This article is about the final castle in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. For the place, see Bowser's Castle. For the level in Yoshi's Woolly World, see King Bowser's Castle (Yoshi's Woolly World).

King Bowser's Castle is the final main level in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3. Unlike previous castles, the player controls Green Yoshi instead of Blue Yoshi.

Layout[edit]

When Yoshi starts the level, he is in an outdoor fortress area with a huge moon, hills and skinny trees in the background. He then needs to cross a long gap as the Helicopter. Along the way, Yoshi must avoid the Skeleton Goonies; crashing into them causes him to fall (usually leading to losing a life). Kamek also occasionally flies in during this time, trying to knock Yoshi out of the sky. If Yoshi makes it to the Yoshi Block (followed by a Middle Ring), Kamek will fly in for the last time in the area and look at Yoshi grimly.

The hallway inside the castle consists of four areas to choose from (doors on a roulette wheel). Four doors which are numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4 spin on the wheel, and Yoshi must hit one with a Yoshi Egg, which will then drop to the floor and allow him to progress.

Door 1[edit]

Door 1 contains Mace Guys, Ball 'N' Chains, and lava pits.

Door 2[edit]

Door 2 includes nearly every Shy-Guy species, and at the end of that area is a door containing a Slime, who holds the key to another door that leads to the final room.

Door 3[edit]

Door 3 is notable for the appearance of Tap-Tap the Golden, where he chases Yoshi through a lava-filled cave path that autoscrolls. The 'Castle Boss' music plays in this area, but in the GBA version, the 'Room Before Boss' music plays instead. Yoshi can knock Tap-Tap the Golden back and into a pit with eggs, buying him some time. Tap-Tap the Golden will eventually reappear on screen, however. Eventually, Yoshi will reach a Warp Pipe to get away from him.

Door 4[edit]

Door 4 consists mostly of moving platforms that hold Coins (being a coin path where the player can get a lot of extra lives). The only possible threats are a few Gusties that fly through the stage and two Fly Guys at the end who carry 1-Ups.

Final room[edit]

All four areas lead to the final room, where the 'Room Before Boss' music plays. The final room before the boss battle is an autoscrolling playroom. Kamek appears here and attempts to attack Yoshi with his magic wand. If Kamek hits any of the blocks in the level, they will turn into a Fang, a Milde, a Shy-Guy, or a star. If Yoshi makes it past Kamek's final shots, he will be awarded with a Middle Ring and a huge door that leads to Baby Bowser's room.

Kamek greets Yoshi, demanding he hand over Baby Mario. Soon, however, Baby Bowser awakens, aggravated that Kamek 'woke' him. He then repeatedly Ground Pounds Kamek and kicks him aside, before noticing Yoshi and acknowledging him as a 'gween donkey'. He attacks Yoshi, trying to push Baby Mario off and ride Yoshi. Yoshi must dodge Baby Bowser's Ground Pounds and Ground Pound the floor himself, creating a shockwave that can damage the young Koopa King.

Once Baby Bowser is defeated after three hits, Kamek returns, fully healed from his beating, and puts his magic to full power. Yoshi then finds himself in the now-destroyed room, and Big Baby Bowser (healed from Kamek's spells) appears in the background. Yoshi must nab red Giant Eggs from the Baron von Zeppelins that fly in, while avoiding falling rocks that destroy the stadium, fireball blasts from Big Baby Bowser, and Big Baby Bowser charging at Yoshi head on. If Yoshi hits him seven times, Baby Bowser is returned to his normal self, and Kamek flies off with him. Then, Yoshi jumps up to a small area where the stork and Baby Luigi are kidnapped. After that, a message says:

Thus, due to the marvelous team work of the Yoshi clan, the twins are reunited.

The captured stork is freed by Yoshi, and sets about his duty and finally makes the long awaited delivery!

Thank you, Yoshi! The twins will meet the parents soon!

The Stork can then make his delivery to Baby Mario and Luigi's mother and father, and the credits roll.

Enemies[edit]

• Slime (Miniboss)
• Baby Bowser (Final Boss)

Names in other languages[edit]

Castle of the Big Burt Bros. is the first castle in the game Yoshi's Island DS. As such, it is the easiest castle resembling Burt The Bashful's Fort in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. The castle bosses are two Burt Brothers that have grown by Kamek's magic. The boss battle is also similar to Burt the Bashful's battle.

Layout[edit]

The level starts with a straight path leading to the right, which, in a way or another, shares quite a few similarities with the beginning of Burt the Bashful's castle in the previous game. Much like in said level, Yoshi will come across two yellow Egg Blocks upon making his way right, which are supposed to be hit for egg-getting purposes. The eggs received from said blocks would then be aimed at the two question-mark buckets for coins to be eventually released from them and collected by the player. After that, Yoshi will come up to two yellow pinwheels, which will give him the ability to get some coins atop, some of which are red. By hitting the Winged Cloud in the next area, a ! Switch shall come out of it and prove itself useful for getting the first Flower in the level, protected by a post. After that, Yoshi will find nothing but a door on the far right. He will then get access to the next room by entering it, which is essentially known for the introduction of the game's spiky Ball 'N' Chain.

The second Flower in the level can be found right in the beginning of this room, on a platform floating above a two-way Ball 'N' Chain operated by Shy Guys. Additionally, an invisible Winged Cloud can be found precisely on the top right corner of the Shy Guy operational cabin, which once hit will reveal five Stars. The Flower can be reached once Yoshi reaches an area located further on the right, near the level's Middle Ring. After that, the player must go left jumping from platform to platform until they eventually reach the place. Alternatively, by going right, the player should approach a Baby MarioCharacter Coin and proceed further through the level, finding some Red Blarggs along the way and eventually reaching a line-guide pinwheel. At the end of the pinwheel ride, Yoshi will find four Red Coins, placed in a row, and the level's third Flower, which can be obtained solely by aiming an egg at the left wall for it to bounce off and eventually reach the actual item. Another door can be found on the rightmost area, which Yoshi must enter to continue his journey. Yoshi then finds himself inside a third room, where the fourth Flower can be seen being guarded by two Burt Brothers in an area accessible via Flatbed Ferry riding. On the right of such area, Yoshi will find three Egg Blocks, which may come in handy if the player wishes to defeat the Burt Brothers without performing an offensive Ground Pound move.

Going down and marching right from that point, a lava pit will be seen, which Yoshi can cross by riding the two ferries seen floating above the danger. Yoshi will eventually reach an area where a Crate can be found on the top right portion, three Winged Clouds can be seen flying in the middle portion of the top, and a couple of doors can be seen on the rightmost portion; a locked one on the bottom right corner, a regular and one that cannot be entered one on the top right corner, the last two only being accessible via diagonal stairway. The crate can be reached by riding the different ferries to get atop, and it contains the key needed to unlock the door on the bottom right corner of the room. The first two Winged Clouds blow into coins, while the last one blows into diagonal stairs, which will prove themselves useful to assist Yoshi reach the regular door on the top right corner. Upon entering said door, Yoshi will be transported to some kind of dark sewer area, which seemingly is home of a couple of Piranha Plants and Lantern Ghosts. The area lights up, however, when Yoshi manages to defeat all the enemies in the area. Additionally, the last Flower in the level can be obtained by the same method. Yoshi then returns to the area he previously was and finally unlocks the door on the bottom right corner. On the other side of it, he will find himself in a somewhat short room, where he will be able to save his progress by hitting the nearest Middle Ring and eventually march to the Boss Door, where two Burt Brothers, alongside Kamek, wait for him.

BOSSES: Big Burt Bros.[edit]

Main article: Big Burt Bros.

As Yoshi enters the boss battle room, he comes across two regular Burt Brothers, that soon will turn into gigantic beasts by the magic of Kamek as he comes up with one of his pre-boss dialogues: 'If it isn't the killjoy Yoshi! You're always trying to ruin my fun! But not this time! Burt Brothers! Crush this overgrown lizard!'

Pretty much like Burt the Bashful, these bosses are easily defeated by throwing eggs at them, no matter if they are stacked one on another or simply bouncing around on their own. Their basic attack is bouncing around the room, trying to hit Yoshi. No matter which Burt Brother Yoshi damages, his brother also shares the damage taken, so both Burt Brothers are defeated at the same time even if Yoshi throws eggs at only one Burt Brother. Another similarity to the original Burt the Bashful battle is that an egg-spitting flower can be found at the bottom of the room, spitting eggs every time Yoshi loses one, so as a result, the player never runs out of eggs. The brothers are bound to lose their pants, much like their Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island counterpart, every time they are hit, and after five hits they are finally defeated, proving to have been an easy task.

Enemies[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]