The following may sound like a premature April Fool's joke, but no, it's not: A fantastic Mario classic has been re-released – but not for the Switch. How is that possible? The Nintendo masterpiece of days long past is now seeing the light of day again and making a splash amazed Switch fans. Will Nintendo now let the notorious lawyers off the leash again? Will see. One thing is certain: you have it legendary Mario classic never seen before.
New Mario, but not for the Switch – it happened again
A new Mario was released recently and no one noticed. Because this Mario wasn't released for the Nintendo Switch either. You can find out what’s behind it here.
Shortly afterwards, another new Mario was released, again not for the Nintendo Switch. And again no one noticed. What is going on there? You can find out the answer here.
And now it's happened again: A legendary Mario classic has been released, but not for Nintendo Switch. Here you can find out what happened.
Legendary Mario classic has been re-released – don't let Nintendo hear it
Which game ranks high on the top list of the best Gamecube games of all time? Metroid Prime lands in first place, The Legend of Zelda is represented several times and of course Nintendo's superstar shouldn't be missing: Super Mario. It comes in at number 14 among the best Gamecube games of all time great classic Super Mario Sunshine.
The Nintendo game was originally released in the summer of 2002 for the then new Nintendo console. Back in 2020, Nintendo officially released the game in a slightly improved version for the Switch, along with the other cult classics Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Galaxy as a strictly limited “Super Mario 3D All-Stars” collection.
Now is Super Mario Sunshine released again. But not for Nintendo Switch – but for one 28 year old Nintendo console. I'm sorry, what?
You've never seen the legendary Mario classic like this before
A talented modder named “Kaze Manuar” has one Version von Super Mario Sunshine developed that runs on the Nintendo 64. Yes, you heard right, on an ancient one Nintendo console from the 90s! But that's not all, because that Result looks fantastic.
Who would have thought that a Gamecube game as pretty as Super Mario Sunshine would run so beautifully on the Nintendo 64 with its limited performance. “Kaze Manuar” has the impressive result in one Video on Twitter divided. You can see the game's overworld called Delfino Plaza.
Recommended editorial contentHere you will find external content from (PLATTFORM). To protect your personal data, external integrations will only be displayed if you confirm this by clicking on “Load all external content”:Load all external contentI agree that external content will be displayed to me. This means that personal data is transmitted to third-party platforms. Read more about our privacy policy.
With this impressive sight, fans would definitely want an official N64 version of Super Mario Sunshine from Nintendo, right? Please let us know your opinion about the brilliant Mario mod comments knowledge. Don't want to miss any more important Nintendo and gaming news? With our newsletter you will be well informed on a daily or weekly basis. Register now!