Top 10 Best Rainbow Roads in Mario Kart Games

I'm making up a Mario Kart game in which there are actually TWELVE cups. I can't make up any new tracks, but I'm coming up with retro tracks. In the game I'm making up, the default cup is the Shell Cup. There are five retro cups, and the DS Rainbow Road is the final race of the fifth cup.

But there's a sixth retro cup that is unlocked if you win the other five retro cups on ALL ccs (50, 100, 150, 200). I'm planning for the final race of THAT cup to be this MASTERPIECE that is Rainbow Road. Is that a reward worth getting? For me, it is.

It has a beautiful score, a great track, and screams high quality! This is, and probably always will be, my favorite Rainbow Road. I especially love the changes in each round, riding from planet to planet, and how the soundtrack morphs to fit everything. It is long-lasting, epic, and feels like a real journey from start to finish.

Amazing. The music has a Galaxy tone to it, and it is probably the best track in the game. I hope Mario Kart 8 will improve upon Mario Kart Wii. My only complaint about the Wii version is that they picked the wrong retro tracks. Still though, their Rainbow Road is amazing and the best in the series. I haven't played seven yet.

Easily the best soundtrack. Burning through the stratosphere and karting on a rainbow while under the influence of acid? Can't top that.

Hard, yet beautiful and celestial in both the track and its soundtrack. All the elements for Rainbow Road packed into one.

This one is the best Rainbow Road because it delivers what a Rainbow Road should be: an intense, hard, unforgettable finale that rewards players for their grown skills throughout the game. The soundtrack makes you sweat and pray that a blue shell doesn't steal your first-place victory after a long and hard all-cup tour session with your friends or the hardest CPUs.

It's the best in my opinion because of all the feelings you get from completing the game. The newer installments don't bring the raw tension older games provided due to how easy they have become and how different Rainbow Roads have become. I love Rainbow Road for the difficulty and atmosphere, not the easy space station.

The only thing I like about this is how challenging it is, and it's all about your driving skills. There are even loops, but if you slip in the middle of the loop, it's no joke - you fall straight down. I can't believe this wasn't in Mario Kart 8 because you go upside down for the first time.

Oh well, maybe next time. If Mario Kart 9 starts development, I will include DS Rainbow Road as the final race of the Lightning Cup and redesign it greatly because the DS version was a little bland.

This one is so nostalgic to me. The speed-ups make driving through this rainbow roller coaster way more exciting, and the rainbow loop is the most fun part. The music and visuals are also stunning, giving the feeling of driving through a colorful, magical place way up in space.

It looks fun and quite difficult from what I have gathered from some game footage, and it is certainly a unique idea with a space station, etc. The visuals are very decent, and the music sounds amazing. Even the remade N64 - which, yes, is a huge improvement over the very long and boring original - is still quite mediocre in track design compared to this one, despite what some seem to think.

It's really hard but not too hard like the Wii version. It's breathtaking and has awesome music. The track design is amazing and the best so far. The space station idea is new and creative. As the games progress, the Mario Kart Rainbow Roads generally get better, and each one has something new to share. This one is no exception!

I love the music, though. If they do bring it back to Mario Kart 8, chances are they will remove most of the railings and make the track narrower for a harder challenge. (Hopefully.)

The best Rainbow Road... yet. Going downhill and looping around with a view of the city below is awesome! Plus, the music is awesome too.

This beats all by a landslide. If you dare say you hate the music, then you basically hate Mario Kart.

This is my 5th favorite MK8 track. It's so fun! Removing three laps and just making it one BIG lap was such a good idea for this track. Also, the music is better than ever, beating the original's music by a landslide.

I've raced on this Rainbow Road a million times. That's how fun it is. It is EXTREMELY challenging. There are almost no walls, and the track is lined with jump pads that make you fly off the track (or perform amazing shortcuts). During a huge stretch, multiple stars from the sky fall onto the track, creating chaos, and thunderclouds that shock you also lurk around the corners, both having the same effect as their items, respectively.

Mario Kart Super Circuit didn't get much publicity, but this track is amazing compared to all the others. Can't wait to see the retro!