The Official Super Mario Sunshine Thread

[Salsashark]

Biggest "What the fuck?" moment in recent memory:

"And remember to keep your teeth clean and healthy."

Great game though, and I only have 34 shines. I'm in love once again, thanks to nintendo.

[Destro777]

Best game ive ever played.

Miyamoto kicks ass for pumping the difficulty up. Im really surprised at how challenging the game is. A friend of mine, who I would consider pretty decent at games, could not beat the 2 levels he played after multiple tries. (the 2nd pirana boss and the sand bird 6 coin level). Maybe the game IS too hard for average gamers. I like it that way

After seeing how well Sunshine turned out, I cant wait to see what Nintendo has in store for Metroid and especially Zelda.

I feel like im a kid again...

[EThugg]

Originally posted by Kinopio


I'll shut up when you admit you are someone's idea of a joke.

That was hilarious! I guess admitting you're full of shit is pretty hard when you're 9, isn't it? Miyamoto is to blame, end of story.

Originally posted by Gongos
for one thing, thugg, now i have to change my av, since you have besmirched the ppg..bahstad!!!!!!

Bubbles agrees with everything I say, don\'t you Bubbles? *looks at Bubbles keychain for reassurance*

[Green]

Everytime I play the levels where you have to chase Shadow Mario I always think I'm hosing EThugg.

[dyomides]

To me, the gameplay is unremarkable. The squirtgun/jet on his back would have been more fun if you could hover until the water's gone, target easier (an aspect which falls victim to the camera). I had a terrible time getting that thing to aim where I wanted it to aim, especially during boss fights. Try to squirt the plant's mouth? Seems easy. But you can't strafe or target it. You're left with (1) trying to run around it, (2) facing it, (3) locking the camera, and (4) squirting it. But then all is lost because the camera didn't react as fast as I did, so I end up shooting 90 degrees to the side.

Odd i thought you could strafe by holding down the left trigger it locks behind mario and you can strafe left or right. Am I imagining this?

As for the coin collecting what would you rather have? Fruits, bananas, gems, almost every platformer I have played includes this theme, it's a way of making the players explore the area fully. It's not obligated so if you don't like it skip it and just do the mission based parts of the game like the boss fights and what not, that way you enjoy it more. We already know you don't need all the shines to finish the game.

As long as Random battles stay in RPGs I don't see coin collecting leaving.

D

[Zerodash]

I HATE that fucking Sand-bird! Piece of shit sandy-assed freak...

How the fuck do I clear that stage? Where is the last coin?



Mario more difficult than GTA3, MGS2, and Max Payne? Hell yeah.

[Curtis]

Zero... Im gonna tell you, but youre gonna feel stupid. I know I did.

Well, heres the part I figured out from the start (Rhyme!), the last coin is on top of that tower. Now, go ahead and get the random swearing and throwing of various objects while screaming "Well, how the FUCK do I get up there! He turns! A lot!" out of your system.

Done? Good show. Anywho, after nabbing all of the coins from the bird itself, stand directly in the middle, right where the tail joins the main part of the bird. This way, no matter which way he turns, youre close to an edge. Now, when he turns... Simple walk onto the side that will be face up, when the angle is just right for you to stand on it. He turns slowly, so this is a piece of cake. When he flatten out, walk back.

That is all.

I know.

I smacked myself, too.

[Cheebs]

Well, I'm having a blast with this one. I came in skeptical as anything, and now I'm totally addicted. Where does Nintendo come up with this stuff?

[JM]

The Clean teeth part is one of the coolest things I've seen in sunshine yet! I won't say anymore than that so I don't spoil anything, but wait until you see it!

JM

[cigsthecat]

Rose4256 wrote:

"What else? I hate stalemates. If you run out of water, you shouldn't be forced to quit, no matter where you are-- even in the midst of a dried-arena boss battle. Why not allow the player to slurp some of the water off the ground to partially refill the tank? You should be able to punch the boss or enemies & make them spit up water so you can use it as a last resort. How about recycling the paint off the ground, separating it into brown sludge waste plus water you can use? "

What no one has mentioned yet- there are occasionally enemies that you can stomp to provide you with extra water...even during boss battles. I've honestly had no difficulties with the difficulty. I've been going back and completing all the "no water pack" stages twice as well, I love those bits. The camera had it's bad moments, but most of the time it's incredibly easy to adjust on the fly with the c-stick.

And wow, the first time I saw the....


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Giant mecha-bowser fought from the rollercoaster I was blown away. That part was just perfect.