"World 1-1" from Super Mario Bros.

<p>Classic video game consoles like the Nintendo Entertainment System didn't just play games; they also played music. Their onboard synthesizers put strict limits on what kinds of music game composers could write, but from those limits came a cornucopia of musical themes that remain iconic even today.</p> <p>On this episode, Kirk peels back the layers of Koji Kondo's  "World 1-1" music from the first <em>Super Mario Bros.</em>, revealing a perfectly polished musical gem.</p> <p><strong>Level:</strong> World 1-1</p> <p><strong>Game:</strong> <em>Super Mario Bros.</em> (1985)</p> <p><strong>Written by:</strong> Koji Kondo</p> <p><strong>------</strong></p> <p><strong>ALSO FEATURED:</strong></p> <ul> <li>The <em>Legend of Zelda</em> theme and various other tracks from <em>Super Mario Bros</em>. and <em>Super Mario Bros. 3</em>, all by Koji Kondo</li> <li>"Nascence" from <em>Journey</em> by Austin Wintory feat. Tina Guo, 2012</li> <li>"El Cayuco" by Tito Puente from <em>Dance Mania</em>, 1958</li> <li>Audio from the Basileous Productions playthrough of World 1-1: <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-avspZlbOWU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-avspZlbOWU</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>OUTRO SOLOIST: Steve Pardo</strong></p> <p>This episode's outro soloist is the one and only Steve Pardo. Steve is a Nashville, TN based producer, composer, and saxophonist, and also does work in the world of video games, having spent several years at Harmonix, where he helped make music games like Rock Band and Dance Central. You can find out more at his website: <a href= "https://www.stevepardo.com/">https://www.stevepardo.com/</a></p> <p><strong>TRIPLE CLICK</strong></p> <p>If you want to listen to Kirk talk about video games every week, check out his new video game podcast Triple Click, which he co-hosts with Polygon's Maddy Myers and Bloomberg News's Jason Schreier. It's on all major podcast services, and also at <a href= "http://tripleclickpodcast.com">http://tripleclickpodcast.com</a>.</p> <p><strong>KEEP IT SOCIAL</strong></p> <