Editing GBA Bowser's Castle 1

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{{about|the race course from ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' and classic course in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''|the race course from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' and extra course in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''|[[Bowser Castle 1]]}}

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|title=Bowser Castle 1<br><small>Bowser's Castle 1</small>

|image=[[File:MKSC Bowser Castle 1 Starting Line.png]]

|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])<br>''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' ([[List of games by date#2011|2011]])<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])

|cups=[[Mushroom Cup]] (''Super Circuit'')<br>[[Shell Cup]] (''7'')

|tours=[[New York Tour]]<br>[[Halloween Tour (2019)]]<br>[[Paris Tour (2019)]]<br>[[London Tour]]<br>[[Ice Tour]]<br>[[Valentine's Tour]]<br>[[Hammer Bro Tour]]<br>[[Trick Tour (2020)]]<br>[[Flower Tour]]<br>[[Pirate Tour]]<br>[[Summer Festival Tour]]<br>[[1st Anniversary Tour]]<br>[[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2020)]]<br>[[Mario Tour (2021)]]<br>[[Trick Tour (2021)]]<br>[[Wedding Tour]]<br>[[Paris Tour (2021)]]<br>[[Toad vs. Toadette Tour]]<br>[[Holiday Tour (2021)]]<br>[[Doctor Tour (2022)]]<br>[[Bowser Tour (2022)]]<br>[[New Year's Tour (2023)]]<br>[[Bowser Tour (2023)]]

|online_play=No longer available ([[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]])

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|map=''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''<br>[[File:MKSC Bowser Castle 1 Map.png|140px]]<br>[[File:MKSC Bowser Castle 1 Mini Map.png]]<br>''Mario Kart 7''<br>[[File:MK7 GBABowserCastle1.png|140px]][[File:MK7 GBA Bowser Castle 1 Minimap.png|140px]]<br>''Mario Kart Tour''<br>[[File:MKT Map BowserCastle1GBA.png|140px]]

'''Bowser's Castle 1''' (previously known as '''Bowser Castle 1''') is the fourth and last course of the [[Mushroom Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''. It is the first of four Bowser Castle courses raced in each cup except the [[Lightning Cup]]. The course is relatively short and contains only five Thwomps, a lot of [[coin]]s, and a few [[Item Box|item boxes]]. The course takes place inside the castle, as can be seen by the windows and large Bowser-symboled door in the background. It shares its music with the game's other three Bowser Castles: [[GBA Bowser's Castle 2|2]], [[GBA Bowser's Castle 3|3]], [[GBA Bowser's Castle 4|4]].

 

===Course layout===

As with the other Bowser Castle tracks, Bowser Castle 1 is composed entirely of straightaways and 90° turns. There are also [[Thwomp]]s as obstacles. The course begins with two left turns followed by the first set of [[Item Box]]es. Racers then pass a pair of Thwomps and take a right turn before reaching a slight S-bend; immediately before it, the right side of the track is covered in off-road, and immediately after it, there are another three Thwomps. There is then two left turns followed by a long straightaway, where racers must use five consecutive jump pads to jump over the lava while dodging [[Lava Bubble]]s. Between the third and fourth jumps, there is another item set. After the straightaway, racers encounter one more left turn followed by another slight S-bend and then the finish line.

Bowser Castle 1 makes its classic course debut in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' as the second race of the [[Shell Cup]]. It is the game's only retro course from ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''. The track is virtually identical to the original course, but has the addition of 3D graphics like the retro courses from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''. To make further use of this, there are some stone pillars poking out of the lava. The number of gaps in the jump section were reduced to four, and the platforms were lengthened accordingly. Also, a [[Glide Ramp]] appears at the first jump after 36 seconds of the race have elapsed. The glider can also be used to reach a small platform within the lava to the left. There are also some added coins on the track.<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/amkj/course/kouracup.html マリオカート7 : コース : こうらカップ]. GBAクッパキャッスル1. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved October 9, 2013. ([http://web.archive.org/web/20191009091205/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/amkj/course/kouracup.html Archived] October 9, 2019, 09:12:05 UTC via Internet Archive: Wayback Machine.)</ref> In addition, the flashing signs that tell which direction to go from ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' are now billboards attached to the track. The course now has a ''Mario Kart 64''-style starting banner. This is also the only course in the Shell Cup not to be in the same order as its appearance in its original cup.

In version 1.1, a shortcut exploit which allowed players to skip the second 180-degree turn became unusable when playing online. The shortcut is still viable offline, however.

 

 

The course also appears as '''Bowser's Castle 1R''' (reversed), '''Bowser's Castle 1T''' (with ramps), and '''Bowser's Castle 1R/T''' (reversed with ramps). The first two have also been available since the New York Tour alongside the original, while the R/T variant debuted in the [[London Tour]]. In the R variant, a [[Glide Ramp|glide ramp]] is immediately available at the start of the track, and there are many more [[Thwomp]]s, mostly positioned between the last two turns. In the T variant, there are several ramps that raise and lower in time with the Thwomps, allowing racers to jump over the Thwomps when the ramps are up. In the R/T variant, the number of Thwomps is once again significantly higher, though they are spread out across the course.

 

 

 

 

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Bowser's Castle 1 MKSC icon.png|The course icon, showing [[Mario]] dodging a [[Thwomp]]

 

GBAMK7BowserCastle1Start.jpg|The start of the course

GBAMK7BowserCastle1Thwomps.jpg|Some Thwomps on the course

MK7-6.jpg|[[Bowser]], [[Mario]], and [[Koopa Troopa]] racing on the course

GBAMK7BowserCastle1Jump.jpg|Bowser going over one of the [[Dash Panel]]s

 

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*The music for this course (and [[GBA Bowser's Castle 2|subsequent]] [[GBA Bowser's Castle 3|Bowser Castle]] [[GBA Bowser's Castle 4|courses]]) has a similar bassline to that of [[Bowser]]'s battle theme in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''.

*The course icon for the R/T variant of this course was different in the [[London Tour]], where the tall ramps were narrower and had [[Dash Panel]]s on them. The course icon was changed after the London Tour.

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