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| {{articleabout|the race course originally from ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' and featured as a retro course in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''|other race tracks with similar names|[[Bowser's Castle (course)]]|other uses of Bowser's Castle|[[Bowser's Castle (disambiguation)]]}}
| | The green Thwomp in this course has been nicknamed "Marty." This is reminiscent of the protagonist of the greatest movie ever. "Back to the Future." Marty was the best friend of Doc Brown, which is kind of weird when you think about it. Because Marty is 17, and Doc is like 80. Nevertheless, Marty had several rollicking adventures in his time machine DeLorean, including trips to 1955, 1885, and 2015, which isn't that far away. Hoverboards for life, yo! He also went to an alternate 1985 created by Biff Tannen, in which he married his mother and gave her fake bewbs. That must've been pretty scarring. |
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| |title=Bowser's Castle
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| |image=[[File:Bowser's Castle MK64.png|235px]]
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| |appearances=''[[Mario Kart 64]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
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| |cups=[[Star Cup]] (N64)<br>[[Lightning Cup]] (Wii)
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| |based=[[Bowser's Castle]]
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| |distance=777 m
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| |ghost=3:19:323 by Nin*GASK2 (''Mario Kart Wii'')
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| |expert_ghost=2:55:933 by Nin*Kentan (''Mario Kart Wii'')
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| |wifi=Available ([[Wii]])
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| |music=[[File:N64 Bowser's Castle.ogg]]
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| <center>''Mario Kart 64''</center>
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| |map=N64<br>
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| [[File:Bowser's Castle (arieal).jpg|240px]]<br>
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| Wii<br>
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| [[File:N64Bowser'sCastle.png|240px]]
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| }}
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| ==Appearance in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''==
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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 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, some are stationary, and some slide across the room.
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| ==Appearance in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''==
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| [[File:N64BowserCastle-MKWii.png|thumb|left|150px|Bowser's Castle in ''Mario Kart Wii''.]]
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| This course reappears as the last course of the [[Lightning Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''. Many changes have been made. In this version, lava columns spring out from the pits to cause the drivers to bowl over, specially when racers attempt to jump. The green Thwomp present in the Nintendo 64 version is no longer there, instead it is replaced by a normal thwomp that looks no different then the rest, however it will shake and make an angry expression when a player comes near, and also laugh. The creepy 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 track, taking around one minute per lap, and one of the most difficult tracks in the game, making it the first retro track to do this.
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| ===Tournaments===
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| [[File:2009-TournamentMarch2.jpg|thumb|The '''<small>N64</small> Bowser's Castle''' tournament.]]
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| In ''Mario Kart Wii'', a tournament occurred on this track, which had players race against [[Dry Bowser]], who utilized the ability to attack with [[Fireball|fireballs]]. This tournament took place as the second tournament for March 2009, and it was restricted to karts. It was later repeated as the second tournament of June 2010, but without any restrictions. It was repeated for the third time as March 2011's second tournament, and the karts only restriction returned.
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| ==Official descriptions==
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| '''Mario Kart 64'''
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| *'''Manual:''' ''"Surprisingly, the Bowser's Castle has been transformed into a race ground! Because it's inside the building, most of the corners are tricky right angles. However, the most difficult part of the course is where the Thwomps are. They will block your path, and if you run into one, you will spin out. Should you be stepped by one, you'll find yourself squished flat as a pancake."''
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| '''Mario Kart Wii'''
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| *'''Official European website:''' ''"Racing over the red carpets in Bowser's not-so-humble abode might make you think you're in for a warm welcome from the king of the Koopas. Well, if fire-breathing statues are your idea of a warm welcome..."''
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| ==Gallery==
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| ===N64 version===
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| <center><gallery>
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| Image:Bowser'sCastle.png|The icon from the menu.
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| Image:MK64 BowserCastle.png|The beginning of the track with the Bowser statue.
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| Image:MK64 BowserCastle2.png|The laughing Thwomps which slide across the room.
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| Image:MK64 BowserCastle3.png|The Stairs found halfway through the level.
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| Image:MK64 BowserCastle4.png|The roof of the castle.
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| Image:Mk64 green thwomp.png|The green Thwomp.
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| </gallery></center>
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| ===Wii version===
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| <center><gallery>
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| File:MKWii N64BowserCastle1.png|The giant Bowser statue.
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| File:MKWii N64BowserCastle2.png|The green Thwomp is replaced by a regular Thwomp.
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| File:MKWii N64BowserCastle3.png|The Thwomps in this area no longer make sinister laughs, but they do shake when racers get close.
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| File:MKWii N64BowserCastle4.png|The stairway features newer portraits of Bowser.
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| File:MKWii N64BowserCastle5.png|At the castle exit, lava geysers can be seen when crossing the bridge.
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| File:MKWii N64BowserCastle6.png|Starting with the second lap, the first jump on the castle's roof will have one of two lava geysers spawning at the jump point.
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| </gallery></center>
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| ==Trivia==
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| *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.
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| *In the N64 version, the Bowser statue at the start of the course has eyes that will light up while Bowser's laugh is playing. [[Kenny James]] replaced the voice of him in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' using the updated voice of Bowser.
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| *The Bowser portraits in the N64 version use his artwork from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' which was also used in the sliding puzzle in the [[Lethal Lava Land]] level in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. The Wii version portraits resemble his artwork from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''.
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| *This is the only solo Bowser Castle in a ''Mario Kart'' not to be in [[Special Cup]]. From ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!|Double Dash!!]]'' onwards, the Bowser Castles from later ''Mario Karts'' are all in the [[Special Cup]]. Although the first Bowser Castle originated in the Special Cup is [[Bowser Castle 4]] from ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''.
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