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'''Bowser's Castle''' is a race course in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' and features [[Thwomp]]s that block drivers from preceding to further areas. Near the beginning of the course, there is a green Thwomp locked in a cage with yellow teeth, who will shake and laugh if the player goes near it. (This Thwomp's coloration is actually blue like the others, but tinted by the yellow light over it.) The laugh can also be heard by the normal Thwomps throughout the course. In further corridors there are pictures of Bowser and large stone statues that shoot flames from their mouths, but they are harmless. At the end of the track racers will race on the roof of the castle. On the last lap, or when the player gets too close to the Bowser statue at the start of the track, Bowser's famed laugh plays. Thwomps are the main obstacle in this course. Most of them will move around the room and try to crush the racers and some slide across the room. | '''Bowser's Castle''' is a race course in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' and features [[Thwomp]]s that block drivers from preceding to further areas. Near the beginning of the course, there is a green Thwomp locked in a cage with yellow teeth, who will shake and laugh if the player goes near it. (This Thwomp's coloration is actually blue like the others, but tinted by the yellow light over it.) The laugh can also be heard by the normal Thwomps throughout the course. In further corridors there are pictures of Bowser and large stone statues that shoot flames from their mouths, but they are harmless. At the end of the track racers will race on the roof of the castle. On the last lap, or when the player gets too close to the Bowser statue at the start of the track, Bowser's famed laugh plays. Thwomps are the main obstacle in this course. Most of them will move around the room and try to crush the racers and some slide across the room. The Thwomps' laugh in the [[Mario Kart 64|N64 version]] is the same as Wario's, only pitched down. Because Wario's voice changed for the international release, the Thwomps' voices changed with it. | ||
==Appearance in ''Mario Kart Wii''== | ==Appearance in ''Mario Kart Wii''== | ||
[[File:N64BowserCastle-MKWii.png|thumb|left|150px|The course in ''Mario Kart Wii''.]] | [[File:N64BowserCastle-MKWii.png|thumb|left|150px|The course in ''Mario Kart Wii''.]] | ||
This course reappears as the last course of the [[Lightning Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', and is the final course overall. Many changes have been made. In this version, [[Lava Geyser]]s spring out from the pits to cause the drivers to bowl over, specially when racers attempt to jump. The imprisoned Thwomp now looks exactly the same as the rest, and makes an angry expression if approached. The evil laugh made by the sliding Thwomps in the original version is no longer heard; instead, they make angry expressions and rumbling noises. The flame-shooting statues are still harmless. Bowser's laugh is still heard on entry on the final lap, or when the player gets too close to the Bowser statue at the start of the track. It is the longest retro track, taking around one minute per lap | This course reappears as the last course of the [[Lightning Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', and is the final course overall. Many changes have been made. In this version, [[Lava Geyser]]s spring out from the pits to cause the drivers to bowl over, specially when racers attempt to jump. The imprisoned Thwomp now looks exactly the same as the rest, and makes an angry expression if approached. The evil laugh made by the sliding Thwomps in the original version is no longer heard; instead, they make angry expressions and rumbling noises. The flame-shooting statues are still harmless. Bowser's laugh is still heard on entry on the final lap, or when the player gets too close to the Bowser statue at the start of the track. It is the longest retro track, taking around one minute per lap. The bridge that comes before the long circular turn before the end is now broken, with Lava Geysers on the sides. | ||
Several changes to the Wii version track include the following. The Bowser portraits in the N64 version use his artwork from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. The Wii version portraits resemble his artwork from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. Bowser's laugh that plays in the Wii version uses [[Kenny James]]'s voice, which is the current portrayal of Bowser. | |||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In the N64 version, there is an unnamed green Thwomp locked in a cell whom has been nicknamed "[[List of rumors and urban legends about Mario#Marty the Thwomp|Marty]]" by fans. Several rumors about using a complicated method to unlock him were created, but no one knows where the rumor exactly came from, as the name "Marty" isn't present in the game's files at all. | *In the N64 version, there is an unnamed green Thwomp locked in a cell whom has been nicknamed "[[List of rumors and urban legends about Mario#Marty the Thwomp|Marty]]" by fans. Several rumors about using a complicated method to unlock him were created, but no one knows where the rumor exactly came from, as the name "Marty" isn't present in the game's files at all. | ||
*In the ''Mario Kart 64'' instruction manual, there are "X"s at the third bridge telling the player(s) to watch for falling rocks, despite the fact that there are no falling rocks, or any obstacle for that matter, in that area. However, in the ''Mario Kart Wii'' version, there are lava geysers around the bridge. | *In the ''Mario Kart 64'' instruction manual, there are "X"s at the third bridge telling the player(s) to watch for falling rocks, despite the fact that there are no falling rocks, or any obstacle for that matter, in that area. However, in the ''Mario Kart Wii'' version, there are lava geysers around the bridge. | ||
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