Topic: Super Mario 3D All-Stars

@Octane

As @1UP_MARIO and @BlueOcean mentioned, there seem to be a whole bunch of ways to get to the igloo. Because of the coins on the ramp, which hint to the igloo's location, it seems the game "expects" you to use the shell nearby. But you can also just drop down from the snowman's arm or use the cannon, provided you aim it right.

@Octane I always just walk over behind the penguin and just drop straight down from the far side of the ice platform it walks on if I've already used the shell for other things. It's a straight drop that way, so it's relatively easy.

@Apportal How many shine sprites are left? You know you have to get them all 😁.

@ToadBrigade That was quick if it was your first time. Be patient now with Tiny-huge Island 😂.

@BlueOcean I'm at 94 Most of it is blue coins, but there are a couple 100 coin sprites hidden beneath all the chaos. I'll definitely get them all someday, but for now, I'm moving to 64.

I love mario galaxy but the 100 purple coins are the worst.

@Ralizah, yeah, that Sand Bird was annoying as heck. The rest of Gelato Beach I found to be pretty breezy, that the difficulty of that mission feels out of place, lol.

@RR529 I'm over 60 Shines in, and the Sand Bird was the only part I really struggled with. That's because of my impatience, too. I came back to it another day, nice and calm, no problem.

I completed Bianco Hills except for the blue coins. What are the most difficult to find here?

@Beaucine @ToadBrigade I'll try that, because the shell is impossible with the drift in my left Joy Con.

@BlueOcean Let me think...

There's a blue butterfly in town you need to eat with Yoshi. Same with one of the two bee hives. You need to clean two Piantas, but they are limited to certain episodes. Some enemies have blue coins, and there are two pillars that have blue coins in them (spray the top), one is the pillar where Petey Piranha slept on in episode 5.

@Snatcher The only one that I didn't particularly enjoy was FreezeFlame. Almost all of the other ones were easy peasy or enjoyable. I do wish they limited them though... A lot of the stars are due to those comets.

I forgot how fantastic Galaxy really is. Even though the movement is restrictive and less fun than the previous games. The worlds/ levels are top notch. Music is the best by far, it even has one of 64's best tracks(the bowser theme). It's definitely easy when you have just played the first 2 games but it's really fun, so it doesn't matter.

@Spanjard Yeah, Galaxy is a pretty easy game but I never let that bother me - I still had plenty of fun with it. It's a nice contrast to Sunshine, which is easily the hardest 3D Mario, at least for me. I think for what Galaxy 1 and 2 were going for, I think the controls work perfectly fine, as limited as they might be compared to Sunshine and Odyssey.

Galaxy, while fun, gives me a headache from all the going upside down

Started up Sirena Beach in Sunshine tonight. The manta fight was long winded, but thanks to a tip I heard mentioned over on NL awhile ago I knew going in that you're safe under the cabanas, so it wasn't too bad. Next up, I had more trouble climbing up the platform Boos to get to the FLUDD-less level than the actual level itself. Finally I did the maze to get to the pool, which was a bit clumsy, but I enjoyed all the annoyed interactions with the guests upset with you barging into their rooms, lol.

@Octane Thanks, I got 28, I will come back when I meet Yoshi. Next, Ricco Harbour.

@ToadBrigade @Tendo64 I agree. Super Mario 64 and Sunshine much better 😊.

@RR529 I found the Manta fight to be quite easy. To be entirely honest, the part where all the little purple pieces swarm you is the easiest. They come to you, all you have to do it spam spray and you're good. It was probably some of the most fun I had in the game.

@App That battle is epic, it's one of my memories, I'm glad that you enjoyed as much as I did. Even the first level has epic moments like the second battle against Petey Piranha, looking at the sky and shooting water at him while he is flying under the bright sun.

100% completed the collection (including 242 stars in Galaxy...) and I actually feel like playing odyssey again from the first time since I completed it in 2017.

Now that I completed sunshine and Galaxy for the first time my ranking is 64, odyssey, sunshine and galaxy (I have never played Galaxy 2 but it should be similar to the first one on level design) as I definitely prefer the sandbox style ones