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|title=Bowser Castle 1 (''Super Mario Kart'')
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|image=[[Image:Bowsercastle1.png|235px|center]]''Super Mario Kart'' rendition.
|title=Bowser Castle 1
|appearances=''[[Super Mario Kart]]<br>[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
|image=[[File:SMK Bowser Castle 1 Lower-Screen Map.png|256px]]
|cups=[[Mushroom Cup]] (SMK)<br> Extra [[Mushroom Cup]] (MKSC)
|appears_in=''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])<br>''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])
|music=[[File:Bowser Castle (SNES).ogg]]
|cups=[[Mushroom Cup]] (''Super Mario Kart'')<br> [[Classic course#Mario Kart: Super Circuit|Extra Mushroom Cup]] (''Super Circuit'')
<center>''Super Mario Kart''</center>
|sample=''Super Mario Kart''<br>[[File:SMK-Music-BowserCastle.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''<br>[[File:MKSC-ExtraCourse-BowserCastle.oga]]
|map=[[File:SNES Bowser Castle 1.png|200px]]
|map=''Super Mario Kart''<br>[[File:SMK Bowser Castle 1 Overhead Map.png|140px]]<br>''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''<br>[[File:MKSC SNES Bowser Castle 1 Map.png|140px]]<br>[[File:MKSC SNES Bowser Castle 1 Extra Cup Map.png|frameless|upright=0.75]][[File:MKSC SNES Bowser Castle 1 Mini Map.png|frameless|upright=0.75]]
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'''Bowser Castle 1''' is a race course from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', appearing as the fourth race of the [[Mushroom Cup]]. It was subsequently reused in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' as the fourth track of the [[Classic course#Mario Kart: Super Circuit|Extra Mushroom Cup]]. It is a stone road residing in a pool of lava. The music for this course (and [[Bowser Castle 2|subsequent]] [[Bowser Castle 3|Bowser Castle]] courses) is a variation of [[Bowser]]'s [[Bowser BGM|battle theme]] from ''[[Super Mario World]]''. Other than ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'', this is the only course in the Mushroom Cup in ''Super Mario Kart'' not to return as a [[classic course]] in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' and the only one that has yet to return as a classic course in any later ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' game.


'''Bowser Castle 1''' is a race course from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' and features a stone road in a [[lava]] pool. The most dangerous obstacles are the [[Thwomp]]s which appear at four points and always in groups of four. While they remain in the air in the first lap, they will go up and down in the following laps. When coming down, they can crush the driver, making it impossible to drive on for a few seconds. They can also be a simple barrier when remaining at the ground. Another danger is the lava. There are gaps which are usually easily to be crossed by [[jump]] lines. When jumping in the wrong direction, however, it is possible to fall into the lava. It is also dangerous to jump directly before a jump line because the jump line is avoided then and the player may fall into the lava pool. There is no real shortcut in this course, however the player may use the zippers halfway on the track. They are not used by computer drivers and thus can save a lot of time.
==''Super Mario Kart''==
===Course layout===
[[File:SMK Bowser Castle 1 Screenshot.png|thumb|left|Bowser racing on the course in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'']]
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, which always appear in groups of four and remain airborne on the first lap. The course begins with a brief straight followed by a left turn and the only set of [[? Panel]]s. There is then a straightaway with the first row of Thwomps. Racers then take a left turn followed by a straightaway which has three [[Dash Panel|zippers]] on alternating sides of the track. After two more left turns, the first of which has more Thwomps, racers use three wide jump pads to cross over the lava; just before the last jump pad is another row of Thwomps. Racers then take two right turns and use another three jump pads to cross over the lava. Afterwards there is two more left turns, the first of which has one last group of Thwomps, and racers reach the finish line soon after.


==Appearance in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''==
==''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''==
<i>Super Mario Kart</i>'s Bowser Castle 1 appeared again in ''[[Mario Kart Super Circuit]]'', and it is the fourth and final race in the Extra Mushroom Cup. It uses the background which appears in Bowser Castle 1, [[Bowser Castle 2|2]] and [[Bowser Castle 4|4]] in ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''. It has an extra item box to the right of the bend that comes before the first lava hops. The Thwomps were removed in this version of the track.
[[File:MKSC SNES Bowser's Castle 1.png|thumb|right|The track's appearance in ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''.]]
Bowser Castle 1 reappears in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''. It is the fourth and final course of the [[Classic course#Mario Kart: Super Circuit|Extra Mushroom Cup]]. It uses the background appearing in [[GBA Bowser's Castle 1|that game's own Bowser Castle 1]]. It has an extra [[Item Box]] to the right of the bend that comes before the first lava hops. The Thwomps and zippers are not present in this version of the track.
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=クッパじょうコース 1
|JpnN=''Super Mario Kart''
|JpnR=Kuppa Jō Kōsu 1
|JpnM=Bowser Castle Course 1
|Jpn2=クッパじょう1
|Jpn2R=Kuppa Jō 1
|Jpn2M=Bowser Castle 1
|Chi=酷霸王城堡1
|ChiR=Kùbàwáng Chéngbǎo 1<ref>From the unreleased iQue ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''</ref>
|ChiM=Bowser Castle 1
}}
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:54, February 4, 2025

This article is about the race course from Super Mario Kart and extra course in Mario Kart: Super Circuit. For the race course from Mario Kart: Super Circuit and retro course in Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart Tour, see GBA Bowser's Castle 1. For the first Bowser's Castle remix course in Mario Kart Tour, see RMX Bowser's Castle 1.
Bowser Castle 1
Bowser Castle 1 from Super Mario Kart.
Information
Appears in Super Mario Kart (1992)
Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001)
Cup(s) Mushroom Cup (Super Mario Kart)
Extra Mushroom Cup (Super Circuit)
Music sample
Super Mario Kart

Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Course map
Super Mario Kart
Bowser Castle 1
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Map of a course from Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Mini map from Mario Kart: Super CircuitMini map from Mario Kart: Super Circuit

Bowser Castle 1 is a race course from Super Mario Kart, appearing as the fourth race of the Mushroom Cup. It was subsequently reused in Mario Kart: Super Circuit as the fourth track of the Extra Mushroom Cup. It is a stone road residing in a pool of lava. The music for this course (and subsequent Bowser Castle courses) is a variation of Bowser's battle theme from Super Mario World. Other than Mario Kart: Super Circuit, this is the only course in the Mushroom Cup in Super Mario Kart not to return as a classic course in Mario Kart Tour and the only one that has yet to return as a classic course in any later Mario Kart game.

Super Mario Kart[edit]

Course layout[edit]

Bowser driving in Bowser Castle 1
Bowser racing on the course in Super Mario Kart

As with the other Bowser Castle tracks, Bowser Castle 1 is composed entirely of straightaways and 90° turns. There are also Thwomps as obstacles, which always appear in groups of four and remain airborne on the first lap. The course begins with a brief straight followed by a left turn and the only set of ? Panels. There is then a straightaway with the first row of Thwomps. Racers then take a left turn followed by a straightaway which has three zippers on alternating sides of the track. After two more left turns, the first of which has more Thwomps, racers use three wide jump pads to cross over the lava; just before the last jump pad is another row of Thwomps. Racers then take two right turns and use another three jump pads to cross over the lava. Afterwards there is two more left turns, the first of which has one last group of Thwomps, and racers reach the finish line soon after.

Mario Kart: Super Circuit[edit]

Wario racing Bowser Castle 1 (SNES)
The track's appearance in Mario Kart: Super Circuit.

Bowser Castle 1 reappears in Mario Kart: Super Circuit. It is the fourth and final course of the Extra Mushroom Cup. It uses the background appearing in that game's own Bowser Castle 1. It has an extra Item Box to the right of the bend that comes before the first lava hops. The Thwomps and zippers are not present in this version of the track.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クッパじょうコース 1[?]
Kuppa Jō Kōsu 1
Bowser Castle Course 1 Super Mario Kart
クッパじょう1[?]
Kuppa Jō 1
Bowser Castle 1
Chinese 酷霸王城堡1[?]
Kùbàwáng Chéngbǎo 1[1]
Bowser Castle 1

References[edit]

  1. ^ From the unreleased iQue Mario Kart: Super Circuit