Editing 3DS Neo Bowser City

|title=Neo Bowser City<br><small>Koopa City</small>

|image=[[File:NeoBowserCity.png|300px]]

|ghost={{ghost|7|Ret★Chuck|2:11.032|[[File:MetalMarioIcon-MK7.png|32px|link=Metal Mario]][[File:MK7MetalStandardKart.png|32px|link=Standard Kart]][[File:MK7 Standard.png|32px|link=Standard (tire)|Standard tires]][[File:MK7MetalMarioSuperGlider.png|32px|link=Super Glider]]}}{{ghost|7 <small>Expert</small>|Ret★Matt|1:58.996|[[File:MetalMarioIcon-MK7.png|32px|link=Metal Mario]][[File:MK7 Blue Seven.png|32px|link=Blue Seven]][[File:MK7 Monster.png|32px|link=Monster (tire)|Monster]][[File:MK7 Paraglider.png|32px|link=Parafoil]]}}{{ghost|8|Nin★Guile|2:09.513|[[File:MK8 Dry Bowser Icon.png|32px|link=Dry Bowser]][[File:MK8BoneRattler.png|32px|link=Bone Rattler]][[File:MetalTiresMK8.png|32px|link=Metal]][[File:MK8ThumbDryBowserSG.png|32px|link=Super Glider]]}}{{ghost|8DX <small>150cc</small>|Nin★Rui|2:13.138|[[File:MK8 Dry Bowser Icon.png|32px|link=Dry Bowser]][[File:MK8BoneRattler.png|32px|link=Bone Rattler]][[File:MetalTiresMK8.png|32px|link=Metal]][[File:MK8ThumbDryBowserSG.png|32px|link=Super Glider]]}}{{ghost|8DX <small>200cc</small>|Nin★Massim|1:37.526|[[File:MK8 Bowser Icon.png|32px|link=Bowser]][[File:MK8BoneRattler.png|32px|link=Bone Rattler]][[File:StandardTiresMK8.png|32px|link=Standard (tire)]][[File:MK8ThumbBowserSG.png|32px|link=Super Glider]]}}

|online_play=No longer available ([[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]], [[Wii U]])<br>Available ([[Nintendo Switch|Switch]])

The track itself begins with an S-bend; however, players must steer back quickly to avoid hitting the wall. Just before the player enters the air vent area, it is possible to be pushed through the guardrails by a heavier opponent. After that, the race continues under a tower with air ducts. Then there are two soft turns and a red tunnel. After many turns, the player exits and reaches the winding part of the road, which consists of three hairpin turns. Then, there is a shorter tunnel that leads to a road curved to the left covered with puddles. At the end, there is a glide ramp back to the [[Finish Line (object)|finish line]].  

===Shortcuts===

[[File:MK8-DLC-Course-3DS NeoBowserCity.jpg|250px|thumb|{{classic|3DS|Neo Bowser City}} in ''Mario Kart 8'']]

Neo Bowser City makes its classic course debut in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' as a retro course in the second DLC pack [[Animal Crossing x Mario Kart 8|''Animal Crossing'' × ''Mario Kart 8'']] and as part of the base content of ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. It is the first race of the [[Bell Cup]], and as such is the only course in ''8'' and ''8 Deluxe'' that first appeared in ''7'' to be the opening course of any cup. The city background is more futuristic in design and features more distinctive architecture such as skyscrapers, glass tunnels, elevators, and more LED screens, instead of having mushroom hills in the far background. Some of the buildings are reused from [[Mute City]]. The blue sky is now black. The finish line banner has been redesigned, featuring hexagon patterns behind the ''Mario Kart'' logo in light blue, and on the two neon pillars (previously one) supporting the banner. The new Bowser insignia that is now used in this course is also modeled around a hexagon. It is now possible to hit the banner when gliding (causing the banner to spin), like in [[Mario Circuit (Mario Kart 8)|Mario Circuit]], {{classic-link|DS|Wario Stadium}}, {{classic-link|Tour|Tokyo Blur}}, and {{classic-link|3DS|Rock Rock Mountain}}.  

The blimp with a screen on it has been removed. Billboards now show an animated picture of the name of the course, along with Bowser in it, instead of displaying an ongoing video of the player's point of view, an animated ad, and a still picture of Bowser. The signs and animated picture display the text "Neo Bowser City," even outside of American versions, where the name of the course is different. A similar discrepancy occurs in {{classic-link|3DS|Music Park}} (called "Melody Motorway" in the British English version). The rails with scrolling neon arrows have been redesigned into neon rails with light arrows on top of them.  

The overall course layout follows the same path, but has received a few minor modifications. A trickable drop-off has been added at the entrance to the tunnel in place of a downhill slope. The three-quarter turn into the glider ramp at the end has been modified into an anti-gravity section, complete with spin boost pillars, while the water puddles have been removed. The beginning of the turn is also a rounded 90° turn instead of it being circular. The Koopa Clown Car air current found near the S-bend has been moved to behind the banner, instead of beside it. The music is also roughly the same, similar to {{classic-link|Wii|Mushroom Gorge}}, {{classic-link|Wii|Grumble Volcano}}, and {{classic-link|3DS|DK Jungle}}, though electric guitar and a new synth bassline have been added - the original bassline still plays in the background, but it is noticeably quieter due to the track receiving slight high-pass equalization. Bowser's minions - [[Koopa Paratroopa]]s, [[Dry Bones]], [[Hammer Bro]]s., [[Fire Bro]]s., and [[Boomerang Bro]]s. - are spectators in this course (for unknown reasons, Fire Bros. and Boomerang Bros. do not appear in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''). In addition, like in the rainy courses in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', rain drops flow down the screens of both the GamePad and the TV, just to add a minor effect.

[[File:MKT Neo Bowser City Scene.jpg|thumb|right|The course in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]

Neo Bowser City reappears in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', starting with the [[Tokyo Tour]]. Appearance-wise, it features elements taken from both its ''Mario Kart 7'' and ''Mario Kart 8'' versions, though it contains more cues from the former due to its lack of anti-gravity. The city now has more gray and navy hues than blue, the screen near the starting line now shows four players racing, and the bridge is now a glass tunnel. Some buildings have been redesigned to resemble more traditional Bowser castles, while neon signs with the course name can be seen throughout the track. The rain is only present if the game is not in battery saver mode. In addition, some of the Bowser insignias have reverted back to their standard appearance, while others keep their ''Mario Kart 8'' appearances.  

 

The course also appears as '''Neo Bowser City R''' (reversed), '''Neo Bowser City T''' (with ramps), and '''Neo Bowser City R/T''' (reversed with ramps). The former two debuted alongside the regular variant in the Tokyo Tour, while the latter debuted in the [[New Year's Tour (2020)|2020 New Year's Tour]]. In the R and R/T variants, there are no gliding sections. In the T variant, the gliding section is optional.

Neo-BowserCity2MK7.png|[[Bowser]], racing on the 180° turns

MKT Icon NeoBowserCity3DS Bowser.png|The course icon

MKT Icon NeoBowserCityR3DS BowserJr.png|The course icon of the R variant

MKT Icon NeoBowserCityT3DS DryBowser.png|The course icon of the T variant

MKT Icon NeoBowserCityRT3DS Ludwig.png|The course icon of the R/T variant

|Fre=Koopapolis

|FreM=An aggregation of "Koopa" and "metropolis"

*On August 18, 2016, a tweet from @NintendoAmerica gave players a "pop quiz" to race around Neo Bowser City and post their best time with a photograph as proof.<ref>@NintendoAmerica (August 18, 2016). "''Pop quiz! Race through Neo Bowser City in #MK7 and we might share the best times! Prove it w/ a pic. #NintendoSummer''" ({{file link|Twitter NintendoSummer 2016 Pop Quiz MK7.jpg|image}}). Twitter.</ref>