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Yeah it is weird that they've been working on this for so long and there's so little for it at launch. -
To be fair, the first three games listed are all great! But with Banana Mania being a thing, I don't expect it to happen for NSO. Would be a pleasant surprise! -
By BowserBasher · Posted
Monkey fight was great. If this game comes to the GC NSO we may have a new Friday night game. -
Super Monkey Ball Call your friends and warn your neighbours, it’s time to have a ball!! JP release: 14th September 2001 NA release: 18th November 2001 EU release: 3rd May 2002 Developer: Amusement Vision Publisher: Sega NGC Magazine Score: 88% Mods Used: Widescreen Patch With their long rivalry during previous generations, there’s something special about Sega being the only third party to release a GameCube game for its Japanese launch. Sega’s first big third party game wasn’t one of their classic icons, but instead based on a very recent arcade game, all about rolling around monkeys trapped in balls. The core concept of Super Monkey Ball is that you don’t control the monkey directly, instead, the analogue stick tilts the stage itself. It’s such a simple concept, but pulled off extremely well. A lot of this is due to the brilliant level design, creating an immense amount of addictive challenges. The game isn’t afraid of giving your near-impossible levels that require a ton of skill and practice to get past. There are also additional risk factors you can take, such as collecting more bananas (which give lives) while some levels can have special gates that are incredibly tough to reach, but let you skip levels. With 110 levels to get through – some that need to be unlocked by not using any continues, the main mode will keep you busy for a long time. One thing I especially love are all the extra details that aren’t needed, but help so much. While the tracks are simple check designs, the backgrounds are lovely, having some simple 3D elements that are nice to look at, but aren’t too busy to be distracting. Another nice touch are the life icons wincing as you get near the edge, hoping that you make a risky jump to skip part of a level. But that’s not all, Super Monkey Ball also includes extra minigames which are good enough to talk about on their own. Monkey Race This is a simple Mario Kart-style racing game with six tracks (so only one fewer than Wave Race) and a few items to use. It features a single race, grand prix and time trial. It’s a lot of fun, and at the start of the GameCube’s life, was a decent little racing game. Monkey Fight There’s a giant boxing glove on a spring hovering in front of your ball, and you use it to bash your opponents off the side of the level. There’s a few power-ups and levels and it is good, senseless, fun. Monkey Target This is probably the most skill-based game of the lot. You go down a massive ski-jump-like slope then open the ball up into wings. You need to pilot your monkey and close the balls so you land and stop on the targets to score points. This is easier said than done, although all control is in the hands of the players. There are a few different layouts of targets, and wind conditions will change how you fly. You can also get bananas and power-ups from the sky to help you, and there’s an optional “Wheel of Danger” that adds additional obstacles in your way. If you can get a few friends to practice, it can become highly competitive. Monkey Billiards It’s 8-ball pool, and a surprisingly good version of it. While some additional pool types would have been nice, this is still simple to play while being a lot of fun. Monkey Bowling Probably the weakest of the party games, mainly due to how aiming works – the direction metre swings wildly from side to side and you have to press A to stop it. If you do like it, then there’s an extra challenge mode with some tricky setups. Monkey Golf An 18 hole mini golf. Some courses are boxy minigolf style ones, while others are like more traditional golf courses, but floating in the air. It’s difficult to judge distance here, so a marker showing where full power would reach would have been a big help. With a great main mode and a variety of high quality additional modes, this provides a great amount of variety and longevity, especially for a launch game. Fave Remake or remaster? If you enjoy these games casually, then Banana Mania is a great remake. However, for those that want the full original experience, they really should add options for the original physics and lives systems. Official Ways to get the game The remake, Banana Mania, is available on PC, Xbox One/Series, PS4/5 and Switch. -
By Hero-of-Time · Posted
Seeing as I won't be getting a Switch 2 in the near future, I'll be buying it on the original Switch.
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