Editing Bowser's Castle

{{about|Bowser's actual castle|other uses|[[Bowser's Castle (disambiguation)]]}}
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|image=[[File:MK8 Bowser's Castle.png|250px]]<br>Bowser's Castle in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''/''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
|greater_location=[[Dark Land]], [[Valley of Bowser]], [[Bowser's Kingdom]], [[World 8]], etc.
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|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1985|1985]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
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{{quote|Gee, it's only the best castle ever made! Take a look from a distance! Powerful and awe-inspiring design choices slap your face! It's like looking at me!|Bowser|Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story}}
'''Bowser's Castle''' (or simply '''Bowser Castle''') is a recurring location in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]. It is the domicile of the [[Koopa (species)|Koopa]] villain [[Bowser]] and the base of operations for [[Bowser's Minions|his army]]. The castle's name, design, and greater location vary from game to game, but the castle is usually a Western-themed castle and situated in a volcanic wasteland, and it is characteristically an important base from which Bowser formulates his plans and summons his minions to take over the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] and carry out the capture of [[Princess Peach]]. Bowser's Castle is usually the final area that [[Mario]] and his friends visit to defeat Bowser and rescue Peach and is usually guarded by Bowser's most powerful minions. The castle has been repurposed into different locations for spinoff appearances, including a go-kart course, a tennis court, a baseball stadium, etc., depending on the sport on which the game is based.
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros.'' / ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels''====
Bowser's Castle is the setting of [[World 8-4 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 8-4]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''. Prior to this, in [[World 8-3 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 8-3]], [[Mario]] battles [[Bowser's Minions|Bowser's forces]] outside of the castle. At the end of the castle, Mario defeats Bowser and saves [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]. Bowser's Castle similarly serves as the setting of [[World 8-4 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 8-4]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'', although within the sky in [[World 8-3 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 8-3]]. Bowser's Castle also appears in [[World D-3]] and [[World D-4|D-4]], on the ground. In both games' remakes in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'', Bowser's Castle differs from other [[castle]]s by having thunder and lightning flashes in the background.

====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
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{{main|World 8-Bowser's Castle (Super Mario Bros. 3)}}
[[World 8-Bowser's Castle (Super Mario Bros. 3)|Bowser's Castle]] is the final level of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. It appears at the end of [[Dark Land]] (also titled "Bowser's Castle" in later remakes). and is the only actual level to take place inside of a [[castle]]. It features a battle against Bowser at the end, and upon defeating him, the player character can rescue [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] afterward.

====''Super Mario World''====
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{{main|Back Door}}
[[File:SMW Bowserscastle.png|thumb|left]]
Bowser's Castle is located in the [[Valley of Bowser]] in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. The castle can be entered in two ways, and there are several methods to reaching the end of the level. There are two main corridors where Mario or Luigi will have to choose one of four possible doors. Bowser's Castle can also be reached from the [[Star Road (Super Mario World)|Star Road]], which leads to the front gate, bypassing the rest of the Valley of Bowser. Meanwhile, the back gate can be accessed after completing [[Valley Fortress]] and leads directly to [[Back Door]], skipping most of the level. The castle has a neon sign with Bowser's name spelled out. A silhouette of Bowser flying the [[Koopa Clown Car]] appears in the background during occasional thunderclaps and with eyes glowing in the darkness. In [[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2|the remake]], Bowser is absent entirely after completing the level.
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====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
{{Main|World 8-Bowser's Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)}}
[[File:Bowser Castle NSMB.png|frame|left]]
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', Bowser's Castle is found rising out of a lake of lava, appearing at the end of {{id|World 8|NSMB}}. The castle features [[Thwomp]]s, [[Dry Bones]], [[Lava Bubble|Podoboo]]s as common enemies. The ? Switches in the castle uniquely invert the floor and ceiling, including all objects except [[burner]]s. The second part of the castle features lots of lava, a Podoboo, and a [[Fire Bar]], and loops like {{id|World 4-4|SMB}} and {{id|World 7-4|SMB}} of ''Super Mario Bros.'' After accessing the boss door at the end, the player character has to battle both [[Bowser Jr.]] and [[Bowser]] to rescue [[Princess Peach]].

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
{{main|World 8-Bowser's Castle (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}
[[File:NSMBW Bowser's Castle World Map Screenshot.png|thumb|Bowser's Castle in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'']]
[[Bowser]] is fought again in his castle in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', at the end of [[World 8 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 8]]. The castle is not seen at first, due to a rock wall obscuring its location, but after Peach reunites with the player characters at the end of {{world link|8|airship|World 8-Airship (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}} briefly, she is taken by [[Kamek]] to Bowser's Castle, which is now revealed behind the rock wall. Bowser's laugh is heard as Kamek swoops down into the castle with the princess. The castle features three parts: the first is a side-scrolling area with lava, [[Lava Bubble]]s and [[Fire Bar]]s; the second is a vertical area with lava moving downward slowly, as well as  more Fire Bars and some [[Dry Bones]]; and lastly the lair where Bowser is fought. During the final battle, Kamek casts a spell to make Bowser grow massive, and Bowser chases the player characters through the castle.

In a cutscene after the final battle, when six of the Koopalings flip Bowser on his belly, the castle begins to collapse before crashing down on them.

====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
{{main|Breaking into Bowser's Castle}}
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', Bowser's Castle appears in the mission [[Breaking into Bowser's Castle]].

====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
{{main|World 8-Bowser: Part 1}}
{{main|World 8-Bowser: Part 2}}
[[File:BowserIcon SM3DW.png|frame|left]]
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Bowser has two castles in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', both located in [[World 8 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 8]]. The first castle is the World 8 Castle, which resembles earlier castles. Mario battles Bowser and defeats him by pressing the switch at the end of the bridge, causing Bowser to sink in the lava below. After Mario goes to Peach, only to find it is a cardboard cutout of her, Bowser shows up with the real Peach and leaves to his larger castle.

Much of the second Bowser's Castle is spent riding [[Spine Coaster|Bone Roller Coaster]]s. Mario uses two cannons to get on to Bowser's tower and enters a large red door to find Peach tied up to the flagpole. Just as Mario is about to rescue Peach, Bowser crashes down from above, causing the floor to collapse and the final battle to start. As Mario goes up the castle, he avoids fireballs, barrels, and spiked balls from Bowser until making it to the second bridge. When Mario presses the second switch, the bridge collapses and causes Bowser to fall. As Mario continues up the castle, Bowser suddenly returns and attacks by breathing rapid, large purple flames. When Mario reaches the final switch, after crossing the bridge, the bridge collapses, and Bowser falls into the lava below, finally defeated. Mario rescues Peach and they return to Peach's Castle.

After completing the Special Worlds, Bowser kidnaps Peach again and Mario must return to his castle to defeat him and save Peach once again.

====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
{{Main|World 6-Bowser's Castle}}
[[File:NSMB2-Bowser Castle Course Icon.png|frame|left]]
Bowser's Castle reappears in [[World 6 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 6]] of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. The castle resembles its appearance in ''New Super Mario Bros.'' but features two phases of a battle against Bowser at the end, like in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''.
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====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
{{Main|Peach's Castle (world)}}
Although Bowser's Castle itself does not appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', Bowser conquers Peach's at the start and begins to renovate it to better resemble his own castle, completing the process by the time Mario fights Bowser Jr. for the last time at the end of [[Meringue Clouds|World 7]]. After Bowser is defeated, Peach's Castle returns to normal.

====''Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
{{main|World Castle}} {{main|The Great Tower of Bowser Land}}
Bowser's Castle is featured in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' as the seventh world, titled [[World Castle]]. The castle appears float high above the [[Sprixie Kingdom]], the game's setting. A second castle appears in the last world, [[World Bowser]], and it is themed after an amusement park.

====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS''====
In ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', Bowser's Castle appears in the 10 Mario Challenges and the 100 Mario Challenges.

====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
{{main|Bowser's Kingdom}}
In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', Bowser's Castle was constructed specifically for Bowser's wedding with Peach,<ref>{{cite|author=Kanmuri, Yukari Tasai, Rachel Roberts, and Jenny Blenk, editors|date=November 5, 2019|title=''[[The Art of Super Mario Odyssey]]''|format=First English Edition|location=Milwaukie|publisher=[[Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse Books]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-1-50671-375-5|page=263}}</ref> and it is located in [[Bowser's Kingdom]]. Unlike most games, which give the castle a {{wp|Western world|Western}} design, this castle has a traditional Japanese design, with several walls and baileys, a traditional garden and tea house, and a central keep. Its moats are filled with [[Poison (obstacle)|poison]], not [[lava]].

====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
Bowser's Castle is displayed in the background of castle-themed ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' courses in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. In the version 3.0.0 update, it is also a world part for World Maker.

====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
[[File:SMBW CastleBowser Render.png|thumb|Castle Bowser in ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'']]
The location itself does not appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', though Bowser merges with his Koopa Clown Car and Prince Florian's castle using the the [[Wonder Flower]]'s power to make a mobile fortress titled [[Castle Bowser]]<ref>{{file link|SMBW Trading Cards.png|''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'' trading cards}}</ref> before taking over parts of the [[Flower Kingdom]].

===''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!''===
[[File:TheGreatMissionKingKoopasCastle.png|thumb|left|Bowser's castle as seen in ''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!'']]
In the anime movie ''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]'', Bowser turns [[Peach's Castle]] into his own after kidnapping [[Princess Peach]] and conquering the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. While under his control, the building is situated on a tall mountain and is furnished to Bowser's liking, among other things featuring catacombs filled with traps to stop [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]]. The castle is destroyed after Luigi accidentally floods it while mining for [[coin]]s; once Bowser is defeated, his spell on the Mushroom Kingdom is broken, restoring Peach's Castle to its original form.
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===DIC cartoons===
====''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''====
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', King Koopa owns a wide range of castles, ranging from fortresses, towers and even an ice palace; most often at the end of an episode, the featured castle of King Koopa would be destroyed and if not, would likely not be seen again. Unlike the games, the various castles seen in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' lack the abundance of traps that would normally appear in a castle owned by Bowser.

====''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''====
[[File:BowsersCastleSMB3Toon.jpg|thumb|Kastle Koopa as seen in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''.]]
''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' migrates away from the concept of King Koopa owning several castles and, instead, he only owns one castle, located in [[Dark Land]]. This castle is interchangeably referred to by the names "Kastle Koopa" and "Koopa Kastle". Kastle Koopa largely resembles its video game counterpart, with Bowser's image engraved on it, although it is blue in color and lacks the towers. Kastle Koopa also possesses a large hall filled with portraits, as well as bedrooms for the [[Koopalings]] and a laboratory most often used by [[Ludwig|Kooky von Koopa]].

====''Super Mario World'' television series====
[[File:BowsersCastleSMWToon.jpg|thumb|left|The Neon Castle from the ''Super Mario World'' cartoon.]]
In the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' cartoon produced by [[DIC Entertainment]] and Nintendo, the main base and home for Bowser and the Koopalings is called '''King Koopa's Neon Castle'''. Apparently located in a lava filled wasteland, Neon Castle lacks the amount of towers its game counterpart possesses, only having one; Neon Castle also possesses a rectangular shape and, like the Japanese version of the game, has "KOOPA" flashing in neon lights on its front, instead of "BOWSER". The castle carries over many of its game counterpart's traps, like [[Spinner|Ball 'N' Chain]]s, lava, [[Bowser Statue|fire-breathing statues]] and various kinds of minions. In the episode "[[Mama Luigi]]," Mario refers to it as King Koopa's "'''Coney Island Disco Palace'''," possibly based off of the final section of Bowser's Castle in that game, which featured a "[[? Block#Super Mario World|disco ball]]" that illuminated it.
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===''Super Mario Adventures''===
In ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'', Bowser's Castle is only seen near the end of the comic and is portrayed as a large fortress, having many spike-covered towers and a large great hall, capable of holding several hundred different creatures. Catacombs and a lava filled chamber inhabited by [[Blargg]]s are also depicted in this version of Bowser's Castle.

===''Mario Kart'' series===
At least one race course set in Bowser's Castle has appeared in every ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' game to date. It is one of three course settings with this property, alongside [[Mario Circuit]] and [[Rainbow Road]]. Unlike them, however, this even extends to the arcade games (although these have featured equivalents to Mario Circuit and Rainbow Road in their place). Most games in the series introduce one [[New course|new]] Bowser's Castle course each; however, ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' introduces three Bowser's Castles, while ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' introduces four. ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' does not introduce a fully original Bowser's Castle course, though it does introduce [[RMX Bowser's Castle 1]], a [[remix course]] based on ''Super Circuit''{{'}}s versions, particularly {{classic link|GBA|Bowser's Castle 1}}.

Starting from ''Super Circuit'', Bowser's Castle courses are the third course of the [[Special Cup]], before Rainbow Road. They typically include hazards such as lava, [[Thwomp]]s, dangerous jumps, and [[Bowser Statue|giant statues of Bowser]] attacking the racers. Though most of these courses use the name "Bowser's Castle", those from ''Super Mario Kart'' and ''Mario Kart DS'' are instead called "Bowser Castle"; this was also true of those from ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' prior to their appearances in ''Mario Kart Tour''.
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![[File:SMK Bowser Castle 1 Lower-Screen Map.png]]<br>[[Bowser Castle 1]]
|''[[Super Mario Kart]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
|The first Bowser Castle of ''Super Mario Kart'', which appears as the fourth course of the [[Mushroom Cup]]. It features several long, straight paths, as well as 90° bends, and a couple of jumps. [[Thwomp]]s also appear here to hinder the racers' path.
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![[File:SMK Bowser Castle 2 Lower-Screen Map.png]]<br>[[Bowser Castle 2]]
|''[[Super Mario Kart]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
|The second Bowser Castle of ''Super Mario Kart'', which appears as the fourth course of the [[Flower Cup]]. Still featuring 90° bends and Thwomps, is more complicated in design, and includes a dead end that can only be passed over with a [[Cape Feather|Feather]].
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![[File:SMK Bowser Castle 3 Lower-Screen Map.png]]<br>[[SNES Bowser Castle 3|Bowser Castle 3]]
|''[[Super Mario Kart]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' <small>(''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'')</small>
|The final Bowser Castle of ''Super Mario Kart'', which appears as the fourth course of the [[Star Cup]]. It features several split paths on two straightaways, the first of which being made of several differently-sized jumps. In ''Mario Kart Tour'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', this first path is bent upwards, which is also in [[anti-gravity]] in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''.
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![[File:Bowser's Castle MK64.png|250px]]<br>[[N64 Bowser's Castle|Bowser's Castle]]
|''[[Mario Kart 64]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
|This iteration appears in ''Mario Kart 64'' at the end of the Star Cup. Starting outside, racers drive into the castle and traverse various rooms while avoiding Thwomps.
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![[File:MKSC Bowser Castle 1 Starting Line.png|200px]]<br>[[GBA Bowser's Castle 1|Bowser's Castle 1]]
|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart 7]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|The first Bowser's Castle of ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'', appearing as the final course of the Mushroom Cup. It is a short, angular course with various 90° turns and Thwomps. It features a large door with Bowser's emblem in the background.
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![[File:MKSC Bowser Castle 2 Starting Line.png|200px]]<br>[[GBA Bowser's Castle 2|Bowser's Castle 2]]
|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart DS]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|The second Bowser's Castle of ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'', appearing as the final course of the Flower Cup. A slightly larger course with more 90° turns, as well as holes in the road. The course features a large statue of Bowser in the background, but in ''Mario Kart Tour'', it reuses the same environment from Bowser's Castle 1 instead.
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![[File:MKSC Bowser Castle 3 Starting Line.png|200px]]<br>[[GBA Bowser's Castle 3|Bowser's Castle 3]]
|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|The third Bowser's Castle of ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'', appearing as the final course of the Star Cup. The course features a variety of 90° turns. This course takes place outside with blue cobblestone roads, featuring dark clouds and purple towers in the background, but in ''Mario Kart Tour'', it reuses the same environment from Bowser's Castle 1 instead.
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![[File:MKSC Bowser Castle 4 Starting Line.png|200px]]<br>[[GBA Bowser's Castle 4|Bowser's Castle 4]]
|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|The final Bowser's Castle of ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'', appearing as the third course of the [[Special Cup]]. The course features a lot of 90° turns and holes. The course features a large statue of Bowser in the background, but in ''Mario Kart Tour'', its environment is instead a more ruinous version of that of Bowser's Castle 1. In ''Mario Kart Tour'', it also has a split path in the second half of the course.
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![[File:BowserCastleIcon-MKDD.png|200px]]<br>[[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart: Double Dash&#x21;&#x21;)|Bowser's Castle]]
|''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
|This version of Bowser's Castle from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' starts outside and features several turns and elevations, as well as a turning, circular room with [[Fire Bar]]s. As racers re-emerge outside, a moving [[Bowser Statue]] awaits them, shooting fireballs.
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![[File:IconBowserCastleMKAGP2.png|200px]]<br>[[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart Arcade GP)|Bowser's Castle]]
|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]''
|The first course of the [[Bowser Cup]] in ''Mario Kart Arcade GP'', as well as ''Mario Kart Arcade GP 2''. Similar in style to the iteration from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'', this one has racers drive through the throne rooms of Bowser and Bowser Jr. The second course in the Bowser Cup, [[Castle Wall]], takes place on the same course, but has racers drive outside on the castle's walls instead. ''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX'' revamps this course's layout for [[Bowser's Factory]].
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![[File:Bowser Castle MKDS preview.png|200px]]<br>[[Bowser Castle (Mario Kart DS)|Bowser Castle]]
|''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
|The Bowser's Castle from ''Mario Kart DS'' reuses several elements from previous iterations, including a turning circular room and several 90° turns. The second half also features a turning, cylindrical bridge, and moving platforms over lava.
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![[File:BowsersCastleMKW.png|200px]]<br>[[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart Wii)|Bowser's Castle]]
|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
|This iteration from ''Mario Kart Wii'' starts outside, like the version from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' Entering the castle, racers drive into a wavy hallway in which [[Jump Boost|tricks]] can be performed on. This course also features a long, curved [[Kanaami Road]], where drivers can avoid fireballs from a Bowser Statue using [[half-pipe (object)|half-pipe]]s.
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![[File:BowserCastleMK7.png|200px]]<br>[[3DS Bowser's Castle|Bowser's Castle]]
|''[[Mario Kart 7]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|In this iteration from ''Mario Kart 7'', drivers will start outside the castle, requiring to reach the entrance using a [[Glide Ramp]]. It also has an underwater section with lava geysers, and the second half of the course has racers drive through volcanic ground.
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![[File:MKAGPDX Bowser Castle.jpg|200px]]<br>[[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart Arcade GP DX)|Bowser's Castle]]
|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]''
|The second course of the [[Bowser Cup]] in ''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX''. Racers drive through dungeons and glide above active volcano ground to a library owned by Kamek. It takes place in the same location as the first course of the Bowser Cup, [[Bowser's Factory]], in which racers drive through a factory where Bob-ombs and Bullet Bills are produced. This course's layout is revamped from that of [[Castle Wall]] from ''Mario Kart Arcade GP'' and ''Mario Kart Arcade GP 2''.
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![[File:MK8 Bowser's Castle.png|200px]]<br>[[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart 8)|Bowser's Castle]]
|''[[Mario Kart 8]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
|This course, debuting in ''Mario Kart 8'', features an anti-gravity section that leads into a split path, where a large [[Bowser Monument]] alternates between sides to punch the floor. The outside is volcanic and features rolling [[boulder]]s, while the inside also features laser-shooting Bowser Statues and a [[Spinner]].
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![[File:MKLHC Bowser's Castle Course Icon.png|200px]]<br>[[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit)|Bowser's Castle]]
|''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]''
|The iteration of Bowser's Castle for ''Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit'' appears as the final course of the [[Shell Cup]]. Due to the nature of ''Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit'' using a remote-controlled car and augmented reality, course layout design depends on what the player has set up. Aside from that, this version has Lava Bars implemented at the gates players have to race through, and adds a reddish tint to the screen. This version of Bowser's Castle reuses the music from ''Mario Kart 8''{{'}}s version.
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![[File:MKT RMX Bowser Castle 1 scene.png|150px]]<br>[[RMX Bowser's Castle 1]]
|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|Unlike other [[remix course]]s in ''Mario Kart Tour'', RMX Bowser's Castle 1 is based on the GBA Bowser's Castles (using GBA Bowser's Castle 1's environment), rather than the SNES Bowser Castles. It is an angular course with 90° bends, featuring Thwomps and [[Conveyor Belt]]s.
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Outside of these courses, Bowser's Castle as it appears in ''[[Paper Mario]]'' can be seen in the background of ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''{{'}}s [[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart: Super Circuit)|Rainbow Road]].

===''Mario is Missing!''===
[[File:Mario Captured.gif|thumb|Bowser's Castle in ''Mario is Missing!'']]
Bowser's Castle is located in [[Antarctica]] in ''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]''. It is the hub area, featuring several doors with portals to various cities on [[Earth]].

===''Mario's Time Machine''===
The castle is the main setting for the [[Mario is Missing! (PC)|MS-DOS and]] [[Mario's Time Machine (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)|SNES versions of ''Mario's Time Machine'']], specifically as the location of [[Bowser's Museum]]. In the [[Mario's Time Machine (Nintendo Entertainment System)|NES version]], Bowser's Museum is instead a separate building.

===''Yoshi's Safari''===
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Bowser's Castle is the last level in the final area in ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'', which is the [[Dark Realm]] of [[Jewelry Land]]. After being defeated, Bowser retreats.

===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''====
{{main|King Bowser's Castle (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)}}
In ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and its [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|Game Boy Advance version]], Bowser's Castle is located atop a tall mountain in [[World 6 (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|World 6]]. The last level takes place here and it requires the player to go into one of four random doors. Afterward, a giant playroom for [[Baby Bowser]] is discovered inside. After defeating Baby Bowser, Kamek will come by and make him extremely large. The player fights on the top of the castle which, throughout the battle, is slowly destroyed. The castle is later entirely destroyed after the final battle.

====''Yoshi's Island DS''====
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[[File:Bowser's Castle (YIDS).png|thumb|Bowser's Castle in ''Yoshi's Island DS'']]
In ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', Bowser travels back to the past searching for the seven [[star children]] so he could rule the universe. He takes over the castle of his younger self. After Baby Bowser is defeated, Bowser himself is faced. When he is defeated the first time, Kamek makes Bowser gigantic and destroys the castle in the battle.

====''Yoshi's New Island''====
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[[File:Baby Bowser's Castle Break-In.png|thumb|left|Yoshi inside Bowser's Castle in ''Yoshi's New Island'']]
In ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', Yoshi ventures to Bowser's Castle to save Baby Luigi and the Stork from the clutches of Bowser. Throughout the level, Yoshi must collect four [[key]]s to reach Baby Bowser. The final boss fight is very similar to that of the previous games; Yoshi must throw three eggs at him to proceed. In the second phase, however, Baby Bowser grows giant and attacks from the background, requiring Yoshi to throw [[Mega Eggdozer]]s at him. Once he takes three hits, Yoshi rescues Baby Luigi and the Stork, and the Mario Bros. are delivered to their house.

If the player has completed every level in the game without using [[Flutter Wings]] or [[Golden Flutter Wings]] (excluding special levels), Bowser will travel back in time to serve as the true final boss of the game. During the first phase of the battle, Bowser will attack by rearranging the ground and blowing fire at Yoshi. To defeat him, the player must hit him with [[Metal Eggdozer]]s three times. The second phase of the battle is nearly identical to the second phase of Baby Bowser's battle; however, this time Kamek will cast spells at Yoshi. Once the player throws three Mega Eggdozers at him, Bowser returns to his own time, and Yoshi saves Baby Luigi and the Stork once and for all.
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===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
{{main|Bowser's Keep}}
'''Bowser's Keep''', as it is titled in English, is a major location in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|its remake]]. It rests atop a large rock bearing the likeness of Bowser, unlike other depictions of the castle. Bowser's Castle is first visited in the prologue, where Mario goes through a few rooms to fight [[Bowser]] and rescue the [[Princess Peach|princess]]. The location is visited again much later and has a boss battle against [[Boomer (Super Mario RPG)|Boomer]] and then [[Exor]].

===''Yoshi's Story''===
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[[File:Bowser's Castle (YS).png|thumb|left|Bowser's Castle in ''Yoshi's Story'']]
In ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', Baby Bowser's Castle is split into four different areas: [[Mecha Castle]], [[Lift Castle]], [[Ghost Castle]], and [[Magma Castle]]. No matter what part of the castle Yoshi decides to go to, he will always meet up with Baby Bowser. The outside of the castle will also be seen whenever one of the Yoshis gets defeated, captured and brought to the castle, along with when [[White Shy Guy]] retrieves one. It is also seen in the ending sequence when Baby Bowser's minions carry him away.

Compared to most of the castle's other appearances, which at least look cartoonish in some way, this iteration of the castle looks much more ominous and menacing.
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===''Mario Tennis'' series===
[[File:BowsercastleMTO.jpg|thumb|Bowser's Castle is a tennis court in ''Mario Tennis Open'']]
Bowser's Castle has made various appearances throughout the [[Mario Tennis (series)|''Mario Tennis'' series]], usually as the setting of various tennis courses. In  ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'' for [[Nintendo 64]], Bowser's Castle is the location of the [[Bowser Court]]. In ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', the [[Bowser Castle Court]] takes place here, and unlike the Bowser Stage in the previous game, it functions as a standard court. In ''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'', Bowser's Castle directly appears as a tennis court of the [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Tennis Open)|same name]]. In ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'', Bowser's Castle is located in the center of [[Inferno Island]], and it unusually has a temple-like structure; it is where the [[Battle the Treasure Guardian!]] mission takes place.
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===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario''====
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Bowser's Castle appears in ''[[Paper Mario]]''. A big difference is that it is built under [[Peach's Castle]], as part of Bowser's plot to kidnap Peach, and later lifted into the sky from the power of the [[Star Spirits]] and the [[Star Rod (Paper Mario)|Star Rod]].
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====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
Only the hallway and exterior of Bowser's Castle are seen in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. It mainly shows [[Kammy Koopa]] explaining to Bowser what happened to the Princess.

====''Super Paper Mario''====
Bowser's Castle is where [[Count Bleck]] kidnaps Bowser's [[Koopa (species)|Koopa clan]] and [[Tippi]] takes Mario to [[Flipside]] in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. Bowser's minions are featured in several smaller castles in [[The Bitlands]], and Mario later comes here to defeat Bowser, who becomes convinced by Peach to join them on their journey.

====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
{{main|Bowser's Sky Castle}}
Like in the first ''Paper Mario'', Bowser's castle is the final area in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''. It is disguised in [[Gate Cliff]] at first, but when Mario collects five out of the six [[Royal Sticker]]s, he uses [[Paperize|paperization]] to reveal the castle. Bowser's Castle floats away almost immediately, but [[Wiggler#Paper Mario: Sticker Star|Flutter]] helps Mario arrive into the castle, where he later defeats [[Kamek]] and then [[Bowser]].
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====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''====
{{main|Black Bowser's Castle}}
[[File:PMCS BlackBowsersCastle01.png|250px|thumb|Black Bowser's Castle]]
Bowser's Castle, called '''Black Bowser's Castle''' in-game, is the final area of ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''. It is on a floating island with an appearance resembling [[Bowser's Sky Castle]], but with warp pipes leading into the rock. A portrait of Peach is seen in the entry hall, but as Mario lowers it, he falls down a trapdoor and encounters [[Roy]]. One of the doors leads to a factory where the stolen paint of [[Prism Island]] is converted into [[black paint]], which [[Black Bowser]] intends to color the world with. There is a hallway behind the wall where Peach's portrait was to leads to Bowser's throne room, where she hangs above the throne. Following the defeat of Black Bowser, the castle begins to collapse from the paint. Though Mario, Luigi, and Peach escape, [[Huey]] stays behind to squeeze the castle removing the black paint and transforming it into a card so that it does not enter the ocean.

The Black Bowser's Castle card summons the castle and crashes it into opponents. The card is powerful enough to defeat Black Bowser instantly.
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====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''====
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[[File:PMTOK Bowsers Castle.jpg|thumb|left|Bowser's Castle, having crash-landed into the [[Shangri-Spa]] Banquet Hall]]
In ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', Bowser's Castle has a similar design to that of the previous two games, roughly the same as [[Black Bowser's Castle]] from ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''.

===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''====
{{Main|Bowser's Castle (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga)}}
[[File:MLSSDX BowserCastle.png|thumb|220px|Bowser's Castle in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions'']]
Bowser's Castle is the final area of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions|its remakes]]. It is capable of being in the sky and can breathe fire. [[Bowletta]] uses the castle to attack the [[Beanbean Kingdom]] after being fooled into kidnapping [[Luigi]], who is disguised as [[Princess Peach]]. The location has several bosses, including each of the [[Koopalings]], then [[Fawful]], then [[Bowletta]], and lastly [[Cackletta]]'s Soul.

====''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''====
{{Main|Baby Bowser's Castle (Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time)}}
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', the Mario Bros. visit [[Baby Bowser]]'s castle in the past, after the [[Koopa Cruiser]] crashes into the castle upon being shot down by the [[Shroob]]s.

====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''====
{{see also|Fawful Theater}}
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In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', the castle, here labeled as "Bowser Castle", is taken over by [[Fawful]], with [[Midbus]] taking control of operations. After Bowser helps fire a [[Bomber Bill|Banzai Bill]] at his hijacked castle from [[Dimble Wood]], Midbus commands the castle to elevate, dodging the Banzai Bill, and then lands it on top of Bowser. Mario and Luigi must travel to Bowser's [[Rump Command]] and cause Bowser to [[Super Bowser|grow large enough]] to fight his castle.

In battle, the Castle's main attack is a flying ram, which Bowser must counter by punching. Its main tactic is opening its entrance doors and releasing Spinies, which prevent Bowser from punching. After the castle is defeated, Midbus retreats and the castle is returned to its original location. Later, as Bowser attempts to enter the castle, Midbus commands it to hover out of Bowser's reach. After wandering to the opposite side of the area, Midbus fires a giant cannonball at Bowser, who Mario and Luigi must help by building up energy in his arms. With their assistance, he throws it back at the castle, damaging it badly enough to force it to land. Bowser then gains access to the castle, where he discovers that Fawful has not only brainwashed his minions, but had also turned his training facility into a [[Fawful Theater|theater]]. In the meantime, Bowser decides to see the show Fawful puts on. After a few minutes, the doors to the theater open. Inside, a Goomba acting under the orders of Fawful tricked him into sitting in a VIP chair, which fires Bowser onto the stage and forces him into a fight against Midbus.

After Bowser beats Midbus, Bowser is forced to eat a "victory feast" that Boos feed him. This causes him to become so fat that he gets stuck in the floor. After a strange hand grabs Princess Peach, Bowser falls through the floor and lands on a treadmill, where he manages to lose the excess weight. He is then blasted out by exploding Bob-Ombs and sent into the [[Tunnel]].

Later in the game, Bowser must return here to look for the second Star Cure, which he had stolen before the events of the game. Fawful has blocked the path to his treasure stash, and Bowser must push a Fawful statue off the castle balcony to break the barrier. However, his brainwashed minions begin to push against the statue too, trying to save the statue and push Bowser off the balcony, forcing the Mario Bros. to assist him and provide extra leg strength once more. Bowser finally makes it to his [[Treasure Chamber|treasure vault]] with the assistance of some Monty Moles, only to learn his Monty Mole minions had deserted him for Fawful and turned the tunnel into a railway for the [[Fawful Express]].

[[File:M&LBIS Bowser's Castle Artwork.png|thumb|200px|left|Artwork shown before fighting the Gauntlet version in ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey'']]
After battling the Fawful Express, Bowser return to the Treasure Chamber to obtain the Star Cure from the safe. After recalling the combination with Mario, Luigi and [[Starlow]]'s help, Bowser opens the safe and grabs the Star Cure. However, his minions [[Private Goomp]], [[Corporal Paraplonk]] and [[Sergeant Guy]] then push him into the safe and trap him in it, announcing their betrayal and defection to Fawful. The safe is then moved eventually to [[Peach's Castle]].

Curiously, the castle has a cold-storage vault, in which a large part of the [[Shroob]] invasion force from the events of ''Partners in Time'' is kept frozen, along with [[Elder Princess Shroob|their]] [[Princess Shroob|princesses]], who somehow survived their defeat. If Mario and Luigi find the password required to enter this room, they can fight three of the Shroobs (which they inadvertently defrost) as optional bosses. According to ''Bowser Jr.'s Journey'', the cold-storage vault was originally created by Kamek to store the Ever Ice as a means to preserve it, despite its permanent nature, in the event that Bowser Jr. needed it - which he ultimately did thanks to the [[Blorbs]] outbreak at Bowser's kingdom.

During the credits, Bowser's minions are repairing the damages done to the castle. After being beaten by Mario and Luigi back at Peach's Castle, Bowser is carried back to his castle, and a Magikoopa treats him while he is bedridden. Birdley and Starlow arrive at the castle to deliver a present for him; a [[cake]] from Princess Peach. Before Bowser opens it, Starlow chats with him for a bit, and re-accepts Private Goomp, Corporal Paraplonk and Sergeant Guy back into his troop once they apologize for their betrayal, telling them to work on the repairs of his castle.

In the remake, the castle is labeled as "Bowser's Castle" and in the main game plays the same role as the original. There are no major changes in the rematch in the remake's [[Challenge Node]], other than the fact that the [[Shy Guy]]-manned [[airship]]s move faster and fire faster cannonballs more rapidly. In the ''Bowser Jr.'s Journey'' mode, it is revealed that after Fawful took over Peach's Castle, his treasonous minions the [[Best Fitness Friends]] took control of Bowser's Castle for themselves. In this mode, the castle's basement is labeled as the '''Lava Lair''', which Bowser Jr., Kamek and Morton explore after the Castle had taken off for Dimble Wood. Additionally, Bowser's Castle is the final area for ''Bowser Jr.'s Journey''. In the post game, due to Bowser challenging Bowser Jr. to a personal battle and neither one admitting defeat, the castle's repairs ended up undone.
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*[[Midbus]] (boss)
*[[Jailgoon]]
*[[Sniffle Thwomp]]
*[[Fawful Express]] (boss)
*[[Fawful Mountain]] (boss)
*[[Choomba]] (appears in the Fawful Express boss battle)
*[[Magifoofa]]
*[[Fawful Guy]]
*[[Shroob#Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story|Shroob]]s (optional boss)
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ML-BIS-map-BowserCastle.png|The castle
ML-BIS-map-BowserCastleSubway.png|Subway
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====''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''====
{{main|Neo Bowser Castle}}
While Bowser's Castle itself does not appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'', [[Neo Bowser Castle|a new castle]] conjured from the [[Dream Stone]] is created during the events of the game, and serves as the stronghold for Bowser and [[Antasma]] on [[Pi'illo Island]]. At the end of the game, this castle is destroyed due to its source, the Dream Stone, being shattered as well as its rulers, Antasma and Bowser, being defeated.

====''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''====
{{see also|Neo Bowser Castle}}
[[File:MLPJ BowserCastle.png|thumb|Bowser's Castle as seen in a cutscene in ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'']]
In ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'', Bowser's Castle appears as an area located near [[Doop Doop Dunes]]. The castle can also be seen off in the distance at several points in the game. The castle also has a cannon built into the roof, which Bowser uses to destroy the bridge connecting his castle to Doop Doop Dunes as well as knock out Mario, Luigi and Paper Mario.

The castle is first seen during the first cutscene involving Bowser, where after a disagreement and then a brawl, he and his paper counterpart decide to team up. They proceed to kidnap their respective [[Princess Peach]]es and return to the castle. The castle is later seen in Doop Doop Dunes, where upon entering the area, the Mario Bros. and [[Paper Mario (character)|Paper Mario]] spot Bowser's Castle in the distance, which they must cross the desert to reach. As they come close, the Bowsers notice and decide to blast the gang with [[cannonball]]s. The first shot misses them, but destroys the bridge connecting the castle to the desert, while the second shot knocks them all out cold. [[Wendy]], [[Roy]], [[Larry]] and [[Ludwig]] then arrive to take them to the [[Twinsy Tropics Dungeon]], while the [[Bowser Jr.]] duo collects the book containing Paper Mario's world.

Much later in the game, the group reaches Bowser's Castle in order to rescue the princesses and get the book back. They learn the [[Trio Glider]] before encountering the two [[Kamek]]s and [[Papercraft King Boo]], who is controlled by [[Morton]] and [[Lemmy]]. [[Toadette]] also arrives just in time with a [[Papercraft Yoshi]] to fight the Papercraft King Boo. After the victory, Kamek kidnaps Toadette to bring the production of papercrafts to a stop, then prepares to build [[Papercraft Bowser]]. The gang later rescues Toadette before encountering the Bowser Juniors on guard duty.

The Princess Peaches then escape and greet the team, but are caught by the Bowser Juniors. They mean to fight, but after accidentally revealing they possessed the book the Bros. are after (which they did not know they had), the pair flee. The group eventually catches them and forces them to hand over the book, but the Juniors escape after giving them a decoy book. The gang chases them down and engages in a battle with them, defeating the pair. Before they can get the book back, the two Bowsers enter the room, enraged at their sons' defeat. They then activate "the boosters", lifting Bowser's Castle out of the lava moat and dubbing it "[[Neo Bowser Castle]]". The gang escapes, forgetting the book, and the Bowsers retaliate for their sons' defeat by firing on [[Peach's Castle]] and ravaging it. The castle is presumably returned to ground level after the Bowsers' defeat.

Unlike other ''Mario & Luigi'' games, the castle's design is based on its designs from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' and ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' and lacks the Bowser head and "arm towers" of the previous designs. Additionally, Bowser's Castle is located at the edge of a desert instead of a volcanic wasteland, although a giant lava moat is built around the castle. Additionally, this design does not have a stone head of Bowser anywhere, but instead has a green Bowser-like emblem logo in the center. Further reflecting on the designs of contemporary main series incarnations, the castle sports a large number of spiked green domes that resemble Bowser's shell.

After Bowser's Castle becomes Neo Bowser Castle, its original location at the end of Doop Doop Dunes [[Unrevisitable area|can no longer be explored]], even when the game is completed.
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MLPJBoomerangBro.png|[[Boomerang Bro]]s.
MLPJPaperBoomerangBro.png|[[Paper Boomerang Bro]]s.
MLPJPaperDryBones.png|[[Paper Dry Bones]]
MLPJFlyGuy.png|[[Fly Guy]]s ([[Toadette in Trouble]] mission only)
MLPJBigTailGoomba.png|[[Big Tail Goomba]]s
King Boo Papercraft.png|[[Papercraft King Boo]] (Papercraft Boss)
MLPJBowserJr.png|[[Bowser Jr.]] (boss)
MLPJPaperBowserJr.png|[[Paper Bowser Jr.]] (boss)
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====''Mario & Luigi: Brothership''====
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'', the castle is located on [[Wayaway Island]]. The Mario Bros. visit the castle to obtain more [[Ampberry|Ampberries]] for the people affected by the [[Glohm]]. 

===''Mario Party'' series===
Bowser's Castle makes infrequent appearances in the ''Mario Party'' series. The minigame [[Bowser's Lovely Lift]] in ''[[Mario Party 7]]'' takes place in the castle, although only the tower holding the lift is seen. Several cutscenes in the story mode of ''[[Mario Party DS]]'' take place in Bowser's Castle. It is where [[Bowser's Pinball Machine]] is located and the final boss minigame, [[Bowser's Block Party]], takes place in the throne room of the castle. [[Chaos Castle]] from ''Mario Party 10'' takes place within the castle: The first part of the board takes place on the exterior, the second part takes place inside the castle with a factory theme before ending in the throne room. The [[Bowser Board]] in amiibo Party is also based on the castle. [[World 4 (Mario Party: Star Rush)|World 4]] of ''[[Mario Party Star Rush]]'' is based on Bowser's Castle.

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
Bowser's Castle sometimes appears in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and later also ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', a stage based on [[Bowser's Sky Castle]] from ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'' appears in the [[Paper Mario (stage)|Paper Mario]] stage, where at certain intervals, the castle's eyes may light up and the castle entrance (modeled after Bowser's head) may turn or close its mouth, heavily damaging any character inside. Additionally, in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', the [[smashwiki:Molten Fortress|Molten Fortress]] sub-area in [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: World of Light|World of Light]] is modeled after Bowser's Castle.

===''Mario Pinball Land''===
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[[File:MPL Bowser's Castle.png|thumb|Bowser's Castle in ''Mario Pinball Land'']]
In ''[[Mario Pinball Land]]'', Bowser's Castle appears as the final area, being called the '''Fiery Stage''' by the manual. It is only accessible after Mario has defeated all the other bosses and collected at least 15 stars. The bosses can all be found and battled in the castle once more. Bowser must also be battled and defeated here in order to beat the game.

===''Super Princess Peach''===
{{main|Bowser's Villa}}
As ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' takes place on [[Vibe Island]], rather than the Mushroom Kingdom, the castle itself is not seen during the events of the game. However, Bowser built [[Bowser's Villa|a villa]] there, which is considered to be another castle.

===''Mario Hoops 3-on-3''===
{{main|Bowser's Castle (Mario Hoops 3-on-3)}}
Bowser's Castle appears as a basketball court in ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]''. The court has many gimmicks, including [[Thwomp]]s, [[Lava Bubble]]s, and [[Bomb (Final Fantasy)|Bomb]]s.
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===''Itadaki Street'' series===
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[[File:ISWii18.png|thumb|200px|Bowser's Castle in ''Fortune Street'']]
Bowser's Castle also appears as a game board both in ''[[Itadaki Street DS]]'' and ''[[Fortune Street]]'', based on the castle settings from ''New Super Mario Bros.'' and ''New Super Mario Bros Wii'', respectively.

===''Mario & Sonic'' series===
Bowser's Castle has made various appearances in the [[Mario & Sonic (series)|''Mario & Sonic'' series]]. In the [[Wii]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'', Bowser's Castle is where [[Dream Ice Hockey]] takes place, and a background based on it is in the second segment of the Mario World routine in [[Dream Figure Skating]]. In the [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS)|Nintendo DS version]], [[Blizland]] has elements of Bowser's Castle, combined with elements of Dr. Eggman's factories. In ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'', a large portion of [[Mario's Figure Skating Spectacular]] features a layout inspired by Bowser's Castle based on its appearance in ''Super Mario 3D Land''. In the Nintendo 3DS version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'', Bowser's Castle appears only on the overworld in the [[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)#Road to Rio|Road to Rio]] mode.

===''Mario Sports Mix''===
{{main|Bowser's Castle (Mario Sports Mix)}}
Bowser's Castle is one of the fourteen courts of ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'' and appears in all of the sports for the players to compete in.

===''Yoshi's Woolly World'' / ''Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World''===
{{main|King Bowser's Castle (Yoshi's Woolly World)}}
[[File:KingBowserCastle YWW.png|thumb|Yoshi in Bowser's Castle in ''Yoshi's Woolly World'']]
In ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' and ''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]'', Yoshi chases after Kamek to Bowser's Castle to save his fellow Yoshis. Once he enters the castle, he must seek [[yarn ball]]s of four different colors to open the door to Baby Bowser. The first phase of the boss fight is very similar to that of previous games. Yoshi must throw a yarn ball at Baby Bowser, stomp him, and repeat the process two more times to proceed. In the second phase, Baby Bowser grows giant and becomes Mega Baby Bowser. He jumps into the background and hurls big yarn balls at Yoshi. To win, Yoshi must throw these big yarn balls back at Mega Baby Bowser. Upon victory, the player unlocks eight new Yoshi colors, as well as [[List of Yoshi designs in Yoshi's Woolly World|Baby Bowser Yoshi]] if all five [[Wonder Wool]] in the level were collected.

===''Mario + Rabbids'' series===
====''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle''====
{{main|Bowser's Castle (Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle)}}
Bowser's Castle appears in ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'' as the final stage of the [[Lava Pit (Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle)|Lava Pit]]. The castle is shown to be flying and appears to be in a ruined state. The only seen room is the throne room where Mario and his team fight [[MegaDragonBowser]] and destroy the [[Megabug]].

====''Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope''====
Although Bowser's Castle itself does not appear in ''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]'', the area where [[Darkmess Bowser]] is fought resembles the castle.

===''Yoshi's Crafted World''===
{{main|The Great King Bowser (level)}}
In ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'', Bowser's Castle reappears in the boss stage [[The Great King Bowser (level)|The Great King Bowser]]. Here, the Yoshis must defeat Baby Bowser. In his first phase, the Yoshis should defeat Baby Bowser's [[The Great King Bowser|robot]]. During the second phase, the Yoshis need to defeat Mega Baby Bowser. This level has to be completed to not only beat the game, but also unlock [[Hidden Hills]].

===Monopoly Gamer===
Bowser's Castle is the sixteenth and final property on the game board in [[Monopoly Gamer]]. It is one of two properties in the Dark Blue Color Set (along with [[Peach's Castle]]).

===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
[[File:Bowser's Castle TSMBM.png|thumb|left|Bowser's Castle in the [[Snow Kingdom (The Super Mario Bros. Movie)|Snow Kingdom]] in ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'']]
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', Bowser's Castle is located on a giant floating [[airship]] (referred to as '''Bowser's ship''' by [[Cranky Kong]], '''Bowser's airship''' in the bonus features,<ref>"Leveling Up: Making ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''" bonus feature subtitles</ref> and '''Bowser's Island Castle''' in a [[Jakks Pacific]] playset<ref>{{file link|TSMBM Bowser Island Castle Toy.jpg}}</ref>) that [[Bowser]] and [[Bowser's Minions|his forces]] use to travel between kingdoms. The ship consists of a volcano and [[lava]] similar to those seen in the [[Dark Land]]s, as well as a massive figurehead depicting Bowser's head and a giant pool of lava, resembling depictions of Bowser's Castle from ''[[Paper Mario]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', respectively, complete with [[Spike Ball]]s attached to [[Ball and chain (windup)|chains]] like the former acting as [[anchor]]s to help it descend. Additionally, the volcano's crater, as seen during Peach and Bowser's wedding held at the castle, is later revealed to also double as a missile silo used to launch the Bomber Bill that Bowser plans to use to destroy the Mushroom Kingdom once the wedding gets thwarted by the heroes.

After Bowser obtains the [[Super Star]] from the [[penguin]] army, he holds a celebration in his castle with his minions. Later in the film, [[Luigi]] is captured by the [[Shy Guy]]s and [[Snifit]] and transported to Bowser's Castle, where he is imprisoned along with the penguin army. The [[Kong army]] is also later captured and imprisoned at the castle after being ambushed by Bowser's minions. After getting sucked into [[Brooklyn]] through the [[mysterious pipe]], the ship and castle are destroyed by [[Mario]] and Luigi with the use of the Super Star.
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==Profiles and statistics==
===''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''===
====Items====
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!Item
!Icon
!Location
|-
|[[Fiery Drumstick]] (x2)
|[[File:Drumstick.png]]
|align=left|In a brick on the small passage in [[Fawful Theater]]. (x2)
|-
|[[TNT Drumstick]] (x3)
|[[File:Drumstick.png]]
|align=left|
*In bricks near the hole near the theater.
*In a brick in the {{hover|fourth lava scene|or the first one involving conveyer belts and Bob-ombs}}.
*In a brick by the U-turn platform underground.
|-
|[[Supersyrup Jar]] (x5)
|[[File:Syrup BiS.png]]
|align=left|
*In a brick on the small passage in Fawful Theater.
*In bricks near the hole near the theater.
*In a brick in the first lava scene underground.
*In a brick in the {{hover|fifth lava scene|or the second one involving conveyer belts and Bob-ombs}}.
*In a brick in the scene before the U-turn platform underground.
|-
|[[Star Candy]]
|[[File:StarCandy.png]]
|align=left|In the brick before the area where Bowser is fed food.
|-
|[[Retry Clock]]
|[[File:Retry Clock.png]]
|align=left|In the southwest brick near Bowser's throne.
|-
|[[Attack Piece]] (x10)
|[[File:MLBIS Attack Piece.png]]
|align=left|Mario and Luigi can get these by hitting "□, □, ○, △, △, △" in the Bowser Secret Society Preservation Chamber and fighting the [[Shroob]]s.
|-
|[[Burning Fangs]]
|[[File:MLRPG3 C Fang.png]]
|align=left|In the brick in the lower-left-most scene of the area behind the theater.
|-
|[[Flashy Fangs]]
|[[File:MLRPG3 C Fang.png]]
|align=left|In the northeast brick near Bowser's throne.
|-
|[[Star Cure]]
|[[File:Yellow Star Cure.png]]
|align=left|Found in a safe deep in Bowser's Castle.
|-
|[[Blitty]] (x2)
|[[File:BlittyMLBiS alt.png]]
|align=left|
*From a [[Sniffle Thwomp]]
*From a [[Jailgoon]]
|}

====Beans found====
There are 38 [[bean]]s in total.
*Scattered in the lobby of Fawful Theater: <Heart Beans x4, Special Bean x1>
*In the northeastern and southwestern corners of the scene to the east of lobby: <Heart Beans x2>
*In the western part and southeastern corners of the scene to the west of lobby: <Heart Bean x1, Special Bean x1>
*By the path and in the northwestern corner of the scene between lobby and theater: <Heart Beans x2, Special Bean x1>
*Near the south exit and around the switch in the scene west of the theater: <Heart Beans x6, Special Beans x2>
*In the northwestern, northeastern and southern area inside the theater: <Heart Beans x3, Special Bean x1>
*On the curved path and to the left of the pipe in the scene east of the theater: <Heart Bean x1, Special Bean x1>
*In the base of the stairs in the second underground scene (maze-like): <Power Bean x1>
*Scattered in the first underground scene with lava: <Heart Beans x2, Special Bean x1>
*In the scene to the southeast of the previous one (with hints for the puzzle): <Heart Bean x1, Power Bean x1>
*In the northwestern and southeastern corners of the big white scene above the underground lava: <Power Beans x2>
*In the northwestern corner of the first scene beyond the underground lava: <Power Bean x1>
*In the northwestern, northeastern and center area of the second scene beyond underground lava: <Heart Bean x1, Special Bean x1, Power Bean x1>

====Prima Official Game Guide description====
*"''Bowser finally breaches his own abode, only to discover the joint has been redecorated for its usurper: Fawful The chortling villain has redone the main floor of the castle as a theater where he can perform for his new minions. That simply will not do for the Koopa King. However, Fawful has plans to incorporate Bowser in tonight's big show. If Bowser can survive a bad case of stage f(r)ight, maybe he can wrangle back control of his castle from Fawful?''"
*"''Acting on the tip that the second Star Cure is in the basement of his very own castle, Bowser stomps home. The castle has been completely overrun by Fawful's minions and monsters, so the Koopa King must punch his way though the crowd to get at what is rightfully his. Fawful has locked up the treasure room where Bowser's{{sic}} keeps his best stuff, so Bowser must figure out a way around the locks and traps to get his mitts on the Star Cure.''" (revisit)

===''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''===
====Block locations====
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center;width:100%"
!colspan="4"style="height:2em"|[[Bowser's Castle#Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam|Bowser's Castle]] – 44 Blocks (42 ?, 1 M, 1 L)
|-style="height:2em"
!Item/s
!Location
!Screenshot
|-
|[[File:MLSSBM100Coin.png]] [[File:M&LDT Mushroom.png]][[File:M&LDT Mushroom.png]] [[File:MLPJ50Coin.png]]<br>100-Coin, 2 Ultra Mushrooms, 50-Coin
|In the second scene, on the fourth island.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Blocks 1-3.png]]
|-
|[[File:MLPJ50Coin.png]]<br>50-Coin
|Same scene, on the fifth island.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Block 4.png]]
|-
|[[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]]<br>10 10-Coins
|Same scene, at the start of the sixth island.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Block 5.png]]
|-
|[[File:MLPJ50Coin.png]]<br>50-Coin
|In the third scene, in the northeast of the lower part.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Block 6.png]]
|-
|[[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]]<br>10 10-Coins
|Same scene, in the northwest of the lower part.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Block 7.png]]
|-
|[[File:Paper Jam Hammer.png]]<br>Spin Hammer
|In the fourth scene, high up in the air, reachable by a platform which is propelled upwards by a gush of lava, all found in the west of the scene.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Block 8.png]]
|-
|[[File:M&LDT Mushroom.png]][[File:M&LDT Mushroom.png]] [[File:MLPJ50Coin.png]]<br>2 Ultra Mushrooms, 50-Coin
|Same scene, in the northwest
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Blocks 9-10.png]]
|-
|[[File:MLPJ50Coin.png]]<br>50-Coin
|Same scene, in the north.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Block 11.png]]
|-
|[[File:MLSSBM100Coin.png]] [[File:DreamTeam1up.png]] [[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]] [[File:MLSSBM100Coin.png]] [[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]]<br>100-Coin, 1-Up DX, 10 10-Coins, 100-Coin, SPEED Mush Jams, 10 10-Coins
|Same scene, on the island in the east, reachable only with Trio Glider.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Blocks 12-17.png]]
|-
|[[File:M&LDT Syrup.png]][[File:M&LDT Syrup.png]]<br>2 Ultrasyrup Jars
|In the third scene, in the west of the upper part.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Block 18.png]]
|-
|[[File:MLPJ50Coin.png]]<br>50-Coin
|Same scene, in the west of the middle part.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Block 19.png]]
|-
|[[File:MLSSBM100Coin.png]]<br>100-Coin
|Same scene, in the east of the middle part.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Block 20.png]]
|-
|[[File:MLPJ50Coin.png]]<br>50-Coin
|In the second scene, on the seventh island, at first reachable only from previous scene.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Block 21.png]]
|-
|[[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]]<br>10 10-Coins
|In the third scene, in the east of the upper part.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Block 22.png]]
|-
|[[File:M&LDT Nut.png]] [[File:MLPJ50Coin.png]]<br>Ultra Nut, 50-Coin
|In the sixth scene, in the southwest.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Blocks 23-24.png]]
|-
|[[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]] [[File:MLPJ50Coin.png]]<br>10 10-Coins, 50-Coin
|Same scene, in the southeast.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Blocks 25-26.png]]
|-
|[[File:MLPJ50Coin.png]]<br>50-Coin
|Same scene, above the southeast Trio Drill-able ground.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Block 27.png]]
|-
|[[File:MLPJ50Coin.png]]<br>50-Coin
|Same scene, above the southwest Trio Drill-able ground.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Block 28.png]]
|-
|[[File:M&LDT Syrup.png]][[File:M&LDT Syrup.png]][[File:M&LDT Syrup.png]]<br>3 Ultrasyrup Jars
|Same scene, found left of the northwest Trio Drill-able ground.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Block 29.png]]
|-
|[[File:M&LDT Mushroom.png]][[File:M&LDT Mushroom.png]][[File:M&LDT Mushroom.png]]<br>3 Ultra Mushrooms
|Same scene, found right of the northeast Trio Drill-able ground.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Block 30.png]]
|-
|[[File:MLPJ50Coin.png]]<br>50-Coin
|In the seventh scene (east of the previous one), near the entrance, after the bridge.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Block 31.png]]
|-
|[[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]]<br>10 10-Coin
|Same scene, in the east.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Block 32.png]]
|-
|[[File:MLSSBM100Coin.png]] [[File:M&LDT Syrup.png]][[File:M&LDT Syrup.png]]<br>100-Coin, 2 Ultrasyrup Jars
|Same scene, on the island in the south.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Blocks 33-34.png]]
|-
|[[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]] [[File:MLBISBJJWear.png]]<br>10 10-Coins, Bros. Wear
|In the eighth scene (west of the sixth one), in the northeast.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Blocks 35-36.png]]
|-
|[[File:MLSSBM100Coin.png]] [[File:M&LDT Candy.png]]<br>100-Coin, Ultra Candy
|Same scene, in the north.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Blocks 37-38.png]]
|-
|[[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]] [[File:MLPJ50Coin.png]]<br>10 10-Coins, 50-Coin
|Same scene, on the island in the southwest.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Blocks 39-40.png]]
|-
|[[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]] [[File:MLPJ50Coin.png]]<br>10 10-Coins, 50-Coin
|In the ninth scene, on the western balcony. Reachable only from tenth scene.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Blocks 41-42.png]]
|-
|[[File:MLSSBM100Coin.png]] [[File:Double1UpMushroom.png]][[File:Double1UpMushroom.png]]<br>100-Coin, 2 Double 1-Up Mushrooms
|Same scene, on the eastern balcony. Reachable only from tenth scene.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Blocks 43-44.png]]
|}

====Drill spot locations====
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center;width:100%"
!colspan="4"style="height:2em"|[[Bowser's Castle#Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam|Bowser's Castle]] – 12 drill spots (2 Heart Beans, 2 Bros. Beans, 2 Power Beans, 2 Defense Beans, 2 Speed Beans, 2 Stache Beans)
|-style="height:2em"
!Location
!Item/s
!Screenshot
|-
|In the area north of the area where Papercraft King Boo and Papercraft Yoshi were first seen, these 2 drill spots are found in the south-eastern patch of sand, more specifically in its northern part. The western one is Speed Bean, the eastern one is Stache Bean.
|Speed and Stache Beans
|[[File:M&LPJ Bowser's Castle Spot 1.png|512px]]
|-
|In the area north of the area where Papercraft King Boo and Papercraft Yoshi were first seen, this drill spot is found in the south-eastern patch of sand, more specifically in its southwestern corner.
|Heart Bean
|[[File:M&LPJ Bowser's Castle Spot 2.png|512px]]
|-
|In the area north of the area where Papercraft King Boo and Papercraft Yoshi were first seen, these 2 drill spots is found in the north-western patch of sand, more specifically in its southeastern corner. The western one is Power Bean, the eastern one is Defense Bean.
|Power and Defense Beans
|[[File:M&LPJ Bowser's Castle Spot 3.png|512px]]
|-
|In the area north of the area where Papercraft King Boo and Papercraft Yoshi were first seen, this drill spot is found in the north-western patch of sand, more specifically in its northern part.
|Bros. Bean
|[[File:M&LPJ Bowser's Castle Spot 4.png|512px]]
|-
|In the area with the big fans, these 3 drill spots are found near the north-western entrance in the patch of sand. Going from west to east, beans go as follows: Defense, Speed and Stache.
|Defense, Speed and Stache Beans
|[[File:M&LPJ Bowser's Castle Spot 5.png|512px]]
|-
|In the area where Bros. have to save Toadette from Fly Guy, these 3 drill spots are found on the bottom of the biggest island in the patch of sand. Going from west to east, beans go as follows: Power, Bros. and Heart.
|Power, Bros. and Heart Beans
|[[File:M&LPJ Bowser's Castle Spot 6.png|512px]]
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMW paper castle merch.jpg|Assembled paper craft of Bowser's Castle included in the Vic Tokai plush set for ''[[Super Mario World]]''
SMK MLBIS Ch1.png|''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
YS Bowser armored.PNG|''[[Yoshi's Safari]]''
Bowser's Castle (baby bowser's bedroom).png|[[Baby Bowser]]'s bedroom in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
SMW2 - Bowser's Castle (walls).png|thumb|Bowser's Castle walls in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
First Bowser's Castle Grand Hall.png|''[[Paper Mario]]''
Bowser Gate.png|A [[Guard Door]] in Bowser's Castle in ''Paper Mario''
PM Storehouse.png|The [[Storehouse]], the shop in Bowser's Castle in ''Paper Mario''
Bowser's Castle Demolished PM.png|''Paper Mario''
SMA3-KingBowsersCastleWorldMap.png|''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''
SMA3-KingBowsersCastleMap.png|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
SMA3-KingBowsersCastleTitleScreen.png|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'', seen from the title screen of ''Yoshi's Island''
Castleinterior.png|The interior of Bowser's Castle in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''
Bowser landing.png|Bowser's Castle on the ground in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''
PMTTYD Bowser's Castle.png|''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
PMTTYD Bowser's Castle Hall.png|''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''
MP7 Bowsers Castle.png|''[[Mario Party 7]]''
NSMB0.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
Introducing Bowser SPM.png|''[[Super Paper Mario]]''
Mario Bros. Encounter Bowser SPM.png|''Super Paper Mario''
Peach Captured SPM.png|''Super Paper Mario''
SPM Bowsers Castle.PNG|''Super Paper Mario''
Bowser's Castle and Food MPDS.png|''[[Mario Party DS]]''
Bowser in Fawful Castle.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]''
NSMBW Bowser's Castle Falling Over.png|Bowser's Castle about to collapse on Bowser and the Koopalings in the ending of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
NSMB2 World 6 Bowser Castle.png|Bowser's Castle in World 6 as seen in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
World Castle SM3DW.png|Bowser's Castle as it appears in ''Super Mario 3D World''
SSB4 3DS Bowsers Sky Castle.jpg|Bowser's Sky Castle in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''
DefeatBowsersMinions.png|The exterior of Bowser's Castle in ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''
MLBISDX BowserCastle.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''
TTYDNS Bowser Castle.png|[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)]]
TTYDNS Bowser Entering Throne Room.png|''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)
Super Nintendo World banner.jpg|Webpage banner of [[Super Nintendo World]]
LEGO Super Mario Bowser's Castle Boss Battle.jpg|[[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']]
LEGO SM-71423 Dry Bowser Castle Battle.png|LEGO ''Super Mario''
</gallery>

==Media==
{{media table
|file1=NSMB Music Castle Theme.oga
|title1=Castle
|description1=The theme that plays in castles in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', including Bowser's Castle
|length1=0:30
|file2=StageKoopa.oga
|title2=Bowser Castle
|description2=Plays in [[Bowser Castle (baseball stadium)|Bowser Castle]] in ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'', which is an arrangement of the castle theme from ''New Super Mario Bros.''
|length2=0:30
|file3=Fortune Street- Bowser's Castle.oga
|title3=Bowser's Castle
|description3=Plays in [[Bowser's Castle (board)|Bowser's Castle]] in ''[[Fortune Street]]'', which is an arrangement of the castle theme from ''New Super Mario Bros.''
|length3=0:30
}}

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=クッパ{{ruby|城|じょう}}
|JpnR=Kuppa Jō
|JpnM=Bowser's Castle
|ChiS=酷霸王城堡
|ChiSR=Kùbàwáng Chéngbǎo
|ChiSM=Bowser Castle
|ChiT=庫巴城堡
|ChiTR=Kùbā Chéngbǎo
|ChiTM=Bowser Castle
|Cro=Dvorac Koopa
|CroN=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
|CroM=Castle Koopa
|CroC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH1V6mCATQM Super Mario Bros 3 - Epizoda 2 - Gmizavci u vrtu ruža]</ref>
|Dan=Koopa-Slot
|DanN=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
|DanM=Castle Koopa
|DanC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HawqafbZGDI Super Mario Bros. 3 Never Koop a koopa (Dansk)]</ref>
|Dut=Bowsers Kasteel
|DutM=Bowser's Castle
|Dut2=Kasteel Koopa
|Dut2N=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
|Dut2M=Castle Koopa
|Dut2C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ85O3yNh0k The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Dutch Dub - Bedonder nooit een Koopa DVD (Part 1)]</ref>
|Fin=Koopa-Linna
|FinN=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
|FinM=Castle Koopa
|FinC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvBrSy_jG0I The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 | Episode 01-08 In Finnish [2013 DVD Version]]</ref>
|Fre=Château de Bowser
|FreM=Bowser's Castle
|Ger=Bowsers Festung
|Ger2=Schloss Koopa
|Ger2N=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
|GerM=Bowser's Fortress
|Ger2M=Castle Koopa
|Ger2C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMmY3CkK39Y&list=PLysMAMA5mZDPK7uUkp94zheRNEtn_WQDG&index=6 Die Abenteuer von Super Mario Bros. 3 - Ninja Koopas]</ref>
|Gre=Κάστρο Κούπα
|GreR=Kástro Koúpa
|GreM=Castle Koopa
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==Notes==
*In both ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'' and ''[[Nintendo Adventure Books]]'', Bowser's Castle was infrequently seen and was shown to have a labyrinth like construction, possessing various passages, bridges and doorways.
*In ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'', a course known as the [[Bowser Badlands]] is located near Bowser's Castle.
*According to an article on [http://www.movoto.com/ Movoto.com], a real-life version of Bowser's Castle based on its appearance in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' would be 212 stories high, 52 stories taller than the tallest building in the world, the {{wp|Burj Khalifa}}. However, due to the assumption that the castle should be merely 60 inches wide, it would cost only $455,000.<ref>{{cite|url=www.movoto.com/blog/infographic/real-life-bowsers-castle-jump-on-this-deal-before-mario-does|title=Movoto: Real-Life Bowser’s Castle: Jump on this Deal Before Mario Does|publisher=Movoto|accessdate=February 9, 2015}}{{dead link}}</ref>
*In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', Bowser can find an unseen item by checking one of the Bowser statues. A similar occurrence also happens with the bushes in Twilight Town.

==Interwiki links==
*Baby Bowser's Castle — [[:de:Baby Bowsers Festung]] — [[:it:Castello di Bowser (passato)]]

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