This allows Mario to access Bianco Hills and recover more Shine Sprites. This Shadow Mario attempts to kidnap Princess Peach, but Mario foils his plan and he escapes into the Rainbow M he paints on the base of the statue. Eyewitness accounts indicate that Mario is the guilty party, and despite Princess Peach's attempted objection, Mario is found guilty and is ordered not to leave until the entire island is cleaned.Īfter defeating another Gatekeeper, the Grand Pianta Statue comes out of the ground with the mysterious character resembling Mario on top. In court, the prosecution reveals that the island is covered with similar goop, and the graffiti has forced all the Shine Sprites to flee. Mario and Toadsworth do not notice this, as they dream about the food and having a good time.Īfter collecting the Shine Sprite, however, a pair of Pianta Police officers arrest Mario. While watching a video advertisement showing its numerous attractions, Peach notices a Mario-shaped shadow figure jumping around in the background. The game starts off in the Toad Express, where Mario, Princess Peach, a few Toads, and Toadsworth are flying out to Isle Delfino for a vacation. 12 Super Mario 3D All-Stars description.7 Differences from other 3D Mario platformers.It also features an Italian aesthetic, with many of the locations in the game (including Isle Delfino itself, the game's overarching setting) having Italian names and sometimes referencing Italian culture.Ī port of Super Mario Sunshine is bundled in with Super Mario 3D All-Stars for the Nintendo Switch, featuring the original game with upscaled graphics, released on September 18, 2020. It is the second game in the Mario franchise to feature extensive voice acting, the first being Hotel Mario, making it the first and, thus far, only 3D Super Mario game with said extensive voice acting. Super Mario Sunshine introduced many recurring characters and bosses to the Mario franchise, including the aforementioned F.L.U.D.D., Toadsworth, Bowser Jr., Petey Piranha, Gooper Blooper, Piantas, Nokis, and Shadow Mario. The game's principal mechanic centers around F.L.U.D.D., a rechargeable water-based tool that can be used to spray enemies and goop, hover or launch through the air, and dash to high speeds. It follows Super Mario 64 as the second 3D platformer in the Super Mario series.
Due to the game's commercial success, it was re-released as a Player's Choice title in 2003.Super Mario Sunshine is a Mario action-adventure 3D platformer released for the Nintendo GameCube. The game has sold over 5.5 million copies, and was the tenth best-selling game of 2002 in the United States. Super Mario Sunshine was very well-received by players and reviewers alike. Mario cleans up the island with a device called FLUDD (Flash Liquidizer Ultra Dousing Device) invented by Professor E. Later on, Mario is ordered to clean up Isle Delfino, while saving Princess Peach and Yoshi from Shadow Mario. A villain resembling Mario, known as "Shadow Mario", vandalizes the entire island with graffiti, and Mario gets blamed for the mess. The game takes place on the tropical Isle Delfino, where Mario, Toadsworth, Princess Peach and five Toads are taking a vacation. Super Mario Sunshine's successor is Super Mario Galaxy, which was released for the Wii in 2007. Super Mario Sunshine was released in Japan in July 2002, in North America in August 2002, and in Europe and Australia in October 2002.