"Just Mario" by Ubisoft Meets Nintendo (originally composed by Koji Kondo) is featured on Just Dance Wii and 舞力无限. It was also featured on the Wii version of Just Dance 3 as a downloadable track and the Nintendo Switch version of Just Dance 2018 via Just Dance Unlimited, but became unavailable following the shutdown of the Wii Shop Channel on January 30, 2019 and the shutdown of online services on July 3, 2023. It was also planned to be on Just Dance 2017 exclusively for the Nintendo Switch and Wii U but was scrapped for unknown reasons[citation needed], and was featured on the 舞力全开 demo in September and late October of 2023, and January to February of 2024.
Appearance of the Dancer[]
Original[]
The coach is Mario. He has a black moustache, and short brown hair, and his eye pupil is blue.mHe wears his trademark red hat with his trademark 'M' on it, red long sleeved shirt, blue overalls with golden buttons, white gloves (his right glove is colored yellow-orange for motion controller guidance reasons), and brown shoes. When entering underground later in the routine, his overalls turn red and his shirt turns white, thus being his Fire Flower suit.
Remake[]
In the remake, the coach is more realistic and his color palette is more saturated. His skin was made to match his actual skin in the series, and he has a magenta outline. In the final part of the routine, his outline creates overlapping silhouettes.
Background[]
Just Dance Wii[]
The routine starts with a gameplay of Super Mario Bros., with Mario hitting a ? Block and getting a Super Mushroom, which triggers a pixelated transition from the cutscene to the start of the routine.
There are three backgrounds, all inspired from Mario levels: the first is a green plain with a Spiny, a Paratroopa and a Lakitu, and a Super Star that makes Mario accelerate and become invincible; then an underground lava level with many Lava Bubbles, where Mario becomes Fire Mario and shoots fire balls at Goombas and Koopas, until a Buzzy Beetle hits him; and then the final background shows the end of the level, with the famous tower with the flag.
When the song ends, the routine transitions back to the videogame cutscene, which ends with Mario completing the level and the line "THANK YOU FOR PLAYING!" written over the tower.
Just Dance 3[]
In Just Dance 3, the routine starts with a cathodic TV that turns on and plays the opening cutscene, which now has black fading on the corners of the screen.
Remake[]
The remake starts with an opening circle transition. The graphic layout is taken from New Super Mario Bros. 2. Mario is now in front of Princess Peach’s castle, which has a carved path and is surrounded by checkered grass, colorful hills that sometimes have luminous rays, and some rocks; behind the coach, there are some trees and five big blocks (two light blue ones, two yellow ones, and a red one), along with many animated flowers on striped grass. When Mario performs his Gold Move, the brick block, which is now in 3D rather than in 2D, descends from the sky instead of appearing from nowhere, and breaks into pieces with a much more realistic effect. When he gets the Super Star, colorful stripes shine fast on the sky.
The underground scenery is now based off New Super Mario Bros. U, and has some colored crystal rocks that swing from side to side; behind them, there is a cave wall with parts that sometimes light up. Mario dances on a crystal platform made of colored tiles; on his sides, there are two Piranha Plants that come out of pipes, and the enemies are replaced by 2D Goombas.
The final background features two pipes, one of which hosts a bigger Piranha Plant, the pole flag along with its related tower, which has shining sun rays behind, and many flowers and trees with rocks and hills behind. When the music speeds up, the background constantly changes colors, and the clouds and the flowers have faster animations.
When the song ends, Mario says "Yaa-hoooo!", and the background closes with a circle transition.
Gold Moves[]
There are 4 Gold Moves for this routine, all of which are the same:
All Gold Moves: Jump while punching the air, as if you were hitting a Coin Block.
Appearances in Playlists[]
Just Mario is featured in the following playlists:
Just Dance 2018[]
- Just Dance Unlimited F-J (Switch)
舞力全开[]
Trivia[]
General[]
- Just Mario is the first song from a video game to be on Just Dance.
- Just Mario is the first song from an Asian spin-off to return in a game of the main series.
- Despite both versions of the song featuring samples of Mario’s voice, such as "It’s-a me, Mario", these are not displayed in the in-game lyrics.
- On translated versions of Just Dance Wii, the song is simply called "Mario" and the artist is referred to as "Nintendo".[citation needed]
- The soundtrack used in Just Dance Wii and Just Dance 3 uses samples from Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario All-Stars; the Just Dance 2018 version has been completely rearranged and simply samples Super Mario Bros., while also adding audio effects from the beach levels in the New Super Mario Bros series.
Routine[]
- Just Mario was the only map in 舞力无限 to be free to play at launch.
- It was also free on the Nintendo Switch version of Just Dance 2018.
- In all versions of the routine, Mario’s red hat is displayed on the pictograms.
- On Just Dance Wii, Just Mario has to be unlocked by playing all the other songs. Once this is done, a 1-UP sound effect will play.
- Before it is unlocked, the menu icon only displays a Question Mark Block. Once the map is unlocked, the ? Block icon gets replaced by an icon of Super Mario.
- The final icon, however, was not reused in Just Dance 3.
- Before it is unlocked, the menu icon only displays a Question Mark Block. Once the map is unlocked, the ? Block icon gets replaced by an icon of Super Mario.
- The background in Just Dance Wii and Just Dance 3 is based on Super Mario Bros., whereas the background in the remake is based on New Super Mario Bros. 2.
- The background in the beta version of the remake, however, was based on New Super Mario Bros. U.
- On Just Dance Wii and Just Dance 3, when Mario is in his C2 form, the pictograms are still based on his C1 color scheme; however, in the remake, they turn red with a white hat, matching Mario’s C2 color scheme.
- On Just Dance Wii and Just Dance 3, at the end of the song, the flags on the castle have the abbreviation "JD" written on them but, at the end of the final cutscene, this is no longer the case.
- Before pressing the A button to start, typical sounds from the Super Mario Bros. series (such as Mario’s voice, the jump sound and the coin sound) can be heard, even though the preparation screen only displays the "Main Menu" of the game.
- Just Mario was released on December 14, 2011 on Just Dance 3 on Nintendo Wii to celebrate Mario’s 25th anniversary.
- An avatar of Mario was found in the files of Just Dance 2016 but cannot be unlocked. The avatar was found in some folders named after Amiibo, implying that, to unlock the avatar, the player would need to place an Amiibo on their Wii U Gamepad in order to unlock the avatar.
- The avatar could also be found in the archives of the official Just Dance website.[1]
- A beta version of the remake can be found in the Just Dance Unlimited files.[2] The following differences can be seen:
- The routine initially takes place in Acorn Plains from New Super Mario Bros. U rather than in front of Peach’s castle.
- This unused background can be also seen in the Beta menu assets.
- The soundtrack is slightly different and lacks Mario’s voice snippets (except at the end).
- The brick block is broken with a different animation, and the pieces fade away after a few moments.
- The rainbow background animation used during the star part is different.
- The blue pipe that leads the coach to the second background is not crooked towards the camera, resulting in the entrance not being visible.
- The Fire Flower disappears with no animations.
- The Piranha Plants are bigger and their pipes do not show their entrance, either.
- The final background is much less detailed.
- The routine initially takes place in Acorn Plains from New Super Mario Bros. U rather than in front of Peach’s castle.
- The code name of the remake ends with "NX", which is the code name of the Nintendo Switch.
- The Just Dance 2018 version of the routine has a move that that was not seen in Just Dance Wii or Just Dance 3.[citation needed]
- In Just Dance 2018, when the player views the map on the menu after earning five stars on it, only four stars will pulse.
- On the album background, the scenery is moved more towards the left than on the menu icon.
- Despite the remake only being available on the Nintendo Switch of Just Dance 2018, Main Scene files for the PC, Xbox One, PS4 and Wii U versions of the game can be found in the servers of Just Dance Unlimited.[3][4][5][6]
Gallery[]
Game Files[]
(Just Dance Wii)
(Just Dance Wii, locked)
(Just Dance 3)
(Remake)
In-Game Screenshots[]
(translated version)
Promotional Images[]
Beta Elements[]
See also: Just Dance 2017/Beta Elements#Just Mario
Others[]
Videos[]
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Gameplays[]
Others[]
References[]
- ↑ Mario Avatar link page (dead link)
- ↑ https://youtu.be/3ei7mDpmTIc
- ↑ https://jd-s3.cdn.ubi.com/public/map/MarioNX/pc/MarioNX_MAIN_SCENE_PC.zip/66837f467913d0cf30a05af41900764b.zip
- ↑ https://jd-s3.cdn.ubi.com/public/map/MarioNX/x1/MarioNX_MAIN_SCENE_DURANGO.zip/025be055f102c5add2126cd5d7688a24.zip
- ↑ https://jd-s3.cdn.ubi.com/public/map/MarioNX/ps4/MarioNX_MAIN_SCENE_ORBIS.zip/57c42919b794ca1aea37e0ad5f99026a.zip
- ↑ https://jd-s3.cdn.ubi.com/public/map/MarioNX/wiiu/MarioNX_MAIN_SCENE_WIIU.zip/fcc0ca19b489a3fa8c29e1da9eebf2ef.zip
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