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Rainbow Road is always the last course in the game. Its main features are that it always has colorful grounding and it is usually the longest course (with the exceptions of Super Mario Kart & Mario Kart: Double Dash!!).
Also there is a popular song written around the score of the track, Performed by Rhymes With Stomach, it is a tribute to Mark Kump's, the performer, late Uncle Walter.
A link to the video has been posted below
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuX5_OWObA0
An overhead view of Rainbow Road in
Super Mario Kart.
This track is an open track with several invincible
Thwomps that make racers spin out when touched. There is no border at all. This is arguably the hardest Rainbow Road track. This track returns in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, but the flashing Thwomps were removed.
Rainbow Road in
Mario Kart 64.
In this course
Chain Chomps bite the tracks and neon portraits of characters appear around the course. It is said to be 2,000m long and has borders all around it, making the longest course in the series at almost 2 minutes a lap. While there are borders all around it, there still are some shortcuts that can be taken by jumping over the railings after coming over hills. One of these shortcuts is arguably the best of any game in the series in terms of distance skipped. Using it effectively allows players to cut about a minute off of each lap. This track can easily take about 9 minutes to complete without shortcuts and your thumbs will hurt.
Rainbow Road in
Super Circuit.
This course features
jump pads bordering most of the track. Only in one place has a solid wall. It features many
boost pads as well. Clouds drop stars which spin you out on contact. It appears to be based strongly on the Super Mario Kart version, with the
Start/Finish Line moved, and six new sections added. Some major shortcuts can be made by using mushrooms to bounce off the yellow jump pads to land on the other side.
Rainbow Road in
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!.
This course is littered with
Boost Pads and has a pipe that launches you towards the end. Sometimes a shooting star lands on the track and becomes a
Starman. It has few barriers to prevent you from falling off. It appears to be over
Mushroom City in 1-Player mode, but is suspended in space as usual with 2 or more players. Many giant statues of items and characters are floating above you, such as the Bob-omb. All the floating statues are rainbow colored and are completely 3D. A section of the music is a remix of the Rainbow Road from Mario Kart 64. It features a pipe-like cannon that shoots you straight up, which has later been used in Rainbow Road in Mario Kart Wii.
Rainbow Road in
Mario Kart DS, right before the first loop of the series.
This course has a few boost pads and features a corkscrew and looping elements where you drive upside down. The beginning of the race is fairly dangerous for lighter characters, as boost pads will boost the speed of heavy characters, which will increase the chance of them catching up and knocking the lighter guys out. The rainbow pattern on track is different then the others, as the rainbow pattern is lined vertically. At the beginning, the driver will be going up a spiral track with dash panels, much like the one in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, but has less dash panels. The stage has some barriers around the place. This is the first Mario Kart track to use loops. This Rainbow Road is R.O.B.'s track a video of the tracks music can be found here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-SAlaDIKtc&feature=related
Rainbow Road in
Mario Kart Wii.
This tricky course has a Super Mario Galaxy theme. It is quite possibly the hardest track to stay on besides
Super Mario Kart's Rainbow Road. It features many
Boost Pads and almost no railings. This course features the only mandatory half-pipe pad in the game. It also has a cannon called the Star Shooter that shoots you up like in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, but it is not shaped like a pipe; it is shaped like a rainbow tunnel. The track also has many interesting features like a wavy road, a sheer drop, a figure 8 section, and a curve with shining rings around it. The track's texture is transparent. This track is above the Earth's stratosphere, showing parts of North America. There is a shortcut in this track. When you reach the flapping part of the track, try to do three tricks (the last trick HAS to be on the dash panel, or it won't work.) Then when you land on the section with 2 holes, quickly wheelie and then go through the hole. Do a trick when you are in the air, or you will fall. Then do the same thing to the next hole. This shortcut might need some decent practicing. This Rainbow Road is
Rosalina's featured track. According to the Mario Kart Wii Channel, the world record for this track is approximately 2:41 (2 minutes and 41 seconds).
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Rainbow Road from Super Mario Kart.
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Rainbow Road in Mario Kart 64.
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The infamous Mario Kart 64 shortcut.
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Rainbow Road in Mario Kart Super Circuit.
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Rainbow Road in Mario Kart: Double Dash.
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Rainbow Road in Mario Kart Wii.
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