Nozzle box
- “This is one of my nozzles, the... Oh, you cannot use it yet. It is only a hologram.”
- —FLUDD, Super Mario Sunshine
Nozzle boxes[1] (also called FLUDD Pack Boxes)[2]:26
Mario can open a nozzle box and equip the nozzle simply by jumping on the box. FLUDD begins each course while automatically equipped with the Hover Nozzle. FLUDD can have only two nozzles equipped at a time, but one of them must be the standard Squirt Nozzle. This means that if Mario wants to change nozzles, the Hover Nozzle is replaced. Whenever Mario switches nozzles via a nozzle box, his water supply is automatically refilled. If Mario gets on and off a Yoshi, FLUDD refills and its second nozzle switches to the Hover Nozzle. Additionally, although Mario can break open nozzle boxes while riding on a Yoshi's back, he cannot physically collect whatever nozzle attachment comes out of the nozzle box until he dismounts the Yoshi.
All three types can be found in Delfino Plaza's Bianco Square once Pinna Park is unlocked, though the Gray and Red ones are only holograms until their respective nozzle is unlocked by catching Shadow Mario carrying the nozzle after collecting 25 and 30 Shine Sprites, respectively. Most standard courses feature at least two types, except Pinna Park and Sirena Beach, which do not have any. Within a course, Blue Boxes are accessible from the start, but most of the Red Boxes and Gray Boxes appear as holograms at first, similar to in Delfino Plaza. Unlike in Delfino Plaza, however, in other courses Mario must find and open the one Red or Gray Box in the course that is solid, usually located in a hard-to-reach place in a later episode, to make all the other nozzle boxes of the same color solid. Additionally, a single Red Nozzle Box appears at the end of Corona Mountain. The game has a total of 10 Hover Nozzle boxes, 12 Rocket Nozzle boxes, and 11 Turbo Nozzle boxes.
Gallery[edit]
![All three nozzle boxes in Delfino Plaza. An additional Red Nozzle Box is located inside the tower in the central background, near the top of the screen.[8][9]](https://mario.wiki.gallery/images/thumb/3/37/SMS_Bianco_Square.png/120px-SMS_Bianco_Square.png)
All three nozzle boxes in Delfino Plaza. An additional Red Nozzle Box is located inside the tower in the central background, near the top of the screen.[8][9]
A Red Nozzle Box in Gelato Beach
A Red Nozzle Box in Noki Bay
A Gray Nozzle Box in Noki Bay
![All three nozzle boxes in Delfino Plaza. An additional Red Nozzle Box is located inside the tower in the central background, near the top of the screen.[8][9]](/File:SMS_Bianco_Square.png)
Names in other languages[edit]
Nozzle box[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ノズルボックス Nozuru Bokkusu |
Nozzle Box | [10] |
Hover Nozzle box[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ホバーノズルボックス Hobā Nozuru Bokkusu |
Hover Nozzle Box | [11]:106 | |
| French | Boîte aérobuse | Hover Nozzle Box | [12]:106 |
Rocket Nozzle box[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ロケットノズルボックス Roketto Nozuru Bokkusu |
Rocket Nozzle Box | [11]:106 | |
| French | Boîte catabuse | Rocket Nozzle Box | [12]:106 |
Turbo Nozzle box[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ターボノズルボックス Tābo Nozuru Bokkusu |
Turbo Nozzle Box | [11]:105 | |
| French | Boîte turbobuse | Turbo Nozzle Box | [12]:105 |
Notes[edit]
- Delfino Plaza additionally features a normally inaccessible Red Nozzle Box inside the bell tower over the prison. Through clipping glitches, it can be used.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b 2002. Super Mario Sunshine instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 24.
- ^ a b c d Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton (September 3, 2002). Super Mario Sunshine Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-3961-1. Page 25, 26.
- ^ Nintendo of America (August 19, 2024). Nintendo Museum Direct. YouTube (American English). Retrieved August 20, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Bogenn, Tim, and Doug Walsh (2002). Super Mario Sunshine Official Strategy Guide. BradyGAMES (American English). ISBN 0-7440-0180-3. Page 16, 35.
- ^ a b c Averill, Alan, and Jennifer Villarreal (2002). Super Mario Sunshine Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-930206-23-2. Page 11.
- ^ a b "The Rocket Nozzle and Turbo Nozzle are not always easy to find. Even when you do find the Red and White Nozzle Boxes that hold them, the boxes may be transparent. This means that you have to find a solid Red or White Nozzle Box elsewhere in the area (it may not even be in the same Episode), and get that first. From that point forward, the phantom Nozzle Boxes will be filled in." – Loe, Casey (August 12, 2002). Super Mario Sunshine Perfect Guide. Versus Books (American English). ISBN 1-931886-09-1. Page 6.
- ^ a b "FIRST AVAILABLE After Red/Black Hidden Boxes are uncovered" – Hodgson et al (September 3, 2002). Super Mario Sunshine Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 46.
- ^ a b scrumpy (April 2, 2017). Super Mario Sunshine - Collecting the Impossible Rocket Nozzle. YouTube. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ noclip.website, Super Mario Sunshine, "Delfino Plaza (after unlocking Pinna Park)". Retrieved April 13, 2026.
- ^ 2002. スーパーマリオサンシャイン (Sūpā Mario Sanshain) instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 24.
- ^ a b c October 19, 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Sunshine section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 105, 106.
- ^ a b c July 4, 2018. Super Mario Encyclopedia. Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 2302070046. Page 105, 106.
