I’ve played Super Mario Sunshine for long enough now to get to some of the more infamous stages:
- Secret of the Dirty Lake. It’s harder than the first secret course, but I’ve played worse
- The Sand Bird is Born. It’s really not that bad. I only died five times after I got all the blue coins. Just use the Hover Nozzle.
- Red Coins on the Water. I did it on my first try today but then died trying to actually get the Shine. It’s hard because if you crash into anything, you die. And the Blooper you’re riding on doesn’t go away when you get all the red coins, so you can die after getting them.
- The Secret of Ricco Tower. To quote a comment I saw, “it’s funny that this game is called Super Mario Sunshine because all I feel right now is darkness.”
- The Hotel Lobby’s Secret. Hell. It’s hell.
Also, a weird glitch. I was racing II Piantissimo in Gelato Beach, and after getting to the flag, I climbed up some stairs and kind of just… fell through them. How does that even happen? All I did was walk up stairs. I could still walk around under the stage for a while before hitting a death zone, so I had to do the race again. It’s not even that hard, but what kind of glitch is that?
- Secret of the Dirty Lake. It’s harder than the first secret course, but I’ve played worse
- The Sand Bird is Born. It’s really not that bad. I only died five times after I got all the blue coins. Just use the Hover Nozzle.
- Red Coins on the Water. I did it on my first try today but then died trying to actually get the Shine. It’s hard because if you crash into anything, you die. And the Blooper you’re riding on doesn’t go away when you get all the red coins, so you can die after getting them.
- The Secret of Ricco Tower. To quote a comment I saw, “it’s funny that this game is called Super Mario Sunshine because all I feel right now is darkness.”
- The Hotel Lobby’s Secret. Hell. It’s hell.
Also, a weird glitch. I was racing II Piantissimo in Gelato Beach, and after getting to the flag, I climbed up some stairs and kind of just… fell through them. How does that even happen? All I did was walk up stairs. I could still walk around under the stage for a while before hitting a death zone, so I had to do the race again. It’s not even that hard, but what kind of glitch is that?