About this episode

The episode revisits Super Mario Sunshine to evaluate its legacy and impact over 20 years after its release.

This month on One More Game, we're revisiting Super Mario Sunshine to find out if one of our favorite Mario games still holds up over 20 years later. Before diving back into Isle Delfino, we're looking back at our personal history with the GameCube classic, discussing its rushed 18-month development, the creation of FLUDD, and why Nintendo almost gave Mario a water gun. We also talk about the 2020 Super Mario 3D All-Stars release and whether nostalgia has clouded our memories of one of Ninte...

People in this episode

Host: JK! Games!

Topics covered

• Super Mario Sunshine
• GameCube
• nostalgia
• video game history
• development
• Nintendo

Keywords

• Super Mario Sunshine
• Nintendo
• GameCube
• FLUDD
• nostalgia
• video games
• development history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nintendo

Products: FLUDD

Books & works: Super Mario Sunshine, Super Mario 3D All-Stars

Places: Isle Delfino

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