3DS Rainbow Road

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This article is about the race course from Mario Kart 7. For Rainbow Road as a whole and other versions of the track, see Rainbow Road.

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Rainbow Road is the last course of the Special Cup in Mario Kart 7. The course has once again increased in length compared to previous renditions, but still shares a similar theme as its predecessor. Instead of floating above the atmosphere, it now takes place around the Moon and consist of few small asteroids in the background. This incarnation of Rainbow Road, along with the tracks Wuhu Loop and Maka Wuhu, only has one lap instead of three. It is divided into three sections to resemble laps, with banners at the end of each section. This is the only course with three sections in Mario Kart 7 to not take place on Wuhu Island. It was the only Rainbow Road with this trait until N64 Rainbow Road in Mario Kart 8.

Unlike past Rainbow Roads, this incarnation features the player driving on off-road surfaces such as the Moon itself and rings of a planetoid resembling Saturn.

  • The first part has the drivers race on the rainbow tiles and the second part has them race on the rings of a planetoid for a short time.
  • This part also brings them to the Moon with giant Chomps coming out of the craters.
  • The third and final part of the track returns to the rainbow tiles and features a gliding section that consists of numerous rings.

The staff ghost is Honey Queen with the Birthday Girl, Slim tires, and Peach Parasol, and the expert staff ghost is Honey Queen with the Bumble V, Standard tires, and Flower Glider.

This Rainbow Road appears in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS as a stage. The match takes place on flat platform and is a cruise-type stage similar to Port Town Aero Dive. Shy Guys also appear as stage hazards similar to the F-Zero Racers from Port Town Aero Dive and the Shy Guys from Figure-8 Circuit. The original music for the track appears as one of the selectable songs for this stage and the Mario Circuit stage in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, as does an arranged version as part of "Rainbow Road Medley".

This Rainbow Road returns as a retro track in Mario Kart Tour, being the only course in the game containing 3 sections instead of 2 laps.

Course layout

The starting line at Rainbow Road with Honey Queen.
The start of the track

The track starts of with a short straightaway, following with a sharp turn to the right, then left, going around a planet. Afterward, there are three platforms that the drivers drive and jump off each one (similar to area before the temple in DK Jungle). Next, players drive around another planet, but this time spiraling down. The track then comes to one bouncy mushroom, then a sharp right turn. After the turn, players have the opportunity to snatch some item boxes and coins on a waving road (similar to Mario Kart Wii). Section two starts off with a another sharp turn with a glider ramp, which activates the air glider to ride into of the rings of a Saturn-like planet. Players have to dodge holes, then try to hit some speed boosts. Players then activate their glider again after hitting the glider ramp. Once landing, players take three turns, all loaded with boost pads. Next, there is another wavy road, but this one has holes in it.

Once the drivers make it through the wavy road or fall through, they land on the moon, where they need to dodge rolling Chomps, and they can trick off of craters for little boosts. Though there's no water in the moon portion, its low gravity works exactly the same way as driving under water, so sometimes players can fly far enough by just one trick. Section three starts with some conveyor belts that give little boosts, then leads into a turning tunnel with Dash Panels and Glide Ramps at the end. The track splits into two parts, three, then two, then fuses back into one. This part is filled with ramps that can be used to go through rings for extra speed. If players hit a Glide Ramp, they have to dodge asteroids, but try to pass through rings at the same time. The track ends with a part that increases in altitude, then decrease which leads to one small jump, and to the finish line.

Music

Like in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, the music for the course contains a remix of Mario Kart 64's Rainbow Road's music.[1] There are 2 different variations of this theme. The 1st variation plays while driving on the rainbow tiles, and the 2nd variation plays during the 2nd section when the player is driving on the moon. When the 3rd section is reached, the end of the music, which is the remix of the end of Mario Kart 64's Rainbow Road plays first, instead of the start of the music. If the player turns around and goes back to the moon section after crossing the entrance to the 3rd section, the music will change to the final lap version of the 2nd variation of the theme, but only if the player enters it after hearing the final lap theme after moving onto the third section. The player will not hear the final lap version of the second variation of the theme if they reenter the moon before hearing the final lap version of the original variation, even if they already moved onto the third section.

Mario Kart Tour

The course's icon in Mario Kart Tour

This version of Rainbow Road returns in Mario Kart Tour. Various changes have been made to the track, the stars now have disco balls at the edges like the spinning one in the final section. The spinning star in the third section had its holes removed, the starting line now resembles a rainbow and has a star, and the moon near the first turn is now a blue planet. This course is favored by Lemmy and Mario (Happi).

Holiday Tour

In the Holiday Tour, Rainbow Road appears as the third course in the Rosalina Cup, the first course in the Baby Peach Cup, the location of the challenge in the Luigi Cup, the location of the challenge in the Dry Bones Cup, and the location of the challenge in the Dry Bowser Cup. It also has a Reverse variant which appears as the third course in the Waluigi Cup and the first course in the Pauline Cup, and a Trick variant which appears as the second course in the Wendy Cup and the third course in the Peachette Cup.

The icon of the Rosalina Cup from Mario Kart Tour. Rosalina Cup
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Three Star LemmyRosalina's icon from Mario Kart Tour Quickshaw from Mario Kart TourRed B Dasher from Mario Kart Tour Gift Glider from Mario Kart Tour
Two Star MKT Icon BabyPeach.pngFile:MKT Icon Baby Rosalina.pngBirdo from Mario Kart Tour and Mario Kart 8 DeluxeMario (Santa)Pauline (Party Time) Soda Jet from Mario Kart TourStreamliner from Mario Kart TourWhite Royale from Mario Kart TourTurbo Birdo from Mario Kart Tour Gold Glider from Mario Kart TourLe Tricolore from Mario Kart TourNew Year's 2020 from Mario Kart TourStarchute from Mario Kart Tour
Baby Peach Cup from Mario Kart Tour Baby Peach Cup
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Three Star MKT Icon BabyPeach.pngLemmy Quickshaw from Mario Kart TourRed B Dasher from Mario Kart Tour Gift Glider from Mario Kart Tour
Two Star File:MKT Icon Baby Rosalina.pngRosalina's icon from Mario Kart TourBirdo from Mario Kart Tour and Mario Kart 8 DeluxeMario (Santa) Daytripper from Mario Kart TourStreamliner from Mario Kart TourWhite Royale from Mario Kart TourTurbo Birdo from Mario Kart Tour Peach ParasolGold Glider from Mario Kart TourLe Tricolore from Mario Kart Tour
Waluigi Cup from Mario Kart Tour Waluigi Cup
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Three Star MKT Icon Waluigi.pngPauline (Party Time) Ribbon Rider from Mario Kart TourPlatinum Taxi from Mario Kart Tour New Year's 2020 from Mario Kart Tour
Two Star Toadette's icon from Mario Kart TourMKT Icon Bowser.pngBowser Jr. from Mario Kart TourPeach (Vacation) Pipe Buggy from Mario Kart TourKoopa Clown from Mario Kart TourTurbo Birdo from Mario Kart TourDouble-Decker from Mario Kart Tour ParachuteWaluigi Wing from Mario Kart TourGift Glider from Mario Kart TourSoaring Jack from Mario Kart Tour
The Pauline Cup from Mario Kart Tour Pauline Cup
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Three Star MKT Icon Waluigi.pngPauline (Party Time) Ribbon Rider from Mario Kart TourPlatinum Taxi from Mario Kart Tour New Year's 2020 from Mario Kart Tour
Two Star Toadette's icon from Mario Kart TourMKT Icon Bowser.pngBowser Jr. from Mario Kart TourPauline's icon from Mario Kart Tour.Peach (Vacation) Koopa Clown from Mario Kart TourTurbo Birdo from Mario Kart TourWild Wing from Mario Kart TourDouble-Decker from Mario Kart Tour ParachuteFare Flier from Mario Kart TourGift Glider from Mario Kart TourSoaring Jack from Mario Kart Tour
Wendy Cup from Mario Kart Tour Wendy Cup
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Three Star WendyMKT Icon Bowser.pngBirdo from Mario Kart Tour and Mario Kart 8 DeluxePink Gold Peach from Mario Kart Tour Koopa Clown from Mario Kart TourYellow Taxi from Mario Kart TourJingle Bells from Mario Kart Tour Pink Flower Glider from Mario Kart TourNew Year's 2020 from Mario Kart Tour
Two Star LemmyPeachette's icon from Mario Kart Tour.Mario (Santa)Yoshi (Reindeer) Landship from Mario Kart TourWhite Royale from Mario Kart TourQuickshaw from Mario Kart TourMacharon from Mario Kart Tour Piranha Plant Parafoil from Mario Kart TourFull Flight from Mario Kart TourGlitter Glider from Mario Kart TourSoaring Jack from Mario Kart TourGift Glider from Mario Kart Tour
Peachette Cup from Mario Kart Tour Peachette Cup
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Three Star MKT Icon Bowser.pngBirdo from Mario Kart Tour and Mario Kart 8 DeluxePeachette's icon from Mario Kart Tour.Pink Gold Peach from Mario Kart Tour Koopa Clown from Mario Kart TourYellow Taxi from Mario Kart Tour Pink Flower Glider from Mario Kart TourNew Year's 2020 from Mario Kart Tour
Two Star LemmyWendyMario (Santa)Pauline (Party Time) White Royale from Mario Kart TourBumble V from Mario Kart TourQuickshaw from Mario Kart TourMacharon from Mario Kart TourJingle Bells from Mario Kart TourPlatinum Taxi from Mario Kart Tour Full Flight from Mario Kart TourStrawberry Crêpe from Mario Kart TourGlitter Glider from Mario Kart TourSoaring Jack from Mario Kart Tour

New Year's Tour

In the New Year's Tour, Rainbow Road appears as the third course in the Baby Rosalina Cup, and the first course in the Rosalina Cup. It also has a Reverse variant which appears as the third course in the Luigi Cup, and a Trick variant which appears as the second course in the Birdo Cup and an alternate form of the Trick variant that appears as the challenge location in the Metal Mario Cup.

Baby Rosalina Cup from Mario Kart Tour Baby Rosalina Cup
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Characters Karts Gliders
Three Star File:MKT Icon Baby Rosalina.pngLemmyMario (Happi) Quickshaw from Mario Kart TourRed B Dasher from Mario Kart Tour Gift Glider from Mario Kart TourBaby Mario Hanafuda from Mario Kart TourCrimson Crane from Mario Kart Tour
Two Star MKT Icon BabyPeach.pngRosalina's icon from Mario Kart TourBirdo from Mario Kart Tour and Mario Kart 8 DeluxeMario (Santa)Toad (Party Time) Soda Jet from Mario Kart TourStreamliner from Mario Kart TourWhite Royale from Mario Kart TourTurbo Birdo from Mario Kart TourYellow Taxi from Mario Kart TourGlam Bruiser from Mario Kart Tour Paper Glider from Mario Kart TourGold Glider from Mario Kart TourLe Tricolore from Mario Kart TourNew Year's 2020 from Mario Kart TourFireworks Parachute from Mario Kart Tour
The icon of the Luigi Cup from Mario Kart Tour. Luigi Cup
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Three Star MKT Icon Waluigi.pngPauline (Party Time) Ribbon Rider from Mario Kart TourPlatinum Taxi from Mario Kart Tour New Year's 2020 from Mario Kart TourNew Year's Kite from Mario Kart TourBaby Mario Hanafuda from Mario Kart Tour
Two Star Luigi's icon from Mario Kart Tour.Toadette's icon from Mario Kart TourMKT Icon Bowser.pngBowser Jr. from Mario Kart TourPeach (Vacation)Toad (Party Time) Poltergust 4000 from Mario Kart TourKoopa Clown from Mario Kart TourTurbo Birdo from Mario Kart TourDouble-Decker from Mario Kart TourGlam Bruiser from Mario Kart Tour ParachuteDroplet Glider from Mario Kart TourSoaring Jack from Mario Kart TourGift Glider from Mario Kart TourFireworks Parachute from Mario Kart Tour
The icon of the Rosalina Cup from Mario Kart Tour. Rosalina Cup
3DS Rainbow Road
Characters Karts Gliders
Three Star LemmyRosalina's icon from Mario Kart TourMario (Happi) Quickshaw from Mario Kart TourRed B Dasher from Mario Kart Tour Gift Glider from Mario Kart TourBaby Mario Hanafuda from Mario Kart TourCrimson Crane from Mario Kart Tour
Two Star MKT Icon BabyPeach.pngFile:MKT Icon Baby Rosalina.pngBirdo from Mario Kart Tour and Mario Kart 8 DeluxeMario (Santa) Soda Jet from Mario Kart TourStreamliner from Mario Kart TourWhite Royale from Mario Kart TourTurbo Birdo from Mario Kart TourYellow Taxi from Mario Kart Tour Oilpaper Umbrella from Mario Kart TourGold Glider from Mario Kart TourLe Tricolore from Mario Kart Tour
The Birdo Cup from Mario Kart Tour Birdo Cup
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Characters Karts Gliders
Three Star MKT Icon Bowser.pngBirdo from Mario Kart Tour and Mario Kart 8 DeluxePink Gold Peach from Mario Kart Tour Koopa Clown from Mario Kart TourYellow Taxi from Mario Kart TourQuickshaw from Mario Kart Tour Pink Flower Glider from Mario Kart TourNew Year's 2020 from Mario Kart TourBaby Mario Hanafuda from Mario Kart Tour
Two Star LemmyWendyPeachette's icon from Mario Kart Tour.Mario (Santa)Mario (Happi) White Royale from Mario Kart TourTurbo Birdo from Mario Kart TourMacharon from Mario Kart TourJingle Bells from Mario Kart Tour Full Flight from Mario Kart TourGlitter Glider from Mario Kart TourSoaring Jack from Mario Kart TourNew Year's Kite from Mario Kart Tour

Gallery

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Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese レインボーロード
Reinbō rōdo
Rainbow Road

Dutch Regenboogbaan
Rainbow Track
German Regenbogen-Boulevard
Rainbow Boulevard
Italian Pista Arcobaleno
Rainbow Track
Portuguese (NOA) Avenida Arco-íris
Rainbow Avenue
Portuguese (NOE) Estrada Arco-Íris
Rainbow Road
Russian Трасса Радуга

Rainbow Track

Spanish Senda Arco Iris
Rainbow Trail

Trivia

Rainbow Road
The hidden Item Boxes.
  • There are three Item Boxes floating under the rings of the Saturn-like planetoid. It is possible to get one of these Item Boxes by gliding, but the player must get back on the track after getting it in order to use their item. However, it is quite difficult to do so without a mushroom.
  • This track has the most gliding pads of any course, with five. However, only the glider pads going onto and off of the planet rings are mandatory.
  • This version is the longest Rainbow Road in the Mario Kart series; however, the N64 version takes the longest time to complete as it is three laps long instead of one.
  • When performing a trick on this course, it will have a slightly different sound effect than other courses; the same applies to SNES Rainbow Road.

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