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Super Mario Sunshine is a 2002 platform game for the GameCube, the ninth entry in the Super Mario series and the second 3D game, following Super Mario 64. 🏝️
The game contains a number of independent levels, which can be reached from the hub, Delfino Plaza. Gameplay is based around collecting Shine Sprites by completing various tasks in the levels and over world, very similar to Super Mario 64, but with Shine Sprites...
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...instead of Power Stars. ☀️
Some reviewers were critical towards certain aspects of the game like the camera system and the high difficulty. In a 2002 interview, Miyamoto said he regretted that Super Mario Sunshine "turned out to be difficult for the average user", explaining he felt that anyone in the family should be able to play a Nintendo game, and that in retrospect he would have wanted to allow players...
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...to skip the secret courses. ⤵️
Initially, there was a multiplayer planned but technical limitations kept the developers from implementing this ambitious idea. 👨👩👦👦
In 2020, Super Mario Sunshine was ported as a Nintendo Switch title as part of Super Mario 3D All-Stars, along with Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Galaxy. All three games have a 1080p resolution with upscaled graphics and a hacked aspect ratio to match modern regulations. 🎮
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This is a bonfire demo instance for testing purposes
