Why Does Everyone Love Super Mario Galaxy? 

I’ve heard somewhere that replaying Mario Galaxy is like taking a shower. You never want to get started but once you’re in, you never want to leave. I just replayed Galaxy 1 and 2 back to back after 4 or 5 years of not touching them and enjoyed them so much I played them both to 100% completion. Some of my favorite games of all time, but it’ll be a few years before I do that again so the experience stays fresh and not a linear, repetitive slog

I like how progression is handled compared to sunshine with just needing X number of stars to beat the game instead of specific ones like in sunshine

The way the atmosphere, soundtrack, and gameplay all blend together. The moment Mario flies towards a galaxy, the player is greeted with nothing at first. A void surrounding Mario, as he continues his flight. Only for the planets to come into view as Mario gets closer, showing off all the locations the player can visit, inviting them to explore what exactly goes on in each galaxy. Finally followed by a triumphant piece of music the moment Mario lands, signifying the start of a grand adventure and the player being able to live out all adventures they imagined.

I find Galaxy to be the pinnacle of linear Mario that hasn't been topped in scope since. Galaxy has the varied themes, excellent level design, banger OST, and magical atmosphere/storyline that make it such a unique experience. While Galaxy 2, 3D Land, and 3D World are amazing in their own rights, Galaxy hits a peak that the others don't quite reach. The levels play a lot more with gravity, the hub world is incredible, and it is the most consistent throughout.

The thing is with Mario galaxy is that it pits an Italian Plummer made by a Japanese game studio against the back drop of space. One of the first shots you see in space is Mario on some sort of tiny dwarf planet against some sort of large nebula or planet

Super Mario Galaxy was my first game ever, and to this day the mainline Mario game I hold in high regard so much that I'd place it amongst my best experiences in the series, right up there with the earlier eras of Mario RPGs (before the "blandification"). It's a Mario game that really was NOT afraid to be grandiose, providing a gigantic universe full of unique life and biomes, while subtly adding more to its narrative beyond the usual "Mario does good" shtick through the various civilizations and the Comet Observatory also having their own histories that are hinted at in the former's case and told through an optional yet lovable story in the latter's. I think going from concept alone, Odyssey feels like the only other mainline game that wanted to be this grandiose, and I'm more miffed on that one because of missed opportunities to use the "world tour" theme to revisit familiar locations (which the concept art shows they COULD'VE), whereas with Galaxy there's nothing of the sort holding it back; it explores a whole unknown *universe* afterall. And so, Galaxy is a game I hold dear to my heart as much as Paper Mario TTYD. (PS: regarding the Wii games of other Nintendo franchises, Brawl was amongst my first games and I can say for sure that the way you put its reputation has become sort of... outdated? It's gotten quite an amount of recognition for its one specific mode alone making it feel more like a crossover than even its supposedly-praised successors. I also think it's worth noting that, while not an *immediate* firstparty IP like Mario or Zelda, Kirby *also* hit a peak on this console, so it's not just Mario Galaxy that's a highly regarded firstparty Wii title; Return to Dreamland is up there too)

It's just like No other Mario game, The gameplay is fresh yet familiar, it feels like a proper evolution of the 3D formula and even has some elements from the 2D games! (That would later be more embraced in 3D land and 3D world which are Equally as amazing as these games, in my opinion at least) And the Story feels sorta like a more Serious interpretation of the typical Mario saves Peach storyline, like it's not just Peach that's in Danger, it's the Entire Kingdom (Which was actually similar to the manual of the 1st mario game, where the reason Peach is kidnapped is cause she is the only one with Power to save the kingdom, since all of the mushroom people are turned into blocks and plants that only she can save!) It's an amazing experience

Brawl has been replaced by Smash 4 as the Ugly Duckling Brawl nostalgia has really helped that game's reputation wheras Smash 4 is just kinda there

Oh My God! Thank you so much for adding my comment to the video! That really Brightened my day!

Because it’s a good game. It’s arguably the best 3D Mario to this day.

Its the only game that somewhat had a story with an actual memorable feeling of melancoly, emptiness, unimportance,yet magic and curius inviroment. its a game that treats space as a childs imaginasion.

I'll defend the Wii entries of certain series any day of the week. Brawl's single player content feels most substantial out of all the Smash games. Super Paper Mario has a cult following for having the best story in any Mario game. Skyward Sword is like Mario 3D World in that it was released in the time when fans wanted the series to go in a different direction, but they're easier to appreciate now that BOTW and Odyssey exists.

Mario Galaxy’s music plays a big part in what makes it so great, the atmosphere in the game is just amazing and so beautiful

Maybe it's because I grew up in the '90s, but I don't really go back to Super Mario Galaxy. It would be nice to play it again though but after I beat it when I first got it on my Wii when it first came out 2007 and I forget exactly when I beat it it must have been maybe like a month later I'm not sure, I didn't really play it that much after that. However perhaps I would have been really happy to actually just play it again anyway Maybe from the beginning instead of just trying to unlock everything. Super Mario 64 is the game I really love to go back to the most when it comes to 3D Mario. But then again I grew up with that game. And it's aged really well. Clearly Super Mario Galaxy has aged really well too, but I just don't have the fond memories with it that I had with Super Mario 64. I'm not even know if the memories are even that fun there I just enjoyed it so much. But honestly yes I would love to play Super Mario Galaxy again. Sadly I've literally never played Super Mario Sunshine. Hopefully I'll be able to play that some point

i feel like galaxy was the first "modern" feeling mario game. the jump from sunshine to this was huge considering the wii wasn't that big of an upgrade from the gamecube.

I think it’s quite disingenuous to call the Wii entries of most Nintendo games their weaker entries when most had strong outings. For example: Twilight Princess, Mario Kart Wii, Kirby’s Return to Dreamland, Mario Galaxy 1 & 2, Donkey Kong Country…

Dude, saying that Brawl is the ugly duckling in the smash series is straight up criminal lol I love that game, everybody does

I reason Mario galaxy is my favorite Mario game is that. The game does a really good job of making you fell like your in the world. And the soundtrack is AMAZING

Playing Galaxy after Galaxy 2, I realize it has a setpiece problem where it focused so hard on using new mechanics over and over to get used to them without changing them up enough in levels to be creative. A lot of Galaxy 1 suffers this, especially after later games. Galaxy 2 fixes this for the most part, to the point that if I want the atmosphere and a full playthrough I'd play Galaxy 1 and if I just want some fun levels or to play it in chunks I play Galaxy 2.

Nostalgia and Music!

the secret levels are cool. I played through the game several times before I found out about the secret star in Deep Dark.

5:17 yes, thats how gravity works

Great story+amazing atmosphere+melodic soundtrack+fun and varied level design are some of the few explanations I can think of. Out of all the 3D Mario games I played, Mario Galaxy definitely ended up striking a chord with me the most, and I was more than glad to revisit it many years later in 3D All-Stars.✌🏽

I love it for the atmosphere, the effort in the story at some points of it, Peakigi the Green Plumber is playable, the gameplay, and the level design. It also doesn’t have much filler stars unlike its younger brother Odyssey.

Mario 64 will always be my favorite highly regarded the first 3D Mario game

I think Super Mario Galaxy is one of the best video games that has ever existed.

I find it curious that some comments say things like "maybe because I'm from the 90s I'm not into Mario Galaxy" (this was the most recent post I read, I'm not being specific with anyone XD) however... I I'm from the second half of the Eighties, that is, when I played Mario Galaxy, I was already an adult a long time ago... and Mario Galaxy is my favorite Mario game, and one of my favorite 3D platform games too. I think that age or time of birth doesn't have much to do with whether you like a game more or less, but rather your expectations. Maybe the game's gimicks weren't to your liking. or maybe it's the soundtrack, but the age... I don't believe it. I still find myself discovering MODERN games that I'm a fan of to this day (for example, the "no kiseki" series by Nihon Falcon. Anyway, that's what I wanted to comment on XD. Mario Galaxy is one of my favorite games (and this is coming from a 40 year old grown man, who has been through practically all eras of video games) and I hope that Nintendo will one day make a sequel (which in this case would be 3 :P) ps: the example in the begining was only that: an example. i hope nobody be mad at me ^^'

I thought that Super Mario 64 and Sunshine were the best Mario 3D platformers and it all went downhill from there (except Odyssey) but maybe that’s because I haven’t played Galaxy in a while, I might

Mario Galaxy is still the best 3D Mario ever (Odyssey a close second), there's something so magical about this game that truly is a joy to always replay.

I thiught the game was a nice time for a linear style game. Playable Luigi was great! It introduced Rosalina to the series. But even I think its overrated. Mario was stiff to control, the spin move was ok and the gravity mechanic didn't cooperate at times.

I was kind of helping my comment would be showing the video, but oh well. Good video.

I really like the game's music, progression system, level design, and many other things. The game is interestingly magical to me. Everytime I play it I want to play it more. This game is basically what Odyssey could've been for me. The capture mechanic was cool, and most of the music tracks were strong, but Lost Kingdom could've been done a bit better. Overall, Galaxy is definitely my favorite next to TTYD

This game use to come with the wii when you bought it. That’s how I got it. Was the best game I’ve ever played. To this day I think about this game witch is why I’m here right now I was looking it up to show my kids 😂

Just the best 3d Mario

I'm with you that I liked the "Super Paper Mario"…

I think it’s the best game in the series, the biggest complaint I see is Mario is boring to control and it’s too stiff, the thing is the game was designed for Wii Remote and Nunchuck which was very limited on how you could make him control, and the thing is Mario really couldn’t have a large moveset because it would ruin the point of the game, your not supposed to run through the planets as fast as possible it’s an atmospheric game and it masters that, I think the level design is great while not open ended like 64 A lot of the levels aren’t much smaller and their are substantially more, the music is the best in the series, I think the game on original hardware is great but on Switch it plays even better, Allows Mario to control a little more normally and makes the game look even better, I think the game does so much well and I think it’s cohesive while still feeling fresh throughout the game which is difficult to do, I also think the Comet Observatory is the best hub area in the series, it’s simple has the best progression and has a lot to do in it, Overall I think it’s the best game in the series but I don’t think that’s really an unpopular take

Super Mario Galaxy is one the best platformers. It's indeed one of the most unique, and beautifully crafted games ever made. The music is indeed very enjoyable to hear, and I've played this game on the Switch. Hopefully Nintendo will make a third Galaxy.

I played Galaxy 2, still haven't played 1. I loved the wide range of different gimmicks in each level, keeping the game fresh as you went on.

Ok, I know I don't have to judge just from the intro (Im only st 31 seconds) but the games you mentioned are a part of the best games that Nintendo made. They didn't start weak, absolutely not. In fact smash brawl is maybe the best one: it has a story, full of events inside ecc... Skyward sword reached a peak: the way you could control the sword with the Wii remote is an absolute genius idea

the difficulty

I have an odd relationship with Super Mario Galaxy. I love it, but I hate the Wii. In my opinion the Wii is one of Nintendo's biggest travesties, despite performing well I think it was the turning stone of the greedy and soulless Nintendo we have now. Then again, it has some great games, and Super Mario Galaxy is one of my favourites. I prefer the Switch release in that 3D All-Stars compilation, if just for the option to play it on the go AND without the awful and repetitive motion controls.

Because it’s a fun game

Still the BEST Mario game imo.

I always loved the atmosphere of Galaxy even though from a gameplay perspective it's easily my least favourite 3D Mario game. I've never stood still in other 3D Marios just to exist in a level. The music and art direction is incomparable in any other game of this series.

Be great of you play even a second or 2 of the music you gush about. But we cant expect the best from all youtubers

I wouldn't call Galaxy sad at all. I never got depressing from Galaxy. The music is way too cheery and it's also a very bright and colorful game. It's more whimsical than sad, like a ice skating show.

I think that people hates this game because the age. They prefer games that are more easier, full of level and the most important reason, published not in old age

Great video.

It's simple: the game was super fun

*Odyssey Central would like to know your location*

Playing galaxy on switch really shows its flaws. But galaxy and galaxy 2 on Wii are amazing

Earthbound

Super Mario Galaxy is the greatest game of all time.

I’ve been trying to figure out why people love this game so much, it was by far my least favourite 3D Mario until Odyssey came out. The movement is nerfed, the levels are one directional and not to mention f**king motion controls. I never found the setting interesting, and I hate how the camera is limited. I want to enjoy it because all I hear is good things, but it’s just never clicked with me. I remember getting it on launch with my brother and we were just so disappointed. I’ve been playing Sunshine and 64 mods to scratch that 3D Mario itch ever since. Maybe I’ll play it again one day. I haven’t played it since 3D All Stars. I tried it then and was still disappointed.

Galaxys a Masterful game, and i wouldnt call brawl the black sheep of smash either (more like smash4 imo) it just divided the tournament community when it came out

Because its good

mario galaxy 2

When I played it I thought it was Loki mid

I like Super Mario Galaxy, but I love Super Mario 64.

I like the Puzzle Plank Galaxy music from Super Mario Galaxy 2. Desu.

Brawl is 2nd best Smash 🤷🏾

It actualy had a story for once and an epic fight with all at stake for once instead of just the same old try true joke bowser fights

the mainline mario games are the best on the wii

I thought people liked Hotel Mario

I don't like the gameplay of the game tbh. Mario felt way too restricted compared to previous depictions in 3d

This game is honestly my least favourite Mario game. I didn't pay much attention about the atmosphere. And about the ost, i remember only like 2 or 3 tracks. The gameplay felt really slow to me, and the controls are really off compared to the other 3d mario games. I somehow love playing 3d world or 3d land. But in my opinion, mario galaxy is like, Super Mario 3d Land in space with better graphics and less good physics. I also hate how you go to a level, it's painfully slow.

"Super Mario Galaxy proves that players will put up with mediocre gameplay as long as the art is good." - Shigeru Miyamoto

it's the best game ever

because its the bestest most awesomest game ever created, also probably because the majority of people who are active on the gaming side of the internet right now grew up with the wii so nostalgia is most likely a factor. But SCREW NOSTALGIA, ITS FAKE, THIS GAME KICKS MEGA ASS AND WHEN YOU GET LAUNCHED THROUGH A WARP STAR THE WIIMOTE MAKES THAT LIL "BWEEBWEEBOP" SOUND AND ITS ALL BITCRUSHED AND SUBMERGED SOUNDIN' AND IT RULES BRO IT RUUUUULES

SHIT I couldve been in here. My comment didn’t get selected

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brawl is NOT the ugly duckling of the ssb series. ssb4 exists

I don't, I thought it was mid. Too much floating around.

it was a good game but not as good as mario 64 or mario oddessy because it is more linear and has less replayability .with a game like mario 64 it took a long time to explore everything despite the levels being small there were secrets everywhere. while in mario galaxy you just warp from place to place its cool at first but gets dull after a while

Probably because you're allowed to escape and be entertained. Not like modern games that have to remind you of real life

Calling Brawl the "ugly duckling" of the Smash Bros series is revisionist history. It definitely has the second highest mass appeal in the series behind Ultimate and has the best single-player content in the whole series. We also got Mario Kart Wii, and Wario Ware Smooth Moves, which are some of the best of their respective franchises. Kirby's Return to Dreamland is also a strong entry for the Kirby series. Your hook for this video could've used more time in the oven.

Nine seconds

It's great but the sequel was better

One minute gang

Hot take: I didn’t care for the game.

I like it, don't love it. I think it's overrated.

i don't understand why people like it so much, atmosphere and music are awesome but the movement is so bad and level design annoying that it ruins the whole games. if a 3d platformer has bad movement it fails as a 3d platformer, and every single other 3d mario including 3d world exceeds at it

This is single handedly the most overrated Mario game of all time

Second

This game is overrated, the music carries it

meh

Mario Galaxy isn’t a good 3D Mario bc it fails at tying course clear and sandbox gameplay together. That being said, it’s still a beautiful game that deserves to be remembered. Also Peach’s Castle solos the Comet Observatory any day