Super Mario Sunshine/Controls

Basic Controls

Control	Action
	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

Control	Action
+ /	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 .
+	Slide
+ (wet ground)	Slip Slide, slide a long way fast.
+ +	Front somersault Repeat this to have Mario move a bit faster.

Using FLUDD

Control	Action
while in water	fill up FLUDD's tank
	Switch between primary and secondary nozzle
+	Aim squirt
then	Mario-Cam squirting
+	Back somersault
+ while jumping	spam spray
spin then	Sprinkler Squirt in a circle
spin then then press	Sprinkler Spin Jump
+ + /	Sidestep squirt
while hanging from a rope, then	Super Whirl Jump

Riding Yoshi

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