unseen64August 22, 2001 -
Well, it's finally happened.
Nintendo has unveiled the
next-generation of the Mario
franchise -- the successor to
Super Mario 64 as it were.
Press on-hand at Nintendo's
Space World 2001 event in
Tokyo, Japan caught a glimpse
of the anticipated sequel for
GameCube during a brief video
previewed by
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unseen64August 22, 2001 -
Well, it's finally happened.
Nintendo has unveiled the
next-generation of the Mario
franchise -- the successor to
Super Mario 64 as it were.
Press on-hand at Nintendo's
Space World 2001 event in
Tokyo, Japan caught a glimpse
of the anticipated sequel for
GameCube during a brief video
previewed by designer Shigeru
Miyamoto. The footage
officially introduced Mario
Sunshine as the title of the
game and highlighted 30 or so
seconds of in-game footage
that consisted of some big,
interactive environments that
would make platform junkies
drool and a whole lot of
trademark jumping. When it was
all over was everyone present
speechless and giddy? Well,
not exactly -- but there's
definitely promise, and as
usual Nintendo is keeping the
majority of the game a secret
at this point.[...]The
environment -- the one
previewed, was not at all like
what one might expect coming
out of Super Mario 64. Instead
of bright green pastures and
castle backdrops, Mario
manipulated what can best be
described as a city and
suburbia -- a setting much
more fitting for a Sonic
Adventure. The plumber jumped
and flipped up houses to roof
tops, ran through quiet
roadways and down alley
entrances. The size of the
area seemed three or four
times the standard level in
Super Mario 64, and more
detailed too. But not so
detailed as to be shocking.
Rather, some of the texture
work on the background areas
seemed rather primitive when
compared to some other
GameCube titles, and the
geometry constructing some 3D
objects wasn't terribly
impressive.cube.ign/articles/0
97/0976...

Category Travel & Places

Tags Mario, Sunshine, Beta, Space, World, Trailer