Super Mario Galaxy: Difference between revisions

The player controls [[Mario]],{{footnote|main|A}} who platforms mainly on spherical planetoids, and he completes [[level]]s by collecting [[Power Star]]s. His [[jump]]ing actions allow him to hop between [[platform]]s and [[stomp]] enemies. Most enemies that cannot be stomped on can be taken out or dazed with a [[spin]], a move new to the series. Rather than performed with button inputs, shaking the [[Wii#Wii Remote|Wii Remote]] makes Mario spin. In addition to taking out enemies, spinning makes Mario engage [[switch]]es, parry certain attacks, [[skate]] on ice, throw held objects, and perform an extra [[Spin Jump|small jump]] in the air. Several actions in ''Super Mario Galaxy'' are not strictly tied to button inputs and are instead performed by shaking, tilting, or rotating the remote. The game's camera organically pans across levels, but the player can manually angle it with {{button|wii|Pad}}. Pressing {{button|wii|C}} centers the camera behind Mario and pressing {{button|wii|Padup}} enters a first-person perspective.

The library is a closed off space behind the beacon that becomes accessible once "[[The Fiery Stronghold]]" is completed. Although it is entered like a dome, the library does not contain any galaxies or tangible incentives for visiting it, and as such, the player is never required to enter it. This is where Rosalina reads a [[Rosalina's Story|storybook]] to the Lumas. New chapters become available as Mario{{footnote|main|A}} collects more Power Stars. The book details her personal backstory, the history of the Comet Observatory, and provides insight into the past of the apricot-colored Luma that travels with Mario. This part of the game was created by [[Yoshiaki Koizumi]] and included at the discretion of [[Shigeru Miyamoto]].<ref name=kohler1/> While Miyamoto considers complex narrative elements to be extraneous for a ''Super Mario'' game, Koizumi believes they help the player foster an emotional resonance with the game that keeps them motivated.<ref>{{cite|author=Byford, Sam|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/28/16213402/nintendo-yoshiaki-koizumi-super-mario-odyssey-interview-gamescom-2017|title=Nintendo's Yoshiaki Koizumi on Super Mario Odyssey and the Future of the Switch|publisher=The Verge|date=28 Aug. 2017|acessdate=6 Jan. 2024}}</ref> In his view, the optional storybook chapters do this without burdening disinterested players, as well as {{wp|Flavor text|contextualize}} the game's premise.<ref name=kohler1/> Rosalina's Story is noted for its heartfelt and melancholy elements.<ref name=geller/> The illustrations on the pages<ref name=ruben/> and narrative themes of the story have been likened to ''{{wp|The Little Prince}}''.<ref name=geller/><ref>{{cite|author=Beaumont, Peter|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/aug/01/little-prince-return-multimedia|title=Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's Little Prince poised for a multimedia return to Earth|publisher=The Observer|date=31 Jul. 2010|accessdate=22 Dec. 2023}}</ref>

|Mario's traveling companion – a young Luma who resides under [[Mario Cap|his cap]]. He grants Mario{{footnote|main|A}} the ability to [[spin]] and travel through space. Before being kidnapped, Princess Peach intended to give this Luma to Mario as a gift during the Star Festival. It is [[Rosalina's Story|implied]] that he is a reincarnation of the first Luma that Rosalina ever encountered.

Roughly ninety enemies are in ''Super Mario Galaxy''. Including bosses and obstacles, there are over one hundred. Most enemies drop [[coin]]s if [[stomp]]ed on or [[Star Bit]]s if spun into. If an enemy actively tracks [[Mario]]{{footnote|main|A}}, it will usually stop moving for a moment after successfully causing damage, allowing the player time to recover before responding. Some enemies, such as [[Piranha Plant]]s, laugh at Mario when they successfully land a hit.

|Plants with needle-like flowers that damage Mario on contact. Destroying them without a power-up usually requires striking them with another object, such as a [[coconut]]{{footnote|main|B}} or [[rubbery bulb]].

|Stationary [[zeldawiki:Octorok|Octoroks]] that sit in [[barrel]]s. They shoot [[coconut]]s{{footnote|main|B}} and flaming rocks at Mario. The coconuts can be deflected back at them if spun against. Roctos are always found in pairs.

|Giant Pokeys. They slam their heads downward to strike Mario. Their bodies fall apart when struck by coconuts{{footnote|main|B}}, causing their head to fall and be partially submerged in the surrounding sand. Stomping on their overturned heads defeats them.

|A giant [[Rocto]] that sits in [[lava]]. He shoots [[coconut]]s{{footnote|main|B}} and flaming rocks at Mario. Spinning into a coconut sends it back and damages him. He starts to parry these attacks as the fight progresses.

|Hidden Power Stars. Collecting one attracts a green-colored Luma to the observatory. Collecting all three grants [[Mario]]{{footnote|main|A}} access to the [[Planet of Trials]] and its [[Trial Galaxies]]. The green Lumas become these Power Stars at the end of their lifespans.

|Touching the Bee Mushroom transforms [[Mario]]{{footnote|main|A}} into Bee Mario. Holding {{button|wii|A}} makes Mario hover, and his movement is controlled by tilting {{button|wii|stick}}. The [[:File:SMG Bee Mario Fly Meter.png|Flying Meter]] depletes as Mario hovers. He falls when the Meter is empty, but it is refilled when he makes contact with the ground or wall. Bee Mario can cling to [[honey wall]]s and stand on [[Cloud Lift|clouds]]. The radius of the [[spin]] move is reduced in this form. Receiving damage or making contact with water makes Mario lose the power-up.

[[Shigeru Miyamoto]] considers ''Super Mario Galaxy'' to be the "true" sequel to ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', not ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''.<ref name=kohler1/> Though originally not characterized as such,<ref name=kohler1/><ref>{{cite|author=Hoffman, Chris|date=Oct. 2007|title="Reach for the Stars." ''[[Nintendo Power]]''|format=220|location=Redmond|publisher=[[Nintendo of America]]|page=34–39}}</ref><ref name=slate>{{cite|author=Slate, Chris|date=Oct. 2011|title="Keys to the Kingdom." ''[[Nintendo Power]]''|format=272|location=San Francisco|publisher=Future US|page=48–54}}</ref><ref name=kohler2>{{cite|author=Kohler, Chris|date=21 Nov. 2013|title=Nintendo, Please Make Me a Single-Player Mario Game Again|url=https://www.wired.com/2013/11/mario-3d-world/|publisher=WIRED}}</ref><ref name=phillips>{{cite|author=Phillips, Tom|date=5 Sept. 2015|title=Super Mario Galaxy 3 possible, but not before Nintendo's next console|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/super-mario-galaxy-3-opportunity-as-hardware-technology-gets-better-and-advances|publisher=Eurogamer}}</ref> the game has been internally recognized as a different type of 3D game from its predecessors and for having directly informed the structure of the subsequent three 3D ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' games, collectively called the course clear-style games.<ref name=switch/> One of these games, ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', is a direct sequel and the first one to have been released on the same console as its predecessor since ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''.{{footnote|main|C}} Building upon the first game's design principals, its courses are more linear and reliant on 2D sections. The outer space theming is subdued. Gameplay components like the world map and [[Prankster Comet]]s are less complex. The [[Starship Mario|hub world]] is smaller than the Comet Observatory, and the unique narrative elements of ''Super Mario Galaxy'' are muted. These changes were made to further foster accessibility to a wider audience and reduce dependency on camera controls.

==Notes and references==

{{footnote|note|C|While ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario World 2]]'' was released in 1995 on the same console as ''[[Super Mario World]]'', it is not recognized as an entry in the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series.<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors|title=『[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック]]』|language=Japanese|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=2015|page=238, 241}}</ref>}}

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