Super Mario Sunshine/Shines

Aside from the Shines collected in the game's many episodes, there are others dotted around Delfino Plaza, mostly as rewards for completing mini-quests or secret levels.

Blue coin exchange
Requirement: 10+ blue coins

If you go inside the boathouse that the portal to Ricco Harbor is painted on, you'll find talking bear and his/her son/daughter. The bear will give you Shines in exchange for 10 blue coins (which you can find all over the game). So every time you collect enough blue coins, come here for some bonus Shines.

Pillars in the sea near the lighthouse
Requirement: None

Near the lighthouse that is on the beach in the north-eastern part of Delfino Plaza, you will see a group of stone pillars sticking out of the ocean, just a little way offshore. Use jumps and FLUDD hovering to reach the pillar that has a big green pipe sticking out the top. Climb into the pipe the start a relatively secret level. At the end of the level there's a Shine waiting for you.

Hidden in the high tower


Requirement: At least one coin

Climb up on to the roofs of the buildings and explore until you find a Pianta man standing on one them. He is on the beige-coloured building on the corner of the river/harbour area. The picture to the right shows Mario looking at this building. Once you get to the roof of that building, the Pianta will asking for one coin in exchange for throwing you into the tower opposite. Once in the tower you'll find a shiny new Shine.

Clean the bell
Requirement: None



If you've been looking closely you'll have noticed a couple of bell towers dotted around Delfino Plaza and that the bells housed in these towers are covered in black goo. The screenshot on the left shows the tower with the bell that Mario must clean to get this Shine. It's not difficult to find as it is pretty much the tallest tower around. If you stand in Bianco Square, facing the portal, then go left past the line of trees, you'll come to a white building with a huge wooden tower on the roof. This is the tower but getting to the top is more tricky.



First you need to climb the tower directly opposite (a few well timed back-flip jumps and use of the hover nozzle should get you there) until you reach the very top where the flag is. Now hover-nozzle over to the bell tower and clean off all the goop. When it's fully cleaned a Shine will appear in the tower below the bell. To get to it you have to go through the manhole cover which is on the roof of the nearby building (the next to the huge wooden crate).

The picture on the right shows where the manhole cover is in relation to the tower. Once you find it, stomp through the manhole cover and follow the tunnel to collect your Shine.

Crate-stomping game
Requirement: None

To the left of the huge Shine Gate in the tower centre, there are a few shops. One of these has a black entrance where its door should be. Walk through it and speak to the Pianta inside to play the crate-stomping game. You get 30 seconds to smash all the crates. It's free to play and you get unlimited attempts. Tip: stomp the join between 2 crates that are next to each other and you can smash them both in one go.

Crate-stomping game: part 2
Requirement: A lot of patience

You can go straight back into to the crate-stomping game to play a harder version and win another Shine. This time the boxes are stacked up: 2 stacks of 3 and 2 stacks of 2. It's best to go for the stacks of 3 first - using a back-flip jump to get the top of the stack. Then take out the remaining 2 stacks. It takes some practice to do it within the time but it's not too difficult.

On the beach


Requirement: None

On the beach next to the portal to Gelato Beach (the lighthouse), there is a patch of sand which you can spray to reveal a Shine. The picture on the right shows where this patch is. When you've uncovered the Shine it will appear on a pillar just offshore.

Under the bell tower
Requirement: Turbo Nozzle

You may have noticed that underneath the bell tower (the one you sprayed the sludge off earlier) there is a Shine in a small room protected by small double doors. If you have unlocked the Turbo Nozzle by now, you'll be able to get this Shine. Stand back from the doors a bit and charge up the Turbo Nozzle. When it releases, you will blast through the doors and Shine is there for the taking.

The yellow bird
Requirement: Unknown, but the bird only seems to appear later in the game, after collecting 30 or so Shines.

Just off the east beach (the one where the man offers you sunglasses) there is a small island with a Pianta and a green pipe on it. Swim out to the island and you should see a little yellow bird, either sitting on the sand or flying around above the tree. Spray the bird a few times and a Shine will appear and one of the stone pillars further up the coast. Use hovering to reach the Shine.

Also, on this island, you can spray the small log fire to release a 1-Up mushroom.

Clean the bell 2
Requirement: Rocket Nozzle

Go to the nozzle boxes in Bianco Square and attach the Rocket Nozzle. Then look to you right to see the jail house, with a smallish ball tower on top of it. Run over and use the Rocket Nozzle to boost up to the dirty bell, then give it a good spraying until a shine appears.

Cheekily, the Shine appears high above the bell tower, so you need to climb down a level on to the ledge. From there, boot up onto the roof of the tower and then boost again, straight up, to grab the Shine.

Clean the Shine Gate
Requirement: Rocket Nozzle

As you've probably noticed by now, the giant Shine in the top of the Shine Gate is covered in filth so it's time to clean it up. Climb the grassy hills behind the Shine Gate until you get to the top level (where the water comes out of a cave). From the round platform here should just about be able to reach the giant Shine with your spray. Clean off all the goo and a Shine appears high above the Shine Gate. To reach it, rocket up to the top of the Shine Gate and stand right in the centre (on the hump part) and rocket straight up to grab the Shine.