I always wondered why I never finished this one when I was younger. Replaying it now, I 100% see why. Despite its good ideas, great tropical aesthetic, music, and charm, Sunshine is a game that needed way more than the 18 months of development it was given. Stiff FLUDD-less Mario controls, infuriating mission design for some Shines, and the more linear structure compared to 64 make Sunshine an ultimately good, but weaker game compared to its predecessor and successors.