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Rainbow Road
Information
Appears in	Super Mario Kart (1992); Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001); Mario Kart 7 (2011); Mario Kart 8 (DLC Pack 1) (2014); Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017); Mario Kart Tour (2019)
Cup(s)	Special Cup (Super Mario Kart); Extra Special Cup (Super Circuit); Lightning Cup (7); Triforce Cup (8, 8 Deluxe)
Tour(s)	Tokyo Tour; Halloween Tour (2019); Winter Tour (2019); London Tour; Valentine's Tour; Vancouver Tour; Mario Bros. Tour; Trick Tour (2020); Peach Tour; Exploration Tour (2020); Halloween Tour (2020); Sunset Tour; Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2020); Winter Tour (2020); Rosalina Tour; Peach vs. Daisy Tour; Ninja Tour (2021); Los Angeles Tour (2021); Kamek Tour; Halloween Tour (2021); Amsterdam Tour; Halloween Tour (2022); Space Tour (2023)
Online play	No longer available (3DS, Wii U); Available (Switch)
Music sample
	Super Mario Kart: Soyo Oka; ; Mario Kart: Super Circuit: Kenichi Nishimaki, Masanobu Matsunaga, Minako Hamano; ; Mario Kart 7 / Mario Kart Tour: Kenta Nagata, Satomi Terui; ; Mario Kart 7 (frontrunning); ; Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Atsuko Asahi; ; Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (frontrunning);
Course map
	Super Mario Kart; ; Mario Kart: Super Circuit; ; ; Mario Kart 7; ; Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Mario Kart Tour;
Staff ghost(s)
7	Nin★YABUKI
1:34.459
7 Expert	Nin★SRIWtm
1:21.994
8	Nin★Anne
1:46.599
8DX 150cc	Nin★Anne
1:40.711
8DX 200cc	Nin★Marie
1:12.762
8DX 200cc	Nin★Marie
1:12.696

Latest revision as of 17:10, September 20, 2024

This article is about the race course from Super Mario Kart. For Rainbow Road as a whole or the other tracks with the same name, see Rainbow Road. For the musical composition of the same name, see SNES Rainbow Road (theme).

Rainbow Road is a course that debuted in Super Mario Kart, as the fifth and last course of the Special Cup. It started the Mario Kart series tradition of having Rainbow Road as the finale of the game. It is the shortest Rainbow Road in the series.

This course is unique in Super Mario Kart in the fact that it is the only track in the game that is not numbered compared to the others, and thus it is the game's only unique track. It is the only track in the Special Cup with normal traction, but lacks rails entirely and has only 90° turns. Rainbow-colored tiles and a few jumping bumps cover the track's surface, and the yellow tiles conceal coins. This course features Star Thwomps which can wipe out a racer by touch, unlike regular Thwomps, as well as by crushing, unless the racer uses a Super Star or a Boo.

Rainbow Road reappears in Mario Kart: Super Circuit as the fourth and final course of the Extra Special Cup, in Mario Kart 7 as the fourth and final course of the Lightning Cup, in Mario Kart 8 as the second course of the Triforce Cup as part of the The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8 DLC (and in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as part of the base game), and in Mario Kart Tour, debuting in the Tokyo Tour. If one counts Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as two separate games, then Rainbow Road is the most frequently appearing classic course in the series, having appeared six times in different games. In the opposite case, its number of appearances is then tied with Mario Circuit 3, also from Super Mario Kart, the latter course re-appearing in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as part of the second wave of the Booster Course Pass DLC.

In Mario Kart: Super Circuit, the Rainbow Road theme rearranges a part of this course's music at its beginning; it is also rearranged in The Super Mario Bros. Movie as part of the song "Buckle Up." Super Mario Kart composer Soyo Oka also considers this course's theme to be one of her favorite compositions.^[2]

The track's location has alternated between each of its appearances. In Super Mario Kart, Mario Kart 7, and Mario Kart Tour, it is in space, but in Mario Kart: Super Circuit and Mario Kart 8, it is in the night sky.

Super Mario Kart[edit]

Donkey Kong Jr. racing on the course in Super Mario Kart

Course layout[edit]

The course is composed mostly of straightaways and 90° turns. There are also Super Thwomps as obstacles, which remain airborne on the first lap. The course begins with a right turn followed by a straightaway, with most of the ? Panels in the middle as well as several jump pads. The first row of four Super Thwomps also lies at the end of this straightaway. There is then two right turns followed by a brief straight with several more jump pads. Racers then take two left turns onto another brief straight with two pairs of Super Thwomps. After another two right turns, the track narrows and racers must go left or right as the path briefly splits; the paths are symmetrical and each contain a pair of Super Thwomps, though the right path has two ? Panels. Once the paths join, the track widens again and there is one more right turn followed by one more straightaway with a row of four Super Thwomps. Racers then reach the finish line.

Shortcuts[edit]

There is a notable shortcut near the end of the track. The player can use a Mushroom to go off a jump pad in between the split paths and clear the gap, saving time and avoiding the Super Thwomps.

Mario Kart: Super Circuit[edit]

Luigi racing on Rainbow Road in Mario Kart: Super Circuit

This version of Rainbow Road reappears in Mario Kart: Super Circuit as the last track of the Extra Special Cup. The background is similar to this game's own Rainbow Road, but with only the twinkles, foreground clouds, and moon appearing; the background starts at the highest level rather than starting near Earth and working up. In addition, the track's surface is now transparent (with the twinkles slightly visible through it), the tiles are notably more detailed and less spaced out than before, and their borders are now the same color as their respective tiles rather than all of them being black. The Super Thwomps and jump bumps are removed. The coins had their placements altered so that they are only on the blue tiles, making them visible. The music was also arranged into this game's sound font.

Mario Kart 7[edit]

SNES Rainbow Road in Mario Kart 7

Rainbow Road also returns as the fourth and last course of the Lightning Cup in Mario Kart 7, as well as the thirty-second and last course of the game overall. It is the first Rainbow Road to reappear as a classic course in another Mario Kart, even excluding its reappearance in Mario Kart: Super Circuit.

The track is now slightly wider, and has received many graphical improvements. It uses a similar background to Super Mario Kart (which is also used in DS Waluigi Pinball), though the blue tint was removed, and the stars are now depicted across the entire background, rather than only the top. Unlike previous incarnations, this new version adds the characteristic "glistening" sound effect when drifting on it, a common feature of all Rainbow Roads starting from the GCN rendition. The number of coin rows on the track was reduced, though there are still three per row. When the player enters first-person view, the player can see through the breaks in the tiles. The Super Thwomps return after being removed from Mario Kart: Super Circuit, though they now have an appearance based on Thwomps from New Super Mario Bros. Wii, are larger, were reduced from sixteen to seven, now topple racers rather than spinning them out, and form ripples on the track upon impact, which the player can now trick off of. Additionally, howling noises can now be heard near the Super Thwomps.

The tiles' colors are similar to the Mario Kart: Super Circuit rendition of Rainbow Road, with the only difference being that they are square, paler, and the pink tiles replace the red tiles and the cyan tiles replace the teal tiles. The track is no longer translucent, making it look like its appearance in Super Mario Kart. The widest part of the gap in the forked road has had two tiles removed, but the gap itself has also had seven tiles removed, making the shortcut easier to use. Also, the section of tiles before the fork (from the orange tiles on the narrow part of the straight after turn 7 to the purple tiles before the gap) is wider: the first orange, blue, yellow, and last purple tile rows before the gap are now two tiles wider. The finish line is also two tiles long, removing the red tiles that used to be in front of it. Ramps are added in all of the locations where bumps appeared in Super Mario Kart, though the first two bumps were not replaced, the last pair at the fork were replaced by one taller ramp in front of the gap, and a ramp was added on the inside of the second U-turn, creating a shortcut that requires a Mushroom or Mini-Turbo to get across; the ramps are only two tiles wide, rather than the bumps which were three. Like most other SNES and GBA classic courses, a starting banner stylized after the one from Mario Kart 64 is added in this course.

This is the only course in Mario Kart 7 not to have a Dash Panel/ramp, and one of four courses not to have a Glide Ramp; the others are N64 Luigi Raceway, GCN Daisy Cruiser, and Rosalina's Ice World.

Aside from enhanced percussion, the music is faithful to the original SNES composition.

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

Overview of the track in Mario Kart 8

Rainbow Road returns in the Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack of Mario Kart 8, appearing as the second course of the Triforce Cup. As a result, a Rainbow Road course is not the last race of a cup for the only time so far.

The track's layout is similar to its appearance in Mario Kart 7. The course has seen extensive graphical improvements, is now significantly wider and larger, and has banked turns, most notably the third inclined U-turn. The tiles are based on their coloration from Super Mario Kart, though their color pattern is reversed, they are now flashing LED lights like the ones on N64 Rainbow Road, and there are eight different colors of tiles instead of seven from its previous appearances (adding cyan between teal and blue); the tiles the Star Thwomps land on are now white, and the tiles at the edges of the track now have borders on the outer edges. The forked road is also altered further, with the narrow part of the hole's end filled in, and the ramp in front reverted to the same height as the equivalent bumps from Super Mario Kart.

The Star Thwomps now have sparkles, a mosaic-like appearance, horizontal rainbow lines running from bottom to top of them. They also use the species' Super Mario Galaxy appearance, like the other Thwomps in Mario Kart 8, rather than their spiked New Super Mario Bros. Wii design in Mario Kart 7. Additionally, all of the Star Thwomps are bigger except for the last pair. When they start to crash down, they will create rainbow waves above them. Also, when they land, they make metallic glistening sounds. The waves on the track they create are now bigger, move more quickly, and disappear faster, making tricks more difficult to perform.

The course now takes place in a cloudy night sky with the full moon visible, which has color-changing hills that stick above them, and is closer to the ground than previous appearances. It is also above a lake underneath, and has lots of scenery, such as Toad Houses resued from SNES Donut Plains 3. The starting banner was also redesigned, with colored blocks with a Star on top of it and the Mario Kart logo's letters now individually colored (red, green, yellow, and blue) instead of having a rainbow gradient through the entire logo; the banner is wider no longer sits on the course, and stands on two walled areas, making the start the only walled part of the course. Also, when a player approaches a turn, two green arrow holograms will appear behind the turn, and indicate in which direction the player must drive. Once the player has made the turn, the arrows will disappear.

In Mario Kart 8, this is one of the only two courses that do not have any Dash Panels, Glide Ramps, underwater sections, or anti-gravity sections, the other being GCN Yoshi Circuit, another course from DLC Pack 1. However, in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, it is the only one of the five Rainbow Road race courses present in the game to not have anti-gravity. It is also the only Super Mario Kart race course not to have the number 3 in its name.

The body of water underneath the course is shaped identically to the one in SNES Donut Plains 3, with all course elements, the walls, and the fortress being removed. The reason for this is unclear.

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

SNES Rainbow Road in Mario Kart Tour

This iteration of Rainbow Road reappears in Mario Kart Tour starting with the Tokyo Tour. It mostly takes on the appearance of its Mario Kart 7 iteration. However, the arrow signs and Star Thwomps from the Mario Kart 8 rendition are used over their Mario Kart 7 versions, and red tiling was added to the course; also, the tiles are more colorful, like with the Mario Kart 8 rendition of the course. The ramp at the second U-turn is absent, the hole in the road is smaller than it was before (the narrow part at the end is only one tile long, and the hole in general is 7 tiles shorter), and the last two Star Thwomps are further apart. The track edges are rounded rather than squared, and the track itself is of a thicker shape. The track reuses the arrangement heard in Mario Kart 7; this is unlike most other classic courses, which usually retained their original music. The starting banner is now colored red as opposed to pink. The background is based on its appearance from Mario Kart 7, albeit with meteors added as background scenery and the blue tint from Super Mario Kart being readded, except more detailed, taking up the entire screen, and with purple colored details added. The Thwomps also retain their shaking effect from Mario Kart 8, rather than the one Mario Kart 7.

The course also appears as Rainbow Road R (reversed), Rainbow Road T (with ramps), and Rainbow Road R/T (reversed with ramps). The latter was later added in the 2019 Winter Tour. In the R and R/T variants, the first straightaway racers encounter is missing and they instead use a glide ramp to get across. In the T variant, all Star Thwomps are removed and the road is constantly wavy. In the R/T variant, there are star rings as well as a mushroom trampoline.

This Rainbow Road received two remixed versions, titled RMX Rainbow Road 1 and RMX Rainbow Road 2, first appearing in the Super Mario Kart Tour and New Year's 2021 Tour, respectively.

If the beta test is included, this course is one of the two courses to appear as a Coin Rush course four separate times, with the other being N64 Royal Raceway.

Appearances[edit]

For this course's tour appearances, see List of SNES Rainbow Road tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.

Top-tier and middle-tier items[edit]

Select "show" to reveal the drivers, karts, and gliders for which SNES Rainbow Road and its variants are always favored or favorite courses. For instances in which additional drivers, karts, and gliders temporarily had this course and its variants as favored or favorite courses, see List of SNES Rainbow Road tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.

Course	Two-item drivers	Bonus points ×1.5 karts	Combo bonus ×2 gliders
Normal variant	^^*	^*^^^^**	^^^^^
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R variant	^^^*	^^^^^^*	^^^*
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T variant	^*^^*	^^^^^^	^^^
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R/T variant	^^*^^*	^^^^^	^^^*
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* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6. * indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8 for High-End items.

Bonus challenges[edit]

Ring Race
Icon	Course variant	Chosen driver	Chosen kart	Chosen glider	Grand Star scores	Tour appearances	Cup
	Regular	Toad	Pipe Frame	Super Glider	10 15 22	Mario Bros. Tour	Rosalina Cup
	Regular	Toad	Pipe Frame	Super Glider	12 18 22	Space Tour (2023)	Cat Peach Cup

Do Jump Boosts
Icon	Course variant	Chosen driver	Chosen kart	Chosen glider	Grand Star scores	Tour appearances	Cup
	Regular	Baby Rosalina	Pipe Frame	Super Glider	5 10 15	Tokyo Tour	Toad Cup
	Regular	Baby Rosalina	Pipe Frame	Super Glider	5 12 15	Rosalina Tour	Waluigi Cup

Big Reverse Race
Icon	Course variant	Opponents									Tour appearances	Cup
Icon	Course variant		7th	6th	5th	4th	3rd	2nd	1st	Extra	Tour appearances	Cup
	Regular	Driver	^[3]	^[3]	^[3]	^[3]	^[3]	^[3]	^[3]	^[4]	Valentine's Tour	Bowser Cup
		Kart									Valentine's Tour	Bowser Cup
		Glider									Halloween Tour (2022)	Baby Luigi Cup

Goomba Takedown
Icon	Course variant	Chosen driver	Chosen kart	Chosen glider	Item Box type found	Number of item slots	Grand Star scores	Tour appearances	Cup
	Regular	Baby Rosalina	Pipe Frame	Super Glider	Bob-omb Mushroom Mega Mushroom Super Horn Coin	1	15 30 45	Halloween Tour (2019)	Dry Bones Cup
							15 30 45	Peach Tour	Wendy Cup
							15 30 40	Halloween Tour (2022)	Mii Cup

Glider Challenge
Icon	Course variant	Chosen driver	Chosen kart	Chosen glider	Grand Star distances	Tour appearances	Cup
	Regular	Rosalina	Pipe Frame	Super Glider	200 400 500	Tokyo Tour	Wario Cup
					200 400 500	Exploration Tour (2020)	Waluigi Cup
					300 450 600	Peach vs. Daisy Tour	Ice Mario Cup
					300 450 580	Amsterdam Tour	Monty Mole Cup

Steer Clear of Obstacles
Icon	Course variant	Chosen driver	Chosen kart	Chosen glider	Obstacles	Tour appearances	Cup
	Regular	Dry Bones	Pipe Frame	Super Glider	Star Thwomp	Halloween Tour (2020)	King Boo Cup
	Regular	Dry Bones	Pipe Frame	Super Glider	Star Thwomp	Halloween Tour (2021)	Mario Cup

vs. Mega Lemmy
Icon	Course variant	Mega opponent information				Tour appearances	Cup
Icon	Course variant	Driver	Kart	Glider	Items used	Tour appearances	Cup
	Regular	Lemmy	Super Blooper	TBD	Bananas Bob-ombs^[5] Mushrooms^[5]	Vancouver Tour	Diddy Kong Cup
	Regular	Lemmy	Super Blooper	TBD	Bananas Bob-ombs^[5] Mushrooms^[5]	Los Angeles Tour (2021)	Ludwig Cup

Smash Small Dry Bones
Icon	Course variant	Chosen driver	Chosen kart	Chosen glider	Grand Star scores	Tour appearances	Cup
	Regular	Red Yoshi	Pipe Frame	Super Glider	6 9 12	Space Tour (2023)	Funky Kong Cup

Break Item Boxes
Icon	Course variant	Chosen driver	Chosen kart	Chosen glider	Item Box type found	Number of item slots	Grand Star scores	Tour appearances	Cup
	Regular	Rosalina	Soda Jet	Parachute	Mushroom Coin Super Star	3	15	Beta Test	Rosalina Cup
						2	5 10 22	London Tour	Koopa Troopa Cup
						2	5 10 22	Sunset Tour	Baby Rosalina Cup

Time Trial
Icon	Course variant	Chosen driver	Chosen kart	Chosen glider	Grand Star scores	Tour appearances	Cup
	Regular	Lemmy	Pipe Frame	Super Glider	1:50.00 1:28.00 1:16.00	Vancouver Tour	Mario Cup
	Regular	Lemmy	Pipe Frame	Super Glider	1:35.00 1:20.00 1:14.00	Ninja Tour (2021)	Larry Cup
	R	Waluigi	Pipe Frame	Super Glider	1:50.00 1:28.00 1:09.00	Mario Bros. Tour	Baby Mario Cup
	R	Waluigi	Pipe Frame	Super Glider	1:35.00 1:23.00 1:13.00	Kamek Tour	Lemmy Cup

Combo Attack
Icon	Course variant	Chosen driver	Chosen kart	Chosen glider	Highest combo counts	Tour appearances	Cup
	T	Donkey Kong	Pipe Frame	Super Glider	8 18 28	Halloween Tour (2020)	Waluigi Cup

Other appearances[edit]

The Super Mario Kart microgame

In WarioWare Gold, Rainbow Road appears as the setting of the Super Mario Kart microgame.

While the course does not appear in the film itself, a rendition of its music plays in The Super Mario Bros. Movie when Mario, Princess Peach, Toad and the Kongs land on a Rainbow Road during their drive to Bowser's Castle.

Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack liner notes[edit]

"I love this tune, so I was really nervous when rearranging, as I didn't want to spoil it. This is the third time this has appeared as a classic course, so I wanted to make it as bright and sparkly as possible. I went all-out and used a cutting edge digital synth sound."

Gallery[edit]

Mario Kart 7[edit]

The countdown to the start of the race with Bowser in his Pipe Frame
Lakitu and Donkey Kong racing on the classic course
Super Thwomps on the course
Mario racing on the course
The long jump near the end of the course

Mario Kart 8[edit]

The course icon
View of the course
Toad, starting the race in the Sneeker
Toad turning
Star Thwomps, warping the course
Cat Peach racing on the course
Rosalina racing on the course while holding a Green Shell
Daisy, taking the first shortcut on the course
Daisy, taking the second shortcut on the course
Image macro featuring a view of SNES Rainbow Road, originally posted on the official German Mario Kart Facebook page

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Course icons[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Mario Kart Tour race course icons (SNES courses) § Rainbow Road.

The course icon
The course icon of the R variant
The course icon of the T variant
The course icon of the R/T variant

Screenshots[edit]

Rosalina tricking in the Soda Jet
Pink Gold Peach tricking in the Wildfire Flyer

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	レインボーロード^[?] Reinbō Rōdo	Rainbow Road
Chinese (simplified)	彩虹之路^[?] Cǎihóng zhī Lù	Rainbow Road
Chinese (simplified)	彩虹桥^[?] Cǎihóng Qiáo	Rainbow Bridge	Mario Kart 7, Mario Kart: Super Circuit prototype
Chinese (traditional)	彩虹之路^[?] Cǎihóng zhī Lù	Rainbow Road
Dutch	Regenboogbaan^[?]	Rainbow Track
French (NOA)	Route arc-en-ciel^[?]	Rainbow Road
French (NOE)	Route Arc-en-ciel^[?]	Rainbow Road
German	Regenbogen-Boulevard^[?]	Rainbow Boulevard
German	Regenbogen-Blvd. (Mario Kart 7)^[?]	Rainbow Boulevard
Italian	Pista Arcobaleno^[?]	Rainbow Track
Korean	무지개 로드^[?] Mujigae Rodeu	Raindow Road
Portuguese (NOA)	Avenida Arco-íris^[?]	Rainbow Avenue
Portuguese (NOE)	Estrada Arco-Íris^[?]	Rainbow Road
Russian	Трасса Радуга^[?] Trassa Raduga	Rainbow Track
Spanish	Senda Arco Iris^[?]	Rainbow Path

References[edit]

^ @zachruff (May 22, 2022). "So it turns out that there are 4 staff ghosts in the Tencent Chinese version of MK8D that are actually different to the global version. It seems that they really did not like the Mercedes car parts so any ghost that used them had to be redone." Twitter. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
^ Interview between Rocketbaby and Soyo Oka. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g TheMadWeazel (January 29, 2020). Valentines Tour “Bowser Cup” - Mario Kart Tour. YouTube. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
^ Dutch Mayo (February 23, 2020). MARIO KART TOUR - Valentine's Tour - Bowser Cup - Big Reverse Race. YouTube. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Andruidus (February 25, 2020). Mario Kart Tour - Vancouver Tour: Diddy Kong Cup. YouTube. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

[1] @zachruff (May 22, 2022). "So it turns out that there are 4 staff ghosts in the Tencent Chinese version of MK8D that are actually different to the global version. It seems that they really did not like the Mercedes car parts so any ghost that used them had to be redone." Twitter. Retrieved May 24, 2022.

[2] Interview between Rocketbaby and Soyo Oka. Retrieved February 12, 2015.

[SNES_Rainbow_Road-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g TheMadWeazel (January 29, 2020). Valentines Tour “Bowser Cup” - Mario Kart Tour. YouTube. Retrieved January 30, 2021.

[4] Dutch Mayo (February 23, 2020). MARIO KART TOUR - Valentine's Tour - Bowser Cup - Big Reverse Race. YouTube. Retrieved January 30, 2021.

[SNES_Rainbow_Road_vs._Mega_Lemmy-5] Andruidus (February 25, 2020). Mario Kart Tour - Vancouver Tour: Diddy Kong Cup. YouTube. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

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[Edit] Race courses from the Mario Kart series
Super Mario Kart	Mario Circuit 1 • Donut Plains 1 • Ghost Valley 1 • Bowser Castle 1 • Mario Circuit 2 • Choco Island 1 • Ghost Valley 2 • Donut Plains 2 • Bowser Castle 2 • Mario Circuit 3 • Koopa Beach 1 • Choco Island 2 • Vanilla Lake 1 • Bowser Castle 3 • Mario Circuit 4 • Donut Plains 3 • Koopa Beach 2 • Ghost Valley 3 • Vanilla Lake 2 • Rainbow Road
Mario Kart 64	Luigi Raceway • Moo Moo Farm • Koopa Troopa Beach • Kalimari Desert • Toad's Turnpike • Frappe Snowland • Choco Mountain • Mario Raceway • Wario Stadium • Sherbet Land • Royal Raceway • Bowser's Castle • DK's Jungle Parkway • Yoshi Valley • Banshee Boardwalk • Rainbow Road
Mario Kart: Super Circuit	Peach Circuit • Shy Guy Beach • Riverside Park • Bowser Castle 1 • Mario Circuit • Boo Lake • Cheese Land • Bowser Castle 2 • Luigi Circuit • Sky Garden • Cheep-Cheep Island • Sunset Wilds • Snow Land • Ribbon Road • Yoshi Desert • Bowser Castle 3 • Lakeside Park • Broken Pier • Bowser Castle 4 • Rainbow Road
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!	Luigi Circuit • Peach Beach • Baby Park • Dry Dry Desert • Mushroom Bridge • Mario Circuit • Daisy Cruiser • Waluigi Stadium • Sherbet Land • Mushroom City • Yoshi Circuit • DK Mountain • Wario Colosseum • Dino Dino Jungle • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
Mario Kart Arcade GP	Mario Highway • Mario Beach • DK Jungle • Bananan Ruins • Diamond City • Snow Panic • Pac Mountain • Pac Labyrinth • Bowser's Castle • Castle Wall • Rainbow Coaster • Rainbow Downhill
Mario Kart DS	Figure-8 Circuit • Yoshi Falls • Cheep Cheep Beach • Luigi's Mansion • Desert Hills • Delfino Square • Waluigi Pinball • Shroom Ridge • DK Pass • Tick-Tock Clock • Mario Circuit • Airship Fortress • Wario Stadium • Peach Gardens • Bowser Castle • Rainbow Road
Mario Kart Arcade GP 2	Yoshi Park 1 • Yoshi Park 2 • Stadium Arena • Waluigi Stadium
Mario Kart Wii	Luigi Circuit • Moo Moo Meadows • Mushroom Gorge • Toad's Factory • Mario Circuit • Coconut Mall • DK Summit • Wario's Gold Mine • Daisy Circuit • Koopa Cape • Maple Treeway • Grumble Volcano • Dry Dry Ruins • Moonview Highway • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
Mario Kart 7	Toad Circuit • Daisy Hills • Cheep Cheep Lagoon • Shy Guy Bazaar • Wuhu Loop • Mario Circuit • Music Park • Rock Rock Mountain • Piranha Plant Slide • Wario Shipyard • Neo Bowser City • Maka Wuhu • DK Jungle • Rosalina's Ice World • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
Mario Kart Arcade GP DX	Peach Castle • Kingdom Way • Splash Circuit • Tropical Coast • Bon Dance Street • Omatsuri Circuit • Aerial Road • Sky Arena • Bowser's Factory • Bowser's Castle • PAC-MAN Stadium • NAMCO Circuit • Bananan Labyrinth • DK Jungle
Mario Kart 8 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	Mario Kart Stadium • Water Park • Sweet Sweet Canyon • Thwomp Ruins • Mario Circuit • Toad Harbor • Twisted Mansion • Shy Guy Falls • Sunshine Airport • Dolphin Shoals • Electrodrome • Mount Wario • Cloudtop Cruise • Bone-Dry Dunes • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road • Excitebike Arena • Dragon Driftway • Mute City • Ice Ice Outpost • Hyrule Circuit • Wild Woods • Animal Crossing • Super Bell Subway • Big Blue
Mario Kart Tour	New York Minute • Tokyo Blur • Paris Promenade • London Loop • Vancouver Velocity • RMX Mario Circuit 1 • RMX Choco Island 1 • RMX Rainbow Road 1 • Los Angeles Laps • Merry Mountain • RMX Rainbow Road 2 • Berlin Byways • RMX Choco Island 2 • Ninja Hideaway • Sydney Sprint • RMX Vanilla Lake 1 • RMX Ghost Valley 1 • Singapore Speedway • Amsterdam Drift • Bangkok Rush • Sky-High Sundae^a • RMX Bowser's Castle 1 • RMX Donut Plains 1 • Piranha Plant Cove • Yoshi's Island^a • Athens Dash • Rome Avanti • Squeaky Clean Sprint^a • Piranha Plant Pipeline • Madrid Drive • RMX Vanilla Lake 2
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit	Live Circuit • Lightning Lagoon • Piped Wetlands • Freezie Frosts • Glazed Gardens • Piranha Paradise • Work Zone • Cheep Cheep Reef • Bowser's Castle • Royal Highway • Wibble Woods • Windswept Prairie • Mushroom Fields • Boo Fortress • Tornado Tundra • Magikoopa Mirage • Crafty Tropics • Gusty Galaxy • Jolly Workshop • Chain Chomp Stadium • Ember Island • World 1-1 • Chain Chomp Glacier • Rainbow Road • Slick Circuit • Barrel Temple • Fossil Fields • Windmill Meadows • Music Broadway • King Boo's Courtyard
^a Officially considered new in both Mario Kart Tour and the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass

[Edit] Super Mario Kart
Playable characters		Bowser • Donkey Kong Jr. • Koopa Troopa • Luigi • Mario • Princess • Toad • Yoshi
Courses	Mushroom Cup	Mario Circuit 1 • Donut Plains 1 • Ghost Valley 1 • Bowser Castle 1 • Mario Circuit 2
	Flower Cup	Choco Island 1 • Ghost Valley 2 • Donut Plains 2 • Bowser Castle 2 • Mario Circuit 3
	Star Cup	Koopa Beach 1 • Choco Island 2 • Vanilla Lake 1 • Bowser Castle 3 • Mario Circuit 4
	Special Cup	Donut Plains 3 • Koopa Beach 2 • Ghost Valley 3 • Vanilla Lake 2 • Rainbow Road
	Battle courses	Battle Course 1 • Battle Course 2 • Battle Course 3 • Battle Course 4
Items and objects	Question Block items	Banana Peel • Feather • Ghost • Green Shell • Lightning • Mushroom • Red Shell • Star
	CPU-only items	Egg • Fireball • Poison Mushroom
	Miscellaneous items and objects	Coin • Jump • Kart • Trophy • Zipper
Techniques		Drift • Mini-Turbo • Hop • Rocket Start
Species, enemies, and obstacles		Big Cheep Cheep • Bullet Bill • Gopher • Flopping Cheep Cheep • Lakitu • Oil slick • Super Thwomp • Thwomp • Warp Pipe
Miscellaneous		Finish line • Gallery • Pre-release and unused content • Staff

[Edit] Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Drivers	Light	Peach • Toad • Yoshi
	Medium	Mario • Luigi
	Heavy	Donkey Kong • Wario • Bowser
Super Circuit tracks	Mushroom Cup	Peach Circuit • Shy Guy Beach • Riverside Park • Bowser Castle 1
	Flower Cup	Mario Circuit • Boo Lake • Cheese Land • Bowser Castle 2
	Lightning Cup	Luigi Circuit • Sky Garden • Cheep-Cheep Island • Sunset Wilds
	Star Cup	Snow Land • Ribbon Road • Yoshi Desert • Bowser Castle 3
	Special Cup	Lakeside Park • Broken Pier • Bowser Castle 4 • Rainbow Road
Extra tracks	Mushroom Cup	Mario Circuit 1 • Donut Plains 1 • Ghost Valley 1 • Bowser Castle 1
	Flower Cup	Mario Circuit 2 • Choco Island 1 • Ghost Valley 2 • Donut Plains 2
	Lightning Cup	Bowser Castle 2 • Mario Circuit 3 • Koopa Beach 1 • Choco Island 2
	Star Cup	Vanilla Lake 1 • Bowser Castle 3 • Mario Circuit 4 • Donut Plains 3
	Special Cup	Koopa Beach 2 • Ghost Valley 3 • Vanilla Lake 2 • Rainbow Road
Battle courses		Battle Course 1 • Battle Course 2 • Battle Course 3 • Battle Course 4
Background species		Bob-omb • Boo • Cheep Cheep • Goomba • Goonie • Hammer Bro • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Magikoopa • Shy Guy • Toad
Enemies and obstacles		Lava • Lava Boulder • Lava Bubble • Little Mouser • Mechakoopa • Penguin • Piranha Plant • Pirate Guy • Puddle • Shy Guy • Shy Guy Galleon • Shy Guy Tent • Sidestepper • Snowman • Thwomp
Items and objects		Banana • Boo • Coin • Dash Panel • Green Shell • Kart • Lightning • Mushroom • Pipe Frame • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Star • Triple Green Shells • Triple Mushrooms • Triple Red Shells • Trophy
Techniques		Drift • Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Spin Turn
Miscellaneous		Cheese • Finish line • Gallery • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Staff

[Edit] Mario Kart 7
Drivers	Starting	Mario • Luigi • Peach • Yoshi • Bowser • Donkey Kong • Toad • Koopa Troopa
Drivers	Unlockable	Daisy • Wario • Rosalina • Metal Mario • Shy Guy • Honey Queen • Wiggler • Lakitu • Mii
Karts and parts	New karts	Standard • Gold Standard • Birthday Girl • Bumble V • Bruiser • Soda Jet • Tiny Tug • Cact-X • Koopa Clown • Cloud 9 • Zucchini • Blue Seven • Bolt Buggy
	Retro karts	B Dasher • Egg 1 • Barrel Train • Pipe Frame
	Tires	Standard • Gold Tires • Roller • Slim • Slick • Sponge • Mushroom • Wood • Red Monster • Monster
	Gliders	Super Glider • Gold Glider • Peach Parasol • Flower Glider • Beast Glider • Swooper • Paraglider
Courses	Mushroom Cup	Toad Circuit • Daisy Hills • Cheep Cheep Lagoon • Shy Guy Bazaar
	Flower Cup	Wuhu Loop • Mario Circuit • Music Park • Rock Rock Mountain
	Star Cup	Piranha Plant Slide • Wario Shipyard • Neo Bowser City • Maka Wuhu
	Special Cup	DK Jungle • Rosalina's Ice World • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
	Shell Cup	N64 Luigi Raceway • GBA Bowser Castle 1 • Wii Mushroom Gorge • DS Luigi's Mansion
	Banana Cup	N64 Koopa Beach • SNES Mario Circuit 2 • Wii Coconut Mall • DS Waluigi Pinball
	Leaf Cup	N64 Kalimari Desert • DS DK Pass • GCN Daisy Cruiser • Wii Maple Treeway
	Lightning Cup	Wii Koopa Cape • GCN Dino Dino Jungle • DS Airship Fortress • SNES Rainbow Road
Battle stages	Retro stages	GBA Battle Course 1 • N64 Big Donut • DS Palm Shore
Battle stages	New stages	Honeybee Hive • Sherbet Rink • Wuhu Town
Items		Banana • Blooper • Bob-omb • Bullet Bill • Coin • Fire Flower • Golden Mushroom • Green Shell • Item Box • Lightning • Lucky Seven • Mushroom • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Star • Super Leaf • Triple Bananas • Triple Green Shells • Triple Mushrooms • Triple Red Shells
Objects		Cannon • Crate • Current • Cutting torch • Glide Ramp • Hot-air balloon • Launch Star • Leaf pile • Ramp • Ring • Water Geyser
Enemies and obstacles		Banzai Bill • Barrel • Board • Boulder • Bouncing Note • Bumper • Car • Cheep Cheep • Clampy • Cutting torch • Drain pipe • Fish Bone • Flipper • Flying Shy Guy • Frogoon • Goomba • Jar • Lava • Mountain Goat • Noshi • Oil slick • Penguin • Pickup truck • Pinball • Piranha Plant • Puddle • Rocky Wrench • Screaming Pillar • Sidestepper • Stingby • Super Thwomp • Swoop • Table • Tiki Goon • Thwomp • Train • Walking Tree • Water Geyser
Background characters		Birdo • Boo • Goomba • Hammer Bro • Lakitu • Monty Mole • Shy Guy • Toad • Unagi
Techniques		Drift • Hop • Jump action • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstream • Spin Turn
Miscellaneous		Daisy Cruiser • DK's Tree House • Emblem • Finish line • First-Person View • Gallery • Ghost • Glitches • In-game statistics • Item probability distributions • Kart • Media • Pre-release and unused content • New sponsors • Staff • Underwater driving • Trophy

[Edit] Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Drivers
Featherweight			Baby Mario • Baby Luigi • Baby Peach • Baby Daisy • Baby Rosalina • Lemmy • Dry Bones
Light			Toad • Koopa Troopa • Shy Guy (Light-blue^a · Black^a · Green^a · Yellow^a · White^a · Blue^a · Pink^a · Orange^a) • Lakitu • Toadette • Larry • Wendy • Cat Peach^a • Villager (Female)^a • Isabelle^a • Bowser Jr. • Inkling Girl • Diddy Kong^c
Medium			Peach • Daisy • Yoshi (Light-blue^a · Black^a · Red^a · Yellow^a · White^a · Blue^a · Pink^a · Orange^a) • Mario • Luigi • Iggy • Ludwig • Tanooki Mario^a • Villager (Male)^a • Inkling Boy • Birdo^c (Light-blue ^c · Black ^c · Red ^c · Yellow ^c · White ^c · Blue ^c · Green ^c · Orange ^c) • Kamek^c • Peachette^c
Cruiser			Rosalina • Donkey Kong • Waluigi • Roy • Link^a • King Boo • Wiggler^c • Pauline^c
Heavy			Metal Mario (Gold) • Pink Gold Peach • Bowser • Wario • Morton • Dry Bowser^a • Petey Piranha^c • Funky Kong^c
Any			Mii
Vehicle parts
Bodies		Karts	Standard Kart • Pipe Frame • Mach 8 • Steel Driver • Cat Cruiser • Circuit Special • Tri-Speeder • Badwagon • Prancer • Biddybuggy • Landship • Sneeker • Sports Coupe • Gold Standard • GLA^a • W 25 Silver Arrow^a • 300 SL Roadster^a • Blue Falcon^a • Tanooki Kart^a • B Dasher^a • Streetle^a • P-Wing^a • Koopa Clown
		Standard bikes	Standard Bike • The Duke • Flame Rider • Varmint • Mr. Scooty • City Tripper^a • Master Cycle Zero^b
		Sport bikes	Comet • Sport Bike • Jet Bike • Yoshi Bike • Master Cycle^a
		ATVs	Standard ATV • Wild Wiggler • Teddy Buggy • Bone Rattler^a • Splat Buggy • Inkstriker
Tires			Standard • Monster • Roller • Slim • Slick • Metal • Button • Off-Road • Sponge • Wood • Cushion • Blue Standard • Hot Monster • Azure Roller • Crimson Slim • Cyber Slick • Retro Off-Road • Gold Tires • GLA Tires^a • Triforce Tires^a • Leaf Tires^a • Ancient Tires^b
Gliders			Super Glider • Cloud Glider • Wario Wing • Waddle Wing • Peach Parasol • Parachute • Parafoil • Flower Glider • Bowser Kite • Plane Glider • MKTV Parafoil • Gold Glider • Hylian Kite^a • Paper Glider^a • Paraglider^b
Courses
New courses		Mushroom Cup	Mario Kart Stadium • Water Park • Sweet Sweet Canyon • Thwomp Ruins
		Flower Cup	Mario Circuit • Toad Harbor • Twisted Mansion • Shy Guy Falls
		Star Cup	Sunshine Airport • Dolphin Shoals • Electrodrome • Mount Wario
		Special Cup	Cloudtop Cruise • Bone-Dry Dunes • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
Classic courses		Shell Cup	Wii Moo Moo Meadows • GBA Mario Circuit • DS Cheep Cheep Beach • N64 Toad's Turnpike
		Banana Cup	GCN Dry Dry Desert • SNES Donut Plains 3 • N64 Royal Raceway • 3DS DK Jungle
		Leaf Cup	DS Wario Stadium • GCN Sherbet Land • 3DS Music Park • N64 Yoshi Valley
		Lightning Cup	DS Tick-Tock Clock • 3DS Piranha Plant Slide • Wii Grumble Volcano • N64 Rainbow Road
DLC courses^a		Egg Cup	GCN Yoshi Circuit • Excitebike Arena • Dragon Driftway • Mute City
		Triforce Cup	Wii Wario's Gold Mine • SNES Rainbow Road • Ice Ice Outpost • Hyrule Circuit
		Crossing Cup	GCN Baby Park • GBA Cheese Land • Wild Woods • Animal Crossing
		Bell Cup	3DS Neo Bowser City • GBA Ribbon Road • Super Bell Subway • Big Blue
Booster courses^c		Golden Dash Cup	Tour Paris Promenade • 3DS Toad Circuit • N64 Choco Mountain • Wii Coconut Mall
		Lucky Cat Cup	Tour Tokyo Blur • DS Shroom Ridge • GBA Sky Garden • Ninja Hideaway
		Turnip Cup	Tour New York Minute • SNES Mario Circuit 3 • N64 Kalimari Desert • DS Waluigi Pinball
		Propeller Cup	Tour Sydney Sprint • GBA Snow Land • Wii Mushroom Gorge • Sky-High Sundae
		Rock Cup	Tour London Loop • GBA Boo Lake • 3DS Rock Rock Mountain • Wii Maple Treeway
		Moon Cup	Tour Berlin Byways • DS Peach Gardens • Merry Mountain • 3DS Rainbow Road
		Fruit Cup	Tour Amsterdam Drift • GBA Riverside Park • Wii DK Summit • Yoshi's Island
		Boomerang Cup	Tour Bangkok Rush • DS Mario Circuit • GCN Waluigi Stadium • Tour Singapore Speedway
		Feather Cup	Tour Athens Dash • GCN Daisy Cruiser • Wii Moonview Highway • Squeaky Clean Sprint
		Cherry Cup	Tour Los Angeles Laps • GBA Sunset Wilds • Wii Koopa Cape • Tour Vancouver Velocity
		Acorn Cup	Tour Rome Avanti • GCN DK Mountain • Wii Daisy Circuit • Piranha Plant Cove
		Spiny Cup	Tour Madrid Drive • 3DS Rosalina's Ice World • SNES Bowser Castle 3 • Wii Rainbow Road
Battle courses		Wii U	Wii Moo Moo Meadows • GCN Dry Dry Desert • SNES Donut Plains 3 • N64 Toad's Turnpike • Mario Circuit • GCN Sherbet Land • N64 Yoshi Valley • Toad Harbor
Battle courses		Switch	3DS Wuhu Town • GCN Luigi's Mansion • SNES Battle Course 1 • Urchin Underpass • Dragon Palace • Battle Stadium • Sweet Sweet Kingdom • Lunar Colony
Other
Items			Banana • Blooper • Boo • Boomerang Flower • Bullet Bill • Coin • Crazy Eight • Feather • Fire Flower • Golden Mushroom • Green Shell • Lightning • Mushroom • Piranha Plant • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Super Horn • Triple Bananas • Triple Green Shells • Triple Mushrooms • Triple Red Shells
Course objects			Antigravity Panel • Arrow field^c • Barrel • Bath Bomb^c • Beach Ball^c • Bell^a • Board • Bob-omb Car^c • Boulder • Bowser Statue • Bus • Bumper^c • Cannon • Car • Cargo truck • Cash • Ceiling Needle^c • Coin • Crate • Current • Dash Panel • Dash panel ramp truck • Drain pipe • Falling Pillar • Fire Bar • Fire Chain • Flipper^c • Glide Ramp • Goal Ring^c • Hoop^c • Hot-air balloon • Half-pipe^c • Icicle^c • Item Box • Lava Geyser • Leaf pile^a • Master Sword^a • Mecha Piranha Plant^c • Metal ball^c • Millstone • Mine Cart^a • Mushroom Platform^c • Mushroom Trampoline^c • Oil slick • Pickup truck • Pit^a • Ring • Rupee^a • Snowboy^a • Snowman • Spin Boost Pillar • Spinner • Submarine • Table^c • Tire • Toy Duck^c • Toy Goomba^c • Traffic cone • Train^a • Volcanic debris • Water Geyser^c • Winged Cloud^c
Enemies and species			Big Wiggler^c • Bone Piranha Plant • Boo • Bouncing Note • Bowser Monument • Bulber^c • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Clampy^c • Deku Baba^a • Dolphin • Dry Bones • Exploring Shy Guy^c • Fire Piranha Plant^c • Fire Snake • Fish Bone • Freezie • Frogoon • Fuzzy^c • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Goonie^c • Hammer Knight • Huffin Puffin^c • Incoming Chomp^c • Innertube Goomba^c • Jellybeam • Keese^a • Manta • Mecha Cheep • Mechakoopa • Mini Toad^a • Monty Mole • Moo Moo • Mr. Resetti^a • Nep-Enut^c • Noki • Penguin^c • Petal Guy^c • Pianta • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Ptooie^c • Raving Piranha Plant • Rocky Wrench^c • Screaming Pillar • Sidestepper • Skating Shy Guy • Small bird • Snowboarding Shy Guy^c • Star Thwomp^a • Stilt Guy^c • Swoop • Thwomp • Tiki Goon • Toad • Unagi • Whomp^c • Yoshi
Techniques			Anti-gravity • Drift • Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstream • Spin Boost • Spin Turn • Jump Boost • U-turn • Underwater driving
Notable areas, landmarks, and sightings			Amsterdam^c • Athens (Hadrian's Arch · Parthenon) ^c • Bangkok^c • Berlin (Berlin Wall · Brandenburg Gate · Charlottenburg Palace) ^c • Bowser's Castle • DK's Tree House • Hammer Bros. Sphinx • London (Big Ben · Tower Bridge · Tower of London) ^c • Luigi's Mansion • Madrid (Prado Museum · Ventas Bullring) ^c • New York (Empire State Building · Statue of Liberty · Rockefeller Center) ^c • Paris (Arc de Triomphe · Cathedral of Notre Dame · Eiffel Tower · Louvre) ^c • Rome (Colosseum · Spanish Steps · Trevi Fountain) ^c • Peach's Castle • Sydney^c • Tokyo^c • Vancouver^c
Official tournaments	Mario Kart 8		Mario Kart 8 promotion tour • Mario Kart 8 Championship 2014
	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	North America	NOA 150cc Tournament and NOA Battlethon • Mario Kart North American Open • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Holiday Fun Run • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2022 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe North American Qualifier 2022 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe North American Qualifier 2023 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2023 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship 2023 Qualifier • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship 2023
		Australia and New Zealand	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Super Saturdays • Mario Kart AU/NZ My Nintendo Cup • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: AU/NZ Grand Prix
		China	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Summit Invitational Tournament • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Tournaments (2021 Tencent series) • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe National Battle Team Open Tournament • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Open Team Championship
		Europe	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Seasonal Circuit • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe European Championship 2023
		Hong Kong	Nintendo HK 2021 Cup
		Japan	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Challenge • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Challenge Final Stage
		Spain	TorneoMK8D
		UK and Ireland	Nintendo UK VS Cup • Nintendo VS UK Cup
Miscellaneous			Andrew Trego • Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8^a • "Blue Shell Blues" • Cheese^a • Daisy Cruiser^a • DK's Tree House • Emblem • Finish line • From the Pit • Gallery (Deluxe) • Ghost • Glitches • Gravity • Heart^c • Highlight Reel • Hyrule Castle^a • In-game statistics (Deluxe) • Item probability distributions • Lakitu • The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8^a • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass^c • Mario Kart Band • Mario Kart TV • Mercedes-Benz × Mario Kart 8^a • Miiverse • Poochy^c • Pre-release and unused content • Shoe^c • Soundtrack • Sponsors • Staff (Mario Kart 8 · Mario Kart 8 Deluxe · Booster Course Pass) • Stamp (list) • Update history
Indicates exclusivity to Mario Kart 8 ^a Indicates downloadable content in Mario Kart 8 Indicates exclusivity to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe ^b Indicates content available in version 1.6.0 and later of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe ^c Indicates content available in the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass
Related Play Nintendo activities: Take a spin in one of these beauties! • Racing through this poll • One cup, four tracks… • Leaf it to me • Gaming gardens trivia quiz • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Memory Match-Up

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Super Mario Kart[edit]

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Mario Kart: Super Circuit[edit]

Mario Kart 7[edit]

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Appearances[edit]

Top-tier and middle-tier items[edit]

Bonus challenges[edit]

Other appearances[edit]

Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack liner notes[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Mario Kart 7[edit]

Mario Kart 8[edit]

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

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-{{articleabout|the race course originally from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' and featured as a retro course in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', and ''[[The Legend of Zelda X Mario Kart 8]]'' DLC pack for ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''|Rainbow Road as a whole and other versions of the track|[[Rainbow Road]]}}
+{{classic title}}
-{{racecourse
+{{About|the race course from [[Super Mario Kart]]|Rainbow Road as a whole or the other tracks with the same name|[[Rainbow Road]]|the musical composition of the same name|{{classic-link|SNES|Rainbow Road (theme)}}}}
+{{race course infobox
 |title=Rainbow Road
-|image=[[File:SMK Rainbow Road.png]]
+|image=[[File:SMK Rainbow Road Lower-Screen Map.png]]
-|appearances=''[[Super Mario Kart]]<br>[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart 7]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' ([[The Legend of Zelda X Mario Kart 8|DLC Pack 1]])
+|appears_in=''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])<br>''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])<br>''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' ([[List of games by date#2011|2011]])<br>''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' ([[The Legend of Zelda x Mario Kart 8|DLC Pack 1]]) ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
-|cups=[[Special Cup]] (SMK)<br>Extra [[Special Cup]] (MKSC)<br>[[Lightning Cup]] (MK7)<br>[[Triforce Cup]] (MK8)
+|cups=[[Special Cup]] (''Super Mario Kart'')<br>[[Extra Cup|Extra Special Cup]] (''Super Circuit'')<br>[[Lightning Cup]] (''7'')<br>[[Triforce Cup]] (''8'', ''8 Deluxe'')
-|ghost=Nin★YABUKI (1:34.459) (MK7)
+|tours=[[Tokyo Tour]]<br>[[Halloween Tour (2019)]]<br>[[Winter Tour (2019)]]<br>[[London Tour]]<br>[[Valentine's Tour]]<br>[[Vancouver Tour]]<br>[[Mario Bros. Tour]]<br>[[Trick Tour (2020)]]<br>[[Peach Tour]]<br>[[Exploration Tour (2020)]]<br>[[Halloween Tour (2020)]]<br>[[Sunset Tour]]<br>[[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2020)]]<br>[[Winter Tour (2020)]]<br>[[Rosalina Tour]]<br>[[Peach vs. Daisy Tour]]<br>[[Ninja Tour (2021)]]<br>[[Los Angeles Tour (2021)]]<br>[[Kamek Tour]]<br>[[Halloween Tour (2021)]]<br>[[Amsterdam Tour]]<br>[[Halloween Tour (2022)]]<br>[[Space Tour (2023)]]
-|expert_ghost=Nin★SRIWtm (1:21.99$) (MK7)
+|online_play=No longer available ([[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]], [[Wii U]])<br>Available ([[Nintendo Switch|Switch]])
-|wifi=Available ([[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]])
+|sample=''Super Mario Kart'': Soyo Oka<br>[[File:SMK-Music-RainbowRoad.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'': Kenichi Nishimaki, Masanobu Matsunaga, Minako Hamano<br>[[File:MKSC-ExtraCourse-RainbowRoad.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart 7'' / ''Mario Kart Tour'': Kenta Nagata, Satomi Terui<br>[[File:MK7-Music-SNES-RainbowRoad.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart 7'' (frontrunning)<br>[[File:MK7_SNES_RainbowRoad_Frontrunning.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'': Atsuko Asahi<br>[[File:MK8-DLC-Music-SNES-RainbowRoad.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' (frontrunning)<br>[[File:WiiU_SNES_RainbowRoad_Frontrunning.oga]]
-|music=[[File:Rainbow Road (SNES).ogg]]
+|map=''Super Mario Kart''<br>[[File:SMK Rainbow Road Overhead Map.png|140px]]<br>''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''<br>[[File:Super Circuit SNES Rainbow Road.png|140px]]<br>[[File:MKSC SNES Rainbow Road Extra Cup Map.png|frameless|upright=0.75]][[File:MKSC SNES Rainbow Road Mini Map.png|frameless|upright=0.75]]<br>''Mario Kart 7''<br>[[File:MK7 SNESRainbowRoad.png|140px]][[File:MK7 SNES Rainbow Road Minimap.png|140px]]<br>
-<center>''Super Mario Kart''</center>
+''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
-|map=SNES Map<br>
+<div style="white-space: nowrap;">[[File:MK8 SNES Rainbow Road Map.png|frameless|upright=0.65]][[File:MK8DX SNES Rainbow Road Map.png|frameless|upright=0.65]]</div>
-[[File:SNES Rainbow Road.png|255px]]<br>
+''Mario Kart Tour''<br>[[File:MKT Map RainbowRoadSNES.png|140px]]
-GBA Map<br>
+|ghost={{ghost|7|Nin★YABUKI|1:34.459|[[File:LakituIcon-MK7.png|32px|link=Lakitu]][[File:MK7CyanPipeFrame.png|32px|link=Pipe Frame]][[File:MK7 Slim.png|32px|link=Slim (tire)]][[File:MK7LakituSuperGlider.png|32px|link=Super Glider]]}}{{ghost|7 <small>Expert</small>|Nin★SRIWtm|1:21.994|[[File:LakituIcon-MK7.png|32px|link=Lakitu]][[File:MK7 Cloud 9.png|32px|link=Cloud 9]][[File:MK7 Roller.png|32px|link=Roller]][[File:MK7 Paraglider.png|32px|link=Parafoil]]}}{{ghost|8|Nin★Anne|1:46.599|[[File:MK8 Cat Peach Icon.png|32px|link=Cat Peach]][[File:CatCruiserBodyMK8.png|32px|link=Cat Cruiser]][[File:Retro Off-Road.png|32px|link=Retro Off-Road]][[File:MK8ThumbCatPeachSG.png|32px|link=Super Glider]]}}{{ghost|8DX <small>150cc</small>|Nin★Anne|1:40.711|[[File:MK8 Cat Peach Icon.png|32px|link=Cat Peach]][[File:CatCruiserBodyMK8.png|32px|link=Cat Cruiser]][[File:Retro Off-Road.png|32px|link=Retro Off-Road]][[File:MK8ThumbCatPeachSG.png|32px|link=Super Glider]]}}{{ghost|8DX <small>200cc</small>|Nin★Marie|1:12.762|[[File:MK8 Tanooki Mario Icon.png|32px|link=Tanooki Mario]][[File:GLARed-MK8.png|32px|link=GLA]][[File:GLATires-MK8.png|32px|link=GLA Tires]][[File:ParachuteGliderMK8.png|32px|link=Parachute]]}}{{ghost|8DX <small>200cc</small>|Nin★Marie<ref>@zachruff (May 22, 2022). [https://twitter.com/Zachruff/status/1528386463632658434 "''So it turns out that there are 4 staff ghosts in the Tencent Chinese version of MK8D that are actually different to the global version. It seems that they really did not like the Mercedes car parts so any ghost that used them had to be redone.''"] ''Twitter''. Retrieved May 24, 2022.</ref>|1:12.696|[[File:MK8 Tanooki Mario Icon.png|32px|link=Tanooki Mario]][[File:MK8OrangePFIcon.png|32px|link=Pipe Frame]][[File:StandardTiresMK8.png|32px|link=Standard (tire)]][[File:ParachuteGliderMK8.png|32px|link=Parachute]]}}
-[[File:GBA Raimbow Road.png|240px]]<br>
-DS Map<br>
-[[File:SFC Rainbow Road.png|250px]]
 }}
-'''Rainbow Road''' is a race course that first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', and as a retro track in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', and ''[[The Legend of Zelda X Mario Kart 8]]'' DLC pack for ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''.
+'''Rainbow Road''' is a course that debuted in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', as the fifth and last course of the [[Special Cup]]. It started the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'']] series tradition of having [[Rainbow Road]] as the finale of the game. It is the shortest Rainbow Road in the series.
-==Appearance in ''Super Mario Kart''==
+This course is unique in ''Super Mario Kart'' in the fact that it is the only track in the game that is not numbered compared to the others, and thus it is the game's only unique track. It is the only track in the Special Cup with normal traction, but lacks rails entirely and has only 90° turns. Rainbow-colored tiles and a few [[jump]]ing bumps cover the track's surface, and the yellow tiles conceal [[coin]]s. This course features [[Star Thwomp]]s which can wipe out a racer by touch, unlike regular Thwomps, as well as by crushing, unless the racer uses a [[Super Star]] or a [[Boo]].
-[[File:RainbowRoad-SMK.jpg|thumb|left|240px|Mario racing on Rainbow Road.]]
-Rainbow Road is unique in the fact that it is the only track in the game that is not numbered compared to the others, and thus it is the game's only unique track. Despite being the final track of the game, it is relatively short compared to other tracks in the game and it is also the shortest Rainbow Road to date. It is also the only track in the Special Cup with normal traction. Rainbow Road also lacks rails entirely and has only 90-degree turns. Rainbow-colored tiles cover the track's surface, and the yellow tiles conceal [[Coins]] and [[jump]]ing bumps. This course features Star [[Thwomp]]s which can, unlike regular Thwomps, wipe out a racer by touch as well as by crushing, unless the racer activates a [[Star]] or a [[Boo]].
-The track begins with racers taking a turn to the right, where they will find [[? Panel]]s to gather items. There are some jumping bumps that might be a hindrance as there is a quartet of Star Thwomps ahead with a very tight space between them for racers to pass, although racers can also pass on the sides of the Thwomps. After this, racers turn to the right again where they can collect some coins, followed by another turn to the right, where there is once again a path with jumping bumps with an incoming turn that might cause racers to fall. After this turn, the track gets narrower and follows a long path where more coins and Star Thwomps are found along the way with another turn awaiting the player. It is here where the track gets even more narrow increasing the risk of falling. Before the final turn, the track splits into two roads; the left side contains coins while the right side has 2 ? Panels, both have a pair of Star Thwomps near the part where these roads merge. Alternatively, there is a jumping bump in the middle gap; if any racers use a [[Mushroom]] while they are heading it, they can jump over the gap for a significant shortcut. After the final turn, before the finish line, there is another quartet of Star Thwomps, but this time there is no space between them to pass, with players only being able to pass them by driving on the side or when the Star Thwomps are rising.
+Rainbow Road reappears in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' as the fourth and final course of the Extra Special Cup, in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' as the fourth and final course of the [[Lightning Cup]], in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' as the second course of the [[Triforce Cup]] as part of the [[The Legend of Zelda x Mario Kart 8|''The Legend of Zelda'' × ''Mario Kart 8'']] DLC (and in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as part of the base game), and in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', debuting in the [[Tokyo Tour]]. If one counts ''Mario Kart 8'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' as two separate games, then Rainbow Road is the most frequently appearing [[classic course]] in the series, having appeared six times in different games. In the opposite case, its number of appearances is then tied with [[SNES Mario Circuit 3|Mario Circuit 3]], also from ''Super Mario Kart'', the latter course re-appearing in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' as part of the second wave of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' DLC.
-==Appearance in ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''==
+In ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'', the [[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart: Super Circuit)|Rainbow Road]] theme rearranges a part of this course's music at its beginning; it is also rearranged in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' as part of the song "Buckle Up." ''Super Mario Kart'' composer [[Soyo Oka]] also considers this course's theme to be one of her favorite compositions.<ref>[http://www.rocketbaby.net/interviews_soyo_oka.html Interview between Rocketbaby and Soyo Oka]. Retrieved February 12, 2015.</ref>
-[[File:SNESRainbowRoad-MKSC.png.png|thumb|200px|Luigi racing through the track.]]
-Rainbow Road reappeared in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', as the last track of the Extra Special Cup. The background is from [[Rainbow Road (GBA)|<small>GBA</small> Rainbow Road]], but with only the sparkles, foreground clouds, and moon appearing. The Star Thwomps and the jumping bumps were removed.
-===Gallery===
+The track's location has alternated between each of its appearances. In ''Super Mario Kart'', ''Mario Kart 7'', and ''Mario Kart Tour'', it is in space, but in ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' and ''Mario Kart 8'', it is in the night sky.
-<gallery widths=64px>
-File:GBARainbowroadSNES.png|Minimap as seen on the menu.
+==''Super Mario Kart''==
-File:GBARainbowroadSNESmap.png|Minimap as seen in the race.
+[[File:SMK Rainbow Road Screenshot.png|thumb|left|[[Donkey Kong Jr.]] racing on the course in ''Super Mario Kart'']]
+===Course layout===
+The course is composed mostly of straightaways and 90° turns. There are also [[Star Thwomp|Super Thwomp]]s as obstacles, which remain airborne on the first lap. The course begins with a right turn followed by a straightaway, with most of the [[? Panel]]s in the middle as well as several jump pads. The first row of four Super Thwomps also lies at the end of this straightaway. There is then two right turns followed by a brief straight with several more jump pads. Racers then take two left turns onto another brief straight with two pairs of Super Thwomps. After another two right turns, the track narrows and racers must go left or right as the path briefly splits; the paths are symmetrical and each contain a pair of Super Thwomps, though the right path has two ? Panels. Once the paths join, the track widens again and there is one more right turn followed by one more straightaway with a row of four Super Thwomps. Racers then reach the finish line.
+===Shortcuts===
+There is a notable shortcut near the end of the track. The player can use a [[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]] to go off a jump pad in between the split paths and clear the gap, saving time and avoiding the Super Thwomps.
+{{br|left}}
+==''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''==
+[[File:MKSC SNES Rainbow Road Screenshot.png|thumb|[[Luigi]] racing on Rainbow Road in ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'']]
+This version of Rainbow Road reappears in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' as the last track of the [[Classic course|Extra Special Cup]]. The background is similar to [[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart: Super Circuit)|this game's own Rainbow Road]], but with only the twinkles, foreground clouds, and moon appearing; the background starts at the highest level rather than starting near Earth and working up. In addition, the track's surface is now transparent (with the twinkles slightly visible through it), the tiles are notably more detailed and less spaced out than before, and their borders are now the same color as their respective tiles rather than all of them being black. The Super Thwomps and jump bumps are removed. The coins had their placements altered so that they are only on the blue tiles, making them visible. The music was also arranged into this game's sound font.
+{{br}}
+==''Mario Kart 7''==
+[[File:SNES MK7.png|thumb|left|250px|{{classic|SNES|Rainbow Road}} in ''Mario Kart 7'']]
+Rainbow Road also returns as the fourth and last course of the [[Lightning Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', as well as the thirty-second and last course of the game overall. It is the first Rainbow Road to reappear as a classic course in another ''Mario Kart'', even excluding its reappearance in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''.
+The track is now slightly wider, and has received many graphical improvements. It uses a similar background to ''Super Mario Kart'' (which is also used in {{classic-link|DS|Waluigi Pinball}}), though the blue tint was removed, and the stars are now depicted across the entire background, rather than only the top. Unlike previous incarnations, this new version adds the characteristic "glistening" sound effect when drifting on it, a common feature of all Rainbow Roads starting from the [[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)|GCN rendition]]. The number of coin rows on the track was reduced, though there are still three per row. When the player enters [[First-Person View|first-person view]], the player can see through the breaks in the tiles. The Super Thwomps return after being removed from ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'', though they now have an appearance based on Thwomps from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', are larger, were reduced from sixteen to seven, now topple racers rather than spinning them out, and form ripples on the track upon impact, which the player can now [[Jump Boost|trick]] off of. Additionally, howling noises can now be heard near the Super Thwomps.
+The tiles' colors are similar to the ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' rendition of [[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart: Super Circuit)|Rainbow Road]], with the only difference being that they are square, paler, and the pink tiles replace the red tiles and the cyan tiles replace the teal tiles. The track is no longer translucent, making it look like its appearance in ''Super Mario Kart''. The widest part of the gap in the forked road has had two tiles removed, but the gap itself has also had seven tiles removed, making the shortcut easier to use. Also, the section of tiles before the fork (from the orange tiles on the narrow part of the straight after turn 7 to the purple tiles before the gap) is wider: the first orange, blue, yellow, and last purple tile rows before the gap are now two tiles wider. The finish line is also two tiles long, removing the red tiles that used to be in front of it. Ramps are added in all of the locations where bumps appeared in ''Super Mario Kart'', though the first two bumps were not replaced, the last pair at the fork were replaced by one taller ramp in front of the gap, and a ramp was added on the inside of the second U-turn, creating a shortcut that requires a [[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]] or [[Mini-Turbo]] to get across; the ramps are only two tiles wide, rather than the bumps which were three. Like most other SNES and GBA classic courses, a starting banner stylized after the one from ''Mario Kart 64'' is added in this course.
+This is the only course in ''Mario Kart 7'' not to have a [[Dash Panel]]/ramp, and one of four courses not to have a [[Glide Ramp]]; the others are {{classic-link|N64|Luigi Raceway}}, {{classic-link|GCN|Daisy Cruiser}}, and [[3DS Rosalina's Ice World|Rosalina's Ice World]].
+Aside from enhanced percussion, the music is faithful to the original SNES composition.
+==''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''==
+[[File:Mk8-DLC-Course-SNES RainbowRoad.jpg|250px|thumb|Overview of the track in ''Mario Kart 8'']]
+Rainbow Road returns in the [[The Legend of Zelda x Mario Kart 8|''Legend of Zelda'' × ''Mario Kart 8'']] DLC Pack of ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', appearing as the second course of the [[Triforce Cup]]. As a result, a Rainbow Road course is not the last race of a cup for the only time so far.
+The track's layout is similar to its appearance in ''Mario Kart 7''. The course has seen extensive graphical improvements, is now significantly wider and larger, and has banked turns, most notably the third inclined U-turn. The tiles are based on their coloration from ''Super Mario Kart'', though their color pattern is reversed, they are now flashing LED lights like the ones on {{classic-link|N64|Rainbow Road}}, and there are eight different colors of tiles instead of seven from its previous appearances (adding cyan between teal and blue); the tiles the Star Thwomps land on are now white, and the tiles at the edges of the track now have borders on the outer edges. The forked road is also altered further, with the narrow part of the hole's end filled in, and the ramp in front reverted to the same height as the equivalent bumps from ''Super Mario Kart''.
+The Star Thwomps now have sparkles, a mosaic-like appearance, horizontal rainbow lines running from bottom to top of them. They also use the species' ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''  appearance, like the other Thwomps in ''Mario Kart 8'', rather than their spiked ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' design in ''Mario Kart 7''. Additionally, all of the Star Thwomps are bigger except for the last pair. When they start to crash down, they will create rainbow waves above them. Also, when they land, they make metallic glistening sounds. The waves on the track they create are now bigger, move more quickly, and disappear faster, making tricks more difficult to perform.
+The course now takes place in a cloudy night sky with the full moon visible, which has color-changing hills that stick above them, and is closer to the ground than previous appearances. It is also above a lake underneath, and has lots of scenery, such as [[Toad House]]s resued from {{classic-link|SNES|Donut Plains 3}}. The starting banner was also redesigned, with colored blocks with a Star on top of it and the ''Mario Kart'' logo's letters now individually colored (red, green, yellow, and blue) instead of having a rainbow gradient through the entire logo; the banner is wider no longer sits on the course, and stands on two walled areas, making the start the only walled part of the course. Also, when a player approaches a turn, two green arrow holograms will appear behind the turn, and indicate in which direction the player must drive. Once the player has made the turn, the arrows will disappear.
+In ''Mario Kart 8'', this is one of the only two courses that do not have any Dash Panels, Glide Ramps, underwater sections, or anti-gravity sections, the other being {{classic-link|GCN|Yoshi Circuit}}, another course from DLC Pack 1. However, in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', it is the only one of the five Rainbow Road race courses present in the game to not have anti-gravity. It is also the only ''Super Mario Kart'' race course not to have the number 3 in its name.
+The body of water underneath the course is shaped identically to the one in {{classic-link|SNES|Donut Plains 3}}, with all course elements, the walls, and the [[fortress]] being removed. The reason for this is unclear.
+{{br}}
+==''Mario Kart Tour''==
+[[File:MarioKartTour SNESRainbowRoad.jpg|thumb|left|SNES Rainbow Road in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]
+This iteration of Rainbow Road reappears in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' starting with the [[Tokyo Tour]]. It mostly takes on the appearance of its ''Mario Kart 7'' iteration. However, the arrow signs and Star Thwomps from the ''Mario Kart 8'' rendition are used over their ''Mario Kart 7'' versions, and red tiling was added to the course; also, the tiles are more colorful, like with the ''Mario Kart 8'' rendition of the course. The ramp at the second U-turn is absent, the hole in the road is smaller than it was before (the narrow part at the end is only one tile long, and the hole in general is 7 tiles shorter), and the last two Star Thwomps are further apart. The track edges are rounded rather than squared, and the track itself is of a thicker shape. The track reuses the arrangement heard in ''Mario Kart 7''; this is unlike most other classic courses, which usually retained their original music. The starting banner is now colored red as opposed to pink. The background is based on its appearance from ''Mario Kart 7'', albeit with meteors added as background scenery and the blue tint from ''Super Mario Kart'' being readded, except more detailed, taking up the entire screen, and with purple colored details added. The Thwomps also retain their shaking effect from ''Mario Kart 8'', rather than the one ''Mario Kart 7''.
+The course also appears as '''Rainbow Road R''' (reversed), '''Rainbow Road T''' (with ramps), and '''Rainbow Road R/T''' (reversed with ramps). The latter was later added in the [[Winter Tour (2019)|2019 Winter Tour]]. In the R and R/T variants, the first straightaway racers encounter is missing and they instead use a [[Glide Ramp|glide ramp]] to get across. In the T variant, all Star Thwomps are removed and the road is constantly wavy. In the R/T variant, there are [[Ring (Mario Kart series)|star ring]]s as well as a [[Mushroom Trampoline|mushroom trampoline]].
+This Rainbow Road received two remixed versions, titled [[RMX Rainbow Road 1]] and [[RMX Rainbow Road 2]], first appearing in the [[Super Mario Kart Tour]] and [[New Year's 2021 Tour]], respectively.
+If the [[List of Mario Kart Tour pre-release and unused content#Closed beta|beta test]] is included, this course is one of the two courses to appear as a [[Coin Rush (Mario Kart Tour)|Coin Rush]] course four separate times, with the other being [[N64 Royal Raceway]].
+===Appearances===
+For this course's tour appearances, see [[List of SNES Rainbow Road tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour|List of SNES Rainbow Road tour appearances in ''Mario Kart Tour'']].
+===Top-tier and middle-tier items===
+{{MKT favored table|SNES|Rainbow Road}}
+===Bonus challenges===
+<div class="contentbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed>
+{{MKT bonus challenge table|Ring Race|SNES Rainbow Road}}
+{{MKT bonus challenge table|Do Jump Boosts|SNES Rainbow Road}}
+{{MKT bonus challenge table|Big Reverse Race|SNES Rainbow Road}}
+{{MKT bonus challenge table|Goomba Takedown|SNES Rainbow Road}}
+{{MKT bonus challenge table|Glider Challenge|SNES Rainbow Road}}
+{{MKT bonus challenge table|Steer Clear of Obstacles|SNES Rainbow Road}}
+{{MKT bonus challenge table|Vs. Mega|SNES Rainbow Road|char=Lemmy|lc=yes}}
+{{MKT bonus challenge table|Smash Small Dry Bones|SNES Rainbow Road}}
+{{MKT bonus challenge table|Break Item Boxes|SNES Rainbow Road}}
+{{MKT bonus challenge table|Time Trial|SNES Rainbow Road|SNES Rainbow Road R}}
+{{MKT bonus challenge table|Combo Attack|SNES Rainbow Road T}}
+</div>
+==Other appearances==
+[[File:WWG Super Mario Kart.png|thumb|left|The Super Mario Kart microgame]]
+In ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'', Rainbow Road appears as the setting of the [[Super Mario Kart (microgame)|Super Mario Kart]] [[microgame]].
+While the course does not appear in the film itself, a rendition of its music plays in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' when Mario, [[Princess Peach]], [[Toad]] and the [[Kong]]s land on a [[Rainbow Road]] during their drive to [[Bowser's Castle]].
+{{br}}
+==''[[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack]]'' liner notes==
+''"I love this tune, so I was really nervous when rearranging, as I didn't want to spoil it. This is the third time this has appeared as a classic course, so I wanted to make it as bright and sparkly as possible. I went all-out and used a cutting edge digital synth sound."''
+==Gallery==
+===''Mario Kart 7''===
+<gallery widths=150px>
+SNESRainbowRoadMK7StartRace.jpg|The countdown to the start of the race with [[Bowser]] in his [[Pipe Frame]]
+SNES MK7 Rainbow Road.png|[[Lakitu]] and [[Donkey Kong]] racing on the classic course
+MK7SNESRainbowThwomp.jpg|[[Super Thwomp]]s on the course
+MK7SNESRainbowRoad.jpg|[[Mario]] racing on the course
+MK7SNESRainbowJump.jpg|The long jump near the end of the course
 </gallery>
-==Appearance in ''Mario Kart 7''==
+===''Mario Kart 8''===
-Rainbow Road returned again as the last course of the [[Lightning Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', being the first Rainbow Road to reappear as a retro track in another ''Mario Kart'' (besides its reappearance in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''). Even though this track is short, and is one of the shortest tracks in the game, there are only three laps instead of five. While keeping the original layout, the red tiles are now pink, and the turquoise tiles are now cyan. Unlike ''Super Circuit'', Star Thwomps return. They are bigger (which reduces their number in the track, from 16 to seven), and now form undulations on the track upon landing, which the player can [[Trick]] off of. Also, howling noises can be heard near the Star Thwomps. Ramps also replace the yellow bumps, though the first two bumps were removed entirely, and a ramp was added on the inside of the second U-turn. In first-person view, the player can see the stars in the background through the breaks in the tiles.
+<gallery widths=150px>
+MK8 SNES Rainbow Road Course Icon.png|The course icon
+MK8 SNES Rainbow Road Starting Line.jpg|View of the course
+Mk8-DLC-Course-SNES RainbowRoad-screenshot01.jpg|[[Toad]], starting the race in the [[Sneeker]]
+Mk8-DLC-Course-SNES RainbowRoad-screenshot02.jpg|Toad turning
+MK8-DLC-Course-SNES RainbowRoad-screenshot-Link.jpg|Star Thwomps, warping the course
+CatPeachRainbow.jpg|[[Cat Mario|Cat Peach]] racing on the course
+Rosalina-SNESRainbowRoad-MK8.jpg|[[Rosalina]] racing on the course while holding a [[Green Shell]]
+DaisyonSNES.jpg|[[Princess Daisy|Daisy]], taking the first shortcut on the course
+DaisyonSNES2.jpg|Daisy, taking the second shortcut on the course
+Facebook MarioKartDE 2017-04-26.jpg|Image macro featuring a view of {{classic|SNES|Rainbow Road}}, originally posted on the official German ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' Facebook page
+</gallery>
-===Gallery===
+===''Mario Kart Tour''===
-<center><gallery widths=250px>
+====Course icons====
-File:SNES MK7.png|The course's appearance in ''Mario Kart 7''.
+{{main-gallery|Mario Kart Tour race course icons (SNES courses)#Rainbow Road|Mario Kart Tour race course icons (SNES courses) § Rainbow Road}}
-File:SNES MK7 Rainbow Road.png|[[Lakitu]] and [[Donkey Kong]] racing on the retro track.
+<gallery>
-</gallery></center>
+MKT Icon RainbowRoadSNES Rosalina.png|The course icon
+MKT Icon RainbowRoadRSNES MetalMario.png|The course icon of the R variant
+MKT Icon RainbowRoadTSNES BabyRosalina.png|The course icon of the T variant
+MKT Icon RainbowRoadRTSNES PinkGoldPeach.png|The course icon of the R/T variant
+</gallery>
-==Appearance in ''Mario Kart 8''==
+====Screenshots====
-[[File:Mk8-DLC-Course-SNES RainbowRoad.jpg|thumb|300px|<small>SNES</small> Rainbow Road in ''Mario Kart 8''.]]
+<gallery>
-{{newsubject}}
+MKT Rosalina.jpg|Rosalina tricking in the [[Soda Jet]]
-Rainbow Road will return for the third time in the [[The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8|DLC pack 1]] of ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', appearing as the second course in the [[Triforce Cup]]. The track looks similar to its appearance in ''Mario Kart 7''. The color of the tiles are the same as they were in the original appearance, but this time they have a neon appearance, the tiles' pattern is reversed, and the Star Thwomps now turn the tiles they land on white. The course now takes place in the sky with the moon visible, just like in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' (and presumably above [[Donut Plains 3 (course)|<small>SNES</small> Donut Plains 3]]), but it now has color-changing hills that stick above them. The Star [[Thwomps]] are the same as they were in ''Mario Kart 7''. Unlike before, when they start to crash down, they will create rainbow waves above them. The waves on the track they create are now bigger. The starting banner is now redesigned, as differently-colored blocks with a star on top of it.
+MKT Pink Gold Peach.jpg|[[Pink Gold Peach]] tricking in the [[Wildfire Flyer]]
+</gallery>
+==Names in other languages==
+{{foreign names
+|Jap=レインボーロード
+|JapR=Reinbō Rōdo
+|JapM=Rainbow Road
+|ChiT=彩虹之路
+|ChiTR=Cǎihóng zhī Lù
+|ChiTM=Rainbow Road
+|ChiS=彩虹之路
+|ChiSR=Cǎihóng zhī Lù
+|ChiSM=Rainbow Road
+|ChiS2=彩虹桥
+|ChiS2N=''Mario Kart 7'', ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' prototype
+|ChiS2R=Cǎihóng Qiáo
+|ChiS2M=Rainbow Bridge
+|Dut=Regenboogbaan
+|DutM=Rainbow Track
+|FreA=Route arc-en-ciel
+|FreAM=Rainbow Road
+|FreE=Route Arc-en-ciel
+|FreEM=Rainbow Road
+|Ger=Regenbogen-Boulevard
+|GerM=Rainbow Boulevard
+|Ger2=Regenbogen-Blvd. <small>(''Mario Kart 7'')
+|Ger2M=Rainbow Boulevard
+|Ita=Pista Arcobaleno
+|ItaM=Rainbow Track
+|Kor=무지개 로드
+|KorR=Mujigae Rodeu
+|KorM=Raindow Road
+|PorA=Avenida Arco-íris
+|PorAM=Rainbow Avenue
+|PorE=Estrada Arco-Íris
+|PorEM=Rainbow Road
+|Rus=Трасса Радуга
+|RusR=Trassa Raduga
+|RusM=Rainbow Track
+|Spa=Senda Arco Iris
+|SpaM=Rainbow Path
+}}
-===Gallery===
+==References==
-<center><gallery widths=170px>
+<references/>
-File:MK8-DLC-Course-icon-SNES RainbowRoad.png|The track's icon.
-File:Mk8-DLC-Course-SNES RainbowRoad-startingline.jpg|The course as seen in the starting line from ''Mario Kart 8''.
-File:Mk8-DLC-Course-SNES RainbowRoad-screenshot01.jpg
-File:Mk8-DLC-Course-SNES RainbowRoad-screenshot02.jpg
-File:MK8-DLC-Course-SNES RainbowRoad-screenshot-Link.jpg
-</gallery></center>
-==Trivia==
+{{MK race courses}}
-*''Super Mario Kart'' composer [[Soyo Oka]] considers this course's theme one of her favorite compositions.
-*<small>SNES</small> Rainbow Road has appeared in four ''Mario Kart'' games, more than any other track in the series.
-*<small>SNES</small> Rainbow Road is the only course in ''Mario Kart 7'' not to have a [[Boost Pad|boost pad]]/ramp, and one of four courses not to have a glider pad/ramp; the others being [[Luigi Raceway|<small>N64</small> Luigi Raceway]], [[Daisy Cruiser|<small>GCN</small> Daisy Cruiser]], and [[Rosalina's Ice World]].
-**Also, in ''Mario Kart 8'', it is the only course that does not have any boost pads, glider pads, or anti-gravity sections.
-*In the whole ''Mario Kart'' series, <small>SNES</small> Rainbow Road has been the only Rainbow Road course to at one point not be the final course of a cup.
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