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| {{articleabout|Bowser's actual Castle|other uses|[[Bowser's Castle (disambiguation)]]}}
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| The '''Bowser Castle''' is one of the common race courses found in the ''[[Mario Kart]]'' series. The course takes place on the castle of [[Bowser]] and surroundings, usually featuring hazards as [[lava]] pits, [[Thwomps]], [[fireballs]] and tight turns.
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| == History ==
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| ===''Mario Kart'' series===
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| ====''Super Mario Kart''====
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| :''For more info, see Bowser Castle [[Bowser Castle 1|1]], [[Bowser Castle 2|2]] and [[Bowser Castle 3|3]].''
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| In ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', three Bowser Castle courses appeared in the [[Mushroom Cup|Mushroom]], [[Flower Cup|Flower]] and [[Star Cup|Star]] cups. The stages had the same appearance and features such as lava pits and Thwomps.
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| ====''Mario Kart 64''====
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| {{racecourse
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| |title=Bowser Castle
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| |image=[[Image:Mk64bowsercastle.jpg|235px|center]]Mario Kart 64 rendition
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| |appearances=''[[Mario Kart 64]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
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| |cups=[[Star Cup]]<br>[[Lightning Cup]]
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| |distance=777 m
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| |ghost=
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| |expert_ghost=
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| |wifi=Availabe ([[Wii]])
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| }}
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| In ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', the course has a lot of [[Thwomp]]s that block drivers from preceding to further areas. If the Player gets crushed by a Thwomp or drives into the cage holding the green Thwomp, an eerie laugh can be heard. It will crush them into the ground, making Lakitu get them in the only way out of the cage. In further corridors there are pictures of Bowser and large stone statues that shoot flames from their mouths, but they are harmless. At the end of the track racers will race on the roof of the castle. On the last lap, or when the player gets too close to the Bowser statue at the start of the track, Bowser's famed laugh plays.
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| This course reappears as the fourth and last course of the [[Lightning Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''. Notorious changes have been remade for such [[Wii|console]]. In this version, lava columns spring out from the pits to cause the drivers to bowl over, specially when racers attempt to jump. The green Thwomp now is just one of the new Thwomps, and is not significant. It is also impossible to go in the cage. Also, in the cage, one can see a Thwomp. If the player gets too close the Thwomp will get angry-looking. The 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.
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| <br clear=all>
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| <center><gallery>
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| Image:Bowser'sCastle.png|<center>The icon from the menu.
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| Image:MK64_BowserCastle.JPG|<center>The Stairs found halfway through the level
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| Image:Mk64bowsercastle2.jpg|<center>The roof of the castle
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| Image:Mk64bowsercastle3.jpg|<center>The green [[Thwomp]]
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| </gallery></center>
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| ====''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''====
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| For the ''[[Mario Kart Super Circuit]]'' Tracks, see Bowser Castle [[Bowser Castle 1|1]], [[Bowser Castle 2|2]], [[Bowser Castle 3|3]] and [[Bowser Castle 4|4]].
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| ====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''====
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| [[Image:Mkddtrack15.jpg|left|thumb|Bowser Castle from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''.]]
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| Racers start out outside of the castle and enter through a large doorway shaped like Bowser. As they precede through the hallway, [[Thwomp]]s will try to spin them out or squish them. Racers will then travel over a pit of lava and through a circular room filled with [[Podoboo|Podoboos]]. During the final stretch of the course a statue of Bowser will shoot fireballs at oncoming cars. If the [[Player|player]] has any trouble, Bowser's famed laugh will emit.
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| ====''Mario Kart DS''====
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| [[Image:Castillo Bowser.PNG|thumb|Outside of Bowser Castle in ''Mario Kart DS''.]]
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| In ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' the players start by passing through a metallic doorway of Bowser (which plays his laugh on entry) and then pass through a hallway with [[Thwomp]]s. After climbing stairs and crossing a thin but walled bridge, drivers will enter another circular room like in [[Mario Kart: Double Dash]]. However, this one doesn't have a [[Firebar]], and instead spins. A path with a Thwomp and then a spiral bridge follows. If racers aren't careful, they can fall a long way down into lava or even back to the beginning of the spiral. It is possible there to [[Bob-omb]] someone out the tower's windows. racers will encounter a spinning log in which the driver must navigate across, or they will fall into a garden and lose time. The final stretch of the map consists of moving platforms that must be jumped over. If the player goes all the way around the circular room, they will take a shortcut. However, the shortcut has fire and a moving Thwomp.
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| Also, Bowser Castle 2 from Mario Kart: Super Circuit appears.
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| ====''Mario Kart Wii''====
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| [[Image:Castle001ei9.jpg.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Bowser]] racing in his castle.]]
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| ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'''s Bowser's Castle resembles to the ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' Castle track, though now drivers enter a wavy hallway that can bounce them into the wall or into the purple Dark Land water. After driving through hallways full of Thwomps and similar to Double Dash, the racers enter a large open hallway with another giant Bowser statue. Racers must use the ramps on both sides to avoid the fireballs as well as mud. Racers then finish the map by driving through a field with erupting flames. It also has lava geysers. Bowser's laugh also plays on entry.
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| ''Mario Kart Super Circuit's'' ''[[Bowser Castle 3]]'' and ''Mario Kart 64's'' ''Bowser Castle'', also reappear with changes in term of gameplay. ''GBA Bowser Castle 3'' now has mud on some place while ''N64 Bowser Castle'' features lava geysers on some places.
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| == Trivia ==
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| *The Bowser statue that shoots fireballs in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' only moves from side to side, spinning drivers out and catching them aflame. However, the statue of ''Mario Kart Wii'' seems to breathe, always positioned in the center, and to wait for the fireball to explode.
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| *In the Wii version of Bowser's Castle, a billboard displaying an image of [[Boo]] and [[Dry Bones]] can be seen. That artwork was first used in ''[[Mario Party 7]]''.
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| *The [[Bowser]] statue at the start of N64 Bowser Castle's eyes will light up while [[Bowser|Bowser's]] laugh is playing.
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| *Bowser's Castle, [[Mario Circuit]] and [[Rainbow Road]] are the only courses that are in each [[Mario Kart series]] games.
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| *A Tournament took place in the wii version where the player had to race [[Dry Bowser]], who would try and shoot fireballs at the player.
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| *[[Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]] features Bowser Castle from [[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]. The event is [[Dream Ice Hockey]].
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| == Names in Other Languages ==
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| '''Foreign Names:'''
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| {{foreignname|
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| Fra=Château de Bowser|
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| FraM=Bowser's Castle|
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| Ger=Bowsers Festung|
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| GerM=Bowser's Fortress|
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| Spa=Castillo de Bowser|
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| SpaM=Bowser's Castle|
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| Ita=Castello di Bowser|
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| ItaM=Bowser's Castle
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| }}
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| <br clear=all>
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| {{MKDS}}
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| {{racecourses}}
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| [[Category:Mario Kart 64 Race Courses]]
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| [[Category:Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Race Courses]]
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| [[Category:Mario Kart DS Race Courses]]
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| [[Category:Castles and Fortresses]]
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| [[Category:Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 Race Courses]]
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| [[Category:Volcanic Areas]]
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