Music Box
- This article is about the item inSuper Mario Bros. 3. For other uses, seeMusic Box (disambiguation).
- Not to be confused withDoom Dancer Music Box.
| Music Box | |
|---|---|
  The Music Box inSuper Mario Bros. 3 (left) and itsSuper Mario All-Stars version (right) | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) |
| Latest appearance | The Super Mario Bros. Movie (cameo) (2023) |
| Effect | Causes enemies on the world map to fall asleep |
AMusic Box[1] is an item that first appears inSuper Mario Bros. 3. Here, it is a white square depicting twobeamed notes, and it has a sand-colored pad on the top and a crank to the side. Music Boxes somewhat resembleJump Blocks.
History[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
InSuper Mario Bros. 3, a Music Box is a common item that causes allHammer Brother,Fire Brother,Boomerang Brother, andSledge BrotherEnemy Courses, as well as thePiranha Plant stages inPipe Land, to fall asleep so thatMario andLuigi can sneak past them. After one clears a level and/or loses a life twice, they wake up again. The song that is played is a soothing version of theGround Theme fromSuper Mario Bros. The pitch level of the music was adjusted for bothSuper Mario All-Stars andSuper Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3.
Nintendo Adventure Books[edit]
In the bookKoopa Capers from theNintendo Adventure Books series, Luigi tries to whistle the tune from the Music Box to escape the Sledge Brothers. While it does make them drowsy, they avoid falling asleep completely.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]
In theteaser posterMedia:The Super Mario Bros Movie teaser poster.jpg forThe Super Mario Bros. Movie, voxelated Music Boxes resembling their original sprite can be seen being sold at the antiques store for sixcoins each.
Profiles[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
- Wii Virtual Console manual: "Use this item to make enemies on the map screen fall asleep temporarily."
- 3DS Virtual Console manual: "Allows Mario to put the Hammer Bros. and other map-screen enemies to sleep."
Gallery[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 3 (inventory)
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | オルゴール[?] Orugōru | Music Box | |
| Finnish | Positiivarin[2] | Barrel organ | |
| French | Boîte à Musique[?] | Music box | |
| German | Musikbox[?] | Music Box | |
| Musikkasten[3] | |||
| Italian | Carillon[4][5][6] | Music Box | |
| Nota Musicale[7] | Musical Note | Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition | |
| Portuguese | Caixinha de Música[8] | Music Box | |
| Spanish | Caja de música[9] | Music box | |
| Swedish | Positivet[10] | Barrel organ |
Notes[edit]
- The tune was remixed inMario Party 10 as the results music when a Bowser Party is finished.
- While the Music Box does not appear inThe Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, a similar item, theDoom Dancer Music Box, which forces anyone to dance at the speed the user cranks it, appears in the episode "Do the Koopa".
References[edit]
- ^March-April 1990.Nintendo Power Volume 11.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 8.
- ^Nintendo-lehti (1990-1994, Finnish)
- ^2003.Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet.Nintendo of Europe (German). Page 32.
- ^Super Mario Bros. 3 Italian manual. Page 24.
- ^Super Mario Bros. 3 (3DS -Virtual Console) Italian e-manual. Page 14.
- ^Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 41.
- ^Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition Italian manual. Page 19.
- ^1993.Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet.Nintendo of America (Portuguese). Page 24.
- ^2003.Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 instruction booklet.Nintendo of Europe (European Spanish). Page 92.
- ^Nintendo Magasinet Nr 6-7 1991
