Super Mario Sunshine/Controls

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[edit] Basic Controls

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

[edit] Special moves

  • L button + Left control/Right control: Sidestep
  • Neutral control + A button + A button + A button: 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.
  • Neutral control (rotate) + A button: Spin Jump
    • Rotate stick at least once then jump to perform this move.
  • A button + L button: Ground Pound
    • In mid-air after jumping, press L button to perform this move (also works in mid-air while falling).
  • A button (while against a wall): Wall Kick
    • Jump toward as wall and press A button when against it to jump backwards off the wall. Can be done many times in a row.
  • Left control, Right control + A button: Side Somersault (sometimes called back-flip)
    • Simply move Mario the opposite direction to where he is facing and immediately press A button.
  • Jump + A button: Body Slam
  • Neutral control + B button: Slide
  • Neutral control + B button + A button: Front somersault

[edit] Using FLUDD

  • R button while in water: fill up FLUDD's tank
  • X button: Switch between primary and secondary nozzle
  • R button + Neutral control: Aim squirt
  • Y button then R button: Mario-Cam squirting
  • R button + A button: Back somersault
  • L button + R button + Left control/Right control: Sidestep squirt
  • R button while hanging from a rope, then A button: Super Whirl Jump

[edit] Riding Yoshi

  • Neutral control: Move
  • A button: Jump
  • B button: Eat fruit / enemy
  • X button: Dismount
  • R button: Spit juice (after eating fruit)
  • A button then L button: Ground pound