The Secret of Ricco Tower

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Episode
The Secret of Ricco Tower
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Location Ricco Harbor
Mission # 4
Game Super Mario Sunshine
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“This may be too hard for you to wrap your noodle around... ...but I can tell there's something suspicious about this tower.”
—Pianta, Super Mario Sunshine

The Secret of Ricco Tower is the fourth episode of Ricco Harbor in Super Mario Sunshine. The episode's objective is to enter Ricco Tower and clear the secret course.

In Super Mario Galaxy 2, the secret course appears as its own galaxy named the Twisty Trials Galaxy.

Layout

Mario making his way to the tower.

Ricco Tower is accessed by reaching the high narrow platforms surrounding it, which can be achieved in numerous ways. The quickest method involves reaching the lower port and wall jumping on the platform's supports to reach the top. The player can also use the Rocket Nozzle from one of the plaza roofs to launch themselves to the high platforms. Upon entering the Ricco Tower, Shadow Mario will appear to take FLUDD away, as he does with all secret levels upon the player's first visit.

The player will start the secret course facing four long, rotating platforms. To cross them, the player needs to stay on the most level surface of the platform while jumping from one platform to the next. After the four rotating platforms is a stationary platform with two tall walls on either side, the player can reach a 1-Up Mushroom above by Wall Jumping. Afterward are three horizontally moving and rotating gear-shaped platforms the player has to jump between to cross to the next segment. The next set of platforms are several long, rotating platforms like those at the start of the stage. However, these ones are angled and turn in different direction, and the second to last platform is much larger than the rest. After the final platform is the stage's Shine Sprite.

The background of the secret area features images of Mario's jumping sprite from Super Mario Bros. This background is reused in the secret area of The Hotel Lobby's Secret.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese リコタワーの　ヒミツ[?]
Riko Tawā no himitsu 		The Secret of Ricco Tower
German Das Geheimnis von Torre d'Oro[?] The Secret of Golden Tower
(Torre d'Oro is Italian for "Golden Tower".)
Italian Il mistero della Torre Gioconda[?] The mystery of the Ricco Tower
Spanish (NOE) El secreto de la Torre del Puerto[?] The Secret of the Harbor's Tower
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Super Mario Sunshine locations and episodes
Bianco Hills Road to the Big Windmill • Down with Petey Piranha! • The Hillside Cave Secret • Red Coins of Windmill Village • Petey Piranha Strikes Back • The Secret of the Dirty Lake • Shadow Mario on the Loose • The Red Coins of the Lake • Red Coins of the Hillside Cave • Red Coins of the Dirty Lake
Ricco Harbor Gooper Blooper Breaks Out • Blooper Surfing Safari • The Caged Shine Sprite • The Secret of Ricco Tower • Gooper Blooper Returns • Red Coins on the Water • Shadow Mario Revisited • Yoshi's Fruit Adventure • Red Coins in Ricco Tower • Blooper-Surfing Sequel
Gelato Beach Dune Bud Sand Castle Secret • Mirror Madness! Tilt, Slam, Bam! • Wiggler Ahoy! Full Steam Ahead! • The Sand Bird is Born • Il Piantissimo's Sand Sprint • Red Coins in the Coral Reef • It's Shadow Mario! After Him! • The Watermelon Festival • Red Coins in the Sand Castle • Sandy Shine Sprite
Pinna Park Mecha-Bowser Appears! • The Beach Cannon's Secret • Red Coins of the Pirate Ships • The Wilted Sunflowers • The Runaway Ferris Wheel • The Yoshi-Go-Round's Secret • Shadow Mario in the Park • Roller Coaster Balloons • Red Coins in the Cannon • Red Coins in the Yoshi-Go-Round
Sirena Beach The Manta Storm • The Hotel Lobby's Secret • Mysterious Hotel Delfino • The Secret of Casino Delfino • King Boo Down Below • Scrubbing Sirena Beach • Shadow Mario Checks In • Red Coins in the Hotel • Red Coins in Boo's Big Mouth • Red Coin Winnings in the Casino
Noki Bay Uncork the Waterfall • The Boss of Tricky Ruins • Red Coins in a Bottle • Eely-Mouth's Dentist • Il Piantissimo's Surf Swim • The Shell's Secret • Hold It, Shadow Mario! • The Red Coin Fish • A Golden Bird • Red Coins on the Half Shell
Pianta Village Chain Chomplets Unchained • Il Piantissimo's Crazy Climb • The Goopy Inferno • Chain Chomp's Bath • Secret of the Village Underside • Piantas in Need • Shadow Mario Runs Wild • Fluff Festival Coin Hunt • Red Coin Chucksters • Soak the Sun
Corona Mountain Father and Son Shine!
Delfino Plaza Shine Sprite in the Sand • Boxing Clever 1 • Boxing Clever 2 • Clean the West Bell • Mario Toss • The Gold Bird • Turbo Dash! • Lighthouse Roof • Clean the East Bell • The Shine Gate Sparkle • Super Slide • Pachinko Game • Lily Pad Ride • Turbo Track • Red Coin Field
Delfino Airstrip Delfino Airstrip Dilemma • Red Coin Waterworks
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