GBA Bowser's Castle 3

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This article is about the race course from Mario Kart: Super Circuit and retro course in Mario Kart Wii. For the race course from Super Mario Kart and extra course in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, see Bowser Castle 3.
Bowser Castle 3
Bowser's Castle 3
MKSC Bowser Castle 3 Starting Line.png
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)
Music sample
Mario Kart: Super Circuit

Mario Kart Wii

Course map
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
GBA Bowser Castle 3 map.png

Mario Kart Wii
GBA Bowser's Castle 3.png

Staff ghost(s)

02:58.304 by Nin★Fukuda (Wii)
(Dry Bowser in the Standard Kart L)

Bowser's Castle 3 (known as Bowser Castle 3 prior to Mario Kart Tour) is the final course of the Star Cup in Mario Kart: Super Circuit. It reappears in Mario Kart Wii as the second course of the Leaf Cup and in Mario Kart Tour starting from the Bowser Tour. 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. In Mario Kart: Super Circuit, the course shares its music with the other 3 Bowser Castles: 1, 2, 4.

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

An overview of the course
The tournament

Bowser Castle 3 reappears in Mario Kart Wii as the second track 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.

Tournaments

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.

Mario Kart Tour

File:MKT Bowser's Castle 3 Scene.jpg
View of the starting line in Mario Kart Tour

Bowser's Castle 3 reappears in Mario Kart Tour starting with the Bowser Tour. The course now reuses the visuals of GBA Bowser's Castle 1, like GBA Bowser's Castle 2, instead of having a unique appearance, and has a starting banner with the classic Mario Kart logo. More ramps have been added to the course.

Like the other GBA Bowser's Castle courses in the game, this course reuses Mario Kart 7's arrangement for GBA Bowser's Castle 1.


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

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
Dutch Bowsers Kasteel 3[?] Bowser's 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 (NOA) Castelo do Bowser 3[?] Bowser's Castle 3
Portuguese (NOE) Castelo 3 do Bowser[?] Bowser's Castle 3
Russian Замок Боузера 3[?]
Zamok Bouzera 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