Super Mario Galaxy

November 12, 2007

Super Mario Galaxy is a 2007 platform action-adventure video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii. It is the third 3D game in the Super Mario series. As Mario or Luigi, the player embarks on a quest to rescue Princess Peach, save the universe from Bowser, and collect 121 Power Stars. The levels in the game consist of galaxies filled with minor planets and worlds, with different variations of gravity, the central element of gameplay. The player character is controlled using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, and completes missions, fights bosses, and reaches certain areas to collect Power Stars. Certain levels use the motion-based Wii Remote functions.

Nintendo EAD Tokyo began developing Super Mario Galaxy after the release of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat in late 2004, when Shigeru Miyamoto suggested that Nintendo should commission a large-scale Mario game. The concept for the use of spherical platforms originated from ideas used in Super Mario 128, a GameCube tech demo shown at Nintendo Space World in 2000. Nintendo aimed to make the game appeal to players of all ages, and the team had more freedom in designing it compared to other Super Mario games because of the outer space setting. The soundtrack was composed by Mahito Yokota and Koji Kondo, using a symphony orchestra for the first time in the series.

Super Mario Galaxy was a critical and commercial success, hailed as one of the best games in the series and one of the greatest video games ever made. At the time of its closure in 2019, Super Mario Galaxy was the highest-rated game of all time on review-aggregating site GameRankings. It received universal acclaim from critics and fans, who praised the game's visuals, gravity mechanics, soundtrack, setting, and story. It won several awards from gaming publications, including multiple "Game of the Year" titles, and became the first Nintendo title to win the BAFTA Award for Best Game. The game is the ninth bestselling Wii game worldwide with sales of 12.80 million. The game was released as a Nintendo Selects title in 2011, as a download via the Wii U's eShop in 2015, on the Nvidia Shield in China in 2018, and as part of the Super Mario 3D All-Stars collection for the Nintendo Switch in 2020. A sequel, Super Mario Galaxy 2, was released for the Wii in 2010.

Also See

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Sound Effects Used

• Anime Glass Break Sound 1
• Blastwave FX, Sci, Fi, Alarm, Warning, Signal, Loop, Science, Fiction (Played when Mario activates a moving platform.)
• Boo Laugh 1 (Used for Dry Bones.)
• Boo Laugh 4
• H-B CRASH, CARTOON - CRASH AND KABONG (Heard multiple times during the "Ball Rolling" music.)
• H-B HIT, CARTOON - BONK-POP (Sampled in the game's soundtrack.)
• H-B ZIP, CARTOON - HIGH WHISTLE ZING OUT (Used when triple jumping and in a slightly higher pitch when long jumping. This is the first main series Mario game to use this sound effect, and its normal pitch version would be used more often in the 3D installments.)
• Hollywoodedge, Chin Punch FS040401
• Hollywoodedge, Chin Punch FS040405 (Used whenever Mario bumps into something after long jumping.)
• Hollywoodedge, Forest Ambience Bird PE010101 (Used for ambience in the Observatory's garden.)
• Hollywoodedge, Head Bonk 2 Types One CRT032402 (1st bonk heard when jumping on Topmaniac.)
• Hollywoodedge, Heavy Punch FS040108
• Hollywoodedge, Pig Squeal MultipleH AT047601 (Edited versions are used for Bugaboom.)
• Hollywoodedge, Small Swishes Light FS048101/SWISH - ARM OR WEAPON SWING THROUGH AIR, SWOOSH 03
• Hollywoodedge, Sword Whooshes Heavy FS031406
• HUMAN, YELL - YELL: FEMALE (Used for Koopa Troopas.)
• Shine Sprite Sound (Used as the sparkle sound of power stars.)
• SMB Warp Pipe/Power Down Sound
• SMG Error Sound
• SMG Spin Attack Sound
• Sound Ideas, ALARM, BURGLAR - BURGLAR ALARM GOING OFF (Used as Megaleg's alarm.)
• Sound Ideas, ANVIL - SINGLE HIT ON ANVIL WITH HAMMER, METAL 02
• Sound Ideas, BALLOON, RUBBER - BLOWING UP BALLOON, SINGLE BREATH
• Sound Ideas, BALLOON, RUBBER - VARIOUS RUBBING SQUEAKS (Used for Dino Piranha's tail.)
• Sound Ideas, BELL TREE - ASCENDING SHORT, MUSIC, PERCUSSION (Used when shooting Star Bits.)
• Sound Ideas, BELL TREE - RAIN DROPS, MUSIC, PERCUSSION (1st ding)
• Sound Ideas, BELL, CHURCH - SINGLE CHURCH BELL TOLLING
• Sound Ideas, BELL, DESK - DESK BELL: SINGLE RING (Used when a switch's timer runs out.)
• Sound Ideas, BIRD, ROBIN - CALLING, ANIMAL (Used for ambience in the Observatory's garden.)
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - GOOD SPRONG 02 (Used for Sling Pods.)
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - SINGLE TIMP DOING/HIT, CARTOON - DRUM RISE/HEAVY RISING HIT (Sampled in the game's soundtrack.)
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - THIN WOOD BOING (Sampled in the game's soundtrack.)
• Sound Ideas, BOINK, CARTOON - BOINK 01 (Used in a low pitch when Tarantox flips itself off of its back.)
• Sound Ideas, BOINK, CARTOON - BOINK 03 (Used in a low pitch when Tarantox flips itself off of its back.)
• Sound Ideas, BOINK, CARTOON - HOYT'S BOINK
• Sound Ideas, BOOK - OPEN
• Sound Ideas, BUBBLE, BURP - MANY RAPID PRESSURE BUBBLES SURFACING IN WATER
• Sound Ideas, BUBBLE, LAVA - FLOWING LAVA: BUBBLES AND STEAMING (Used for King Kaliente's lava pool.)
• Sound Ideas, CAMERA - 35 MM SLR: SINGLE SHUTTER CLICK 01 (Used when entering first-person camera mode.)
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, ACCENT - BONKS, POPS (last 2 pops)
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, ACCENT - LONG XYLOPHONE GLISS DOWN, MUSIC, PERCUSSION (Used whenever a timed challenge is failed.)
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BEE - BEE BUZZING AROUND, FLY, INSECT (Used when Bee Mario is flying.)
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BELL - SMALL BRASS CHIMES, RINGING, MUSIC, PERCUSSION
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BIRD - HEAD BONK BIRDS CHIRPING (Used when Major Burrows gets dizzy after being ejected from the dirt.)
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BOING - JEW'S HARP BOING, MEDIUM (Used in various pitches for many different things.)
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BOING - JEW'S HARP BOING, SHORT 02 (Used when jumping on switches.)
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BOING - JEW'S HARP SPROING
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BOING - LOW TIMPANI, WOBBLE, PERCUSSION, MUSIC, DRUMS (Used whenever a timed challenge is failed.)
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BOING - SMALL DRUM, THREE BOINGS IN A ROW, PERCUSSION, MUSIC, DRUMS 02 (2nd boing)
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BOING - STRING PLUCK (Used when bouncing off of a Jump Beamer or Spring Topman.)
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BOING - THIN METAL PING AND WARBLE 01 (Used when bumping into a Topman.)
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BONK - WOOD BONK 04
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BUBBLE - SINGLE BUBBLE 01
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, CYMBAL - LOW HIT WITH CYMBAL CRASH, MUSIC, PERCUSSION 02 (Used whenever a timed challenge is failed.)
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, DRIP - SINGLE DRIP, WATER, DROP 01 (Used in a high pitch when climbing things.)
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, ELECTRICITY - SHORT ELECTRICAL ARC
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, HIT - HOLLOW BANG (Used when a bubble pops.)
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, HIT - SWISH AND BIG WHAP/HIT, WHAP - BIG WHAP, CARTOON 01
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, JUG - REMOVE SQUEAKY CORK FROM JUG (2nd squeak)
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, POP - LARGE CORK POP 02 (Used when certain objects appear.)
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, RATTLE - RATTLING, WOOD
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SNAP - LARGE RUBBER SNAP 01 (Used for Rubbery Bulbs.)
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SPIT - SINGLE SPIT, HUMAN (The spit portion is used for Water Shooters.)
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SQUAWK - BIG HORN SQUAWK/SQUAWK, CARTOON - BIG HORN SQUAWK (A high pitched version is sampled in the game's soundtrack.)
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SQUEAK - SEVERAL RUBBER SQUEAKS, STRETCH (The 4th stretch is used in a slightly low pitch for Tarantox's web.)
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SQUEAK - SHARP WINDSHIELD WIPER SQUEAKS (Used when walking on ice.)
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SQUISH - SHORT SQUISH
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SWISH - MANY WHIPPY SWISH BYS (8th, 9th and 11th swishes)
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, TWANG - SHORT RISING TWANG 01
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - HUMAN: QUICK WHISTLING TO CALL DOG (The first few whistles are used when sliding down a pole or tree.)
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, ZIP - LOW 01
• Sound Ideas, CHAIN - CHAIN FALLING ON CONCRETE 01
• Sound Ideas, CHAIN - CHAIN FALLING ON CONCRETE 02
• Sound Ideas, CHAIN - PULL CHAIN OVER WOODEN PULLEY
• Sound Ideas, COMEDY - HOLLOW BONK
• Sound Ideas, COMEDY, ACCENT - HOPPING 01 (The 1st and last boings are used when Dino Piranha is hit in the head with its tail.)
• Sound Ideas, COMEDY, ACCENT - SLIDE WHISTLE DOWN
• Sound Ideas, COMEDY, ACCENT - WARBLY SLIDE WHISTLE DOWN
• Sound Ideas, COMEDY, ACCENT - WARBLY SLIDE WHISTLE UP (Used in a normal pitch in the cutscene following Bowser Jr.'s defeat and in a high pitch when climbing a Banandelion.)
• Sound Ideas, CREAK, SHIP - SHIP CREAKS INSIDE CARGO HOLD
• Sound Ideas, DOG, POMERANIAN - SMALL DOG, BARKING, ANIMAL (Used for small Chomps.)
• Sound Ideas, DOG, ROTTWEILER - MEDIUM DOG, BARKING, ANIMAL (Used for Chomps.)
• Sound Ideas, DOOR, DUNGEON - DUNGEON DOOR: VERY LARGE, QUICK CLOSE, CASTLE 03
• Sound Ideas, DOOR, METAL - LARGE METAL DOOR CLOSING 05
• Sound Ideas, DOOR, METAL - LARGE METAL DOOR CLOSING 06
• Sound Ideas, DOOR, METAL - SCREECHY DOOR SLAM, SQUEAK 01
• Sound Ideas, DOOR, METAL - VERY LARGE DOOR: CLOSE
• Sound Ideas, DOOR, WOOD - CLOSE 09
• Sound Ideas, DOOR, WOOD - OPEN 02
• Sound Ideas, DOOR, WOOD - OPEN WITH SQUEAK, CREAK (open only)
• Sound Ideas, ELECTRICITY - HIGH ARCING AND SPARKING, ELECTRICAL
• Sound Ideas, ELECTRICITY - PULSING, BUZZING HUM
• Sound Ideas, ELECTRICITY, SPARK - HIGH VOLTAGE SPARK, ELECTRICAL 01 (Used whenever Mario gets electrocuted.)
• Sound Ideas, ELECTRICITY, SPARK - HIGH VOLTAGE SPARK, ELECTRICAL 02
• Sound Ideas, ELECTRICITY, SPARK - HIGH VOLTAGE SPARK, ELECTRICAL 09
• Sound Ideas, ELECTRICITY, SPARK - HIGH VOLTAGE SPARK, VERY LARGE, ELECTRICAL
• Sound Ideas, ELECTRICITY, SPARKS - ELECTRALOAF: SMALL SPARKS FROM COIL TO WIRE TESLA, ELECTRICAL (Used for electric fences.)
• Sound Ideas, ELECTRONIC - MAGICAL POOF 02
• Sound Ideas, ELECTRONIC - MAGICAL POOF 06
• Sound Ideas, EXPLOSION - INCREASING RUMBLE LEADING TO EXPLOSION (Played during the final cutscene.)
• Sound Ideas, EXPLOSION - LARGE EXPLOSION 03 (Series 6000)
• Sound Ideas, EXPLOSION - LARGE EXPLOSION 09
• Sound Ideas, EXPLOSION - MEDIUM EXPLOSION 02 (Used for the airships' cannons in the opening cutscene.)
• Sound Ideas, EXPLOSION - SMALL BLAST 03 (Series 4000)
• Sound Ideas, EXPLOSION - SMALL BLAST ON GLASS
• Sound Ideas, FIRE, BALL - IMPACT AND LARGE FIRE BURST, RUMBLE (Used whenever Mario shoots fireballs when under the effect of a Fire Flower.)
• Sound Ideas, FIRE, BALL - MEDIUM, BURST OF FLAME 01/02
• Sound Ideas, FIRE, BALL - PASS BY: CATAPULTED BALL OF FIRE 05 (Used when the Comet Observatory's core gets powered up.)
• Sound Ideas, FIRE, BALL - SHORT, LARGE BURST OF FLAME 01
• Sound Ideas, FIRE, BURST - SMALL BURST OF FLAMES IN WOOD STOVE 01
• Sound Ideas, FIRE, BURST - SMALL BURST OF FLAMES IN WOOD STOVE 03
• Sound Ideas, FIRE, BURST - SMALL BURST OF FLAMES IN WOOD STOVE 04
• Sound Ideas, FIRE, FIREPLACE - WOOD BURNING IN FIREPLACE 01 (Used for the fireplace in the Observatory's kitchen.)
• Sound Ideas, FIREWORKS - SEQUENCE OF FIREWORKS, EXPLOSION (Used in the game's ending cutscene.)
• Sound Ideas, FIREWORKS - WHISTLING, SCREAMING, SIZZLING, EXPLOSION
• Sound Ideas, FLAG - LARGE FLAG: FLAPPING IN WIND
• Sound Ideas, FLAG - SMALL FLAG: FLAPPING IN WIND
• Sound Ideas, FLAME THROWER - MEDIUM BURST, FIRE 05
• Sound Ideas, FOOTSTEPS, METAL - BOOTS: WALK
• Sound Ideas, GEARS - GEARS TURNING IN GIANT MECHANISM (low pitched)
• Sound Ideas, GEARS - LARGE WOODEN GEARS: TURNING FROM BELOW
• Sound Ideas, HELICOPTER - BELL 206: INTERNAL: HOVERING (Used when Mario spins after being flung from a tornado.)
• Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - TAMBOO HIT 02 (Sampled in the game's soundtrack.)
• Sound Ideas, HIT, METAL - DULL METAL IMPACT, CARTOON 02
• Sound Ideas, HIT, METAL - PROCESSED METAL FENCE IMPACT, CARTOON 01
• Sound Ideas, HIT, METAL - PROCESSED METAL FENCE IMPACT, CARTOON 03
• Sound Ideas, HOCKEY - SKATE ALONG: SINGLE PERSON, ICE (Used when skating on ice.)
• Sound Ideas, HORROR - 'INSIDES' SPLAT, HUMAN 01 (Used when an enemy spits a projectile.)
• Sound Ideas, HUMAN, EATING - CELERY: FAST BITE, FOOD (Used for Piranha Plants.)
• Sound Ideas, HUMAN, SWALLOW - SWALLOW: LIQUID 01
• Sound Ideas, INDUSTRY, HYDRAULIC - ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC MACHINE: UP FULL, FACTORY (Used by hydraulic moving platforms.)
• Sound Ideas, METAL, SQUEAK - LARGE SHIP LISTING 01
• Sound Ideas, METAL, SQUEAK - LARGE SHIP LISTING 02
• Sound Ideas, METAL, SQUEAK - METAL MOVEMENT AND SQUEAKS
• Sound Ideas, PING, CARTOON - SMALL STRING PLUCK 01
• Sound Ideas, POTTERY - CLAY POT: BREAK, CRASH, SMASH 02 (Used whenever a Koopa shell breaks.)
• Sound Ideas, RAIN - MEDIUM RAIN ON GRASS AND CEMENT, WEATHER
• Sound Ideas, ROCK - ROCKS: SMALL, FALL ON ROCKS
• Sound Ideas, ROCK, WATER - ROCK: SPLASH INTO WATER 02
• Sound Ideas, ROCK, WATER - ROCK: SPLASH INTO WATER 03
• Sound Ideas, ROCKSLIDE - ROCK IMPACT INTO DIRT
• Sound Ideas, ROCKSLIDE - SMALL ROCKSLIDE 02
• Sound Ideas, ROPE - 2' ROPE: SINGLE CREAK 01
• Sound Ideas, SCI FI - FAST SHIP HUM BY
• Sound Ideas, SCI FI - LASER SHOT, CARTOON, ZAP 01
• Sound Ideas, SCI FI - LASER SHOT, CARTOON, ZAP 02 (Used when spinning into enemies and certain objects.)
• Sound Ideas, SCI FI - LONG ELECTRONIC STATIC HUM (very low pitched)
• Sound Ideas, SCI FI - SINGLE LARGE ELECTRONIC CHIME HIT AND RING (Used whenever 5 Silver Stars form into a Power Star.)
• Sound Ideas, SCI FI - SPACE LASER SHOT 01/02/03 (An edited version is used when collecting Starbits.)
• Sound Ideas, SCI FI - SPRING ZAP BLASTER SHOT (signature sound effect for Launch Stars)
• Sound Ideas, SCI FI - WARBLY ZAP, CARTOON (Used when spinning into enemies and certain objects.)
• Sound Ideas, SKID, CARTOON - BENT SKID (Used in a high pitch whenever an enraged Wiggler skids to a stop.)
• Sound Ideas, SLIDE, CARTOON - SHORT SPLING (Sampled in the game's soundtrack.)
• Sound Ideas, SPACE, DOOR - SPACE DOOR: ACTIVATE 03
• Sound Ideas, SPACE, DOOR - SPACE SHIP DOOR 3, CLOSE, SCI FI 02 (The 1st half of the sound is used when Megaleg's glass dome is destroyed.)
• Sound Ideas, SPACE, GUN SHOTS - LASER GUN SHOT, GALACTIC 01 (Used whenever a Hungry Luma transforms into a planet.)
• Sound Ideas, SPACE, GUN SHOTS - LASER GUN SHOT, LARGE, UNDULATING, GALACTIC
• Sound Ideas, SPACE, SHIP - SPACE SHIP CRASH LANDS, CRASH ONLY
• Sound Ideas, SPACE, ZAP - ENERGY ZAP, ELECTRONIC
• Sound Ideas, SPIT, CARTOON - SINGLE SPUT (Used when an enemy spits a projectile.)
• Sound Ideas, SQUEAK, GLASS - QUICK GLASS RUB SQUEAK, CARTOON 01 (A very high pitched version is used for Octoguys' footsteps.)
• Sound Ideas, SQUEAK, METAL - METAL PULLEY: TURNING
• Sound Ideas, SQUEAK, METAL - TURNING
• Sound Ideas, SQUISH, CARTOON - WET SQUISHY IMPACT 04
• Sound Ideas, STEAM - SINGLE BLAST 02 (Used when Major Burrows becomes enraged.)
• Sound Ideas, SWISH - ARM OR WEAPON SWING THROUGH AIR, SWOOSH 02
• Sound Ideas, THUNDER - THUNDER CLAP AND RUMBLE, WEATHER 01 (Series 6000)
• Sound Ideas, THUNDER - THUNDER CLAP AND RUMBLE, WEATHER 02 (Series 6000)
• Sound Ideas, THUNDER - THUNDER CLAP AND RUMBLE, WEATHER 03
• Sound Ideas, THUNDER - THUNDER ROLL AND RUMBLE, WEATHER 03
• Sound Ideas, TOMBSTONE - STONE DRAGGING ON STONE, GRIND 03
• Sound Ideas, TOMBSTONE - STONE DRAGGING ON STONE, GRIND 14
• Sound Ideas, TRAIN, STEAM - WHISTLE, MANY BLASTS, CLOSE UP (The 2nd whistle is used in a high pitch whenever a Wiggler becomes enraged.)
• Sound Ideas, TREE FALLING - CREAKING, HIT GROUND HEAVILY, FOREST, LOGGING (last portion)
• Sound Ideas, TWANG, CARTOON - HOYT'S BOW TWANG
• Sound Ideas, WATER, BUBBLES - SWIRLING BUBBLES
• Sound Ideas, WATER, DRIP - WATER DRIPPING IN CAVE 01
• Sound Ideas, WATER, DRIP - WATER DRIPPING INTO FULL TUB 01
• Sound Ideas, WATER, FALLS - MEDIUM FALLS
• Sound Ideas, WATER, LAKE - WAVES COMING IN, LIGHT/MEDIUM
• Sound Ideas, WATER, STREAM - MEDIUM STREAM, FLOWING 01
• Sound Ideas, WATER, STREAM - MOUNTAIN STREAM, HEAVY FLOW 02
• Sound Ideas, WATER, STREAM - SMALL STREAM, FLOWING
• Sound Ideas, WHIP - BULLWHIP: SINGLE CRACK 03 (crack only)
• Sound Ideas, WHIP - SMALL WHIP: SINGLE HIT (Used whenever a Li'l Cinder hops after being extinguished.)
• Sound Ideas, WHISTLE - PEA WHISTLE: MEDIUM BLOW, POLICE
• Sound Ideas, WIND - EERIE WIND, WEATHER
• Sound Ideas, WIND - GHOST TOWN WIND, WEATHER 01
• Sound Ideas, WIND - GHOST TOWN WIND, WEATHER 02
• Sound Ideas, WIND - MAGIC WHIRLWIND, FANTASY (Used for Floaty Fluff.)
• Sound Ideas, WINDMILL - SINGLE BLADE WHOOSH-BY
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK WHISTLE ZIP IN (Used when somersaulting.)
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK WHISTLE ZIP OUT (Used for various actions, most notably when a Goomba spots Mario.)
• WB CARTOON, FALL - LONG WARBLY FALL (Used when falling from certain places.)
• WB CARTOON, SWISH - SINGLE WHIP SWISH 01 (Used for Dino Piranha's tail.)
• WB ROCKSLIDE - SHORT, ROCKY IMPACT
• Wood Crash Sound

Image Gallery

Super Mario Galaxy/Image Gallery

Audio Samples

Super Mario Galaxy/Audio Samples