Editing King Bowser's Castle (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)

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|secret=^{[[Exercise in the Skies|S1]] [[Mystery of the Castle?|S2]] [[Go! Go! Morphing!|S3]] [[Fight Toadies w/ Toadies|S4]] [[Items are fun!|S5]] [[Endless World of Yoshis|S6]] [[Ultimate Castle Challenge|E6]]}

'''King Bowser's Castle''' is the final main [[level]] in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''. Unlike in previous [[castle]]s, the player controls the [[Yoshi|green Yoshi]] instead of the blue [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]].

When Yoshi starts the level, he is in an outdoor fortress area with a huge moon, hills and skinny trees in the background. He then needs to cross a long gap as [[Helicopter Yoshi]]. Along the way, Yoshi must avoid [[Skeleton Goonie]]s; crashing into one will cause him to fall (usually leading to losing a life). [[Kamek]] also occasionally flies in during this time, trying to knock Yoshi out of the sky. If Yoshi makes it to the [[Yoshi Block]], which is followed by a [[Checkpoint Ring|Middle Ring]], Kamek will fly in for the last time in the area and look at Yoshi grimly. In the GBA version, he simply flies away.

The hallway inside the castle leads to a rapidly spinning roulette wheel with four doors numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4 to choose from. Yoshi must hit one with an [[Yoshi's Egg|egg]], which will then drop to the floor and allow him to progress.

Door 3 brings Yoshi to a small room with six [[Red Coin]]s and a [[Message Block]] warning him to "RUN AWAY, HURRY!!!" A pipe on the right takes him to an autoscrolling, lava-filled cave where Yoshi is chased by [[Tap-Tap the Golden]]; the "Castle Boss" music plays in this area, but in the GBA version, the "Room Before Boss" music plays instead. Yoshi can knock Tap-Tap the Golden back and into a pit with eggs, buying him some time. Tap-Tap the Golden will eventually reappear on screen, however. Eventually, Yoshi will reach a [[Warp Pipe]] to get away from him, leading to another small room with a pair of Shy Guys; defeating both of them causes an additional six Red Coins to drop down.

Door 4 consists mostly of moving platforms that hold [[Coin]]s (being a coin path where the player can get a lot of extra lives). All [[Red Coin]]s and [[Smiley Flower|Special Flower]]s are in plain sight. The only possible threats are a few [[Gusty|Gusties]] that fly through the stage and two [[Fly Guy]]s at the end who carry [[Extra life|1-Ups]].

All four areas lead to the final room before the boss battle, a dark autoscrolling playroom where the "Room Before Boss" music plays. Kamek appears here and attempts to attack Yoshi with his magic wand. If Kamek hits any of the blocks in the room with his magic, it will turn into a [[Fang]], a [[Milde]], a Shy-Guy, or a [[Star (Yoshi's Island series)|Star]]. If Yoshi makes it past Kamek's final shots, he will be awarded with a Middle Ring and a huge door that leads to [[Baby Bowser]]'s room.

Kamek confronts Yoshi, demanding he hand over [[Baby Mario]]. Soon, however, Baby Bowser awakens, aggravated at Kamek for being "too noisy". He then repeatedly [[Ground Pound]]s Kamek and kicks him aside, before noticing Yoshi and acknowledging him as a "gween donkey". He attacks Yoshi, trying to push Baby Mario off and ride Yoshi himself. If Baby Mario is saved afterward, Baby Bowser gets stunned. Yoshi must dodge Baby Bowser's Ground Pounds and Ground Pound the floor himself, creating a shockwave that can damage the young Koopa King.

Once Baby Bowser is defeated after three hits, Kamek returns, seemingly having recovered from his beating. He uses his magic on Baby Bowser, causing him to grow and fill the screen. Yoshi then finds himself outside in the now-destroyed room, and Big Baby Bowser appears in the distant background. For the final battle, Yoshi must nab red [[Giant Egg]]s from the [[Item Balloon|Baron von Zeppelin]]s that fly in, while avoiding falling rocks that destroy the ground and [[fireball]] blasts from Big Baby Bowser. During the fight, Big Baby Bowser will slowly advance from the background, and Yoshi must hit him with the Giant Eggs to knock him back. After a few hits, Big Baby Bowser will start charging at Yoshi head on. If he gets too close to the castle, the ground will be destroyed and Yoshi will lose a life. After seven hits, Baby Bowser is defeated, returning to his normal self. Kamek reappears and vows revenge before flying off with him. Yoshi then runs up to a small area where the [[stork]] and [[Baby Luigi]] are being kept. After that, a message says:

The stork is shown flying above the clouds as the credits roll, finally able to make his delivery to Baby Mario and Luigi's [[Mama Mario|mother]] and [[Papa Mario|father]]. The game ends with an image of Baby Mario and Luigi being held by their parents, with text reading "The End" below. The screen freezes on the image once the music finishes and the system will need to be turned off or reset. The same thing applies with the GBA version unlike the other ''Super Mario Advance'' installments, although the game will still be saved after the ending in both versions.

SMW2YI - Kamek.png|[[Kamek]] (flying)

SkeletonGoonie SMW2.png|[[Skeleton Goonie]]

SMW2YI Red Shy Guy.png|[[Shy Guy|Shy-Guy]] (red)

SMW2 Ball 'N' Chain.png|[[Spinner|Ball 'N' Chain]] (single)

SMW2 Red Shy Guy on Stilts.png|[[Stilt Guy|Shy-Guy on Stilts]] (red)

SMW2 DSGuy.png|[[Dancing Spear Guy]]

SMW2 Caged Ghost tunnel brown.png|[[Caged Ghost]] (tunnel, brown)

SMW2 Woozy Guy green.png|[[Woozy Guy]] (green)

SMW2 Relay Heyho.png|[[Relay Heihō]]

SMW2 Bomb magenta.png|[[Bomb]] (magenta)

SMW2 Stretch.png|[[Stretch (Shy Guy)|Stretch]] (green)

Bandit-SMW2.png|[[Bandit]]

SMW2YI - Slime.png|[[Slime]]

Tap-tap the golden.png|[[Tap-Tap The Golden]]

Fangs.PNG|[[Fang]]

SMW2 Sprite Gusty.png|[[Gusty]]

SMW2 Fly Guy.png|[[Fly Guy]]

SnesBabyBowser.PNG|[[Baby Bowser]] (boss)

SMW2 Baby Bowser 2.png|[[Mega Baby Bowser|Big Baby Bowser]] (final boss)

BaronVonZepplin.png|[[Item Balloon|Baron von Zeppelin]] (color random)

 

 

Icon SMW2-YI - King Bowser's Castle.png|Level icon from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''

|Fre=Bowser !! Enfin et déjà !! (''Super Mario World 2 : Yoshi's Island'')<br>Le Château de Bowser !! (''Yoshi's Island : Super Mario Advance 3'')

|FreM=Literally "Bowser !! Finally and already !!"<br>Bowser's Castle!!

 

 

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