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Another life lost that so easily could have been avoided.
Yes the triple jump looked really impressive, but I missed the sodding platform!
Is it just me that finds myself playing Super Mario Sunshine, and getting caught up fooling around, rather than keeping your mind on the obective in hand?
And how many more times will I jump from a platform, and then find myself squirting water rather than hovering? All that's needed to avoid this is a little concentration, but no, that won't do. I'll jump blind and hope for the best, then shake my head thinking how foolish I've been when another life is lost.
The think about Mario Sunshine though, is thit rewards you for your curiousity. If you're wondering what's on top of a platform, and lose a couple of lives wall jumping to the top, chances are that there will be a blue coin sitting there.
So, cockiness or ill-preparedness costs lives, but experimentation is the way forward.
This game rules, apart from the 359degree rotating camera. Why can't it go full circle?
Yes the triple jump looked really impressive, but I missed the sodding platform!
Is it just me that finds myself playing Super Mario Sunshine, and getting caught up fooling around, rather than keeping your mind on the obective in hand?
And how many more times will I jump from a platform, and then find myself squirting water rather than hovering? All that's needed to avoid this is a little concentration, but no, that won't do. I'll jump blind and hope for the best, then shake my head thinking how foolish I've been when another life is lost.
The think about Mario Sunshine though, is thit rewards you for your curiousity. If you're wondering what's on top of a platform, and lose a couple of lives wall jumping to the top, chances are that there will be a blue coin sitting there.
So, cockiness or ill-preparedness costs lives, but experimentation is the way forward.
This game rules, apart from the 359degree rotating camera. Why can't it go full circle?
Starlight wrote:
"Last night when playing on Noki Bay and you get the diving gear right, and underwater you collect coins to get more air. Well I got myself 125 coins and on my way to get the star I noticed a stream of coins in the water which lead to a blue one at the bottom so I dove down ignopring my life meter as I thought it would refil as I collected coins. But no. And I died. Gah."
I did that too! That bloody fish kept eating me, so I couldn't get back-up to the top quickly-enough and I soon ran-out of air! But there was no Star waiting for me when I saw that stream of coins. The good thing about Blue Coins is that you can risk lose a life to get them because you can select to Save as you get them - like with Shines.
I often sacrifice Mario's life - just for one Blue Coin.
I get cocky with the Triple jumps and the rest too, but they make the game a great laugh to play. I also try to Hover with the wrong Nozzle a lot too. It's amazing how often I rely on the Hover Nozzle...!
And then when you come to your first level without it, you feel lost!
"Last night when playing on Noki Bay and you get the diving gear right, and underwater you collect coins to get more air. Well I got myself 125 coins and on my way to get the star I noticed a stream of coins in the water which lead to a blue one at the bottom so I dove down ignopring my life meter as I thought it would refil as I collected coins. But no. And I died. Gah."
I did that too! That bloody fish kept eating me, so I couldn't get back-up to the top quickly-enough and I soon ran-out of air! But there was no Star waiting for me when I saw that stream of coins. The good thing about Blue Coins is that you can risk lose a life to get them because you can select to Save as you get them - like with Shines.
I often sacrifice Mario's life - just for one Blue Coin.
I get cocky with the Triple jumps and the rest too, but they make the game a great laugh to play. I also try to Hover with the wrong Nozzle a lot too. It's amazing how often I rely on the Hover Nozzle...!
And then when you come to your first level without it, you feel lost!
Mario Sunshines is one of those games where you actually PLAY, if you know what I mean...
The only other Gamecube games I've really done that on are Pikmin and Smash Brothers.
The only other Gamecube games I've really done that on are Pikmin and Smash Brothers.
Heh, with the amount and sheer obscurity of some of the blue coins you'll have to be curious!
Don't suppose your interested in Ninty-Con are you? We could do with more grown up responsible types like yourself :)
Don't suppose your interested in Ninty-Con are you? We could do with more grown up responsible types like yourself :)
That camera is kinda annoying.
*IF YOU HAVEN'T GOT TO NOKI BAY DON'T READ THIS*
Last night when playing on Noki Bay and you get the diving gear right, and underwater you collect coins to get more air. Well I got myself 125 coins and on my way to get the star I noticed a stream of coins in the water which lead to a blue one at the bottom so I dove down ignopring my life meter as I thought it would refil as I collected coins. But no. And I died. Gah.
Oh and yeah I always get lost exploring and forget about the shine at hand. Then I attempt another star and the level has changed with something new on and I go exploring again. Fun, fun.
*IF YOU HAVEN'T GOT TO NOKI BAY DON'T READ THIS*
Last night when playing on Noki Bay and you get the diving gear right, and underwater you collect coins to get more air. Well I got myself 125 coins and on my way to get the star I noticed a stream of coins in the water which lead to a blue one at the bottom so I dove down ignopring my life meter as I thought it would refil as I collected coins. But no. And I died. Gah.
Oh and yeah I always get lost exploring and forget about the shine at hand. Then I attempt another star and the level has changed with something new on and I go exploring again. Fun, fun.
Heh i do the same thing. All the time. I just lose concentration and start messing around but in the end I usually find something rather cool from my silly efforts :-D I spent 4 hours in Pinna Park today. FOUR HOURS. It make sit even worse when you realise that I've already compelted it it with all Shines and the 3 bonus shines. I Went in on my quest to get all the blue coins. I got two and then started messing around.
Bah.
Still ruled though :-D
Bah.
Still ruled though :-D
I just like running/sliding/rocketing around levels. Its excellent fun. The came also never makes you turn ot off. The amount of times on a 'Secret' level, I have got game over and immediatly played back through the platforming section, just to do that one Shine is incredible. Its hard, but never so hard you give up. Its brilliant.
The camears is odd, but perfectly workable.
The exploration is just perfect. The best ever, apart from OOT, I think.
The camears is odd, but perfectly workable.
The exploration is just perfect. The best ever, apart from OOT, I think.
The amount of times i've died from forgetting to change the Fludd nozzle is uncountable.
Also the experimentation thing, I have a habit of collecting red coins, getting to the 7th coin and then noticing something intresting, me being the imaptient fool that I am, I always have to go and look straight away which usually ends up with me plummeting to my doom and mucho swearage filling the air.
Great game though..
Also the experimentation thing, I have a habit of collecting red coins, getting to the 7th coin and then noticing something intresting, me being the imaptient fool that I am, I always have to go and look straight away which usually ends up with me plummeting to my doom and mucho swearage filling the air.
Great game though..
Another life lost that so easily could have been avoided.
Yes the triple jump looked really impressive, but I missed the sodding platform!
Is it just me that finds myself playing Super Mario Sunshine, and getting caught up fooling around, rather than keeping your mind on the obective in hand?
And how many more times will I jump from a platform, and then find myself squirting water rather than hovering? All that's needed to avoid this is a little concentration, but no, that won't do. I'll jump blind and hope for the best, then shake my head thinking how foolish I've been when another life is lost.
The think about Mario Sunshine though, is thit rewards you for your curiousity. If you're wondering what's on top of a platform, and lose a couple of lives wall jumping to the top, chances are that there will be a blue coin sitting there.
So, cockiness or ill-preparedness costs lives, but experimentation is the way forward.
This game rules, apart from the 359degree rotating camera. Why can't it go full circle?
Yes the triple jump looked really impressive, but I missed the sodding platform!
Is it just me that finds myself playing Super Mario Sunshine, and getting caught up fooling around, rather than keeping your mind on the obective in hand?
And how many more times will I jump from a platform, and then find myself squirting water rather than hovering? All that's needed to avoid this is a little concentration, but no, that won't do. I'll jump blind and hope for the best, then shake my head thinking how foolish I've been when another life is lost.
The think about Mario Sunshine though, is thit rewards you for your curiousity. If you're wondering what's on top of a platform, and lose a couple of lives wall jumping to the top, chances are that there will be a blue coin sitting there.
So, cockiness or ill-preparedness costs lives, but experimentation is the way forward.
This game rules, apart from the 359degree rotating camera. Why can't it go full circle?