Rainbow Road (Mario Kart: Super Circuit theme)

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"Rainbow Road"
"Rainbow Road" in Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Screenshot of a cameo: Bowser's Castle from Paper Mario.
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First appearance Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001)
Latest appearance Mario Kart World (2025)

"Rainbow Road"[1] is a musical theme in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, where it plays in the race course of the same name. The intro is based on "Rainbow Road" from Super Mario Kart. Said intro is skipped for the final lap version of the theme, as well as every time it resets from a Super Star or Boo. This is the only theme in Mario Kart: Super Circuit with this distinction, as well as the first theme in the entire Mario Kart series to have its final lap variant altered beyond increased tempo or pitch.

History[edit]

Mario Kart series[edit]

Mario Kart: Super Circuit[edit]

Mario Kart: Super Circuit marks the first appearance of "Rainbow Road".

Mario Kart World[edit]

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In Mario Kart World, a liquid funk arrangement of "Rainbow Road" can play on any VS Race route during nighttime.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS[edit]

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In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, a medley arrangement of "Rainbow Road" from Mario Kart 7, "Rainbow Road" from Mario Kart DS, and "Rainbow Road" from Mario Kart: Super Circuit can play in the Rainbow Road stage and Smash Run. It is titled the "Rainbow Road Medley" in the game's sound test, and it was arranged by Ryo Watanabe.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, the "Rainbow Road Medley" from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS can play in the Mario Circuit stage.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the "Rainbow Road Medley" from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS can play in any Super Smash Bros.-series and Mario Kart-series stage.

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Mario Kart: Super Circuit Game Boy Advance 2001 Original
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Nintendo 3DS 2014 Arrangement "Rainbow Road Medley"[2] Ryo Watanabe
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Wii U 2014 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS) "Rainbow Road Medley"[3] Ryo Watanabe
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Switch 2018 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS) "Rainbow Road Medley"[4] Ryo Watanabe
Mario Kart World Nintendo Switch 2 2025 Arrangement "Rainbow Road"[1]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Spanish Senda Arcoiris[1] Rainbow Road

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Mario Kart World pause menu
  2. ^ Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS sound test
  3. ^ Super Smash Bros. for Wii U sound test
  4. ^ Super Smash Bros. Ultimate sound test
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