

Many of Mario's old stand-bys such as the butt stomp, wall jump, triple jump, and his basic melee attacks have returned. After sliding on the ooze, Mario will become covered in it and he can jump into the water to clean himself off. Mario can run and jump on the ooze and will begin to slide on his belly perpetually until he reaches dry land. The brown ooze presents its own gameplay elements as well. One scene showed Mario jumping on a lilly pad and using the cannon to propel himself across an expanse of water. Puzzles have also been set up around the device.

The water cannon can also be used as a jet pack that will allow Mario to hover, and scenes were shown where Mario also used the cannon to feed a piranha plant water. Trees will grow and the water will splash realistically off of objects. If Mario sprays the water haphazardly, it will affect most everything it touches. Spraying the water will cause the brown ooze to contract and gradually wash away. The cannon's primary function is to clean up a brown oozing substance that is spread throughout the levels. The apparatus has many functions and Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto demonstrated several different abilities for those in attendance. The most obvious change to the gameplay is a water cannon mounted on Mario's back. He will also be able to jump on Yoshi's back and take the green dinosaur for a ride. During his journey he will come into contact with popular characters from the series like Princess Peach and Toad. Falsely accused of the crime, Mario is charged with restoring the island to its former pristine condition. Mario arrives on an island for a vacation and soon discovers that it has been vandalized. The story behind Super Mario Sunshine is simple. The game is a spiritual successor to Super Mario 64 in that Mario has many of the moves found in his 64-bit incarnation, but it expands on the control scheme considerably to create new types of gameplay not yet seen in video games. Nintendo unveiled Super Mario Sunshine for the GameCube today at its E3 press conference.
