diff --git a/tracks/culture_clash.py b/tracks/culture_clash.py
index 1a10b7d..32453f5 100644
--- a/tracks/culture_clash.py
+++ b/tracks/culture_clash.py
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ for _ in range(32):
     sitar.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
 
 # ── NES MARIO — pulse wave (bars 25-56) ────────────────────────
-mario = score.part("mario", synth="square", envelope="staccato", volume=0.2,
+mario = score.part("mario", synth="square", envelope="staccato", volume=0.4,
                    reverb=0.5, reverb_type="taj_mahal", lowpass=5000,
                    humanize=0.05)