Rainbow Road
- This page is about the stage inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. For the song inBrawl, seehere.
| Rainbow Road | |||||
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  Rainbow Road inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. | |||||
| Universe | Mario | ||||
| Appears in | SSB4 (3DS) | ||||
| Availability | Starter | ||||
| Crate type | Presents | ||||
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| Article on Super Mario Wiki | 3DS Rainbow Road | ||||
| “ | The Rainbow Road course fromMario Kart 7 is the inspiration for this stage. Platforms will hover above the course, touching down at random places during the race. Watch out for Shy Guys racing in their karts!. | ” |
| —Super Smash Bros. 4 Official Site | ||
Rainbow Road (レインボーロード,Rainbow Road) is a stage inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. It is based on the Rainbow Road course fromMario Kart 7.
Stage overview[edit]
The stage takes place on a flat semisoft platform that travels around the track, and stops to land at various points on the track, similar toMute City,Port Town Aero Dive, and the Wii U-exclusive stageMario Circuit.Shy Guys drive around the track and will sometimes charge through the stops, approaching from either the background or the sides depending on the stop, dealing 10% on contact and launching fighters upwards when coming from the background, and in their direction of travel when coming from the sides. When the stage is travelling, the moving track can deal damage, dealing 15% and launching fighters upwards.
There are eight locations the platform can stop at, with a distinctive chime played shortly before the platform lands. All stops that feature platforms see their platforms rise from beneath the stage shortly after the travelling platform lands, and sink back beneath the stage shortly before the travelling platform departs. The eight stops are, in order around the track:
- A small ramp across a gap, forming twowalk-offs either side, with one platform over the gap, and another over the terrain on the left side.
- A white polka-dotted mushroom, with three platforms in a layout akin toBattlefield.
- The landing strip from a glider ramp, making a walk-off on the right side, with two platforms to the left.
- A road with holes to either side, leaving a relatively thin strip of terrain, with two platforms either side over the holes.
- The edge of a crater on the moon, making a completely flat layout with walk-offs either side.
- The inside of a large tube rotating counter-clockwise, its movement dragging fighters standing on it to the right, with two static platforms.
- A trio of hard platforms with gaps separating them, the two to the sides reaching the side blastzones; with two platforms over the gaps separating them.
- The finish line, acting as a flat terrain piece marginally wider than the travelling platform.
Ω form[edit]
The stage only consists of a single platform which does not follow the track, instead remaining still above the split-up roads following the tube. The Ω form depicts these roads as curved; in both the stage and the racetrack, the roads are straight.
Origin[edit]
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Rainbow Road first appeared inSuper Mario Kart as the final course of theSpecial Cup, and a variation of it has appeared in every mainMario Kart game. Due to being the final course in aMario Kart game's main lineup, its iterations are designed, and often considered by players, to be among the series' most difficult tracks.
In most appearances, it takes the form of a multi-colored track floating in deep space, above a lit-up city, or other locations. This Rainbow Road is based on theMario Kart 7 version, which emphasizes the space theme by taking place among the Moon, asteroids, and several shrunk-down versions of planets of the Solar System. This iteration of the track would go on to reappear inMario Kart Tour andMario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Shy Guys, fromSuper Mario Bros. 2, made theirMario Kart debut inMario Kart DS as the only drivers recipient players of DS Download Play could play as, but made their proper debut as part of the roster inMario Kart 7. In this stage, Shy Guys drive in theirStandard Kart and useSuper Gliders.
Trophy[edit]
- Rainbow Road
This beautiful seven-color course is the finale of the Special Cup in Mario Kart 7. Set high above in space, drivers navigate the rings of Saturn and cross craters on the moon. Shy Guys are racing on this course as the fighters compete on and around it, and they have no problem hitting you with their karts.
The Special Cup's final course in Mario Kart 7. This space track takes you through Saturn's rings and the craters on the moon. While fighting on the Rainbow Road stage, you'll fly around and sometimes even descend onto the track itself. Watch out! Shy Guys are having a proper race down there, and they don't brake for anyone!
Gallery[edit]
Fox,Wii Fit Trainer, and a fewShy Guys on the stage.
Lucario usingExtreme Speed on the stage.
The moving platform moving past the finish line.
Rosalina & Luma and Samus fighting on the stage.
Lucario usingDouble Team on the stage.
Ryu on the stage while passing by the moon and a planet.
Shy Guys on karts hitting fighters.
Yoshi,Luigi,Diddy Kong, and Fox passing by a sharp turn.
King Dedede, Rosalina & Luma, and Yoshi near a planet.
The starting line.
Mario, Kirby, Samus, andToon Link in an area full of jump ramps.
Luigi and Yoshi with a close-up of a Shy Guy.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese | レインボーロード | Rainbow Road |
 English | Rainbow Road | — |
 French | Route Arc-en-ciel | Rainbow Road |
 German | Regenbogen-Boulevard | Rainbow Boulevard |
 Spanish | Senda Arco Iris | Rainbow Trail |
 Italian | Circuito arcobaleno | Rainbow circuit |
 Dutch | Regenboogbaan | Rainbow Runway |
 Russian | Трасса Радуга | Rainbow Trail |
 Portuguese | Estrada Arco-Íris | Rainbow Road |
Trivia[edit]
- The track in the stage is slightly altered from its original appearance inMario Kart 7.
- All of the speed/gliding ramps are missing. Despite this, Shy Guys can still be seen with their gliders.
- The mushroom-based platform on the course no longer bounces racers off of it.
- The area right before the second section sign is no longer bumpy on the sides.
- Saturn's ring doesn't have breaks in it on the sides.
- The road right before the moon no longer bounces.
- The rainbow track layer is notably thicker, as opposed to the thin layer from the original. Coincidentally,Mario Kart 8 andMario Kart 8 Deluxe feature Rainbow Roads with this trait (its ownRainbow Road, as well as the Rainbow Roads fromMario Kart 64 andSuper Mario Kart)—however,8 Deluxe's own rendition ofMario Kart 7's Rainbow Road keeps the original's thin layer of rainbow track.
- The stage's starting line isextendedMedia:RainbowRoad-3DS-6.png at the beginning of the stage to make way for the touring platform, in spite of the fact thatit can appear at its normal lengthMedia:RainbowRoadSmash3DSBowserJr.jpg when the stage is stopped by the starting line.
- Rainbow Road andMelee'sMushroom Kingdom are the only twoMario stages not to appear inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.
- Additionally, this stage andPac-Maze are the only new stages infor Nintendo 3DS (not countingBattlefield andFinal Destination) to not appear inUltimate.
- This is the onlyMario Kart stage to have Shy Guys with different colors. Every other stage only uses red Shy Guys.
- The "Rainbow Road Medley" music track that is used for this stage is a medley of the Rainbow Road themes from every handheldMario Kart game, which is likely a reference to this stage being exclusive to the 3DS version ofSmash 4.
- Curiously, a brand new iteration of Rainbow Road appears in Rosalina and Luma's reveal trailer, but does not resemble the version that appears inSmash 4.
