Gnat Attack: Level 1

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"Gnat Attack: Level 1"
"Gnat Attack: Level 1" in Mario Paint
NM MP Gnat Attack Level 1.png
Image from Nintendo Music
Composed by:
Unknown (either Hirokazu Tanaka, Ryoji Yoshitomi, or Kazumi Totaka)
Key G Mixolydian
BPM 126.95
First appearance Mario Paint (1992)
Latest appearance Mario Kart World (2025)
Quoted by
"Mario Paint Medley" (Super Smash Bros. for Wii U)

"Gnat Attack: Level 1",[1] also known as "Flyswatter Level 1",[2] is a musical theme in Mario Paint, where it plays in the first level of the Gnat Attack minigame.

History[edit]

Mario Paint[edit]

Mario Paint marks the first appearance of "Gnat Attack: Level 1".

WarioWare series[edit]

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! / WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$![edit]

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In WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! and WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!, a brief arrangement of "Gnat Attack: Level 1" plays in the Mario Paint: Fly Swatter microgame. It is titled "Mario Paint: Flyswatter" in the Nintendo Music app.

Exclusively in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!:

  • A simple arrangement of "Gnat Attack: Level 1" plays in the title screen of the Fly Swatter minigame. It is titled "Fly Swatter: Title" in the Nintendo Music app.
  • A faithful arrangement of "Gnat Attack: Level 1" plays in Level 1 of the Fly Swatter minigame. It is titled "Fly Swatter: Level 1" in the Nintendo Music app.
Icon of an audio speaker. Mario Paint: Flyswatter - The arrangement heard in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
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WarioWare: D.I.Y.[edit]

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In WarioWare: D.I.Y., a brief arrangement of "Gnat Attack: Level 1" plays in the Fly Swatter microgame.

WarioWare Gold[edit]

In WarioWare Gold, an excerpt of "Gnat Attack: Level 1" plays in level 1 of the Mario Paint - Flyswatter microgame.

Super Mario Maker[edit]

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In Super Mario Maker, a remix of "Gnat Attack: Level 1" plays in level 1 of Gnat Attack. When playing level 1 of the hard difficulty added in version 1.20, a more heavily remixed version of will play instead.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

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Main article: Mario Paint Medley

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, a medley arrangement of "Title Theme 1", "Opening 2", "Gnat Attack: Level 1", "Save & Load", "Drawing Board 2", and "Drawing Board 1" from Mario Paint arranged by Taku Inoue can play in the Miiverse stage. It is titled the "Mario Paint Medley" in the game's sound test.

Mario Kart World[edit]

In Mario Kart World, an acid jazz arrangement of "Gnat Attack: Level 1" can play on VS Race routes coming from Boo Cinema during any time of day and on any VS Race route during nighttime. It is titled "Flyswatter Level 1 (Mario Paint)" in the Nintendo Music app.

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Gallery[edit]

  • Image for "Mario Paint: Flyswatter" from WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! on Nintendo Music

    Image for "Mario Paint: Flyswatter" from WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! on Nintendo Music

  • Image for "Fly Swatter: Title" from WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! on Nintendo Music

    Image for "Fly Swatter: Title" from WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! on Nintendo Music

  • Image for "Fly Swatter: Level 1" from WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! on Nintendo Music

    Image for "Fly Swatter: Level 1" from WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! on Nintendo Music

  • Image for "Flyswatter Level 1 (Mario Paint)" from Mario Kart World on Nintendo Music

    Image for "Flyswatter Level 1 (Mario Paint)" from Mario Kart World on Nintendo Music

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Mario Paint Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1992 Original "Gnat Attack: Level 1"[1]
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! Game Boy Advance 2003 Arrangement "Mario Paint: Flyswatter"[3]
"Fly Swatter: Title"[3]
"Fly Swatter: Level 1"[3]
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! Nintendo GameCube 2003 Past arrangement (WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!) "Mario Paint: Flyswatter"[3]
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Nintendo DS 2009 Arrangement
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Wii U 2015[a] Arrangement "Mario Paint Medley"[4] Taku Inoue
Super Mario Maker Wii U 2015 Remix
2015[b]
WarioWare Gold Nintendo 3DS 2018 Original
Mario Kart World Nintendo Switch 2 2025 Arrangement "Flyswatter Level 1 (Mario Paint)"[2]
  1. ^ Added as downloadable content on June 14, 2015
  2. ^ Added in the version 1.20 update on November 4, 2015

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Mario Paint (Nintendo Music) 2025 Original "Gnat Attack: Level 1"
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! (Nintendo Music) 2026 Past arrangement (WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!) "Mario Paint: Flyswatter"
"Fly Swatter: Title"
"Fly Swatter: Level 1"
Mario Kart World (Nintendo Music) 2026[a] Past arrangement (Mario Kart World) "Flyswatter Level 1 (Mario Paint)"
  1. ^ Added to the album on July 13, 2026

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese ハエタタキ：レベル1
Haetataki: Reberu 1		 Flyswatter: Level 1 [1]

Notes[edit]

  • On the Nintendo Music app, "Gnat Attack: Level 1" is labeled as "Selects", classifying it as one "of the very best tracks from the Nintendo Music library", originating from Mario Paint. "Gnat Attack: Level 1" shares this title with "Title Theme 1" and "Drawing Board 1".

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Mario Paint (Nintendo Music)
  2. ^ a b Mario Kart World (Nintendo Music)
  3. ^ a b c d WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! (Nintendo Music)
  4. ^ Super Smash Bros. for Wii U sound test
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