Rainbow Course
ARainbow Course[1] is a type of bonuslevel in eachworld ofNew Super Mario Bros. 2. It occupies the starting point on the world's map. Each time a Rainbow Course opens, the player has one chance to play it after entering; it closes when their character exits by falling off.Flying Gold Blocks do not appear in Rainbow Courses, andinventory items cannot be used.
The player can open a Rainbow Course by finishing a level when each of the last two digits of theTime Limit matches the number of the current world (World Mushroom being counted as "7,"World Flower as "8," andWorld Star as "9"). The appearance offireworks and a rainbow, as the theme "Course Clear" fromSuper Mario Bros. plays, indicates success. Additionally, all Rainbow Courses open when the player receives a SpotPass message from the game, regardless of what the message is about.
At the beginning of every Rainbow Course,Mario orLuigi must enter aPipe Cannon to be launched into the titular rainbow-themedCoin Heaven. Rainbow Courses auto-scroll or take place on a movinglift. They contain large numbers ofcoins,Roulette Coin Blocks (including a larger one with a maximum result of 100 coins, instead of 50),10 Coins, and onegiant coin each (aside from those in the Roulette Coin Blocks). Some Rainbow Courses have aRed Ring that places aGold Flower in theitem storage if allRed Coins are collected. At the end of the course, the player character is forced to fall off due to a large gap (in auto-scrolling courses) or an impassable wall that the lift recedes into.
The music heard in Rainbow Courses is an arrangement of "Bonus Area" fromNew Super Mario Bros. Wii. It has different instrumentation and is ahalf step higher than the key of the original theme.
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New Super Mario Bros. 2 features more than 80 courses packed with classic Mario action – some of which are even rainbow themed!
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References[edit]
- ^von Esmarch, Nick (2012).New Super Mario Bros. 2 PRIMA Official Game Guide.Prima Games (American English). ISBN978-0-307-89552-3. Page 231–239.
