Super Mario Sunshine

GameCube

ThePixelJunkie 26 Jul 2024 06:39

May or may not be easier but I was curious if this would work or not after reading the comments. Instead of the intended way, I went the rocket nozzle route

I started the cheevo as normal from palm tree, head over and get rocket nozzle (since you can land on grass but not sand), rocket to water, swim around and rocket to the beached boat nearby, spray from boat to open the sand castle again, rocket back in water then rocket and dive into the sand castle.

Took a little to judge the distance but mario can actually swim without touching the sand much closer, compared to if you walked from the beach into the water. The spot that he starts the swimming animation I mean, if that makes sense.

Anyway, that's how I did it. Really wasn't wanting to bounce on these quacks

ThePixelJunkie 26 Jul 2024 07:39

Here's a visual, starting where you get the rocket nozzle.

https://clips.twitch.tv/DaintyConcernedRuffBCWarrior-3x6Q0Qn0hiUfKoiE

Empovyle 28 Jul 2024 22:30

This achievement is extremely frustrating, I've made it into the sand castle twice now using PixelJunkie's method but apparently I'm touching a singular microscopic grain of sand before the loading zone triggers so the achievement stays locked

namae3 2 Aug 2024 22:18

i do think it should let you touch the ground for like an 8th of a second or something

jetstreamj 8 Aug 2024 13:15

Shoutouts to your method @HeyoDabido, waiting for these damn quacks to line themselves up might have made me eat my controller. I got it in about ten or fifteen minutes of trying. The last quack is the most frustrating part of this achievement. It has to be juuuuust right to both be able to make it to it at all and ALSO get to the castle. Happy to get this one out of the way.

SneakySnail 16 Aug 2024 02:33

LinkLight aint getting this one for sure 💀💀💀

Linklight 18 Aug 2024 05:15

I think this is the worst achievement in the game. Too much RNG

TrashCity 31 Aug 2024 18:58

Thanks @HeyoDabido worked like a charm, wanted to add you can hit Y while jumping it and moves your camera to get better angles. I tried a few times to get the last one before the castle but it was too far so I just did the one before.

Olboll 16 Sep 2024 11:27

@Heydabido is a genius, I was trying for four hours with the recommended strat before switching to his version, got it in less than 15 minutes!

EvieCookie 22 Sep 2024 00:13

@HeyoDabido thanks a lot!

LittlePetbob 9 Oct 2024 08:20

@HeyoDabido thanks for this easy workaround. Dont be afraid to dive at the last moment if you cant reach a quack, Mario will bounce as normal and you can recover from the momentum.

CassetteCobra 15 Oct 2024 15:53

I figured Heyo trick out on my own, but I'm glad someone posted for other peeps sake. This 25 pointer isn't that bad once you realize you can simply create the castle again while on a Cataquack!

Taltalon 19 Oct 2024 16:02

Just take your time and don't overthink it. It's not that difficult I promise. Did it in 15 minutes.

Saive10 8 Nov 2024 01:52

I have to wonder who comes up with these kind of Achievements, but this was made tolerable by @HeyoDabido's solution.

OliviaWants2BePretty 27 Nov 2024 16:23

Pain

Auri64 12 Jan 2025 14:22

Im sure I found an exploit since well i activated the castle on the tree took my time on the birds and reactived it on the birds and it still worked for whatever reason

timenoe 12 Jan 2025 14:32

That is allowed

OliviaWants2BePretty 12 Jan 2025 14:35

Pretty much everyone in the comments did that too

heromante 31 Mar 2025 01:49

@ThePixelJunkie's method worked perfectly. I recorded a video of a safe and optimized route to get this achievement that doesn't rely on enemy RNG.

https://youtu.be/uHSXD9V1snI

lagoooona 4 Apr 2025 20:43

Thanks HeyoDabido, not too bad with your solution :)