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"Selection Screens"
"Selection Screens" in Mario Kart 64
👁 The image for "Selection Screens" from Mario Kart 64 on Nintendo Music. Image from Nintendo Music
Composed by: Kenta Nagata
First appearance	Mario Kart 64 (1996)
Latest appearance	Mario Kart World (2025)

"Selection Screens",^[1] also known as "Character Select",^[2] "Setup and Kart Select"^[3] or simply "Select"^[4], is a musical theme composed by Kenta Nagata for Mario Kart 64, where it plays on the game's mode, character, and course selection screens, as well as on the option and data management screens. This theme consists of a repeating bassline that is two bars long, the occasional organ chord, and some brief piano licks.

History[edit]

Mario Kart series[edit]

Mario Kart 64[edit]

Mario Kart 64 marks the first appearance of "Selection Screens". It is also included in the official soundtrack albums Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks and Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack.

Mario Kart World[edit]

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In Mario Kart World, an electro arrangement of "Selection Screens" can play in Free Roam during nighttime. It is titled "Character Select" in the game's pause menu.

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Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit[edit]

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The Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit album features an arrangement of "Selection Screens" arranged by Professor N. It is simply titled "select". This arrangement samples voice clips from the original game.

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work	System	Year	Type	Title	Credits
Mario Kart 64	Nintendo 64	1996	Original	"Selection Screens"^[1]	Kenta Nagata
Mario Kart World	Nintendo Switch 2	2025	Arrangement	"Character Select"^[2]

Albums[edit]

Work	Year	Type	Title	Credits
Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks	1997	Original	"Setup and Kart Select"	Kenta Nagata
Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack	1997	Original	"Select"	Kenta Nagata
Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit	1997	Arrangement	"select"	Professor N

Other media[edit]

Work	Year	Type	Title	Credits
Nintendo Music	2025^[a]	Original	"Selection Screens"	Kenta Nagata

^ Added on July 14, 2025

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)
Japanese	セレクト Serekuto	Select	^[1]
Japanese	ゲームセレクト Gēmu Serekuto	Game Select	^[4]
Spanish	Selección de personaje	Character selection	^[2]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Nintendo Music
^ ^a ^b ^c Mario Kart World pause menu
^ Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks
^ ^a ^b Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack

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