World 8-Bowser's Castle (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)

World 8-Bowser's Castle is the final level in World 8 of New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and the final level in the main storyline.
== Overview ==
The Mario Bros. and the Toads will face their toughest battle with Bowser to save Peach.
== Walkthrough ==
For the first (out of two) rooms there are a lot of Podoboos, which will jump out of the lava to attack you so watch out. They can be stopped by an Ice Flower, while the Firebars that also appear need to be avoided as they cannot be destroyed. The second room has a lot of falling platforms and sinking lava, but the platforms fall faster than the lava. In the last room, there is a big green door leading you to the final battle against Bowser himself. It is highly advised to make sure to tag the midway point first before Mario enters the final showdown against the Koopa King otherwise you will have to restart the level again if you die during the fight. On the far right of this room by the door to the final battle, there is a hidden block that contains a Super Mushroom or a Fire Flower that will help him in the final fight. Then, Mario enters the giant green final door leading to the final battle.
In the first phase of the battle, Bowser will roar and breathe fireballs at Mario. Mario must wait for Bowser to jump so he can go under Bowser and hit the switch or toss 30 fireballs at Bowser. Upon defeat, Bowser will fall, but the person in the cage whom Mario was expecting to be Peach turns out to be Kamek in disguise, unfortunately. Kamek will make Bowser grow, but to his astonishment, Bowser grows too much and knocks him off his broom presumably into the lava below. Super Bowser spits fireballs at the Mario and breaks the walls (or obstacles) while chasing them. He can also stomp to create hazardous lava waves. Mario will be forced to outrun Super Bowser's attacks. Propeller Mushrooms and Fire Flowers can help him in this chase. Eventually, after hopping on several floating platforms, Mario will see a giant orange switch at the end of the room with an exclamation mark on it with Peach in a cage above. Mario hits it, causing the lava to sink, along with Super Bowser. The final victory fanfare is heard and Peach floats down from the cage, and they go outside where they see Luigi and the Toads on their Hot Air Balloons. Luigi lets them go and as he is about to enter, the balloon leaves him behind, so the Toads decided to let Luigi enter the other balloon. Then, Peach tells Mario about the secret world, World 9, but if Mario beats the level again, Peach will ask Mario to tell her about his adventure again. After the cutscene, the credits, which are made of breakable Brick Blocks, begin. Then, after the credits, Larry Koopa and Bowser Jr. come in and see that Mario and his friends are returning home on their hot-air balloons. Bowser Jr. points Larry to the other six Koopalings, who are pushing Bowser. Then, the castle begins to fall after Bowser is pushed over, crushing Bowser, and the six Koopalings around him (it's unclear whether Larry or Bowser Jr. were crushed as well due to them standing farther away from the Castle's fall radius than the others).
== Enemies ==
*Goomba- 1
*Dry Bones- 1
*Fire Bars- 15
*Podoboos- 18
*Bowser (boss)
==Star Coins==
*Star Coin 1: Not long before the Warp Pipe that leads to the second room, the first Star Coin is floating under a sinking platform, with several other Coins above it. Mario and co. must get on the sinking platform to make it fall to the Star Coin, then jump to safety before touching the Lava.
*Star Coin 2: Toward the right of the second room is a small sinking platform. Mario and co. must wait for the Lava to lower enough so as to reveal the second Star Coin, descend to it with the sinking platform, then jump to safety before touching the Lava.
*Star Coin 3: After Bowser becomes Super Bowser during the true final battle, Mario and co. must make him shoot a fireball to clear up the area with several moving platforms, then use the moving platforms to reach the third Star Coin which is floating to the high-left.
== Trivia ==
* When reaching Peach as Mario, she shouts “Mario!”.
** This changes when reaching Peach as Luigi alone, she shouts “Luigi!” instead.
** However, when reaching Peach as either Yellow Toad or Blue Toad alone, she shouts “Help!”.
== Navigation ==
de:Welt 8 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)
es:Mundo 8 (New Super Mario Bros Wii)
fr:Monde 8 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)
fi:World 8 (NSMBW)
Category:Levels in New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Category:Castle-themed
Category:Final Levels