Switch #05 · 2017 · E10+

Super Mario Odyssey

A 3D platformer about Mario traveling kingdoms with his living hat to stop Bowser's wedding.

Nintendo EPD · Nintendo · 12–20 hrs

Difficulty

A capture-based 3D Mario where Cappy is a second jump, a grab, and most of the movement tech. Story moons are a tour; the real catalog is purple-coin shops, dark-side gauntlets, and two-player Cappy.

Tips

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Talk to every Bonneter
The hint-giving Bonneter in each kingdom marks moons you walked past. Purple regional coins buy the densest moon packs in the Crazy Cap shops; collect them while you tour, not as a cleanup pass.
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Ground pound extends the throw
Ground pound, then throw Cappy, to burst him farther than a standing toss. Capture first and jump second; the capture meter recharges on the ground, not in a panic air throw.
Advanced
Throw, jump, dive
Hat throw into jump into Y-dive is the speedrun movement for almost every kingdom. A roll into a cap bounce also covers the long gaps that look like Glydon puzzles.
Advanced
Gushen and Glydon skip geometry
Lake Kingdom's Gushen is unlimited water traversal if you manage the water meter. Glydon from Mount Volbono peaks will glide into moons the story path fences off.
Secrets
Dark Side at 250, Darker Side at 500
After Bowser, deposit 250 Power Moons for Rabbit Ridge (Dark Side) and 500 for Culmina Crater (Darker Side). Shop moons count; Darker Side is one long capture gauntlet, not another collectathon.
Secrets
Metro RC car manhole
The RC Car in New Donk can drive into a manhole for a moon the street view never shows. Two-player Cappy also chews through the jump-rope and volleyball moons that feel brutal solo.
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Souvenirs sit on the Odyssey
Crazy Cap souvenirs are not just hats. They fill the ship and unlock extra Bonneter chatter, which is how several otherwise unmarked moons get flagged.

Walkthrough

Walkthroughs that already exist

Written guides and videos are listed separately. The first time a game is opened, the web is searched once. Later visits reuse that result. Six of each show here.

The first visit searches the web. Rate a result from 1 to 5 so the next person can skip the wait.