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{{ | {{articleabout|race courses from the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]]|similar-looking race courses from ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]''|[[Rainbow Coaster]] and [[Rainbow Downhill]]|the course from ''[[Super Mario 64]]''|[[Rainbow Ride]]|the stage in [[Super Smash Bros. Melee]] and [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]|[[Rainbow Cruise]]}} | ||
[[File:MK8-Course-RainbowRoad.png|thumb|330px| | [[File:MK8-Course-RainbowRoad.png|thumb|330px|'''Rainbow Road''' in its latest appearance in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''.]] | ||
'''Rainbow Road''' is the | '''Rainbow Road''' is the last course of the [[Special Cup]] featured in all ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' games and is the climactic course of each game it appears. As the name suggests, these tracks are made of rainbow-colored glass or metallic surfaces that are either one color or change their color as racers pass by them, depending on the game they appear in. Most of them are transparent throughout the ''Mario Kart'' series. They typically appear floating in deep space or atmosphere, although [[Rainbow Road (GCN)|the one]] in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' and the remade [[Rainbow Road (N64)|<small>N64</small> Rainbow Road]] and [[Rainbow Road (SNES)|<small>SNES</small> Rainbow Road]] in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' hang suspended in a starry night sky above a landscape. Most contain few or no railing, putting racers at risk of falling into space, and each Rainbow Road also contains its unique hazards. Due to these obstacles, Rainbow Road is among the difficult courses in each ''Mario Kart'' game. Starting in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', the Rainbow Road courses, excluding the [[Rainbow Road (SNES)|remade <small>SNES</small> Rainbow Road]] in this game, have some sections of the race track that are not rainbow-colored. Rainbow Road is also usually a long track when compared to other tracks. Outside the ''Mario Kart'' series, Rainbow Road has also made some few appearances in other games. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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Rainbow Road has appeared as multiple incarnations throughout the ''Mario Kart'' series: | Rainbow Road has appeared as multiple incarnations throughout the ''Mario Kart'' series: | ||
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Mk8-DLC-Course-SNES RainbowRoad.jpg|<u>[[Rainbow Road (SNES)]]</u><br>''[[Super Mario Kart]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart 7]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' (DLC)<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' | |||
Rainbow Road | MK8-Course-N64 RainbowRoad.jpg|<u>[[Rainbow Road (N64)]]</u><br>''[[Mario Kart 64]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart 8]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''<br>also makes an [[f-zerowiki: Rainbow Road|appearance]] in [[f-zerowiki: F-Zero X|''F-Zero X'']]. | ||
Mkscrainbowroad.png|<u>[[Rainbow Road (GBA)]]</u><br>''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' | |||
Doubledashrainbow Road.PNG|<u>[[Rainbow Road (GCN)]]</u><br>''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' | |||
Rainbow RoadDS.PNG|<u>[[Rainbow Road (DS)]]</u><br>''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' | |||
RainbowRoadwiiview.png|<u>[[Rainbow Road (Wii)]]</u><br>''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' | |||
RainbowroadMK7.png| | RainbowroadMK7.png|<u>[[Rainbow Road (3DS)]]</u><br>''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' | ||
MK8-Course-RainbowRoad-overview.jpg| | MK8-Course-RainbowRoad-overview.jpg|<u>[[Rainbow Road (Wii U)]]</u><br>''[[Mario Kart 8]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' | ||
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===''Mario Hoops 3-on-3''=== | ===''Mario Hoops 3-on-3''=== | ||
[[File:MHrainbowship.jpg|thumb|200px|Towers floating over the clouds, where the Rainbow Road takes place | [[File:MHrainbowship.jpg|thumb|200px|Towers floating over the clouds, where the Rainbow Road takes place.]] | ||
Rainbow Road is the unlockable third dribble race from the "challenges" section in the basketball game ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]''. However, this Rainbow Road floats above the clouds and around a clock tower, and not much of the course is fully seen when playing. [[Podoboo]]s and [[Bomb]]s come out of holes similar to [[Bowser's Castle Court]]. | |||
Rainbow Road is the unlockable third dribble race from the "challenges" section in the basketball game ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]''. However, this Rainbow Road floats above the clouds and around a clock tower, and not much of the course is fully seen when playing. | |||
===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''=== | ===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''=== | ||
[[File: | [[File:RoCoG2.png|thumb|left|170px|Rainbow Road in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''.]] | ||
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', Rainbow Road appears in | In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', Rainbow Road appears in the [[Rolling Coaster Galaxy]] in the mission called the "Rainbow Road Roll", and also a purple coin challenge, but it is very different than in its previous appearances. While it does retain its appearance, it's curved and appears to be made up of rainbow tiles instead of the colors simply being contiguous, much like the Rainbow Road from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' in which the track was also made up of rainbow tiles. Instead of just the Rainbow itself, it also has several platforms shaped both like mushrooms and squares with different colors. Despite taking place in space, this Rainbow Road features a cloudy sky as a background. Along the way, Mario or Luigi must avoid several obstacles like towers and [[Bob-omb]]s. Also, the two brothers can earn two [[Power Star]]s for finishing the course, one for the normal mission, and another for collecting 100 of the 110 [[Purple Coin]]s. The music played when riding on Rainbow Road is a remix of the music played on the [[The Princess's Secret Slide]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. | ||
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{{main|Rainbow Road (stage)}} | {{main|Rainbow Road (stage)}} | ||
[[File:SSB3DS Rainbow Road.jpg|thumb|left|The Rainbow Road stage, from ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''.]] | [[File:SSB3DS Rainbow Road.jpg|thumb|left|The Rainbow Road stage, from ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''.]] | ||
Rainbow Road appears as a stage for ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', taking the appearance of its ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' incarnation. Like [[Port Town Aero Dive]] from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', it is a cruise-type stage where players fight on a platform that flies around the course, which also occasionally lands on the course itself. While on the ground, [[Shy Guy]]s can drive by and damage any fighters in its way, like in the [[ | Rainbow Road appears as a stage for ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', taking the appearance of its ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' incarnation. Like [[Port Town Aero Dive]] from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', it is a cruise-type stage where players will fight on a platform that flies around the course, which also occasionally lands on the course itself. While on the ground, [[Shy Guy]]s can drive by and damage any fighters in its way, like in the [[Mario Circuit (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|Mario Circuit]] stage from the previous game. | ||
A Rainbow Road (with the racers driving karts from ''Mario Kart 8'') also appears in [[Rosalina]]'s announcement trailer, where Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser, and Donkey Kong are all racing each other only to be suddenly interrupted by [[Kirby]] on his [[Warp Star]], followed by Rosalina and a [[Luma]]. This Rainbow Road does not appear in-game, though, but it takes a slight resemblance to the [[Rainbow Road ( | A Rainbow Road (with the racers driving karts from ''Mario Kart 8'') also appears in [[Rosalina]]'s announcement trailer, where Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser, and Donkey Kong are all racing each other only to be suddenly interrupted by [[Kirby]] on his [[Warp Star]], followed by Rosalina and a [[Luma (species)|Luma]]. This Rainbow Road does not appear in-game, though, but it takes a slight resemblance to the [[Rainbow Road (DS)|DS rendition]]. | ||
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===''Paper Mario: Color Splash''=== | ===''Paper Mario: Color Splash''=== | ||
[[File: | [[File:RainbowRoadPaperMarioColorSplash.jpg|thumb|Rainbow Road as it appears in ''Paper Mario: Color Splash''.]] | ||
Rainbow Road | Rainbow Road played an important role in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', as it led directly to [[Bowser's Castle|Black Bowser's Castle]]. The road was formed after all six [[Big Paint Star]]s were retrieved. Luigi drives Mario and Huey over to Black Bowser's Castle via his kart. Eventually, all but Huey (who elected to stay behind to ensure the black paint could not seep into the ocean when Black Bowser's Castle falls down) escaped the castle and returned to the road. While comforting Mario about Huey's decision, Luigi indicated that he knows Huey will probably be back as promised as "[Luigi has] fallen off Rainbow Road more times than [Luigi] can count." | ||
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==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{ | {{Foreignname | ||
|Jap=レインボーロード | |Jap=レインボーロード | ||
|JapR=Reinbō Rōdo | |JapR=Reinbō Rōdo | ||
|JapM=Rainbow Road | |JapM=Rainbow Road | ||
| | |Spa=Senda Arco Iris | ||
| | |SpaM=Rainbow Track | ||
|Fra=Route Arc-en-ciel | |||
| | |FraM=Rainbow Road | ||
| | |||
|Dut=Regenboogbaan | |Dut=Regenboogbaan | ||
|DutM=Rainbow Track | |DutM=Rainbow Track | ||
|Ger=Regenbogen-Boulevard | |Ger=Regenbogen-Boulevard | ||
|GerM=Rainbow Boulevard | |GerM=Rainbow Boulevard | ||
|Ita=Pista Arcobaleno<br>Via Arcobaleno | |Ita=Pista Arcobaleno<br/>Via Arcobaleno (''Super Mario Galaxy 2'') | ||
|ItaM=Rainbow Track<br>Rainbow Road | |ItaM=Rainbow Track<br/>Rainbow Road | ||
| | |Por=Estrada Arco-Íris | ||
|PorM=Rainbow Road | |||
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|Rus=Трасса Радуга | |Rus=Трасса Радуга | ||
|RusR=Trassa Raduga | |RusR=Trassa Raduga | ||
|RusM=Rainbow Track | |RusM=Rainbow Track | ||
| | |Kor=무지개 로드 | ||
| | |KorR=Mujigae Rodeu | ||
}} | |KorM=Raindow Road | ||
|Chi=彩虹之路 (Traditional)<br>''Cǎihóng zhī Lù''<br>彩虹桥 (Simplified) (''Mario Kart 64'') | |||
|ChiR=Cǎihóng Qiáo | |||
|ChiM=Rainbow Road (Traditional)<br>Rainbow Bridge (Simplified)}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Starting | *Starting from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'', the surface on each Rainbow Road (including the retro ones in ''Mario Kart 7'' and ''Mario Kart 8'') creates a metallic "glistening" sound when racers drifts on them. | ||
*''[[ | *''[[f-zerowiki:F-Zero GX|F-Zero GX]]'' also has a track similar to Rainbow Road called "Phantom Road", that doesn't take place in a starry night sky or the deep space like most Rainbow Roads, but rather in a psychedelic cybernetic void of sorts. In addition, the track has only one color that constantly shifts through the color spectrum as opposed to having the traditional rainbow-looking appearance. Earlier builds of the track that remain in ''[[f-zerowiki:F-Zero AX|F-Zero AX]]'' retain the Rainbow Road moniker, most likely as a nod to [[f-zerowiki:F-Zero X|its predecessor]]. | ||
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