

Later on, closer to the end, there are flipping rectangular blocks like those that would be seen in Ricco Harbor's "Episode 4: The Secret of Ricco Tower". For example, the beginning features a flipping wooden platform like one that a player would have seen in Bianco Hills' "Episode 6: The Secret of the Dirty Lake". All the Worlds Are a Stage: The "Shell Secret" obstacle course in Noki Bay (Episode 6) utilizes sections of almost every secret area that a player would realistically have visited prior, albeit not in order.Crashing will get Mario instantly killed, but if he simply doesn't finish the race in time, Mario will just be transported back to the hub world. An exception is the Ricco Harbor Blooper Race. All or Nothing: If Mario fails in the Balloon game at Pinna Park or loses any of the Il Piantissimo races, he will lose a life.Mario can go through it to get into some locked hotel rooms, which is required in Episode 3 to get the Shine Sprite. Air-Vent Passageway: Sirena Beach's Hotel Delfino has a very spacious air vent system in the ceiling above the third floor.most of the time, he can easily create a wet patch in front of him almost anywhere, letting him slide around much faster than by walking around. Advanced Movement Technique: The fastest way to move around is to do a dive into a wet surface, which will cause Mario to slide around on his belly (much further and longer than you'd expect).Accordion to Most Sailors: The Port Town hub world Delfino Plaza prominently features the accordion in its music.You can use them as a shortcut to get around town. The sewers of Delfino Plaza are just large enough for Mario to walk around in.Ricco Harbor's sewers are very open, so much so that a Blooper race with large obstacles is held down there in Episode 2.There are no Goombas on Delfino Island, the closest counterparts being Strollin' Stus can be defeated in similar ways.Apparently, the events of Sunshine happen after the events of the first Luigi's Mansion. As in Super Mario 64, Luigi doesn't appear or get mentioned at all.Essentially acting only as an Excuse Plot to justify why Mario has to clean up the island. Aborted Arc: The very plotline that kickstarted the game (Mario gets framed for Shadow Mario and has to clear his name after being arrested and sentenced to clean the island) is all but essentially dropped after the prologue and barely gets brought up again afterwards once you have access to the full plaza.
