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'''Peach's Castle''' (alternatively '''Peach's castle'''), also known as '''Princess Peach's Castle''' or the '''Mushroom Castle''',<ref>Pelland, Scott, and Kent Miller. ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' Player's Guide. Page 118.</ref><ref>''Super Mario 64'' North American instruction booklet, page 4.</ref><ref>''Super Mario 64 DS'' North American instruction booklet, page 4.</ref> is the [[castle]] situated within the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] and its most prominent landmark. It is home to [[Princess Peach]], as well as many [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s, including [[Toad]] and [[Toadsworth]]. The rooms inside the castle vary from game to game, as does the castle's location. The castle's general appearance was codified in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', where it is characterized by a tall tower supported by four towers along the outside walls. It is usually surrounded by a moat and located in a hilly grassland. Some games also have a town of varying size in its proximity, which is often named [[Toad Town]].

Peach is sometimes seen having more than one castle. An entirely different one is seen in ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'', at the [[Peach Field]] court. It stands on a gigantic and poorly structured rock out in the sea. This castle is also visible from Koopa Beach. The castles of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and its sequel, ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'', are also said to be in the Mushroom Kingdom and invaded by [[Bowser]]. The Mushroom Castle in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' also has a radically different design, as it predates the traditional design from ''Super Mario 64''.

In the Modern version of ''[[Fire (Game & Watch)|Fire]]'' in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]'' and ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'', the main setting is a burning castle that presumably belonged to Peach, with [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] needing to evacuate Toads, [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s, and [[Donkey Kong Jr.|Donkey Kong Jrs.]] into a nearby Mushroom carriage. In the Modern version of ''[[Chef]]'' in the latter game, after the player reaches 200 [[point]]s, the background transitions to a castle garden that presumably belonged to Peach. In the comic series ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'', Peach's Castle has a slightly different design, resembling a medieval castle.

Peach's Castle is first depicted in the anime film ''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]'' In the film, Bowser conquers the Mushroom Kingdom in response to Princess Peach turning down his marriage proposal, resulting in him kidnapping Peach and taking over her castle. While [[Bowser's Castle|under his control]], the castle is situated on a tall mountaintop and includes catacombs full of traps, including a [[Fire Bar]] and a pit full of [[lava]] and [[Lava Bubble]]s. The castle is destroyed when Luigi accidentally floods the lava pit while mining for [[coin]]s, but it is restored to its original form after Bowser's defeat breaks his spell over the kingdom. The design of the restored castle would set a precedent for later depictions, being a traditional European castle with white brickwork and large pink spires and flagpoles atop each tower.

In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', the castle is mentioned in the episode "[[Pirates of Koopa]]," in which Mario states that he, Luigi, Toad, and Peach were going there in his [[List of implied items#Plumber's Log|Plumber's Log]].

In ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', the castle appears in the episodes "[[Reign Storm]]"; "[[Kootie Pie Rocks]]"; "[[Up, Up, and a Koopa]]"; and "[[Recycled Koopa]]."