Delfino Airstrip
- This article is about the location in Super Mario Sunshine. For the mission also known as "Delfino Airstrip", see Red Coin Waterworks. For the musical theme, see Underground BGM (Super Mario Bros.) § Super Mario Sunshine.
- Not to be confused with Sunshine Airport.
| Delfino Airstrip | |
|---|---|
| |
| Area | Isle Delfino |
| How to unlock | None ("Delfino Airstrip Dilemma") Complete "New Threads" ("Red Coin Waterworks") |
| Boss | Proto Piranha (Mid-boss) |
| Shine Sprites | 2 |
| Blue coins | 19 |
Delfino Airstrip is a course in Super Mario Sunshine, and the first course accessed in the game, despite not being the first course with a full set of missions. It is a simple landing strip built on small islets on the waters near Delfino Plaza. Travelers can reach the mainland via small boats. Delfino Airstrip is the first area visited by the player, and is the place where FLUDD is encountered. After the player defeats the Proto Piranha and collects the first Shine Sprite, they leave the course, which cannot be revisited until after the player gains access to Corona Mountain. After entering the mountain (not necessarily completing it), the player can pay ten coins to a Pianta at Delfino Plaza to ride a boat to the airstrip.
Layout[edit]
The airstrip is made up of two long platforms connected at a right angle, built on top of three islands made of sand. The largest platform acts as a landing strip for planes and features a decal of a Shine Sprite. The end of the landing strip contains a few boxes and a large water tower, with a pool of water below. The other platform is thinner and holds a tower with a palm tree-shaped roof, a flag pole, and a small dock for the boat which brings people to and from the location. During "Red Coin Waterworks", the Hover Nozzle and Turbo Nozzle boxes are found here.
Also during the mission, several Cheep Cheeps appear on the smaller platform, Strollin' Stus appear on the larger platform, and several Coins appear everywhere around Delfino Airstrip.
Episodes[edit]
| Image | Name | Summary |
|---|---|---|
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Delfino Airstrip Dilemma | This episode's objective is to find FLUDD and defeat the Gatekeeper at the airstrip. |
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Red Coin Waterworks | This episode's objective is to find the eight red coins at the airstrip. |
Items[edit]
Blue coins[edit]
Only a single blue Coin can be collected in Delfino Airstrip, which counts towards Delfino Plaza's Blue Coins/
| # | Image | Episodes | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Red Coin Waterworks | Frozen in a block of ice inside the tower. |
Nozzles[edit]
The nozzle boxes do not appear during the first visit.
- Turbo Nozzle
- On the northwest edge of the airstrip, right of the Hover Nozzle.
- Hover Nozzle
- On the northwest edge of the airstrip, left of the Turbo Nozzle.
Super Smash Bros. series[edit]
Delfino Airstrip only makes a small background appearance in the Super Smash Bros. series in the Delfino Plaza stage, which appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The airstrip's model seems to be largely simplified from its appearance in Super Mario Sunshine, in that it simply looks like a floating block in the ocean.
Profiles[edit]
- Guidebook: A simple airstrip built on small islets in the waters near Delfino Plaza. Access to the mainland is via small boats.
Music[edit]
The "Delfino Airstrip" theme is an elongated arrangement of "Underground BGM" from Super Mario Bros. played on strings and piano backed by tropical percussion. When the player returns to the airstrip, "Isle Delfino" plays instead.
 Delfino Airstrip - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Sunshine | File info 0:30 |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | エアポート Eapōto |
Airport | [?] | |
| 海の上のエアポート Uminoueno Eapōto |
Airport on the Sea | [1] | ||
| French | Aéroport | Airport | [?] | |
| German | Pista Delfino | "Dolphin Runway" in Italian | [?] | |
| Italian | Aeroporto Delfino | Dolphin Airport | [2] | |
| Aeroporto sul mare | Airport on the sea | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia | [3] | |
| Spanish | Aeropuerto Delfino | Delfino Airport | [?] |
Notes[edit]
- After completing the game and going back to the airstrip, the guidebook will erroneously display Mario's location as being in Delfino Plaza. The airstrip is considered a submap of the plaza because its 100 Coin Shine is also the same as the 100-Coin Shine for Delfino Plaza.
- Through an elaborate glitch, it is possible for Mario to have the Turbo Nozzle when playing Delfino Airstrip for the first time. If he attempts to bust down the wooden doors this way, the game crashes.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario Sunshine section. Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 102.
- ^ «Aeroporto Delfino» – Guida turistica. Super Mario Sunshine (Italian).
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 102.
- ^ "BeaverThingify (May 14, 2017). Breaking a Door Crashes Super Mario Sunshine. YouTube. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
