History VideoGame / SuperMarioSunshine

** Mario gets hearts in his eyes during the opening sequence while thinking of all the good food the island has to offer.
-->'''Announcer:''' Come enjoy a natural wonderland, to which we've added the world's finest resort facilities, a spectacular amusement park, and...''[[FoodPorn succulent seafood!]]''
-->'''Mario:''' ''[Goes into a trance with the aforementioned heart-eyes]'' Ooooh~!
** When the Angry Wiggler boss gets knocked over by a sand dune bud, it will gain spiraled eyes to show its daze.
* WizardNeedsFoodBadly: Yoshi dies (Or [[NeverSayDie "heads for home"]], according to the manual) if you don't feed him enough fruit.

* YouHaveToBelieveMe: God bless Princess Peach for trying to stick up for Mario on trial, but she was sadly ignored.

* IconicSequelCharacter: Bowser Jr., who debuted in this game and went on to become a major antagonist in the franchise, including both mainline platformers and spin-offs. Petey Piranha and Gooper Blooper also debut in this game and become recurring characters in the series.

* IconicSequelCharacter: Bowser Jr., who debuted in this game and went on to become a major antagonist in the franchise, including both mainline platformers and spin-offs.

* CameraScrew: The camera has a bad tendency to let scenery elements get in the way of your view of Mario. Also, it's impossible to move the camera when you're right in a corner outside of the auto-center feature.

** '''Secondary''': Red Coins (8 for a Power Star), 1-Up Mushrooms, Blue Coins (also counts as Extra due to highly tricky placement).

* GimmickLevel: There are many levels in which Mario is left without the F.L.U.D.D. to navigate through them. If you beat them, you can come back with F.L.U.D.D. for a new challenge.

* CostumeEvolution: Mario and Peach's {{Iconic Outfit}}s have some subtle changes in this game to reflect the tropical setting, with Mario's shirt having short sleeves instead of long ones and Peach's dress being sleeveless.

* CostumeEvolution: Mario and Peach's {{Iconic Outfits}} have some subtle changes in this game to reflect the tropical setting, with Mario's shirt having short sleeves instead of long ones and Peach's dress being sleeveless.

-->-- [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&NR=1&v=cDg-HaoXvoI E3 2002 trailer]].

* AluminumChristmasTrees: All the fruit featured in this game are pretty standard and commonplace, with the exception of the durian, which amounts to an organic [[SpikeBallsOfDoom Spike Ball of Doom]] that you can't carry around. Its exotic status and spiked nature confused many a gamer but it happens to be a real fruit called a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durian Durian]], an infamous fruit native to Southeast Asia noted for its spiked rind, acquired taste, and pungent odor.

** The sinkable mud boats are first found in Noki Bay, where you can practice using them without fear of punishment for crashing them. They are not mandatory to completing any level in Noki Bay, but are ''very'' handy for collecting a number of blue coins scattered above the waters. However, a ''mandatory'' mud boat section later shows up in Corona Mountain (the VeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon), where crashing the boat ''will'' get you killed due to the lava.
** A similar, more relatively short-term example are the lily pads in Bianco Hills. Most of the time, you have ample time to practice using the lily pads to float around the lake. Since they are more durable than the mud boats, you can cruise around the lake at your leisure, going to places with blue coins in the water. When the lake gets contaminated though, the lily pads will eventually expire, forcing you to find a replacement, and this is one of two routes you'll need to use to access the episode's obstacle level (the other is a triple jump from the windmill spire). This also comes back during the infamous storm drain secret level in Delfino Plaza.
** The first few fights against Polluted Piranha Plants teach the basic mechanics of F.L.U.D.D.- namely that the timing and direction of F.L.U.D.D.’s spray matter when trying to deal effective damage against bosses. The areas these enemies are fought in are open spaces surrounded by water so the player can experiment with low stakes. The first fight against Petey Piranha is fought in a smaller and enclosed space with no water, but the physical similarities between these two bosses clues the player in that the general strategy of beating these bosses should also be similar.

** A notable exception among the Piantas exists in Pianta Village. The mayor of the town elists Mario's help with various tasks because he himself is not capable of assisting. However, before ''The Goopy Inferno,'' he gets to the highest point in the center of the village to direct all his citizens to a safe zone away from the burning goop. He is, rightfully, considered a hero by the people.

** Delfino: Dolphin[[note]]Isle Delfino is called Dolphic Island in the Japanese version, but Hotel Delfino and Casino Delfino use the same names in both English and Japanese.[[/note]]
** Bianco: White

** Gelato: Ice cream[[note]]technically a ''kind'' of ice cream[[/note]]
** Pinna: Fin

* BoobyTrap: The cliff walls of Noki Bay have hidden boxing glove traps in some sections. They don't do any damage, but they will punt Mario back down to the bottom of the cliff.

* CallBack: Accessing one level[[note]]Noki Bay[[/note]] requires Mario to look into the sun, similar to a level in ''VideoGame/SuperMario64''.

%%* GreenAesop: Oil spills are bad.

* GrimyWater: Polluted water can be found in some levels, and it will harm or outright kill Mario if he falls in. Bianco Hills' polluted grime, Ricco Harbor's black tar, and Noki Bay's purple sluge harm for one hit apiece. The entire storm drain of Delfino Plaza's infamous pipe level and [[LavaIsBoilingKoolAid Corona Mountain's lava]] kill instantly.