Bowser Castle 1
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Bowser Castle 1 is the name of the first Bowser Castle course in both Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart Super Circuit. In both games, it is the fourth course in the Mushroom Cup.
[edit] Super Mario Kart
[edit] Appearance in Super Mario KartIn Super Mario Kart, the course features a stone road in a lava pool. The most dangerous obstacles are the Thwomps 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. [edit] Appearance in Mario Kart: Super CircuitSuper Mario Kart'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, 2 and 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.
[edit] Mario Kart: Super Circuit
In Mario Kart: Super Circuit, it is the first in a series of various Bowser Castles raced at the end of each cup except of the Lightning Cup. The course is relatively short and contains only five Thwomps, a lot of coins, and a few item boxes. The course takes place inside the castle, as it can note on the background of the course. Bowser Castle 1 also made an appearance as a retro course in Mario Kart 7 in the Shell Cup. [edit] Course layoutAfter the start, there are two turns to the left. After an long straight piece there's a turn to the right with two Thwomps, with a mud-pool after it on the right. Then there's a swing curve left-right followed with three Thwomps and a bit later two turns to the left. Then there are 5 gaps with Podoboos jumping out. After that there's a turn to the left and a swing curve right-left. Then there's the finish. [edit] Mario Kart 7Bowser Castle 1 reappears in Mario Kart 7 as the only GBA retro course in the game. The track is virtually identical to the original course, with the obvious change to 3D graphics like the other retro courses from Mario Kart: Super Circuit and Super Mario Kart. To make further use of this, there are some stone pillars poking out of the lava. Also, at one of the jumps in the area with the 5 gaps, the player can use the glider, however this can only be done past 36 seconds the race has begun, thereby forcing racers to use it on the second and third laps. There are also some added coins on the track. [1] In addition, the flashing signs that tell which direction to go from Mario Kart: Super Circuit are now billboards attached to the track. [edit] Update history
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