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{{about|the race course from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' and extra course in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''|the race course from ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' and retro course in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''|[[GBA Bowser's Castle 1]]|the first Bowser's Castle remix course in Mario Kart Tour|[[RMX Bowser's Castle 1]]}}
{{about|the race course from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' and extra course in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''|the race course from ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' and retro course in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''|[[GBA Bowser's Castle 1]]|the first Bowser's Castle remix course in Mario Kart Tour|[[RMX Bowser's Castle 1]]}}
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{{race course infobox
|title=Bowser Castle 1
|title=Bowser Castle 1
|image=[[File:SMK Bowser Castle 1 Lower-Screen Map.png]]
|image=[[File:SMK Bowser Castle 1 Lower-Screen Map.png|256px]]
|appears_in=''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])<br>''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])
|appears_in=''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])<br>''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])
|cups=[[Mushroom Cup]] (''Super Mario Kart'')<br> [[Classic course#Mario Kart: Super Circuit|Extra Mushroom Cup]] (''Super Circuit'')
|cups=[[Mushroom Cup]] (''Super Mario Kart'')<br> [[Classic course#Mario Kart: Super Circuit|Extra Mushroom Cup]] (''Super Circuit'')
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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 battle theme from ''[[Super Mario World]]''.  
'''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 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.


==Course layout==
==''Super Mario Kart''==
The most dangerous obstacles are the [[Thwomp]]s. They appear in groups of four. The Thwomps stay in the air during the first lap, then try to crush the players afterwards. They can also be a simple barrier on the ground. Another danger is the lava. There are gaps of lava that can be crossed with use of the yellow [[jump]] lines. If the player jumps in the wrong direction, however, it is possible to fall into the lava. There is no real shortcut in this course, however the player may use the zippers halfway on the track. Since they are not used by computer drivers, it can help to pass them and save time.
===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.


==''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''==
==''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''==
[[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.
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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==Gallery==
<gallery widths=150px>
SMK Bowser Castle 1 Screenshot.png|Bowser racing on the course in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''
MKSC SNES Bowser's Castle 1.png|Wario racing on the course in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=クッパじょうコース1 <small>(''Super Mario Kart'')</small>
|Jap=クッパじょうコース 1
|JapN=''Super Mario Kart''
|JapR=Kuppa Jō Kōsu 1
|JapR=Kuppa Jō Kōsu 1
|JapM=Bowser Castle Course 1
|JapM=Bowser Castle Course 1
|Jap2=クッパじょう1
|Jap2=クッパじょう1
|Jap2R=Kuppa Jō 1
|Jap2R=Kuppa Jō 1
|Jap2M=Bowser Castle 1
|Jap2M=Bowser Castle 1
|Chi=庫巴城堡1 (Traditional)<br>''Kùbā Chéngbǎo 1''<br>酷霸王城堡1 (Simplified)<br>''Kùbàwáng Chéngbǎo 1''<ref>From the unreleased iQue ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''</ref>
|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
|ChiM=Bowser Castle 1
|Fre=Château de Bowser 1
|FreM=Bowser's Castle 1
}}
}}
==Trivia==
*This is the only course in the [[Mushroom Cup]] in ''Super Mario Kart'' that has yet to return as a [[classic course]] in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' or any later ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' game other than ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''.


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 16:27, October 18, 2024

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
MKSC SNES Bowser Castle 1 Map.png
MKSC SNES Bowser Castle 1 Extra Cup Map.pngMKSC SNES Bowser Castle 1 Mini Map.png

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