(which stands for “Flash Liquidizer Ultra Dousing Device”).

While many people expected more of the same in regards to the tremendous 3D platforming that its predecessor demonstrated, Nintendo decided to throw a monkey wrench in that plan by introducing an entirely new concept: the F.L.U.D.D. Debuting six years after the original 3D platformer Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine was an unprecedented follow-up to the N64 classic.