Super Mario 64 Game Over

The short game over jingle from Super Mario 64 that plays when the player loses a life, used in videos and memes to mark a fail or a funny defeat.

This is the brief, descending game over tune that plays in Super Mario 64 after Mario runs out of health and falls, a sad little melody that instantly tells players the run is finished. It opens with a slow, mournful phrase before dropping into a quiet, almost apologetic ending, sounding like a tiny funeral for a failed attempt rather than a dramatic crash. Because the tune is so familiar to anyone who grew up with the Nintendo 64, hearing it outside the game instantly creates a sense of comic defeat, turning an ordinary mistake into a clear, shared punchline that viewers recognise in a second.