Totaka's Song

Totaka's Song is a simple, 19 note melody that Nintendo sound designer Kazumi Totaka is known for inserting in the titles that he works on. The song is very simple and is usually found by waiting for a somewhat long period of time on a certain, most likely random, screen.

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The End Screen, wait a few moments

Mario Paint
Mario Paint is currently the earliest Nintendo game that Totaka's Song can be found in. To hear Totaka's Song in Mario Paint on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, one must simply click on the "O" in "MARIO" on the game's title screen.

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
In The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, go to Richard`s frog-filled house and stand there for 2 minutes and 30 seconds to hear Totaka`s Song. The same goes for The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX

Virtual Boy Wario Land
After the end of the credits, wait on the End Screen for 1 minute 15 seconds.

Yoshi's Story
To hear Totaka's Song in Yoshi's Story on the Nintendo 64, one must enter "Trial Mode" from the game's main menu. Waiting on the next screen for two minutes and 10 seconds will then cause Totaka's Song to play before returning to the standard loop.

Luigi's Mansion
In Luigi's Mansion, go to the training room controller configuration screen and wait for 3 and a half minutes, and you will hear Totaka`s Song.

Animal Crossing
K.K. Slider, or "Totakeke," owes his name to Kazumi Totaka. To hear Totaka's Song in Animal Crossing on the Nintendo GAMECUBE, one must approach K.K. Slider when he plays music on Saturday night. The player must then request the song "K.K. Song." This is one of the three hidden songs in Animal Crossing, and without requesting it, K.K. Slider will never play it. Requesting "K.K. Song" will cause K.K. Slider to play a version of Totaka's Song, and afterwards, the player will receive an recording of the song that sounds a lot more like the version of Totaka's Song that players are used to hearing.

Yoshi Touch & Go
In Yoshi Touch & Go pause the game in a place in the level where the wind blows away the clouds you draw. Wait 3 minutes and 45 seconds to hear Totaka`s Song.

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