The Nintendo Switch's rarest Mario game is now available to play on PC
Topics: Super Mario, PC, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch
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Topics: Super Mario, PC, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch
One of the silliest things Nintendo has ever done was make Super Mario 3D All-Stars a limited release.
Super Mario 3D All-Stars was a trilogy collection containing Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario Galaxy. They featured updated controls for the Nintendo Switch and playable soundtracks but not much else.
When the release was eventually discontinued, it left these games in a weird spot of limbo, as today you can still play Super Mario 64 via Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, and Super Mario Galaxy through its own separate release from earlier this year.
Super Mario Sunshine is only playable on the Nintendo Switch through the 3D collection, however, and grabbing a copy nowadays can be rather pricey.
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There’s a relatively simple workaround for this though. Super Mario Sunshine is now playable on PC thanks to one of the latest decompilations and it’s actually more cost-efficient than buying Super Mario 3D All-Stars second-hand.
Prices for Super Mario 3D All-Stars vary significantly. Some still offer it at its original retail price, but some sellers list it with absurd $100 price-tags. Sure, it’s a bit of a rarity nowadays, but it’s hardly worth that much.
Instead, some gamers might be more inclined to play the ‘ReShine’ version of the game, brought to PC via recompilation.
Gameplay footage of this PC port in action was shared by binsent_o on X, who explained it was created with “tools made by ExpansionPak (DolRecomp / ModernGekko)” for Linux.
It’s fully playable based on the video provided and to the untrained eye you could easily mistake it for the original release.
— binsento 🇧🇷 (@binsent_o) July 14, 2026
At the time of writing it’s not out in the wild and ready for you to download, but it will be soon. When it does see the light of day all you’ll need to play it is a physical copy of the game for Nintendo GameCube.
These fetch around the $20-$30 range on average which is much better than the higher asking price of the Super Mario 3D All-Stars.
Because you’ll be playing it on PC too you’ll also have access to mods, such as Super Mario Eclipse. A performance boost should also give the resolution and framerate some love, making it the ideal way to play for a lot of gamers out there.
The only way PC falls short is the loss of that authentic experience that makes playing these classics so enjoyable in 2026. That said, the best workaround for this is to connect a bluetooth controller to your PC so it still feels like you’re playing the OG version.
Nintendo created a bluetooth GameCube controller for the Nintendo Switch 2 so if you have one of those that should work fine.
Again, Nintendo was incredibly silly for locking Super Mario Sunshine behind the 3D All-Stars collection. It’s surprising that the game hasn’t been added to Nintendo Switch Online for the Nintendo Switch 2 yet, but perhaps that’s why.
If Nintendo does add the game to its subscription service it basically invalidates its over-priced collection. It might as well have never existed.