This episode of Twenty Thousand Hertz originally ran in August 2025.Kirk's <a href="https://strongsongspodcast.com/blogs/episodes/world-1-1-from-super-mario-bros?_pos=2&_sid=1b71eaaf8&_ss=r">2020 episode of Strong Songs</a> about the music of Super MarioTWENTY THOUSAND HERTZ SHOW NOTES:This episode was written & produced by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseyemmerling/" target="_blank">Casey Emmerling</a>.From the springy jump sound to the iconic Overworld Theme, the sound of Super Mario Bros. is instantly recognizable. With just five lo-fi audio channels and 40 kilobytes of space, composer Koji Kondo created a soundscape full of unforgettable melodies. In this episode, we explore how Kondo’s playful instincts, rhythmic trickery, and love of jazz fusion defined the sound of Mario. Featuring Kirk Hamilton of <a href="https://strongsongspodcast.com/">Strong Songs</a> and Thomas of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ThomasGameDocs">Thomas Game Docs</a>.MUSIC FEATURED IN THIS EPISODERocker Jr. - Shake [B]ITDJARTMUSIC - 8 Bit Console from My Childhoodmoodmode - Game 8-Bit OnXtremeFreddy - Bit Beats 1moodmode - Level VIIWesley Slover - Analog Jam 1103Space_Cat - Light It Upmoodmode - Level VIWilliam Benckert - Dance of the Pixel BirdsSubscribe on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dallastaylor.mp3?sub_confirmation=1">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> to see our new video series.If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at <a href="http://mystery.20k.org/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mystery.20k.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>.Support the show and get ad-free episodes at <a href="https://20k.org/plus">⁠⁠⁠20k.org/plus⁠⁠⁠</a>.Follow Dallas on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dallastaylor.mp3/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dallastaylor.mp3">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>, and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dallastaylor/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>.Join our community on <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/20k/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reddit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> and follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/20korg/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>.Follow Kirk Hamilton’s podcasts <a href="https://strongsongspodcast.com/">⁠Strong Songs⁠</a> and <a href="https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/triple-click/">⁠Triple Click⁠</a>.Subscribe to Thomas’ Youtube channel, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ThomasGameDocs">⁠Thomas Game Docs⁠</a>.

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