Super Monkey Ball

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Super Monkey Ball

System(s): GameCube

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Amusement Vision

Distributor: Infogrames (Europe)

Genre: Puzzle

Number of players: 1-4

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	2001-09-14^[6]	¥5,800 (6,090)5,800 (6,090)^[6]	DOL-P-GMBJ DOL-GMBJ-JPN
US	2001-11-18^[1]		DOL-P-GMBE DOL-GMBE-USA
US (Player's Choice)	2006		DOL-P-GMBE DOL-GMBE-USA
DE	2002-05-03^[5]		DOL-P-GMBP DOL-GMBP-NOE
ES	2002-05-03		DOL-P-GMBP DOL-GMBP-EUR
FR	2002-05-31^[4]		DOL-P-GMBP DOL-GMBP-FRA
FR (Player's Choice)	2006		DOL-P-GMBP DOL-GMBP-FRA
IT	2002-05-03		DOL-P-GMBP DOL-GMBP-ITA
UK	2002-05-03^[2]	£39.9939.99^[2]^[3]	DOL-P-GMBP DOL-GMBP-UKV
AU	200x		DOL-P-GMBP

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 2001 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.

History

Legacy

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, Hiroyuki 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

Source:

In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Super Monkey Ball/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in GamePro (US) #159: "December 2001" (2001-1x-xx)

Print advert in MAN!AC (DE) #2002-08: "08/2002" (2002-07-03)
also published in:

N-Zone (DE) #63: "08/02" (2002-07-17)^[8]
N-Zone (DE) #64: "09/02" (2002-08-21)^[9]

Artwork

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Ação Games (BR)

70

^[10]

big.N (DE)

NTSC-J

86

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Consoles Micro (FR)

75

^[12]

Consoles + (FR)

NTSC-J

84

^[13]

Cube (UK)

PAL

93

^[14]

Cubezone (FR)

PAL

65

^[15]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

PAL

90

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Digitiser (UK)

80

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Edge (UK)

NTSC-J

90

^[17]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

82

^[18]

GameNOW (US)

NTSC-U

100

^[19]

Game Play 128 (FR)

91

^[20]

Game Play 128 (FR)

PAL

86

^[21]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

83

^[22]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

83

^[23]

GMR (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[24]

Hyper (AU)

PAL

88

^[25]

MAN!AC (DE)

NTSC-J

79

^[26]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

79

^[27]

NGC Magazine (UK)

NTSC-J

92

^[28]

NGC Magazine (UK)

PAL

88

^[29]

Nintendo: Le Magazine Officiel (FR)

PAL

75

^[30]

Nintendo Official Magazine (UK)

PAL

80

^[31]

Nintendo Official Magazine (UK)

PAL

92

^[32]

Nintendo Power (US)

NTSC-U

100

^[33]

N-Zone (DE)

PAL

81

^[34]

The Official Nintendo Magazine (UK)

PAL

88

^[35]

Play (US)

NTSC-U

70

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Power Unlimited (NL)

95

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Strana Igr (RU)

78

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	84
Based on 30 reviews

Super Monkey Ball

GameCube, US
Cover
Disc

GameCube, US (Player's Choice)
Cover
Disc

GameCube, JP
Cover
Disc

GameCube, UK
Cover
Disc

GameCube, FR
Cover
Disc

GameCube, FR (Player's Choice)
Cover

GameCube, DE
Cover
Disc

GameCube, ES/PT
Cover
Disc

GameCube, IT
Cover
Disc

GameCube, AU
Cover
Disc

External links

Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): GameCube (archive)
Nintendo catalogue pages: JP, US, AU (archive)

References

↑ http://www.nintendo.com/games/gamepage/gamepage_main.jsp?gameId=617 (Wayback Machine: 2003-04-02 19:43)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Computer & Video Games, "May 2002" (UK; 2002-04-xx), page 70
↑ Cube, "Issue Three" (UK; 2002-02-14), page 15
↑ https://www.amazon.fr/S%C3%A9ga-Super-Monkey-Ball/dp/B000066A3J/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-05-18 20:27)
↑ http://www.amazon.de:80/Sega-Super-Monkey-Ball/dp/B000063WNH? (Wayback Machine: 2016-04-08 08:45)
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 http://sega.jp/gc/monkeyb/ (Wayback Machine: 2004-08-21 12:22)
↑ http://www.nintendo.com.au/gamecube/games/supermonkey.php (Wayback Machine: 2002-08-16 21:10)
↑ N-Zone, "08/02" (DE; 2002-07-17), page 37
↑ N-Zone, "09/02" (DE; 2002-08-21), page 27
↑ Ação Games, "Janeiro 2002" (BR; 200x-xx-xx), page 45
↑ big.N, "xxxx 2001" (DE; 2001-xx-xx), page 39
↑ Consoles Micro, "Mai 2002" (FR; 2002-xx-xx), page 52
↑ Consoles +, "Novembre 2001" (FR; 2001-1x-xx), page 98
↑ Cube, "Issue Six" (UK; 2002-05-02), page 68
↑ Cubezone, "Juin 2002" (FR; 2002-xx-xx), page 90
↑ Digitiser (UK) (2002-05-27)
↑ Edge, "November 2001" (UK; 2001-10-08), page 72
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 2001" (US; 2001-10-30), page 254
↑ GameNOW, "December 2001" (US; 2001-11-13), page 86
↑ Game Play 128, "Novembre/Décembre 2001" (FR; 2001-1x-xx), page 90
↑ Game Play 128, "Mi-Mai 2002" (FR; 2002-0x-xx), page 78
↑ GamePro, "December 2001" (US; 2001-1x-xx), page 156
↑ Game Informer, "November 2001" (US; 2001-1x-xx), page 118
↑ GMR, "February 2003" (US; 2003-01-07), page 96
↑ Hyper, "June 2002" (AU; 2002-05-08), page 64
↑ MAN!AC, "11/2001" (DE; 2001-10-02), page 54
↑ MAN!AC, "06/2002" (DE; 2002-05-02), page 58
↑ NGC Magazine, "December 2001" (UK; 2001-10-19), page 46
↑ NGC Magazine, "May 2002" (UK; 2002-04-15), page 56
↑ Nintendo: Le Magazine Officiel, "Mai 2002" (FR; 2002-0x-xx), page 111
↑ Nintendo Official Magazine, "May 2002" (UK; 2002-04-19), page 62
↑ Nintendo Official Magazine, "September 2003" (UK; 2003-08-15), page 120
↑ Nintendo Power, "November 2001" (US; 2001-1x-xx), page 141
↑ N-Zone, "05/02" (DE; 2002-04-24), page 48
↑ The Official Nintendo Magazine, "March 2006" (UK; 2006-02-16), page 125
↑ Play, "Premiere Issue" (US; 2001-xx-xx), page 29
↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 10, Nummer 4, April 2002" (NL; 2002-03-22), page 38
↑ Strana Igr, "Oktyabr 2001 2/2" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 22

Super Monkey Ball

Books: Super Monkey Ball Player's Book (2001)
Music: Ei-Ei-Poo! (2001)

Super Monkey Ball series of games
	Monkey Ball (2001) \| Super Monkey Ball: Ticket Blitz (20xx)
	Super Monkey Ball (2001) \| Super Monkey Ball 2 (2002) \| Super Monkey Ball 2 Pack (2004) \| Super Monkey Ball Adventure (2006)
	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)
	Super Monkey Ball Jr. (2002)
	Super Monkey Ball (2003)
	Super Monkey Ball Deluxe (2005) \| Super Monkey Ball Adventure (2006)
	Super Monkey Ball Deluxe (2005) \| Sonic Heroes & Super Monkey Ball Deluxe (2005) \| Sonic Mega Collection Plus & Super Monkey Ball Deluxe (2005)
	Super Monkey Ball: Touch & Roll (2005) \| Sega Fun Pack: Sonic Rush & Super Monkey Ball: Touch & Roll (2009)
	Super Monkey Ball Adventure (2006)
	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)
	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)
	Super Monkey Ball 3D (2011)
	Super Monkey Ball (2011) \| Super Monkey Ball 2: Sakura Edition (2012)
	Super Monkey Ball (2011) \| Super Monkey Ball Uki-Uki Seesaw (2012) \| Super Monkey Ball 2: Sakura Edition (2012) \| Super Monkey Ball Bounce (2014)
	Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz (2012) \| Super Monkey Ball Adventure (201x)
	Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD (2019) \| Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania (2021)
	Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania (2021)
	Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD (2019) \| Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania (2021) \| Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble (2024)
Super Monkey Ball related media
	Ei-Ei-Poo! (2001) \| Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania: 2xLP Vinyl Soundtrack (2022)
	Super Monkey Ball Player's Book (2001) \| Prima's Official Strategy Guide: Super Monkey Ball 2 (2002) \| Super Monkey Ball 2 Players Book (2002)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20030402194349.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.nintendo.com.2Fgames.2Fgamepage.2Fgamepage_main.jsp.3FgameId.3D617-1] ttp://www.nintendo.com/games/gamepage/gamepage_main.jsp?gameId=617 (Wayback Machine: 2003-04-02 19:43)

[:File:CVG_UK_246.pdf_p70-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Computer & Video Games, "May 2002" (UK; 2002-04-xx), page 70

[:File:Cube_UK_03.pdf_p15-3] Cube, "Issue Three" (UK; 2002-02-14), page 15

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20190518202741.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fwww.amazon.fr.2FS.25C3.25A9ga-Super-Monkey-Ball.2Fdp.2FB000066A3J.2F-4] ttps://www.amazon.fr/S%C3%A9ga-Super-Monkey-Ball/dp/B000066A3J/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-05-18 20:27)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20160408084539.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.amazon.de:80.2FSega-Super-Monkey-Ball.2Fdp.2FB000063WNH.3F-5] ttp://www.amazon.de:80/Sega-Super-Monkey-Ball/dp/B000063WNH? (Wayback Machine: 2016-04-08 08:45)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20040821122249.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fgc.2Fmonkeyb.2F-6] 6.0 ^6.1 http://sega.jp/gc/monkeyb/ (Wayback Machine: 2004-08-21 12:22)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20020816211021.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.nintendo.com.au.2Fgamecube.2Fgames.2Fsupermonkey.php-7] ttp://www.nintendo.com.au/gamecube/games/supermonkey.php (Wayback Machine: 2002-08-16 21:10)

[:File:NZone_DE_2002-08.pdf_p37-8] N-Zone, "08/02" (DE; 2002-07-17), page 37

[:File:NZone_DE_2002-09.pdf_p27-9] N-Zone, "09/02" (DE; 2002-08-21), page 27

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_171.pdf_p45-10] Ação Games, "Janeiro 2002" (BR; 200x-xx-xx), page 45

[:File:BigN_DE_2001-05.pdf_p39-11] big.N, "xxxx 2001" (DE; 2001-xx-xx), page 39

[:File:ConsolesMicro_FR_01.pdf_p52-12] Consoles Micro, "Mai 2002" (FR; 2002-xx-xx), page 52

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_118.pdf_p98-13] Consoles +, "Novembre 2001" (FR; 2001-1x-xx), page 98

[:File:Cube_UK_06.pdf_p68-14] Cube, "Issue Six" (UK; 2002-05-02), page 68

[:File:Cubezone_FR_04.pdf_p90-15] Cubezone, "Juin 2002" (FR; 2002-xx-xx), page 90

[digitiser2002-05-27-16] Digitiser (UK) (2002-05-27)

[:File:Edge_UK_103.pdf_p72-17] Edge, "November 2001" (UK; 2001-10-08), page 72

[:File:EGM_US_149.pdf_p254-18] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 2001" (US; 2001-10-30), page 254

[:File:GameNOW_US_02.pdf_p86-19] GameNOW, "December 2001" (US; 2001-11-13), page 86

[20] Game Play 128, "Novembre/Décembre 2001" (FR; 2001-1x-xx), page 90

[21] Game Play 128, "Mi-Mai 2002" (FR; 2002-0x-xx), page 78

[:File:GamePro_US_159.pdf_p156-22] GamePro, "December 2001" (US; 2001-1x-xx), page 156

[:File:GameInformer_US_103.pdf_p118-23] Game Informer, "November 2001" (US; 2001-1x-xx), page 118

[:File:GMR_US_01.pdf_p96-24] GMR, "February 2003" (US; 2003-01-07), page 96

[:File:Hyper_AU_104.pdf_p64-25] Hyper, "June 2002" (AU; 2002-05-08), page 64

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_2001-11.pdf_p54-26] MAN!AC, "11/2001" (DE; 2001-10-02), page 54

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_2002-06.pdf_p58-27] MAN!AC, "06/2002" (DE; 2002-05-02), page 58

[:File:NGCMagazine_UK_061.pdf_p46-28] NGC Magazine, "December 2001" (UK; 2001-10-19), page 46

[:File:NGCMagazine_UK_067.pdf_p56-29] NGC Magazine, "May 2002" (UK; 2002-04-15), page 56

[:File:NLMO_FR_001.pdf_p111-30] Nintendo: Le Magazine Officiel, "Mai 2002" (FR; 2002-0x-xx), page 111

[:File:NOM_UK_116.pdf_p62-31] Nintendo Official Magazine, "May 2002" (UK; 2002-04-19), page 62

[:File:NOM_UK_132.pdf_p120-32] Nintendo Official Magazine, "September 2003" (UK; 2003-08-15), page 120

[33] Nintendo Power, "November 2001" (US; 2001-1x-xx), page 141

[:File:NZone_DE_2002-05.pdf_p48-34] N-Zone, "05/02" (DE; 2002-04-24), page 48

[:File:ONM_UK_001.pdf_p125-35] The Official Nintendo Magazine, "March 2006" (UK; 2006-02-16), page 125

[:File:Play_US_000.pdf_p29-36] Play, "Premiere Issue" (US; 2001-xx-xx), page 29

[:File:PowerUnlimited_NL_100_200204.pdf_p38-37] Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 10, Nummer 4, April 2002" (NL; 2002-03-22), page 38

[38] Strana Igr, "Oktyabr 2001 2/2" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 22

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Super Monkey Ball series of games
	Monkey Ball (2001) \| Super Monkey Ball: Ticket Blitz (20xx)
	Super Monkey Ball (2001) \| Super Monkey Ball 2 (2002) \| Super Monkey Ball 2 Pack (2004) \| Super Monkey Ball Adventure (2006)
	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)
	Super Monkey Ball Jr. (2002)
	Super Monkey Ball (2003)
	Super Monkey Ball Deluxe (2005) \| Super Monkey Ball Adventure (2006)
	Super Monkey Ball Deluxe (2005) \| Sonic Heroes & Super Monkey Ball Deluxe (2005) \| Sonic Mega Collection Plus & Super Monkey Ball Deluxe (2005)
	Super Monkey Ball: Touch & Roll (2005) \| Sega Fun Pack: Sonic Rush & Super Monkey Ball: Touch & Roll (2009)
	Super Monkey Ball Adventure (2006)
	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)
	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)
	Super Monkey Ball 3D (2011)
	Super Monkey Ball (2011) \| Super Monkey Ball 2: Sakura Edition (2012)
	Super Monkey Ball (2011) \| Super Monkey Ball Uki-Uki Seesaw (2012) \| Super Monkey Ball 2: Sakura Edition (2012) \| Super Monkey Ball Bounce (2014)
	Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz (2012) \| Super Monkey Ball Adventure (201x)
	Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD (2019) \| Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania (2021)
	Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania (2021)
	Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD (2019) \| Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania (2021) \| Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble (2024)
Super Monkey Ball related media
	Ei-Ei-Poo! (2001) \| Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania: 2xLP Vinyl Soundtrack (2022)
	Super Monkey Ball Player's Book (2001) \| Prima's Official Strategy Guide: Super Monkey Ball 2 (2002) \| Super Monkey Ball 2 Players Book (2002)

Super Monkey Ball

From Sega Retro

Contents

History

Legacy

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Artwork

Physical scans

External links

References