Editing Bowser's Castle (race course)

{{articleabout|the race courses from the ''Mario Kart'' series|other uses|[[Bowser's Castle (disambiguation)]]}}
[[File:BowserCastleMK7.png|thumb|250px|The Bowser's Castle racetrack in its latest incarnation, in ''Mario Kart 7''.]]
'''Bowser's Castle''' (also called '''Bowser Castle''' in some games) is a common race course found in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series. The course features usually hazards such as [[lava]] pits, [[Thwomp]]s, [[fireball]]s and sharp turns. In ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' and its succeeding games, Bowser's Castle is the penultimate course of the [[Special Cup]]. However, in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' and ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'', there were multiple new versions of this track, similar to the [[Mario Circuit]] courses in ''Super Mario Kart''. 

==History==
Bowser's Castle has appeared as multiple iterations throughout the ''Mario Kart'' series. In ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', three Bowser Castle courses appeared in the [[Mushroom Cup|Mushroom]], [[Flower Cup|Flower]] and [[Star Cup|Star]] cups. The stages had the same appearance and features such as lava pits and Thwomps. The later Bowser Castles have more obstacles and turns than the first Bowser Castles.

*[[Bowser Castle 1]], [[Bowser Castle 2]], [[Bowser Castle 3]] - ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
*[[Bowser's Castle (N64)]] - ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
*[[Bowser's Castle (GCN)]] - ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
*[[Bowser's Castle (arcade)]] - ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]''
*[[Bowser Castle (DS)]] - ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
*[[Bowser's Castle (Wii)]] - ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
*[[Bowser's Castle (3DS)]] - ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''

==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
|Jap=クッパキャッスル
|JapR=Kuppa Kyassuru
|JapM=Bowser Castle
|Fra=Château de Bowser
|FraM=Bowser's Castle
|Dut=Bowsers Kasteel
|DutM=Bowser's Castle
|Ger=Bowsers Festung
|GerM=Bowser's Fortress
|Spa=Castillo de Bowser
|SpaM=Bowser's Castle
|Ita=Castello di Bowser
|ItaM=Bowser's Castle
|Por=Castelo do Bowser
|PorM=Bowser's Castle
|Rus=Замок Боузера
|RusR=Zamok Bouzera
|RusM=Bowser Castle
|Kor=쿠파 성
|KorR=Kupa Seong
|KorM=Bowser Castle}}

==Trivia==
*Bowser's Castle, [[Mario Circuit]] (named Mario Raceway in ''Mario Kart 64''), and [[Rainbow Road]] are the only courses that appear in each [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]] game to date.
**Among all courses, Bowser's Castle is the only course to appear in all ''Mario Kart series'' so far, including ''Arcade GP series''.
*The Bowser [[Kart]] from the game ''[[wikipedia:Nintendogs|Nintendogs]]'' plays the Bowser's Castle theme from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' when used.
*The theme for Bowser's Castle in the game ''Super Mario Kart'' bears a striking resemblance to the Bowser battle's music in ''[[Super Mario World]]''.

[[Category:Castles]]
[[Category:Bowser's Castles]]
[[Category:Volcanic Areas]]