Editing Castle Grounds

{{about|the location in ''Super Mario 64''|the golf course from ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''|[[Peach's Castle Grounds]]}}
{{location infobox
|image=[[File:SM64 Castle Grounds.png|256px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|greater_location=[[Mushroom Kingdom]]
}}
The '''Castle Grounds''' are the area in front of the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. They are a hilly, grassy area with several small [[tree]]s and a waterfall on the far left that pours into the castle's moat. There are two bridges over the moat: a wooden one that leads to the right side of the Castle Grounds, and a stone one that leads to the front doors of the castle.

==History==
===''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''===
In ''Super Mario 64'', [[Mario]] arrives at the Castle Grounds via a [[Warp Pipe]] upon receiving a [[letter]] from [[Princess Peach]]. When he approaches the castle, he is greeted by the [[Lakitu Bros.]] There are multiple signs in the Castle Grounds that explain the game's controls. After obtaining the [[key]] from [[Bowser in the Dark World]], Mario can drain the moat by [[Ground Pound|ground-pound]]ing two [[brick pillar]]s in the castle's basement, which allows him to access an area [[The Secret Under the Moat|underneath the moat]] where he can activate the [[Vanish Cap]]. After obtaining all 120 [[Power Star]]s, Mario can use the [[cannon]] next to the pond to launch himself on top of the castle, where he finds three [[1-Up Mushroom|1UP Mushroom]]s, a [[Cap Block|red block]], and [[Yoshi]], who maxes out Mario's lives and gives him a special [[Triple Jump]].

In ''Super Mario 64 DS'', Mario, [[Luigi]], and [[Wario]] all arrive at the Castle Grounds after Peach sends her letter. They then enter the castle to search for Peach while Yoshi is seen sleeping on the roof. When they fail to return, one of the Lakitu Bros. wakes Yoshi up, prompting him to search for them. When he tries to enter the castle, it turns out to be locked. To obtain the key, Yoshi has to chase a [[rabbit]] through a small hedge maze, which was added to the Castle Grounds in this version of the game. Later, after speaking to the [[Toad (species)|Toad]] in the [[Rec Room (Super Mario 64 DS)|Rec Room]], Yoshi can find six more rabbits in the Castle Grounds that give him keys when caught. A [[Block (Super Mario 64)|Black Brick]] was placed on top of the entrance to The Secret Under the Moat, requiring Wario to access it.

The [[Super Mario 64 DS#VS mode|VS mode]] also features the Castle Grounds as a playable course. In this mode, the doors are blocked, preventing access to the castle; a moving [[platform]] above the pond is added; and a [[Chain Chomp|Chain-Chomp]] is hopping around in front of the castle with one of the Stars located at the end of its chain.

===''Mario Kart 64''===
The Castle Grounds return in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''. The area can be accessed by driving off the road to the right on [[Royal Raceway]] after the big jump, though doing so has no benefit during a race. The layout has been slightly simplified; some of the trees, as well as the small beach with the cannon on it and the waterfall, are missing. The Award Ceremony takes place here.

Though Royal Raceway returns in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', the area in front of Peach's Castle (as well as the castle itself) has been redesigned, and it is no longer possible to explore it.

==Gallery==
===''Super Mario 64''===
<gallery>
Mario's First 3D Surprise SM64.gif|Mario arrives via Warp Pipe.
Landing Safely To Earth SM64.gif
Releasing Peach From StainedGlass Window SM64.gif
Peach Freed SM64.png
Peach Floating to the Ground SM64.gif
SM64-Outside Cannon.png|The cannon
SM64 Dry Moat.png|The moat after being drained
SM64 Flat Roof.png|The roof of the castle
</gallery>

===''Super Mario 64 DS''===
<gallery>
SM64DS2.png|Lakitu speaking to Yoshi
SM64DS Outside Cannon.png|Mario about to [[jump]] in the cannon
SM64DS Garden Maze.png|Yoshi catching a rabbit
SM64DS Flat Roof.png|Luigi on the castle's roof
</gallery>

===''Mario Kart 64''===
<gallery>
Mk64 Royal Raceway Mushroom Castle Cameo.png|Wario approaching the Castle Grounds
Peach's Castle 64.png|The Award Ceremony
</gallery>

===''Mario Party 3''===
<gallery>
MP3 Story Cutscene.png
Let's Play "Mario Party" MP3.png
MP3 Story Cutscene 2.png
Tumble the Magical Die MP3.png
MP3 MillenniumStar.png
A new party unfolds MP3.png
Baby Bowser Introduction MP3.gif
MP3 Peach's Castle.png
MP3 Peach's Castle Toy Box.png
Main Menu MP3.png
Quitting the Game setting MP3.png
Baby Bowsers hail Bowser MP3.png
Daisy's Beauty MP3.png
Daisy Defeats Bowser.gif
Waluigi's Mario Party Debut.gif
Waluigi Defeats Bowser.gif
View of Peach's Castle Toy Box BG.png
View of Peach's Castle MP3 BG.png
Peach's Castle at Night MP3.png
Mario and co. relaxation Ending MP3.gif
</gallery>

===''Mario Party 4''===
<gallery>
Mario and friends appearance intro.gif
MP4 Everyone together.png
Everyone Gazed Up.gif
Party Cube and Peach's Castle BG.png
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{NIWA|Ukikipedia=The Castle#Castle Grounds}}
{{Foreign names
|Jap=キャッスルバトル
|JapR=Kyassuru Batoru
|JapM=Castle Battle
|Spa=Jardines del Castillo
|SpaM=Castle Gardens
|Fre=Terres du Château
|FreM=Castle Grounds
|Ger=Schloss
|GerM=Castle
|Ita=Giardino del Castello
|ItaM=Castle Garden
|Kor=캐슬 배틀
|KorR=Kaeseul Baeteul
|KorM=Castle Battle
}}

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