Il Piantissimo's True Identity -
10.0/10 with 1 votes
Il Piantissimo is seen throughout the game as a poorly disguised man dressed as a Pianta. He races Mario trying to prove he is the best. HOWEVER, underneath the mask is a familiar face, especially if you are a Zelda fan. Il Piantissimo's real face resembles...
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Controller Courtyard -
8.8/10 with 5 votes
This one is easy to miss unless you have a player's guide map handy. On the Sirena Beach stage, the courtyard to the hotel is in the shape of a Gamecube control pad. If you're looking at the hotel, the control pad appears upside-down.
Mantas at the Overlook -
8.4/10 with 14 votes
This discovery was coincidental; I think I'm the only Super Mario Sunshine fan who has read Stephen Kings, "The Shining" front to back. Level 1, "The Manta Storm", in Sirena Beach, features a large, shadow-like manta engulfing the Hotel Delfino. In order...
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Detailed Isle Delfino -
8.2/10 with 8 votes
Go to any level in the Gelato Beach world. Find one of the Dune Bud's that go down (there are two; one behind the Shine Tower and one to the left of the shack.) Try and get one with no Cataquacks around it. Now, equip your Hover Nozzel and hover over...
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Dolphin References -
8.2/10 with 5 votes
The codename of the next generation Nintendo system was first announced back in May 1999, it was to be called "Project Dolphin". How it was meant to evoke images of fun gameplay and connectivity we'll never know, but it was an enduring name. However,...
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FLUDD Scan -
8.0/10 with 5 votes
Near the beginning of the game, when you find FLUDD, the device will scan Mario and compile information about him. Look at the computer readouts carefully - in the bottom left corner you can see brief video clips of boss battles from Super Mario Bros.,...
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7.5/10 with 2 votes
In the Sirena Beach hotel, talk to the Pianta scrubbing the floors in the air duct maze. He wishes someone would come and suck up all of the ghosts with a vaccuum cleaner. This is a reference to Luigi's Mansion, where Luigi did just that.
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Secret Book -
6.5/10 with 18 votes
To get to the level where the egg is, you must have Noki Bay, level 3 unlocked.
On level 3, 'Red Coins in a Bottle', Mario will jump into a bottle floating into the sky. Float all the way down to the stone structure at the bottom of the bottle. Move...
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