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.
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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?
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
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.
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
@@RealDasaFG even in mario kart 8, the remake of the track is still challenging (relative to everything else in the game). but yeah, smk's engine does also increase the difficulty
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.
I got my first computer at the age of around 9, it was a raspberry pi and i loved emulating on it, i have fond memories of playing this and many other great games and is very nostalgic
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.
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!
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.
as a kid this track made me diszy as fuck but very happy at the same time i felt like it was a dream when i played this now it kinda is just a dream of a game i played a small child a long long time ago
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.
![Mario Kart 64 - Wario Stadium [N64]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/UK_smS1vltY/mqdefault.jpg)
![Mario Kart 64 - Rainbow Road [16/16]](/img/1.gif)
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.
❤❤❤ wishing you the best in life ❤❤❤
R.I.P
Your mother had a very good taste in mariokart characters.
R.I.P... :(
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
@@jc20009 thank you so much!
1:06 The banana noise went with the music lol
Ironic, considering the uploader is deaf.
@@theguywhoruinsthejoke9027
Good catch 😂
@theguywhoruinsthejoke9027 That's just his pfp. He probably isn't actually deaf.
the most memorable track in Mario Kart history
The Best Apple Fruit Because it took over 5 minutes to play through the course just once
Well, that and Wario Stadium on this game for me.
Agreed
Yep
longest fruit roll up
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!
I looked at your comment 'n thought "The heck is he talking about"?
...Then 3:04 came around. 😂
@@Mr_Rathalosomg fr
1:24
*Man just sent Yoshi to the second page of google.*
💀
1:07 THE BANANA THROWS SYNC WITH THE MUSIC :O
I KNOW THAT WAS 10/10
This game brings us not only nostalgia, but a time when 2D was “reinvented” for 3D
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
@@enlargedquack"Better than every Mario Kart before it?" But... but this was the SECOND one.
@@ninjastronautguymagenta So my statement is still not technically untrue lol
@@enlargedquack Yeah lol
@@enlargedquack "Goofy" music? This soundtrack is a video game classic
The most memorable voice track in the history of Mario Kart. I wish they had kept that throughout the entire series.
best toad voice
No, some voices sound really weird!
@@93ImagineBreakerNo, Toad voice is terrible!
@@maryafantalia4357 No it sounds way better not scratchy/raspy and feminine
@@93ImagineBreaker No, it's cuter and not screaming and crybaby!
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.
imagine playing it as a kid, in 1996 ... literally blew our minds
I played the game recently, I adore everything about this track except actually playing on it
You can do that with drones now!
@@kdpowers ?
@@thetreyceratops drone light shows
This old version of the track is still sick as fuck
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
Always loved the neon/star lights making the characters and items in the background as you race. Amazing track.
When you shot Yoshi with the Koopa shell, that angle he launched to made me almost certain he'd fall right off the track!
This one of the best Rainbow Road and general track songs in Mario Kart history!
If not *The* best
XDDDDDD
@@Iveraxi The man that only play the MK newest...
@@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.
its not good imo, its just mostly too long and boring, worst rainbow road for me
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.
Time trials is the best in this game
Nintendo: "How many star railings do you want in this track?"
Developer: "Yes."
This brought a tear to my eye, thanks for uploading.
Dang. Toad was just like, "aight, imma head out"
That guitar solo was easily what made this tracks song legendary
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.
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
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.
Thanks for uploading this, the neon lights and music gave me a much needed dose of childhood nostalgia.
Man did this bring back memories 😢 I miss it
Nostalgia at its finest... I got this when it first came out, must of been 11 or 12, good times, memories are so bittersweet...
Very tense finish right at the death!
Anto RetroGamer LOL and again, poor Yoshi!
5:34 bingo hoo HOO
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?
this N64 has no fireworks
but that's Nintendo for yo can make you feel nostalgic even if you never played it as a kid.
maybe you are the reincarnation of a child that died and liked to play Mario Kart at the 90's.
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
@@JakkoWarner The funny thing is that Super Mario 64 has never been a part of my childhood at any stage.
Best tune in rainbow road ever. So elic
3 woof woof monsters go around the course in the opposite direction.
They are called chain chomps.
@@casablancahunter1606 and they look like PAC-MAN
Este nivel no era la prueba final, era un regalo, una recompensa por haber pasado todo el juego y llegar hasta ahí.
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.
5:33 Luigi with the dagger! And Yoshi with the failed last ditch effort for first.
3:36 that part was sick!!
4:39 Luigi used a green shell on himself
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
I got my 7 year old nephew to play Mario Kart 64 on the NSO, and he loved it, this track is his favorite
I love this track and the music in the background. It’s just so beautiful.
No matter how old I get or how much time passes, this'll always be the best Rainbow Road music ever.
I remember falling off the road when there was no wall
Rainbow 🌈 road was super easy back than now it’s one of the hardest tracks ever 😆
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
@@RealDasaFG even in mario kart 8, the remake of the track is still challenging (relative to everything else in the game). but yeah, smk's engine does also increase the difficulty
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.
It’s one of those moments where you wish you could go back.
I spent my middle / high school summers playing this with my brothers, before cars, girls & going out got in the way. Man I miss those days.
😂 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.
Thats not cheating if u dont get picked up by lakitu, and the shortcut is pretty easy to do
Amazing track, ty for the upload
Bro toad was not playing around 💀
I got my first computer at the age of around 9, it was a raspberry pi and i loved emulating on it, i have fond memories of playing this and many other great games and is very nostalgic
The shortest track in MK history
Yep! Meanwhile Baby Park from Double Dash is easily the longest!
stop your not funny
@@Godzilla-jr5gi no asked for you to disrupt us kid
Someone needs to make a roller coaster based on this track.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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.
4:37 😂😂😂
😢😢😢😢😢 nostalgia mann it’s hitting me so hard. Best Mario Kart ever !
This makes me cry
just watched this with my 7th period wind ensemble. LOVE THIS!! great work 😂😂❤❤🎉🎉
😮😮😮🦄SLAY!
I remember this track having no rails wtf! Mario Kart 64 was the only one I've played!
Totally had no rails! It was so difficult because you would fall off all the time.
@@forestj6052 snes RR?
@@forestj6052 It had rails...
@@markusmitteregger8484 we're just having an interdementional conversation where timelines converge. Nothing to see here...
@@93ImagineBreaker N64
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...
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!
tossing the green shell into yourself if the most nostalgic part about this video
Ive really like n enjoy this fun n colorful track is my childhood!
N64: to long
U: to short
I like there faces popping up in the dark sky ✨️
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.
4:37 nice shot
Rest in piece yoshi
3:06 luigi calm down!
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
The minimap of the Rainbow Road in the Nintendo 64 is like the Mercator projection of the Switch’s
4:38 lol
This was my first rainbow road, i will always remember it.
My favorite level is the rainbow road and I like the music
So after the race started, I graduated college, learned 3 foreign languages, colonized Mars, and then the race ended
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.
My favorite rainbow road and rainbow road music. I love the new years theme with the train and all the fireworks in 8 deluxe ❤❤❤❤
3:46 Final Lap
Truly such divine art.
This is my childhood game
I remember seeing DK and thinking he had an earring lol, and also i thought that Yoshi was like an old Yoshi
Childhood memories and nostalgia ❤
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!
Wow I forgot how long this track was
I love this stage but I hate the game's steering control.
Mastema Ever played Double Dash?
MK DS, 8 deluxe, Double Dash and 64 are the big four of Mario karts.
@@Trout636 what about wii
@@gabess replace 64 with wii now that I think about it.
I usually felt like almost crying when playing this rainbow, i never knew why
0:41 yo did Bowser take the shortcut?!
Hold on…
I love this course so much!
I remeber playing this game in an emulator when i was a kid. I never discovered you could drift.
Ahhh. The memories. I still have my console. 🎮
This was so easy on switch and I loved it!!!
Victor delgado y jose antonio macias corriendo en la senda arcoiris
I’m 12 years old again. Damn Time Machine ass Mario kart😆
The road that broke more friendships than Monopoly's Boardwalk 😂😂😂
Mario's rubber-banding and Toad's position on the first two laps was complete BS. Still brings back a lot of memories playing this.
mannn the feels! classic!
I don't remember there being a golden mushroom this early in the series.
Ya know what, I was like 10 or so years old. Probably too dumb to notice.
At the start I was dreaming and the countdown started -> me, got a shock/reflex to grap the controller wtf xD
as a kid this track made me diszy as fuck but very happy at the same time i felt like it was a dream when i played this now it kinda is just a dream of a game i played a small child a long long time ago
Damn the soundtrack is pure fire 🔥
This soundtrack sukks. Rainbow Road on Super Mario Kart was the best.
My childhood right here!
The best MK song ever
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.
R.I.P Mario 3:23