Monkey Ball
From Sega Retro
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| System(s): Sega NAOMI GD-ROM | |||||||||||||
| Publisher: Sega | |||||||||||||
| Developer: Amusement Vision, Sega Mechatro (cabinet) | |||||||||||||
| Genre: Puzzle | |||||||||||||
| Number of players: 1 | |||||||||||||
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Monkey Ball (モンキーボール) is a Sega NAOMI GD-ROM arcade game, originally released in 2001. It is the first game in the Super Monkey Ball series.
The arcade cabinet of Monkey Ball is unique for its banana-shaped joystick. All the bananas in the game are sponsored by Dole, a practise that would carry through to its successor, Super Monkey Ball and Super Monkey Ball 2. There are three characters, AiAi, MeeMee and Baby, three difficulty levels and numerous puzzles to complete.
Monkey Ball was somewhat unique at the time of release. Though marble/ball rolling games had been done in the past, such as Marble Madness, these types of games are fairly rare, and none had ever been presented in 3D.
Monkey Ball itself was not ported to consoles. Instead, an upgraded version titled Super Monkey Ball was released for the GameCube a few months later. It contains all the levels seen in Monkey Ball, plus enhanced graphics, the inclusion of GonGon, Game Modes, and other extra features.
Sega Logistics Service announced it would end service on Monkey Ball machines on March 31, 2017.[1][2]
Production credits
- Main article: Monkey Ball/Production credits.
Magazine articles
- Main article: Monkey Ball/Magazine articles.
Physical scans
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 "Long" instructions "Long" instructions (2) | ||||
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References
| Super Monkey Ball series of games | |
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Monkey Ball (2001) | Super Monkey Ball: Ticket Blitz (20xx) |
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Super Monkey Ball (2001) | Super Monkey Ball 2 (2002) | Super Monkey Ball 2 Pack (2004) | Super Monkey Ball Adventure (2006) |
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Sega Monkey Ball (2002) | AiAi's Funhouse (2003) | Monkey Ball (2003) | Monkey Ball Bowling (2003) | Monkey Ball Mini Golf (2003) | Super Monkey Ball 3D (200x) | Super Monkey Ball: Tip 'n Tilt (2007) | Super Monkey Ball: Tip 'n Tilt 2 (200x) |
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Super Monkey Ball Jr. (2002) |
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Super Monkey Ball (2003) |
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Super Monkey Ball Deluxe (2005) | Super Monkey Ball Adventure (2006) |
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Super Monkey Ball Deluxe (2005) | Sonic Heroes & Super Monkey Ball Deluxe (2005) | Sonic Mega Collection Plus & Super Monkey Ball Deluxe (2005) |
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Super Monkey Ball: Touch & Roll (2005) | Sega Fun Pack: Sonic Rush & Super Monkey Ball: Touch & Roll (2009) |
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Super Monkey Ball Adventure (2006) |
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Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz (2006) | Sega Fun Pack: Sonic and the Secret Rings & Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz (2009) | Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll (2010) |
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Super Monkey Ball (2008) | Super Monkey Ball 2 (2009) | Super Monkey Ball 2: Sakura Edition (2010) | Super Monkey Ball 2: Sakura Edition Lite (2012) | Super Monkey Ball Bounce (2014) |
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Super Monkey Ball 3D (2011) |
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Super Monkey Ball (2011) | Super Monkey Ball 2: Sakura Edition (2012) |
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Super Monkey Ball (2011) | Super Monkey Ball Uki-Uki Seesaw (2012) | Super Monkey Ball 2: Sakura Edition (2012) | Super Monkey Ball Bounce (2014) |
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Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz (2012) | Super Monkey Ball Adventure (201x) |
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Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD (2019) | Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania (2021) |
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Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania (2021) |
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Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD (2019) | Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania (2021) | Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble (2024) |
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