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| | |title=Bowser's Castle | ||
|image=[[File:MK8-Course-Bowser'sCastle.png| | |based= [[World 8]] | ||
| | |image=[[File:MK8-Course-Bowser'sCastle.png|270px]] | ||
|appearances=''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]]) | |||
|cups=[[Special Cup]] | |cups=[[Special Cup]] | ||
|ghost= | |ghost=2:23.872 by Nin★Polly (''8'') (as [[Bowser]])<br>2:21.980 by Nin★Polly (''8 Deluxe'') (as [[Bowser]]) (150cc)<br>1:40.953 by Nin★Mark (''8 Deluxe'') (as [[Dry Bowser]]) (200cc) | ||
| | |wifi=Available ([[Wii U]], [[Nintendo Switch|Switch]]) | ||
| | |music=Atsuko Asahi[[File:MK8-Music-BowsersCastle.oga]] | ||
|map=''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' | |map=''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' | ||
<div style="white-space: nowrap;">[[File:MK8 Bowser's Castle Map.png|frameless|upright=0.65]][[File:MK8DX Bowser's Castle Map.png|frameless|upright=0.65]]</div> | <div style="white-space: nowrap;">[[File:MK8 Bowser's Castle Map.png|frameless|upright=0.65]][[File:MK8DX Bowser's Castle Map.png|frameless|upright=0.65]]</div> | ||
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'''Bowser's Castle''' is the | '''[[Bowser's Castle]]''' is the penultimate course of the [[Special Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. This incarnation is heavily based off the [[World 8]] castle levels from recent ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' platformers, particularly those seen in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', and ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. It also contains more obstacles, such as [[Bowser Statue]]s that shoot lasers (similar to ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''), swinging spiked balls, large rolling boulders, and a giant, moving [[Bowser Monument|Bowser statue]] obstacle akin to [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)|previous]] [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart Wii)|Bowser's Castle]] courses. | ||
Several minions of [[Bowser]], such as [[Hammer Bro]]s., [[Fire Bro]]s., [[Boomerang Bro]]s. and [[Dry Bones]], are seen patrolling inside the castle, sometimes cheering for the drivers, while a number of Bowser's [[Airship]]s, taking their design from the ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' games, are seen floating around its exterior. The castle seems larger than most of its previous incarnations and has a more upbeat rock theme for its music, like the ones in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''. | ==Description== | ||
In this incarnation of Bowser's Castle, several notable objects are placed inside and outside the castle. One of the notable features is the [[Bowser Monument|giant, fiery moving statue]] in a shape of Bowser himself that constantly punches the forked road to create ripples on the track. Several minions of [[Bowser]], such as [[Hammer Bro]]s., [[Fire Bro]]s., [[Boomerang Bro]]s. and [[Dry Bones]], are seen patrolling inside the castle, sometimes cheering for the drivers, while a number of Bowser's [[Airship]]s, taking their design from the ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' games, are seen floating around its exterior. Like in many other Bowser's Castles, [[Lava Geyser]]s sometimes gush out of the lava pits, damaging other drivers that pass the place where these hazards are nearby. The castle seems larger than most of its previous incarnations and has a more upbeat rock theme for its music, like the ones in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''. | |||
This course appears to be themed after a steel foundry, particularly the inside of the castle and the lava that merely resembles a hot molten iron. | |||
==Course layout== | ==Course layout== | ||
[[File:MK8 Bowser's Castle Starting Line.png|thumb|250px|left|The course as seen from the starting line]] | [[File:MK8 Bowser's Castle Starting Line.png|thumb|250px|left|The course as seen from the starting line]] | ||
The course starts in the entrance of the castle. As soon as the drivers enter the castle, they see | The course starts in the entrance of the castle. As soon as the drivers enter the castle, they see the miniature of Bowser pointing the right way, along with several [[Bowser Statue]]s that shoot lasers at the drivers. After numerous turns, drivers enter the road with anti-gravity sections. Along the way lies the ramps that the drivers can perform [[Trick]]s on, but with extreme caution, as there lies the sets of [[Fire Bar]]s and a flail. After these sections lies the U-turn that leads to the forked way where the large [[Bowser Monument]] is. Two roads eventually merge into one and they will have spiraling section of the road. [[Lava Geyser]]s gush out from the lava pit and hit drivers that pass through these hazards. At the end of the road lies the [[Glide Ramp]] that leads outside the castle. There is another U-turn, where incoming boulders launched from one of the castle's cannons will attempt to knock over any racers. After these turns lies the finish line. The starting banner on the top features a fiery ''Mario Kart'' logo with fire going out from above. | ||
This is the only Bowser's Castle that has a giant Bowser statue that does not breathe fire. Instead, it just punches the two paths of the main road. | This is the only Bowser's Castle that has a giant Bowser statue that does not breathe fire. Instead, it just punches the two paths of the main road. | ||
During the countdown to the race, the castle's portcullis is seen being raised. This is one of | During the countdown to the race, the castle's portcullis is seen being raised. This is one of five courses (the others being [[Twisted Mansion]], [[Electrodrome]], [[Mount Wario]], and [[Excitebike Arena]]) to have an opening animation during the countdown.{{br|left}} | ||
==Shortcuts== | ===Shortcuts=== | ||
*Players can use a [[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]] to boost through the black grass before the finish line. | *Players can use a [[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]] to boost through the black grass before the finish line. | ||
===Staff ghost=== | |||
The Staff Ghost for this track is Bowser on the [[Badwagon]] with a time of 2:23.872 (2:21.980 in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''{{'}}s 150cc mode) to beat, while the 200cc Staff Ghost in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' is [[Dry Bowser]] on the [[Flame Rider]] with a time of 1:40.953. | |||
==''[[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack]]'' liner notes== | ==''[[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack]]'' liner notes== | ||
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|Spa=Castillo de Bowser | |Spa=Castillo de Bowser | ||
|SpaM=Bowser's Castle | |SpaM=Bowser's Castle | ||
| | |Fra=Château de Bowser | ||
| | |FraM=Bowser's Castle | ||
|Dut=Bowsers Kasteel | |Dut=Bowsers Kasteel | ||
|DutM=Bowser's Castle | |DutM=Bowser's Castle | ||
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**It is also the first nitro Bowser's Castle course since ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' to not have a giant stone version of Bowser's mouth as the castle entrance, instead having a giant shield above the drawbridge with Bowser's emblem on it. | **It is also the first nitro Bowser's Castle course since ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' to not have a giant stone version of Bowser's mouth as the castle entrance, instead having a giant shield above the drawbridge with Bowser's emblem on it. | ||
{{MK8}} | {{MK8}} | ||
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[[Category:Volcanic areas]] | [[Category:Volcanic areas]] | ||
[[Category:Bowser's castles]] | [[Category:Bowser's castles]] | ||
