Editing N64 Bowser's Castle

'''Bowser's Castle''' (transliterated to '''Koopa Castle''' on a few occasions<ref>{{cite|date=December 1996|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) issue 51|page=28 and 29}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=April 1997|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 49|page=40}}</ref>) is the fourth and final course of the [[Star Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' and is [[Bowser]]'s home track of the game. It reappears as a [[classic course]] in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' as the fourth and final race of the [[Lightning Cup]], as well as the thirty-second and last course of this game overall.

Bowser's Castle makes its classic course debut as the fourth and last course of the [[Lightning Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', as well as the thirty-second and last course of the game overall. The castle has been redesigned to become more realistic and windows have been added outside. In the final section, [[Lava Geyser]]s spring out from the pits to cause the drivers to bowl over, especially when racers attempt to jump. Due to lighting improvements and Thwomps being gray instead of blue, the imprisoned Thwomp no longer appears green, but it still reacts when players drive near it. The evil laugh made by the sliding Thwomps in the original version is no longer heard; instead, they make angry expressions and rumbling noises. The large Bowser statue near the start can now harm racers with its fire breath, but the smaller flame-shooting statues are still harmless. Bowser's laugh is still heard on entry on the final lap, or when the player gets too close to the Bowser statue at the start of the track. It is the longest retro course in the game (as well as the longest course overall), taking around one minute per lap. The bridge that comes before the long circular turn before the end is now broken, with Lava Geysers on the sides. Additionally, the ramp after the spiral has a [[Dash Panel]] on it, making the jump easier. The Bowser portraits, which in the original used his artwork from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', now resemble his artwork from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. Bowser's laugh that plays in the Wii version uses [[Kenny James]]'s voice, which is the current portrayal of Bowser.  

[[File:2009-TournamentMarch2.jpg|thumb|right|The {{classic|N64|Bowser's Castle}} tournament]]

[[List of Mario Kart Wii tournaments#March 2009 Tournament 2|March 2009's second tournament]] required players to complete a race on Bowser's Castle against [[Dry Bowser]], driving the [[Offroader]]. In addition to regular items, Dry Bowser is able to constantly use a [[Fireball]] attack not seen anywhere else in the game. Additionally, all Item Boxes will either contain a Mushroom, Star, Triple Bananas, or Triple Green Shells. Vehicles are restricted to karts only. The tournament was later repeated as the second tournament of June 2010, though without any vehicle restrictions, and the second tournament of March 2011.

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|Eng=Surprisingly, Bowser's Castle has been transformed into a race ground! Because it's inside the building, most of the corners are tricky right angles. However, the most difficult part of the course is where the Thwomps are. They will block your path, and if you run into one, you will spin out. Should you be stepped by one, you'll find yourself squished flat as a pancake.<ref>{{cite|date=1998|title=Mario Kart 64 instruction booklet|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|page=31}}</ref>}}

 

|Eng=Bowser's Castle can be one of the toughest courses in the game if you don't know the way through it.{{ref needed}}}}

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|EngE=Racing over the red carpets in Bowser's not-so-humble abode might make you think you're in for a warm welcome from the king of the Koopas. Well, if fire-breathing statues are your idea of a warm welcome...}}

 

 

===Names in other languages===

*In the ''Mario Kart 64'' instruction manual, there are triangles at the third bridge and between the jumps afterward telling the player(s) to watch for falling rocks, despite the fact that there are no falling rocks or any other obstacle in that area. This is actually a translation error; in the Japanese manual, this is merely a warning not to fall off the track, with the kanji used being similar to the ones used to describe the falling rocks in [[N64 Choco Mountain|Choco Mountain]].<ref>{{cite|format=PDF|url=m1.nintendo.net/docvc/NUS/JPN/NKTJ/NKTJ_J.pdf|title=マリオカート{{ruby|64|六十四}} (''Mario Kāto Rokujūyon'') instruction booklet|page=31|date=1996|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>