Mario, Princess Peach, Toadsworth, and Toad have come to Isle Delfino for some relaxation. Upon arrival, however, they discover the island has been polluted causing its energy source, the Shine Sprites, to disappear. The culprit is similar in appearance to Mario, who is blamed for the mess, so the portly plumber is forced to clean up the island. Mario is given an invention called FLUDD (a backpack with several water nozzles) to help him clean up graffiti and mud and capture the real villain. Gameplay features a combination of action and puzzle solving, with numerous stages and multiple episodes to each stage, and plenty of hidden secrets and surprises.

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Alternate Titles

"SMS" -- Common abbreviation
"スーパーマリオサンシャイン" -- Japanese spelling

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Mario licensees

Merchant	Title
	Super Mario Sunshine
	Super Mario Sunshine
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User Reviews

A vacation from the Mushroom Kingdom - lighten up and enjoy it.	MagFram (43)
The BEST Mario game to come out for GameCube!	Dark Cloud (35)
SMS: Good. Nothing more.	laemus (13)
A great follow up to Mario 64.	Exodia85 (2212)

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The Press Says

G4 TV: X-Play	Jan 01, 2003		100
GameSpy	Aug 26, 2002	94 out of 100	94
Gaming Age	Sep 06, 2002	A-	91
Thunderbolt Games	Dec 07, 2003	9 out of 10	90
Factornews	Oct 17, 2002	9 out of 10	90
Retrogaming.it	Mar 15, 2008	9 out of 10	90
4Players.de	Oct 01, 2002	88 out of 100	88
Gamezine	Nov 24, 2002	17 out of 20	85
All Game Guide	2002		80
GameCola.net	Aug, 2003	6 out of 10	60

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Trivia

When you first find FLUDD, look in the lower left corner to view scenes from previous Mario games, including Super Mario Bros., Super Mario World, and Super Mario 64.

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This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Servo (51212) on Aug 27, 2002.