Bowser Castle 2 is the fourth track of the Flower Cup in Super Mario Kart and the first track of the Extra Lightning Cup in Mario Kart: Super Circuit.
This map is famous for its dead-end path ending with "STOP" written on the path, after which racers normally fall straight into lava. With a feather, karts can jump from that "STOP" mark to a further part of the track, resulting in a shortcut. While using a mushroom at the "STOP" mark will result in falling in the lava, it is possible to hit the wall of the track ahead. If this is done successfully, Lakitu will drop the character on the latter track, although this shortcut is less effective than with a feather.
Despite not being quite as hard as the next one, Bowser Castle 2 can prove a challenge with its glasses-shaped part of track filled with massive 90° turns. Tight power-sliding techniques can be a lethal way to leave your friends (and foes alike) at bay while you cross the checkered line triumphantly.
This course returns in Mario Kart: Super Circuit as the first track in the Extra Lightning Cup. The lack of a feather item in that game, however, makes the "STOP" shortcut ineffective. The background has been changed to GBA Bowser Castle 2.
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- This is the longest track of Super Mario Kart, given that the game has five laps to complete. If it's played in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, the Quick Run will let the player choose 3 laps for that track.
Previous track:
Donut Plains 2 |
Current track:
Bowser Castle 2 |
Next track:
Mario Circuit 3 |
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Previous track:
SNES Donut Plains 2 |
1st reappearance:
Mario Kart: Super Circuit |
Next track:
SNES Mario Circuit 3 |
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