Conquer all Mario Kart World Grand Prix cups Forget about the gold trophies or any blistering lap times. To unlock the Rainbow Road is hinged completely on one’s participation.

A lot of Mario Kart 8 players don't care for Excitebike Arena at all. I am not one of them. In fact, I'm something of an apologist for the track. Yes, I get that it's essentially a big oval.

Mario Kart World’s Rainbow Road is the closest a track in a racing game has gotten to making me emotional. It’s such a rich and vibrant celebration of this franchise and its evolution over the ...

Right now, Technical’s Mario Kart World Rainbow Road record clocks in at 3:59.987, which is just a hair under 4 minutes.

If you want to unlock Rainbow Road in Mario Kart World, you’ll need to play through all seven cups first. We explain how to unlock the track in our guide.

Mario Kart 8 has been with us, in some form or another, for over a decade, believe it or not. In that time the track count went from 32 to 48, before ballooning to 96 with the Booster Course Pass DLC.