The cutscenes don’t fair as well, noticeable only because Sunshine relies on them pretty frequently, but outside of that, it’s a really good looking GameCube port. Honestly, Sunshine looks really good to me here, I was kind of surprised by how well it pops visually. Super Mario Sunshine, likewise, benefits from a standard controller layout over the GameCube, and from another pass at HD quality visuals. The controls move over to the Switch Joy-con’s or Pro Controller just fine, and to me it feels just a smidge bit better playing the game on the standard controller than the old N64 controller. It runs like a charm on Switch, looks pretty good rendered in HD, and the soundtrack is still one of my favorite video game soundtracks of all time. The camera is and always has been, an absolute pain, but it also didn’t manage to damper my enjoyment that much. I jumped back into Super Mario 64 first, and was happy to find that the first game in this collection is still a blast to play through. But even a substandard Super Mario game manages to be pretty solid, and if you’ve ever enjoyed any of these titles when they originally released, then you’re also going to enjoy them on the Switch. Would it be better to have Super Mario Galaxy 2? Sure! Is Super Mario Sunshine kind of the dud in this collection? You betcha. This set of three games packages together Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and the first Super Mario Galaxy on one cartridge, with each game making it’s Switch debut. It also, despite some camera control issues, holds up surprisingly well today, as seen in Nintendo’s latest compilation release for the Switch, Super Mario: 3D All-Stars.
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And for good reason! It’s basically the prototype for all modern day Super Mario games, and sort of set the standard for 3D platformers to begin with. I think 2D Mario will always be *my* iconic Mario experience, considering I grew up on the old NES and SNES releases, but for a very large group of fans, when they think about Super Mario, it’s likely they’re a bit more nostalgic for Super Mario 64.