Neo Bowser City (Koopa City in PAL regions), is the third track of the Star Cup in Mario Kart 7. This track makes a retro appearance in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as the first track of the Bell Cup, and in Mario Kart Tour as of the Tokyo Tour.
Filled with many illuminating lights, signs and screens, this track is one futuristic course, taking place at the heights of a city. While it may seem a wonder at first, it actually takes place when its raining.
Layout[]
Mario Kart 7[]
An overview of the course in Mario Kart 7.
The race begins with a short turn to the left, followed by a squared-off 180° turn right with a line of item boxes, ultimately forming an S-bend. The track then slopes down into a tunnel, where racers must make a squared-off left turn. Straight ahead is the exit to the tunnel. Air coming out of pipes in the tunnel will push you around, making it harder to collect the coins scattered about.
A long left turn out of the tunnel follows, and after that, a winding narrow bridge with gates must be crossed. Next, a set of three treacherous switchbacks awaits, with sheer drops to the left and right. After this, you enter into a 270° left turn with oil slicks scattered about. Finally, a large glider pad is available for a path to the finish line.
Mario Kart 8 (Deluxe)[]
The track returns in Mario Kart 8, as a DLC course, roughly being the same from Mario Kart 7. However, there are some changes done. A drop-off has been added at the entrance to the tunnel, the U-turn near the end has been modified into an anti-gravity section, the water puddles in that section are removed, and the air current found near the S-bend has been moved to behind the banner, instead of beside it. Also, the set of three coins after the second set of Item Boxes is now placed horizontally instead of one right after the other.
Shortcuts[]
- One can use a Mushroom to cut off the first turn in the tunnel, across the blue mud.✱ for all games
- One can also glide to the left at the end of the track, over the sheer drop. Here, a glider boost can be used to safely make your way across to the first squared-off turn.✱ for all games
- Alternately, use the air boost with a Mushroom to cut across the area where the support poles hold up the bridge.✱ for MK7
Staff Ghosts[]
Mario Kart 7[]
| Character | Time | Kart Combination | ||
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| Body | Tires | Glider | ||
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Normal | |||
| 02:11.832 | 
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| Expert | ||||
| 01:58.996 | 
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Mario Kart 8 (Deluxe)[]
| Game | Character | Recorder | Time | Vehicle Combination | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body | Tires | Glider | ||||
| 8 |  |
 Nin★Rui |
2:09.513 |  |
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| 8 Deluxe 150cc | 2:13.138 | |||||
| 8 Deluxe 200cc |  |
 Nin★Massim |
1:37.526 |  |
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Gallery[]
Mario Kart 7[]
Mario Kart 8 (Deluxe)[]
- Neo Bowser City and New York Minute are the only courses in the Mario Kart series whose name begins with the letter "N".
- This is first, and so far the only, Bowser-themed track in the Mario Kart series that is not a Bowser's Castle or Bowser Castle course.
- Despite being a Bowser-themed track, Bowser himself never appeared as the Staff Ghost in either of the track's appearances. In Mario Kart 7, the staff ghost was Metal Mario instead of a counterpart of Bowser.
- This is the only course in the Mario Kart series where a Bowser themed track does not have Bowser as a staff ghost (N64 Bowser's Castle and GBA Bowser Castle 3 in Mario Kart Wii do not count because Bowser Jr. and Dry Bowser are Bowser related characters).
- Some of the buildings found in this course are based on the dome hills from the grasslands in the mainstream Mario games.
- The banners around the track have the name "Neo Bowser City" on them, even in the PAL versions of the game, where the track is known as Koopa City. This is intentionally included for online play purposes.
- This track is one of the three courses in Mario Kart 8 where the starting banner can be interacted through gliding. The other two courses are Mario Circuit and DS Wario Stadium.
- Asides from its main theme, this track's music is a remix of Toad's Turnpike's from Mario Kart 64, Luigi Circuit and Mario Circuit's from Mario Kart Wii, and Rainbow Road from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!.
- Neo Bowser City, GBA Luigi Circuit and the 8 Deluxe version of GCN Luigi's Mansion are the only courses that feature rain.
Previous track:
Wario Shipyard |
Current track:
Neo Bowser City |
Next track:
Maka Wuhu |
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Previous track:
Animal Crossing |
Next track:
GBA Ribbon Road |
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Previous track:
SNES Rainbow Road |
2nd reappearance:
Mario Kart Tour |
Next track:
SNES Mario Circuit 2 |
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| Mario Kart 7 courses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitro cups | Mushroom Cup | Toad Circuit • Daisy Hills • Cheep Cheep Lagoon • Shy Guy Bazaar | ||
| Flower Cup | Wuhu Loop • Mario Circuit • Music Park • Rock Rock Mountain | |||
| Star Cup | Piranha Plant Slide • Wario Shipyard • Neo Bowser City • Maka Wuhu | |||
| Special Cup | DK Jungle • Rosalina's Ice World • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road | |||
| Retro cups | Shell Cup | N64 Luigi Raceway • GBA Bowser Castle 1 • Wii Mushroom Gorge • DS Luigi's Mansion | ||
| Banana Cup | N64 Koopa Troopa Beach • SNES Mario Circuit 2 • Wii Coconut Mall • DS Waluigi Pinball | |||
| Leaf Cup | N64 Kalimari Desert • DS DK Pass • GCN Daisy Cruiser • Wii Maple Treeway | |||
| Lightning Cup | Wii Koopa Cape • GCN Dino Dino Jungle • DS Airship Fortress • SNES Rainbow Road | |||
| Battle Courses | GBA Battle Course 1 • N64 Big Donut • DS Palm Shore • Honeybee Hive • Sherbet Rink • Wuhu Town | |||