Editing Bowser Castle 2

{{about|the race course from [[Super Mario Kart]] and extra course in [[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]|the race course from Mario Kart: Super Circuit and retro course in [[Mario Kart DS]] and [[Mario Kart Tour]]|[[GBA Bowser's Castle 2]]}}
{{race course infobox
|title=Bowser Castle 2
|image=[[File:SMK Bowser Castle 2 Lower-Screen Map.png|256px]]
|appears_in=''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])<br>''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|cups=[[Flower Cup]] (''Super Mario Kart'')<br>[[Classic course#Mario Kart: Super Circuit|Extra Lightning Cup]] (''Super Circuit'')
|sample=''Super Mario Kart''<br>[[File:SMK-Music-BowserCastle.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''<br>[[File:MKSC-ExtraCourse-BowserCastle.oga]]
|map=''Super Mario Kart''<br>[[File:SMK Bowser Castle 2 Overhead Map.png|140px]]<br>
''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''<br>[[File:MKSC SNES Bowser Castle 2 Map.png|140px]]<br>[[File:MKSC SNES Bowser Castle 2 Extra Cup Map.png|frameless|upright=0.75]][[File:MKSC SNES Bowser Castle 2 Mini Map.png|frameless|upright=0.75]]
}}

'''Bowser Castle 2''' is a race course in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', appearing as the fourth course of the [[Flower Cup]]. It was subsequently reused in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' as the first track of the [[Classic course#Mario Kart: Super Circuit|Extra Lightning Cup]].  It is a stone road set in a pool of lava.

==''Super Mario Kart''==
===Course layout===
[[File:SMK Bowser Castle 2.png|thumb|left|[[Luigi]] at a split path at Bowser Castle 2.]]
As with the other Bowser Castle tracks, Bowser Castle 2 is composed entirely of straightaways and 90° turns. There are also [[Thwomp]]s as obstacles, which remain airborne on the first lap. The course begins with a right turn followed by the first set of [[? Panel]]s. There is then a straightaway, where there are three jump pads on alternating sides of the track that allow racers to hop over the lava. There are also two pairs of Thwomps along the straightaway. Racers then take two right turns and reach a fork in the road; however, going left soon leads to a dead end. Racers then take two left turns, with a group of four Thwomps along the second turn, then there are two more forks in the road where racers must go either left or right around square holes in the road. On the left side of the first hole is a [[Dash Panel|zipper]]. On the left side of the second hole is another four Thwomps, and on the right side of the second hole is a ? Panel. Afterwards, racers take a right turn and reach another straightaway where there are many jump pads that allow racers to hop over the lava. The first part of this straightaway is split down the middle by a wall, and the middle of the straightaway has a row of three Thwomps. After this straightaway is a right turn with one last Thwomp, followed by a brief straight that takes racers to the finish line.

===Shortcuts===
A notable shortcut can be found at the first fork in the road. By intentionally taking the dead end route, the player can use a well timed [[Cape Feather|Feather]] or [[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]] assisted hop to get over the lava and cut off several turns.

==''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''==
[[File:MKSC_Bowser_Castle_2_SNES.png|thumb|right|Bowser Castle 2 as it appears in ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''.]]
Bowser Castle 2 reappears in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', and is the first track of the [[Classic course#Mario Kart: Super Circuit|Extra Lightning Cup]]. It uses the background from [[GBA Bowser's Castle 2|that game's own Bowser Castle 2]]. The Thwomps and zipper were removed from the track.
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|JapS=クッパじょうコース ２
|JapR=Kuppa Jō Kōsu 2
|JapM=Bowser Castle Course 2
|Jap2=クッパじょう２
|Jap2R=Kuppa Jō 2
|Jap2M=Bowser Castle 2
|Chi=酷霸王城堡2
|ChiM=Bowser Castle 2
|ChiSR=Kùbàwáng Chéngbǎo 2
|ChiSM=Bowser Castle 2
|ChiT=庫巴城堡 2
|ChiTR=Kùbā Chéngbǎo 2
|ChiTM=Bowser Castle 2
|Dut=Bowsers Kasteel 2
|DutM=Bowser's Castle 2
|Fre=Château de Bowser 2
|FreM=Bowser’s Castle 2
|Ger=Bowsers Festung 2
|GerM=Bowser’s Castle 2
|Ita=Castello di Bowser 2
|ItaM=Bowser's Castle 2
|Kor=쿠파 성 2
|KorR=Kupa Seong 2
|KorM=Bowser Castle 2
|Por=Castelo do Bowser 2
|PorM=Bowser's Castle 2
|Spa=Castillo de Bowser 2
|SpaM=Bowser's Castle 2
|Rus=Замок Боузера 2
|RusR=Zamok Bouzera 2
|RusM=Bowser's Castle 2
}}

==Trivia==
*This is the only course in the [[Flower Cup]] in ''Super Mario Kart'' that has yet to return as a [[classic course]] in a later ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' game other than ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''.
**As such, it is also the only Flower Cup course in ''Super Mario Kart'' that has not appeared in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''.

==References==
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[[Category:Bowser's castles]]
[[Category:Volcanic areas]]
[[Category:Super Mario Kart race courses]]
[[Category:Mario Kart: Super Circuit race courses]]
[[Category:Classic courses]]
[[de:Bowsers Festung 2 (Super Mario Kart)]]
[[it:Castello di Bowser 2 (SNES)]]