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Rating:  -
I am a huge fan when it comes to Mario games but this one let me down. I got it for Christmas and jumped right on to play it. But after spraying about a thousand or so plants you start to wonder why the heck you are still playing. The next day I sold it at Gamestop, now it's someone else's problem.
Rating:  -
My Uncle bought me a GameCube that was bundled with this game. I never forgot the day.
I put the disk into the newly plugged in system and immediately noticed I could instantly play... on the file select screen! It wasn't much, but I had fun screwing around with all the blocks.
I started on File A, and I saw the graphics. They were astounding! I had only played NES and N64 before, and I was attached to those. The first thing you get to notice is Mario's "new outfit". His overalls are lighter, and he wears his shirt rolled up. I ran around looking for something to do, and I came across the little toy thing, and it gave me a newer look.
The storyline is twisted. Mario is framed for covering the city with goop, although it is really a phony Mario. Thus, Mario must clean up, and return the Shine Sprites in order to restore sunlight in Isle Delfino.
For the gameplay. Now, I like to nickname it "Super Mario World 64". Why? Well, we of course have Mario doing some moves from the classic. The spin jump, for instance, does the opposite of it's original. It makes you go HIGHER. Mario is also able to pick things up. Also from SMW is Yoshi. He is used for his juice-squirting abilities and his eating, as in Super Mario World. Instead, Yoshi needs fruit to stay out of his egg form. the "64" is self-explanatory, as the game uses many things from Super Mario 64.
"Once you get all them shine thingys, you're done. Boooorinnggg."
Wrong. You not only have more items to collect, but you are able to explore the free world. Beating the game unlocks a special Shirt that you can wear with your sunglasses, another nice thing. Besides, as in every game, you got speed running to do!
You may remember "L is Real" from Mario 64. This time he is real! No, not for playing. He is in the 5th picture of the end credits. See if you can find him, and keep in mind, he's a jumper! ;)
Overall, it's a 10/10. Incredible graphics, gameplay, replay value, and fun. Lasts a long time!
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I'm a pretty old school gamer who played Donkey Kong in the arcades, and the original Mario Bros. game as well. I liked them but I wasn't crazy about them or obsessed with them.
I've also played the Super Mario Bros. on the older Nintendo systems. These were a bit more fun and involved but I think I only actually finished the first one. Great games to be sure but again, didn't become a giant Mario fan like some people.
I bought an N64 system and played Mario 64 for awhile. This was a pretty cool game as well but again, didn't love it. In fact I liked it the least of all of them if I'm being honest.
Now I'm a parent and bought a used GameCube recently, since I promised my daughter a Wii and couldn't come up with the goods. She was young enough not to care and was happy to get a GameCube, and she enjoyed playing the couple Sonic games I bought for her to start off. I tried playing them myself and they were pretty bad games, so I went in search of something better.
So I picked up Super Mario Sunshine. I thought to myself I probably won't like this game, and my initial impression was, "What a pain in the butt, I have to clean up all this gunk? What kind of game is this?!?" So I didn't really play it at first. But my daughter loved it (she is 6 years old) and was able to capture approximately half of the shine sprites in the game on her own. It is definitely appropriate for her age.
But she would need help with certain obstacle courses and such, so she'd pull me in to play since I had some "skillz." Not bow hunting skills or computer skills, but Mario playing skills. At first I was just doing it to help her, but eventually I got to really enjoying the challenges. I began to see how interesting and fun the game was, and I started my own "save" of the game and started going through it on my own.
Now I'm convinced that this is one of the best games I've ever played, not to mention the best Mario game in my opinion. It's not just because it's fun and has a lot of variety and depth, but because it's truly an all-ages family game, which I appreciate. Even my 3 year old son, who never plays any other video games, loves to jump around and spray water and carry fruit around. He doesn't really go after the shine sprites although he knows they're the goal, and he's managed to really develop a sense of the place and can find his way around. I didn't expect him to have that capability at his age, and I think this game may be good for some aspects of his brain development (but maybe I'm going too far heh, after all it's a video game!).
The atmosphere of the game cannot be understated. The music is fantastic and throughout the whole game you truly feel like you're on a vacation to Mexico or Disneyland or something. I had a crazy experience recently where I actually did go to Mexico with my daughter and we stayed at the Pueblo Bonito Emerald Bay resort, and she said "This place looks like Super Mario Sunshine!" That was cute and everything, but the creepy part was one evening while lounging in the lobby bar with my wife and daughter, the piano player started playing old Super Mario Bros. music! Just weird I tell you.
Bottom line is that I'm extremely impressed with how much fun this game can be for people of any age, once they give it a chance. Now I'm a Mario fan eagerly anticipating the arrival of Super Mario Galaxy (once I get my hands on a Wii)!
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I ordered this by accident. I thought it was a Gameboy Advance Game but it is not.
Rating:  -
I'm definitely a Nintendo era kid. I grew up more with the SNES, and of course Mario dominated the game industry in all sense of the word. I LOVED Super Mario World and Super Mario 64. Then... finally a new Mario game was to be released on the GameCube. I picked this up not too long ago and don't get me wrong, it's imaginative, kid/ adult friendly, graphically beautiful and all the other intuitive things the Mario franchise has built itself on. BUT... it lacks some of the things that made all the other Mario games so wonderful. Remember the blocks from all the other Mario games? They are virtually gone along with many other elements that made Mario games so unique. Rest assured though, Super Mario Sunshine still retains much of its classic Super Mario 64 feel. I really like this game, I just wish it was a little less modernized.
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