Editing 3DS Rainbow Road

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|image=[[File:RainbowroadMK7.png|270px]]

|appearances=''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' ([[List of games by date#2011|2011]])<br>''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])

|cups=[[Special Cup]] (''7'')

|tours=[[Holiday Tour]]<br>[[New Year's Tour]]<br>[[Mario Bros. Tour]]<br>[[Baby Rosalina Tour]]<br>[[Trick Tour (2020)]]<br>[[Flower Tour]]<br>[[Marine Tour]]<br>[[Summer Festival Tour]]<br>[[1st Anniversary Tour]]<br>[[Halloween Tour (2020)]]<br>[[Mario vs. Luigi Tour]]<br>[[Winter Tour (2020)]]<br>[[Snow Tour]]<br>[[Mario Tour]]<br>[[Yoshi Tour (2021)]]<br>[[Trick Tour (2021)]]<br>[[Wedding Tour]]

|ghost=2:10.090 by Nin★Takamu<br><small>([[Honey Queen]] with the [[Birthday Girl]], [[Slim (tire)|Slim tires]], and [[Peach Parasol (glider)|Peach Parasol]])</small>

|expert_ghost=1:52.077 by Nin★Asakur<br><small>([[Honey Queen]] with the [[Bumble V]], [[Standard (tire)|Standard tires]], and [[Flower Glider]])</small>

|wifi=Available ([[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]])

|music=Standard music: [[File:MK7 Rainbow Road Theme.oga]]

Moon music: [[File:MK7 Rainbow Road Planet Theme.oga]]

|map=''Mario Kart 7''<br>[[File:MK7 RainbowRoad.png|140px]]<br>[[File:Rainbow Road.png|140px]]<br>''Mario Kart Tour''<br>[[File:MKT Map RainbowRoad3DS.png|140px]]

'''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 [[Rainbow Road (Wii)|predecessor]]. Instead of floating above the atmosphere, it now takes place around the [[Moon]] and consist of few small asteroids in the background. As a result, 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 {{wp|Saturn}}. It is the first Rainbow Road course to contain one lap divided into three sections, being followed by [[Rainbow Road (N64)|<small>N64</small> Rainbow Road]] in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''. Due to its length, it is the longest Rainbow Road in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series; however, the ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' iteration of [[Rainbow Road (N64)|Rainbow Road]] takes longer to complete, as it is three laps long instead of one.

This Rainbow Road returns as a retro course in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', being the only course in the game containing three sections instead of being two laps.

====''Mario Kart 7''====

Along with [[Wuhu Loop]] and [[Maka Wuhu]], Rainbow Road only has one lap instead of three. It is divided into three sections to resemble laps, with banners at the end of each section. It is the only course in the game with three sections to not take place on [[Wuhu Island]].

When performing a [[trick]] on this course, it will have a slightly different sound effect than other courses; the same applies to [[Rainbow Road (SNES)|<small>SNES</small> Rainbow Road]].

This course has the most Glide Ramps of any course, with five. However, only the Glide Ramps going onto and off of the planet rings are mandatory.

The race starts off 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 (3DS)|DK Jungle]]). Next, players drive around another planet, but this time spiraling down. The track then comes to a rainbow-spotted [[Mushroom Trampoline]], and 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 [[Glide Ramp]], which activates the [[Glider]] to ride into of the rings of a Saturn-like planet. Players have to dodge holes, then try to hit some [[Dash Panel]]s for speed boosts. Players then activate their Glider again after hitting the next Glide Ramp. Once landing, players take three turns, all loaded with Dash Panels. 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 [[Chain Chomp|Chomp]]s, 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 with just one trick.

Section three starts with some conveyor belts that give little boosts, then leads into a turning tunnel with [[Dash Panel]]s and [[Glide Ramp]]s 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 (object)|finish line]].

======Shortcuts======

=====Staff ghost=====

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.

====''Mario Kart Tour''====

[[File:MKT 3DS Rainbow Road Scene.jpg|thumbnail|right|The course in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]

This version of Rainbow Road returns in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''. Various changes have been made to the track - it is noticeably flatter overall, with several turns being far less banked. The series of jumps following the first few turns have been aligned. The starting point shows an opaque Mario Kart logo in cyan on the rainbow. The stars now have disco balls at the edges like the star on the spinning tunnel in the final section. The starting line now resembles a rainbow and has a star surrounding it, and the moon near the first turn is now a blue planet. Earth is also now visible in the background of the track, and the galaxy has been replaced by the {{wp|Andromeda Galaxy}}. This course is a favorite of [[Lemmy Koopa|Lemmy]], [[Birdo (species)|Birdo (Light Blue)]], [[Mario|Mario (Happi)]], [[Rosalina|Rosalina (Aurora)]], [[Princess Daisy|Daisy (Fairy)]], [[Fire Mario|Fire Rosalina]], [[King Boo|King Boo (Gold)]], and [[King Bob-omb|King Bob-omb (Gold)]]. This course is also a favorite of [[Rosalina|Rosalina (Swimwear)]] if she is at level 3 and [[Baby Peach]] if she is at level 6.

 

The T and R/T variants are two of three tracks in ''Mario Kart Tour'' that do not start in the same place as the original, the other one being [[Rock Rock Mountain|3DS Rock Rock Mountain T]]. For both variants, the starting line is now just after the spinning tunnel.

===''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''===

This Rainbow Road appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' as a [[Rainbow Road (stage)|stage]]. The match takes place on flat platform and is a cruise-type stage similar to [[Port Town Aero Dive]]. [[Shy Guy]]s also appear as stage hazards similar to the [[F-Zero Racer]]s from Port Town Aero Dive and the Shy Guys from [[Figure-8 Circuit (stage)|Figure-8 Circuit]]. It also has a [[List of trophies in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS|trophy]] in this game.

Like in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', the music for the course contains an arrangement of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Rainbow Road (N64)|Rainbow Road]]'s music.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9BrzEdtceU</ref> ([[Kenta Nagata]] was a composer for all three games.) There are two different variations of this theme. The first variation plays while driving on the rainbow tiles, and the second variation plays during the second section when the player is driving on the moon. When the third section is reached, the end of the music, which is the arrangement of the end of ''Mario Kart 64''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Rainbow Road, plays first, instead of the start of the music. In ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', if the player turns around and goes back to the moon section after crossing the entrance to the third section, the music will change to the final lap version of the second 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 on to the third section. It is possible to hear the final lap version of the second variant in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' during the Trick variant, since the moon is in the final segment in this version of the track.

This course's music also appears in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series as a selectable music track, both in its original arrangement and as a part of "Rainbow Road Medley". Both are playable on the [[Rainbow Road (stage)|Rainbow Road]] stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' as well as the [[Mario Circuit (stage)|Mario Circuit]] stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', as well as any ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''

*'''''Mario Kart Tour'' Twitter:''' "''3DS Rainbow Road delivers on exactly what the name promises: a rainbow-colored track that twists and turns through outer space! Race past planets and ride the rings of Saturn, but don't fall off into the abyss! Blast off across the stars like a comet!''"<ref>https://twitter.com/mariokarttourEN/status/1207450473583611904 ''Mario Kart Tour'' Twitter</ref>

Rainbow Road for Mario Wiki 4.png|The [[Mushroom Trampoline]], similar to those of [[Mushroom Gorge]]

Rainbow Road for Mario Wiki 10.png|The last turn of the track; players can jump off the striped part for a shortcut

Rainbow Stage SSB43DS Shy Guy.png|A [[Shy Guy]] drives past [[Fox McCloud|Fox]] and [[Wii Fit Trainer]].

MKT 315CB.png|The course [[List of badges in Mario Kart Tour|badge]]

MKT Icon RainbowRoad3DS DaisyFairy.png|The course icon with Daisy (Fairy)

MKT Icon RainbowRoad3DS RosalinaAurora.png|The course icon with Rosalina (Aurora)

MKT Icon RainbowRoadR3DS IceMario.png|The course icon of the Reverse variant with Ice Mario

MKT Icon RainbowRoadR3DS BowserJr.png|The course icon of the Reverse variant with Bowser Jr.

MKT Icon RainbowRoadT3DS.png|The course icon of the Trick variant

MKT Icon RainbowRoadRT3DS.png|The course icon of the Reverse/Trick variant

MKT Icon RainbowRoadRT3DS GoldKoopaFreerunning.png|The course icon of the Reverse/Trick variant with Gold Koopa (Freerunning)

MKT Icon RainbowRoadRT3DS BuilderToadette.png|The course icon of the Reverse/Trick variant with Builder Toadette

MKT Baby Daisy Yellow Taxi.jpg|[[Baby Daisy]] gliding in the [[Yellow Taxi]] with the [[Fare Flier]] on the Reverse variant

MKT Rainbow Starchute.jpg|[[Lemmy Koopa|Lemmy]] gliding in the [[Soda Jet]] with the [[Rainbow Starchute]]

|Jap=レインボーロード

|JapR=Reinbō rōdo

|JapM=Rainbow Road

|Spa=Senda Arco Iris

|SpaM=Rainbow Trail

|FraA=Route arc-en-ciel

|FraAM=Rainbow Road

|FraE=Route Arc-en-ciel

|FraEM=Rainbow Road

|ChiS=彩虹桥

|ChiSR=Cǎihóng Qiáo

|ChiTM=Rainbow Road

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