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Encyclopedia > Super Monkey Ball
Super Monkey Ball
Developer(s) Amusement Vision
Publisher(s) SEGA
Release date(s) JPN September 14, 2001
NA November 18, 2001
EU May 3, 2002
Genre(s) Puzzle game
Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s) ESRB: Everyone (E)
Platform(s) Arcade, Nintendo GameCube, Mobile Phone
Media 1 × GameCube Game Disc

Super Monkey Ball is an arcade platform game developed by Amusement Vision and distributed by Sega featuring a cast of humorous monkey characters (see below). The game debuted in Japan in 2001 as an upright arcade cabinet called Monkey Ball (which featured a banana-shaped joystick) and later that year was released as one of the launch titles for the Nintendo GameCube. Super Monkey Ball GameCube box cover This is the cover art for a video game. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games. ... Amusement Vision Amusement Vision, Ltd. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Sega Corporation ) is a Japanese multinational video game software and hardware developing company, and a former home computer and console manufacturer. ... This article is about the country in East Asia. ... September 14 is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 2001 in games 2000 in video gaming 2002 in video gaming Notable events of 2001 in video gaming. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 2001 in games 2000 in video gaming 2002 in video gaming Notable events of 2001 in video gaming. ... is the 123rd day of the year (124th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 2002 in games 2001 in video gaming 2003 in video gaming Notable events of 2002 in video gaming. ... Video games are categorized into genres based on their gameplay. ... Minesweeper, a popular computer puzzle game found on many machines. ... In computer games and video games, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Entertainment Software Rating Board logo The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a self-regulatory organization that applies and enforces ratings, advertising guidelines, and online privacy principles for computer and video games and other entertainment software in the United States and Canada (officially adopted by individual provinces 2004-2005). ... Centipede by Atari is a typical example of a 1980s era arcade game. ... The Nintendo GameCube , GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. ... The Nintendo GameCube Game Disc is the medium for the Nintendo GameCube, created by Matsushita, and later extended for use of the Wii. ... A simple platform sequence from the game Wonder Boy Platform game, or platformer, is a video game genre characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles. ... Amusement Vision Amusement Vision, Ltd. ... Sega Corporation ) is a Japanese multinational video game software and hardware developing company, and a former home computer and console manufacturer. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This arcade cabinet, containing Centipede, is an upright. ... Joystick elements: 1. ... The Nintendo GameCube , GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. ... The Nintendo GameCube , GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. ...

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Main Game

The objective of the main game is to guide a monkey character encased in a ball (hence the name "Monkey Ball") across a suspended series of platforms and through a goal. The main game is very simplistic--in fact the only control required is the directional analog stick. By moving the joystick, the player actually tilts the entire set of platforms that make up the level, called the floor, and the monkey ball rolls accordingly (hence, you don't control the character itself). Although this is virtually indistinguishable from actively moving the ball, it is revealed subtly in the general tilt of the camera when turning. While moving across the floor the player can collect bananas by rolling into them to score points and attempt to earn an extra life (earned at every 100 bananas). If the monkey ball rolls off the floor it is a fall out and the player loses a life. If the player can complete all of the floors in beginner, advanced, or expert difficulty without using a continue (10 floors in beginner difficulty, 30 in advanced, 50 in expert), extra floors are unlocked. Finishing all of the floors in the expert difficulty (including the extra floors) without using a continue unlocks the master difficulty, which contains ten incredibly difficult levels. Approximate worldwide distribution of monkeys. ... Balls are objects typically used in games. ... An analog stick from the GameCube game controller An analog stick, sometimes called thumbstick, often mistakenly referred to as a joystick, is an input device for a controller (often a game controller) that is used for two-dimensional input. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


Strategy

Bananas are worth 100 points each and time left on the floor timer is valued at 100 points per second if finishing with less than half of time remaining or 200 points per second if finishing with more than half of time remaining. Thus, it is advantageous to make detours for additional bananas if it will take less than 1 second or 0.5 seconds per banana respectively. It may also be appropriate to sacrifice time and points if the player is close to reaching 100 bananas and an extra life.


Many players find it advantageous to select Baby, the son of AiAi and Meemee, as courses become more difficult. He is small in both stature and girth, allowing the player to more easily focus on the monkey's progress rather than the ball itself when navigating challenging levels.


Characters

These descriptions are taken from the Super Monkey Ball Touch & Roll instruction booklet. Two further characters were added in Banana Blitz on the Wii, YanYan; a young, female monkey and Doctor; an older monkey with amnesia. Super Monkey Ball Touch & Roll is the third Super Monkey Ball game featured on a handheld (Behind Super Monkey Ball Jr. ...


AiAi

A high spirited monkey who just can't get enough bananas. He can be scatterbrained at times, but he is very reliable when it counts. He is an unlockable character in Sonic Riders. The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ...


MeeMee

A stylish monkey who is adored by all the other monkeys. She loves AiAi and hopes to marry him one day.


Baby

He is the son of AiAi and MeeMee, travelling back to the past from the future. Although still young, he is reliable like his mother. He is also the best monkey to choose for story/challenge mode in Monkey Ball 2 for he has a secret in the game that if you beat the Expert mode with him, you will gain unlimited fall-outs which prevents you from falling in the future.[citation needed]


GonGon

This powerful monkey trains everyday to become the strongest monkey. Although a bit rowdy, he is usually a players' favourite character. However his size makes him the slowest of the other 3, later 5 characters.


Worlds

There are many worlds featured in Super Monkey Ball that have set the stage for future games in the Super Monkey Ball series to follow and emulate. Here is a list of them: Here is a list of games in the Super Monkey Ball series. ...

  • Grassland/Jungle (Beginner, Advanced, Expert)
  • Valley/Sky (Beginner, Advanced)
  • City/Mall (Advanced, Expert)
  • Underwater (Advanced, Expert)
  • Desert (Expert)
  • Arctic/Ice (Expert)
  • Tempest Storm (Expert)
  • Night Sky (Bonus Stages)
  • Space (Extra)
  • Temple (Master)
  • Clouds (Arcade Version Only)
  • Gamecube(Expert,Race,Fight)

Party Games

The GameCube version, known as "Super" Monkey Ball includes three party games for up to four players.


Monkey Race

Monkey Race is a lap racing game combining elements of the main game and racing classics like Mario Kart. There are a total of 6 tracks - Jungle Circuit, Aqua Offroad, Sky Downtown, Warp Pipe Tunnel, Frozen Highway, and Speed Desert.-1...

  • In the Jungle Sector you can land in the special plant you can access an interface that controls the game, or crash into the sectors cords to destroy it, or in the desert sector going into one of the springs of water and if it is damaged the game will be destroyed.

A short cut has been found in the course Sky Downtown. The short cut is that a player must go over the speed boost right before the tunnel then go straight. The player will then crash into the sign and go into the tunnel. If you have speed stars (multiple) that are still active when you hit the speed boost you can go over all the steps stated before plus hitting the tunnel and going to the curve before the goal.


Monkey Fight

Monkey Fight places four monkey balls with attached boxing gloves in a king-of-the-hill punching battle. There are three different battle arenas - a jungle stage, an ice stage, and a space stage. Boxer redirects here; for other meanings of boxer, see Boxer (disambiguation). ...


Items are sometimes dropped during the game to enhance gameplay of a character. For instance, one item enables your Punch to be more powerful, and another enables your boxing glove to have a longer reach, and one final one enables your boxing glove to act like a Twister and hit opponents in a circular motion.

  • If you destroy the cords, next to the arena you can delete the game.

Monkey Target

Perhaps most original of the three, Monkey Target is an accuracy game in which the monkey ball is launched off a large ramp and splits in half to form wings, which the player must guide over a large body of water to floating targets of varying point values.


Monkey Target may appear simple at first but there is actually a great deal of depth. Upon further inspection of levels, one will notice little buoy type objects in the water. These are each worth 500 points, much more than any other part of the boards. Using sticky ball or magnet ball these become fairly easy to land on, but the ultimate challenge comes in landing on them without the use of any items, also known as "freeballing" it, or "dry pole-ing it".


Free balling is very difficult at first and requires lots of patience to master. Traditionally, in order to attain the low amount of speed needed to land on the buoys without rolling off, the wind must be against the player and rather high; above 10 miles per hour is optimal. "Sticking it" with a zero wind, or even backwind is possible, but incredibly difficult, and considered by many to be the apex of Monkey Target skills.


Mini Games

Three minigames are also featured in the GameCube release, based upon actual games and sports. These games must be unlocked by earning play points gained by repeated play of the main game. In Fantastic Dizzy, the player has to complete a sliding puzzle to get an extra life. ...


Monkey Billiards

Monkey Billiards is a 9-ball pool game. Nine ball is a billiards game played with a cue ball and 9 colored object balls, numbered 1 through 9. ...


Monkey Bowling

This a stylized arcade version of the sport that features two modes. One normal mode and another mode called Challenge Mode where you can try your best to clear different bowling lanes whereby the lane moves around in various different ways.


Monkey Golf

This is an arcade miniature golf game. The monkey characters are of course, prominently featured in the balls that are traditionally used to play these games. Putt-Putt redirects here. ...


Popularity

The popularity of the simple game in Japan, the United States and Europe has led to several sequels and ports: Super Monkey Ball 2 (2003) for the GameCube; Super Monkey Ball Deluxe (2005) for PlayStation 2 and Xbox, which included levels from both GameCube releases plus original levels, as well as updating the party games; Super Monkey Ball Jr. (2003), a release for Nintendo Game Boy Advance based on the original title; a release under the original title for the Nokia N-Gage gaming system (2003); a release for the Nintendo DS entitled Super Monkey Ball Touch & Roll (2006), and Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz (2006) for the Wii console. It is also featured in the Sega SuperStars Eye Toy game for the PlayStation 2 (2004). The franchise took a new direction in 2006 with Super Monkey Ball Adventure developed by Traveller's Tales which came out for PS2, GameCube & PSP. Other iterations of the franchise include Sega Super Monkey Ball (2004), Monkey Ball Mini Golf (2006) and Super Monkey Ball: Tip 'n Tilt (2007) for mobile phones. There is also an arcade version of the original game where the controller is a joystick shaped like a banana. GameWorks and Odyssey Fun World arcades are the only places in the US that are known to have the machine. A sequel is a work of fiction in literature, film, and other creative works that is produced after a completed work, and is set in the same universe but at a later time. ... In computer science, porting is the process of adapting software so that an executable program can be created for a computing environment that is different from the one for which it was originally designed (e. ... Super Monkey Ball 2 is the sequel to Super Monkey Ball. ... Super Monkey Ball Deluxe is a game featured on the Xbox and Playstation 2 consoles, featuring more stages than any Monkey Ball game before it. ... The PlayStation 2 , abbreviated PS2) is Sonys second video game console, the successor to the PlayStation and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3. ... The Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. ... Super Monkey Ball is an arcade-style platform game developed by Amusement Vision, Ltd. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Nokia Corporation (OMX: NOK1V, NYSE: NOK, FWB: NOA3) is currently the worlds largest manufacturer of mobile telephones, with a global market share of approximately 36% in Q1 of 2007. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... “NDS” redirects here. ... Super Monkey Ball Touch & Roll is the third Super Monkey Ball game featured on a handheld (Behind Super Monkey Ball Jr. ... The Wii (pronounced as the pronoun we, IPA: ) is the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo. ... SEGA SuperStars is a game developed by Sonic Team in 2004 for the PlayStation 2 EyeToy. ... The Eye Toy is a digital camera device for the PlayStation 2 similar to a webcam. ... Super Monkey Ball Adventure is a video game in the Super Monkey Ball series. ... Travellers Tales logo designed by Rodney Matthews. ... GameWorks is a chain of entertainment venues featuring a full-service restaurant, a bar serving signature martinis and specialty cocktails, and interactive and state-of-the-art games and attractions. ...


Records

The most well-known community for hosting some of the best records for games in the Super Monkey Ball series is Elite Scores. The record-based website hosts some of the greatest records for this game, Super Monkey Ball 2, Super Monkey Ball Adventure, Super Monkey Ball: Touch and Roll, Super Monkey Ball Deluxe, as well as Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz. You can also look at (http://speedrunwiki.com/Super_Monkey_Ball) Super Monkey Ball 2 is the sequel to Super Monkey Ball. ... Super Monkey Ball Adventure is a video game in the Super Monkey Ball series. ... Super Monkey Ball Deluxe is a game featured on the Xbox and Playstation 2 consoles, featuring more stages than any Monkey Ball game before it. ...


Trivia

  • Aiai was also the Japanese name for Coconuts, an enemy from Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
  • The bananas in the game feature advertising for the Dole Food Company.The logo also appears on objects that are not part of the level,such as a satellite or a pineapple shaped hot air balloon(Monkey Target).
  • The concept of the Monkey Ball game is very similar to an old Board Game called Labrinth, which was a big wooden box with a maze on top with holes, a steel marble, and two knobs. You had to try and tilt the top to guide the marble to the end of the maze, without letting it fall into any of the holes.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2, or simply Sonic 2, is a platform game developed and published by Sega for the Mega Drive/Genesis. ... Dole Food Company, Inc. ...

See also

// Neverball One of the hard levels being played in Neverball 1. ... The GNU logo The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... Windows 2000 (also referred to as Win2K) is a preemptible, interruptible, graphical and business-oriented operating system that was designed to work with either uniprocessor or symmetric multi-processor 32-bit Intel x86 computers. ... Windows XP is a line of proprietary operating systems developed by Microsoft for use on general-purpose computer systems, including home and business desktops, notebook computers, and media centers. ... Linux (IPA pronunciation: ) is a Unix-like computer operating system. ... FreeBSD is a Unix-like free operating system descended from AT&T UNIX via the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) branch through the 386BSD and 4. ... Mac OS X (official IPA pronunciation: ) is a line of proprietary, graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. ... GooBall is a Mac OS X computer game by Over The Edge Entertainment and published by Ambrosia Software. ... Marble Madness is an arcade game by Atari Games released in 1984. ... Marble Blast is a 3D puzzle game involving a marble, available for the PC (namely Windows, Mac OS X and Linux). ... Here is a list of characters that appear in the Super Monkey Ball series: // These following main characters appear to be in every Monkey Ball game: Aiai is the husband of Meemee and father of Baby, as well as a hero of the island. ...

External links


  Results from FactBites:
 
Super Monkey Ball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1187 words)
The objective of the main game is to guide a monkey character encased in a ball (hence the name "Monkey Ball") across a suspended series of platforms and through a goal.
Monkey Fight places four monkey balls with attached boxing gloves in a king-of-the-hill punching battle.
Perhaps most original of the three, Monkey Target is an accuracy game in which the monkey ball is launched off a large ramp and splits in half to form wings, which the player must guide over a large body of water to floating targets of varying point values.
Super Monkey Ball 2 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2738 words)
Monkey Bowling is about using the monkey as a bowling ball to knock over as many bowling pins at the end of the alley as possible.
Monkey Shot is a first-person shooter that, depending on the difficulty, will take the player through different worlds found in the Story mode.
Monkey Tennis uses the regular tennis scoring and pretty much plays like tennis in a video game would be played, except that the ball is much bigger and leaves a glowing wake, possibly because an actual-size tennis ball would be too difficult to see.
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