Faster Than All

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"Faster Than All"
"Faster Than All" inMario Party
Handcar Havoc
Composed by:
Yasunori Mitsuda
First appearanceMario Party (1998)
Latest appearanceMario Party Superstars (2021)

"Faster Than All"[1] is a musical theme composed byYasunori Mitsuda forMario Party, where it plays in theminigamesSlot Car Derby,Handcar Havoc, andBumper Ball Maze, as well asBalloon Burst exclusively in the American version. The intro of the theme sounds similar to the intro of "Slider" fromSuper Mario 64.

History[edit]

Mario Party[edit]

Mario Party marks the first appearance of "Faster Than All".

Mario Party 2[edit]

Main article:The Blue Skies Yonder

InMario Party 2, the theme that plays in the game's own versions of Slot Car Derby and Handcar Havoc, as well asMecha-Marathon, is loosely based on "Faster Than All". It is titled "The Blue Skies Yonder" in the game'ssound test.

Icon of an audio speaker.The Blue Skies Yonder - The arrangement heard inMario Party 2
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Mario Party Superstars[edit]

InMario Party Superstars, an arrangement of "Faster Than All" plays in Handcar Havoc. It is titled as such in the game'ssound test.

Icon of an audio speaker.Faster Than All - The arrangement heard inMario Party Superstars
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List ofSuper Mario appearances[edit]

WorkSystemYearTypeTitleCredits
Mario PartyNintendo 641998Original"Faster Than All"[1]Yasunori Mitsuda
Mario Party 2Nintendo 641999Pastiche"The Blue Skies Yonder"[2]
Mario Party SuperstarsNintendo Switch2021Arrangement"Faster Than All"[3]

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japaneseだれよりもはやく[1]
Dare yori mo hayaku
Faster than anyone else
FrenchLe plus rapide de tous[1]The fastest of them all
GermanSchnell wie der Blitz[1]Fast as lightning

Notes[edit]

  • All minigames in which this theme plays regardless of region save records, with the only such minigame in which it does not play beingBobsled Run.

References[edit]

Mario Party
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LocationsMini-Game HouseMini-Game IslandMini-Game StadiumMushroom BankToad's ShopMushroom VillageOption House
Music"Battle Canyon" • "Coins of the World" • "Ducking and Dodging" • "Faster Than All" • "Let's Go Lightly" • "Let's Limbo!" • "Mario Party Theme" • "Mushroom Shop Theme" • "Saving Courage" • "The Wide, Wide Ocean"
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