Was pleasantly surprised by the Zelda collectors and Master Quest ranking so high though.Īlso, regarding Tales of Symphona 'although the plot might be a little workaday if you're at all familiar with the genre, there's a lot to love here'. There are a lot of games lower down that I was initially annoyed by them being so low, but when you consider just how many truly quality games the GC had it's inevitable that some will get pushed lower than seems fair (though it always pains me how disregarded Sunshine is, and the lack of Pokémon Colosseum is a real oddity imo). The Sunshine Defence Force may be overcompensating a tad - it's certainly got its flaws - but at the very least, it's still very good in our eyes.

The joyful, bouncing Isle Delfino theme alone makes it worth revisiting, and if you've skipped this entry in Mario's back catalogue, don't let its reputation put you off.

No, as a direct sequel to Super Mario 64, it is not the genre defining classic everyone was hoping for, but with the passing of time we can look back and appreciate the many things that Sunshine does superbly. The expectations each new mainline entry creates are astronomically high and we're continually gobsmacked that, more often than not, those expectations are surpassed.Īvailable to play on Switch if you have a copy of Super Mario 3D All-Stars, Super Mario Sunshine is a great game with some undeniably unpolished elements when compared to the rest of the plumber's stellar oeuvre. Mario's run of hit after hit after hit is rather incredible when you think about it. Thank you for all of your support throughout the years - CoolROM will continue strong.Release Date: 26th Aug 2002 ( USA) / 4th Oct 2002 ( UK/EU)

We feel we have reached this goal and helped cure more cases of nostalgia than we could have ever imagined. From the very beginning, our goal was to allow users to re-live classic moments from video games that they have lost and cannot purchase anymore. We are very grateful to have served the emulation community for so many years and to have CoolROM still exist today. This page has been removed due to a request from Nintendo of America Inc.

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