Bowser Castle 2: Difference between revisions

{{about|the race course from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' and extra course in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''|the race course from ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' and retro course in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''|[[GBA Bowser's Castle 2]]}}

|cups=[[Flower Cup]] (''Super Mario Kart'')<br>[[Extra Cup|Extra Lightning Cup]] (''Super Circuit'')

|sample=''Super Mario Kart''[[File:SMK-Music-BowserCastle.oga]]

''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''[[File:MKSC-ExtraCourse-BowserCastle.oga]]

'''Bowser Castle 2''' is a race course in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', the fourth course of the [[Flower Cup]]. It was subsequently reused in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' as the first track in the [[Extra Cup|Extra Lightning Cup]].  It is a stone road set in a pool of lava.  

==Course layout==

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''.

The course reappeared in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', and is the first track in 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.

|Jap=クッパじょうコース2

|Jap2=クッパじょう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>

*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]].