Super Mario Sunshine (2002)
0.1662Canon Score · ranked #159 all time
Aggregated from 4 of 17 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →
About the game
Super Mario Sunshine is a 2002 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. It is the second 3D game in the Super Mario series, following Super Mario 64 (1996). The game was directed by Yoshiaki Koizumi and Kenta Usui, produced by series creators Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka, written by Makoto Wada, and scored by Koji Kondo and Shinobu Tanaka.
Why it ranks #159
Every list on which Super Mario Sunshine appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| gamesTM 200 Greatest (2018) | Editorial list | #49 / 200 |
| Metacritic all-time (2026-07 snapshot) | Editorial list | #176 / 214 |
| Polygon 500 Best (2017) | Critics' canon | #282 / 500 |
| 1001 Video Games (2013 ed.) | Critics' canon | Selected |