Topic: Nintendo Switch --OT--

I got 120 shines in Sunshine. Now I'm gonna juggle between 64 and Galaxy I think. I don't mind the reset of lives in Galaxy, and it's easy to farm them in 64 if I need them.

I rage quite Sunshine last night. Then I had a flashback to rage quitting back in the day on the GC at the same bit. Which shouldn't really be a difficult bit. That said, I had a lot more time when I was a student and ploughed ahead. Let it be known, I suck at 3D platformers.

@Rudy_Manchego Which level was it?

I like how Rainbow Ride is 98% instant death pit and dodgy platforms that fall/tip when you stand on them, which is a really lovely complement to the game's likewise dodgy physics (Mario glides around like he's on ice 24/7; oh, and you can run straight up a pillar or JUMP BACKWARDS WHEN YOU'RE ON A STEEP SLOPE, but somehow the tiniest incline in the level geometry otherwise will send Mario flying halfway across the level).

So they kept Mario 64 inverted, but didn't do the same for Sunshine? This collection is the weirdest...

@Octane I'm embarrassed to say as it was still pretty early on (Pinna Park and one of the levels where you are whisked away with disappearing platforms). I just fluffed up the timings 3 times then got the game over screen and lost it.

@Ralizah Did you know the wing cap is absolutely atrocious? Yeah, I just remembered.

@Rudy_Manchego Yeah, the timing for the initial part is random. For the red blocks I suggest using jump + dive; jump + dive. It's rather easy once you get the hang of it.

Something I've realized is how "off brand" SM64 feels in places. "!" Blocks instead of "?" Blocks, breakable blocks have a completely different design compared to the brick style elsewhere in the series, and (so far) no series standard items like Fire Flowers or Super Mushrooms.

Not that it really bothers me, I've actually gotten more into it than I thought I would, just interesting to note.

@Octane Yes - my frustration finally came on the last leg when I mistimed a jump and then just lost it.

@Rudy_Manchego Yesterday I fell from the very top of Tick Tock Clock. Nothing Sunshine throws at me could top that frustration, even the pachinko level.

Couldn't agree more. Anyone who says Sunshine doesn't control well, or is unfair, hasn't played 64.

@nessisonett @Octane Hey hey hey... no sunshine shaming please. I would suck equally at 64!

@Octane I don't know how I'm going to beat that level with the wing cap and the six red coins opposite of Rainbow Ride.

And the fact that falling dumps you OUTSIDE OF THE CASTLE, making each return trip take a minute or two?

muah

Chef's kiss. This game is a nightmare.

@Ralizah I tried that twice and then banged my head against a wall and called it a day. Why on earth do they need to chuck you outside the castle?

@Ralizah The wing cap level unlocks the wing cap in other levels, which makes it even more annoying cause it's pretty much mandatory. I remember collecting all 8 red coins on N64, but failing to make it back to the platform. It's absolutely the worst, because it's also on a timer.

@Octane This is the other one on the top floor. It’s evil

@nessisonett I remember that one being easier for some reason.

@Octane It would be if it didn’t kick you outside the castle every time you lost. Yuck yuck yuck

@nessisonett Well, I beat it... somehow. And then went on to Tick Tock Clock. I didn't think I'd find a level I hate more than Shifty Sand Land or Rainbow Ride, but this level is pure evil. This isn't a video game; it's an endurance test. Somehow I managed to secure the first five stars, but I've been stuck on the final star, Stomp on a Thwomp, for a while now. I FINALLY got to the stupid thwomp at the very tippy top of the level, only to somehow misjudge my jump slightly, which caused the thwomp to catapult me ALLLLLLLLLL the way down to the bottom of the level.

Screw this stupid game.

@Ralizah I managed the thwomp one, it’s the 4th star I haven’t done yet. It just fills me with dread so I played some Hollow Knight instead today 😅