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{{about|the race course from ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''|Rainbow Road as a whole and other versions of the track|[[Rainbow Road]]}}
{{about|the race course from ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''|Rainbow Road as a whole and other versions of the track|[[Rainbow Road]]}}
{{racecourse
{{race course infobox
|title= Rainbow Road
|image=[[File:MKDS Rainbow Road Intro.png|256px]]
|image=[[File:Rainbow RoadDS.png|256px]]
|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|appearances=''[[Mario Kart DS]] ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|cups=[[Special Cup]]
|cups=[[Special Cup]]
|ghost=2:16:246 by Ninten★たえこ<br><small>([[R.O.B.]] in the [[ROB-BLS]])</small>
|online_play=No longer available ([[Nintendo DS|DS]])
|wifi=No longer available ([[Nintendo DS|DS]])
|sample=[[File:MKDS-Music-RainbowRoad.oga]]
|music=[[File:MKDS-Music-RainbowRoad.oga]]
|map=[[File:MKDS Rainbow Road DS Map.png|140px]]<br>[[File:MKDS Rainbow Road DS layout.png]]
|map=[[File:MKDSmap4-4.png|140px]]<br>[[File:RoadRaindowDSTrack.PNG]]
|ghost={{ghost|DS|Ninten★たえこ|2:16.246|[[File:ROB MKDS record icon.png|32px|link=R.O.B.]][[File:MKDS ROB-BLS Model.png|32px|link=ROB-BLS]]}}
}}
}}


[[File:MKDS-CourseIcon-RainbowRoad.png|left|frame|The track icon]]
[[File:MKDS Rainbow Road Course Icon.png|left|frame|The course icon]]
The '''Rainbow Road''' of ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' is unique to the ''Mario Kart'' series as it contains a vertical loop and a corkscrew, the only inversions in a ''Mario Kart'' track before ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' (excluding half-pipe tricks). Rails border the sides of both inversions to prevent racers from falling off sideways. Those elements may have been added to ensure challenge; players can place items so their opponents can fall off the corkscrew or the loop. However, there are glitches on the corkscrew and the loop. If a player drifts and hits the rail or continues touching the rail it could send the player floating up, putting them off the track (though in rare cases the player may fall onto the corkscrew without being brought back to the correct part of the track). On top of this, this Rainbow Road also has many sharp turns and a helix, not unlike the previous version in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''. Some multi-colored [[Warp Pipe]]s and [[Star]]s appear in space around the track. Additionally, the coloring pattern of this looks different from the previous Rainbow Roads: here, the color stripes on this track are horizontal and follow along it, instead of vertically across the track. Its staff ghost is [[R.O.B.]] in the [[ROB-BLS]].
'''Rainbow Road''' is the fourth and last course of the [[Special Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. Its staff ghost is [[R.O.B.]] in the [[ROB-BLS]].
 
Unlike previous incarnations, this Rainbow Road uniquely contains a vertical loop and a corkscrew, the only inversions in a ''Mario Kart'' course before ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' (excluding [[Jump Boost|tricks]]). Rails border the sides of both inversions to prevent racers from falling off sideways. Those elements may have been added to ensure challenge; players can place items so their opponents can fall off the corkscrew or the loop. However, there are glitches on the corkscrew and the loop. If a player drifts and hits the rail or continues touching the rail, it can send them floating up, typically out of bounds (though in rare cases, the player may fall onto the corkscrew without being brought back to the correct part of the track). On top of this, this Rainbow Road also has many sharp turns and a helix, not unlike the previous version in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''. Some multi-colored [[Warp Pipe]]s and [[Star]]s appear in space around the track. Additionally, the coloring pattern of this looks different from the previous Rainbow Roads: here, the color stripes on this track are horizontal and follow along it, instead of vertically across the track.
 
This Rainbow Road, along with its [[Wii Rainbow Road|subsequent iteration]], has a unique "chiming" sound each time the player passes through the star rings found along the track. It also has a unique low pitched "glistening" sound when the player falls off the course. A portion of its music is used in the "Rainbow Road Medley" music track in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series. It plays on the [[Rainbow Road (stage)|Rainbow Road]] stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', on the [[Mario Circuit (Super Smash Bros. for Wii U)|Mario Circuit]] stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', and on any ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' stage as well as on [[Battlefield]], Big Battlefield, Small Battlefield, and [[Final Destination]] as of the version 8.1.0 update in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.
 
This course, [[Figure-8 Circuit]] and [[Bowser Castle (Mario Kart DS)|Bowser Castle]] are the only three courses from ''Mario Kart DS'' that have yet to return in future ''Mario Kart'' games as classic courses.


==Course layout==
==Course layout==
Like almost all Rainbow Roads, the track is transparent and it takes place in space. The track starts out with three boost pads down a steep drop. There are four item boxes laid out across the track and a spiralling bend to the left while going upward, with four boost pads close to the left edge. In the spiral is a floating pipe, mostly for decoration. In the spiral, it is very easy to fall or be pushed off. There are four more item boxes at the end of another steep drop with the loop close after. The loop is a vertical loop (a simple loop that just goes upside-down once). A steep incline follows the loop. A right turn comes next with a small drop, four more item boxes, and a sharp turn to the left. The drop prevents racers from being able to race the course backwards. After a short, straight road is a U-turn right. The corkscrew is next, with a slight curve to the right, four item boxes, and another U-turn to the left. With the finish line just ahead, the cycle is started again two more times.
Like almost all Rainbow Roads, the track is transparent and it takes place in space. The track starts out with three [[Dash Panel]]s down a steep drop. There are four item boxes laid out across the track and a spiralling bend to the left while going upward, with four Dash Panels close to the left edge. In the spiral is a floating pipe, mostly for decoration. In the spiral, it is very easy to fall or be pushed off. There are four more item boxes at the end of another steep drop with the loop close after. The loop is a vertical loop (a simple loop that just goes upside-down once). A steep incline follows the loop. A right turn comes next with a small drop, four more item boxes, and a sharp turn to the left. The drop prevents racers from being able to race the course backwards. After a short, straight road is a U-turn right. The corkscrew is next, with a slight curve to the right, four item boxes, and another U-turn to the left. With the finish line just ahead, the cycle is started again two more times.


==Missions==
==Missions==
Mission 7-1 takes place on this track. The mission requires the player, as [[Princess Peach|Peach]], to perform six [[Mini-Turbo|power slide boosts]] in one lap.
There is one [[Mario Kart DS#Missions|mission]] that takes place on Rainbow Road:
*'''Mission 7-1''': The player controls [[Peach]], who must perform 6 [[Drift|power-slide]] [[Mini-Turbo|mini-turbos]] before completing one lap and before 60 seconds has passed.


==Official descriptions==
==Profiles==
*'''European websites:''' "''The race to end all races, Rainbow Road is a rollercoaster-like ride through a psychedelic circuit of twists, turns, loops and swoops. Littered with Dash Panels and lacking roadside barriers, this course will test all your driving skills to the limit.''"
===''Mario Kart DS''===
*'''European website bio:''' "''The race to end all races, Rainbow Road is a rollercoaster-like ride through a psychedelic circuit of twists, turns, loops and swoops. Littered with Dash Panels and lacking roadside barriers, this course will test all your driving skills to the limit.''"


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery widths=180px>
<gallery widths=150px>
RainbowroadDS.png|[[Mario]] approaching the loop
MKDS Rainbow Road Loop.png|[[Mario]] approaching the loop
MKDS33.jpg|[[R.O.B.]] drifting through Rainbow Road
MKDS Dry Bones Rainbow Road.png|[[Dry Bones]] driving on Rainbow Road
MKDS34.jpg|R.O.B. in the corkscrew
MKDS Rainbow Road Corkscrew.png|[[Princess Daisy|Daisy]] approaching the corkscrew
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
|name1=<tt>rainbow_course</tt>
|meaning1=Rainbow course
}}
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=レインボーロード
|Jap=レインボーロード
|JapR=Reinbō Rōdo
|JapR=Reinbō Rōdo
|JapM=Rainbow Road
|JapM=Rainbow Road
|Spa=Senda Arco Iris
|Fre=Route Arc-en-ciel
|SpaM=Rainbow Trail
|FreM=Rainbow Road
|Ger=Regenbogen-Boulevard
|GerM=Rainbow-Boulevard
|Ita=Pista Arcobaleno
|Ita=Pista Arcobaleno
|ItaM=Rainbow Track
|ItaM=Rainbow Track
|Fra=Route Arc-en-ciel
|Kor=무지개 로드
|FraM=Rainbow Road
|KorR=Mujigae Rod
|KorM=Rainbow Road
|Spa=Senda Arco Iris
|SpaM=Rainbow Path
}}
}}


==Trivia==
{{MK race courses}}
*This Rainbow Road, along with its [[Rainbow Road (Wii)|succeeding rendition]], has an unique "chiming" sound each time the player passes through the star rings found along the track.
**It also has a unique low pitched "glistening" sound when the player falls off the course.
*A Rainbow Road resembling the ''Mario Kart DS'' version is prominently featured in [[Rosalina]]'s announcement trailer for ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' where Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser, and Donkey Kong are all racing each other only to be suddenly interrupted by [[Kirby]] on his [[Warp Star]] followed by Rosalina and a [[Luma (species)|Luma]].
*The opening portion of Rainbow Road's music is used in the music for [[Rainbow Road (Wii)|Rainbow Road]] in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''.
**One portion of Rainbow Road's music can also be heard in "Rainbow Road Medley" in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]'', which plays on the [[Rainbow Road (stage)|Rainbow Road]] stage in the 3DS version, and on the [[Mario Circuit (Super Smash Bros. for Wii U)|Mario Circuit]] stage in the Wii U version.
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Latest revision as of 13:41, July 29, 2024

This article is about the race course from Mario Kart DS. For Rainbow Road as a whole and other versions of the track, see Rainbow Road.
Rainbow Road
Rainbow Road (DS)
Information
Appears in Mario Kart DS (2005)
Cup(s) Special Cup
Online play No longer available (DS)
Music sample
Course map
Rainbow Road map
Mario Kart DS
Staff ghost(s)
DS Ninten★たえこ
2:16.246 R.O.B.ROB-BLS
Rainbow Road icon, from Mario Kart DS.
The course icon

Rainbow Road is the fourth and last course of the Special Cup in Mario Kart DS. Its staff ghost is R.O.B. in the ROB-BLS.

Unlike previous incarnations, this Rainbow Road uniquely contains a vertical loop and a corkscrew, the only inversions in a Mario Kart course before Mario Kart 8 (excluding tricks). Rails border the sides of both inversions to prevent racers from falling off sideways. Those elements may have been added to ensure challenge; players can place items so their opponents can fall off the corkscrew or the loop. However, there are glitches on the corkscrew and the loop. If a player drifts and hits the rail or continues touching the rail, it can send them floating up, typically out of bounds (though in rare cases, the player may fall onto the corkscrew without being brought back to the correct part of the track). On top of this, this Rainbow Road also has many sharp turns and a helix, not unlike the previous version in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. Some multi-colored Warp Pipes and Stars appear in space around the track. Additionally, the coloring pattern of this looks different from the previous Rainbow Roads: here, the color stripes on this track are horizontal and follow along it, instead of vertically across the track.

This Rainbow Road, along with its subsequent iteration, has a unique "chiming" sound each time the player passes through the star rings found along the track. It also has a unique low pitched "glistening" sound when the player falls off the course. A portion of its music is used in the "Rainbow Road Medley" music track in the Super Smash Bros. series. It plays on the Rainbow Road stage in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, on the Mario Circuit stage in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and on any Mario Kart stage as well as on Battlefield, Big Battlefield, Small Battlefield, and Final Destination as of the version 8.1.0 update in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

This course, Figure-8 Circuit and Bowser Castle are the only three courses from Mario Kart DS that have yet to return in future Mario Kart games as classic courses.

Course layout[edit]

Like almost all Rainbow Roads, the track is transparent and it takes place in space. The track starts out with three Dash Panels down a steep drop. There are four item boxes laid out across the track and a spiralling bend to the left while going upward, with four Dash Panels close to the left edge. In the spiral is a floating pipe, mostly for decoration. In the spiral, it is very easy to fall or be pushed off. There are four more item boxes at the end of another steep drop with the loop close after. The loop is a vertical loop (a simple loop that just goes upside-down once). A steep incline follows the loop. A right turn comes next with a small drop, four more item boxes, and a sharp turn to the left. The drop prevents racers from being able to race the course backwards. After a short, straight road is a U-turn right. The corkscrew is next, with a slight curve to the right, four item boxes, and another U-turn to the left. With the finish line just ahead, the cycle is started again two more times.

Missions[edit]

There is one mission that takes place on Rainbow Road:

  • Mission 7-1: The player controls Peach, who must perform 6 power-slide mini-turbos before completing one lap and before 60 seconds has passed.

Profiles[edit]

Mario Kart DS[edit]

  • European website bio: "The race to end all races, Rainbow Road is a rollercoaster-like ride through a psychedelic circuit of twists, turns, loops and swoops. Littered with Dash Panels and lacking roadside barriers, this course will test all your driving skills to the limit."

Gallery[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Mario Kart DS rainbow_course Rainbow course

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese レインボーロード[?]
Reinbō Rōdo 		Rainbow Road
French Route Arc-en-ciel[?] Rainbow Road
German Regenbogen-Boulevard[?] Rainbow-Boulevard
Italian Pista Arcobaleno[?] Rainbow Track
Korean 무지개 로드[?]
Mujigae Rod 		Rainbow Road
Spanish Senda Arco Iris[?] Rainbow Path
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