Bowser's Castle
Bowser's Castle is the third course of the Special Cup in Mario Kart Wii. It is significant in that it has the slowest UR 3lap, albeit only due to several un-TASed improvements which would transfer the title to DS Delfino Square.
Overview
| Type | Unrestricted | No Ultra | No Glitch |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3lap | 1:59.483 | 2:12.187 | |
| Flap | 19.968 | 36.491 | 42.923 |
Bowser's Castle has a 3lap viable ultra shortcut, which uses supergrinding and wallclips. Outside the ultra shortcut, it also currently benefits from the use of two large shortcuts deemed community shortcuts in both 3lap and flap categories, while also the use of supergrinding in flap categories. Hence, it has three 3lap and three flap categories. However, no TAS exists for an Unrestricted 3lap which implements the ultra shortcut, so the No Ultra 3lap is the Unrestricted 3lap record record for the time being.
Unrestricted Flap
- Video: 19.968 by Jellopuff (2023)
The current strategy for the UR flap is to perform the ultra shortcut.
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No Ultra 3lap
- Video: 1:59.483 by Zak (2018)
The current strategy for NU 3lap is to perform the "spiral skip" shortcut each lap, and the last turn shortcut with all mushrooms on lap 3.
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No Ultra Flap
The current strategy for NU flap is to perform the "spiral skip" shortcut and then the last turn shortcut with only one mushroom.
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No Glitch 3lap
The current strategy for NG 3lap is to drive 3 laps normally.
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No Glitch Flap
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, including the many failed attempts leading up to its discovery and its unveiling, the many variations of the spiral skip shortcut, the ending shortcut, as well as the many minor no glitch developements (specifically from 2021 to 2023), and the supergrinding spots.
TAS Competitions
Bowser's Castle has featured in two tasks of the MKWii TAS Competition (April Fools Task 2023, Task 10 2023). The ultra shortcut was notably unveiled in the result stream for April Fools Task 2023.
Future
Known timesaves
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Potential timesaves
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References