Road to the Big Windmill
Template:Missionbox The Road to the Big Windmill is the first episode of Bianco Hills in Super Mario Sunshine, and is subsequently the first numbered episode of the game. The player should already have the Shine Sprite they've collected from the Delfino Airstrip, but that Shine Sprite was not part of an actual episode.
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The first episode of this level begins with an introduction scene, which shows Shadow Mario standing near the bridge to the Big Windmill, next to a Goop Generator. The goal of this episode is to defeat said Goop Generator.
The Goop Generator is located on the countryside next to the lake. However, for this mission only, the gate to the countryside is closed to prevent any of the Graffiti from entering the village. While Mario cannot enter through the gate, he can get to the countryside in one of two ways: One way is by jumping over the wall the gate is a part of by using the buildings and tightropes in the village to gain height. Another way is to simply follow the path along the wall to the waterwheel and move under it.
Once at the countryside, the player will find Graffiti all over the ground. Cleaning it up by spraying it with F.L.U.D.D. will cause trees to grow out of the ground. Following the path will lead to the Goop Generator, which is continuously sending Piranhabons rolling down the path. By spraying the Goop Generator, a Polluted Piranha will come out of it. Spraying the Polluted Piranha when it opens its mouth three times will defeat it, causing the path to rise up to the bridge and the episode's Shine Sprite will appear.
Alternatively, Mario can choose to ignore the Shine Sprite and proceed to climb the Big Windmill and battle Petey Piranha (which is the objective of the next episode), making this one of the few episodes in the game that can be skipped.[1] If Mario talks to a Pianta on the way up, the Pianta will say that Mario is getting ahead of himself.
