Super Mario Sunshine shares many similar gameplay elements with its predecessor, Super Mario 64, while introducing various new gameplay features. The game will be re-released alongside Super Mario 64 (1996) and Super Mario Galaxy (2007) in the Super Mario 3D All-Stars collection on Nintendo Switch on September 18, 2020. The game was re-released as a part of the Player's Choice brand in 2003. The game sold over five million copies worldwide by 2006, making it one of the best-selling GameCube games. Super Mario Sunshine received critical acclaim, with reviewers praising the game's graphics, soundtrack, and the addition of FLUDD as a mechanic, though some criticized the game's camera. Mario is ordered to clean up Isle Delfino, using a device called the Flash Liquidizer Ultra Dousing Device (F.L.U.D.D.), while saving Princess Peach from Shadow Mario. A villain resembling Mario, known as Shadow Mario, vandalizes the island with graffiti and leaves Mario to take the blame for the mess. The game takes place on the tropical Isle Delfino, where Mario, Toadsworth, Princess Peach and five Toads are taking a vacation. It is the second 3D platformer in the Super Mario series, following Super Mario 64 (1996). Super Mario Sunshine is a 2002 3D platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the GameCube.

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