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The Rainbow Cruiser is an airship that first appeared in Super Mario 64, though it has made cameo appearances in later games as well. Originally located in the course Rainbow Ride, the Rainbow Cruiser is usually a large wooden ship kept in mid-air by a series of row-like wings.
History
Super Mario 64
The Rainbow Cruiser first appeared in Super Mario 64 in the course Rainbow Ride. To access the ship, Mario is required to navigate a Magic Carpet ride that passes a large spinning contraption and a number of low blocks, then quickly get onto and off of a set of Donut Lifts. The ship itself has a constant wind that blows across the deck, as well as a pair of Bob-ombs on it.
The course's first Power Star, Cruiser Crossing the Rainbow, is located on the front of the Rainbow Cruiser. Other than the Star, the ship holds a ring of coins around the mast and two 1-Up Mushrooms: one on the ship's prow and another gained from doing a handstand on its mast. In addition, the cannon on the ship's rear is essential to reaching the platform holding the course's sixth star.
One of the minigames in Super Mario 64 DS, Bob-omb Squad, features the Rainbow Cruiser in a cameo appearance. The bottom of the ship occasionally appears on the top of the screen, and it is thus implied to be what is dropping the Para-bombs. As this minigame reappears in New Super Mario Bros., so does the Rainbow Cruiser.
Mario Party
The Rainbow Cruiser makes a cameo appearance in Mario Party. At the end of a game on the Luigi's Engine Room board, the board is revealed to be inside the Rainbow Cruiser.
Super Smash Bros. series
A heavily-redesigned Rainbow Cruiser appears as part of the stage Rainbow Cruise in Super Smash Bros. Melee. This version of the ship is far more elaborate, having a more complex design compared to the simple wooden ship from Super Mario 64, and also adds various propellers. The ship is also much smaller compared to how it was in Super Mario 64.
The Rainbow Cruiser and a few platforms above it act as the first portion of the Rainbow Cruise stage. Once the ship has advanced a significant amount, it crashes into the rest of the course, forcing the fighters to abandon it for the course's scrolling section. Despite crashing, the ship reappears again at the end of the scrolling section, and the stage loops to how it started.
