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[[File:Nsmb2_coins_and_100_gold_coin.png|thumb|A '''Rainbow Course''']]
[[File:Nsmb2 coins and 100 gold coin.png|thumb|[[World 2 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 2]]'s Rainbow Course, {{world-link|2|rainbow|World 2-Rainbow}}]]
A '''Rainbow Course''' is a special level found in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. The music heard in rainbow Courses is a sparkly remix of the ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' Coin Heaven theme
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A '''Rainbow Course'''<ref>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick|title=''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=231&ndash;239|language=en-us|date=2012|publisher=Prima Games|isbn=978-0-307-89552-3}}</ref> is a type of bonus [[level]] in each [[world]] of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. It occupies the starting point on the world's map. Each time a Rainbow Course opens, the player has one chance to play it after entering; it closes when their character exits by falling off. [[Gold Block|Flying Gold Blocks]] do not appear in Rainbow Courses, and inventory items cannot be used.


A Rainbow Course can only be opened by finishing a level with the last two digits of the [[Time Limit]] both being the number of the [[world]] the player is on ([[World Mushroom]] being "7", [[World Flower]] "8", and [[World Star]] "9"), which is followed by the original ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' "Course Clear" theme playing, along with some [[fireworks]] going off and a rainbow appearing. Then, [[Mario]] can head to the beginning of the [[world]], where a Rainbow World course has opened up. At the beginning of every Rainbow World, Mario must enter a [[Cannon Pipe]] to be launched into a [[Coin Heaven]]-type area, which holds large amounts of [[coin]]s, coin [[Roulette Block]]s (including a larger one with a maximum number as 100 coins, instead of 50), [[10 Gold Coin]]s, and even a single [[100 Gold Coin]]. Some courses have a [[Red Coin Ring]] that will gave the player a [[Gold Flower]] if all [[Red Coin]]s are collected. However, all Rainbow Worlds are slightly different from each other. If Mario falls off the course, he will not lose a life, but it will close up and Mario must redo the method of unlocking the Rainbow Course in order to access it again.
The player can open a Rainbow Course by finishing a level when each of the last two digits of the [[Time Limit]] matches the number of the current world ([[World Mushroom (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World Mushroom]] being counted as "7," [[World Flower (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World Flower]] as "8," and [[World Star (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World Star]] as "9"). The appearance of [[fireworks]] and a rainbow, as the theme "[[Course Clear]]" from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' plays, indicates success. Additionally, all Rainbow Courses open when the player receives a SpotPass message from the game, regardless of what the message is about.


==Trivia==
At the beginning of every Rainbow Course, [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] must enter a [[Pipe Cannon]] to be launched into the titular rainbow-themed [[Coin Heaven]]. Rainbow Courses auto-scroll or take place on a moving [[lift]]. They contain large numbers of [[coin]]s, [[Roulette Coin Block]]s (including a larger one with a maximum result of 100 coins, instead of 50), [[10-Coin|10 Coin]]s, and one [[100-Coin|giant coin]] each (aside from those in the Roulette Coin Blocks). Some Rainbow Courses have a [[Red Ring]] that places a [[Gold Flower]] in the [[item storage]] if all [[Red Coin]]s are collected. At the end of the course, the player character is forced to fall off due to a large gap (in auto-scrolling courses) or an impassable wall that the lift recedes into.
*All of the Rainbow Courses will automatically unlock when a player receives a SpotPass message from the game, regardless of what the message is about.
 
The music heard in Rainbow Courses is an arrangement of the ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' Coin Heaven theme. It has different instrumentation and is a {{wp|semitone|half step}} higher than the key of the original theme.
 
==Profiles==
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Latest revision as of 11:54, July 6, 2024

World 2's Rainbow Course, World 2-Rainbow
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A Rainbow Course[1] is a type of bonus level in each world of New Super Mario Bros. 2. It occupies the starting point on the world's map. Each time a Rainbow Course opens, the player has one chance to play it after entering; it closes when their character exits by falling off. Flying Gold Blocks do not appear in Rainbow Courses, and inventory items cannot be used.

The player can open a Rainbow Course by finishing a level when each of the last two digits of the Time Limit matches the number of the current world (World Mushroom being counted as "7," World Flower as "8," and World Star as "9"). The appearance of fireworks and a rainbow, as the theme "Course Clear" from Super Mario Bros. plays, indicates success. Additionally, all Rainbow Courses open when the player receives a SpotPass message from the game, regardless of what the message is about.

At the beginning of every Rainbow Course, Mario or Luigi must enter a Pipe Cannon to be launched into the titular rainbow-themed Coin Heaven. Rainbow Courses auto-scroll or take place on a moving lift. They contain large numbers of coins, Roulette Coin Blocks (including a larger one with a maximum result of 100 coins, instead of 50), 10 Coins, and one giant coin each (aside from those in the Roulette Coin Blocks). Some Rainbow Courses have a Red Ring that places a Gold Flower in the item storage if all Red Coins are collected. At the end of the course, the player character is forced to fall off due to a large gap (in auto-scrolling courses) or an impassable wall that the lift recedes into.

The music heard in Rainbow Courses is an arrangement of the New Super Mario Bros. Wii Coin Heaven theme. It has different instrumentation and is a half step higher than the key of the original theme.

Profiles[edit]

  • Website description:
    • English (British):
      New Super Mario Bros. 2 features more than 80 courses packed with classic Mario action – some of which are even rainbow themed!

References[edit]

  1. ^ von Esmarch, Nick (2012). New Super Mario Bros. 2 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-89552-3. Page 231–239.