Bowser Castle 1

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 Castle 1.

Template:Racecourse Bowser Castle 1 is a race course from Super Mario Kart, later reused as the final course of the Extra Mushroom Cup in Mario Kart: Super Circuit. It is a stone road residing in a pool of lava.

The most dangerous obstacles are the Thwomps. 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 aren't used by computer drivers, it can help to pass them and save time.

The course reappears again in Mario Kart: Super Circuit. It is the fourth and final race in 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.

Gallery

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  Bowser racing on the course in Super Mario Kart

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  Wario racing on the course in Mario Kart: Super Circuit

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	クッパじょうコース1[?] Kuppa Jō Kōsu 1	Bowser Castle Course 1
Chinese	庫巴城堡1 (Traditional) Kùbā Chéngbǎo 1 酷霸王城堡1 (Simplified) Kùbàwáng Chéngbǎo 1	Bowser Castle 1

Trivia

• The music for this course (and subsequent Bowser Castle courses) is a variation of Bowser's battle theme from Super Mario World.
• This is the only course in the Mushroom Cup in Super Mario Kart that has yet to return to Mario Kart Tour.