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This is part 1 of my capture of me playing through Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii. This was recorded directly from my Wii (not the Wii U). I'm collecting all 120 stars in the game. I've had a few requests for this, so here it is: the incredible Super Mario Galaxy. I was a huge fan of Super Mario 64 ever since the game came out in 1996, but when Super Mario Sunshine was released in 2002, I was disappointed. It just wasn't a worthy follow-up to the first 3D Mario game. There was too much collecting (like Donkey Kong 64) and not enough platforming. Plus the final level was lackluster. The best parts of Sunshine were actually when the game took away the waterpack and had you traversing crazy 3D obstacle courses. If the entire game had been designed like that, I would have enjoyed it much more. Well, Nintendo must have noticed this, because Super Mario Galaxy seemed to take that crazy 3D obstacle course idea and put it on crack while incorporating a new gravity mechanic and avoiding too many clichéd collectathons. I got Super Mario Galaxy for Christmas of 2007 and proceeded to play through it at the same time as Metroid Prime 3. Although I blasted through Metroid Prime 3, I took my time with Mario Galaxy and just completed a few stars here and there every day or so. It was wonderful. Definitely one of my more memorable holidays (video game-wise). Super Mario Galaxy is my favorite 3D Mario game, hands down. The crazy platforming, the innovative control ideas, the awesome music... it's just a wonderful 3D platformer, and I think it easily beats Super Mario 64. It has been a few years since I've beaten this game, so it should feel a bit fresh to me. I'm definitely going to enjoy this one. Like always, I'll be keeping track of each star I collect. Stars collected in this video: Gateway Galaxy: Star 1 - Grand Star Rescue - 14:18 Good Egg Galaxy: Star 1 - Dino Piranha - 19:10 Star 2 - A Snack of Cosmic Proportions - 26:25 Recorded with the Hauppauge HD PVR and the Wii's component cables at 60 frames per second. I'm using a Wii Remote and nunchuck.

This is part 2 of my capture of me playing through Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii. This was recorded directly from my Wii (not the Wii U). I'm collecting all 120 stars in the game. Stars collected in this video: Honeyhive Galaxy: Star 1 - Bee Mario Takes Flight - 0:15 Star 2 - Trouble on the Tower - 8:01 Good Egg Galaxy: Star 3 - King Kaliente's Battle Fleet - 14:38 Loopdeeloop Galaxy: Surfing 101 - 20:05 Flipswitch Galaxy: Painting the Planet Yellow - 24:04 Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor: Megaleg's Moon - 26:27 Recorded with the Hauppauge HD PVR and the Wii's component cables at 60 frames per second. I'm using a Wii Remote and nunchuck.

This is part 3 of my capture of me playing through Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii. This was recorded directly from my Wii (not the Wii U). I'm collecting all 120 stars in the game. Stars collected in this video: Honeyhive Galaxy: Star 3 - Big Bad Bugaboom - 0:24 Sweet Sweet Galaxy: Rocky Road - 5:12 Space Junk Galaxy: Star 1 - Pull Star Path - 8:42 Star 2 - Kamella's Airship Attack - 13:37 Star 3 - Tarantox's Tangled Web - 20:24 Battlerock Galaxy: Star 1 - Battlerock Barrage - 25:36 Bowser's Star Reactor: The Fiery Stronghold - 30:18 Recorded with the Hauppauge HD PVR and the Wii's component cables at 60 frames per second. I'm using a Wii Remote and nunchuck.

This is part 4 of my capture of me playing through Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii. This was recorded directly from my Wii (not the Wii U). I'm collecting all 120 stars in the game. Stars collected in this video: Sling Pod Galaxy: A Very Sticky Situation - 1:11 Space Junk Galaxy: Star 4 - Yoshi's Unexpected Appearance - 3:52 Battlerock Galaxy: Star 2 - Breaking into the Battlerock - 8:52 Star 3 - Topmaniac and the Topman Tribe - 13:56 Rolling Green Galaxy: Rolling in the Clouds - 19:55 Hurry-Scurry Galaxy: Shrinking Satellite - 22:41 Recorded with the Hauppauge HD PVR and the Wii's component cables at 60 frames per second. I'm using a Wii Remote and nunchuck.

This is part 5 of my capture of me playing through Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii. This was recorded directly from my Wii (not the Wii U). I'm collecting all 120 stars in the game. Stars collected in this video: Battlerock Galaxy: Star 4 - Topmaniac's Daredevil Run - 0:47 Star 5 - Battlerock's Garbage Dump - 2:40 Beach Bowl Galaxy: Star 1 - Sunken Treasure - 7:34 Star 2 - Passing the Swim Test - 12:00 Star 3 - The Secret Undersea Cavern - 14:29 Ghostly Galaxy: Star 1 - Luigi and the Haunted Mansion - 19:27 Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada: Sinking the Airships - 27:19 Recorded with the Hauppauge HD PVR and the Wii's component cables at 60 frames per second. I'm using a Wii Remote and nunchuck.

This is part 6 of my capture of me playing through Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii. This was recorded directly from my Wii (not the Wii U). I'm collecting all 120 stars in the game. Stars collected in this video: Good Egg Galaxy: Star 4 - Dino Piranha Speed Run - 0:33 Star 5 - Luigi on the Roof - 4:47 Drip Drop Galaxy: Giant Eel Outbreak - 7:31 Beach Bowl Galaxy: Star 4 - Fast Foes on the Cyclone Stone - 10:50 Star 5 - Wall Jumping up Waterfalls - 13:27 Ghostly Galaxy: Star 2 - A Very Spooky Sprint - 18:12 Star 3 - Beware of Bouldergeist - 21:33 Recorded with the Hauppauge HD PVR and the Wii's component cables at 60 frames per second. I'm using a Wii Remote and nunchuck.

This is part 7 of my capture of me playing through Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii. This was recorded directly from my Wii (not the Wii U). I'm collecting all 120 stars in the game. Stars collected in this video: Space Junk Galaxy: Star 5 - Pull Star Path Speed Run - 1:11 Battlerock Galaxy: Star 6 (Green Star 1) - Luigi under the Saucer - 5:12 Bubble Breeze Galaxy: Through the Poison Swamp - 10:40 Buoy Base Galaxy: Star 1 - The Floating Fortress - 16:04 Star 2 (Green Star 2) - The Secret of Buoy Base - 21:45 Recorded with the Hauppauge HD PVR and the Wii's component cables at 60 frames per second. I'm using a Wii Remote and nunchuck.

This is part 8 of my capture of me playing through Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii. This was recorded directly from my Wii (not the Wii U). I'm collecting all 120 stars in the game. Stars collected in this video: Honeyhive Galaxy: Star 4 - Honeyhive Cosmic Mario Race - 0:33 Ghostly Galaxy: Star 4 - Bouldergeist's Daredevil Run - 2:58 Star 5 - Matter Splatter Mansion - 7:38 Gusty Garden Galaxy: Star 1 - Bunnies in the Wind - 11:23 Star 2 - The Dirty Tricks of Major Burrows - 16:05 Bowser's Dark Matter Plant: Darkness on the Horizon - 24:51 Recorded with the Hauppauge HD PVR and the Wii's component cables at 60 frames per second. I'm using a Wii Remote and nunchuck.

This is part 9 of my capture of me playing through Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii. This was recorded directly from my Wii (not the Wii U). I'm collecting all 120 stars in the game. Stars collected in this video: Honeyhive Galaxy: Star 5 - Luigi in the Honeyhive Kingdom - 0:51 Gusty Garden Galaxy: Star 3 - The Golden Chomp - 3:31 Star 4 - Gusty Garden's Gravity Scramble - 5:49 Freezeflame Galaxy: Star 1 - The Frozen Peak of Baron Brrr - 11:14 Star 2 - Freezeflame's Blistering Core - 16:25 Star 3 - Frosty Cosmic Mario Race - 23:38 Star 4 - Hot and Cold Collide - 25:30 Recorded with the Hauppauge HD PVR and the Wii's component cables at 60 frames per second. I'm using a Wii Remote and nunchuck.

This is part 10 of my capture of me playing through Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii. This was recorded directly from my Wii (not the Wii U). I'm collecting all 120 stars in the game. Stars collected in this video: Gusty Garden Galaxy: Star 5 - Major Burrows's Daredevil Run - 0:42 Dusty Dune Galaxy: Star 1 - Soaring on the Desert Winds - 2:54 Star 2 - Blasting through the Sand - 9:04 Star 3 - Sunbaked Sand Castle - 14:52 Star 4 - Sandblast Speed Run - 23:03 Recorded with the Hauppauge HD PVR and the Wii's component cables at 60 frames per second. I'm using a Wii Remote and nunchuck.