In Super Mario Galaxy 2, Wild Glide Galaxy is "larger than the universe", going outside the boundaries of its own skybox. The game simply drags the skybox alongside Mario's position to keep the area immediately around him within the boundaries.
September 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
In Super Mario Galaxy 2, Wild Glide Galaxy is "larger than the universe", going outside the boundaries of its own skybox. The game simply drags the skybox alongside Mario's position to keep the area immediately around him within the boundaries.
Super Mario Galaxy skyboxes use perspective tricks to reduce the number of polygons that would normally be needed. The Melty Molten Galaxy skybox appears to be two large spheres, but is actually an illusion painted onto the sides of a burger.
June 6, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Super Mario Galaxy skyboxes use perspective tricks to reduce the number of polygons that would normally be needed. The Melty Molten Galaxy skybox appears to be two large spheres, but is actually an illusion painted onto the sides of a burger.
Oh look Albertans, here’s our Prime Minister at the 4Nations game in Montreal. And he isn’t sitting in a SkyBox. He’s in a seat, with his son, like a regular Canadian.
February 16, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Oh look Albertans, here’s our Prime Minister at the 4Nations game in Montreal. And he isn’t sitting in a SkyBox. He’s in a seat, with his son, like a regular Canadian.
In Super Mario Galaxy 2, the Grandmaster Galaxy contains areas that change the skybox when Mario passes them. Exiting a skybox in an unintended direction (e.g. with the infinite flutter glitch) will suddenly make it turn blue, reminiscent of the Windows Blue Screen of Death.
November 19, 2024 at 7:19 PM
In Super Mario Galaxy 2, the Grandmaster Galaxy contains areas that change the skybox when Mario passes them. Exiting a skybox in an unintended direction (e.g. with the infinite flutter glitch) will suddenly make it turn blue, reminiscent of the Windows Blue Screen of Death.
We had always planned to launch today, but it seems more necessary now than ever, so here goes: @brianbarnett.bsky.social, @hokutolucas.bsky.social, and I are launching an independent games website today called Skybox. You can read our welcome letter/mission statement here:
We had always planned to launch today, but it seems more necessary now than ever, so here goes: @brianbarnett.bsky.social, @hokutolucas.bsky.social, and I are launching an independent games website today called Skybox. You can read our welcome letter/mission statement here: