Editing Bowser's Castle (race course)

[[File:MK8-Course-Bowser'sCastle.png|thumb|254px|Bowser's Castle in its latest appearance in ''Mario Kart 8'']]
'''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 usually features hazards such as [[lava]] pits, [[Thwomp]]s, [[fireball]]s and sharp turns. Due to these hazards, it is one of the most difficult courses in each game, similar to [[Rainbow Road]].

In ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' and its succeeding games, Bowser's Castle is the penultimate course of the [[Special Cup]]. In ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', Vanilla Lake 2 and Banshee Boardwalk were the penultimate courses in the [[Special Cup]]. In ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', there were multiple versions of this track, as with all the other courses except for Rainbow Road. Multiple versions of Bowser Castle are also featured in ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'', this time being the only course to do so. Also unlike ''Super Mario Kart'', this game gives each of them an individual background.{{br}}

==History==
<gallery widths=180px>
Bowsercastle1.png|'''[[Bowser Castle 1 (SNES)]]'''<br>''[[Super Mario Kart]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
Bowsercastle2.png|'''[[Bowser Castle 2 (SNES)]]'''<br>''[[Super Mario Kart]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
Bowsercastle3.png|'''[[Bowser Castle 3 (SNES)]]'''<br>''[[Super Mario Kart]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
Bowser's Castle MK64.png|'''[[Bowser's Castle (N64)]]'''<br>''[[Mario Kart 64]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
Mkscbowsercastle1.png|'''[[Bowser Castle 1 (GBA)]]'''<br>''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
Mkscbowsercastle2.png|'''[[Bowser Castle 2 (GBA)]]'''<br>''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
Mkscbowsercastle3.png|'''[[Bowser Castle 3 (GBA)]]'''<br>''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
Mkscbowsercastle4.png|'''[[Bowser Castle 4]]'''<br>''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
Mkddtrack15.jpg|'''[[Bowser's Castle (GCN)]]'''<br>''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
IconBowserCastleMKAGP2.png|'''[[Bowser's Castle (arcade)]]'''<br>''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]''
Castillo Bowser.PNG|'''[[Bowser Castle (DS)]]'''<br>''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
BowsersCastleMKW.png|'''[[Bowser's Castle (Wii)]]'''<br>''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
BowserCastleMK7.png|'''[[Bowser's Castle (3DS)]]'''<br>''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
MK8-Course-Bowser'sCastle.png|'''[[Bowser's Castle (MK8)]]'''<br>''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' / ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=クッパキャッスル
|JapR=Kuppa Kyassuru
|JapM=Bowser Castle
|Spa=Castillo de Bowser
|SpaM=Bowser's Castle
|Fra=Château de Bowser
|FraM=Bowser's Castle
|Dut=Bowsers Kasteel
|DutM=Bowser's Castle
|Ger=Bowsers Festung
|GerM=Bowser's Fortress
|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
|Chi=庫巴城堡 (Traditional)<br>''Kùbā Chéngbǎo''<br>酷霸王城堡 (Simplified)<br>''Kùbàwáng Chéngbǎo''
|ChiM=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]]'' game to date.
**Among all courses, Bowser's Castle is the only course to appear in the entire ''Mario Kart'' series so far, including the ''Arcade GP'' series.

{{racecourses}}
[[Category:Bowser's Castles]]
[[Category:Volcanic Areas]]
[[de:Bowsers Festung#Mario Kart-Serie]]
[[it:Castello di Bowser (circuito)]]