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Great RPG for both beginners and veterans

Just a great game. Manages to take all the fun elements of the Mario world and its characters and pairs them perfectly with a simple to understand but still compelling turn-based RPG battle system. I'd read that this was originally meant to be a sequel to Super Mario RPG for the SNES, but, as I've never really played that, I can't speak to how similar it really is. Nonetheless, if you grew up with that game but have never played Paper Mario, I'm sure you'll want to give it a chance.

An N64 Classic

Probably the best of the Rare "collectathons". Takes that fun element of Super Mario 64 (among others it borrows from) and takes it up a notch but not in a mind-numbingly tedious way. I'd probably have to say that I prefer Super Mario 64, but if you've already played that and are looking for a new but similar 3D platformer for the system that expands upon Mario and adds a greater touch of humor and characterization then you should definitely check out Banjo-Kazooie.

Perhaps as classic a platformer as Super Mario 64

If you loved Super Mario 64 and/or any of the other "collectathons" for the N64 then you should love Sunshine. The mechanics are a little different (obviously you didn't have a hose/jetpack apparatus in any of those other games) and even things like the long jump are not possible. At the same time, though, the FLUDD gives the game a little something extra. And the general ambience of the game and all of its stages might be enough to warrant buying it. Just a whole lot of colorful fun. And if you still want to play some without the pack, there are a number of special stages that'll make you wanna throw your controller through a wall each time you misjudge a leap and Mario falls to his demise.