Super Mario Sunshine/Controls

Basic Controls Control Action Control Stick Move Mario / move Yoshi A Jump / swim B Body Slam / swim down / pick up / throw / talk The action of B differs depending on the situation - it can also be used to pull items, open doors and more. C-Stick (left and right) Rotate camera C-Stick (up and down) Zoom in / zoom out X Switch nozzle (FLUDD) Y Fix camera over Mario's shoulder (Mario-Cam) L Center camera behind Mario R Use FLUDD - Press lightly to squirt while running, press down fully to stand and aim the spray. Z Guidebook Start Pause / menu Special moves Control Action L + Control Stick (left or right) Sidestep Control Stick + A + A + A Triple Jump While running do a normal jump, then just as you land do another jump, then as you land do a third jump; the last jump will be a somersault. Control Stick (rotate) + A Spin Jump Rotate stick at least once then jump to perform this move. A + L Ground Pound In mid-air after jumping, press L to perform this move (also works in mid-air while falling). A (while against a wall) Wall Kick Jump toward as wall and press A when against it to jump backwards off the wall. Can be done many times in a row. Control Stick (left or right) + A Side Somersault (sometimes called back-flip) Simply move Mario the opposite direction to where he is facing and immediately press A. Control Stick + B Slide Control Stick + B (wet ground) Slip Slide, slide a long way fast. Control Stick + B + A Front somersault Repeat this to have Mario move a bit faster. Using FLUDD Control Action R while in water fill up FLUDD's tank X Switch between primary and secondary nozzle R + Control Stick Aim squirt Y then R Mario-Cam squirting R + A Back somersault R + A while jumping spam spray spin then R Sprinkler Squirt in a circle spin then R then press A Sprinkler Spin Jump L + R + Control Stick (left or right) Sidestep squirt R while hanging from a rope, then A Super Whirl Jump Riding Yoshi Control Action Control Stick Move A Jump B Eat fruit / enemy X Dismount R Spit juice (after eating fruit) A then L Ground pound