This game was great.  Why no direct sequels?  Why did they have to add water guns and .....well....Space? 

I suppose Mario 128 was cancelled too?

Super Mario Galaxy was a great game too.  Super Mario Sunshine could have been better if they had more worlds instead of blue coin fetching.  I think Mario has stayed true to his fun roots.

Super Mario Galaxy was an amazing game, and a worthy sequel to 64. I just wish it wasn't so damn linear

"Super Mario Galaxy was a great game too.  Super Mario Sunshine could have been better if they had more worlds instead of blue coin fetching.  I think Mario has stayed true to his fun roots.
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Super Mario Galaxy was better than Super Mario 64 in my opinion I was letdown a bit by Marioi Sunshine but it was an alright game.

I think the two games mentioned were direct sequels. If what you're saying is that Nintendo could have just put together an 'expansion pack' for the game on the N64 then I agree they could, but I respect them as well for not doing that.

Galaxy, if I'm being honest, is far better than SM64. I think they should make a direct sequel to that. (And, from what I hear, they are. Or at least planning to.)

Galaxy 2 is coming out soon.

"Galaxy 2 is coming out soon."

hey like changing every thing up, I ACTUALLY LIKED SUNSHINE BETTER THAN both of those games
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From the Nintendo press conference you'd think that the next Mario game will have him in a cage so that casual gamers can poke him with their Wii-motes. Just that - poking. No dynamic, no challenge, no levels, just poking.

"DarkLegend said:

"Galaxy 2 is coming out soon."

I thought according to everyone Nintendo doesn't make that sort of game anymore? ;)
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As much as I enjoyed Super Mario Galaxy, it just didn't have the same feel as Super Mario 64. I hope that's not nostalgia goggles talking because I can still play Mario 64 to this day and still enjoy it as much as I ever did when a lot of games from that area totally fail, but Galaxy just wasn't as good.

I thought Sunshine and Galaxy were direct sequels, you now as part of the series. 

Sunshine wasn't as good as SM64 but it still was a great game. I think Super Mario Galaxy is even better than Super Mario 64, even if it is more linear.

I think everyone here is missing the point. Super Mario World is the definitive and greatest Mario game, and all the others have been sequels/follow-ups. :p

I have owned and beat all of the Mario games.  I like them all.  I guess this one just revolutionized the series, that's why it stands out to me.  Sunshine expanded it, but had to give mario some kind of gimmick to keep it interesting, and it wasn't in the mushroom kingdom either, if you want to get totally old school.  Galaxy took it way out there with all kinds of new ways to play and it is great as well.  I just got tired of them waaay faster than I did 64.  Just me, I guess.  Didn't mean to offend you Mario fans, here's hoping the next one is even better than Galaxy!

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This game was great.  Why no direct sequels?  Why did they have to add water guns and .....well....Space? 

I suppose Mario 128 was cancelled too?

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Wasn't Mario 128 a tech demo for the Gamecube at some E3? It was just a platform with, like, 100 Marios jumping around on each other.

" Wasn't Mario 128 a tech demo for the Gamecube at some E3? It was just a platform with, like, 100 Marios jumping around on each other. "

i liked galaxy. expcept for that fucking camera