Super Monkey Ball

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Super Monkey Ball
System(s): Nintendo GameCube
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Distributor: Infogrames (EU)
Genre: Puzzle

















Number of players: 1-4
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Super Monkey Ball (スーパーモンキーボール) is a Nintendo GameCube game developed by Amusement Vision and published by Sega. Despite all future games borrowing the "Super Monkey Ball" name, this release is not actually the first game in the series - Monkey Ball, released for Sega NAOMI hardware in 1999 was. Super Monkey Ball acts as an updated version of Monkey Ball, and was released exclusively for Nintendo's console, and was one of the three (and the only third-party) launch title for the GameCube in Japan.

The game was followed by Super Monkey Ball 2, also a GameCube exclusive. Its features, as well as Super Monkey Ball 2's set would be included in Super Monkey Ball Deluxe.

Production Credits

Game Program Director: Hisashi Endo
System Programmers: Tetsuya Kaku, Kota Matsumoto, Yoshinori Suzuki
Party Game Programmers: Tetsu Yoshimitsu, Eiji Takaki, Youichi Ishikawa
Mini Game Programmers: Norio Haga, Yasumasa Matsumori, Koji Tokieda, Mie Kawanishi
2D System Programmers: Jun Tokuhara
Stage Design Director: Junichi Yamada
Stage Designers: Daisuke Sato, Kumiko Sakurai, Yukio Oda
Motion Design Director: Kazuhiro Izaki
Motion Designers: Michihiro Sato, Mika Sato, Mari Sasaki, Kentarou Niina
2D Designer: Chigaku Fukuhara
Character Designer: Mika Kojima
Planners: Yukinobu Arikawa, Hiroyuko Sakamoto
Sound Design: Hidenori Shoji,, Haruyoshi Tomita, Sakae Osumi
Monkey Voice: Kaoru Morota, Konami Yoshida, Rio Natsuki
Publicity: Masae Otoshi, Koji Ueda
Cooperation: Dole Food Company, Inc., Dole Japan, Ltd.
Special Thanks: Haikyo, Sturm Co., Ltd., T's Music Co., Ltd.
Producer & Director: Toshihiro Nagoshi

Promotional Material

  • SuperMonkeyBall GC US PrintAdvert.jpg

    US print advert

Artwork

  • SuperMonkeyBall logo.jpg

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
84 №118, p98/99
90 №103, p72/73
Nintendo GameCube
 87
Based on
2 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Ação Games (BR)
70
[1]
big.N (DE) NTSC-J
86
[2]
Consoles Micro (FR)
75
[3]
Consoles + (FR) NTSC-J
84
[4]
Cube (UK) PAL
93
[5]
Cubezone (FR) PAL
65
[6]
Computer & Video Games (UK) PAL
90
[7]
Digitiser (UK)
80
[8]
Edge (UK) NTSC-J
90
[9]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
82
[10]
GameNOW (US) NTSC-U
100
[11]
Game Play 128 (FR)
91
[12]
Game Play 128 (FR) PAL
86
[13]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
83
[14]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
83
[15]
GMR (US) NTSC-U
80
[16]
Hyper (AU) PAL
88
[17]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-J
79
[18]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
79
[19]
NGC Magazine (UK) NTSC-J
92
[20]
NGC Magazine (UK) PAL
88
[21]
Nintendo: Le Magazine Officiel (FR) PAL
75
[22]
Nintendo Official Magazine (UK) PAL
80
[23]
Nintendo Official Magazine (UK) PAL
92
[24]
Nintendo Power (US) NTSC-U
100
[25]
N-Zone (DE) PAL
81
[26]
The Official Nintendo Magazine (UK) PAL
88
[27]
Play (US) NTSC-U
70
[28]
Power Unlimited (NL)
95
[29]
Strana Igr (RU)
78
[30]
Nintendo GameCube
 84
Based on
30 reviews

Super Monkey Ball

GameCube, US
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Cover
GameCube, US (Player's Choice)
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Cover
GameCube, JP
SuperMonkeyBall GC JP Box.jpg
Cover
SuperMonkeyBall GC JP Disc.jpg
Disc
GameCube, UK
SuperMonkeyBall GC EU Box.jpg
Cover
GameCube, FR

GameCube, DE

GameCube, ES/PT
SuperMonkeyBall GC ES-PT Box.jpg
Cover



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)
  1. ↑ Ação Games, "Janeiro 2002" (BR; 200x-xx-xx), page 45
  2. ↑ big.N, "xxxx 2001" (DE; 2001-xx-xx), page 39
  3. ↑ Consoles Micro, "Mai 2002" (FR; 2002-xx-xx), page 52
  4. ↑ Consoles +, "Novembre 2001" (FR; 2001-1x-xx), page 98
  5. ↑ Cube, "Issue Six" (UK; 2002-05-02), page 68
  6. ↑ Cubezone, "Juin 2002" (FR; 2002-xx-xx), page 90
  7. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "May 2002" (UK; 2002-04-xx), page 70
  8. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (2002-05-27)
  9. ↑ Edge, "November 2001" (UK; 2001-10-08), page 72
  10. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 2001" (US; 2001-10-30), page 254
  11. ↑ GameNOW, "December 2001" (US; 2001-11-13), page 86
  12. ↑ Game Play 128, "Novembre/Décembre 2001" (FR; 2001-1x-xx), page 90
  13. ↑ Game Play 128, "Mi-Mai 2002" (FR; 2002-0x-xx), page 78
  14. ↑ GamePro, "December 2001" (US; 2001-1x-xx), page 156
  15. ↑ Game Informer, "November 2001" (US; 2001-1x-xx), page 118
  16. ↑ GMR, "February 2003" (US; 2003-01-07), page 96
  17. ↑ Hyper, "June 2002" (AU; 2002-05-08), page 64
  18. ↑ MAN!AC, "11/2001" (DE; 2001-10-02), page 54
  19. ↑ MAN!AC, "06/2002" (DE; 2002-05-02), page 58
  20. ↑ NGC Magazine, "December 2001" (UK; 2001-10-19), page 46
  21. ↑ NGC Magazine, "May 2002" (UK; 2002-04-15), page 56
  22. ↑ Nintendo: Le Magazine Officiel, "Mai 2002" (FR; 2002-0x-xx), page 111
  23. ↑ Nintendo Official Magazine, "May 2002" (UK; 2002-04-19), page 62
  24. ↑ Nintendo Official Magazine, "September 2003" (UK; 2003-08-15), page 120
  25. ↑ Nintendo Power, "November 2001" (US; 2001-1x-xx), page 141
  26. ↑ N-Zone, "05/02" (DE; 2002-04-24), page 48
  27. ↑ The Official Nintendo Magazine, "March 2006" (UK; 2006-02-16), page 125
  28. ↑ Play, "Premiere Issue" (US; 2001-xx-xx), page 29
  29. ↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 10, Nummer 4, April 2002" (NL; 2002-03-22), page 38
  30. ↑ Strana Igr, "Oktyabr 2001 2/2" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 22
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