Bowser Castle 2 is the final course in the Flower Cup. It is longer and more dangerous than its predecessor with numerous gaps over lava, especially midway through the course. Some of these have fireballs that are shot up in the air. If it hits a kart, the driver either spin out or fall straight into the lava. The gaps on the steel wire near the end are particularly dangerous since most of them require a mushroom to hop. Dash panels are located near the sides of a few areas. Other than that, Thwomps and 90 degree turns round out across the deadly course.
A screenshot from Mario Kart DS
It returns in Mario Kart DS as the third track of the Banana Cup, adding spikes to the Thwomps, increasing the railings' height and modifying the jumps' difficulty. Only the latter affects gameplay, with some shortcuts no longer work. Missions 4-5 and 5-4 take place here. Both missions use Bowser. 4-5 features him having to collect 15 coins without getting squished by a Thwomp (They have added a lot of them along a straightway). 5-4 has him driving through 10 gates in order. The retro course's staff ghost uses Bowser in the Standard BW and Dry Bones in the Banisher.
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| Mario Kart DS courses | ||||
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| Nitro cups | Mushroom Cup | Figure-8 Circuit • Yoshi Falls • Cheep Cheep Beach • Luigi's Mansion | ||
| Flower Cup | Desert Hills • Delfino Square • Waluigi Pinball • Shroom Ridge | |||
| Star Cup | DK Pass • Tick-Tock Clock • Mario Circuit • Airship Fortress | |||
| Special Cup | Wario Stadium • Peach Gardens • Bowser Castle • Rainbow Road | |||
| Retro cups | Shell Cup | SNES Mario Circuit 1 • N64 Moo Moo Farm • GBA Peach Circuit • GCN Luigi Circuit | ||
| Banana Cup | SNES Donut Plains 1 • N64 Frappe Snowland • GBA Bowser's Castle 2 • GCN Baby Park | |||
| Leaf Cup | SNES Koopa Beach 2 • N64 Choco Mountain • GBA Luigi Circuit • GCN Mushroom Bridge | |||
| Lightning Cup | SNES Choco Island 2 • N64 Banshee Boardwalk • GBA Sky Garden • GCN Yoshi Circuit | |||
| Battle Courses | Nintendo DS • Twilight House • Palm Shore • Tart Top • N64 Block Fort • GCN Pipe Plaza | |||
| Unused Tracks | Dokan Course • Test Circle • GCN Mario Circuit | |||