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Captain Rainbow
Developer(s)	skip Ltd.
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Designer(s)	Kenichi Nishi (scenario)
Composer(s)	Hirofumi Taniguchi
Platform(s)	Wii
Release date(s)	JP August 28, 2008
Genre(s)	Action-adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player
Rating(s)	CERO: B
Media	Nintendo optical disc
Input methods	Wii Remote and Nunchuk

Captain Rainbow (¥­¥ã¥×¥Æ¥ó¡ï¥ì¥¤¥ó¥Ü©`, Kyaputen Reinb¨­^?) is a video game for the Wii, made by skip Ltd., the creator of the Chibi-Robo! series and GiFTPiA.

The main character "Nick" is able to transform into "Captain¡ïRainbow" a tokusatsu-styled superhero wielding a yo-yo, with a wish to restore his lost popularity. To restore his popularity, Nick ventures to Mimin Island; an island where wishes are said to come true, he'll meet a vast array of past minor Nintendo characters with their own dreams and wishes on his journey. The game features a stylized cartoon look similar to Skip's other games.

Gameplay

The gameplay of Captain¡ïRainbow can be divided in two parts; the adventure part and the action part.

The adventure part of Captain¡ïRainbow is set on enjoying the Island Life together with the other islanders. Nick can go fishing, bug catching and help the other Islanders with their requests. Most of the requests can lead to various mini-games, such as boxing, volleyball, fishing and golf. Helping islanders can get you special crystals, shaped like little stars, known as: "Kirarin" (¡±Sparklies¡±).

The action part is based around those crystals. Each time, if 20 Kirarin are collected, a star will fall from the sky. The star can be carried to an altar at the top of the Island where it will grant a wish. While carrying the star to the altar Nick is challenged by a mysterious Shadow who for unknown reasons wants the star for himself. If Nick succeeds in bringing the star to the altar there will be two choices left for him. He can either grant his own wish to become a popular hero again or grant the wish of one of the islanders and go back to finding other Kirarin.

Characters

• Nick - Coming from "The Land of the Free": Mameruka (possibly a pun on America), Nick's alter-ego is Captain¡ïRainbow. Although not as popular as he used to be, Nick came to Mimin Island with the dream of restoring his popularity.
• Mimin - Little bunny-like creatures with yellow ears. The original inhabitants of Mimin Island. They seem to have a connection with the Island's ability to grant wishes. They can be seen forming a bridge so that Nick can reach the shrine at the top of the island.
• Shadow - After Nick obtains a star, this figure appears to steal the star away from him. Nick can try to knock him out with his Yo-Yo while in his Captain¡ïRainbow form, but can also try to defeat him in a duel when the Shadow hits him in the back. A group of four Shadows can be seen dancing around a stolen star, slowly dancing its life-force away.
• Birdo (Catherine) - From Super Mario Bros. 2, Birdo's reason to come to Mimin Island is to become popular with all the boys, but is arrested by Mappo after walking in the women's restroom, uncertain of Birdo's gender. Birdo claims that Nick is his/her boyfriend after Nick "proves" he is "female" and releases him/her from prison. Birdo lives in the "Cute House" on a separated part of the Island. The interior consists of mostly pink colored furniture, ribbons, and eggs.
• Mappo - The robot jailer from GiFTPiA, it came to Mimin Island to become a plainclothes officer, instead of a Koban officer. Mappo lives together with Tao in a strange guardstation with monitors resembling Mappo and a doghouse for Tao. It holds no furniture as neither of them have need for it. Birdo's cell is located here.
• Tao - The dog from Moon: Remix RPG Adventure, Chibi-Robo! and GiFTPiA. His dream is to do nothing but eat.
• Drake Redcrest (Gitchoman) - The action figure from Chibi-Robo!. He can be found on the beach, near the Famicom Wars Soldier's volleyball net.
• Little Mac - From the NES Punch-Out!! games. Mac's wish is to become a world champion once again. It is shown that, depending on how Nick helps Mac with his training, he can become either massive or incredibly thin. He lives in his boxing ring near Birdo's house.
• Hikari - From Shin Onigashima. She is shown to be intimate with Nick, as they can be seen sitting together at the beach at night. She lives in a house shaped like a Japanese shrine. Next to her house is a pond with a waterfall. Her design has changed slightly so she looks as if she is much older than she was in Shin Onigashima.
• Takamaru - From Nazo no Murasamej¨­. His wish has something to do with the fact that he can't control his excitement when thinking of women, which leads to extreme nosebleeds. He lives in a Dojo so run down, that pieces of wall and roof are missing.
• Ossan - From Famicom Golf, he is portrayed as an old man. His house is fairly normal, besides the fact that it has a giant golf tee with a giant golfball on it next to it.
• Lip - From Panel de Pon (which was remade into Tetris Attack for US and PAL regions). Her dream is to become a great magician. She lives in a Mushroom shaped house which has a Piranha Plant from Super Mario Bros in its garden. Her choice of interior consists of flower shaped furniture with eyes and crayon drawings of herself on rainbows.
• Tracy - From The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. Above her throne she has a portrait of Mario and Link next to an empty portrait. Her wish is to enslave all the men in the world. She lives in a Grand Mansion in the center of the Island where she usually sits on her throne. At night, she can be found in front of her mirror, powdering her face or taking a bath behind a revealing showercurtain.
• Famicom Wars Soldiers - From Famicom Wars. For some reason, their wish is to become good at volleyball. They train their volleyball skills during the day, search for shellfish when the tide is low and sit around the campfire at night. They live in a camp near the beach with a watchtower. Army binoculars can be seen together with a picture of Tracy in the watchtower.
• Devil - From Devil World. His wish is to become the number one villain in the underworld. He lives in a house shaped like a skull with bat wings on a far side of the island where hardly any plants grow. His house is decorated with mostly skull themed furniture.

Reception

Famitsu Magazine awarded Captain Rainbow a 31 out of 40. The game only sold a scant 6,361 copies during its first week of release, the lowest first week sales for a Nintendo game on the Wii.