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Pikmin Forest Maze Covers refers to a series of song covers for the song "Forest Maze" from Super Mario RPG featuring lyrics based upon the Pikmin series.

Origin

The "Forest Maze" theme plays during the titular section of the game in Super Mario RPG (shown below).

On November 20th, 2023, Tumblr user sleepy scyphozoan posted the "Forest Maze" theme from Super Mario RPG with Pikmin-themed lyrics posted below.^[1]

pikmin 1 and 2 and pikmin 3,
pikmin new play control for the wii,
pikmin 4 and 5, pikmin 6, pikmin 7,
pikmin eighteen billion and eleven
pikmin 3 deluxe and hey pikmin,
pikmin temptation and pikmin sin,
pikmin on your ipad its called pikmin bloom,
brand new crossover with Pikmin and Doom
LOST BROWSER GAME PIKMIN SPACE… FORCE…
pikmin fortnite
pikmin loamy clay and pikmin sand,
pikmin adventure (nintendo land),
pikmin coming to super smash brothers brawl,
new sport i made where you throw pikmin ball
pikmin on the gamecube where you can play it
love it or hate it you will find it…
pikmin on the gamecube where you can play it
love it or hate it you will find it on there…
(pikmin on the gamecube)
(pikmin on the gamecube)
(pikmin on the gamecube)
(pikmin on the fucking gamecube)

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In the following weeks, several accounts across YouTube posted covers of "Forest Maze" set to these new lyrics. On November 25th, 2023, YouTuber Gazing Shimmers' posted "Beware The Nintendo's Pikmin Games (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)," gaining over 250,000 views in the next seven months (shown below, left). On November 29th, MeltyKat posted "Pikmin Temptation and Pikmin Sin 🎶," gaining over 198,000 views within the same time frame (shown below, right).

On December 3rd, Rin Penrose posted a cover that reached over 340,000 views in seven months (shown below, left). On December 25th, YouTuber Brendan234 did a version with Hatsune Miku, gaining over 89,000 views in six months (shown below, right).

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