Well there's something for everyone in Galaxy then!

Having seen this happen to people repeatedly, I finally figured out that Mario doesn't catch the second vine if you do the mid-air spin AFTER falling off the first vine.  If you just send him off the edge, he's programmed to go from one to the other, but spinning sends you off course and sometimes you don't grab the next one.

Anyway, I really really like the purple comets - there's a great amount of variety in what you have to do in order to get 100, and they're all pretty challenging.  Freezeflame's purple coins I liked BECAUSE it took me a while to figure out how to get all of them - I hadn't done the star that requires you to get to the true summit of the stage, so it was fun exploring and trying to figure out just how to get all the way up there.

Honestly I haven't felt this sense of wonder and enjoyment in a game for ages.  I've beaten it with all stars twice now and still feel like going back again.  Thankfully I have friends playing through it who I can P2 for (player 2 actually has some pretty God-like powers and is a great help for people who aren't as good/confident in their platforming abilities)!

It's so much easier the second time around.  Dreadnaught and Toy Galaxy didn't give me nearly as much trouble with the green dude.

Yes, I couldn't stand that galaxies.  It took soooooo long to get all the purple coins in Seaslide... going around the entire circumference of the entire level.  Geez!  I also notice that my least favorite galaxies are the ones that Zane loves.

Funny how, after two playthroughs, I wish there was like a third one with Wario or somebody...  This game is sooooooo good.

Cool Gametrailers video showing things you might not have noticed or known about.  Pretty cool!

I finally got to try the Toy Time purple coin challenge.  I lost all my lives trying to get this one.  It's ridiculous.  And I hate it.  I really hate how the (extremely arbitrary) timer does NOT stop when you accomplish whatever task it is having you do.

... and, yes, I enjoy this game; I'm just venting.

@ Ryu: The very first time I played this game, I got that Toy Time Purple coin challenge after only two tries.
When I arrived there again on my second playthrough, it took me, like 50!
There's definitely a control issue on the second playthrough, if you know what I mean (can this unlockable still be considered a spoiler? Doesn't everyone know by now?), but then I realised that there's 150 coins there so you don't have to get all of them. Just ignore the really hard bits, and it's pretty easy actually.

Amazingu, I actually had the opposite problem you had.  It took me FOREVER to get the first time, but I got it on my first try during my second playthrough of the game.  That said, yes, realizing there are 150 coins makes it much much easier.

Best site ever reviews Mario Galaxy.

The latest issue of Nintendo Power's got another great in-depth feature with Koizumi.  But what really catches the eye is this amazing piece that depicts, at least from what I can see, all of the villains from Galaxy.  I've never seen it before, has anyone else?

Galaxy Villains:
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/4310 … insdy4.jpg

It's in one of the official wallpapers at the Japanese homepage for the game:

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/rmgj/download/index.html

Yep, they had it up on Kotaku as well many moons ago.

Ah, thanks for the heads-up.  I was hoping there would be a high-res version out there. :)