![]() In this case, the player encounters Phantamanta at the first level of Sirena Beach, “The Manta Storm.” Here, Mario and F.L.U.D.D. ![]() Usually, we would expect boss battles at the end of a level, as a sort of marker that the player completed every other objective in the level except the epic conclusion. ![]() When I’m thinking about the battle against Phantamanta, what stands out for me is the size, the amount of goo it produces, its ability to separate into smaller versions of themselves which complicates the battle, and the fact that its goo produces electricity which can paralyze Mario for a short time. This also causes an economic crisis, since with no sunlight, crops and fruit will not grow and tourists will not want to go spend their vacation on a beach that is covered by a shadow all the time. We are instead in the middle of an ecological crisis where Isla Delfino is losing its natural sunlight. Super Mario Sunshine provides a unique, tropical game experience where the player is no longer in the Mushroom Kingdom jumping on Goombas. A lot of these enemies have adapted transformations and different mechanics to keep up with Mario’s different power ups, tools, and abilities depending on the game in the franchise. Similarly to most of the monsters in Super Mario Sunshine, Phantamanta can emerge from the goo-like substance, sink buildings and people who are covered by the goo, and is weak to water. From all these monsters, one has stood out to me as a warning of what could have been Isle Delfino’s end: Phantamanta (originally known as “the Manta”). Therefore, I’m talking about the monsters or bosses in Super Mario Sunshine as examples of how ecological damage create an impact in our livelihood and environment. Super Mario Sunshine has aged well, considering how we are living in the Anthropocene, and we are the ones responsible for the drastic changes the planet is going through. And let’s not forget how Gooper Blooper caused massive oil spills on the island’s port, causing them to lose resources and money since they would not be able to ship products to other parts of the world. People may argue how a lot of the monsters in this game were repeated in the different stages of Isle Delfino, but there were quite a few monsters that made an ecological impact on the island.įor example, we have the piranha plant gatekeepers who cause structures and people to sink to their doom through the goo-like substance they produce. While I was thinking about this, my nostalgia kicked in and invited me to relive some of my favorite moments with my favorite game from the Mario franchise: Super Mario Sunshine. Recently, the scary design of video game monsters hasn’t been on my mind as much as what the monster represents and does, especially when it causes devastating damage to the game environment. Edcel Javier Cintron Gonzalez, Contributing Editor Every year around scary season, GwG offers a menagerie of thoughts on some of our favorite video game monsters.
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