DAY 83 / GAME 83
Super Mario Sunshine
I've heard a few people talk of Super Mario Sunshine as the Summer Mario Game simply because it encompasses so much of the wonderful season within itself. The abundant running water, beaches, docks and seashores. The beaming sun, chirping birds, shorts, shirts, beach umbrellas and sunglasses. In fact, this should probably be the winter mario game you play when you miss the summer.
This is part of why although Super Mario Sunshine isn't necessarily the best Mario title, (Most consider it a step down from Super Mario 64.) I still consider it a really solid title. It really took the power of a newer system at the time and generated a real solid world. A world full of summery things where you run around hosing off everyone with your water backpack, just as you would as a kid running around the neighbourhood in the heat of the summer.
Super Mario Sunshine was the second 3D Mario game released and so after how fantastic Super Mario 64 was, I can understand why some people weren't satisfied with this as a sequel. My only complaint was that it would have used to be a longer game. That aside I loved it. In SMS you run around with a water pack on your back which you use to clean up the oily painty goop that a sinister dark-mario is coating the tropical resort of Isle Delfino. There is little in this world I find more satisfying than cleaning something. I don't mean picking up the toys off the floor, I mean taking a power-washer to a deck, or spraying mud off a jeep. That instant gratification cleaning; this game was built for people like me.
Everything looked amazing in this game. The water effects were amazing. It was clean, colourful and continued to do a great job translating all the 2D Mario elements into a 3D environment. The camera functions a whole lot better in this than Mario 64. Of course, they've had a whole generation of games to fix that issue.
I remember having a ton of fun when this first came out. The group of us played this together quite a bit, working as a team to beat certain levels. I always love those time when I get to experience a single player game with someone else. It really makes that whole game more tangible when you share that memory with someone. Jamie was the one to purchase this game and he got it just before he moved out to Ottawa. So after he left, we still had to finish the game, so I dropped the cash on the full price game just so that we could finish it. I thought there was a lot more to go, but turns out, we only had the final boss to beat. In the end though, it was good to have a copy and it's a great game to play when you miss the summer. Like, right about now.
Super Mario Sunshine
I've heard a few people talk of Super Mario Sunshine as the Summer Mario Game simply because it encompasses so much of the wonderful season within itself. The abundant running water, beaches, docks and seashores. The beaming sun, chirping birds, shorts, shirts, beach umbrellas and sunglasses. In fact, this should probably be the winter mario game you play when you miss the summer. This is part of why although Super Mario Sunshine isn't necessarily the best Mario title, (Most consider it a step down from Super Mario 64.) I still consider it a really solid title. It really took the power of a newer system at the time and generated a real solid world. A world full of summery things where you run around hosing off everyone with your water backpack, just as you would as a kid running around the neighbourhood in the heat of the summer.
Super Mario Sunshine was the second 3D Mario game released and so after how fantastic Super Mario 64 was, I can understand why some people weren't satisfied with this as a sequel. My only complaint was that it would have used to be a longer game. That aside I loved it. In SMS you run around with a water pack on your back which you use to clean up the oily painty goop that a sinister dark-mario is coating the tropical resort of Isle Delfino. There is little in this world I find more satisfying than cleaning something. I don't mean picking up the toys off the floor, I mean taking a power-washer to a deck, or spraying mud off a jeep. That instant gratification cleaning; this game was built for people like me. Everything looked amazing in this game. The water effects were amazing. It was clean, colourful and continued to do a great job translating all the 2D Mario elements into a 3D environment. The camera functions a whole lot better in this than Mario 64. Of course, they've had a whole generation of games to fix that issue. I remember having a ton of fun when this first came out. The group of us played this together quite a bit, working as a team to beat certain levels. I always love those time when I get to experience a single player game with someone else. It really makes that whole game more tangible when you share that memory with someone. Jamie was the one to purchase this game and he got it just before he moved out to Ottawa. So after he left, we still had to finish the game, so I dropped the cash on the full price game just so that we could finish it. I thought there was a lot more to go, but turns out, we only had the final boss to beat. In the end though, it was good to have a copy and it's a great game to play when you miss the summer. Like, right about now.
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