Rainbow Road (Mario Kart: Double Dash!! theme)

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"Rainbow Road"
"Rainbow Road" in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Rainbow Road
Composed by:
Unknown (either Kenta Nagata or Shinobu Nagata)
First appearance Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003)
Latest appearance Mario Kart World (2025)
Quotes from
"Rainbow Road" (Super Mario Kart)
"Rainbow Road" (Mario Kart 64)

"Rainbow Road"[1] is a musical theme in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, where it plays in the race course of the same name. This theme quotes "Rainbow Road" from Mario Kart 64 at the ending section.

History[edit]

Mario Kart series[edit]

Mario Kart: Double Dash!![edit]

Mario Kart: Double Dash!! marks the first appearance of "Rainbow Road".

Mario Kart World[edit]

In Mario Kart World, a Minneapolis sound arrangement of "Rainbow Road" can play on any VS Race route during nighttime. It is fully titled "Rainbow Road (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)" in the Nintendo Music app.

Icon of an audio speaker. Rainbow Road (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!) - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart World
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Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the original version of "Rainbow Road" can play in the Mario Circuit stage.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, the original version of "Rainbow Road" can once again play in the Mario Circuit stage. It is fully titled "Rainbow Road (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)" in the game's sound test.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the original version of "Rainbow Road" can play in any Super Smash Bros.-series and Mario Kart-series stage. It is fully titled "Rainbow Road - Mario Kart: Double Dash!!" in the game's sound test.

Gallery[edit]

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Nintendo GameCube 2003 Original
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Wii 2008 Original "Rainbow Road"[2]
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Wii U 2014 Original "Rainbow Road (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)"[3]
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Switch 2018 Original "Rainbow Road - Mario Kart: Double Dash!!"[4]
Mario Kart World Nintendo Switch 2 2025 Arrangement "Rainbow Road (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)"[5]

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Mario Kart World (Nintendo Music) 2026[a] Past arrangement (Mario Kart World) "Rainbow Road (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)"
  1. ^ Added to the album on July 20, 2026

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese レインボーロード
Reinbō Rōdo		 Rainbow Road [5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Super Smash Bros. series sound tests
  2. ^ Super Smash Bros. Brawl sound test
  3. ^ Super Smash Bros. for Wii U sound test
  4. ^ Super Smash Bros. Ultimate sound test
  5. ^ a b Mario Kart World (Nintendo Music)
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Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Drivers Light Baby Mario • Baby Luigi • Toad • Toadette • Koopa • Paratroopa • Diddy Kong • Bowser Jr.
Medium Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Princess Daisy • Yoshi • Birdo • Waluigi
Heavy Donkey Kong • Bowser • Wario • Petey Piranha • King Boo
Karts Light Goo-Goo Buggy • Rattle Buggy • Toad Kart • Toadette Kart • Koopa Dasher • Para-Wing • Barrel Train • Bullet Blaster
Medium Red Fire • Green Fire • Heart Coach • Bloom Coach • Turbo Yoshi • Turbo Birdo • Waluigi Racer
Heavy DK Jumbo • Koopa King • Wario Car • Piranha Pipes • Boo Pipes
Any Parade Kart
Courses Mushroom Cup Luigi Circuit • Peach Beach • Baby Park • Dry Dry Desert
Flower Cup Mushroom Bridge • Mario Circuit • Daisy Cruiser • Waluigi Stadium
Star Cup Sherbet Land • Mushroom City • Yoshi Circuit • DK Mountain
Special Cup Wario Colosseum • Dino Dino Jungle • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
Battle courses Cookie Land • Block City • Luigi's Mansion • Nintendo GameCube • Pipe Plaza • Tilt-a-Kart
Objects Standard items Banana • Fake Item • Green Shell • Lightning • Mushroom • Red Shell • Shine Sprite • Spiny Shell • Star • Triple Mushrooms • Trophy
Special items Birdo's Egg • Bob-omb • Bowser's Shell • Chain Chomp • Giant Banana • Golden Mushroom • Green Fireball • Heart • Red Fireball • Red Shell • Triple Green Shells • Triple Red Shells • Yoshi's Egg
Course objects Barrel Cannon • Cannon • Dash Panel • Item Box • Kart • Mushroom car • Ramp • Yoshi Cookie
Background characters and species Baby Bowser • Boo • Donkey Kong Jr. • Hammer Bro • Helicopter Yoshi • Kamek • Lakitu • Noki • Koopa Paratroopa • Pianta • Poochy • Seagull • Shy Guy • Snifit • Toad • Train • Toadsworth
Enemies and obstacles Big Pokey • Boulder • Cataquack • Chain Chomp • Delfino Oak Tree • Fire Bar • Fire Chain • Freezie • Ghost • Goomba • Ice • Lava • Mechanical Bowser • Mechanical Piranha Plant • Noshi • Piranha Plant • Pit Plant • Podoboo • Pokey • Skating Shy Guy • Snowman • Table • Thwomp • Traffic (Bomb-car • Bus • Car • Cargo truck) • Warp Pipe • Wiggler Wagon
Techniques Double Dash • Drift • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slide Attack
Battle modes Balloon Battle • Shine Thief • Bob-omb Blast
Music "Baby Park" • "Battle Course" • "Bowser's Castle" • "GCN DK Mountain" • "Dry Dry Desert" • "Luigi Circuit" • "Mushroom Bridge" • "Peach Beach" • "Rainbow Road" • "Sherbet Land" • "GCN Waluigi Stadium"
Miscellaneous All Cup Tour • Brands • Daisy Cruiser • Finish line • Gallery • Game 2 • Glitches • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (guide) • Multimedia • Pre-release and unused content • Scene of the Crime • Staff
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