Somewhere Over the Rainbow

This article is about the Star in Super Mario 64 and its remake. For the secret course in the same games, see Over the Rainbows.

Mission
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Location	Rainbow Ride
Mission #	6
Game	Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS
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Somewhere Over the Rainbow is the sixth mission of Rainbow Ride in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. In Super Mario 64, this is the course's final mission. The objective is to use the cannon to reach a faraway platform. The mission's English and Japanese names are a reference to the song "Over the Rainbow" from MGM's The Wizard of Oz.

Layout

The Bob-omb Buddy

Part of the rainbow "track" to get to the Rainbow Cruiser

The player needs to take the route to the Rainbow Cruiser to get into the cannon.

If the player has not already opened the cannon, they will need to talk to the Bob-omb Buddy on top of the large maze, which the player can reach using Mario's Wall Kick at the back of the maze.

At the four spinning platforms, the player needs to take the magic carpet. After passing the obstacles on its path, the player needs to take the next carpet on the left before the one they are on falls. Remaining on that carpet and passing the spinning platform takes the player to the Rainbow Cruiser. On the stern of the ship is the cannon the player needs to jump into. The player needs to line up their shot so they fly through the rainbow ring in the air and grab the pole on the floating platform beyond it. While avoiding the Chuckya, the player has to hit the yellow block to reveal the Power Star.

In the DS remake, it is also possible to fly over to the platform with Balloon Mario using the momentum gained from the wind.

Names in other languages

Using the cannon to cross.

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	にじの かなたの しま[?] Niji no Kanata no Shima	Island Across the Rainbow
Chinese	在彩虹之上的某处 Zài Cǎihóng Zhīshàng de Mǒuchù	Somewhere Above the Rainbows
French	L'arc-en-ciel et au-delà[?]	The Rainbow and Beyond	Super Mario 64
	Par-delà l'arc-en-ciel[?]	Beyond the Rainbow	Super Mario 64 DS
German	Schau dir den Regenbogen an![?]	Look at the Rainbow!	Super Mario 64
	Irgendwo hinter dem Regenbogen[?]	Somewhere Behind the Rainbow	Super Mario 64 DS
Italian	Sopra l'arcobaleno[?]	Over the rainbow	Super Mario 64 DS
	In qualche parte dell'Arcobaleno	Somewhere in the Rainbow
Korean	무지개저편에있는섬[?] Mujigae jeopyeon e inneun seom	Island over the Rainbow
Spanish	En algún lugar del arco iris[?]	Somewhere on the Rainbow