I just bought a copy of Super Mario Sunshine off eBay for $17, which is a pretty good deal considering it’s got the case, manual, and inserts (not that I care about that stuff, but it’s cool, I guess). I imagine Mario Sunshine will be that kind of game where people look back in twenty years and are like, “Remember Mario Sunshine? They gave Mario a weird thing that sprayed water and worked like a jetpack. That game was weird, but it was SO GOOD.”

Lucky for me, I now have a copy of it forever. I just need to find a Gamecube to play it on. I guess I have my Wii, but it doesn’t reliably turn on every time anymore. And by that, I mean I have to flick the power a handful of times before it actually works. Plus, if I just get a Gamecube, I won’t have to have all the extra wiring of a sensor bar and whatnot. I suppose I could use a classic controller instead of the remote’s IR, but that’s almost equally annoying. A Gamecube will just be easier. 

However I end up playing it, I’m excited that I get to. I loved the music in Sunshine, as well as pretty much everything else about the game. I really just can’t wait to platform the crap out of Delfino Plaza.