Super Mario Sunshine

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General Techniques

Speed Techniques

On Land

Water sliding is faster than any other form of movement on land, including the Turbo Nozzle. To do a water slide, either spray water in front of you and dive onto it or jump out of water and dive. Hold forward to go faster. Because this move takes a little time to set up and isn't conducive to sharp turns, it is often preferable to use dive-flips for shorter distances. A dive-flip is just what it sounds like: dive and, as soon as you hit the ground, flip by pressing A. There are a few important things to keep in mind while using this technique. First, Mario rapidly decelerates after landing from the dive, so it's important to flip as soon as possible to avoid losing speed. Second, there are a few variations on the dive-flip: you can jump before diving (pressing A and B almost at the same time) and you can hold A while flipping to do a bigger flip. Testing of these variations reveals that the differences between them are minimal, so which one you should use depends on the situation. For instance, if you need to go a relatively short distance, you might do a basic dive-flip.

A useful property of the flip is that if you flip onto an incline, Mario often runs much faster than usual up the incline. A good place to try this out is the tree with Il Piantissimo's flag in Pianta Village.

In Water

The fastest way to move in water depends on what nozzle you have. The Turbo Nozzle is, unsurprisingly, much faster than any other method of movement in the water. It can be used underwater. The best known way to cover distance if you have the Hover Nozzle is to jump out of the water and dive repeatedly. Note that you must release the control stick in order to jump. With the Rocket Nozzle, you should use a similar technique, but use a rocket boost before you dive.

Jumping techniques

Somersault dive, spin dive, etc.

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Delfino Plaza Events

• When you first enter Delfino Plaza, the Grand Pianta Statue is submerged in goop; fight a Piranha Plant to get it out, then chase Shadow Mario, spray him to make him drop Peach, and chase him toward the Statue to open Bianco Hills.
• After completing at least one episode of Bianco Hills and collecting three Shines, the boathouse gets swallowed by goop. Defeat the Piranha Plant to open Ricco Harbor.
• After defeating the boathouse Piranha Plant and collecting five Shines, the lighthouse gets swallowed by goop. Defeat the Piranha Plant to open Gelato Beach.
• After defeating the lighthouse Piranha Plant and collecting 10 Shines, Peach gets kidnapped by Shadow Mario. Run over to where his boat is to trigger a cut-scene and open Pinna Park.
• After completing Episode 4 of Pinna Park, Shadow Mario will have a Yoshi egg in Delfino Plaza. Spray him down and get Yoshi some bananas to unlock Yoshi in all areas. This allows you to eat the big pineapple blocking the Sirena Beach entrance.
• Collect 20 Shines to activate the beam of light, opening Noki Bay.
• After unlocking Yoshi and collecting 25 Shines, Shadow Mario will have the Turbo Nozzle in Delfino Plaza. Spray him down and get the nozzle to unlock it in Delfino Plaza.
• After unlocking the Turbo Nozzle and collecting 30 Shines, Shadow Mario will have the Rocket Nozzle in Delfino Plaza. Spray him down and get the nozzle to unlock it in Delfino Plaza.
• Collect 60 Shines to restore full sunlight to Delfino Plaza!