I've said this in other videos, but Nintendo really leaning into Bowser being a metalhead has been one of the best Mario Character character developments.

Between base 3D World, Odyssey and Wonder, it's really felt like Bowser has turned into less of a villain and more of a showman. Dude made an entire amusement park, threw a giant wedding on the moon and his plan in this game was basically to make a never ending rave around the world and have have evetyone submit to his sick beats. I honestly think if Bowser didn't love being the bad guy so much, he'd be an awesome DJ/wedding planner/amusement park tycoon/probably whatever else he sets his mind to.

Whoever decided to make the final boss a rhythm-based fight needs a raise.

It really says how not super evil bowser is considering he had the power the shape reality however he wanted and he was like “yeah my big plan is to make everyone live in an eternal rave…an *eeeevil* rave”

I love the way bowser grooves in the background before shooting fireballs

Mario 64: Sky Mario Sunshine: Volcano Mario Galaxy: Space Mario 3D World: Circus Mario Odyssey: Wedding Mario Wonder: Concert

Loved the final battle. It wasn’t difficult but it was so much fun.

Bowser and Dj octavio battling for some of the hardest final boss themes in gaming

even though im just listening to the music, im still repeating “one, two, three, JUMP!” in my head

"Ahem… Thank you all for coming. Especially you… MY BELOVED!"

And the final Bowser fight is a music level, perfect. I love the rock concert theme of this arena, it fits Bowser perfectly, and the music and the cheering getting more intense during each phase is just amazing, I especially can't get over the beat of that last phase. Seeing how this fight was music-based I was hoping it would go down the Just Shapes and Beats path and be more of a bullet hell (especially the part where he fires fiery piranha notes), but what we got was amazing as well.

Love the references to mario 64 bowser's theme

Honestly, they managed to make a Bowser fight actually fun to fight against again. Credit where credit is due. Haven't had this much fun with a Bowser fight since New Super Mario Bros Wii Also, slowling turning Bowser into a metalhead? Im all for it

WE BURNING DOWN THE FLOWER KINGDOM WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥🔥

Bowser has been quite active making many social events lately. On 3D World, He had a circus. On Oddysey, He had a wedding. Here, it Is a concert.

At this point in the game, Bowser is powerful enough to warp the very fabric of reality and what does he do with it? THROWS A FUCKING RAVE!!!!

I always loved the parts where Bowser would retreat to the background and do a little fist pumping while firing the piranha plant notes. It gave me time to actually focus on how good of a song this is.

WHO LETS THEM COOK WITH THESE ABSOLUTE BANGERS

0:00 - Intro 0:18 - Phase 1 2:01 - Phase 2 3:49 - Phase 3 5:35 - Phase 4

I was wondering what was missing from the other uploads of this till now and I thank you for including the swelling moments where the platforms spring up, really completes the beat!

3:11 i love the reference to 64 with the violin, really gives it justice.

If this boss was more difficult, I would probably explode with happiness from HOW GOOD THIS FIGHT IS! The crowd in the background, the DJ booth up ahead, the giant gramophone, everything just added to the boss. Speaking of which, while it wasn’t the most difficult, I still think it’s the best Bowser fight ever. The way he grooves to the song, the fire piranha plant notes, everything was great.

I love how this starts with elements of Koopa's Road from SM64, before turning into its own thing. Between this and Bowser's Fury, heavy metal Bowser is absolutely a thing, and I'm loving it! Edit: It's actually Bowser's boss theme from SM64, not Koopa's Road, which is his course theme

Out of all of Bowser’s diabolical plans to rule the universe, his Rage Stage is the one I would be the most ok with

I cant get enough of bowser vibing to that sick beat in the background! I love when nintendo expresses such creativity and attention to detail!

Watching Bowser do an endless headbanger in the background was the best part of this fight

I love this I just wish the boss was harder!! It was WAYYY to easy to beat

Bowser in this game gives me so much Lord Hater energy, more than he ever has before, its great. He even has the green magic and massive ship shaped like his head!

i love how bowser is just outright JAMMIN when he spits the fire piranha plants at you

One of my all-time favorite Bowser themes BY FAR. It may not be the most dramatic (Galaxy 1 and 2), but it just oozes the most Bowser energy to me

I don’t care if people say this boss doesn’t live up to the past level I just played through, THIS IS THE BEST FINAL BOSS BATTLE IVE EVER PLAYED!!

Lay this over Mario 64's Bowser Battle theme. It's a perfect fit!

Would it be funny to see Kamek as the DJ for this fight?

This has become one of my favorite Bowser fights in the series, with only the 3d Land, 3d World and Galaxy games having better battles. Its also one of the most unique when compared to the others. It also helps that it has a killer battle theme.

Ok, but I seriously think whoever designed this boss fight is a genius, easily my favourite final boss in a 2d Mario game imo, even if he wasnt all that difficult

Bro wasn't kidding when he said "Heads will bop. Feet will tap."

Eggman builds the theme park, N. Gin is in charge of the music and Bowser is the showman

this has been the most creative final boss in a mario game in years

Even if the fight is easy, I'm so happy that the final Bowser encounter is actually a fight like in Super Mario World as opposed to the effortless classic bridge and axe/switch we kept getting for a while. Though it's not like all of the bridge & switch encounters were bad. I especially enjoyed it in the chase format where it's about escaping rather than just getting on the opposite side of Bowser, such as in New Super Mario Bros. Wii & Super Mario 3D Land.

DJ Octavio: "Grargh! You idiot! I'm a Nintendo boss who has rhythm-based fights in concert-styled stages!" Bowser: "Then see if you can handle my RAGE STAGE!"

The difficult part is remembering to actually fight Bowser instead of just vibing

I love how silly this game was. Bowser grooving to his own evil rave had me and my mom giggling our butts off while beating the shid out of his floating hands XD

I’m really starting to believe Bowser is more just misunderstood than evil with every game. The Koopa is a king for a reason, he throws absolute killer parties and plans everything down to the last detail.

Bowser then : obssesion of P. Peach who capture her and want her kingdom Bowser now: just want a whole kindom for stage so he can starts a huge show ! From a tirant from a huge... HUGE showman. He just wants a purpose in life.

This is what people needed -- Nintendo not following their own rules. Honestly they did the best they can with Super Mario Wonder

"Poor guy. Just wants to be a K-Pop Star." --Jaiden Animations on her Mario DDR video

This is a love letter to SM64

This is probably the coolest designed Bowser in a 2D Mario game.

This is now, hands down: My all time favorite theme & boss fight, in the history of Mario. I bopped my head to every last beat, when I fought Bowser in Wonder

First Phaes 0:16 Second Phase 2:04 Third Phase 3:50 Final Phase 5:34 We are rocking with this🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

This song is fantastic. Love the little references, like the main melody's instrument being a sort of recreation of Bowser's instrument from Super Mario 64

Punk/Rock/Metal Bowser is the father figure Jr. deserves. Can we have more of this going forward, please!!

When the music starts up, and Bowser gets the crowd to start cheering, imagine Mario & Bowser’s friends & allies from the Smash universe, among the crowds cheering on both Team Mario & Team Bowser!

Strange. I find myself chanting "Showtime" to this... SHOW-TIME!!! SHOW-TIME!!! SHOW-TIME!!! SHOW-TIME!!!

If your only experience with Mario is the movie and then this game, you would get a _very_ specific idea of what Bowser's all about.

at this point im starting to think Shigeru Miyamoto is a metal head and is incorperating every type of metal and rock out there we had metal bowser death metal bowser and now we have mosh pit bowser Shigeru really just reviving the metal genre

Play the music! Bringin' down the house, This house is bringin' you down, oh It's no use, kid! Bowser's in the studio, I'm wearin' the crown! Time to PARTY! Wrassle with the castle, But you schnooks won't survive! Just kneel before me! As my mighty Wonder Swirls up high in the sky! Koopa's feelin' super Y'all are party poopers Once I whip your booty I'll throw an AWESOME rager! Give you chumps a noogie As I Bowser boogie You think you can cook me When I AM the stage?! You're trying to kick a brick wall! _(Hail the wondrous Koopa King!)_ Castle Bowser stands tall! _(Hear our wondrous voices sing!)_ I have the power in my hand! _(Epic Wonder, change the world!)_ Once I flick you fleas, My rave will ravage the land! Super-duper ultra Wonder's Boutta put you six feet under Y'all about to feel the thunder! Facing me was your last blunder! Do the Bowser! You can't hide, Swing your arms from side to side! My conquest's all but certified, So sit back and enjoy the ride! Just give in and dance along, You can't resist my Koopa song! You think you've WON? You're flippin' wrong! My matinee's still going strong! Welcome to my new regime, The culmination of my scheme And once this party's picked up steam, I'll finally fulfill my dream! (BAH! Okay, that smarts...But your weird elephants are NOTHIN compared to THIS party animal! Just try and keep up!) Crank the heat up! Gimme pyrotechnics, 'Cuz it's time for a light show! Time to beat up Every single meddlin' SCHNOOK Who's testin' my might! Shake your behinds! OH, this party rocker is the house tonight! I'll trounce you in rhyme! Once you're out to pasture, I'mma make 'em lose their minds! I got some notes for ya, Big ones, that'll floor ya! I'm sure I won't bore ya With a spicy soiree! Keep those feet a-movin! Baby, keep a-groovin! Fall flat, and you're provin' Y'all just can't save the day! Now the flower folk fall! _(Hail the wondrous Koopa King!)_ Castle Bowser stands tall! _(Hear our wondrous voices sing!)_ I have the power in my hand! _(Epic Wonder, change the world!)_ Once I goosh you gnats, My rave will ravage the land! I like to move it, move it This world, I'm gonna rule it With Koopa charm, improve it Think you can stop me?! Cool it! This plot was just rehearsal, In Wonder, be immersed! I'll make the universe all Bend to my Koopa verse! Just give in and dance along, You can't resist my Koopa song! You think you've WON? You're flippin' wrong! My funky function's going strong! Welcome to my new regime, The culmination of my scheme I'll tear this world by the seams To finally fulfill my dream! (That is a PARTY FOUL! What are you, the fun police?! Grrr...It's time to FINISH this!!) I ain't tired! I can go all night, But YOU can't fight forever! Still spittin' fire! The evening's young, you wanna shut me down? You could never! Lemme hear y'all Cheer and chant for Bowser, Koopa's keister ain't spanked yet! Having a ball! Hit the dance floor, make a racket, Smack this wet blanket! I got the crowd cheerin', YOU got the crowd jeerin', Feel all my walls leerin', I got home field advantage! Boogie til you drop! The Bowser train don't stop! Listen to this bop I'm dishin' out DAMAGE! I shall rule over all! _(Hail the wondrous Koopa King!)_ Castle Bowser stands tall! _(Hear our wondrous voices sing!)_ I have the power in my hand! _(Epic Wonder, change the world!)_ Once I crush your hopes, My rave will ravage the land! Feel the Wonder that I stole, Music makes you lose control! The Koopa King is on a roll, And I won't let you stop my goal! I can't maintain my jubilee Unless you chumps quit buggin' me! But once of you, my schedule's free, I'll throw a Bowser jamboree! Just give in and dance along, You can't resist my Koopa song! You think you've WON? You're flippin' wrong! My smashin' shindig's going strong! Welcome to my new regime, The culmination of my scheme The Koopa King will rule supreme! I'll finally fulfill my dream! (Hey! When I say "raise the roof", this is NOT what I mean!) Wait! Stop! What'cha gonna do?! Come on, we can talk this through! A Bowser Party ain't so bad: we had one on the old Wii U! Don't you climb your way up there, Babe, you're givin' me a scare! I ain't ready for a smooch: just look at me! I got no hair! Step back! You didn't know this, But I've got castle halitosis! You do NOT wanna get too close: I NEED my plot to come up roses! What, you want the king to plead? I need my face, so back off, see?! Baby, please: I'm begging on my figurative hands and knees! Oh, come on! I know you're mad, But there's still fun yet to be had! Join the party: you'll be glad you didn't mess up Bowser's pad! Don't you dare stomp me! Don't you stop the party! Don't you DARE stomp me! Don't you STOP THE PARTY! - Juno Songs, 2023

DANG. I was hoping they’d use this theme for the final fight, and it was more epic than I hoped.

Dude this fight was awesome. AND I had a whole No Straight Roads playthrough to back me up on this!

Who would win a fight between DJ Octavio or DJ Bowser

First off, I love how the final battle felt less like a battle and more like an event. This is the closest you can possibly get to dancing in a mario game other than some animations. This is the closest Mario has gotten to an in-game comcert, tied with Odyssey, and both felt like events you just had to be there for. And then there's the fsct this sounds like music from doom of all things really made this so interesting in a good way.

I flipped when I heard the return of the 64 bower instrument thingy

Oh...They COOKED with this soundtrack

If SiivaGunner ever did a rip of this, the joke would be One-Winged Angel, 100%.

From 3D World to Fury Bowser and now Wonder. Holy fuck, Bowser is just making my neck hurt with all these bangers 😂❤

Bowser getting in the groove.

If someone has to explain to me why I like this fight despite its simplicity, I'd say it's because it's got presentation that would make Megamind shake in his custom baby seal leather boots. It's a lot easier to enjoy games when you're not like "Yeah, yeah, yeah, but where's the CHALLENGE" for EVERY game, whether it's meant to be challenging or not. Who cares if you're a god gamer, this music is BUMPIN'.

Them using bits of 64 Bowser's motif in this got me so hype

One, Two, Three, Jump lives im my head rent free every time I hear this sound track.

This is like a FULLLLL Rock and roll song!!!

I swear i can hear a bit of the SM64 Bowser Battle theme in this!

This game is pure magic , Years ahead in terms of fun and gameplay first experience !

I feel like you can really tell that bowser is just addicted to the game of cat and mouse at this point. I didn’t even think he had a full plan until they got there and at that point it was just a worldwide rave on some doofenshmirts “please thwart my evil plan” type shit

They did Bowser justice in this game. Nintendo showed us that even though Bowser is the villain here. Bowser can be very fun and humorously intimidating.

Bowser is a lot like Dr. Doofenshmirtz. Both are funny villains who are good towards their child, and both like to put self-destruct buttons on things.

This is my new favorite mario song

When Bowser rocks out in the background. 😂

The fact that Bowser was announcing him taking over the universe with a concert is just one of the craziest things.

23 seconds in and i already want this game now 😂

This deserves game of the year due to how fresh it is for something it's done before and it makes you NEEEEEED more. The only thing wrong with this game is that it ends.

*I like how you can hear Bowsers Boss Theme from Mario 64!*

If Bowser loves to listen to Hard Rock, then I think he would make a great honorary member of the Hard Rock Trolls in the Trolls universe.

0:18 the fight truly begins

I like this music

Missed opportunity to have Bowser use the full capability of his power and then have Prince Florian turn into a butterfly in a finale, but that’s just an idea. The in game fight is really good too, and the music slaps.

DJ Octavio + Andross + Tiki Tong = This Final Boss I Don't care if I get hate for this opinion, but this is my favorite Mario final boss song since 3D World

*ONE!* *TWO!* *THREE!* *JUMP!* *ONE!* *TWO!* *THREE!* *JUMP!* *ONE!* *TWO!* *THREE!* *JUMP!* *ONE!* *TWO!* *THREE!* *JUMP!*

WHO LET NINTENDO COOK?!?🔥

100%ing the game up to this point was so worth it The mechanic gets easy once you get used to it, but OH MY GOD THEY MADE THE FIGHT SO FUN

For this theme i need really to put on my sunglasses

Wonder if they put this soundtrack from Super Mario movie sequel that bowser returns.

Bowser deserved his absolute win after dropping beat that sick !

This is one of the best Bowser themes. So badass!

THIS SONG IS 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

For a moment I felt this was just a never-ending battle, specially when bro throws those big ass spike balls. After all, when you finally uncover that final switch, you understand why the airships were made like that.

Don’t care if I get hate but this is one of the best final boss OST in the history of Super Mario Bros.

In this one moment, the whole kingdom was united. Whether they were an underling of the tyrannical king, or fighting for his downfall, all our heads were bopping. Makes you wonder who really won... Well, no. We totally trounced him!

Bowser is a Total Rockstar with this theme 😎😎🙌🎉🎊🎉🎊

Ngl I kinda wish there was a actual on and off option for the sound so we can listen to this banger without the platform sfx. This theme is awesome on how to makes use of Bowser's theme from Mario 64.

Why do Villains always get the best themes?