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Mario Kart 8 Rainbow Road SNES Video Comparison

by Jared Rosenberg - November 14, 2014, 8:02 am EST
Total comments: 13

Check out how Rainbow Road SNES has evolved as a stage in the new Mario Kart 8 DLC.

Watch the Mario Kart 8 video comparison below.

Talkback

Disco StuNovember 14, 2014

Very well done and enjoyable to watch.  Love that music.

SorenNovember 14, 2014

I don't like how the track is so wide it takes away all the danger of falling. The original was all about going as fast as you could and managing the turns. This one is alright, but it doesn't hold a candle to how awesome the original was.

Disco StuNovember 14, 2014

At least they didn't add railings to any edges.

famicomplicatedJames Charlton, Associate Editor (Japan)November 14, 2014

I forgot how short the SNES tracks were!

Well done to the guy who raced slowly around the SNES track to make it a good side-by-side comparison, otherwise it'd have been over way too soon and not made sense.  :cool;

Quote from: Disco

At least they didn't add railings to any edges.

They actually added a rail at the start/finish line, which ruins my tradition of doing a suicide dive at the end of the race.

Mop it upNovember 15, 2014

Quote from: Soren

I don't like how the track is so wide it takes away all the danger of falling.

I think the reason they made it wider is because Super Mario Kart has much sharper turning, so they had to make it wider to compensate for the wider turning radius in MK8. Most of the retro tracks are wider and it's probably for this reason.

MythtendoNovember 16, 2014

They won't give us Baby Park, but they force ANOTHER Rainbow Road on us? Ugh.

The Excitebike track is Baby Park minus the suck.

famicomplicatedJames Charlton, Associate Editor (Japan)November 17, 2014

Quote from: Shaymin

The Excitebike track is Baby Park minus the suck.

#hypertruthGET

MythtendoNovember 17, 2014

Um, no. There is a reason people love Baby Park, it's a great time. The Excitebike track does't look like it will have the same fun. It will still be good, but lacks the charm of Baby Park. We do't need THREE different Rainbow Road tracks.

Mop it upNovember 17, 2014

If they brought back Baby Park, it would be ruined by having just 3 laps.

MythtendoNovember 17, 2014

That is what I didn't like when it was in DS, if they have the original amount the it would be one of the best tracks.

nickmitchNovember 17, 2014

Baby Park would be crazy.  The crowding would be pure chaos.  Items would be everywhere.

Best track ever?

I like the wider track for this one.  The other one just frustrated me. :^/
It's probably the easiest rainbow road in the game.

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