Editing GBA Bowser's Castle 3

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{{about|the race course from ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' and classic course in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' and  ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''|the race course from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', extra course in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' and classic course in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''|[[SNES Bowser Castle 3]]}}
{{race course infobox
|title=Bowser Castle 3<br><small>Bowser's Castle 3</small>
|image={{tabber|title1=''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''|content1=[[File:MKSC Bowser Castle 3 Starting Line.png]]|title2=''Mario Kart Wii''|content2=[[File:MKW GBA Bowser Castle 3 Intro.png|250px]]|title3=''Mario Kart Tour''|content3=[[File:MKT GBA Bowser's Castle 3 View.jpg|250px]]}}
|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])<br>''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' (2022)
|cups=[[Star Cup]] (''Super Circuit'')<br>[[Leaf Cup]] (''Wii'')
|tours=[[Bowser Tour (2022)]]<br>[[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2022)]]<br>[[Peach vs. Bowser Tour (November–December 2022)]]<br>[[New Year's Tour (2023)]]<br>[[Bowser Tour (2023)]]
|online_play=No longer available ([[Wii]])
|sample=''Mario Kart: Super Circuit<br>[[File:MKSC-Music-BowserCastle.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart Wii<br>[[File:MKW-Music-GBA-BowserCastle3.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart Tour''<br>[[File:MK7 GBA Bowser Castle 1.oga]]
|map=''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''<br>[[File:GBA Bowser Castle 3 map.png|140px]]<br>[[File:MKSC Bowser Castle 3 Mini Map.png]]
''Mario Kart Wii''<br>[[File:GBA Bowser's Castle 3.png|140px]]<br>
''Mario Kart Tour''<br>[[File:MKT_Map_BowsersCastle3GBA.png|140px]]
|ghost={{ghost|Wii|Nin★Fukuda|2:58.304|[[File:MK Wii Dry Bowser.png|32px|link=Dry Bowser]][[File:Standard Kart L (Dry Bowser) Model.png|32px]]}}{{ghost|Wii <small>Expert</small>|Nin★A24|2:39.391|[[File:MK Wii Dry Bowser.png|32px|link=Dry Bowser]][[File:Flame Runner (Dry Bowser) Model.png|32px|link=Flame Runner]]}}
}}

'''Bowser's Castle 3''' (known as '''Bowser Castle 3''' prior to ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'') is the fourth and final course of the [[Star Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''.  Like all other Bowser Castle courses, it features sharp 90 degree turns and jumps over pits of lava. [[Kamek]] can also be seen flying back and forth near the finish line. The course takes place on the exterior of the castle, with storm clouds and lightning visible in the background. The course shares its music with the other three Bowser Castles: [[GBA Bowser's Castle 1|1]], [[GBA Bowser's Castle 2|2]], and [[GBA Bowser's Castle 4|4]]. 

Bowser's Castle 3 reappears in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' as the second course of the [[Leaf Cup]], and in ''Mario Kart Tour'' starting with the [[Bowser Tour (2022)|2022 Bowser Tour]].

==''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''==
===Course layout===
The track starts with a turn to the left after the starting line, leading to a straight section of track containing the first set of [[Item Box]]es and [[Coin]]s which narrows after passing a [[Lava]] grid. The track then takes another left turn past two [[Thwomp]]s, and then turns to the right over a pair of lava grids with more coins. The track then takes another right towards some coins and then makes a U-turn to the left over another grid featuring a pair of Thwomps. The track then passes over a number of small [[Ramp]]s over the lava moving slightly to the right, with [[Lava Bubble]]s occasionally jumping up from the lava. The track passes another two Thwomps, with an Item Box behind the first one approached, and makes a U-turn to the left, leading to three more Thwomps and several more coins. The track heads to the right and passes over another grid in the lava, now with holes in it through which Lava Bubbles can occasionally jump, and then follows a zig zag shape to the right featuring more coins and Item Boxes. The track then makes a final turn to the left past another pair of Thwomps and over another lava grid with holes before returning to the starting line.

==''Mario Kart Wii''==
[[File:2009-TournamentFebruary2.jpg|thumb|250px|The <small>GBA</small> Bowser Castle 3 tournament]]
Bowser Castle 3 makes its classic course debut in ''Mario Kart Wii'' as the second course of the [[Leaf Cup]]. The track is now a paler gray rather than blue, and the banners of Bowser in the background are now black with red faces, and Kamek has been removed from the track entirely. The track now features patches of mud that slow the player down on most of the track's corners, and all of the coins have been removed. Each set of Item Boxes now feature a larger number of Item Boxes, with several additional single boxes appearing behind Thwomps, Item Boxes occasionally appearing instead of Lava Bubbles on the jump section, extra sets being added on the corner after the jumps and after the zig zag section, and a moving set on the first grid with holes. A [[Dash Panel]] ramp has also been added on the left U-turn after the smaller ramps, with the Thwomps being slightly rearranged to suit the new layout. A shortcut can be performed by aiming left at the last yellow ramp and using a [[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]]. The course now has a starting banner, much like the other SNES and GBA courses.

===Tournaments===
[[List of Mario Kart Wii tournaments#February 2009 Tournament 2|February 2009's second tournament]] required players to pass through 30 gates on Bowser's Castle 3. Vehicles were restricted to karts only. The tournament was later repeated as the second tournament of February 2011, the first tournament of June 2012, and the second tournament of August 2013.
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==''Mario Kart Tour''==
Bowser's Castle 3 reappears in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', starting with the [[Bowser Tour (2022)|2022 Bowser Tour]]. Instead of having a unique appearance, the course now reuses the visuals of the other three GBA Bowser's Castle courses in this game. More ramps have been added to the course, most notably on the bridge at the end, which was slightly redesigned. All offroad sections and the additional ramp added in ''Mario Kart Wii'' have been removed. The U-turn after the series of jumps is noticeably shortened. The diagonal portion of the track has also been reworked to be wider and shorter. The coins have been re-added to the course, and Item Boxes can no longer appear instead of Lava Bubbles. Like the other GBA Bowser's Castle courses in the game and RMX Bowser's Castle 1, this course reuses ''Mario Kart 7''{{'}}s arrangement for GBA Bowser's Castle 1.

The course also appears as '''Bowser's Castle 3R''' (reversed), '''Bowser's Castle 3T''' (with ramps), and '''Bowser's Castle 3R/T''' (reversed with ramps). The latter first debuted in the [[New Year's Tour (2023)|2023 New Year's Tour]]. In the T variant, there is a [[Glide Ramp|glide ramp]] which only becomes available on lap 2. In the R/T variant, a lot of the ramps are haphazardly placed in a way not seen on other T or R/T variants of tracks.

===Appearances===
For this course's tour appearances, see [[List of GBA Bowser's Castle 3 tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour|List of GBA Bowser's Castle 3 tour appearances in ''Mario Kart Tour'']].
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===Top-tier and middle-tier items===
{{MKT favored table|GBA|Bowser's Castle 3}}

===Bonus challenges===
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{{MKT bonus challenge table|Goomba Takedown|GBA Bowser's Castle 3}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Steer Clear of Obstacles|GBA Bowser's Castle 3}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Smash Small Dry Bones|GBA Bowser's Castle 3}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Break Item Boxes|GBA Bowser's Castle 3}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Time Trial|GBA Bowser's Castle 3}}
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==Profiles==
===''Mario Kart Wii''===
*'''European website bio:''' "''Thunder clouds are gathering on the horizon as you race across huge cobbles and attempt to twist round one sharp corner after another. And if that doesn't scare you, then maybe the massive Thwomps will!''"

==Gallery==
===''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''===
<gallery widths=150px>
Bowser's Castle 3 MKSC icon.png|The course icon, depicting [[Bowser]] in front of the storm clouds
MKSC Bowser Castle 3 Screenshot.png|Various characters racing on the course
MKSC Kamek Sprite.png|[[Kamek]]
</gallery>

===''Mario Kart Wii''===
<gallery widths=150px>
MKW GBA Bowser Castle 3 Banner.png|The course banner
MKW Bowser Castle 3 Preview.gif|A preview of the course
MKW GBA Bowser Castle 3 Thwomps.png|[[Dry Bones]] approaching the first set of [[Thwomp]]s
MKW GBA Bowser Castle 3 Yellow Jumps.png|Dry Bones on the ramp section
BowserCastle3MKWii.png|[[Dry Bowser]] at the end of the jump section
MKW GBA Bowser Castle 3 Trick Ramp.png|Dry Bones approaching the [[Dash Panel]] ramp
MKW GBA Bowser Castle 3 Finish Line.png|Dry Bones on the grid approaching the starting line
</gallery>

===''Mario Kart Tour''===
====Course icons====
<gallery>
MKT Icon BowsersCastle3GBA Meowser.png|The course icon
MKT Icon BowsersCastle3RGBA BowserJrPirate.png|The course icon of the R variant
MKT Icon BowsersCastle3TGBA DryBowser.png|The course icon of the T variant
MKT Icon BowsersCastle3RTGBA DryBowser.png|The course icon of the R/T variant
</gallery>

====Screenshots====
<gallery>
MKT GBA Bowser's Castle 3 Scene.jpg|View of the starting line
MKT GBA Bowser's Castle 3 Starting Line.jpg|Another view of the starting line
MKT GBA Bowser's Castle 3 View 2.jpg|View of the second half of the course
MKT Icon GBA Bowser's Castle 3RT.jpg|View of the R/T variant
MKT Bowser Tour Week 1 Drivers.jpg|[[Meowser]] and [[Bowser|Dr. Bowser]] driving on the course
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=クッパキャッスル３
|JapR=Kuppa Kyassuru 3
|JapM=Bowser Castle 3
|ChiS=酷霸王城堡3<ref>From the iQue localization prototype.</ref>
|ChiSR=Kùbàwáng Chéngbǎo 3
|ChiSM=Bowser Castle 3
|ChiT=庫巴城堡3
|ChiTR=Kùbā Chéngbǎo 3
|ChiTM=Bowser Castle 3
|Fre=Château de Bowser 3<br>Château Bowser 3 <small>(MKSC)</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</ref>
|FreM=Bowser's Castle 3<br>Bowser Castle 3
|Ger=Bowsers Festung 3
|GerM=Bowser's Castle 3
|Ita=Castello di Bowser 3
|ItaM=Bowser's Castle 3
|Kor=쿠파 성 3
|KorR=Kupa Seong 3
|KorM=Bowser Castle 3
|Por=Castelo do Bowser 3
|PorM=Bowser's Castle 3
|Spa=Castillo de Bowser 3
|SpaM=Bowser's Castle 3
}}

==Trivia==
*A scene in the 2023 ''{{wp|Black Mirror}}'' episode "{{wp|Loch Henry}}" includes a scene where the character Davis McCardle plays this course in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' while staying at the hospital.<ref>https://productplacementblog.com/tv-series/mario-kart-tour-mobile-game-by-nintendo-in-black-mirror-s06e02-loch-henry-2023/</ref>

==References==
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