Athletic Theme (Hard Mode) - Super Mario World

"Athletic Theme (Hard Mode) - Super Mario World" is a high quality rip of the hard mode version of "Athletic Theme" from Super Mario World.

Joke
At 0:14, the melody changes to "Funfair Fever" from , most likely as a joke on how "Funfair Fever" and "Athletic Theme" have similar ragtime rolls in their tracks.

The mix name and album title reference how Cuphead is often regarded as a hard game, the album title in particular referencing comparisons to .