Rainbow Road (Mario Kart DS): Difference between revisions

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|appearances=''[[Mario Kart DS]] ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])

|ghost=2:16:246 by Ninten★たえこ<br><small>([[R.O.B.]] in the [[ROB-BLS]])</small>

|wifi=No longer available ([[Nintendo DS|DS]])

|music=[[File:MKDS-Music-RainbowRoad.oga]]

'''Rainbow Road''' is the final course of the [[Special Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. Its staff ghost is [[R.O.B.]] in the [[ROB-BLS]].

Unlike previous incarnations, this Rainbow Road is unique to the ''Mario Kart'' series as it contains a vertical loop and a corkscrew, the only inversions in a ''Mario Kart'' course before ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' (excluding [[Half-pipe (object)|half-pipe tricks]]). Rails border the sides of both inversions to prevent racers from falling off sideways. Those elements may have been added to ensure challenge; players can place items so their opponents can fall off the corkscrew or the loop. However, there are glitches on the corkscrew and the loop. If a player drifts and hits the rail or continues touching the rail it could send the player floating up, putting them off the track (though in rare cases the player may fall onto the corkscrew without being brought back to the correct part of the track). On top of this, this Rainbow Road also has many sharp turns and a helix, not unlike the previous version in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''. Some multi-colored [[Warp Pipe]]s and [[Star]]s appear in space around the track. Additionally, the coloring pattern of this looks different from the previous Rainbow Roads: here, the color stripes on this track are horizontal and follow along it, instead of vertically across the track.

This Rainbow Road, along with its [[Rainbow Road (Wii)|subsequent iteration]], has an unique "chiming" sound each time the player passes through the star rings found along the track. It also has a unique low pitched "glistening" sound when the player falls off the course. Another feature shared with the Rainbow Road of ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' is the opening portion of this Rainbow Road's music. On a related note, a portion of its music is used in the "Rainbow Road Medley" music track in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series. It plays on the [[Rainbow Road (stage)|Rainbow Road]] stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', on the [[Mario Circuit (Super Smash Bros. for Wii U)|Mario Circuit]] stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', and on any ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.

Mission 7-1 takes place on this track. The mission requires the player, as [[Princess Peach|Peach]], to perform six [[Mini-Turbo|power slide boosts]] in one lap.

|Spa=Senda Arco Iris

|SpaM=Rainbow Trail

|Kor=무지개 도로

|KorR=Mujigae Dolo

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