Super Mario Sunshine Gets Unofficial PC Port with 60 FPS, Widescreen

An unofficial PC port of Super Mario Sunshine has arrived, and it's a seriously impressive remaster that Nintendo never made.

Reported by DSO Gaming and Screen Rant, the native port lets you play the 2002 GameCube title on PC without an emulator for the first time. Available for Windows and Linux, the whole game comes in an easy-install launcher where you can tweak graphics, controls, and other gameplay options.

The upgrades go well beyond what emulation offers. You can render the game at up to 8x the original resolution, with support for 2x, 4x, or 8x MSAA, FXAA, up to 16x anisotropic filtering, and sharpening. It also runs at a smooth 60 FPS and supports windowed, borderless, or fullscreen modes, plus widescreen displays up to 32:9.

Control schemes now include mouse and keyboard, as well as automatic support for Xbox, PlayStation, and third-party controllers. Camera options have been expanded to give you a free camera for those awkward corners, and you can control the speed of movement.

Super Mario Sunshine was always a divisive entry — Isle Delfino is one of the series' best settings, and the water pump raised the skill ceiling, but the path to completion felt restrictive. This port brings the game much more in line with modern expectations, and for anyone who never played it growing up, this is the best way to experience it in 2026.

Rumor: Nintendo hasn't confirmed the next Super Mario game, but rumors continue to swirl that an unannounced 3D open-world title is in development. Don't expect any news on that before 2027.

• DSO Gaming
• Fan Project
• Nintendo
• PC port
• remaster
• Super Mario Sunshine