Mario Kart 64 - Rainbow Road [N64]

Mario Kart 64 is the second installment of the Mario Kart series. This is also the first in the series to use three-dimensional graphics. It was released for the Nintendo 64 and became available in North America on February 10, 1997.
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[@MollyMalone1983]

When I was a teen, my mom and I played Mario Kart every day. It was such a great bonding time. She passed away in 2003. Watching this made me tear up. She usually played Toad so I was rooting for Toad to win the game.

[@jc20009]

❤❤❤ wishing you the best in life ❤❤❤

[@BrickstyNine]

R.I.P Your mother had a very good taste in mariokart characters.

[@bluescat581]

R.I.P... :(

[@nottyboy9713]

Sorry for your loss. But those memories you both created will forever be with you. And that’s something that not even Death can take away from you. Rip to your mom

[@sixthdegreesunburn]

1:06 The banana noise went with the music lol

[@theguywhoruinsthejoke9027]

Ironic, considering the uploader is deaf.

[@obiwan7191]

​@@theguywhoruinsthejoke9027 Good catch 😂

[@Mr_Rathalos]

1:24 *Man just sent Yoshi to the second page of google.*

[@luciacanova8426]

1:07 THE BANANA THROWS SYNC WITH THE MUSIC :O

[@dolphignition7176]

Here we go! He-He-He-He-Ya-Ya-Ya-He-Ya-Ya-He-He-He-Ya-Ya-Ya-Ya-He-He-He-Ya-He-Ya-Ya-Ya-Ya-He-Yahoo!

[@Mr_Rathalos]

I looked at your comment 'n thought "The heck is he talking about"? ...Then 3:04 came around. 😂

[@Spingerex]

the most memorable track in Mario Kart history

[@flamingpaper7751]

The Best Apple Fruit Because it took over 5 minutes to play through the course just once

[@emperorconstantine1.361]

Well, that and Wario Stadium on this game for me.

[@garbagememes69420]

Agreed

[@elijah6199]

Yep

[@93ImagineBreaker]

longest fruit roll up

[@WongGamSingLegacy]

4:37 nice shot

[@Jax_2011]

This game brings us not only nostalgia, but a time when 2D was “reinvented” for 3D

[@enlargedquack]

I will say that this is better than every mario kart before it, but it is such a strange look to have 2d sprites on an incredibly low poly track with this goofy music playing. It’s so bad it’s good

[@ninjastronautguymagenta]

​@@enlargedquack"Better than every Mario Kart before it?" But... but this was the SECOND one.

[@enlargedquack]

@@ninjastronautguymagenta So my statement is still not technically untrue lol

[@ninjastronautguymagenta]

@@enlargedquack Yeah lol

[@DrJones20]

@@enlargedquack "Goofy" music? This soundtrack is a video game classic

[@assordante2205]

This old version of the track is still sick as fuck

[@ianian4162]

I've never played this game, but there's something about the neon faces blinking above a rainbow road in space that just speaks to me. Such a wonderous track.

[@1gnore_me.]

imagine playing it as a kid, in 1996 ... literally blew our minds

[@thetreyceratops2242]

I played the game recently, I adore everything about this track except actually playing on it

[@kdpowers]

You can do that with drones now!

[@thetreyceratops2242]

@@kdpowers ?

[@kdpowers]

@@thetreyceratops2242 drone light shows

[@hillefoozy]

When you somehow find a way to fall off the track, it is the most agonizing process to get back. I remember waiting at least 15 seconds before Lakitu came to get me

[@edntz]

Until you fall off the track and land on a track way at the bottom, skipping ahead of a huge chunk of the level.

[@rebelfleettrooper9881]

This one of the best Rainbow Road and general track songs in Mario Kart history!

[@nerymuniz6427]

If not *The* best

[@SomeSleepingBud]

XDDDDDD

[@ramseshernandez3034]

@@Iveraxi The man that only play the MK newest...

[@maryafantalia8614]

​@@nerymuniz6427No, no. It's really one of the best. We still have the SNES, the Double Dash version, the 7 (the two last are 64 remakes), the 8 ost.

[@hhhh82user]

its not good imo, its just mostly too long and boring, worst rainbow road for me

[@brunopires917]

The most memorable voice track in the history of Mario Kart. I wish they had kept that throughout the entire series.

[@93ImagineBreaker]

best toad voice

[@maryafantalia8614]

No, some voices sound really weird!

[@maryafantalia8614]

​@@93ImagineBreakerNo, Toad voice is terrible!

[@93ImagineBreaker]

@@maryafantalia8614 No it sounds way better not scratchy/raspy and feminine

[@maryafantalia8614]

@@93ImagineBreaker No, it's cuter and not screaming and crybaby!

[@sanlorenzo7896]

I forgot how frustrating the rubber banding AI was like when I played this. If it weren’t for the unbalanced item box, there’s just no way to catch up.

[@BrickstyNine]

Time trials is the best in this game

[@keatonkitsune4064]

Always loved the neon/star lights making the characters and items in the background as you race. Amazing track.

[@roberthicks5550]

😂 used to try to cheat by driving off the bridge. Majority of times I failed, but a few times I made it. Good childhood memories.

[@Vendetta162X]

That guitar solo was easily what made this tracks song legendary

[@versaces]

Man did this bring back memories 😢 I miss it

[@colbykanter2000]

When you shot Yoshi with the Koopa shell, that angle he launched to made me almost certain he'd fall right off the track!

[@whYLiE09]

Dang. Toad was just like, "aight, imma head out"

[@lordsummerisle8223]

This brought a tear to my eye, thanks for uploading.

[@Joey007ist]

It feels like this track is much more about rewarding you for making it to the end of the game. It has such an endearing wholesomeness to it.

[@edntz]

''You made it to the end'' type vibes. Now you get to cruise the last level with an awesome soundtrack.

[@alanaolmes4480]

5:33 Luigi with the dagger! And Yoshi with the failed last ditch effort for first.

[@AntoRetroGamer]

Very tense finish right at the death!

[@DeafRetroVideoGamer]

Anto RetroGamer LOL and again, poor Yoshi!

[@Reacting_to_some_video]

5:34 bingo hoo HOO

[@SilverFan21k]

Amazing track, ty for the upload

[@ashtonimagine7924]

This is the first time I come watch the OG N64 Rainbow Road. And wow this feels so different compared to modern types. Nothing but guardrails that keep you corraled in against your opponents... A very different type of difficulty

[@AndrewEwing1995]

Best tune in rainbow road ever. So elic

[@Alan312]

Este nivel no era la prueba final, era un regalo, una recompensa por haber pasado todo el juego y llegar hasta ahí.

[@Poet4905]

Nostalgia at its finest... I got this when it first came out, must of been 11 or 12, good times, memories are so bittersweet...

[@Unknown-ph9oj]

3:36 that part was sick!!

[@ainteasy7110]

I remember falling off the road when there was no wall

[@Trollyaccount]

Rainbow 🌈 road was super easy back than now it’s one of the hardest tracks ever 😆

[@RealDasaFG]

Tbf the original Rainbow Road (The one from the SNES) is a hellish track in it's game, but it's because Super Mario Kart sucks anyways

[@RandomFella745]

Bro toad was not playing around 💀

[@LaCheleWallace]

I had a dream that I was racing on Rainbow Road last night. I never wanna let go of my younger self. She keeps an eternal smile on my face and in my heart.

[@temptor7585]

Best racing ever, no contest, no online multiplayer, you had to play with your friends next to you on the ground or the couch. The real ones know that leap-of-faith shortcut at the beginning, put you in first for the rest of the race for sure.

[@regularshowman3208]

I'm a child of the 2000's who never played Mario 64 until I tried it out on an emulator back in like. 2012/2013ish? Which is why it's so weird for me that this track gives me a like, primal sense of nostalgia. The music combined with the visuals and the night time setting and, for some odd reason, *especially* those fireworks, makes me feel incredibly nostalgic. Is this what anemoia feels like?

[@93ImagineBreaker]

this N64 has no fireworks

[@93ImagineBreaker]

but that's Nintendo for yo can make you feel nostalgic even if you never played it as a kid.

[@_PLANK_]

maybe you are the reincarnation of a child that died and liked to play Mario Kart at the 90's.

[@JakkoWarner]

You can feel nostalgia from anything that was apart of your childhood regardless if it was made before you were born. I played this on the Wii as a kid but still feel nostalgic about the game cus I played it as a kid, even though I was born in the 2000s

[@regularshowman3208]

@@JakkoWarner The funny thing is that Super Mario 64 has never been a part of my childhood at any stage.

[@Lexi2019AURORA]

Nintendo: "How many star railings do you want in this track?" Developer: "Yes."

[@runningman9688]

3 woof woof monsters go around the course in the opposite direction.

[@casablancahunter1606]

They are called chain chomps.

[@ktown1228]

@@casablancahunter1606 and they look like PAC-MAN

[@TSVAMSG7852]

4:39 Luigi used a green shell on himself

[@JokerCat9]

Thanks for uploading this, the neon lights and music gave me a much needed dose of childhood nostalgia.

[@Aggression-hc3yp]

I love this track and the music in the background. It’s just so beautiful.

[@nicholasartuso4698]

The shortest track in MK history

[@goingdiagonal6693]

Yep! Meanwhile Baby Park from Double Dash is easily the longest!

[@Godzilla-jr5gi]

stop your not funny

[@MatthewGhirardi]

I got my 7 year old nephew to play Mario Kart 64 on the NSO, and he loved it, this track is his favorite

[@cordaro5552]

😢😢😢😢😢 nostalgia mann it’s hitting me so hard. Best Mario Kart ever !

[@ashbywall1523]

I wasn’t alive yet when this game came out but when I was younger I used to play these games on my grannys n64 and I’m so happy I did because even though I wasn’t even close to being alive yet when this game came out I still get nostalgia from this

[@speedruiz661]

Ey this was a pretty good race. I was like dam Toad is really in the lead, then when you held 1st for a bit then Yoshi shows up out of nowhere. I felt like I was a kid again watching someone else play their turn . Thanks for uploading.

[@mohammadnatsheh4223]

This makes me cry

[@Mrbagels12335]

N64: to long U: to short

[@SexyButCurious]

Man I remember being 9yrs when my dad brought me this in 1996..my 12yr just got a Nintendo switch and showed her and my 5yr old this clip

[@sharktail1254]

Rest in piece yoshi

[@Lexi2019AURORA]

Someone needs to make a roller coaster based on this track.

[@huesoftheheart139]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ericfaut9165]

My childhood right here!

[@Alonzone]

It’s one of those moments where you wish you could go back.

[@derekandthelittlestpetshop4394]

I love Rainbow Road so much! 🌈🌈🌈

[@ol2241]

just watched this with my 7th period wind ensemble. LOVE THIS!! great work 😂😂❤❤🎉🎉

[@MiQuinoa22]

😮😮😮🦄SLAY!

[@jaredbrown3249]

I like there faces popping up in the dark sky ✨️

[@dannysummers4591]

triple red shells in second place? This was back when items actually helped you unlike in MK8 where you get one banana in 9th place...

[@The-Xclusiveeeee]

mannn the feels! classic!

[@chromxrobinandcorrinxcamil9031]

Truly such divine art.

[@derekandthelittlestpetshop4394]

I love this course so much!

[@xanderson444]

I remember this track having no rails wtf! Mario Kart 64 was the only one I've played!

[@forestj6052]

Totally had no rails! It was so difficult because you would fall off all the time.

[@93ImagineBreaker]

@@forestj6052 snes RR?

[@markusmitteregger8484]

@@forestj6052 It had rails...

[@forestj6052]

@@markusmitteregger8484 we're just having an interdementional conversation where timelines converge. Nothing to see here...

[@forestj6052]

@@93ImagineBreaker N64

[@TheMostAwesomeMan2424]

With a lot of people out there saying that this map is the Bain of their existence, I’m here because I always loved the colors and graphic design of this map. And the music.

[@edntz]

I played this level high on molly and even though i ended up dead last, it was a helluva experience.

[@EdwardC.WilliamsII]

Childhood memories and nostalgia ❤

[@damienlong9718]

This is my childhood game

[@pirupamiapelelapami2285]

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.

[@zenicehero9154]

Ive really like n enjoy this fun n colorful track is my childhood!

[@igorgameplays982]

This was my first rainbow road, i will always remember it.

[@Spawnwick_Boseman82820]

Way to go, 🏆

[@slicknickxp]

My favorite level is the rainbow road and I like the music

[@jakewinans7646]

tossing the green shell into yourself if the most nostalgic part about this video

[@AlexHeatCastro]

The best MK song ever

[@goo7096]

3:06 luigi calm down!

[@jbond7509]

This was so easy on switch and I loved it!!!

[@assordante2205]

4:37 😂😂😂

[@DragonflyNinja]

Ahhh. The memories. I still have my console. 🎮

[@LochieHall-eg5ig]

It’s 2024 but my uncle still has one and I all ways play Mario cart 64

[@Sayak2007]

Man I loved this track in my childhood, I didn't care how long it is, this is the best version besides the 3ds one

[@estebana7736]

4:38 lol

[@Sammykyt]

So after the race started, I graduated college, learned 3 foreign languages, colonized Mars, and then the race ended

[@Colonelcheeser]

Takes me back

[@zomiktwo]

This feels like an nostalgic trophy

[@byadetibaoreoluwa4795]

awesome

[@derekandthelittlestpetshop4394]

I love Rainbow Road.

[@Alyssa-senpai]

This reminds me so much of how they used to cheat with the computers 😂 with the golden mushroom, Mario or whatever cpu behind you literally had it too.

[@ronarudo_d_monkiYT]

this give me nostalgia when i has child 🥲🥲🥲🥲😭😭😭😭😭😭💕💕💕💕

[@afiqirfan7617]

Come here after watching mario movie😂

[@rheeeeeee2011]

Nostalgic this was the first mk game i ever played

[@user-qo2mq6lj3c]

Victor delgado y jose antonio macias corriendo en la senda arcoiris

[@smellycatrulesxX]

Wow I forgot how long this track was

[@nikaluss5946]

I’m 12 years old again. Damn Time Machine ass Mario kart😆

[@brandonrodriguez7074]

4:39 lol

[@cesarmiranda914]

I remember seeing DK and thinking he had an earring lol, and also i thought that Yoshi was like an old Yoshi

[@DLGaming2002]

No lie here, when I played MK64 for the very first time, on the first lap of Rainbow Road, I went for the shortcut, and I got it first try!

[@byronsteel10000]

So that's why this track is a one lap race cut into thirds. Man I wish I had this back then.

[@TheDarkSoul6660]

I used to have this game on my Nintendo 64 and out of all the maps this one was my favorite because it was the most intriguing and fascinating one out of them all. Because it made me think, this is not an ordinary mario map by far, hell I never seen a map like this in other mario games except for Galaxy. But not just that, I always got a feeling that this map was something you would see in an 80s Animated TV series, like thundercats or something and I also loved the fact that you are literally in Space driving a go kart on a road made on rainbows or some strange material that appears to be rainbows. Me n my sister always talked about How in the fuck can these guys even drive in space with no spacesuits, where do they get their oxygen from and how in the fuck did they even get to this weird road in the middle of space. I always theorized that mario worlds was all planets that Mario visited and he traveled to every one of them by Portals or Stargates inside the pipes. But theres no pipes in this map so it really makes me wonder and always had since I was a kid playing this, how did they get there? I always thought they had to have used spaceships of some kind! Does this mean that bowser n his army travels through space to get to these worlds? Does that mean in this universe, its theoretically possible to create portals to different Dimensions and universes? Like Sonic the hedgehog universe or Kirby? Or Pokemon universes? Because it has to be possible in order for Smash Bros to be a thing. But anyways, this game n map brings back memories.

[@heydavedawson]

This and Ocarina of Time. I would think about the other game while playing one and just be enamored the places and vibes you could experience. The colorful excitement of Rainbow Road or the stillness of Lon Lon Ranch. My family made a big move away from the hometown and the only friends I knew, but that’s when the n64 came out. It was truly a new world for all of us. I miss playing battle mode with my siblings. I always lost but that means I could be the little bomb driving around!

[@DaleonM4]

I remeber playing this game in an emulator when i was a kid. I never discovered you could drift.

[@GamingBren]

They really saved this one with the MK8 remake

[@r90f]

This track gave our dad a headache but Me & my older brother liked it 😄. I liked other tracks more

[@brianjude6789]

3:46 Final Lap