GBA Bowser Castle 3
GBA Bowser Castle 3 is the second course of the Leaf Cup in Mario Kart Wii. Its first appearance as a course was in Mario Kart: Super Circuit. It is notable in that it was the first course to have more than one 3lap or flap category.
Overview
* Flap is one of the laps from a 3lap
| Type | Unrestricted | No Ultra | No Glitch |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3lap | 1:41.361 | 2:12.516 | |
| Flap | 32.099 | 33.331* | 43.132 |
GBA Bowser Castle 3 has a flap-only ultra shortcut, which uses wallclips, superhopping, and a large shortcut which is considered a community shortcut. Outside the ultra shortcut, the latter of these two are still used. Hence, it has two 3lap and three flap categories. The Unrestricted 3lap record is technically the No Ultra 3lap record since no ultra shortcuts are used.
Unrestricted 3lap
The current strategy for UR 3lap is to perform superhopping and the "ultra" ramp shortcut on all 3 laps.
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Unrestricted Flap
- Video: 32.099 by Justin (2023)
The current strategy for UR flap is to perform the ultra shortcut.
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No Ultra Flap
The current strategy for NU flap is to perform superhopping and the "ultra" ramp shortcut.
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No Glitch 3lap
- Video: 2:12.516 by Zak (2018)
The current strategy for NG 3lap is to drive 3 laps normally.
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No Glitch Flap
- Video: 43.132 by JMM (2022)
The current strategy for NG flap is to drive 1 lap normally.
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History
TODO: History of all strat developements. Section devoted to the ultra shortcut and its multiple cycles of viability, both ramp shortcuts and other ramp strategies, the several wallclip shortcuts, and superhopping.
TAS Competitions
GBA Bowser Castle 3 has featured in one of Flamin' Funky's Challenges (#1) and one task of the MKWii TAS Competition (Task 6 2021).
Future
Known timesaves
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Potential timesaves
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References