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[[Image:NBay.png|thumb|300px|right|A bird's eye view of '''Noki Bay'''.]]
{{location infobox
|image=[[File:SMS Noki Bay Overview.png|250px]]
|greater_location=[[Isle Delfino]]
|inhabitants=[[Noki]]s, [[Raccoon]], [[Cheep Cheep|Cheep-Cheep]]s
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' ([[List of games by date#2002|2002]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
}}
{{quote|This bay actually contains the tomb of an ancient [[List of implied characters#Noki King|Noki king]]! When [[Mario|you]] spray water on the [[wall painting]]s, a path usually opens. It's almost like magic!|Noki elder|Super Mario Sunshine}}
'''Noki Bay''' is one of the areas of [[Isle Delfino]], the main setting of ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. Noki Bay is located at the north behind the island's "dorsal fin." As the name implies, this area is a home to the [[Noki]]s. In order to access Noki Bay, the player has to have collected at least twenty [[Shine Sprite]]s. Doing so causes a column of light to appear at the pier of [[Delfino Plaza]], and staring up into it transports [[Mario]] to Noki Bay, similar to the method used when entering the [[Tower of the Wing Cap]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''.


'''Noki Bay''' is one of the areas of [[Isle Delfino]], the main setting of the [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] game ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. Noki Bay is located at the north behind the islands "dorsal fin". The [[Noki]] live here in the platforms floating in the bay. The structures have shells on them, possibly because the Noki's carry shells on their backs. Many small square pictures on the cliffs can be pushed in when sprayed, revealing a secret alcove. They are actually switches hiding several hidden tunnels and [[Blue Coin]]s. The picture switches have 6 different designs on them, the blank ones making the total number of designs seven.
Noki Bay is notable for having by far the fewest interactive friendly characters of any major area in ''Super Mario Sunshine''. Throughout all of Noki Bay's episodes, the only characters who Mario can talk to are the [[Noki elder]], his [[Noki grandson|grandson]], the grandson's wife (who also carries their infant child), and the [[Raccoon]] who runs the [[mudboat]] rental shop. However, many more friendly Nokis appear in the underwater city in Episode 8, but they cannot be spoken to. Noki Bay is also the only area in the game that cannot be clearly seen from any other location. As such, [[Corona Mountain]] is the only other location that can be seen from Noki Bay. If a player in [[Pianta Village]] makes their way to the top of the tree next to the spa, it is possible to see the area where Gooper Blooper is fought in Episode 2 and the wall that the path up to the area's waterfall rests on, but no other parts of the stage are visible or modeled.


[[Image:nokibay.jpeg|thumb|238px|left|The '''Noki Bay'''.]]
==Layout==
An old [[Noki Elder|Noki]] fisherman and his grandson will help [[Mario]] throughout the levels, giving him a diving helmet and tips. [[Gooper Blooper]] makes a return here at one of the cliffs peaks.
[[File:SMS Noki Bay Episode 1 Intro.png|thumb|left|Noki Bay, during the period when the water was polluted.]]
He blocks a hole to a room for the ancient [[Noki King]]'s tomb. Several Noki shells are on the walls, as are two large jugs that hold a Blue Coin each.
Noki Bay has several platforms along the mountain and large pillar-like structures rising out of the water. The pillars have large shells at the top, with one leading to [[The Shell's Secret|a secret course]], and the pillars are connected together by [[rope]]s. Before completing [[Eely-Mouth's Dentist|Episode 4]], the water in the bay is [[Slimy water|polluted]] and will damage Mario if he tries to swim in it. In several of the episodes, there are a number of platforms floating in the water, with some being trampolines.  


Noki Bay is one of the most beautiful locations on the island, with crystal clear water and mysterious, old ruins. It is here that [[Eely Mouth|Eely Mouth's]] gingivitis has polluted the waters. The eel is in a huge underwater chamber that can be reached by a large waterfall.
Directly ahead of where the player starts is a large cliff-side with many platforms leading up it. Mario has to make use of [[Lift]]s and [[Wall Jump]]s in order to progress upward. During the [[Uncork the Waterfall|first episode]], many of the platforms are covered by [[goop]], and washing away the [[graffiti]] on the walls will cause the platforms to reappear. At the top of all the platforms is a hole where a large waterfall is flowing out of. At the bottom of the waterfall is a large cavern where Episodes 4 and [[The Red Coin Fish|8]] take place.


Mario must collect at least 20 [[Shine Sprite]]s to enter this level.
To the left of the players starting point is a coastal area where a large ruin is embedded in the cliff. Placed along the cliff are several [[wall painting]]s that will recede into the wall and reveal a path when sprayed. At the base of the cliff and along the coast is a Boat Rental shop run by a Raccoon, who according to a nearby [[sign]] charges 90,000 [[coin]]s for his rentals. In the first episode, the shop's mudboat is adrift due to the waterfall being clogged, but in later episodes, the raccoon allows Mario to use the boat for free. After Mario cleans Eely Mouth's teeth and the bay's water is clear again, the raccoon thanks Mario for cleaning the bay.
{{br}}


==in game description==
==Episodes==
''Steep cliffs and sea beds are what the Nokis call home. The huge waterfall and the 3 soaring towers resonate with mystic history.''
{{Sunshine episodes table|sortable=yes
|image1=[[File:NokiBayMonty.png|200px]]
|episode1=[[Uncork the Waterfall]]
|summary1=This episode's objective is to defeat the [[Monty Mole]] at the top of the cliff.
|image2=[[File:SMS Noki Bay Episode 2.png|200px]]
|episode2={{sort|Boss of Tricky Ruins, The|[[The Boss of Tricky Ruins]]}}
|summary2=This episode's objective is to defeat [[Gooper Blooper]] at the top of the ruins.
|image3=[[File:SMS Noki Bay Episode 3.png|200px]]
|episode3=[[Red Coins in a Bottle]]
|summary3=This episode's objective is to collect the [[Red Coin|red coin]]s in a small bottle.
|image4=[[File:SMS Eely Mouths Dentist.png|200px]]
|episode4=[[Eely-Mouth's Dentist]]
|summary4=This episode's objective is to "defeat" [[Eely-Mouth]] at the bottom of the bay.
|image5=[[File:SMS Noki Bay Il Piantissimo.png|200px]]
|episode5=[[Il Piantissimo's Surf Swim]]
|summary5=This episode's objective is to race against [[Il Piantissimo]].
|image6=[[File:SMSunshine SecretLevel.png|200px]]
|episode6={{sort|Shell's Secret, The|[[The Shell's Secret]]}}
|summary6=This episode's objective is to reach a shell at the top of the bay and complete its secret course.
|image7=[[File:SMS Noki Bay Shadow Mario.png|200px]]
|episode7=[[Hold It, Shadow Mario!]]
|summary7=This episode's objective is to defeat [[Shadow Mario]] as he runs around Noki Bay.
|image8=[[File:RedCoinFish.png|200px]]
|episode8={{sort|Red Coin Fish, The|[[The Red Coin Fish]]}}
|summary8=This episode's objective is to collect the [[Red Coin|red coin]]s in the underwater cavern.
|image9=[[File:A Golden Bird.png|200px]]
|episode9={{sort|Golden Bird, A|[[A Golden Bird]]}}
|summary9=This episode's objective is to find and spray a golden [[Bird (Super Mario Sunshine)|bird]].
|image10=[[File:Red Coins on the Half Shell.png|200px]]
|episode10=[[Red Coins on the Half Shell]]
|summary10=This episode's objective is to collect the red coins in the Shell's Secret.
}}


==Episodes==
==Enemies==
'''Episode 1: Uncork the Waterfall'''
<gallery>
The [[Noki]] fisherman thinks that the corked waterfall is the reason for the bay's pollution. [[Mario]] needs to ascend the rocks and cliffs to defeat the [[Monty Mole]] and free the waterfall.
Sunshine Blooper Model.png|[[Blooper]]s (during [[The Boss of Tricky Ruins|Episode 2]])
SMS Asset Model Bob-omb.png|[[Bob-omb]]s (during [[Uncork the Waterfall|Episode 1]])
Sunshine Pink Cheep Model.png|[[Cheep Cheep|Cheep-Cheep]]s
Cheep Cheep bird back bars SMS.png|[[Cheep Cheep (bird)|Cheep Cheep]]s and [[Puncher]]s
Swoopin' Stu SMS red.png|[[Gooble]]s (during [[Uncork the Waterfall|Episode 1]])
Sunshine Wire Trap art red.jpg|[[Wire Trap]]s
Monty Mole SMS.png|[[Monty Mole]] (Boss of [[Uncork the Waterfall|Episode 1]])
Gooper Blooper SMS.png|[[Gooper Blooper]] (Boss of [[The Boss of Tricky Ruins|Episode 2]])
Eelymouth.jpg|[[Eely-Mouth]] (Boss of [[Eely-Mouth's Dentist|Episode 4]])
SMS - Shadow Mario (shadowless).png|[[Shadow Mario]] (Boss of [[Hold It, Shadow Mario!|Episode 7]])
</gallery>
 
==Items==
===Blue Coins===
Note that the episode Red Coins in a Bottle takes place entirely within the Noki elder's bottle, and no Blue Coins can be obtained during that episode, including within the bottle.


'''Episode 2: The Boss of Tricky Ruins'''
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
[[Gooper Blooper]] makes a return appearance here. Mario has to find his way into the ancient Noki King's tomb where the [[Shine Sprite]] is.
!#
!Image
!Episode(s)
!class="unsortable"|Location
|-
|1
|[[File:SMS Noki Bay Blue Coin 01.png|200px]]
|All
|Floating above the water near the starting platform; in the first episode, it is also near where the adrift boat starts.
|-
|2
|[[File:SMS Noki Bay Blue Coin 02.png|200px]]
|All
|Floating above the water to the right of Blue Coin 1. Mario can use [[F.L.U.D.D.|FLUDD]] to steer the boat to where he can reach it even when the water is poisonous.
|-
|3
|[[File:SMS Noki Bay Blue Coin 03.png|200px]]
|All
|Underneath the waterfall, there is a line of yellow coins leading to a blue coin at the bottom guarded by a [[Cheep Cheep|Cheep-Cheep]].
|-
|4
|[[File:SMS Noki Bay Blue Coin 04 05.png|200px]]
|All
|From the area where Mario finds the [[Bird (Super Mario Sunshine)#Gold Bird|Gold Bird]] for the [[Shine Sprite]] in Episode 9, Mario must jump off and aim for an area where eight wall paintings can be seen on the wall. Spraying the wall paintings reveals two blue coins.
|-
|5
|[[File:SMS Noki Bay Blue Coin 04 05.png|200px]]
|All
|See Blue Coin 4.
|-
|6
|[[File:SMS Noki Bay Blue Coin 06.png|200px]]
|All
|From the area where Blue Coins 4 and 5 are obtained, Mario must jump down to the larger alcove on the right (facing away from the wall) and spray the wall painting to reveal a hidden area with the blue coin.
|-
|7
|[[File:SMS Noki Bay Blue Coin 07.png|200px]]
|All
|From Blue Coin 6, Mario must jump down and to the left (facing away from the wall) to an alcove with two wall paintings, spraying the one on the right to reveal the blue coin.
|-
|8
|[[File:SMS Noki Bay Blue Coin 08.png|200px]]
|All
|From Blue Coin 7, Mario must jump to the down to the ledge and spray the wall painting to reveal a hidden area with the blue coin in it.
|-
|9
|[[File:SMS Noki Bay Blue Coin 09.png|200px]]
|All
|From Blue Coin 8, Mario must jump down to the alcove with the blank wall painting on the side and spray it to make it pull back. He must then jump up the wall until he reaches an alcove with a blue coin in it.
|-
|10
|[[File:SMS Noki Bay Blue Coin Leads To 10.png|200px]][[File:SMS Noki Bay Blue Coin 10.png|200px]]
|All (Rocket Nozzle recommended)
|At the cliff across from the one where the [[Bird (Super Mario Sunshine)#Gold Bird|Gold Bird]] is found, Mario must use the [[F.L.U.D.D.#Rocket Nozzle|Rocket Nozzle]] to [[jump]] and reach a hole that contains the blue coin.
|-
|11
|[[File:SMS Noki Bay Blue Coin 11.png|200px]]
|All (Rocket Nozzle recommended)
|To the right (facing towards the cliff) of Blue Coin 10, there is another hole in the cliff. To reach this one, the Rocket Nozzle in combination with a [[Spin Jump]] must be used.<br><br>Alternatively, Mario can climb to the top of the titular shell from Episode 6: The Shell's Secret, jump toward the enclosure with the blue coin, and Rocket Nozzle into the hole.
|-
|12
|[[File:SMS Noki Bay Blue Coin 12.png|200px]]
|All
|To the right (facing towards the cliff) of Blue Coin 11, there is graffiti on the wall.
|-
|13
|[[File:SMS Noki Bay Blue Coin 13.png|200px]]
|All
|Above the platform that shoots Mario to the top of the cliff where the [[Bird (Super Mario Sunshine)#Gold Bird|Gold Bird]] is found, there is another platform. Mario may either use the Rocket Nozzle from the platform below it, or the [[F.L.U.D.D.#Hover Nozzle|Hover Nozzle]] from the top of the cliff to reach it. Spraying the wall paintings reveals the blue coin.
|-
|14
|[[File:SMS Noki Bay Blue Coin 14.png|200px]]
|All
|Mario must drop down the cliff where the [[Bird (Super Mario Sunshine)#Gold Bird|Gold Bird]] is found to the highest ledge (this ledge is above the one where Blue Coin 13 is found). Spraying the wall painting reveals an alcove containing the blue coin.
|-
|15
|[[File:SMS Noki Bay Blue Coin 15.png|200px]]
|Episodes 2-8
|There is an alcove containing a blue coin in the first wall-maze that Mario uses to climb up to the area where Gooper Blooper in fought in Episode 2.
|-
|16
|[[File:SMS Noki Bay Blue Coin 16.png|200px]]
|Episodes 2-8
|There is an alcove in the second wall-maze that Mario uses to climb up to the area where Gooper Blooper is fought in Episode 2.
|-
|17
|[[File:SMS Noki Bay Blue Coin 17.png|200px]]
|Episodes 2-8
|In the room where the [[Shine Sprite]] is obtained in Episode 2, Mario must spray the large urns.
|-
|18
|[[File:SMS Noki Bay Blue Coin 18.png|200px]]
|Episodes 2-8
|See Blue Coin 17.
|-
|19
|[[File:SMS Noki Bay Blue Coin 19.png|200px]]
|All
|To the right of the first pulley wheel (where the second lift is), there is a ledge that Mario can hang on and go across. At the end of the ledge to the left, Mario must spray the wall painting, which opens an indentation containing the blue coin.
|-
|20
|[[File:SMS Noki Bay Blue Coin 20.png|200px]]
|All
|Continuing along the aforementioned ledge, Mario reaches an alcove at the end of the ledge. He must rest at one of the holes in the middle to avoid falling off. When the end of the ledge is reached, Mario can execute repeated [[Wall Jump]]s to reach the blue coin at the top.
|-
|21
|[[File:SMS Noki Bay Blue Coin 21.png|200px]]
|All
|At the top of a line of [[coin]]s above where the [[nozzle box]] containing the Rocket Nozzle is located.
|-
|22
|[[File:SMS Noki Bay Blue Coin 22.png|200px]]
|All
|In a small alcove above where the nozzle box containing the Rocket Nozzle is located. After Mario collects this blue coin, he will be knocked out of the alcove into the water.
|-
|23
|[[File:SMS Noki Bay Blue Coin 23.png|200px]]
|All
|Behind the second pulley wheel, there is another ledge; Mario must follow this to its end and spray the wall painting to reveal a hole with a blue coin inside.
|-
|24
|[[File:SMS Noki Bay Blue Coin 24.png|200px]]
|All
|In the alcove below the top of the waterfall cliff where the nozzle box containing the [[F.L.U.D.D.#Turbo Nozzle|Turbo Nozzle]] is located.
|-
|25
|[[File:SMS Noki Bay Blue Coin 25.png|200px]]
|Episode 6
|Mario must spray the O Graffiti at the bottom of the waterfall cliff.
|-
|26
|[[File:SMS Noki Bay Blue Coin 26.png|200px]]
|Episode 6
|Paired O Graffiti near the [[Raccoon]]'s hut.
|-
|27
|[[File:SMS Noki Bay Blue Coin 27.png|200px]]
|Episodes 4 and 8
|On a pillar in the special area below the waterfall.
|-
|28
|[[File:SMS Noki Bay Blue Coin 28.png|200px]]
|Episodes 4 and 8
|See Blue Coin 27.
|-
|29
|[[File:SMS Noki Bay Blue Coin 29.png|200px]]
|Episodes 4 and 8
|See Blue Coin 27.
|-
|30
|[[File:SMS Noki Bay Blue Coin 30.png|200px]]
|Episodes 4 and 8
|See Blue Coin 27.
|}


'''Episode 3: Red Coins in a Bottle'''
===Nozzles===
The Noki fisherman has figured out what's polluting the bay, but he makes Mario practice diving deep under the surface by telling him to collect 8 [[Red Coins]] in a bottle full of water.
*'''[[Hover Nozzle]]'''
**Right next to the mudboat shop.
*'''[[Rocket Nozzle]]'''
**Mario must climb the southwestern (north being the ocean) wall to find the [[nozzle box]] at the top. Only available in Episodes 1, 2, 6, and 7.
*'''[[Turbo Nozzle]]'''
**There is a hole in the wall that is close to the start of the waterfall where the nozzle box can be found. It is only available in Episode 6. In any other episode, it is replaced with a [[1-Up Mushroom]] trapped inside an [[Ice Block|ice block]].


'''Episode 4: Eely-Mouth's Dentist'''
===1-Up Mushrooms===
[[Mario]] dives to the bottom of the sea floor using the waterfall. There, a giant eel called Eely-Mouth needs its teeth to be cleaned. Once Mario cleans its teeth, its gold tooth becomes a Shine Sprite. Also, the water will no longer be polluted.
*'''Noki Bay:'''
**Underneath the waterfall at the very bottom of the bay.
**On a small, grassy platform above the cliffs, not too far above where Monty Mole is in Episode 1.
**Inside an ice block in a small alcove at the start of the waterfall, where the Turbo Nozzle is located in Episode 6. Available in any other episode.
**At the final room of the ruins, on the pedestal where the Episode 2 Shine Sprite is normally located. Only available in Episodes 4-8.
**On the cliff across where the Gold Bird is located, in a small alcove with a hidden Puncher inside. Only available in Episode 6.
*'''The Shell's Secret:'''
**Obtained by fully ground pounding the nail on the northeast corner of the red platform at the beginning of the stage.
**Obtained by extinguishing a torch with F.L.U.D.D. at the top of the orange structure before the rotating block with colored pegs.
**Obtained by fully ground pounding the right nail on the orange platform before the series of green and yellow spinning platforms that lead upwards.


'''Episode 5: Il Piantissimo's Surf Swim'''
==Profiles==
[[Mario]] needs to beat [[Il Piantissimo]] in a swimming race across the bay.
[[File:SMS GB Nokibay.png|thumb|200px|Guide Book information for Noki Bay]]
*'''[[Guide Book]]:''' ''Steep cliffs and sea beds are what the Nokis call home. The huge waterfall and three soaring towers resonate with mystic history.''


'''Episode 6: The Shell's Secret'''
==Music==
[[Mario]] has to climb to the shell tower and enter the secret level to retrieve the [[Shine Sprite]].
The theme heard in Noki Bay is performed by a wide variety of different flutes (such as the Western flute and panflute, among others). They are accompanied by harp, xylophones, and various other percussion instruments. It was composed by Shinobu Tanaka.
{{media table
|file1=Noki Bay Theme Super Mario Sunshine.oga
|title1=Noki Bay
|description1=Noki Bay theme
|length1=0:30
}}


'''Episode 7: Hold It, Shadow Mario!'''
==Gallery==
Another appearance of [[Shadow Mario]]. [[Mario]] needs to stop him.
<gallery>
Isle Delfino slide 2.png|Noki Bay as shown in the intro
SMS Asset Sprite Map (The Shell).png|Map sprite of The Shell
</gallery>


'''Episode 8: The Red Coin Fish'''
==Names in other languages==
Mario needs to dive down to the bottom of the sea to claim the Nokis' gift for him: a group of [[Coins]] and [[Red Coins]] swimming in the shape of a fish.
{{foreign names
|Jap=マーレのいりえ
|JapR=Māre no irie
|JapM=Mare (Noki) Bay
|Spa=Cala del Sole
|SpaM=Sole (Sun in Italian) Bay, sounding similar to "Calisol", Noki's Spanish name
|Ita=Baia dei Noki
|ItaM=Nokis' Bay
|Fre=Baie Noki
|FreM=Noki Bay
|Ger=Baia Paradiso
|GerM=Baia Paradiso; ''Baia'' means ''bay'' and ''Paradiso'' is the German name for Noki
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* Noki Bay's way of entrance (it is accessed by viewing the [[sun]] in [[Mario Cam]] mode while placing Mario inside a strip of light on [[Delfino Plaza]]) is rather ironic if one remembers the age-old safety rule that the sun should never be directly gazed upon. The method is probably a reference to the entrance to the [[Wing Cap]] switch level in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''.
*Despite Yoshi not appearing in any of the Noki Bay episodes, a version of the Noki Bay theme music with Yoshi's bongo drums can be found in [[List of Super Mario Sunshine pre-release and unused content|the game's coding]]. This is the only main course from ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' to have this distinction, not counting [[Corona Mountain]].
* Episode 3 of Noki Bay takes a shrunken Mario to the innards of a bottle in which he can find an old stone setup. Inside parts of this stone ruin are 2 [[door]]s, only one of which can be opened.  
*This area has the most bosses in ''Super Mario Sunshine'', with a total count of three bosses (excluding Shadow Mario/Bowser Jr.).
However, correct aiming with the Mario Cam will allow Mario to see through the door, revealing a small, closed book in a long corridor beyond it. As the door cannot be opened, the book cannot be read or collected and the long hallway cannot be explored; although the purpose of this book is unknown, some have thought that, [[Beta Elements|during the production]] of ''Super Mario Sunshine'', retrieving this book was the goal of Episode 3 rather than collecting Red Coins.
*This area is one of two areas without the [[sunglasses vendor]], the other being [[Sirena Beach]].
* It is possible to go to the other half of the main cliff Noki Bay is on, where the player can see many platforms
* Unlike all the other parts of [[Isle Delfino]], Noki Bay is not in a heat wave, as mentioned in the Tourist Guide.
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Latest revision as of 13:31, September 26, 2024

Noki Bay
Official screenshot of Noki Bay from Super Mario Sunshine.
First appearance Super Mario Sunshine (2002)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Greater location Isle Delfino
Inhabitants Nokis, Raccoon, Cheep-Cheeps
“This bay actually contains the tomb of an ancient Noki king! When you spray water on the wall paintings, a path usually opens. It's almost like magic!”
—Noki elder, Super Mario Sunshine

Noki Bay is one of the areas of Isle Delfino, the main setting of Super Mario Sunshine. Noki Bay is located at the north behind the island's "dorsal fin." As the name implies, this area is a home to the Nokis. In order to access Noki Bay, the player has to have collected at least twenty Shine Sprites. Doing so causes a column of light to appear at the pier of Delfino Plaza, and staring up into it transports Mario to Noki Bay, similar to the method used when entering the Tower of the Wing Cap in Super Mario 64.

Noki Bay is notable for having by far the fewest interactive friendly characters of any major area in Super Mario Sunshine. Throughout all of Noki Bay's episodes, the only characters who Mario can talk to are the Noki elder, his grandson, the grandson's wife (who also carries their infant child), and the Raccoon who runs the mudboat rental shop. However, many more friendly Nokis appear in the underwater city in Episode 8, but they cannot be spoken to. Noki Bay is also the only area in the game that cannot be clearly seen from any other location. As such, Corona Mountain is the only other location that can be seen from Noki Bay. If a player in Pianta Village makes their way to the top of the tree next to the spa, it is possible to see the area where Gooper Blooper is fought in Episode 2 and the wall that the path up to the area's waterfall rests on, but no other parts of the stage are visible or modeled.

Layout[edit]

Noki Bay
Noki Bay, during the period when the water was polluted.

Noki Bay has several platforms along the mountain and large pillar-like structures rising out of the water. The pillars have large shells at the top, with one leading to a secret course, and the pillars are connected together by ropes. Before completing Episode 4, the water in the bay is polluted and will damage Mario if he tries to swim in it. In several of the episodes, there are a number of platforms floating in the water, with some being trampolines.

Directly ahead of where the player starts is a large cliff-side with many platforms leading up it. Mario has to make use of Lifts and Wall Jumps in order to progress upward. During the first episode, many of the platforms are covered by goop, and washing away the graffiti on the walls will cause the platforms to reappear. At the top of all the platforms is a hole where a large waterfall is flowing out of. At the bottom of the waterfall is a large cavern where Episodes 4 and 8 take place.

To the left of the players starting point is a coastal area where a large ruin is embedded in the cliff. Placed along the cliff are several wall paintings that will recede into the wall and reveal a path when sprayed. At the base of the cliff and along the coast is a Boat Rental shop run by a Raccoon, who according to a nearby sign charges 90,000 coins for his rentals. In the first episode, the shop's mudboat is adrift due to the waterfall being clogged, but in later episodes, the raccoon allows Mario to use the boat for free. After Mario cleans Eely Mouth's teeth and the bay's water is clear again, the raccoon thanks Mario for cleaning the bay.

Episodes[edit]

# Image Episode Summary

1 Noki Bay image Uncork the Waterfall This episode's objective is to defeat the Monty Mole at the top of the cliff.
2 SMS Noki Bay Episode 2.png The Boss of Tricky Ruins This episode's objective is to defeat Gooper Blooper at the top of the ruins.
3 Mario in a bottle at Noki Bay. Red Coins in a Bottle This episode's objective is to collect the red coins in a small bottle.
4 Cleaning Eely-mouth's dirty teeth Under Noki Bay. Eely-Mouth's Dentist This episode's objective is to "defeat" Eely-Mouth at the bottom of the bay.
5 SMS Noki Bay Il Piantissimo.png Il Piantissimo's Surf Swim This episode's objective is to race against Il Piantissimo.
6 SMSunshine SecretLevel.png The Shell's Secret This episode's objective is to reach a shell at the top of the bay and complete its secret course.
7 SMS Noki Bay Shadow Mario.png Hold It, Shadow Mario! This episode's objective is to defeat Shadow Mario as he runs around Noki Bay.
8 RedCoinFish.png The Red Coin Fish This episode's objective is to collect the red coins in the underwater cavern.
9 Noki Bay. A Golden Bird This episode's objective is to find and spray a golden bird.
10 Noki Bay. Red Coins on the Half Shell This episode's objective is to collect the red coins in the Shell's Secret.

Enemies[edit]

Items[edit]

Blue Coins[edit]

Note that the episode Red Coins in a Bottle takes place entirely within the Noki elder's bottle, and no Blue Coins can be obtained during that episode, including within the bottle.

# Image Episode(s) Location
1 A Blue Coin in Noki Bay in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All Floating above the water near the starting platform; in the first episode, it is also near where the adrift boat starts.
2 A Blue Coin in Noki Bay in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All Floating above the water to the right of Blue Coin 1. Mario can use FLUDD to steer the boat to where he can reach it even when the water is poisonous.
3 A Blue Coin in Noki Bay in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All Underneath the waterfall, there is a line of yellow coins leading to a blue coin at the bottom guarded by a Cheep-Cheep.
4 A Blue Coin in Noki Bay in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All From the area where Mario finds the Gold Bird for the Shine Sprite in Episode 9, Mario must jump off and aim for an area where eight wall paintings can be seen on the wall. Spraying the wall paintings reveals two blue coins.
5 A Blue Coin in Noki Bay in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All See Blue Coin 4.
6 A Blue Coin in Noki Bay in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All From the area where Blue Coins 4 and 5 are obtained, Mario must jump down to the larger alcove on the right (facing away from the wall) and spray the wall painting to reveal a hidden area with the blue coin.
7 A Blue Coin in Noki Bay in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All From Blue Coin 6, Mario must jump down and to the left (facing away from the wall) to an alcove with two wall paintings, spraying the one on the right to reveal the blue coin.
8 A Blue Coin in Noki Bay in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All From Blue Coin 7, Mario must jump to the down to the ledge and spray the wall painting to reveal a hidden area with the blue coin in it.
9 A Blue Coin in Noki Bay in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All From Blue Coin 8, Mario must jump down to the alcove with the blank wall painting on the side and spray it to make it pull back. He must then jump up the wall until he reaches an alcove with a blue coin in it.
10 A Blue Coin in Noki Bay in the game Super Mario Sunshine.A Blue Coin in Noki Bay in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All (Rocket Nozzle recommended) At the cliff across from the one where the Gold Bird is found, Mario must use the Rocket Nozzle to jump and reach a hole that contains the blue coin.
11 A Blue Coin in Noki Bay in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All (Rocket Nozzle recommended) To the right (facing towards the cliff) of Blue Coin 10, there is another hole in the cliff. To reach this one, the Rocket Nozzle in combination with a Spin Jump must be used.

Alternatively, Mario can climb to the top of the titular shell from Episode 6: The Shell's Secret, jump toward the enclosure with the blue coin, and Rocket Nozzle into the hole.
12 A Blue Coin in Noki Bay in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All To the right (facing towards the cliff) of Blue Coin 11, there is graffiti on the wall.
13 A Blue Coin in Noki Bay in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All Above the platform that shoots Mario to the top of the cliff where the Gold Bird is found, there is another platform. Mario may either use the Rocket Nozzle from the platform below it, or the Hover Nozzle from the top of the cliff to reach it. Spraying the wall paintings reveals the blue coin.
14 A Blue Coin in Noki Bay in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All Mario must drop down the cliff where the Gold Bird is found to the highest ledge (this ledge is above the one where Blue Coin 13 is found). Spraying the wall painting reveals an alcove containing the blue coin.
15 A Blue Coin in Noki Bay in the game Super Mario Sunshine. Episodes 2-8 There is an alcove containing a blue coin in the first wall-maze that Mario uses to climb up to the area where Gooper Blooper in fought in Episode 2.
16 A Blue Coin in Noki Bay in the game Super Mario Sunshine. Episodes 2-8 There is an alcove in the second wall-maze that Mario uses to climb up to the area where Gooper Blooper is fought in Episode 2.
17 A Blue Coin in Noki Bay in the game Super Mario Sunshine. Episodes 2-8 In the room where the Shine Sprite is obtained in Episode 2, Mario must spray the large urns.
18 A Blue Coin in Noki Bay in the game Super Mario Sunshine. Episodes 2-8 See Blue Coin 17.
19 A Blue Coin in Noki Bay in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All To the right of the first pulley wheel (where the second lift is), there is a ledge that Mario can hang on and go across. At the end of the ledge to the left, Mario must spray the wall painting, which opens an indentation containing the blue coin.
20 A Blue Coin in Noki Bay in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All Continuing along the aforementioned ledge, Mario reaches an alcove at the end of the ledge. He must rest at one of the holes in the middle to avoid falling off. When the end of the ledge is reached, Mario can execute repeated Wall Jumps to reach the blue coin at the top.
21 A Blue Coin in Noki Bay in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All At the top of a line of coins above where the nozzle box containing the Rocket Nozzle is located.
22 A Blue Coin in Noki Bay in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All In a small alcove above where the nozzle box containing the Rocket Nozzle is located. After Mario collects this blue coin, he will be knocked out of the alcove into the water.
23 A Blue Coin in Noki Bay in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All Behind the second pulley wheel, there is another ledge; Mario must follow this to its end and spray the wall painting to reveal a hole with a blue coin inside.
24 A Blue Coin in Noki Bay in the game Super Mario Sunshine. All In the alcove below the top of the waterfall cliff where the nozzle box containing the Turbo Nozzle is located.
25 A Blue Coin in Noki Bay in the game Super Mario Sunshine. Episode 6 Mario must spray the O Graffiti at the bottom of the waterfall cliff.
26 A Blue Coin in Noki Bay in the game Super Mario Sunshine. Episode 6 Paired O Graffiti near the Raccoon's hut.
27 A Blue Coin in Noki Bay in the game Super Mario Sunshine. Episodes 4 and 8 On a pillar in the special area below the waterfall.
28 A Blue Coin in Noki Bay in the game Super Mario Sunshine. Episodes 4 and 8 See Blue Coin 27.
29 A Blue Coin in Noki Bay in the game Super Mario Sunshine. Episodes 4 and 8 See Blue Coin 27.
30 A Blue Coin in Noki Bay in the game Super Mario Sunshine. Episodes 4 and 8 See Blue Coin 27.

Nozzles[edit]

  • Hover Nozzle
    • Right next to the mudboat shop.
  • Rocket Nozzle
    • Mario must climb the southwestern (north being the ocean) wall to find the nozzle box at the top. Only available in Episodes 1, 2, 6, and 7.
  • Turbo Nozzle
    • There is a hole in the wall that is close to the start of the waterfall where the nozzle box can be found. It is only available in Episode 6. In any other episode, it is replaced with a 1-Up Mushroom trapped inside an ice block.

1-Up Mushrooms[edit]

  • Noki Bay:
    • Underneath the waterfall at the very bottom of the bay.
    • On a small, grassy platform above the cliffs, not too far above where Monty Mole is in Episode 1.
    • Inside an ice block in a small alcove at the start of the waterfall, where the Turbo Nozzle is located in Episode 6. Available in any other episode.
    • At the final room of the ruins, on the pedestal where the Episode 2 Shine Sprite is normally located. Only available in Episodes 4-8.
    • On the cliff across where the Gold Bird is located, in a small alcove with a hidden Puncher inside. Only available in Episode 6.
  • The Shell's Secret:
    • Obtained by fully ground pounding the nail on the northeast corner of the red platform at the beginning of the stage.
    • Obtained by extinguishing a torch with F.L.U.D.D. at the top of the orange structure before the rotating block with colored pegs.
    • Obtained by fully ground pounding the right nail on the orange platform before the series of green and yellow spinning platforms that lead upwards.

Profiles[edit]

Noki Bay.
Guide Book information for Noki Bay
  • Guide Book: Steep cliffs and sea beds are what the Nokis call home. The huge waterfall and three soaring towers resonate with mystic history.

Music[edit]

The theme heard in Noki Bay is performed by a wide variety of different flutes (such as the Western flute and panflute, among others). They are accompanied by harp, xylophones, and various other percussion instruments. It was composed by Shinobu Tanaka.

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Gallery[edit]

  • Noki Bay as shown in the intro

    Noki Bay as shown in the intro

  • Map sprite of The Shell

    Map sprite of The Shell

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese マーレのいりえ[?]
Māre no irie 		Mare (Noki) Bay
French Baie Noki[?] Noki Bay
German Baia Paradiso[?] Baia Paradiso; Baia means bay and Paradiso is the German name for Noki
Italian Baia dei Noki[?] Nokis' Bay
Spanish Cala del Sole[?] Sole (Sun in Italian) Bay, sounding similar to "Calisol", Noki's Spanish name

Trivia[edit]

  • Despite Yoshi not appearing in any of the Noki Bay episodes, a version of the Noki Bay theme music with Yoshi's bongo drums can be found in the game's coding. This is the only main course from Super Mario Sunshine to have this distinction, not counting Corona Mountain.
  • This area has the most bosses in Super Mario Sunshine, with a total count of three bosses (excluding Shadow Mario/Bowser Jr.).
  • This area is one of two areas without the sunglasses vendor, the other being Sirena Beach.
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Super Mario Sunshine
Playable characters Mario
Rideable characters Yoshi • Blooper Racer
Non-playable characters FLUDD • Princess Peach • Toadsworth • Toads • Piantas (Big Daddy of Blooper-surfing · Cannon Pianta · Captain · Chucksters · Crate guy · Doot-Doot Sisters · Duck-ring riders · Hotel manager · Isle Delfino Police · Mayor · Mushroom dealer Pianta · Pianta judge · Pianta prosecutor · Sunglasses vendor) • Raccoons • Nokis (Buckies · Noki elder · Noki grandson · Park director) • Sand Bird • Il Piantissimo • Great Sunflower • Sunflower Kids
Enemies Bee • Block Boo • Bloopad • Blooper • Bob-omb • Boo • Bullet Bill • Bullet Bill (Gold) • Cataquack • Chain Chomp • Chain Chomplet • Cheep-Cheep • Electro-Koopa King • Electro-Koopa (Blue) • Electro-Koopa (Red) • Glorpedo • Gooble • Klamber • Lava Cheep Cheep • Piranha Plant • Piranhabon • Plurp • Poink • Pokey • Pokey Pod • Pondskater • Seedy Pod • Sleepy Boo • Smolderin' Stu • Snooza Koopa • Strollin' Stu • Swipin' Stu • Wind Spirit • Winged Strollin' Stu • Wire Trap
Obstacles Bramble • Burner • Burning goop • Cheep Cheep (bird) • Electric goop • Goop • Hot water • Magma • Orange Juice Generator • Poison • Puncher • Slimy water • Spike Trap
Bosses Proto Piranha • Shadow Mario • Petey Piranha • Gooper Blooper • Plungelo • Wiggler • Mecha-Bowser • Monty Mole • Phantamanta • King Boo • Eely-Mouth • Bowser • Bowser Jr.
Items 1-Up Mushroom • Banana • Blue coin • Bomb • Coconut • Coin • Durian • Helmet • Hover Nozzle • Mario's cap • Papaya • Pepper • Pineapple • Red coin • Rocket Nozzle • Shine Sprite • Springboard • Turbo Nozzle • Water Barrel • Water Bottle • Water rocket • Yoshi's Egg
Objects Arrow sign • Big Windmill • Birds • Brick Block • Butterflies • Cannon • Cloud • Coin Fish • Crate • Dune Bud • Flagpole • Flipping platform • Flower • Fluff • Graffiti • Hook • Ice block • Jar • Jellyfish • Jump Mushroom • Leaf boat • Manhole cover • Metal screen • Mudboat • Multicolored block • Mushroom • Nail • Nozzle box • Orange block • Pipe • Pole • Portrait • Revolving Gate • Rope • Sand block • Scale • Seagull • Shine Painting • Sign • Slots • Spotted block • Stone slab • Swing • Trampoline • Tree • Turbo-bashable doors • Wall painting • Watermelon • Watermelon block • White box • Yoshi Platform • Yoshi-Go-Round
Locations Main courses Bianco Hills • Ricco Harbor • Gelato Beach (Sand Cabana · Shine Tower · Surf Cabana) • Pinna Park • Sirena Beach (Hotel Delfino · Casino Delfino) • Noki Bay • Pianta Village • Corona Mountain
Secret courses Lily Pad Ride • Pachinko Game • Red Coin Field • Super Slide • Turbo Track
Other Isle Delfino • Delfino Plaza • Bianco Square • Boathouse • Shine Gate • Delfino Airstrip
Moves Backward Somersault • Dash • Dive • Double Jump • Flutter Jump • Ground Pound • Jump • Side Somersault • Spin Jump • Super Whirl Jump • Swallow • Swim • Triple Jump • Wall Jump
Gameplay elements Completion • Delfino Emergency Broadcast System • Episodes • Gadd Science, Incorporated • Guide Book • Life meter • Magic Paintbrush
Music compositions "Isle Delfino" • "Ricco Harbor" • "Secret Course"
Further info Gallery • Glitches • Media • Original soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff
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Super Mario Sunshine locations and episodes
Bianco Hills Road to the Big Windmill • Down with Petey Piranha! • The Hillside Cave Secret • Red Coins of Windmill Village • Petey Piranha Strikes Back • The Secret of the Dirty Lake • Shadow Mario on the Loose • The Red Coins of the Lake • Red Coins of the Hillside Cave • Red Coins of the Dirty Lake
Ricco Harbor Gooper Blooper Breaks Out • Blooper Surfing Safari • The Caged Shine Sprite • The Secret of Ricco Tower • Gooper Blooper Returns • Red Coins on the Water • Shadow Mario Revisited • Yoshi's Fruit Adventure • Red Coins in Ricco Tower • Blooper-Surfing Sequel
Gelato Beach Dune Bud Sand Castle Secret • Mirror Madness! Tilt, Slam, Bam! • Wiggler Ahoy! Full Steam Ahead! • The Sand Bird is Born • Il Piantissimo's Sand Sprint • Red Coins in the Coral Reef • It's Shadow Mario! After Him! • The Watermelon Festival • Red Coins in the Sand Castle • Sandy Shine Sprite
Pinna Park Mecha-Bowser Appears! • The Beach Cannon's Secret • Red Coins of the Pirate Ships • The Wilted Sunflowers • The Runaway Ferris Wheel • The Yoshi-Go-Round's Secret • Shadow Mario in the Park • Roller Coaster Balloons • Red Coins in the Cannon • Red Coins in the Yoshi-Go-Round
Sirena Beach The Manta Storm • The Hotel Lobby's Secret • Mysterious Hotel Delfino • The Secret of Casino Delfino • King Boo Down Below • Scrubbing Sirena Beach • Shadow Mario Checks In • Red Coins in the Hotel • Red Coins in Boo's Big Mouth • Red Coin Winnings in the Casino
Noki Bay Uncork the Waterfall • The Boss of Tricky Ruins • Red Coins in a Bottle • Eely-Mouth's Dentist • Il Piantissimo's Surf Swim • The Shell's Secret • Hold It, Shadow Mario! • The Red Coin Fish • A Golden Bird • Red Coins on the Half Shell
Pianta Village Chain Chomplets Unchained • Il Piantissimo's Crazy Climb • The Goopy Inferno • Chain Chomp's Bath • Secret of the Village Underside • Piantas in Need • Shadow Mario Runs Wild • Fluff Festival Coin Hunt • Red Coin Chucksters • Soak the Sun
Corona Mountain Father and Son Shine!
Delfino Plaza Shine Sprite in the Sand • Boxing Clever 1 • Boxing Clever 2 • Clean the West Bell • Mario Toss • The Gold Bird • Turbo Dash! • Lighthouse Roof • Clean the East Bell • The Shine Gate Sparkle • Super Slide • Pachinko Game • Lily Pad Ride • Turbo Track • Red Coin Field
Delfino Airstrip Delfino Airstrip Dilemma • Red Coin Waterworks
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