Editing GBA Bowser's Castle 2

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{{about|the race course from ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' and classic course in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''|the race course from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' and extra course in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''|[[Bowser Castle 2]]}}
{{race course infobox
|title=Bowser Castle 2<br><small>Bowser's Castle 2</small>
|image={{tabber|title1=''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''|content1=[[File:MKSC Bowser Castle 2 Starting Line.png]]|title2=''Mario Kart DS''|content2=[[File:MKDS Bowser Castle 2 GBA Intro.png|250px]]|title3=''Mario Kart Tour''|content3=[[File:MKT GBA Bowser Castle 2 Bomb Scene.jpg|250px]]}}
|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])<br>''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' (2020)
|cups=[[Flower Cup]] (''Super Circuit'')<br>[[Banana Cup]] (''DS'')
|tours=[[Hammer Bro Tour]]<br>[[Yoshi Tour (2020)]]<br>[[Trick Tour (2020)]]<br>[[Jungle Tour]]<br>[[Cooking Tour]]<br>[[Wild West Tour]]<br>[[Los Angeles Tour (2020)]]<br>[[Halloween Tour (2020)]]<br>[[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2020)]]<br>[[Rosalina Tour]]<br>[[New Year's 2021 Tour]]<br>[[Peach vs. Daisy Tour]]<br>[[Bowser vs. DK Tour]]<br>[[Trick Tour (2021)]]<br>[[Kamek Tour]]<br>[[Toad vs. Toadette Tour]]<br>[[Penguin Tour]]<br>[[Peach vs. Bowser Tour (May 2022)]]
|online_play=Was never available ([[Nintendo DS|DS]])
|sample=''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''<br>[[File:MKSC-Music-BowserCastle.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart DS''<br>[[File:MKDS-Music-GBA-BowserCastle2.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart Tour''<br>[[File:MK7 GBA Bowser Castle 1.oga]]
|map=''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''<br>[[File:MKSC Bowser Castle 2 Map.png|140px]]<br>[[File:MKSC Bowser Castle 2 Mini Map.png]]<br>
''Mario Kart DS''<br>[[File:MKDS Bowser Castle 2 GBA Map.png|140px]][[File:MKDS Bowser Castle 2 GBA layout.png]]<br>
''Mario Kart Tour''<br>[[File:MKT Map BowserCastle2GBA.png|140px]]
|ghost={{ghost|DS|Ninten★ジョー|1:52.258|[[File:Bowser MKDS record icon.png|32px|link=Bowser]][[File:MKDS Standard Kart BW Model.png|32px|link=Standard BW]]}}
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'''Bowser's Castle 2''' is the fourth and last course of the [[Flower Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''. Its obstacles are falling [[Thwomp]]s and thin rectangular gaps in the floor that make drivers fall into the [[lava]] below. The track is also notable for its jumping [[ramp]]s; similar to those found in newer installments (after ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'') which allows racers to perform [[Jump Boost|Trick]]s. A large statue of Bowser can be seen in the background. The course shares its music with the game's other three Bowser Castles: [[GBA Bowser's Castle 1|1]], [[GBA Bowser's Castle 3|3]], [[GBA Bowser's Castle 4|4]]. Prior to its appearance in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', it was named '''Bowser Castle 2'''.

Bowser's Castle 2 reappears in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' as the third race of the [[Banana Cup]], and in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' starting with the [[Hammer Bro Tour]].

==''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''==
===Course layout===
[[File:MKSC Bowser Castle 2 Screenshot.png|thumb|left|200px|The course in ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'']]
As with the other Bowser Castle tracks, Bowser Castle 2 is composed entirely of straightaways and 90° turns. There are also [[Thwomp]]s as obstacles. The course begins with a U-turn to the right followed by a straightaway; at the beginning of this straightaway is a narrow [[Dash Panel|speed strip]] on the left side of the road. Racers then encounter the first set of [[Item Box]]es and make two left turns followed by a right turn and the first Thwomp. There is then a left turn followed by a brief section made out of a metal grid; the grid has several holes in it which are preceded by jump pads, and another speed strip lies on the right side of the track. Racers then take a right turn, with a speed strip on the inside of the turn, and pass another Thwomp.

Another right turn then leads into a section where racers must continuously use jump pads to jump over the lava. The section has multiple potential routes, and an individual Item Box can be found at one of the jumps. It ends with a right turn into another, much longer section that's largely made out of a metal grid. Here, the track initially widens and there are many more holes preceded by jump pads, as well as a pair of Item Boxes in the middle of the track. Towards the end of the section, the track returns to its normal width, and racers make one more right turn soon after. There is then a straightaway with two more Thwomps followed by the finish line.

Throughout the course, [[Lava Bubble]]s also appear as obstacles. They will regularly hop out of the lava through holes in the track and through the gaps where racers hop over the lava.

==''Mario Kart DS''==
Bowser Castle 2 makes its classic course debut in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' as the third course of the [[Banana Cup]]. The layout of the course remains unchanged from the previous iteration, except with its enhanced 3D graphics and all the ramps now encompass [[Dash Panel]]s. If a racer is shrunk by a [[Lightning]], they cannot complete the first jump necessary for completing this course and will fall to the lava. The course has never been available in Wi-Fi.

===Missions===
There are two [[Mario Kart DS#Missions|missions]] that take place on Bowser's Castle 2, both of which [[Bowser]] is used:
*'''Mission 4-5''': The player must collect 15 [[coin]]s gathered at the start of the track within 30 seconds. During this mission, there are two large rows of [[Thwomp]]s present, which the player must avoid getting squished by. All coins are found along these rows.
*'''Mission 5-4''': The player must pass through 10 gates within 65 seconds.
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==''Mario Kart Tour''==
The course reappears once more in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''. It was added into the game at the start of the [[Hammer Bro Tour]]. Though the standard layout is largely the same, there are now [[Barrel Bomb]]s that are in certain areas, and some of the lava pits are smaller or absent. The platform directly after the first jump has a slightly different layout. The course now has a starting banner with the classic ''Mario Kart'' logo and uses the background of [[GBA Bowser's Castle 1]], as well as the arrangement of its music from ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''.

The course also appeared as '''Bowser's Castle 2R''' (reversed), '''Bowser's Castle 2T''' (with ramps), and '''Bowser's Castle 2R/T''' (reversed with ramps). The former two were introduced alongside the normal variant in the Hammer Bro Tour, while the latter was introduced in the [[Trick Tour (2020)|2020 Trick Tour]]. In the T variant, there is a [[Glide Ramp|glide ramp]] at the beginning of the first section with jumps and [[Lava Bubble]]s. In the R/T variant, part of the main road is blocked off by Thwomps and [[wooden cutout]]s, and most racers have to take a detour around.

The course's R/T variant had been absent for thirty-nine tours, from the [[Toad vs. Toadette Tour]] to the [[Bowser Tour (2023)|2023 Bowser Tour]], making it the R/T variant with the longest gap of appearances between tours. It is also the only classic course R/T variant to not appear in 2022.

===Appearances===
For this course's tour appearances, see [[List of GBA Bowser's Castle 2 tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour|List of GBA Bowser's Castle 2 tour appearances in ''Mario Kart Tour'']].

===Top-tier and middle-tier items===
{{MKT favored table|GBA|Bowser's Castle 2}}

===Bonus challenges===
<div class="contentbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed>
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Ring Race|GBA Bowser's Castle 2}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Do Jump Boosts|GBA Bowser's Castle 2}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Big Reverse Race|GBA Bowser's Castle 2}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Goomba Takedown|GBA Bowser's Castle 2}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Steer Clear of Obstacles|GBA Bowser's Castle 2}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Vs. Mega|GBA Bowser's Castle 2|char=Bowser|other=y}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Smash Small Dry Bones|GBA Bowser's Castle 2}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Break Item Boxes|GBA Bowser's Castle 2}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Time Trial|GBA Bowser's Castle 2|GBA Bowser's Castle 2R}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Combo Attack|GBA Bowser's Castle 2T}}
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==Profiles==
===''Mario Kart DS''===
*'''Instruction booklet bio:''' "''This course appeared in Mario Kart: Super Circuit™ for the [[Game Boy Advance]]™. It's a flat course, but the lava trenches all over make it really dangerous.''" 
*'''European website bio:''' "''Tight right-angled turns abound on Bowser's turf, as you contend with angry Thwomps threatening to squash your kart into a pancake, make daring boost-assisted leaps over lava pits, and cut corners mere millimetres away from flames hotter than Bowser's breath.''"

===''Mario Kart Tour''===
*'''''Mario Kart Tour'' Twitter:''' "''Stay on course or you'll take a dip in the lava in Bowser's Castle 2. You'll want to keep an eye out! The path to victory is lined with Thwomps and Barrel Bombs. Keep your wits sharp as you take on Bowser's most fiendish course yet!''"<ref>mariokarttourEN (March 26, 2020). [https://twitter.com/mariokarttourEN/status/1243175875706830848 ''Twitter'']. Retrieved March 29, 2020.</ref>

==Gallery==
===''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''===
<gallery widths=150px>
Bowser's Castle 2 MKSC icon.png|The course icon, depicting [[Princess Peach|Peach]] driving above lava
</gallery>

===''Mario Kart DS''===
<gallery widths=150px>
MKDS GBA Bowser Castle 2 Course Icon.png|The course icon
MKDS Bowser Castle 2 Donkey Kong.png|[[Donkey Kong]] racing on the course
MKDS Bowser Castle 2 Lava Grid.png|The grid section with lava
MKDS Bowser Castle 2 Ramps.png|The section with ramps and fireballs
</gallery>

===''Mario Kart Tour''===
====Course icons====
<gallery>
MKT Icon BowsersCastle2GBA Bowser.png|The course icon
MKT Icon BowsersCastle2RGBA DrBowser.png|The course icon of the R variant
MKT Icon BowsersCastle2TGBA DryBowser.png|The course icon of the T variant
MKT Icon BowsersCastle2RTGBA Lemmy.png|The course icon of the R/T variant
</gallery>

====Screenshots====
<gallery>
MKT Bowser's Castle 2RT View.png|View of a segment of the main road in the R/T variant repurposed as a shortcut filled with [[Thwomp]]s hidden behind [[wooden cutout]]s
MKT Ice Bro and Fire Bro.jpg|[[Fire Bro]] and [[Ice Bro]] using their [[Special Item (Mario Kart series)|special skills]]
MKT Baby Luigi Thwomp.jpg|[[Baby Luigi]] using a [[Super Horn]]
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=クッパキャッスル２
|JapR=Kuppa Kyassuru 2
|JapM=Bowser Castle 2
|SpaA=Castillo de Bowser 2
|SpaAM=Bowser's Castle 2
|SpaE=Castillo de Bowser 2<br>Castillo de Bowser <small>(''Mario Kart DS'')</small>
|SpaEM=Bowser's Castle 2<br>Bowser's Castle
|Fre=Château Bowser 2 <small>(''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'')</small><ref>[https://cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_MarioKartSuperCircuit_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' instruction booklet (EU)]. Page 53. ''nintendo-europe.com''. Retrieved .July 18, 2018.</ref><br>Château de Bowser 2 <small>(''Mario Kart DS'', ''Mario Kart Tour'')</small>
|FreM=Bowser Castle 2<br>Bowser's Castle 2
|Ger=Bowsers Festung 2
|GerM=Bowser's Castle 2
|Ita=Castello di Bowser 2
|ItaM=Bowser's Castle 2
|PorA=Castelo do Bowser 2
|PorAM=Bowser's Castle 2
|Kor=쿠파 성2
|KorR=Kupa Seong 2
|KorM=Bowser Castle 2
|ChiS=酷霸王城堡2<ref>From the unreleased iQue version.</ref>
|ChiSR=Kùbàwáng Chéngbǎo 2
|ChiSM=Bowser Castle 2
|ChiT=庫巴城堡2
|ChiTR=Kùbā Chéngbǎo 2
|ChiTM=Bowser Castle 2
}}

==Trivia==
*This is the only course in ''Super Circuit'''s [[Flower Cup]] that does not appear in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''.

==References==
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