Live Magazine September 2014 Volume 9/2014 | Page 28

SUPER

MARIO
GALAXY

Mario games have always been a
wonderful AAA outing, and the Super Mario Galaxy series definitely
took the famous plumber to new
heights. Mario took to the stratosphere and beyond, taking that giant
leap for plumber-kind in 2007 with
Super Mario Galaxy for the Nintendo
Wii, and again in 2010 with Super
Mario Galaxy 2 for the Nintendo Wii
again, to critical acclaim. The series is powdered with vibrant levels,
wacky bosses, and a breath-taking
soundtrack played by an orchestra,

which for a Nintendo game is uncommon, and definitely added more
to the games in the franchise.
Good music can be found in many
places, but amazing music can take
a AAA game that one step further;
music helps make a great level in
a game simply epic. One track that
can make for epic levels is the Gusty
Garden Galaxy theme. It first appeared in the first Super Mario Galaxy, was used for background music
in an E3 trailer for Super Mario Gal-

SPECIAL REPORT: aaa games

axy 2, in Super Mario 3D World, in
Mario Kart 8 as part of the music that
plays in the Cloudtop Cruise level,
and even played in the background
for the reveal of Super Mario Galaxy
character Rosalina for Super Smash
Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.

If one thing was to be taken from the
Super Mario Galaxy series, it was
the Gusty Gardens Galaxy theme; its
prevalence in AAA titles seven years
after its debut goes to show the influence AAA titles have on future titles.

Written by Sasha Karen

www.stickytriggerentertainment.com