Super Mario Sunshine

Super Mario Sunshine
Developer(s)	Nintendo EAD
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Series	Mario
Platform(s)	GameCube
Genre(s)	Platform
Mode(s)	Single-player
Input methods
Compatibility	4 Playable
GameIDs	GMSE01, GMSP01, GMSJ01
See also...	Search Dolphin Forums Open Issues Search Google Search Wikipedia Debug Symbol Files

Super Mario Sunshine is a platform game developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo GameCube. It was released in Japan on July 2002, in North America on August 2002, and in Europe and Australia on October 2002. It was the first 3D Mario platformer since the release of Super Mario 64 in 1996. Super Mario Sunshine's successor is Super Mario Galaxy, which was released for the Wii in 2007.

Problems

Speed Issues

The game frequently experiences framedrops while the emulator claims the game is running at 100%. Use real XFB can fix the issue, but it will decrease quality and cause the screen to flash when frameskipping is on. Other speed issues may be resolved by switching off "Idle Skipping."

Goo/Oil

• The goo/oil may behave oddly and be impossible to spray away, see Configuration for fixes.
• The goo/oil may slide across surfaces and erase itself if "Force Texture Filtering" is enabled.
• Bubbles in goo are rendered oddly regardless of configuration, refer issue 540.

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Goo/oil in Dolphin

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Goo/oil in GameCube

Durian Physics Glitch in older revisions

On older revisions the Durian Fruits respond erratically to Mario's movements, and will go flying uncontrollably when kicked. This can be fixed by setting Dolphin's resolution to 640 by 480 (native).

"Scrubbing Sirena Beach" Immediate Completion

When starting the level talk to the guy and hear a strange "beep". Talk to him again and he gives the Shine without doing anything else. Refer issue 1498.

Configuration

Only configuration options for the best compatibility where they deviate from defaults are listed.

Graphics

Config	Setting	Notes
Widescreen Hack	Off	In many areas it causes mirage doubles on many objects

Audio

Config	Setting	Notes
Audio Backend	ALSA (Linux only)	On Ubuntu, use the ALSA back end for best results. Sound is choppy when using the PulseAudio back end, even when emulation speed is at 100%.

Version Compatibility

The graph below charts the compatibility with Super Mario Sunshine since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.

r4759

r5719

r6154

r6569

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5.0-21401 (current)

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2.0 (r5384)

Compatibility can be assumed to align with the indicated revisions. However, compatibility may extend to prior revisions or compatibility gaps may exist within ranges indicated as compatible due to limited testing. Please update as appropriate.

Testing

This title has been tested on the environments listed below:

Test Entries
Revision	OS	CPU	GPU	Result	Tester
r6569	Windows 7 x64	AMD Phenom II X2 550 @ 3.1GHz	ATI Radeon HD 4850	Fully Playable: 50-60 FPS with DX9 plug-in, OpenCL Enabled and Recommended Configuration
r6879	Windows 7 x64	AMD Phenom II X3 N830 @ 2.1GHz	ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650	Fully Playable 60-80FPS with DX11 plug-in
r7310	Windows 7 x86	Intel Pentium Dual Core E5300 @ 2.6GHz	ATI Radeon HD 5450	Fully Playable 15-25 FPS (45-50 FPS video) (PAL)--> 65-100% speed with DX9 plugin,Open CL,Disable fog.If you use EFB copy to texture you can play at 100% speed but sometimes you can have any graphics problem	Markon89
r7419	Mac OS X 10.6.7	Intel i7 @ 2.66GHz	nVidia GeForce GT 330M	Fully Playable 10-20 FPS at 45 - 95 % seems to slow down when NPCs come on screen	FeelGoodChicken
r7540	Windows 7 x64	Intel Pentium Single Core @ 4.15GHz	nVidia GeForce GTS 250	Playable! smooth gameplay when indoors or when there are little to no NPCs around but functional.	Redstorm3265
r7593	Windows 7 x64	Intel Core i7-740QM @ 1.6GHz-2.8GHz	ATI Radeon Radeon HD 5870M	Perfectly Playable like on the console: 50/60 FPS (PAL/NTSC) with DX9 plug-in and Recommended Configuration	Thundereus
3.0	Windows 7 x64	AMD Turion II M520 @ 2.3GHz	ATI Radeon HD 4200	Runs great at 20-25 FPS with the dx11 plugin, and change the texture accuracy to fastest, enable openCL and openMP, disable fog, change efb copies to RAM and enable cache, enable cache display lists and fast mipmaps and also hide shader errors.	Beecher
3.0-94	Windows 7 x64	Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 @ 2.2GHz	nVidia GeForce GT 440	Playable: constant 30 FPS, except in big areas (20-30 FPS).	Jhonn
r7714	Windows 7 x64	Intel Core i3 M 370 @ 2.4GHz	ATI AMD Radeon HD 6370M 1GB	Fully Playable: Graphics and sound can stall for a fraction of a second between scene changes occasionally causing a slight sound stutter, again for a fraction of a second, otherwise no known problems.

Gameplay Videos

• Super Mario Sunshine on Dolphin Wii/GC Emulator (720p HD) Full Speed