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|title=Bowser's Castle | |title=Bowser's Castle | ||
|image=[[File:BowserCastleMK7.png| | |image=[[File:BowserCastleMK7.png|300px]] | ||
| | |appears_in=''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' ([[List of games by date#2011|2011]])<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' (2021) | ||
|cups=[[Special Cup]] | |cups=[[Special Cup]] | ||
| | |tours=[[New Year's 2022 Tour]]<br>[[Singapore Tour]]<br>[[Wario vs. Waluigi Tour]]<br>[[Mii Tour (2022)]]<br>[[Samurai Tour]]<br>[[Yoshi Tour (2022)]]<br>[[Peach vs. Bowser Tour (May 2022)]]<br>[[Piranha Plant Tour]]<br>[[Ocean Tour]]<br>[[Sundae Tour (2022)]]<br>[[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2022)]]<br>[[Peach vs. Bowser Tour (November–December 2022)]]<br>[[Bowser Tour (2023)]] | ||
| | |ghost={{ghost|7|Ret★Matt|2:34.815|[[File:BowserMKW.png|32px|link=Bowser]][[File:MK7BowserStandardKart.png|32px|link=Standard Kart]][[File:MK7 Monster.png|32px|link=Monster (tire)|Monster tires]][[File:MK7BowserSuperGlider.png|32px|link=Super Glider]]}}{{ghost|7 <small>Expert</small>|Ret★Tom|2:15.244|[[File:BowserMKW.png|32px|link=Bowser]][[File:MK7 Growlster.png|32px|link=Bruiser]][[File:MK7 Red Monster.png|32px|link=Red Monster|Red Monster tires]][[File:MK7 Beast Glider.png|32px|link=Beast Glider]]}} | ||
| | |based_on=[[Bowser's Castle]] | ||
| | |online_play=No longer available ([[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]]) | ||
| | |sample=Kenta Nagata, Satomi Terui (composition/arrangement)<br>Shinobu Tanaka, Kenta Nagata (''Double Dash!!'' themes)<br>[[File:MK7 Bowser's Castle Theme.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart 7'' (frontrunning)<br>[[File:3DS_BowserCastle_Frontrunning.oga]] | ||
|map=[[File:MK7 Bowser'sCastle.png|140px]]<br>[[File:Bowser Castle.png|140px]] | |map=''Mario Kart 7''<br>[[File:MK7 Bowser'sCastle.png|140px]]<br>[[File:Bowser Castle.png|140px]]<br>''Mario Kart Tour''<br>[[File:MKT Map BowsersCastle3DS.png|110px]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Bowser's Castle''' is the third course of the [[Special Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''. Unlike previous Bowser's Castle courses, it strongly resembles a haunted mansion inside. It features spiderwebs, lava pillars and [[Lava Geyser|geyser]]s, [[Thwomp]]s, and stairs. This course later returns as a [[classic course]] in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', starting with the [[New Year's 2022 Tour]]. | |||
'' | The second portion of this course's music covers the [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)|Bowser's Castle]] theme from ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' | ||
This is the only [[Bowser's Castle]] course from an entry after ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' to reappear in a later ''Mario Kart'' game. It is also the only track in ''Mario Kart 7''{{'}}s Special Cup to not appear in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. | |||
==Course | ==''Mario Kart 7''== | ||
[[File:Bowser's Castle Entrance (Mario Kart 7).jpg|thumb|left|The start of the course | ===Course layout=== | ||
This course starts off on a separate platform with a ramp to glide into Bowser's Castle. There are two entrances, an upper level and a lower level if the upper level is missed while gliding. The two levels have a set of stairs with Thwomps and inclining slopes that lead into one room filled with lava pools and sharp turns. Past that room is a wide wooden | [[File:Bowser's Castle Entrance (Mario Kart 7).jpg|thumb|left|The start of the course]] | ||
This course starts off on a separate platform with a ramp to glide into Bowser's Castle. There are two entrances, an upper level and a lower level if the upper level is missed while gliding. The two levels have a set of stairs with Thwomps and inclining slopes that lead into one room filled with lava pools and sharp turns. Past that room is a wide wooden [[Turning Floor]] that leads to a [[Underwater driving|lake filled with water]], with some pipes pouring lava and lava-filled edges. Afterward, racers return to land along a cliff side, passing by lava waterfalls as the racers drive. At the end of the outdoor section is a sharp wide turn that ends with a [[Glide Ramp]] leading to the [[Finish Line (object)|finish line]], with a giant ring in the air suspended over the one on the ground highlighting this. The ramp allows for side paths to be taken on laps 2 and 3, which split into two to allow both levels of the castle to be reached. 3DS Bowser's Castle is the only Bowser's Castle course in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'']] series with an underwater section. | |||
When the player enters the castle, [[Bowser]]'s laugh can be heard, similar to the [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart Wii)|Bowser's Castle]] courses from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' and ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''.{{br|left}} | |||
==''Mario Kart Tour''== | |||
[[File:MKT 3DS Bowser's Castle Scene.png|250px|thumb|The course in ''Mario Kart Tour'']] | |||
Bowser's Castle makes its [[classic course]] debut in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', starting from the [[New Year's 2022 Tour]]. The sky is less dark, the castle entrance has been redesigned, and an active volcano has been added into the background. The positions of the pipes pouring lava in the underwater section have been slightly altered, with one being outright removed. The ramp in the underwater section is also extended. The mountainous area has been made more open and lacks the mushroom shortcut on the right side. Additionally, Bowser's laugh no longer plays when the player enters the castle at the beginning of the course. | |||
The course also appears as '''Bowser's Castle R''' (reversed), '''Bowser's Castle T''' (with ramps), and '''Bowser's Castle R/T''' (reversed with ramps). The former two debuted alongside the normal variant in the New Year's 2022 Tour, while the latter debuted in the [[Samurai Tour]]. In the T and R/T variants, there is only one [[Thwomp]]; in the T variant, it has been moved to the castle entrance on the lower level. Additionally, the underwater section is almost entirely skipped, and racers can drive through a second [[Turning Floor]] at the start of lap 2. In the R/T variant, the first turn is entirely skipped and racers instead drive through three Turning Floors. | |||
===Appearances=== | |||
For this course's tour appearances, see [[List of 3DS Bowser's Castle tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour|List of 3DS Bowser's Castle tour appearances in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]. | |||
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===Top-tier and middle-tier items=== | |||
{{MKT favored table|3DS|Bowser's Castle}} | |||
===Bonus challenges=== | |||
<div class="contentbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed> | |||
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Ring Race|3DS Bowser's Castle}} | |||
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Goomba Takedown|3DS Bowser's Castle}} | |||
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Smash Small Dry Bones|3DS Bowser's Castle}} | |||
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Time Trial|3DS Bowser's Castle|3DS Bowser's Castle R}} | |||
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Combo Attack|3DS Bowser's Castle T}} | |||
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Snap a Photo|3DS Bowser's Castle T}} | |||
</div> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths= | ===''Mario Kart 7''=== | ||
<gallery widths=160 heights=96> | |||
BC-MK7.png| | BC-MK7.png|[[Toad]] gliding into Bowser's Castle | ||
Bowser'sCastle7Hall.jpg|The large hall at the start of the race. | Bowser'sCastle7Hall.jpg|The large hall at the start of the race | ||
Bowser'sCastle7Thwomp.jpg|One of the | MK7 Bowser's Castle.png|[[Bowser]] racing in his own castle | ||
BowserCastleMK7GlidingRamp.jpg|The final gliding ramp of the course, leading | Bowser'sCastle7Thwomp.jpg|One of the [[Thwomp]]s on the course | ||
Bowser'sCastle7Underwater.jpg|Underwater segment of the race | |||
BowserCastleMK7GlidingRamp.jpg|The final gliding ramp of the course, leading to the finish line | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===''Mario Kart Tour''=== | |||
====Course icons==== | |||
{{main-gallery|Mario Kart Tour race course icons (3DS courses)#Bowser's Castle|Mario Kart Tour race course icons (3DS courses) § Bowser's Castle}} | |||
<gallery heights=100> | |||
MKT Icon BowsersCastle3DS Meowser.png|The course icon | |||
MKT Icon BowsersCastleR3DS DrBowser.png|The course icon of the R variant | |||
MKT Icon BowsersCastleT3DS Iggy.png|The course icon of the T variant | |||
MKT Icon BowsersCastleRT3DS KingBobombGold.png|The course icon of the R/T variant | |||
</gallery> | |||
====Screenshots==== | |||
<gallery heights=68> | |||
MKT New Year's 2022 Tour Week 1 Drivers.jpg|[[Cat Mario|Cat Peach]] and [[Meowser]] tricking on the course | |||
MKT 3DS Bowser's Castle View.jpg|View of the entrance of the castle | |||
MKT 3DS Bowser's Castle Interior.jpg|The interior of the castle | |||
MKT 3DS Bowser's Castle View 2.jpg|The lava geysers | |||
MKT 3DS Bowser's Castle T Scene.jpg|The T variant of the course | |||
MKT vs. New Year's Team.png|Various characters racing on the course | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Names in other languages== | |||
{{foreign names | |||
|Jap=クッパキャッスル | |||
|JapR=Kuppa Kyassuru | |||
|JapM=Bowser Castle | |||
|ChiS=酷霸王城堡 | |||
|ChiSR=Kùbàwáng Chéngbǎo | |||
|ChiSM=Bowser Castle | |||
|ChiT=庫巴城堡 | |||
|ChiTR=Kùbā Chéngbǎo | |||
|ChiTM=Bowser Castle | |||
|Dut=Bowsers Kasteel | |||
|DutM=Bowser's Castle | |||
|Fre=Château de Bowser | |||
|FreM=Bowser's Castle | |||
|Ger=Bowsers Festung | |||
|GerM=Bowser´s Fortress | |||
|Ita=Castello di Bowser | |||
|ItaM=Bowser's Castle | |||
|Kor=쿠파 성 | |||
|KorR=Kupa Seong | |||
|KorM=Bowser Castle | |||
|Por=Castelo do Bowser | |||
|PorM=Bowser's Castle | |||
|Rus=Замок Боузера | |||
|RusR=Zamok Bouzera | |||
|RusM=Bowser's Castle | |||
|Spa=Castillo de Bowser | |||
|SpaM=Bowser's Castle | |||
}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *Despite Bowser being voiced by [[Kenneth W. James|Kenny James]] in ''Mario Kart 7'' and ''Mario Kart Tour'', the laugh heard in the castle is actually one of Bowser's laughs from his previous voice actor, [[Scott Burns]]. | ||
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[[Category:Volcanic areas]] | |||
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[[Category:Mario Kart 7 race courses]] | |||
[[Category:Mario Kart Tour race courses]] | |||
[[de:Bowsers Festung#Mario Kart 7]] | [[de:Bowsers Festung#Mario Kart 7]] | ||
[[it:Castello di Bowser (3DS)]] | [[it:Castello di Bowser (3DS)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:31, September 20, 2024
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| Appears in | Mario Kart 7 (2011) Mario Kart Tour (2021) | ||||||||||
| Cup(s) | Special Cup | ||||||||||
| Tour(s) | |||||||||||
| Based on | Bowser's Castle | ||||||||||
| Online play | No longer available (3DS) | ||||||||||
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Bowser's Castle is the third course of the Special Cup in Mario Kart 7. Unlike previous Bowser's Castle courses, it strongly resembles a haunted mansion inside. It features spiderwebs, lava pillars and geysers, Thwomps, and stairs. This course later returns as a classic course in Mario Kart Tour, starting with the New Year's 2022 Tour.
The second portion of this course's music covers the Bowser's Castle theme from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
This is the only Bowser's Castle course from an entry after Mario Kart: Super Circuit to reappear in a later Mario Kart game. It is also the only track in Mario Kart 7's Special Cup to not appear in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Mario Kart 7[edit]
Course layout[edit]
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This course starts off on a separate platform with a ramp to glide into Bowser's Castle. There are two entrances, an upper level and a lower level if the upper level is missed while gliding. The two levels have a set of stairs with Thwomps and inclining slopes that lead into one room filled with lava pools and sharp turns. Past that room is a wide wooden Turning Floor that leads to a lake filled with water, with some pipes pouring lava and lava-filled edges. Afterward, racers return to land along a cliff side, passing by lava waterfalls as the racers drive. At the end of the outdoor section is a sharp wide turn that ends with a Glide Ramp leading to the finish line, with a giant ring in the air suspended over the one on the ground highlighting this. The ramp allows for side paths to be taken on laps 2 and 3, which split into two to allow both levels of the castle to be reached. 3DS Bowser's Castle is the only Bowser's Castle course in the Mario Kart series with an underwater section.
When the player enters the castle, Bowser's laugh can be heard, similar to the Bowser's Castle courses from Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and Mario Kart Wii.
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
Bowser's Castle makes its classic course debut in Mario Kart Tour, starting from the New Year's 2022 Tour. The sky is less dark, the castle entrance has been redesigned, and an active volcano has been added into the background. The positions of the pipes pouring lava in the underwater section have been slightly altered, with one being outright removed. The ramp in the underwater section is also extended. The mountainous area has been made more open and lacks the mushroom shortcut on the right side. Additionally, Bowser's laugh no longer plays when the player enters the castle at the beginning of the course.
The course also appears as Bowser's Castle R (reversed), Bowser's Castle T (with ramps), and Bowser's Castle R/T (reversed with ramps). The former two debuted alongside the normal variant in the New Year's 2022 Tour, while the latter debuted in the Samurai Tour. In the T and R/T variants, there is only one Thwomp; in the T variant, it has been moved to the castle entrance on the lower level. Additionally, the underwater section is almost entirely skipped, and racers can drive through a second Turning Floor at the start of lap 2. In the R/T variant, the first turn is entirely skipped and racers instead drive through three Turning Floors.
Appearances[edit]
For this course's tour appearances, see List of 3DS Bowser's Castle tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
Top-tier and middle-tier items[edit]
Select "show" to reveal the drivers, karts, and gliders for which 3DS Bowser's Castle and its variants are always favored or favorite courses. For instances in which additional drivers, karts, and gliders temporarily had this course and its variants as favored or favorite courses, see List of 3DS Bowser's Castle tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
| Course | Three-item drivers | Bonus points ×2 karts | Combo bonus ×3 gliders | Two-item drivers | Bonus points ×1.5 karts | Combo bonus ×2 gliders |
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 T variant |
  
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***  ***** ***
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 R/T variant |
     
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| * indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6. *** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8 for High-End items. | ||||||
Bonus challenges[edit]
| Ring Race | |||||||
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| Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
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Regular |  Bowser |
 Pipe Frame |
 Super Glider |
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New Year's 2022 Tour |  Funky Kong Cup |
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Ocean Tour |  Daisy Cup | |||||
| Goomba Takedown | |||||||||
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| Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Item Box type found |
Number of item slots | Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
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Regular |  Wario |
 Pipe Frame |
 Super Glider |
 Green Shell  Mega Mushroom |
1 |
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Wario vs. Waluigi Tour |  Waluigi Cup |
| Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2022) |  Luigi Cup | ||||||||
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Bowser Tour (2023) |  Koopa Troopa Cup | |||||||
| Smash Small Dry Bones | |||||||
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| Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
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Regular |  Waluigi |
 Pipe Frame |
 Super Glider |
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Singapore Tour |  Baby Luigi Cup |
| Time Trial | |||||||
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| Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
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Regular |  Bowser Jr. |
 Pipe Frame |
 Super Glider |
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Wario vs. Waluigi Tour | Daisy Cup |
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Sundae Tour (2022) |  Ice Bro Cup | |||||
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R | Bowser Jr. |
Pipe Frame |
Super Glider |
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Yoshi Tour (2022) |  Wario Cup |
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Peach vs. Bowser Tour (November–December 2022) |  Chargin' Chuck Cup | |||||
| Combo Attack | |||||||
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| Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Highest combo counts | Tour appearances | Cup |
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T |  Monty Mole |
 Pipe Frame |
 Super Glider |
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Samurai Tour |  King Boo Cup |
| Snap a Photo | ||||||||||
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| Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Other driver information | Objectives | Tour appearances | Cup | ||
| Driver | Kart | Glider | ||||||||
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T |  Meowser |
 Tiger Bruiser |
 Calico Parafoil |
 Cat Peach |
 Cat Cruiser |
 Toe-Bean Balloons |
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New Year's 2022 Tour |  Kamek Cup |
 Cat Toad |
 Black Cat Cruiser |
 Black Toe-Bean Balloons |
Bowser Tour (2023) |  Roy Cup | ||||||
Gallery[edit]
Mario Kart 7[edit]
Toad gliding into Bowser's Castle
The large hall at the start of the race
Bowser racing in his own castle
One of the Thwomps on the course
Underwater segment of the race
The final gliding ramp of the course, leading to the finish line
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
Course icons[edit]
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Mario Kart Tour race course icons (3DS courses) § Bowser's Castle.
The course icon
The course icon of the R variant
The course icon of the T variant
The course icon of the R/T variant
Screenshots[edit]
View of the entrance of the castle
The interior of the castle
The lava geysers
The T variant of the course
Various characters racing on the course
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | クッパキャッスル[?] Kuppa Kyassuru |
Bowser Castle | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 酷霸王城堡[?] Kùbàwáng Chéngbǎo |
Bowser Castle | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 庫巴城堡[?] Kùbā Chéngbǎo |
Bowser Castle | |
| Dutch | Bowsers Kasteel[?] | Bowser's Castle | |
| French | Château de Bowser[?] | Bowser's Castle | |
| German | Bowsers Festung[?] | Bowser´s Fortress | |
| Italian | Castello di Bowser[?] | Bowser's Castle | |
| Korean | 쿠파 성[?] Kupa Seong |
Bowser Castle | |
| Portuguese | Castelo do Bowser[?] | Bowser's Castle | |
| Russian | Замок Боузера[?] Zamok Bouzera |
Bowser's Castle | |
| Spanish | Castillo de Bowser[?] | Bowser's Castle |
Trivia[edit]
- Despite Bowser being voiced by Kenny James in Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart Tour, the laugh heard in the castle is actually one of Bowser's laughs from his previous voice actor, Scott Burns.
