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|title=Bowser Castle 2
|title=Bowser Castle 2
|image={{tabber|title1=''Super Mario Kart''|content1=[[File:SMK Bowser Castle 2 Lower-Screen Map.png]]|title2=''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''|content2=[[File:MKSC_Bowser_Castle_2_SNES.png]]}}
|image=[[File:SMK Bowser Castle 2 Lower-Screen Map.png]]
|appears_in=''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])<br>''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])
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|cups=[[Flower Cup]] (''Super Mario Kart'')<br>[[Extra Cup|Extra Lightning Cup]] (''Super Circuit'')
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'''Bowser Castle 2''' is a race course in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', appearing as the fourth course of the [[Flower Cup]]. It was subsequently reused in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' as the first track of the [[Classic course#Mario Kart: Super Circuit|Extra Lightning Cup]].  It is a stone road set in a pool of lava.
'''Bowser Castle 2''' is a race course in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', appearing as the fourth course of the [[Flower Cup]]. It was subsequently reused in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' as the first track of the [[Extra Cup|Extra Lightning Cup]].  It is a stone road set in a pool of lava.


==''Super Mario Kart''==
==Course layout==
===Course layout===
[[File:SMK Bowser Castle 2 Screenshot.jpg|thumb|left|[[Luigi]] approaching a split path at Bowser Castle 2.]]
[[File:SMK Bowser Castle 2 Screenshot.jpg|thumb|left|[[Luigi]] approaching a split path at Bowser Castle 2.]]
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, which remain airborne on the first lap. The course begins with a right turn followed by the first set of [[? Panel]]s. There is then a straightaway, where there are three jump pads on alternating sides of the track that allow racers to hop over the lava. There are also two pairs of Thwomps along the straightaway. Racers then take two right turns and reach a fork in the road; however, going left soon leads to a dead end. Racers then take two left turns, with a group of four Thwomps along the second turn, then there are two more forks in the road where racers must go either left or right around square holes in the road. On the left side of the first hole is a [[Dash Panel|zipper]]. On the left side of the second hole is another four Thwomps, and on the right side of the second hole is a ? Panel. Afterwards, racers take a right turn and reach another straightaway where there are many jump pads that allow racers to hop over the lava. The first part of this straightaway is split down the middle by a wall, and the middle of the straightaway has a row of three Thwomps. After this straightaway is a right turn with one last Thwomp, followed by a brief straight that takes racers to the finish line.
It features all the elements typical of Bowser Castle courses. These include [[Thwomp]]s (which will only start going up and down in the second round), [[jump]] lines and the [[lava]] pool. Characteristic of this track are the forks, where the player can choose one way to go. This offers them the possibility to use a zipper or an extra [[Item Box]]. At one point, however, the wrong decision leads to a trap: Where there are a lot of [[coin]]s, there's one way forward and one left. Choosing the left one leads to a plank which says "STOP"; driving on will result in falling into the lava. The player can try, however, to reach the opposite plank with a [[Cape Feather]] jump, or by using a mushroom boost and hopping, however this is very difficult. When falling into the lava, they may be placed on the other side by [[Lakitu]]. This is the longest course in ''Super Mario Kart''.
 
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===Shortcuts===
A notable shortcut can be found at the first fork in the road. By intentionally taking the dead end route, the player can use a well timed [[Cape Feather|Feather]] or [[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]] assisted hop to get over the lava and cut off several turns.


==''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''==
==''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''==
Bowser Castle 2 reappears in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', and is the first track of the [[Classic course#Mario Kart: Super Circuit|Extra Lightning Cup]]. It uses the background from [[GBA Bowser's Castle 2|that game's own Bowser Castle 2]]. The Thwomps and zipper were removed from the track.
[[File:MKSC_Bowser_Castle_2_SNES.png|thumb|left|[[Bowser]] racing at Bowser Castle 2. Note the lack of Thwomps.]]
The course reappeared in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', and is the first track of the [[Extra Cup|Extra Lightning Cup]]. It uses the background from [[GBA Bowser's Castle 2|that game's own Bowser Castle 2]]. The Thwomps and Zipper were removed from the track.
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=クッパじょうコース ２
|Jap=クッパじょうコース2
|JapR=Kuppa Jō Kōsu 2
|JapR=Kuppa Jō Kōsu 2
|JapM=Bowser Castle Course 2
|JapM=Bowser Castle Course 2
|Jap2=クッパじょう２
|Jap2=クッパじょう2
|Jap2R=Kuppa Jō 2
|Jap2R=Kuppa Jō 2
|Jap2M=Bowser Castle 2
|Jap2M=Bowser Castle 2
|Chi=酷霸王城堡2
|Chi=庫巴城堡2 (Traditional)<br>''Kùbā Chéngbǎo 2''<br>酷霸王城堡2 (Simplified)<br>''Kùbàwáng Chéngbǎo 2''<ref>From the unreleased iQue ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''</ref>
|ChiR=Kùbàwáng Chéngbǎo 2<ref>From the unreleased iQue ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''</ref>
|ChiM=Bowser Castle 2
|ChiM=Bowser Castle 2
|Fre=Château de Bowser 2
|FreM=Bowser's Castle 2
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*This is the only course in the [[Flower Cup]] in ''Super Mario Kart'' that has yet to return as a [[classic course]] in a later ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' game other than ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''.
*Bowser Castle 2 is the only course in ''Super Mario Kart''{{'}}s [[Flower Cup]] that has yet to make an appearance in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''. Like the other [[Bowser Castle 1|Bowser Castle]] [[Bowser Castle 3|courses]], it is also the only course in the aforementioned cup to not reappear in a later ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' game as a [[classic course]].
**As such, it is also the only Flower Cup course in ''Super Mario Kart'' that has not appeared in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''.


==References==
==References==

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