Super Mario Sunshine/Controls

Basic Controls

• : Move Mario / move Yoshi
• : Jump / swim
• : Body Slam / swim down / pick up / throw / talk
  • The action of differs depending on the situation - it can also be used to pull items, open doors and more.
• /: Rotate camera
• /: Zoom in / zoom out
• : Switch nozzle (FLUDD)
• : Fix camera over Mario's shoulder (Mario-Cam)
• : Centre camera behind Mario
• : Use FLUDD - Press lightly to squirt while running, press down fully to stand and aim the spray.
• : Guidebook
• : Pause / menu

Special moves

• + /: Sidestep
• + + + : Triple Jump
  • While running do a normal jump, then just as you land do another jump, then as you land do a third jump; the last jump will be a somersault.
• (rotate) + : Spin Jump
  • Rotate stick at least once then jump to perform this move.
• + : Ground Pound
  • In mid-air after jumping, press to perform this move (also works in mid-air while falling).
• (while against a wall): Wall Kick
  • Jump toward as wall and press when against it to jump backwards off the wall. Can be done many times in a row.
• , + : Side Somersault (sometimes called back-flip)
  • Simply move Mario the opposite direction to where he is facing and immediately press .
• Jump + : Body Slam
• + : Slide
• + + : Front somersault

Using FLUDD

• while in water: fill up FLUDD's tank
• : Switch between primary and secondary nozzle
• + : Aim squirt
• then : Mario-Cam squirting
• + : Back somersault
• + + /: Sidestep squirt
• while hanging from a rope, then : Super Whirl Jump

Riding Yoshi

• : Move
• : Jump
• : Eat fruit / enemy
• : Dismount
• : Spit juice (after eating fruit)
• then : Ground pound