Bowser Castle 2

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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 DS and Mario Kart Tour, see GBA Bowser's Castle 2.
Bowser Castle 2
Bowser Castle 2 from Super Mario Kart.
Information
Appears in Super Mario Kart (1992)
Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001)
Cup(s) Flower Cup (Super Mario Kart)
Extra Lightning Cup (Super Circuit)
Music sample
Super Mario Kart

Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Course map
Super Mario Kart
An aerial view of Bowser Castle 2.

Mario Kart: Super Circuit
MKSC SNES Bowser Castle 2 Map.png
MKSC SNES Bowser Castle 2 Extra Cup Map.pngMKSC SNES Bowser Castle 2 Mini Map.png

Bowser Castle 2 is a race course in Super Mario Kart, appearing as the fourth course of the Flower Cup. It was subsequently reused in Mario Kart: Super Circuit as the first track of the Extra Lightning Cup. It is a stone road set in a pool of lava.

Super Mario Kart[edit]

Course layout[edit]

Luigi racing at Bowser Castle 2.
Luigi approaching a split path at Bowser Castle 2.

As with the other Bowser Castle tracks, Bowser Castle 2 is composed entirely of straightaways and 90° turns. There are also Thwomps as obstacles, which remain airborne on the first lap. The course begins with a right turn followed by the first set of ? Panels. There is then a straightaway, where there are three jump pads on alternating sides of the track that allow racers to hop over the lava. There are also two pairs of Thwomps along the straightaway. Racers then take two right turns and reach a fork in the road; however, going left soon leads to a dead end. Racers then take two left turns, with a group of four Thwomps along the second turn, then there are two more forks in the road where racers must go either left or right around square holes in the road. On the left side of the first hole is a zipper. On the left side of the second hole is another four Thwomps, and on the right side of the second hole is a ? Panel. Afterwards, racers take a right turn and reach another straightaway where there are many jump pads that allow racers to hop over the lava. The first part of this straightaway is split down the middle by a wall, and the middle of the straightaway has a row of three Thwomps. After this straightaway is a right turn with one last Thwomp, followed by a brief straight that takes racers to the finish line.

Shortcuts[edit]

A notable shortcut can be found at the first fork in the road. By intentionally taking the dead end route, the player can use a well timed Feather or Mushroom assisted hop to get over the lava and cut off several turns.

Mario Kart: Super Circuit[edit]

Bowser racing at Bowser Castle 2 in Mario Kart: Super Circuit.
Bowser racing at Bowser Castle 2. Note the lack of Thwomps.

Bowser Castle 2 reappears in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, and is the first track of the Extra Lightning Cup. It uses the background from that game's own Bowser Castle 2. The Thwomps and zipper were removed from the track.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese クッパじょうコース 2
Kuppa Jō Kōsu 2
クッパじょう2
Kuppa Jō 2
Bowser Castle Course 2

Bowser Castle 2

Chinese 酷霸王城堡2
Kùbàwáng Chéngbǎo 2[1]
Bowser Castle 2

Trivia[edit]

  • This is the only course in the Flower Cup in Super Mario Kart that has yet to return as a classic course in a later Mario Kart game other than Mario Kart: Super Circuit.
    • As such, it is also the only Flower Cup course in Super Mario Kart that has not appeared in Mario Kart Tour.

References[edit]

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