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{{About|the race course originally from [[Super Mario Kart]]|Rainbow Road as a whole and other versions of the track|[[Rainbow Road]]|the musical composition of the same name|{{classic-link|SNES|Rainbow Road (theme)}}}}

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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 reused from [[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart: Super Circuit)|that game's own Rainbow Road]], but with only the sparkles, foreground clouds, and moon appearing. In addition, the track's surface is now translucent, and the tiles are notably more detailed than before. The Super Thwomps and jump bumps are removed, likely to make the track easier. The coin placements were also changed so that they are only on the blue tiles, making it much easier for players to see them. The music was also arranged into this game's sound font.

The track is now wider, and has received many graphical improvements. It uses a similar background from ''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 amount of coin rows on the truck was reduced I when the player enters [[First-Person View|first-person view]], the player can see through the breaks in the tiles. The amount of coin rows was reduced significantly, they are still three  in each row. 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, and now form ripples on the track upon impact, which the player can [[Jump Boost|trick]] off of, they also fling racers instead of spinning them out. 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 paller, and the pink tiles replace the red tiles and the cyan tiles replace the teal tiles; they are also non-translucent like 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 replace all of the bumps, 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.

Aside from enhanced percussion, the music was reverted to the original SNES composition.

[[File:MK8 SNES Rainbow Road Starting Line.jpg|thumb|240px|right|The course as seen at the starting line]]

This version of 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, for the first time, a Rainbow Road course is not the last race of a cup.  

The track's layout is similar to its appearance in ''Mario Kart 7''. The course is now larger, wider, and banked (namely, the inclined third U-turn). The tiles more so resemble their original coloration from ''Super Mario Kart'', though their color pattern is reversed, they are now flashing LED lights like 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 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 original bumps' height and position.

 

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 close to the ground than , it also has 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 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 and stands on two walled areas, now 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.

This version 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 Thier ''Mario Kart 7'' versions. Red tiling was added to the course. The tiles are brighter, like with the ''Mario Kart 8'' rendition of the course. The ramp inside the second U-turn is absent, as in the original SNES and GBA versions, the hole in the road is even 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), 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 to it and retaining the blue tint from ''Super Mario Kart'', 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''.

MKT Icon RainbowRoadSNES Rosalina.png|The course icon with Rosalina

MKT Icon RainbowRoadRSNES MetalMario.png|The course icon of the R variant with Metal Mario

MKT Icon RainbowRoadTSNES BabyRosalina.png|The course icon of the T variant with Baby Rosalina

MKT Icon RainbowRoadRTSNES PinkGoldPeach.png|The course icon of the R/T variant with Pink Gold Peach