It even recently made the news thanks to American speed runner Niftski, who broke the world record for an Any completion run at 4 minutes, 54 seconds, and 798 milliseconds. If you’ve been looking for a scene with tension and an insurmountable goal, this is the game for you. Thankfully, a November 2020 patch allowed it to be played with its GameCube controller–the true way to enjoy the experience. has a vibrant and dedicated speed-running scene. If you want to try your hand at the classic outing, Super Mario Sunshine features in Super Mario 3D All-Stars alongside Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Galaxy. Naturally, he also has to save Princess Peach from “Shadow Mario” because of classic damsel in distress tropes. Mario is blamed for the mess and, instead of being imprisoned like he would be in real life, he’s forced into extensive community service to restore the resort, using the tenuously named Flash Liquidizer Ultra Dousing Device (F.L.U.D.D.): a glorified Super Soaker backpack. If Super Mario Sunshine passed you by due to the more limited success of the GameCube, the often-maligned second 3D installment in the Mario franchise sees the titular plumber visit Isle Delfino for a vacation, only for a baddie that looks like him (what are the chances?) to vandalize it with graffiti.

For fans of drama, it appears there’s some room for improvement in nindiddeh’s record time–meaning even those lagging by over a minute could have engineered a shortcut that’s yet to be explored.

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