Underplayed Gems

Super Mario Sunshine (2002)

Super Mario Sunshine cover
Developer
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Publisher
Nintendo, Gradiente
Platforms
Nintendo GameCube
Genres
Platform, Adventure
Rating
4.1 of 5, 521 player ratings
Main story
about 25 hours
Completionist
about 30 hours
Where to get it
Nintendo eShop

How it feels

A vibrant tropical adventure where Mario cleans up an island paradise using a water-pack gadget, mixing platforming with puzzle-solving.

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About

Super Mario Sunshine is a Mario action-adventure 3D platformer. It follows Super Mario 64, and is the second 3D Mario platformer. 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. This game introduced many recurring characters and bosses in the Mario series, including Toadsworth, Bowser Jr., Petey Piranha, Gooper Blooper, Piantas, Nokis, Shadow Mario, and F.L.U.D.D. Super Mario Sunshine pays homage to Mario's Italian heritage and upbringing, with many of the locations in the game having Italian names and sometimes referencing Italian culture.

Trailer

Screenshots

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