14th June 2003, 11:27 AM
Well Mario World only had a few basic themes (that weren't really that different from each other), unlike most Mario games where there would be lava worlds, snow worlds, etc. And yes the difference between Mario 64 and Sunshine is closer to Mario 3 and Mario World, but the difference there is that Sunshine is the one that's challenging (like Mario 3), not Mario 64.