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| Super Mario Sunshine | |
| Developer: | Nintendo |
| Publisher: | Nintendo |
| Designer: | Shigeru Miyamoto |
| Release date: | 2002 |
| Genre: | Platform game |
| Game modes: | Single player |
| ESRB rating: | Everyone (E) |
| Platform: | Nintendo GameCube |
| Media: | 1.5 gigabyte optical disc |
Super Mario Sunshine is the latest console title in the Mario series. It was released in the U.S. in August 2002, nine months after the release of the GameCube. It is the first game on the Nintendo GameCube to exclusively feature Mario, though he appeared in Luigi's MansionLuigi's Mansion released in 2001, is not only one of the first video game titles for the Nintendo GameCube system; it is also the first official Mario series title for the system. Luigi's Mansion is also the second Mario title to feature only Luigi, as op and Super Smash Bros. MeleeSuper Smash Bros. Melee (DX Nintendo All-Star Dairantou Smash Brothers Deluxe in Japan) is a colorful fighting game for the Nintendo GameCube with many modes of play. It stars many Nintendo characters, including Mario, Link, Samus Aran, Pikachu, Yoshi, an. Super Mario Sunshine is one of the first GameCube games to become a Player's ChoiceA Player's Choice game is a video game on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo GameCube, or Nintendo 64 that has sold many copies. When a game become a Player's Choice, it is sold at a lower price. You can identify a Player's Choice game on t title.
When Mario sets out for the prestigous tropical retreat Isle Delfino, he expects a well-deserved first class vacation. However, upon arrival, Mario finds that the once-pristine island has been vandalized with graffiti. As a result of this pollution, the island's source of power, the Shine Sprites, have dispersed and the island is covered in a perpetual shadow. Even worse, the culprit seen spreading the graffiti is disguised as Mario, and Mario is promptly arrested as soon as his plane lands. He is put on trial and found guilty, and is ordered to clean up the mess and find the Shine Sprites. To help with the cleaning, Mario is given FLUDDFLUDD is the watering cannon that Mario uses in the video game " Super Mario Sunshine" for the Nintendo GameCube. FLUDD, short for Flash Liquidizer Ultra Dousing Device is Mario's primary tool for saving Delfino Island from evil. Mario uses his FLUDD to h -- a powerful water cannon toted like a backpackThe simplest form of backpack (also rucksack or knapsack is a cloth sack carried on one's back and secured with two straps that go over the shoulders and below the armpits. The shoulder is better suited for bearing heavy weights for long periods of time t. Mario sets out on his adventure vowing to clear his name and locate the real criminal while restoring tranquility and order to Isle Delfino.
The game includes a number of levels, with Delfino Plaza acting as the overworld. The Mario look-alike is referred to as " Shadow Mario", and it is later revealed that Shadow Mario is in fact Bowser Junior, son of Bowser.
Super Mario Sunshine is the first game where Mario extensively uses an accessory to complete his mission. FLUDD features spray and hovering capabilities when it's first acquired; other nozzles can be unlocked to extend FLUDD's functionality, such as the Rocket Nozzle which propels Mario high into the air, and the Turbo Nozzle that lets Mario sprint and break down wooden doors.
In homage to Super Mario World, Mario can also ride Yoshi in this game. Yoshi can be used to eat certain insects to produce yellow or blue coins. Yoshi can also eat fruit, and squirt fruit juices. This juice can be used to dissolve certain kinds of goop acting as obstacles, and also briefly transform enemies into platforms for Mario to step on.
Koji Kondo produced the music for this game.