GBA Bowser Castle 2 Mario Kart DS · Banana Cup, race 3
A flat Super Circuit castle made entirely of straights and right-angle turns, with lava trenches cutting across the floor. Ramps carry you over the gaps while Thwomps slam down from above and Lava Bubbles leap up from below.
- Cup
- Banana Cup · race 3
- Origin
- Mario Kart: Super Circuit (GBA, 2001)
- Laps
- 3
- Staff ghost
- 1'52"258
- Online play
- No
Lap walkthrough
- Start with a right U-turn onto a straight
- Collect the first items, then take two lefts and a right past the first Thwomp
- Turn left across a metal grid with holes and jump ramps
- Take a right past another Thwomp, then right again into the section of repeated jumps over lava
- Turn right into the long, wide grid section with more holes and ramps
- Make one more right and run the final straight past two Thwomps to the finish
What changed in the DS version
The layout is unchanged but rebuilt in 3D, and every ramp now carries a Dash Panel, although these make a whooshing sound without giving any real speed boost.
Racing tips
- Avoid being shrunk by Lightning before the first jump: a shrunken kart cannot clear it and always falls into the lava.
- Thwomps slam down on the straights, so time your run beneath them.
- Lava Bubbles jump out of the holes and gaps, so watch the lava as you take each jump.
Hazards
Also watch for: Lava Bubbles, Lava gaps.
Staff ghost
- Staff time
- 1'52"258
- Beat to unlock
- 2'01"238
- Racer
- Bowser
- Kart
- Standard BW
- Staff name
- Ninten★ジョー
Set a Time Trial record within 108% of the staff time to unlock the ghost. All staff ghost times.
Missions on GBA Bowser Castle 2
- Mission 4-5 Collect all 15 coins. If you get squished by a Thwomp, you fail! (Bowser, 0:30)
- Mission 5-4 Drive through all 10 numbered gates in order! (Bowser, 1:05)
Screenshots
FAQ
What cup is GBA Bowser Castle 2 in?
The Banana Cup, as race 3 of 4, in the Retro Grand Prix.
Where is GBA Bowser Castle 2 from?
Mario Kart: Super Circuit (GBA, 2001). The layout is unchanged but rebuilt in 3D, and every ramp now carries a Dash Panel, although these make a whooshing sound without giving any real speed boost.
How many laps is GBA Bowser Castle 2?
3 laps.
What is the staff ghost time on GBA Bowser Castle 2?
1'52"258, set with Bowser in the Standard BW. Finish a Time Trial in 2'01"238 or faster to race it.
Could you race GBA Bowser Castle 2 online?
No. It was one of the 12 courses left out of Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection play.
Sources & picture credits
- GBA Bowser Castle 2 (Super Mario Wiki)
- Mario Kart DS staff ghosts (Super Mario Wiki)
- Picture: MKDS_Bowser_Castle_2_GBA_Intro.png
- Picture: MKDS_Bowser_Castle_2_GBA_Map.png
- Picture: MKDS_GBA_Bowser_Castle_2_Course_Icon.png
- Picture: MKDS_Bowser_Castle_2_Donkey_Kong.png
- Picture: MKDS_Bowser_Castle_2_Lava_Grid.png
- Picture: MKDS_Bowser_Castle_2_Ramps.png
Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against the Super Mario Wiki and the Mario Kart Racing Wiki. Kart statistics, staff ghost times and item odds are the values from the game data as transcribed by the Super Mario Wiki. Screenshots, renders and artwork © Nintendo; local copies archived from Super Mario Wiki file pages (listed on the image gallery).