Blooper Surfing Safari
| Episode | |
|---|---|
| Blooper Surfing Safari | |
| |
| Location | Ricco Harbor |
| Mission # | 2 |
| Game | Super Mario Sunshine |
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- “Show me some super Blooper-surfing, and win yourself a prize!”
- —Pianta, Super Mario Sunshine
Blooper Surfing Safari, or Blooper Surfin' Safari,[1] is the second episode of Ricco Harbor in Super Mario Sunshine. The episode's objective is to use Blooper Racers to complete a racecourse. After completing the episode once, the player can return to this episode to collect the Secret Shine Blooper-Surfing Sequel. The title is a reference to The Beach Boys song "Surfin' Safari".
Layout
During this mission, a pier is placed to the right of the player's starting position, which contains the Pianta Big Daddy and his Blooper Racers. The player needs to use a Blooper Racer to enter a tunnel underneath the plaza (where Gooper Blooper was fought in the last episode), as the tunnel entrance is surrounded by oil, making entering the tunnel difficult. Once the player enters the tunnel, they are brought to a racecourse.
Once the player lands in the racecourse, the Pianta there challenges the player to race a lap of the racecourse in under forty-five seconds. The path of the race is a large road filled with water, so the player needs to use one of the Blooper Racers to complete the challenge. However, the course has many obstacles on it and crashing into one or the surrounding walls makes the player lose a life and have to start over. Obstacles include stationary and moving blocks, spikes, and spinning walls. If the player makes it to the goal in under forty-five seconds, they are rewarded with a Shine Sprite.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ＧＯ！ＧＯ！イカサーフィン[?] Gō! Gō! Ika Sāfin |
Go! Go! Squid Surfin' | |
| French (NOE) | La surf attitude[?] | The Surf Attitude | |
| German | Blooper-Surf-Safari[?] | Blooper Surf Safari | |
| Italian | Surf e safari sui calamari[?] | Surf-safari on squids | |
| Spanish (NOE) | ¡Calamarsurfeando![?] | Squid Surfing! |
Trivia
- When in the Blooper surfing area, if the player stands next to a wall with Mario's back facing it and activates the first-person view, the skybox for the area can be seen, which is the same background used in certain secret levels such as The Hillside Cave Secret or the Dune Bud Sand Castle Secret. The music in the area before starting the race is also the one used in said secret levels.
References
- ^ Loe, Casey. Super Mario Sunshine Perfect Guide. Page 45.
