Super Mario Sunshine (GameCube)

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Description

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
• "슈퍼 마리오 썬샤인" -- Korean spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Gameplay feature: Jetpack
• Mario games
• Nintendo Player's Choice releases
• Super Mario series

User Reviews

Mario’s court ordered community service.	Adzuken (858)
Aargh this f*&*ing camera!!	AkibaTechno (254)
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)
Best Mario Game.	Kiara Cunningham (15)
SMS: Good. Nothing more.	laemus (13)
A great follow up to Mario 64.	Exodia85 (2180)

Critic Reviews

Diehard GameFan	Sep 15, 2002	10 out of 10	100
Game Informer Magazine	Sep, 2002	9.75 out of 10	98
Nintendojo	2002	9.7 out of 10	97
Sliced Gaming (GameBiz)	Jan 24, 2003	94 out of 100	94
Nintendo Life	Apr 05, 2010		90
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Oct 04, 2002	9 out of 10	90
Factornews	Oct 17, 2002	9 out of 10	90
Gamezine	Nov 24, 2002	17 out of 20	85
RetroGame Man	Mar 12, 2017	8 out of 10	80
All Game Guide	2002		80

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

Super Mario Sunshine appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Bugs

There is a major glitch in the game that allows you to access a sub world, sometimes called the "Blue Hell". The game physics are dropped down (meaning, for example, you can move around normally underwater, but if you jump it will revert to normal) and you can access many areas with little or no effort, particularly the Yoshi fruit boats.

Japanese version

In the Japanese version of Super Mario Sunshine, "Isle Delfino" is known as "Dolphic Island". When a player retrieves a Shine Sprite, the "message" says "Shine Get!" instead of the English "Shine!" Also, despite being developed in Japan, the Japanese version is all in English with Japanese subtitles.

References

• This game is set on a tropical island named Isle Delfino. "Delfino" is Italian for "Dolphin", which was Gamecube's prototype's name. Also, there are some words written in Italian around the game, like "Benvenuto" ("welcome"), etc.
• There's a reference to the Beatles in this game. There is a yellow submarine on the Ricco Harbor stage.
• In the attic of the Hotel Delfino, the janitor complains about the ghosts, wishing someone would come and "suck them up in a vacuum cleaner". This is a reference to another Gamecube title, Luigi's Mansion, where Luigi did indeed suck up ghosts in a vacuum cleaner.
• 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.

Awards

• 4Players
  • 2002 – Best GameCube Game of the Year (Readers' Vote)
  • 2002– Best GameCube Dexterity Game of the Year
  • 2002 – Best GameCube Dexterity Game of the Year (Readers' Vote)

Information also contributed by Ben Miller, gamewarrior, MegaMegaMan, and Tiago Jacques

Related Web Sites

• Super Mario Sunshine (Nintendo's Official Site.)