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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is an entry in the ''Super Monkey Ball'' series of games and was released in 2002 for the [[Game Boy Advance]]. The same game was released for the [[Nokia N-Gage]] a year later under the basic title of '''''Super Monkey Ball'''''.
 
  
 
Gameplay is much the same as other ''Super Monkey Ball'' games, but limited due to the hardware. Nevertheless the game is presented in 3D.
 
Gameplay is much the same as other ''Super Monkey Ball'' games, but limited due to the hardware. Nevertheless the game is presented in 3D.
  
 
==Gameplay==
 
==Gameplay==
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===Super Blocky Mode===
 
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By entering the code {{left}}{{left}}{{right}}{{right}}{{down}}{{down}}{{a}} on the title screen, "Super Blocky Mode" is unlocked, which halves the vertical screen resolution of the 3D sections in an attempt to boost frame rates.
 
  
 
==Production credits==
 
==Production credits==
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===Game Boy Advance version===
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{{creditsheader|Game Boy Advance Version Developed by [[Realism|Realism, Ltd.]]}}
 
{{creditsheader|Game Boy Advance Version Developed by [[Realism|Realism, Ltd.]]}}
 
*'''Programming Lead:''' David Reed
 
*'''Programming Lead:''' David Reed
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*'''Programming:''' Jason Brooke, Neil Millstone, Andrew Onions, James Watson
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*'''Programming:''' Jason Brooke, Neil Millstone, [[Andrew Onions]], James Watson
 
*'''Tools Programming:''' Andrew Clarke
 
*'''Tools Programming:''' Andrew Clarke
 
*'''Art Lead:''' David Worton
 
*'''Art Lead:''' David Worton
 
*'''Art:''' Michael Smith, Simon Street, Steven Watson
 
*'''Art:''' Michael Smith, Simon Street, Steven Watson
 
*'''Music Composition & Arrangement:''' Martin Goodall
 
*'''Music Composition & Arrangement:''' Martin Goodall
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*'''Producers:''' Marcus Bowden (Creations, Andrew Onions
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*'''Producers:''' Marcus Bowden (Creations, [[Andrew Onions]]
 
*'''Special Thanks:''' David McLachlan, Lorraine Starr, Mark Wilcox
 
*'''Special Thanks:''' David McLachlan, Lorraine Starr, Mark Wilcox
 
{{creditsheader|Exclusively Co-Published by [[THQ|THQ, Inc.]] (North American Re-Versioning Team)}}
 
{{creditsheader|Exclusively Co-Published by [[THQ|THQ, Inc.]] (North American Re-Versioning Team)}}
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*'''QA Database Administration:''' Jason Roberts
 
*'''QA Database Administration:''' Jason Roberts
 
*'''QA Manager:''' Monica Vallejo
 
*'''QA Manager:''' Monica Vallejo
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*'''QA Director:''' Jeremy S. Barnes
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*'''QA Director:''' [[Jeremy S. Barnes]]
 
*'''Lead QA Tester:''' Marla Anyomi
 
*'''Lead QA Tester:''' Marla Anyomi
 
*'''QA Testing:''' Logan Derrick, James Krenz, Graham Ratliff, Carlos Restrepo, Ryan Rothenberger, Steven Travers
 
*'''QA Testing:''' Logan Derrick, James Krenz, Graham Ratliff, Carlos Restrepo, Ryan Rothenberger, Steven Travers
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*'''Special Thanks:''' Judith Jette-Hansen, Katherine Schoback, Shinobu Toyoda
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*'''Special Thanks:''' Judith Jette-Hansen, Katherine Schoback, [[Shinobu Toyoda]]
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*'''{{creditsheader|Original Game Co-Developed & Co-Presented by SEGA Corporation; Supervised by [[Amusement Vision|Amusement Vision, Ltd.]]}}
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{{creditsheader|Original Game Co-Developed & Co-Presented by SEGA Corporation; Supervised by [[Amusement Vision|Amusement Vision, Ltd.]]}}
 
*'''Producer & Director:''' [[Toshihiro Nagoshi]]
 
*'''Producer & Director:''' [[Toshihiro Nagoshi]]
 
*'''Planning:''' [[Yukinobu Arikawa]]
 
*'''Planning:''' [[Yukinobu Arikawa]]
 
*'''Programming Chief:''' [[Hisashi Endo]]
 
*'''Programming Chief:''' [[Hisashi Endo]]
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*'''Programming:''' [[Youichi Ishikawa]], [[Kouji Tokeida]], [[Yasumasa Matsumori]]
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*'''Programming:''' [[Youichi Ishikawa]], [[Koji Tokieda|Kouji Tokeida]], [[Yasumasa Matsumori]]
 
*'''Design Chief:''' [[Junichi Yamada]]
 
*'''Design Chief:''' [[Junichi Yamada]]
 
*'''Design:''' [[Kazuhiro Izaki]], [[Daisuke Sato]], [[Chigaku Fukuhara]]
 
*'''Design:''' [[Kazuhiro Izaki]], [[Daisuke Sato]], [[Chigaku Fukuhara]]
 
*'''Sound Engineering:''' [[Haruyoshi Tomita]], [[Hidenori Shoji]]
 
*'''Sound Engineering:''' [[Haruyoshi Tomita]], [[Hidenori Shoji]]
  
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*©Amusement Vision, Ltd./SEGA CORPORATION, 2001, 2002. Created and Co-Published by SEGA. SEGA, the SEGA logo and SUPER MONKEY BALL are registered trademarks or trademarks of SEGA Corporation. Developed by Realism Ltd. Realism and its logo are trademarks of Realism Ltd. Exclusively Co-Published by THQ, Inc. THQ and the THQ logo are registered trademarks of THQ, Inc.
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:©Amusement Vision, Ltd./SEGA CORPORATION, 2001, 2002. Created and Co-Published by SEGA. SEGA, the SEGA logo and SUPER MONKEY BALL are registered trademarks or trademarks of SEGA Corporation. Developed by Realism Ltd. Realism and its logo are trademarks of Realism Ltd. Exclusively Co-Published by THQ, Inc. THQ and the THQ logo are registered trademarks of THQ, Inc.
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==Physical scans==
 
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==External links==
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* Nintendo catalogue pages: [http://web.archive.org/web/20031011144709/http://nintendo.com/games/gamepage/gamepage_main.jsp?gameId=1139 US]
  
 
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Revision as of 20:09, 23 December 2022

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Super Monkey Ball Jr.
System(s): Game Boy Advance
Publisher: THQ (US), Infogrames (Europe)
Developer:
Peripherals supported: Game Link Cable
Genre: Puzzle

















Number of players: 1-4
Release Date RRP Code
Game Boy Advance
US 		$29.9929.99[2] AGB-P-ALUE
AGB-ALUE-USA
ESRB: Everyone
Game Boy Advance
DE 		AGB-P-ALUP
AGB-ALUP-EUR
USK: 0
Game Boy Advance
ES 		AGB-P-ALUP
AGB-ALUP-EUR
aDeSe: Todos los Publicos
Game Boy Advance
FR 		AGB-P-ALUP
AGB-ALUP-EUR
SELL: Tous Publics
Game Boy Advance
UK 		AGB-P-ALUP
AGB-ALUP-EUR
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Game Boy Advance
FI 		AGB-P-ALUP
AGB-ALUP-EUR
VET: S/T
Game Boy Advance
AU 		AGB-P-ALUP
AGB-ALUP-EUR
OFLC: G8

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Super Monkey Ball Jr. is an entry in the Super Monkey Ball series of games and was released in 2002 for the Game Boy Advance.

Gameplay is much the same as other Super Monkey Ball games, but limited due to the hardware. Nevertheless the game is presented in 3D.

Gameplay

Production credits

Game Boy Advance Version Developed by Realism, Ltd.
  • Programming Lead: David Reed
  • Programming: Jason Brooke, Neil Millstone, Andrew Onions, James Watson
  • Tools Programming: Andrew Clarke
  • Art Lead: David Worton
  • Art: Michael Smith, Simon Street, Steven Watson
  • Music Composition & Arrangement: Martin Goodall
  • Producers: Marcus Bowden (Creations, Andrew Onions
  • Special Thanks: David McLachlan, Lorraine Starr, Mark Wilcox
Exclusively Co-Published by THQ, Inc. (North American Re-Versioning Team)
  • Vice President of Product Development: Jack Sorensen
  • Executive Producer: Brian Christian
  • Producer: Derek C. Smith
  • Quality Assurance Technician: Mario Waibel
  • QA Database Administration: Jason Roberts
  • QA Manager: Monica Vallejo
  • QA Director: Jeremy S. Barnes
  • Lead QA Tester: Marla Anyomi
  • QA Testing: Logan Derrick, James Krenz, Graham Ratliff, Carlos Restrepo, Ryan Rothenberger, Steven Travers
  • Special Thanks: Judith Jette-Hansen, Katherine Schoback, Shinobu Toyoda
Original Game Co-Developed & Co-Presented by SEGA Corporation; Supervised by Amusement Vision, Ltd.
©Amusement Vision, Ltd./SEGA CORPORATION, 2001, 2002. Created and Co-Published by SEGA. SEGA, the SEGA logo and SUPER MONKEY BALL are registered trademarks or trademarks of SEGA Corporation. Developed by Realism Ltd. Realism and its logo are trademarks of Realism Ltd. Exclusively Co-Published by THQ, Inc. THQ and the THQ logo are registered trademarks of THQ, Inc.

Magazine articles

Main article: Super Monkey Ball Jr./Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Advance (UK) PAL
87
[5]
Cube (UK) PAL
95
[6]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
80
[7]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
85
[2]
Hyper (AU) PAL
83
[8]
NGC Magazine (UK) PAL
87
[9]
Nintendo Official Magazine (UK) PAL
90
[10]
Nintendo Official Magazine (UK) PAL
90
[11]
N-Zone (DE) PAL
85
[12]
The Official Nintendo Magazine (UK) PAL
89
[13]
Game Boy Advance
 87
Based on
10 reviews

Super Monkey Ball Jr.

Game Boy Advance, US
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Cover
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Cart
Game Boy Advance, EU
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Cover
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Cart
Game Boy Advance, AU
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Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Game Boy Advance
 ?
CRC32 d75da09d
MD5 1e5a3679bb64a87ea2e23774a672ca7d
SHA-1 9c87fcf42a27644ae5bec273ac3afc3f672b4f94
8MB 2002-12-05 10:49:38 Cartridge (EU)
Game Boy Advance
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CRC32 0a8031f0
MD5 77edf4f506b3343e15efe61d64944eba
SHA-1 0d994a58b7acdfe9357e5405acebe232128b80fe
4MB 2002-10-03 17:14:24 Cartridge (US)
Game Boy Advance
 ?
CRC32 fee7b029
MD5 09a9fc30a1b6ccbf83b22af207b12efe
SHA-1 717e644a198776c45d1978d9616536f789bb3607
8MB 2002-08-06 EPROM cartridge Page

External links

  • Nintendo catalogue pages: US

References

  1. ↑ http://nintendo.com/games/gamepage/gamepage_main.jsp?gameId=1139 (Wayback Machine: 2003-10-11 14:47)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 GamePro, "January 2003" (US; 200x-xx-xx), page 70
  3. ↑ http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/DetProd.asp?ProductCode=8001 (Wayback Machine: 2003-04-23 09:18)
  4. ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00007LUR3/ (Wayback Machine: 2003-10-03 16:09)
  5. ↑ Advance, "Summer 2003" (UK; 2003-xx-xx), page 22
  6. ↑ Cube, "Issue Eighteen" (UK; 2003-04-10), page 110
  7. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 2003" (US; 2003-01-07), page 158
  8. ↑ Hyper, "May 2003" (AU; 2003-04-09), page 83
  9. ↑ NGC Magazine, "April 2003" (UK; 2003-03-19), page 62
  10. ↑ Nintendo Official Magazine, "April 2003" (UK; 2003-03-14), page 72
  11. ↑ Nintendo Official Magazine, "September 2003" (UK; 2003-08-15), page 121
  12. ↑ N-Zone, "04/03" (DE; 2003-03-19), page 60
  13. ↑ The Official Nintendo Magazine, "March 2006" (UK; 2006-02-16), page 129


Super Monkey Ball Jr.

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Game Boy Advance
Prototypes: 2002-08-06



Super Monkey Ball series of games
Arcade
 Monkey Ball (2001) | Super Monkey Ball: Ticket Blitz (20xx)
Nintendo GameCube
 Super Monkey Ball (2001) | Super Monkey Ball 2 (2002) | Super Monkey Ball 2 Pack (2004) | Super Monkey Ball Adventure (2006)
Mobile phone
 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)
Game Boy Advance
 Super Monkey Ball Jr. (2002)
N-Gage
 Super Monkey Ball (2003)
Sony PlayStation 2
 Super Monkey Ball Deluxe (2005) | Super Monkey Ball Adventure (2006)
Xbox
 Super Monkey Ball Deluxe (2005) | Sonic Heroes & Super Monkey Ball Deluxe (2005) | Sonic Mega Collection Plus & Super Monkey Ball Deluxe (2005)
Nintendo DS
 Super Monkey Ball: Touch & Roll (2005) | Sega Fun Pack: Sonic Rush & Super Monkey Ball: Touch & Roll (2009)
Sony PlayStation Portable
 Super Monkey Ball Adventure (2006)
Nintendo Wii
 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)
iOS
 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)
Nintendo 3DS
 Super Monkey Ball 3D (2011)
Windows Phone 7
 Super Monkey Ball (2011) | Super Monkey Ball 2: Sakura Edition (2012)
Google Android OS
 Super Monkey Ball (2011) | Super Monkey Ball Uki-Uki Seesaw (2012) | Super Monkey Ball 2: Sakura Edition (2012) | Super Monkey Ball Bounce (2014)
Sony PlayStation Vita
 Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz (2012) | Super Monkey Ball Adventure (201x)
Sony PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Steam
 Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD (2019) | Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania (2021)
PlayStation 5
 Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania (2021)
Nintendo Switch
 Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD (2019) | Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania (2021) | Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble (2024)
Super Monkey Ball related media
Music
 Ei-Ei-Poo! (2001) | Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania: 2xLP Vinyl Soundtrack (2022)
Book
 Super Monkey Ball Player's Book (2001) | Prima's Official Strategy Guide: Super Monkey Ball 2 (2002) | Super Monkey Ball 2 Players Book (2002)
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