Captivating Level Design

#shorts
This level is awesome

[MrDrLuigi_]

“When you pick up a Mario game, you don’t expect to feel anything other than lighthearted joy.”
Grandmaster Galaxy:

[ado-]

that texture for the shallow water at the very start of the level is running on a WII GAME!!! that looks so cool

[afox]

This gets even better when you realize that this is the last level before the final boss. They really captured the "Calm before the storm" emotion with this level ❤️

[typhoonthunder]

I can't believe Super Mario Galaxy 2 invented cinematography with the ending of Slimy Spring Galaxy

[ayo.]

The final section of this galaxy looks like something you'd expect to see at the end of a game. It might even be more beautiful and serene than the actual ending after beating Bowser or the Grandmaster Galaxy.

[AlxndrNevermando]

This level is peak Mario aesthetic. The sunset at the end still triggers such a feeling of calm and nostalgia. Hard to believe it’s been 14 years 😅.

[Peliha]

Guess the second game still has the emotional aspect of the first game, even if it's not as prominent.

[ThatLilBiGuy]

This level taught me an important lesson. Every level shouldn't feel like a level, but rather it's own unique adventure.

[GrobboVideos]

The fact that the soundtrack and overall sound is very quiet really builds on the atmosphere. One of my fave galaxys for sure

[nathanplays]

Also if people are curious captain toad is in that chest with the star.

[franceskinskij]

the first time I reached that ending I got really emotional for some reason

[Bluigi]

I've never heard a bigger fan of Slimy Springs Galaxy. It's great honestly, it's nice to see someone else who appreciates this underrated gem of a level.

[legoboy]

Mario does that dive in the Galaxy games whenever he's standing on a ledge above deep water and then jumps (a cue for this is that Mario will start peering downward over the ledge when standing there). He can do another variant of the dive if you face away from the ledge and backflip.

[Varooooooom]

I was maybe 14 or 15 when I first got to the end of this level, and I was blown away by how beautiful and simple that last bit of scenery was. Literally took a picture of it with my DSi hahaha. It was so weird, but so cool. A freaking linear water level, like c’mon. I feel like SM Odyssey honed in on this weirdness and took it to many extremes.

[Moonshine]

This level was so atmospheric to me as a kid. It lost its magic through me ageing but it still can kind of bring me back to that feeling. Damn am I grateful to grow up with Galaxy 1 & 2

[silverfire]

Fun Fact: in the first fog area where you use a launch star, there is a black hole in the fog you can never die too as you will only die from normal fall. Blackhole is literally invisible from the players vision and people had been wondering why it’s set in this galaxy in the first place.

[JohnAmmari]

Or, hear me out, they just made a good water level

[PervoTheClown]

One of the best levels in any Mario game in the franchise

[Fireluigi]

Something worth noting is that the flowers at the end seem to be Lily of the Valley. Per wikipedia, "In the 'language of flowers', the lily of the valley signifies the return of happiness."

You might not be far off.

[JAVIERbayern]

I played SMG2 more than 10 years ago and still can remember that sunset at the end. So iconic.