Super Mario Sunshine
Super Mario Sunshine is a 2002 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. It is the second 3D game in the Super Mario series, following Super Mario 64 (1996). The game was directed by Yoshiaki Koizumi and Kenta Usui, produced by series creators Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka, written by Makoto Wada, and scored by Koji Kondo and Shinobu Tanaka.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2002
- Developer
- Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 19 July 2002 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Nintendo GameCube |
| Genres | Platformer |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q639955, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Super Mario Sunshine? How long to beat it
Total play time for Super Mario Sunshine is about 29.2 hours to do everything, and around 14.9 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 14.9h | 502 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 20.2h | 340 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 29.2h | 271 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Super Mario Sunshine sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Super Mario Sunshine lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 63ahead of 16% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 57ahead of 94% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Super Mario Sunshine
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Common questions about Super Mario Sunshine
What platforms is Super Mario Sunshine on?
Super Mario Sunshine is available on Nintendo GameCube. It first released in 2002.
Who made Super Mario Sunshine?
Super Mario Sunshine was developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Super Mario Sunshine?
about 14.9 hours for the main story, 20.2 hours with the main extras, 29.2 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.