World 8-Bowser's Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)

Level
World 8-Bowser's Castle
World	World 8
Game	New Super Mario Bros.
Time limit	800 seconds 300 seconds (starting from checkpoint)
Boss	Bowser 2 and Bowser Jr.
Music track	Castle Theme Final Bowser
Music sample
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Not to be confused with World 8-Castle.

World 8-Bowser's Castle is the twelfth and final level of World 8 in New Super Mario Bros., and the final level of the game. This level is home to Bowser, the final boss in the game.

Layout

The final room with Peach

This level takes place in Bowser's Castle. Mario must first enter the door in the first room. If he hits the ? Switch from one of the blocks, the will turn room upside-down. In the next room, there are several burners. After going through the door at the very right of it, Mario will arrive in a room with a Thwomp. After turning the room upside-down and entering the door, Mario will be in the burner room again, but this time with the entire room upside-down. After going through the now-accessible door, the player will end up in the room where they will have to avoid the Thwomps and spikes. After turning this room upside-down, they will have to enter the door at the top of the area. In the next room, the player will have two doors to choose from, and the difference between both is that the left door will take Mario to the Star Coin and the right door will not. The player must go through the door at the top from the door chosen before, and Mario will reach the midway point. Mario will have to take the correct paths to make it to the end. If Mario uses the correct path, a ding sounds, while if Mario goes through the wrong way, a dull buzzer sounds. The correct paths are bottom, top, middle.

At the end of the room is the final door, where Bowser Jr. will throw his father's skeleton into a cauldron of purple liquid, from which a resurrected giant Bowser will emerge, commencing the final battle, while Peach stands on a platform above the stage. First, Bowser Jr. will throw Koopa Shells as Bowser spews homing blue fireballs. After Bowser Jr. is hit three times, he will fall off the bridge into the pit below. Bowser will then spew either three homing blue fireballs or six orange fireballs. He will jump high after a few fireballs, allowing Mario pass under him, hit the skull switch to break the bridge, and send Bowser falling into the open gap, thus allowing Mario to rescue Peach and ending the game.

Star Coins

Image	Location
	In the fifth room, in the top-left section of the room, Mario must avoid the Thwomps while collecting this one.
	In an unreachable room underneath the stairs. In the fourth room, Mario must jump over a big gap containing spikes, hit the lone brick to reveal a ? Switch and press it while avoiding the burner. Mario must then proceed to the fifth room, avoid the Thwomps, hit the brick to reveal a ? Switch and press it, then return to the fourth room and jump onto the platform and enter the door from there, and find the Star Coin underneath the stairs.
	In the second part of the castle, after jumping on the platforms in the correct order (bottom, top, then middle), Mario must Ground Pound the bricks, go up the stairs and run down the stairs then crouch before entering the small opening to collect the third Star Coin.

Enemies

Image	Name	Count
	Bowser 2	Boss
	Bowser Jr.	Boss
	Burners	11 (8 large, 3 small)
	Dry Bones	2
	Fire Bar	1
	Podoboos	11
	Super Thwomp	1
	Thwomps	3

Level map

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Map of World 8-Bowser's Castle