r/supermariosunshine

I’ve played every main Mario game. Honestly, even the spin-offs like Captain Toad and others. I’m a huge Mario fan. I’ve loved every one of them, some more than others, but I’ve played and finished every single Super Mario game in my 41 years on this planet. Somehow, though, I just cannot find the motivation to finish Super Mario Sunshine.

Every time I try, I play for about one to three hours, then I realize I’m not enjoying it, so I stop and come back to it a couple of years later. It’s not really the controls or anything like that. I think it’s the aesthetics. The graphics, the designs, the overall theme… Delfino Plaza just doesn’t click with me at all. Maybe, it's the "water theme" I HATE water levels in Mario, even the good ones lol

I really want to finish this game since it’s the only one I have left on the list. When I play a game, I go for 100% (probably an OCD thing lol). I just can’t figure out why I don’t like it. It’s honestly frustrating lol.

Anyway, just a little rant. I do hope that one day I’ll finally get through it.

If you were in the same boat and managed to finish it, how did you do it? What helped you push through?

"bro, just play Sunburn/Eclipse" Not what I'm asking.

Isn't there a 70 shine mode mod for Sunshine apart from the bigger overhaul mods? I would like to replay sunshine as vanilla as possible, but I would like that option. I have already look for it on gamebanana but haven't found one. It would be great otherwise if Sunburn was customizable with it's features and you could pick and choose, so you could conserve other stuff like glitch fixes; but I would be satisfied with just the 70SM.

"bro, just play Sunburn/Eclipse" I'm gonna scream.

Idk how long it’s been since they advertised the retro consoles and sunshine showed up on the GameCube library. And yet, still not added.. I’m just wondering why it’s taking so long or when they might add it.

So you know how there are two secret shines for each stage where you enter their respective secret stages and get red coins with fludd? From my knowledge, there is only one that is like this in Gelato Beach, yet there are definitely two secret stars there. What is the other star?

Hello I'm trying to complete Mario Eclipse and has been fun time. I'm stuck at 238 Shines where it seems like my last two shines are on the plaza. I'm aware of the second bowser fight but are there any other shines added to plaza? I've gotten all the normal ones and checked the guide for Eclipse as well as general resources.

I also did get the 10 blue coins at Corona mountain after unlocking Bowser. I never got blue coins there before unlocking Bowser and am not sure if that is the problem. Any advice would be appreciated?