10 Worst "Ultimate" Video Game Unlocks

4. A Postcard - Super Mario Sunshine

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We’ve already had a couple of entries involving complex completionist challenges and this one is just about the worst in terms of effort put in versus the crap reward returned.

Super Mario Sunshine is a fan favourite for plenty of reasons, all of which are well earned, but there’s one infamous footnote we can’t look past. Gamers felt particularly burned by their efforts when they realised that the non 100% endings for this game is arguably better than the 100% ending.

The reward for collecting all 120 shine sprites, which is a super tricky undertaking, is literally a postcard featuring Mario, Peach, and all their mates standing around awkwardly with the words ‘Have a relaxing vacation!’ underneath. The fact that the reward is a postcard is one thing. The fact that it’s not even a good postcard is a whole other level of disappointment.

Thanks a bunch, Mario.

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