Man, rainbow road is the only environmentally friendly track with the CO2 emissions and stuff, except for all the vehicles that fall down onto earth like meteors.
This is a fictional Nintendo Mario racing game, and you talk about carbon dioxide emissions. Such a mindless comment. Focus on the gameplay and joy of playing the course...
This rainbow road remake is incredible, the only thing worse than in mk7 is the tunnel, imo it’s too desaturated but the rest is really cool especially the new texture of the road itself !
@@pyrux9506 It isn't the same, it's completely remastered with different instruments and mixing. While it is still the 3DS Rainbow Road theme, there's a pretty undeniably clear difference between the two and how they both sound compared to each other. Personally I like the remaster a lot, but people are allowed to prefer the originals as well.
The biggest change you missed and most here don't realize: The entire track is muuuch flatter. And therefore easier overall. In addition to the smaller holes on Saturn's rings, the ramps at the beginning being way more aligned, the curves are easier to take and more and more. I don't like how Nintendo is simplifying every track, MK8 already did it but MK Tour is just taking it to a new level and the BCP doesn't really change Tour's simplified design.
Overall, I think I actually prefer the original 3DS version more over the 8 Deluxe's as while there are improvements here in there in the remake, there's also several other things I really liked that were either replaced, or removed, like the removal of the sounds the conveyers made when you ran over them... :( Oh, well. At least we got to see "Death-Stare Luigi" at the end of the video! :D
Exactly, the thing is when they remake the old tracks form other Mario karts, it’s already in Mario kart tour. So they remake it in Mario kart 8 deluxe from tour. Instead of actually going to the game it was originally from, if they did that we would had got the little conveyer belt sound. But I feel like it’s ok to recreate it from tour if the tracks were from Super Mario kart, Mario kart 64 and circuit. Because those games are old and stuff
@@PKFALLS basically most maps in the dlc is made from tour maps, which is really a shame because mkt's textures are very cheap. it's very clear this dlc doesn't care about players
Two other differences: 1.- Under the ring of Saturn, there are some item boxes in Mario Kart 7, and that were removed in Mario Kart 8 deluxe. 2.- In the section that is just before falling to the moon, in Mario Kart 7 there is a turbo ramp, while in Mario kart 8 deluxe there is a simple ramp.
Great! Now my expectations for Wii Rainbow Road are just a little higher, now including a unique rainbow texture just because the rest of them are unique.
I kinda expect then to push the Galaxy theme further tbh, it would be the best way to make it more unique compared to the rest, as pretty much none of them has a single Galaxy reference as far as i remember and Wii already had the flying Star Bits, my personal hope it's to at least have the Comet Observatory and Starship Mario show up in some form or way, even if only as background elements, and also have Lumas as spectators instead of astronaut Toads for example
@@93ImagineBreaker Yeah but it's what made it recognizable visually anyways, and let's not act like Mario Galaxy is not relevant anymore, it's still regarded as one of the best Mario games ever (if not the best) and if the movie has a sequel inspired on it then it would make even more sense to have more references to it on the track, idk, i struggle to see how else they would make it unique compared to the other 4 Rainbow Roads, just visual upgrades wouldn't be enough after 3DS, and since it already has starbits flying aroun i figured they could use Galaxy elements to make it unique, but idk
Given how 3DS Rainbow Road’s layout (not visuals) have changed from 7 to Tour/8DX, I can’t say I have high hopes towards the layout of Wii Rainbow Road if it is in Tour and thus the Booster Course Pass. Tour is moreso designed around the fact that smart steering (which prevents the player from driving off/away from the racetrack) is both implemented and unable to be turned off. The more winding turns stepper slopes and cramped space in the original version were flattened and more spread out, which for a game like Tour, where raking up points is more important, makes sense but much less so for 8DX. Wii Rainbow Road is very well known for its difficulty which is brought up by its steep slopes and winding turns, and I personally don’t see it not getting a similar treatment that 3DS Rainbow Road got. I could very well be wrong, as Wii Mushroom Gorge’s layout was changed to better match the original’s rather than flat out keeping Tour’s, but I don’t have high hopes.
@@anankos795 It’ll be all about precedence. We’ll see if they’ll change the layouts for the upcoming tracks when porting from Tour to 8DX (such as Mushroom Gorge, Rainbow Road and Snow Land). But for know, I am hopeful they won’t concede too much for Wii Rainbow Road, as 3DS Rainbow Road had the wavy road still intact, plus halfpipes as well.
The ultimate rainbow road, the visuals, the music, the track design...everything is so above heaven....metaphorically and literally at the same time :D
MK8DX has these other changes: -Generally, the track is overall flatter >>The curved road with boost panels leading to the moon and the steep incline near the finish line are obvious examples -The road after the 1st checkpoint but before the first gliding ramp has its turn less tight compared to the original -The roads with boost ramps that lead towards a spiraling road around Jupiter are less staggered and are more aligned compared to the original. -The said spiraling road are more inclined compared to the original.
What a great video! I love how in depth it is. I have yet to play this level as I've been too busy working but I can't wait to do so because it's so incredibly beautiful! 😍 And imagine if the Mario Kart 7 Rainbow Road remastered is this beautiful, what will the Mario Kart Wii one look like? 😮That's my favorite Rainbow Road and I really hope it's in one of the future waves.
In the 3DS version 7:50, there's a spiky sun at the end of the tunnel. In the MK8D version 7:30, the sun is not visible when exiting the tunnel, and is now seen from the moon section with a much smoother shape.
that's another detail 3DS RR fans will prefer over the MK8DX remake (I don't dislike it, it's still much better than most DLC tracks honestly), seeing the bright sun at the end of the tunnel really gives a lot of emotion, while positioning the sun like in MK8DX makes it easy to ignore it
@@wumelaex387 that last section of the track is just perfection. The music is swelling, hitting the climax. You're going up hill for that final push. The sun in the distance. The combination of all those hits you in the emotions. It's honestly my favourite section of any Mario Kart course for those reasons.
Mario Kart 7 Rainbow Road is more fun. The glider physics and shortcuts were all just great. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's version is visually stunning, but feels plain without all the cool things you could do in the original. Remember the hidden item boxes you can swoop down and get under the Saturn Ring? That was so dope!
In my opinion the sounds on the speed pads in front of the tunnel could be kept, when I first heard it as a kid it gave me power and the old version of the song is just better, I think it's because the nostalgia...
I think the new version made some great additions, but the starting line, gate, and tunnel are better on 3DS. Now we need a third version in MK9 that combines the best elements of the two
Kinda weird that they already decided to release this track, since I feel like this would've made a much cooler final track for the Spiny circuit, but oh well. I'm still happy they brought it back, though. Personally, I like the updates on the skybox since I feel those colors pop better, and I like that they replaced those moons with Neptune and Jupiter. Otherwise, though, I like the 3DS version better, because I feel the colors of the track pop more and the music is just more exuberant. With those accelerating sound effects on the boosts in the 3DS version, anybody else getting PMTTYD vibes?
Mario Kart 8 is actually a WII U game, deluxe is Switch port from Wii U, and the DLC courses were actually planned for WII U before. That's why in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Course Pack DLC feels like WII U vibes in everything. All of them were made to sync and match with Wii U's engine capacity.
The 3DS version is much better! It kinda makes me mad how bad they made the Switch version because of how much I adore this track! It looks uglier, they removed short shortcuts, and they didn’t modernize it at all with antigravity or anything creative!
I noticed that it’s like that for basically all of the booster course tracks, as well as the starting box things being plain like the starting line. It would be nice if it updated
I love that we now have this awesome track in MK8D, and it's still my favorite iteration of the Rainbow Road, but some of the changes are a real bummer imo. The original's music is much better to me, to the point I wish we could choose between both - something that we essentially have almost everywhere in Smash, but Mario Kart still lacks a lot in customization overall. Also why would they remove that great sound effect on conveyor belts? It added to the general feel and to the variety of the track in termes of colors, elements, sounds and such! It usually played during the 3rd lap jingle too so it was even more noticeable :(
To me, this represents why the course pass tracks being more quickly made isn't necessarily a bad thing. The team making Mario Kart is very talented, and when you take talented people and make them work under limitations, it forces them to be creative. Lots of the changes in this track are to avoid having to make/remake high-quality hand-drawn textures. Does it make it come out different than it would have if they had infinite time to throw at the problem? Yes, of course, but it also allows them to create new meaning that enhances the track. The best example: To recreate the cratered "celestial objects", they would've had to make models and textures of a higher quality to match the look and feel of MK8D. Instead of doing that, they went with something that's cheaper, cleverer, and more meaningful: They grabbed already-existing spherical textures for the planets of the solar system (which might've been free, public domain stuff from NASA, or might've been premium materials they licensed with cash), and used plain textured spheres as a replacement. Now we're flying around OUR solar system, instead of just being somewhere in space! And the final proof for me is that they ADDED the Earth where there was no object before. That shows they were conscious of the meaning they created, and were willing to spend resources on polish that didn't improve gameplay or make the remake more faithful, but instead committed to the artistic beauty and meaning of this new thing they made.
I remember the first remake of 3DS Rainbow Road in Mario Kart Wii back in 2014 (before the 3DS was hacked and porting tracks from MK7 was possible so MK7 tracks had to be remade from scratch) did the same thing with the moons and replaced them with planets
Well, this is much better than just moving the MKT rainbow road here, I really like the new rainbow road texture personally, but some details like the star rings at the beginning and the tunnel definitely could use more work (they are still very MKT, in fact they are the same one from them) The music is not bad but I think the original music has so much more emotions, and a lot of details like the sun at the end of the tunnel are missing, the sun is now neglitable So I still prefer the original MK7 rainbow road, and I feel the part it's worse to the MK8DX one (like the rainbow road texture) is only owing to 3DS's engine, and it was made up by how the original rainbow has clear star decors on it. This track is still better than many MKT maps in the booster pass, but I really wished that this map had undergone very detailed redesigns like N64 rainbow road (which is still my personal fav because everything about it is so detailed and gorgeous). Then it would easily be the best rainbow road. But maybe that won't happen because booster pass is just meant to reserve some of the nostalgic maps and sell them for money, it wasn't totally bad, but still no match to the base game rainbow roads, if only it was in base game and was made with as much efforts as other base game maps
the original is so much more colorful and, weirdly enough, I like the way space looks more in it. the remake isn't bad but the original is just so much better to me, also the remake makes some parts more flat
There's just something off about this version of rainbow road. The original on the 3DS is still and will be never unbeaten. The 8 deluxe version just isn't the same, the graphics are fine it's the music and the cool eliments OG 3ds had
Anyone noticed that the mushroom trampoline doesn’t make that magical sound in MK8D? Changes don’t bother me but I felt like sound effected should’ve stayed
@@Danny328DT The "Final Section (Moon)" theme was also overlooked in the video as well _(Mario Kart 7_ has this version, but _Mario Kart 8 Deluxe_ doesn't)
I wish the "full course comparison" didn't include zoom ins on one side, hiding the other. That kind of defeats the point of a comparison in my eyes. Otherwise, good video! Kind of interesting, the little changes they made; some for better, others for worse.
People on the comment section be like: THEY RUINED RAINBOW ROAD, THEY MASSACRED MY LITTLE BOY "refuse to elaborate even tho it has many new details and cool things
I think overall the 3DS one is still better in many ways, like how the star arches and the road textures are done in the best way the system can handle (MK8DX's engine can easily make this track even better to be more gorgeous than N64 rainbow road, the starting gate, star arches and the tunnel clearly could use more work), but I think replacing the generic planets with solar system planets and the neon rainbow itself is already very good It's much better than just using the MKT map like some other booster pack maps
There's far more attention to detail on the 3DS. The skybox looks better, the tiles have colour, the boost conveyers look better. New version looks over saturated, devoid of colour and has just lost its soul.
there are a few things i didn't like about the remaster. First off, the music. The old one felt somewhat melancholic while the new one tries to be all techno lol, when you land on the moon it doesnt feels nearly as "sad" as in the original. Removing all the shortcuts. Some areas straight up looking worse than the original like the tunnel.
I have the cartridge of MK7 with my 3DS. Didn't play this series until MK8DX and I played backwards, and I actually recommend you to play it too. It might not be as good as MKWii but still worth playing
I don’t know. The mk8d graphics look of course way better but I find the mk7 version superior. The new one looks a bit soulless and randomly placed in a skybox while the old version feels more connected. The planets/stars for example are closer to the actual road. Also the lighting is a bit off with for example the big moon in the background with the chain chomps on it. Mk8d feels like they made the rainbow track itself (which looks amazing) and then thrown random planet and star gate assets they downloaded from a g mod server in in there to kind of represent the original.
soulless is the wrong word, it is far from soulless, it even adds more hidden details than the original had, and gives it a much nicer look. however the original is still amazing and the mk8d version does have its issues.
I think that could be owed to how a lot of details like the star rings at the beginning, or the tunnel still look very unpolished. I also like the new rainbow road but the old one is doing their best in every detail, whereas in the MK8DX version, there are quite a few things you don't need to be a nostalgic fan to find to be wrong
just stfu. why can't people just admitted that this mk8d track is superior to its previous version. Stop looking through the rose tinted glass. while 3ds has some more cool features like the tunnel, sun, starting line, still the current version is just better. All other reasons to prove 3ds is better than switch are utterly bullcrap even if it's your opinion
We’re obviously not going to pick out annoying things with 3DS rainbow road. Coconut Mall is OK because it’s so iconic so I think that’s writing than me the cars movie so I don’t think we should expect anything..
The track needs to be wide to fit 12 players. The size it is in MK7 would be too small for 12 racers, yet it’s perfect for 8 racers which is the amount of racers in MK7.
In tour the first planet was Uranus and not Neptune... not sure why they didn't leave it as Uranus and replace that circular generic asteroid near the end by Neptune instead.
@@yang6642 Nope. _Mario Kart Tour_ is just a spinoff mobile game. Courses are available for a limited time (which is why we have them port to _Mario Kart 8 Deluxe),_ it has no anti-gravity mechanics, and it has a *Lucky 7* item (like _Mario Kart 7)_ instead of number 9. And if _Tour_ was _truly_ 9, then _Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit_ would be 10 by that logic.
I never played MK7, so I have no nostalgia for this version of Rainbow Road. But getting rid of the star checker pattern on both the main road and the rotating tunnel removes a lot of its charm. The flowing stardust texture it uses now is a little lackluster in comparison. The starting line truss is also a downgrade compared to the original. Overall, the MK8 version feels like for every improvement they made, they did something to detract from it.
I'm personally fine with the neon transparent rainbow but there are indeed a lot of things they could do better. The starting line, the rainbow archs, and the texture of the tunnels (which really hurts) definitely could use more work. these still look like they are directly from MKT the music is... not bad, but it feels off too comparing to the original song in feelings
@@wumelaex387 I'm fine with the neon transparent rainbow, but I would have liked the checkboard style to be incorporated into it too. Having played many of the new courses, I wouldn't say they're exactly like MKT, mainly because the lighting and saturation are a bit nicer in 8. They can do a bit better since the Switch is more specific hardware to tune for, while mobile devices have to be more generalized.
The original is better, there was many different shortcuts on the og, in the new version, there is one and it's slower. Plus the original song is far superior.
Love the new redesign although a bit lame in colors unlike MK7 which is still the superior version of the track. Also there is no sun at the final section which is a shame tbh.
The road is cool but i generally hate the dlc courses art direction This one specifically, has very simple lighting for the map models, combined with low res textures and high res sky and road. It looks so outdated
![[MK7 TAS] 3DS Rainbow Road 200cc - 1:15.626](/img/1.gif)
I love how each rainbow road in mk8d is unique from one another. Each one really has its own feel and theme despite all sharing the same name.
Yeah, i think MK7 and DS is my favorite ones...
The datamines suggest that there's going to be at least one more later in the pass. I'm really excited to see how they remake it
@@PeridotEX its gonna be wii's it was just confirmed for tour
@@triangulism i knew the whole time, i just didn't want to spoil it
@@PeridotEX im pretty sure everyone who knew the prefix leak knew it was gonna be wii RR
MK7 Rainbow Road just might be my favorite version of that course. I always enjoy the soothing, upbeat music.
Man, rainbow road is the only environmentally friendly track with the CO2 emissions and stuff, except for all the vehicles that fall down onto earth like meteors.
nah man Lakitu works overtime to keep the karts from hitting the ground.
He definitely was working wayyy overtime when my sisters and I played this map…needless to say we couldn’t even make it past the start line somehow 😅
Definitely one of the best rainbow roads too in my opinion. 👏🏼
This is a fictional Nintendo Mario racing game, and you talk about carbon dioxide emissions. Such a mindless comment. Focus on the gameplay and joy of playing the course...
@@interstellar0001 you really can’t take the joke?
This rainbow road remake is incredible, the only thing worse than in mk7 is the tunnel, imo it’s too desaturated but the rest is really cool especially the new texture of the road itself !
Idk, the song is a big downgrade to me
@@alefomega1967 its litterally the same cry harder
@@pyrux9506 It isn't the same, it's completely remastered with different instruments and mixing. While it is still the 3DS Rainbow Road theme, there's a pretty undeniably clear difference between the two and how they both sound compared to each other. Personally I like the remaster a lot, but people are allowed to prefer the originals as well.
@@Yoshhhhh no peoples aren't allowed to like the others.opinions arent allowed
@@pyrux9506 Fanboy detected, opinion rejected 🗿
The biggest change you missed and most here don't realize: The entire track is muuuch flatter. And therefore easier overall. In addition to the smaller holes on Saturn's rings, the ramps at the beginning being way more aligned, the curves are easier to take and more and more. I don't like how Nintendo is simplifying every track, MK8 already did it but MK Tour is just taking it to a new level and the BCP doesn't really change Tour's simplified design.
Overall, I think I actually prefer the original 3DS version more over the 8 Deluxe's as while there are improvements here in there in the remake, there's also several other things I really liked that were either replaced, or removed, like the removal of the sounds the conveyers made when you ran over them... :( Oh, well. At least we got to see "Death-Stare Luigi" at the end of the video! :D
I also prefer the 3DS version. The 8Deluxe’s is also beautiful on the road, but otherwise the 3DS version is better.
@@wtbturutaku_0062 I prefered the feel of going out the tunnel and having the star in your face
me too actually
Exactly, the thing is when they remake the old tracks form other Mario karts, it’s already in Mario kart tour. So they remake it in Mario kart 8 deluxe from tour. Instead of actually going to the game it was originally from, if they did that we would had got the little conveyer belt sound. But I feel like it’s ok to recreate it from tour if the tracks were from Super Mario kart, Mario kart 64 and circuit. Because those games are old and stuff
@@PKFALLS basically most maps in the dlc is made from tour maps, which is really a shame because mkt's textures are very cheap. it's very clear this dlc doesn't care about players
Two other differences:
1.- Under the ring of Saturn, there are some item boxes in Mario Kart 7, and that were removed in Mario Kart 8 deluxe.
2.- In the section that is just before falling to the moon, in Mario Kart 7 there is a turbo ramp, while in Mario kart 8 deluxe there is a simple ramp.
3DS was so good, the rainbow texture was better, and there was actual shortcuts
Still can't believe they brought this Rainbow Road back, it's just so surreal seeing it in Mario Kart 8
Great! Now my expectations for Wii Rainbow Road are just a little higher, now including a unique rainbow texture just because the rest of them are unique.
I kinda expect then to push the Galaxy theme further tbh, it would be the best way to make it more unique compared to the rest, as pretty much none of them has a single Galaxy reference as far as i remember and Wii already had the flying Star Bits, my personal hope it's to at least have the Comet Observatory and Starship Mario show up in some form or way, even if only as background elements, and also have Lumas as spectators instead of astronaut Toads for example
@@AlmondMilkLake wii came out when SMG was still new
@@93ImagineBreaker Yeah but it's what made it recognizable visually anyways, and let's not act like Mario Galaxy is not relevant anymore, it's still regarded as one of the best Mario games ever (if not the best) and if the movie has a sequel inspired on it then it would make even more sense to have more references to it on the track, idk, i struggle to see how else they would make it unique compared to the other 4 Rainbow Roads, just visual upgrades wouldn't be enough after 3DS, and since it already has starbits flying aroun i figured they could use Galaxy elements to make it unique, but idk
Given how 3DS Rainbow Road’s layout (not visuals) have changed from 7 to Tour/8DX, I can’t say I have high hopes towards the layout of Wii Rainbow Road if it is in Tour and thus the Booster Course Pass. Tour is moreso designed around the fact that smart steering (which prevents the player from driving off/away from the racetrack) is both implemented and unable to be turned off. The more winding turns stepper slopes and cramped space in the original version were flattened and more spread out, which for a game like Tour, where raking up points is more important, makes sense but much less so for 8DX. Wii Rainbow Road is very well known for its difficulty which is brought up by its steep slopes and winding turns, and I personally don’t see it not getting a similar treatment that 3DS Rainbow Road got. I could very well be wrong, as Wii Mushroom Gorge’s layout was changed to better match the original’s rather than flat out keeping Tour’s, but I don’t have high hopes.
@@anankos795 It’ll be all about precedence. We’ll see if they’ll change the layouts for the upcoming tracks when porting from Tour to 8DX (such as Mushroom Gorge, Rainbow Road and Snow Land). But for know, I am hopeful they won’t concede too much for Wii Rainbow Road, as 3DS Rainbow Road had the wavy road still intact, plus halfpipes as well.
The ultimate rainbow road, the visuals, the music, the track design...everything is so above heaven....metaphorically and literally at the same time :D
MK8DX has these other changes:
-Generally, the track is overall flatter
>>The curved road with boost panels leading to the moon and the steep incline near the finish line are obvious examples
-The road after the 1st checkpoint but before the first gliding ramp has its turn less tight compared to the original
-The roads with boost ramps that lead towards a spiraling road around Jupiter are less staggered and are more aligned compared to the original.
-The said spiraling road are more inclined compared to the original.
What a great video! I love how in depth it is. I have yet to play this level as I've been too busy working but I can't wait to do so because it's so incredibly beautiful! 😍 And imagine if the Mario Kart 7 Rainbow Road remastered is this beautiful, what will the Mario Kart Wii one look like? 😮That's my favorite Rainbow Road and I really hope it's in one of the future waves.
In the 3DS version 7:50, there's a spiky sun at the end of the tunnel.
In the MK8D version 7:30, the sun is not visible when exiting the tunnel, and is now seen from the moon section with a much smoother shape.
that's another detail 3DS RR fans will prefer over the MK8DX remake (I don't dislike it, it's still much better than most DLC tracks honestly), seeing the bright sun at the end of the tunnel really gives a lot of emotion, while positioning the sun like in MK8DX makes it easy to ignore it
@@wumelaex387 And I'm on that 3ds camp and prefer the multicolored spiky design, combined with size and what you said it gives it lot more emotion
Yeah it's the music doesn't really fit the final sections anymore. And they got rid of ALL the shortcuts!
@@wumelaex387 that last section of the track is just perfection. The music is swelling, hitting the climax. You're going up hill for that final push. The sun in the distance. The combination of all those hits you in the emotions.
It's honestly my favourite section of any Mario Kart course for those reasons.
@@Rissole same that final section alone is better then the entire remake combine
The road design in motion looks great.
Mario Kart 7 Rainbow Road is more fun. The glider physics and shortcuts were all just great. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's version is visually stunning, but feels plain without all the cool things you could do in the original. Remember the hidden item boxes you can swoop down and get under the Saturn Ring? That was so dope!
With the booster course pack mk8 is starting to feel like the smash ultimate of mario kart
I'm disappointed that it's not in _Super Smash Bros. Ultimate._ Because it's on _Super Smash Bros. 3DS._
Probably the best rainbow road track ever made. Certainly better than the one in the base Mario Kart 8 game.
In my opinion the sounds on the speed pads in front of the tunnel could be kept, when I first heard it as a kid it gave me power and the old version of the song is just better, I think it's because the nostalgia...
I think the new version made some great additions, but the starting line, gate, and tunnel are better on 3DS. Now we need a third version in MK9 that combines the best elements of the two
Fanmade players can do that...
exactly
Kinda weird that they already decided to release this track, since I feel like this would've made a much cooler final track for the Spiny circuit, but oh well. I'm still happy they brought it back, though. Personally, I like the updates on the skybox since I feel those colors pop better, and I like that they replaced those moons with Neptune and Jupiter. Otherwise, though, I like the 3DS version better, because I feel the colors of the track pop more and the music is just more exuberant.
With those accelerating sound effects on the boosts in the 3DS version, anybody else getting PMTTYD vibes?
They’ll probably release under Rainbow Road course for the Spiny Cup, perhaps the Wii version?
@@ShadowLinkxMaster Well datamines have shown that a Wii course is planned to be the final course of the BCP so it more than likely is Wii RR
@@TeknoThom what if its luigi circuit 💀💀
@@masonmurphy5402 don't give nintendo ideas
Mario Kart 8 is actually a WII U game, deluxe is Switch port from Wii U, and the DLC courses were actually planned for WII U before. That's why in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Course Pack DLC feels like WII U vibes in everything. All of them were made to sync and match with Wii U's engine capacity.
The 3DS version is much better! It kinda makes me mad how bad they made the Switch version because of how much I adore this track! It looks uglier, they removed short shortcuts, and they didn’t modernize it at all with antigravity or anything creative!
there was anti gravity on the moon section
Rainbow Roads give me the best kind of epilepsy 🌈 💫
*Taste the RAINBOW!*
Glad this one returned. One of the best Rainbow Roads. I hope the Double Dash one comes back too.
That finish line almost looks untextured on the MK8D.
I noticed that it’s like that for basically all of the booster course tracks, as well as the starting box things being plain like the starting line. It would be nice if it updated
I love that we now have this awesome track in MK8D, and it's still my favorite iteration of the Rainbow Road, but some of the changes are a real bummer imo.
The original's music is much better to me, to the point I wish we could choose between both - something that we essentially have almost everywhere in Smash, but Mario Kart still lacks a lot in customization overall.
Also why would they remove that great sound effect on conveyor belts?
It added to the general feel and to the variety of the track in termes of colors, elements, sounds and such!
It usually played during the 3rd lap jingle too so it was even more noticeable :(
To me, this represents why the course pass tracks being more quickly made isn't necessarily a bad thing. The team making Mario Kart is very talented, and when you take talented people and make them work under limitations, it forces them to be creative. Lots of the changes in this track are to avoid having to make/remake high-quality hand-drawn textures. Does it make it come out different than it would have if they had infinite time to throw at the problem? Yes, of course, but it also allows them to create new meaning that enhances the track. The best example: To recreate the cratered "celestial objects", they would've had to make models and textures of a higher quality to match the look and feel of MK8D. Instead of doing that, they went with something that's cheaper, cleverer, and more meaningful: They grabbed already-existing spherical textures for the planets of the solar system (which might've been free, public domain stuff from NASA, or might've been premium materials they licensed with cash), and used plain textured spheres as a replacement. Now we're flying around OUR solar system, instead of just being somewhere in space! And the final proof for me is that they ADDED the Earth where there was no object before. That shows they were conscious of the meaning they created, and were willing to spend resources on polish that didn't improve gameplay or make the remake more faithful, but instead committed to the artistic beauty and meaning of this new thing they made.
Not to downplay any of this, but you may be interested in knowing that all of these changes were made in the Tour version lol
@@scamuel1896 People like to forget about Tour lol it's expected
I remember the first remake of 3DS Rainbow Road in Mario Kart Wii back in 2014 (before the 3DS was hacked and porting tracks from MK7 was possible so MK7 tracks had to be remade from scratch) did the same thing with the moons and replaced them with planets
I've played these two games and just watching this vid gives me 2017 and 2014 vibes
Well, this is much better than just moving the MKT rainbow road here, I really like the new rainbow road texture personally, but some details like the star rings at the beginning and the tunnel definitely could use more work (they are still very MKT, in fact they are the same one from them)
The music is not bad but I think the original music has so much more emotions, and a lot of details like the sun at the end of the tunnel are missing, the sun is now neglitable
So I still prefer the original MK7 rainbow road, and I feel the part it's worse to the MK8DX one (like the rainbow road texture) is only owing to 3DS's engine, and it was made up by how the original rainbow has clear star decors on it. This track is still better than many MKT maps in the booster pass, but I really wished that this map had undergone very detailed redesigns like N64 rainbow road (which is still my personal fav because everything about it is so detailed and gorgeous). Then it would easily be the best rainbow road. But maybe that won't happen because booster pass is just meant to reserve some of the nostalgic maps and sell them for money, it wasn't totally bad, but still no match to the base game rainbow roads, if only it was in base game and was made with as much efforts as other base game maps
hell just the sun design, colors, and size was bettwe
MK8D track is devoid of soul
Rainbow Road Wii is the last one I hope they add. That one is so fun to mess with people- err race on
Apparently it is
the original is so much more colorful and, weirdly enough, I like the way space looks more in it. the remake isn't bad but the original is just so much better to me, also the remake makes some parts more flat
There's just something off about this version of rainbow road. The original on the 3DS is still and will be never unbeaten. The 8 deluxe version just isn't the same, the graphics are fine it's the music and the cool eliments OG 3ds had
its the emotion thats missing nowhere as prominent
Anyone noticed that the mushroom trampoline doesn’t make that magical sound in MK8D? Changes don’t bother me but I felt like sound effected should’ve stayed
So apparently the hidden boxes under the Saturn Ring in 7 was overlooked in this video. I thought most people knew about it.
How do you get to them?
@@maxonite Under the gaps of the Saturn Ring like I've just mentioned
@@maxonite You need to use the glider btw
@@Danny328DT The "Final Section (Moon)" theme was also overlooked in the video as well _(Mario Kart 7_ has this version, but _Mario Kart 8 Deluxe_ doesn't)
3ds all the way. First mario kart i have ever played and first video game aswell
i love the sunshine at the very last turn in the mk7 version
I feel like besides the Road, MK8 version could use more lights and vibrant colors, it looks very empty on parts, like the moon
In MK8 they removed the purple bright blinding light at the end of the track :c at 5:55
aka the star/sun but they didn't remove it just changed its placement, which I hated it was my favorite part and best sun in MK was in 7
Thanks for this content I think you need to start doing content about 3ds
Gotta love that he chose luigi for the driver only because of the channel's name (and also because luigi is superior, of course)
I wish the "full course comparison" didn't include zoom ins on one side, hiding the other. That kind of defeats the point of a comparison in my eyes.
Otherwise, good video! Kind of interesting, the little changes they made; some for better, others for worse.
People on the comment section be like: THEY RUINED RAINBOW ROAD, THEY MASSACRED MY LITTLE BOY
"refuse to elaborate even tho it has many new details and cool things
I think overall the 3DS one is still better in many ways, like how the star arches and the road textures are done in the best way the system can handle (MK8DX's engine can easily make this track even better to be more gorgeous than N64 rainbow road, the starting gate, star arches and the tunnel clearly could use more work), but I think replacing the generic planets with solar system planets and the neon rainbow itself is already very good
It's much better than just using the MKT map like some other booster pack maps
I find the moon looks better on the battle map than here on this course in Mk8D
There's far more attention to detail on the 3DS. The skybox looks better, the tiles have colour, the boost conveyers look better. New version looks over saturated, devoid of colour and has just lost its soul.
there are a few things i didn't like about the remaster. First off, the music. The old one felt somewhat melancholic while the new one tries to be all techno lol, when you land on the moon it doesnt feels nearly as "sad" as in the original.
Removing all the shortcuts.
Some areas straight up looking worse than the original like the tunnel.
Despite the graphics upgrade in MK8 it has a better design and color balance in 3DS
Makes me want to play some MK7.
Same...🙂
I have the cartridge of MK7 with my 3DS. Didn't play this series until MK8DX and I played backwards, and I actually recommend you to play it too. It might not be as good as MKWii but still worth playing
good editing. thank you for the comparison video.
I don’t know. The mk8d graphics look of course way better but I find the mk7 version superior. The new one looks a bit soulless and randomly placed in a skybox while the old version feels more connected. The planets/stars for example are closer to the actual road. Also the lighting is a bit off with for example the big moon in the background with the chain chomps on it. Mk8d feels like they made the rainbow track itself (which looks amazing) and then thrown random planet and star gate assets they downloaded from a g mod server in in there to kind of represent the original.
This looks far from soulless lol
soulless is the wrong word, it is far from soulless, it even adds more hidden details than the original had, and gives it a much nicer look. however the original is still amazing and the mk8d version does have its issues.
I think that could be owed to how a lot of details like the star rings at the beginning, or the tunnel still look very unpolished. I also like the new rainbow road but the old one is doing their best in every detail, whereas in the MK8DX version, there are quite a few things you don't need to be a nostalgic fan to find to be wrong
Holy nostalgia
just stfu. why can't people just admitted that this mk8d track is superior to its previous version. Stop looking through the rose tinted glass. while 3ds has some more cool features like the tunnel, sun, starting line, still the current version is just better. All other reasons to prove 3ds is better than switch are utterly bullcrap even if it's your opinion
The toads floating near the spaceships probably are the same from the online menu
We’re obviously not going to pick out annoying things with 3DS rainbow road. Coconut Mall is OK because it’s so iconic so I think that’s writing than me the cars movie so I don’t think we should expect anything..
Mario Kart 8's own Rainbow Road is said to be somewhere near earth
The tunnel looks really bad in MK8D, not sure what they were thinking there. Everything else looks great.
Nintendo got copyright striked for using those planets. They look way to much like ours, in our solar system
mk8dx's road texture is putting in overtime gah damn
I think it would have been cool if a little moon colony was set up, much like how Yoshi Circuit's start line was empty in GCN but is a town in MK8
If I die before being able to accomplish anything more than being good at Mario Kart, this is what the road to heaven will look like.
This remake honestly might be the best track in the series O.o
They made the track too wide and the turns are not as tight. I like the old version more.
The track needs to be wide to fit 12 players. The size it is in MK7 would be too small for 12 racers, yet it’s perfect for 8 racers which is the amount of racers in MK7.
and cause of 200 CC@@TeknoThom
I say it's a tie because I like booth versions
Saturn looks magnificent in both versions
the best rainbow road but I'm sad they have removed the shortcuts
In tour the first planet was Uranus and not Neptune... not sure why they didn't leave it as Uranus and replace that circular generic asteroid near the end by Neptune instead.
Some of the galaxies in the background of the remake are of the Andromeda galaxy.
The spaceship is the one from Olimar in Pikmin! Same universe confirmed. xD
Its the same model? Or modifided? 🤔
Bottom of the comment section be like: THEY BUTCHERED THE TRACK THE WHOLE GAME IS RUINED
me: nostolgia always ruins the awsome remasters
This is so much better than the lazy (MK8D) special cup rainbow road change my mind
My only gripe is the tunnel. It feels greatly simplified and it feels kinda slower in the remake which is kinda disappointing.
The chomp ball gets yeeted
Why end off with a Luigi death stare? Anyways, this video is cool.
Are the color spirals in the tunnel backwards in MK8? The spin looks so weird
MK7's Rainbow Road is a strong contender for GOAT Rainbow Road
I honestly don’t think it’s a competition. But if it was, Wii rainbow road would be a close second
this third dlc wave is crazy
Dang is been 5 years with out my game card of Mario kart 7 3ds I remember to be a little more smooth the graphics i miss paying Mario kart 7
There's also question blocks under saturn.
my only question for nintendo is,why all the audience is bigger than the racer, the size comparation is weird
So you can see them in the distance, only really noticeable when you stop in front of them that they are huge
MK7 Rainbow Road on MK8DX DLC?
I thought only one, was enough...🤔
Good differences anyways, i see the shortcut been removed on the last kreg.
They have 4 rainbow roads in deluxe
One small step for shroom one big step for shroom kind
also if I'm right the remake tunnel now has echo in it
The last turn at the end MIGHT be possible on 200cc.
2:40 beautiful
The track in the 8 version is absolutely gorgeous. That's the kind of graphics I expect from Mario Kart 9.
9 is Tour
no its not@@yang6642
@@yang6642 Nope. _Mario Kart Tour_ is just a spinoff mobile game. Courses are available for a limited time (which is why we have them port to _Mario Kart 8 Deluxe),_ it has no anti-gravity mechanics, and it has a *Lucky 7* item (like _Mario Kart 7)_ instead of number 9. And if _Tour_ was _truly_ 9, then _Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit_ would be 10 by that logic.
@@GalaxyZeakwon Nintendo themselves include it among the rest of the main series. Get over it.
@@yang6642 Already over _Tour_ long ago. We all know that game isn't gonna last long, bud.
MK8’s rendition is far better. Not just for all the details, but the cooler music (especially on the final lap) gives it a better feel.
techno shit ruinsa the tone
no no and no there is nothing better the original is still much better
I never played MK7, so I have no nostalgia for this version of Rainbow Road.
But getting rid of the star checker pattern on both the main road and the rotating tunnel removes a lot of its charm. The flowing stardust texture it uses now is a little lackluster in comparison. The starting line truss is also a downgrade compared to the original.
Overall, the MK8 version feels like for every improvement they made, they did something to detract from it.
I'm personally fine with the neon transparent rainbow but there are indeed a lot of things they could do better. The starting line, the rainbow archs, and the texture of the tunnels (which really hurts) definitely could use more work. these still look like they are directly from MKT
the music is... not bad, but it feels off too comparing to the original song in feelings
@@wumelaex387 I'm fine with the neon transparent rainbow, but I would have liked the checkboard style to be incorporated into it too.
Having played many of the new courses, I wouldn't say they're exactly like MKT, mainly because the lighting and saturation are a bit nicer in 8. They can do a bit better since the Switch is more specific hardware to tune for, while mobile devices have to be more generalized.
@@OtakuUnitedStudio definitely
im surprised they did not put all the planets in or near the track.
You also forgot to mention that the swirl pattern in the tunnel is reversed.
Man I am so glad they bought this stage back. Mk7 wasn't the greatest but this is the best rainbow road by far
This is the best Mario kart.
The original is better, there was many different shortcuts on the og, in the new version, there is one and it's slower. Plus the original song is far superior.
思い出だけにとらわれた人が無駄に8デラックスを酷評してる
Only things I wish the mk8 version had are more vibrant colors and more dept. It feels so flat 💀
The course being flattened has ruined shortcuts, too. That's what happens when they port from _Tour._
Love the new redesign although a bit lame in colors unlike MK7 which is still the superior version of the track. Also there is no sun at the final section which is a shame tbh.
5:00 I hate the Mario kart 8 deluxe version they could have added sounds
I thought I had heard the conveyors! It was all in my head?
While maybe 1 or 2 changes were better on MK7, this overall looks so much better than the original
no no this race is ugly the original and so much more beautiful
I actually prefer 3ds than the DLC
6:15 That is partially a shortcut.
The road is cool but i generally hate the dlc courses art direction
This one specifically, has very simple lighting for the map models, combined with low res textures and high res sky and road. It looks so outdated
slight unpopular opinion: I perfer the original course and music in the original than the remake