N64 sound hardware doing its absolute best impression of a Saturday morning cartoon orchestra. "Toad Town Theme" is one of those melodies that lives in your head permanently once you hear it, all bouncy and warm. "Dry Dry Desert Trek" nails that dusty, plodding feel with surprisingly minimal instrumentation.
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"Koopa Bros. Keep Cool" goes full funk with these tight little grooves that have no business sounding that smooth on this console. "Battle Fanfare" gets you hyped every single time. The whole thing leans into this storybook energy where every area theme feels like turning a page.
"Fuzzys Stole My Shell" is genuinely funny as a composition. If you grew up with this game and never sat with the music on its own, you owe yourself that.