Gelato Beach

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Gelato Beach
Official screenshot of Gelato Beach from Super Mario Sunshine.
First appearance Super Mario Sunshine (2002)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Greater location Isle Delfino
Inhabitants Cataquacks, Cheep-Cheeps, Piantas, Nokis
Isle Delfino is often referred to as a slice of paradise on earth. And Gelato Beach? Why, it's its most sun-kissed shore! All of the local Piantas and Nokis just love to have festivals here!”
Noki, Super Mario Sunshine
A Super Mario Sunshine wallpaper of Mario, Princess Peach, and Toadsworth resting on Gelato Beach.
Mario and Princess Peach relaxing on Gelato Beach.

Gelato Beach is a pink sand beach resort location on Isle Delfino in Super Mario Sunshine and is located on the “stomach” part of the dolphin shaped island, east of Sirena Beach. Its name is derived from gelato, a type of Italian-style ice cream. It is the largest and sunniest beach on Isle Delfino and also the resting place of the legendary Sand Bird egg, which is located inside the Shine Tower; a large stone building in the center of the beach. Large mirrors have been installed around the tower that reflect sunlight at the egg to keep it warm until it hatches. According to a local Pianta, this has been going on for a century. Gelato Beach and Pinna Park are the only levels that are not covered in goop.

In Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, the Blooper Bay course seems to be based on this area.

Layout[edit]

Super Mario Sunshine: Gelato Beach top-down view
An aerial view of the beach
Gelato Beach
A distant view of Gelato Beach, with Corona Mountain visible in the background

Gelato Beach is a large beach with a number of huts and trees. Cataquacks roam the sandy areas, with blue Cataquacks on episodes 1, 2 and 4, and red Cataquacks on episodes 5-8. Many Dune Buds are placed around the beach, and spraying them will make the area below them pop out in a sand sculpture-like shape.

The player starts on a small island just off the coast of the beach. Behind that island is another island with tall palm trees and a swing attached to one of them, which will help the player reach a blue coin. A Turbo Nozzle can also be found here if it is unlocked. Directly ahead of where the player starts is a hut with several pieces of fruit in it. To the left of the hut are a group of trees with one of the tower's mirrors in the center. From the center of the beach and facing the tower, there is a sandy area followed by long path to a central Amphitheatre[1] area ahead, a fruit cabana to the left, and a peninsula to the back. Beyond the Amphitheatre is a long, broken path with many tightropes above it. Behind the fruit cabana is a coral reef where Episode 6 takes place. Also during Episode 6, Yoshi can be found on the peninsula.

Episodes[edit]

# Image Episode Summary
1 SandCastleSecretSMS.png Dune Bud Sand Castle Secret This episode's objective is to go through a secret course revealed by spraying a Dune Bud.
2 Mirror Madness Tilt Slam Bam SMS.png Mirror Madness! Tilt, Slam, Bam! This episode's objective is to defeat the Plungelos on the mirrors.
3 Wiggler Ahoy Full Steam Ahead.png Wiggler Ahoy! Full Steam Ahead! This episode's objective is to defeat Wiggler.
4 The Sand Bird is Born.png The Sand Bird is Born This episode's objective is to ride the Sand Bird and collect the red coins.
5 PiantissimoSandSprint.png Il Piantissimo's Sand Sprint This episode's objective is to race against Il Piantissimo.
6 Redcoinscoralreef.png Red Coins in the Coral Reef This episode's objective is to collect red coins in the coral reef.
7 ShadowMarioAfter Him.png It's Shadow Mario! After Him! This episode's objective is to defeat Shadow Mario as he runs around Gelato Beach.
8 The Watermelon Festival.png The Watermelon Festival This episode's objective is to push a large watermelon to the fruit cabana.
9 Red Coins in the Sand Castle.png Red Coins in the Sand Castle This episode's objective is to collect the red coins in the Dune Bud Sand Castle Secret.
10 Sandy Shine Sprite.png Sandy Shine Sprite This episode's objective is to find the Shine Sprite in a hidden staircase within a Dune Bud.

Enemies[edit]

Blue Coin locations[edit]

# Image Episode(s) Location
1 A Blue Coin in Gelato Beach in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All (Except for Episode 3) Obtained by spraying a hidden brown marking on the beach near the Sand Cabana.
2 A Blue Coin in Gelato Beach in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All (Except for Episode 3) Obtained by spraying a hidden brown marking on the beach around halfway between the Sand Cabana and the peninsula.
3 A Blue Coin in Gelato Beach in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All (Except for Episode 3) Obtained by spraying a hidden brown marking on the beach near the Surf Cabana.
4 A Blue Coin in Gelato Beach in the game Super Mario Sunshine. Episodes 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 Obtained by spraying a hidden brown marking on the peninsula.
5 A Blue Coin in Gelato Beach in the game Super Mario Sunshine. Episodes 1, 2, and 4 Obtained by spraying and jumping on the single red Cataquack on the beach.
6 A Blue Coin in Gelato Beach in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All Obtained by spraying the corresponding Triangle Graffiti on walls on opposite sides of the beach.
7 A Blue Coin in Gelato Beach in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All Same as Blue Coin 6.
8 A Blue Coin in Gelato Beach in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All On the center of the ceiling in the Sand Cabana.
9 A Blue Coin in Gelato Beach in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All In the pathway of the water-powered swing on the island off the shore of the beach.
10 A Blue Coin in Gelato Beach in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All On the big palm tree supporting the swing on the island.
11 A Blue Coin in Gelato Beach in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All (Except Episode 5) Underwater, far off the shore of the island.
12 A Blue Coin in Gelato Beach in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All (Except Episode 5) Underwater, between the island and the coral reef.
13 A Blue Coin in Gelato Beach in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All (Except Episode 5) Following a school of fish near Blue Coin 12.
14 A Blue Coin in Gelato Beach in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All (Except Episode 5) Following a school of fish near the coral reef.
15 A Blue Coin in Gelato Beach in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All Underneath the pier behind the Surf Cabana.
16 A Blue Coin in Gelato Beach in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All Obtained by spraying graffiti on a small cliff area next to the Sand Cabana.
17 A Blue Coin in Gelato Beach in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All Between two walls up a hill on the Surf Cabana side of the beach. It can be reached by falling from the tightropes area.
18 A Blue Coin in Gelato Beach in the game Super Mario Sunshine, there are three more above this coin on other clouds Episode 4 On top of a cloud in the Sand Bird Area.[2]
19 Episode 4 Same as Blue Coin 18, but a little higher up.
20 Episode 4 Same as Blue Coin 19, but a little higher up.
21 Episode 4 Same as Blue Coin 20, but near the top.
22 A Blue Coin in Gelato Beach in the game Super Mario Sunshine. Episode 6 (Yoshi Required) Hidden under a Dune Bud covered in an Orange Juice Generator next to the Sand Cabana. Use Yoshi to spray this goop and spray the Dune Bud itself to reveal the blue coin.
23 Two Blue Coin in Gelato Beach in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All Spray the blue bird that perches on the tightrope in the cliff area above the beach.
24 All Same as Blue Coin 23.
25 A Blue Coin in Gelato Beach in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All (Rocket Nozzle Required) Floating high above a hut next to the Shine Tower.
26 A Blue Coin in Gelato Beach in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All On top of a pole connected to a tightrope in the cliff area next to the beach, on the Sand Cabana side.
27 A Blue Coin in Gelato Beach in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All Floating above the highest tightrope on the Surf Cabana side of the beach.
28 A Blue Coin in Gelato Beach in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All Obtained by dropping any fruit into the juicer on the roof of the Surf Cabana.
29 A Blue Coin in Gelato Beach in the game Super Mario Sunshine. Episode 6 (Yoshi Required) Use Yoshi to spray the beehive under the hut next to the Shine Tower and eat all of the bees.
30 A Blue Coin in Gelato Beach in the game Super Mario Sunshine. Episodes 5-8 Obtained by defeating the single blue Cataquack sleeping on the tree next to the Shine Tower.

Fruit locations[edit]

Banana[edit]

Papaya[edit]

  • Sand Cabana

Pineapple[edit]

  • Sand Cabana

Durian[edit]

  • In a grassy patch on the beach, under a tree.

Coconut[edit]

  • Found by spraying it out of a coconut tree.

Nozzle locations[edit]

Hover Nozzle[edit]

  • Directly to the right of the Sand Cabana.

Rocket Nozzle[edit]

  • On a tiny gorge on the easternmost side of the beach.
  • On a small cliff southeast of the Shine Tower. It is available beginning in Episode 5.

Turbo Nozzle[edit]

  • On the small island southeast of the rest of the beach.
  • On a cliff west of the Shine Tower. It is available beginning in Episode 4.

Music[edit]

Main article: Isle Delfino (theme)

The "Gelato Beach" theme is an arrangement of the "Isle Delfino" theme in the key of C major, similar to the themes of Bianco Hills and Ricco Harbor. However, Gelato Beach's music is arranged in the style of Trinidadian calypso, with prominent saxophone and steel drum instrumentation. It was composed by Koji Kondo.

Audio.svg Gelato Beach - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Sunshine
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Official description[edit]

Isle Delfino Guide Book information for Gelato Beach.

The isle's largest beach sprawls under perfect blue skies. Have a swim, enjoy a famous smoothie, and bask in the glow of the Shine Tower.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese マンマビーチ
Manma Bīchi
Mamma Beach; from "mamma" (meaning "mother"), a term often associated with Italian cuisine in Japanese

French Gelato-les-Flots
Gelato-the-Waves; possibly a pun on the actual French city Palavas-les-Flots.
German Playa del Sol
Spanish for Sun Beach
Italian Lido Raggiante
Radiant Beach
Spanish Playa Gelato
Gelato Beach

Trivia[edit]

Gelato Beach as shown in the Super Mario Sunshine intro.
  • Gelato Beach, Pianta Village, and Delfino Plaza are the only places that contain a hidden picture of a Shine Sprite that releases a secret Shine Sprite when sprayed with water.
  • One of the photos in the Super Mario Sunshine end credits shows Mario, Toad and Yellow Toad swimming through the coral reef from episode 6.
  • In the E3 2002 trailer, Gelato Beach was shown to be covered in electric goop that acted like common goop, but it was removed for unknown reasons.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Loe, Casey. Super Mario Sunshine Perfect Guide. Page 53.
  2. ^ Loe, Casey. Super Mario Sunshine Perfect Guide. Page 55.