy, big band-style arrangement. Players can speed up the song by spinning the record on the turntable. An excerpt of this theme also plays in theMario Paintmicrogame.
| Mario Paint - The arrangement heard inWarioWare: Touched! | File info 0:30 |
WarioWare: D.I.Y.[edit]
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- “Featuring kitties!”
- —In-game description for the "Mario Paint" record
WarioWare: D.I.Y. features two arrangements of "Drawing Board 1".
One of9-Volt'srecords is an arrangement of "Drawing Board 1". It is simply titled "Mario Paint". An excerpt of this theme also plays in theMario Paint microgame.
A faithful arrangement of "Drawing Board 1" plays in the graphic editor when editing a game or comic with the title "Mario Paint". This rendition is nearly identical to the first half of theWarioWare: Touched! arrangement.
| Mario Paint - The arrangement heard inWarioWare: D.I.Y. | File info 0:30 |
Super Smash Bros. series[edit]
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]
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InSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U, an arrangement of "Drawing Board 1" is incorporated in the "Mario Paint Medley", which can play in theMiiverse stage. It was arranged byTaku Inoue. It is also included in the official albumSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U: A Smashing Soundtrack.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, the "Mario Paint Medley" fromSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U can play in anySuper Smash Bros.-series andSuper Mario-series stage.
Mario Kart World[edit]
InMario Kart World, ajazz fusion arrangement of "Drawing Board 1" inC major can play inFree Roam during the day. It is titled "Painting Mode 1" in the game's pause menu.
| Painting Mode 1 - The arrangement heard inMario Kart World | File info 0:30 |
Gallery[edit]
Image for "Title Theme 3" fromMario Paint onNintendo Music
"Mario Paint" inWarioWare: Touched!
Icon for the "Mario Paint" record inWarioWare: D.I.Y.
List ofSuper Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Paint | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1992 | Original | "Drawing Board 1"[1] | |
| Arrangement | "Title Theme 3"[1] | ||||
| WarioWare: Touched! | Nintendo DS | 2004 | Arrangement | "Mario Paint"[3] | |
| WarioWare: D.I.Y. | Nintendo DS | 2009 | Arrangement | "Mario Paint"[4] | |
| Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | Wii U | 2015[a] | Arrangement | "Mario Paint Medley"[5] | Taku Inoue |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Nintendo Switch | 2018 | Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. for Wii U) | "Mario Paint Medley"[6] | Taku Inoue |
| Mario Kart World | Nintendo Switch 2 | 2025 | Arrangement | "Painting Mode 1"[2] |
- ^Added as downloadable content on June 14, 2015
Albums[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U: A Smashing Soundtrack | 2015 | Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. for Wii U) | "Mario Paint Medley" | Taku Inoue |
Other media[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nintendo Music | 2025[a] | Original | "Drawing Board 1" | |
| Past arrangement (Mario Paint) | "Title Theme 3" |
- ^Added on July 28, 2025
Names in other languages[edit]
"Drawing Board 1"[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | お絵描きスクリーン1[1] Oekaki Sukurīn 1 | Drawing Screen 1 |
"Title Theme 3"[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | マリオペイント タイトル3[1] Mario Peinto Taitoru 3 | Mario Paint Title 3 |
