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{{articleabout|the race course from ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' and a retro course in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''|the race course from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' and retro course in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''|[[Bowser Castle 3 (SNES)]]|more information about Bowser Castle 3|[[Bowser Castle 3]]}}
{{classic title}}
{{racecourse
{{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]]}}
|title=Bowser Castle 3
{{race course infobox
|image=[[File:mkscbowsercastle3.png|240px|center]]''Mario Kart Super Circuit'' rendition.
|title=Bowser Castle 3<br><small>Bowser's Castle 3</small>
|appearances=''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2001|2001]])<br>''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2008|2008]])
|image=[[File:MKSC Bowser Castle 3 Starting Line.png|240px]]
|cups=[[Star Cup]] (MKSC)<br>[[Leaf Cup]] (MKW)
|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)
|ghost=02:58.304 by Nin*Fukuda (MKW)
|cups=[[Star Cup]] (''Super Circuit'')<br>[[Leaf Cup]] (''Wii'')
|expert_ghost=02:39.391 by Nin*A24 (MKW)
|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)]]
|wifi=No longer available ([[Wii]])
|online_play=No longer available ([[Wii]])
|music=[[File:MKSC-Music-BowserCastle.ogg]] (MKSC)<br>[[File:MKW-Music-GBA-BowserCastle3.ogg]] (MKW)
|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=GBA<br>
|map=''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''<br>[[File:GBA Bowser Castle 3 map.png|140px]]<br>[[File:MKSC Bowser Castle 3 Mini Map.png]]
[[File:GBA Bowser Castle 3 map.png|240px]]<br>
''Mario Kart Wii''<br>[[File:GBA Bowser's Castle 3.png|140px]]<br>
Wii<br>
''Mario Kart Tour''<br>[[File:MKT_Map_BowsersCastle3GBA.png|140px]]
[[File:GBA Bowser's Castle 3.png|240px]]
|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 Castle 3''' is a course in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' and retro course in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''. Like all other Bowser's Castle courses, features sharp 90 degree turns and jumps over pits of lava. A [[Magikoopa]] or possibly [[Kamek]] can also be seen floating back and forth near the finish line. Unlike other Bowser's castle courses, this course takes places entirely on the top of the top of Bowser's Castle.
'''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° 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''==
==''Mario Kart Wii''==
{{multiple image
[[File:MKW GBA Bowser Castle 3 Intro.png|250px|thumb|{{classic|GBA|Bowser Castle 3}} in ''Mario Kart Wii'']]
|align=left
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.
|direction=vertical
 
|footer=|width=180
===Tournaments===
|image1=GBABowserCastle3-MKWii.png
[[File:2009-TournamentFebruary2.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The <small>GBA</small> Bowser Castle 3 tournament]]
|alt1=An overview of the track
[[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.
|caption1=An overview of the track
{{br|left}}
|image2=2009-TournamentFebruary1.jpg
 
|alt2=The GBA Bowser Castle 3 tournament.
==''Mario Kart Tour''==
|caption2=The '''<small>GBA</small> Bowser Castle 3''' tournament.
[[File:MKT GBA Bowser's Castle 3 View.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The course in ''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'']].
{{br}}


Bowser Castle 3 reappears in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' as the second track of the [[Leaf Cup]]. The track remains unchanged except that there is an extra boost ramp and the Magikoopa doesn't appear. Also, the Thwomps here can squash the [[Lakitu]] that carries the "Wrong Way" sign. A shortcut can be performed by aiming left at the last yellow ramp and using a [[mushroom]]. A few [[Lava Bubble]]s can also be seen jumping out of the lava.
===Top-tier and middle-tier items===
{{MKT favored table|GBA|Bowser's Castle 3}}


===Tournaments===
===Bonus challenges===
In ''Mario Kart Wii'', a tournament took place on this track. Players had to go through a total of 30 gates, and were restricted to only using karts. It was the second tournament of February 2009, but its information was accidentally given for February 2009's first tournament, which took place at [[Block Plaza]] and had a different objective. This tournament was 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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{{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}}
</div>


===Official descriptions===
==Profiles==
*'''Official European website:''' ''"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!"''{{br|left}}
===''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==
==Gallery==
===GBA appearance===
===''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''===
<gallery>
<gallery widths=160>
BowsersCastle3.png|Bowser in the keep's darkness.
Bowser's Castle 3 MKSC icon.png|The course icon, depicting [[Bowser]] in front of the storm clouds
BowserCastle3MKSC.png|The gang racing on '''Bowser Castle 3'''.
MKSC Bowser Castle 3 Screenshot.png|Various characters racing on the course
KamakMK.png|The [[Magikoopa]].
MKSC Kamek Sprite.png|[[Kamek]]
</gallery>
 
===''Mario Kart Wii''===
<gallery widths=160px heights=90>
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>
</gallery>


===Wii appearance===
===''Mario Kart Tour''===
<gallery>
====Course icons====
GBABowserCastle31-MKWii.png|Thwomps are scattered on the track.
{{main-gallery|Mario Kart Tour race course icons (GBA courses)#Bowser's Castle 3|Mario Kart Tour race course icons (GBA courses) § Bowser's Castle 3}}
GBABowserCastle32-MKWii.png|A series of jump ramps.
<gallery heights=100>
BowserCastle3MKWii.png|[[Item Box]] behind [[Thwomp]].
MKT Icon BowsersCastle3GBA Meowser.png|The course icon
GBABowserCastle33-MKWii.png|A trick ramp, which is centered between two Thwomps.
MKT Icon BowsersCastle3RGBA BowserJrPirate.png|The course icon of the R variant
GBABowserCastle34-MKWii.png|The straight road to the starting line.
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>
</gallery>


{{BoxTop}}
====Screenshots====
{{Racecourses}}
<gallery heights=68>
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>
 
==Naming==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
|name1=<tt>old_koopa_gba</tt>
|meaning1=Old Bowser GBA
}}
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=クッパキャッスル3
|JpnR=Kuppa Kyassuru 3
|JpnM=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
}}
 
==References==
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[[de:Bowsers Festung 3 (Mario Kart: Super Circuit)]]
[[it:Castello di Bowser 3 (GBA)]]

Revision as of 14:04, April 2, 2025

This article is about the race course from Mario Kart: Super Circuit and classic course in Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart Tour. For 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, see SNES Bowser Castle 3.
Bowser Castle 3
Bowser's Castle 3
The starting line of a course from Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Information
Appears in Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001)
Mario Kart Wii (2008)
Mario Kart Tour (2022)
Cup(s) Star Cup (Super Circuit)
Leaf Cup (Wii)
Tour(s)
Online play No longer available (Wii)
Music sample
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
0:30
Mario Kart Wii
0:30
Mario Kart Tour
0:30
Course map
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
The GBA version of Bowser Castle 3's map
Mini map from Mario Kart: Super Circuit

Mario Kart Wii
Map of a course from Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart Tour
Map of GBA Bowser's Castle 3 from Mario Kart Tour

Staff ghost(s)
Wii Nin★Fukuda
2:58.304 Dry BowserThe model for Dry Bowser's Standard Kart L from Mario Kart Wii
Wii Expert Nin★A24
2:39.391 Dry BowserFlame 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° 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: 1, 2, and 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 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 Boxes and Coins which narrows after passing a Lava grid. The track then takes another left turn past two Thwomps, 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 Ramps over the lava moving slightly to the right, with Lava Bubbles 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

GBA Bowser Castle 3
GBA Bowser Castle 3 in Mario Kart Wii

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 Mushroom. The course now has a starting banner, much like the other SNES and GBA courses.

Tournaments

February 2009's 2nd Tournament
The GBA Bowser Castle 3 tournament

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.

Mario Kart Tour

View of GBA Bowser's Castle 3
The course in Mario Kart Tour

Bowser's Castle 3 reappears in Mario Kart Tour, starting with the 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 2023 New Year's Tour. In the T variant, there is a 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.

Top-tier and middle-tier items

Select "show" to reveal the drivers, karts, and gliders for which GBA Bowser's Castle 3 and its variants are always favored or favorite courses. For instances in which additional drivers, karts, and gliders temporarily had this course and its variants as favored or favorite courses, see List of GBA Bowser's Castle 3 tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.

Bonus challenges

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

Mario Kart Wii

Mario Kart Tour

Course icons

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Mario Kart Tour race course icons (GBA courses) § Bowser's Castle 3.

Screenshots

Naming

Internal names

Game File Name Meaning

Mario Kart Wii old_koopa_gba Old Bowser GBA

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クッパキャッスル3[?]
Kuppa Kyassuru 3
Bowser Castle 3
Chinese (simplified) 酷霸王城堡3[1]
Kùbàwáng Chéngbǎo 3
Bowser Castle 3
Chinese (traditional) 庫巴城堡3[?]
Kùbā Chéngbǎo 3
Bowser Castle 3
French Château de Bowser 3
Château Bowser 3 (MKSC)[2]
Bowser's Castle 3
Bowser Castle 3
German Bowsers Festung 3[?] Bowser's Castle 3
Italian Castello di Bowser 3[?] Bowser's Castle 3
Korean 쿠파 성 3[?]
Kupa Seong 3
Bowser Castle 3
Portuguese Castelo do Bowser 3[?] Bowser's Castle 3
Spanish Castillo de Bowser 3[?] Bowser's Castle 3

References

  1. ^ From the iQue localization prototype.
  2. ^ Mario Kart: Super Circuit Instruction Booklet (EU), page 53