Monkey Ball arcade?

[Joe Redifer]

I've always been curious about the arcade game called Monkey Ball which used a banana shaped joystick and was the predecessor to Super Monkey Ball on the Gamecube (one of the world's greatest games... seriously!).  I think it *may* have run on Naomi hardware, but I'm not certain.  I've seen maybe one or two pictures in old magazines, but there is next to no information I can find out about it on the internet.  Does anyone have any information about the arcade game?

[Keranu]

I've seen it in an arcade once, but I don't think I've played it. The only thing I can tell you was that I recall the banana joystick being very loose.

[Joe Redifer]

I'd imagine that it kind of has to be since it was ANALog.

[Necromancer]

ANALog

Bad Joe, bad. 

[Black Tiger]

I thought that Super Monkey Ball was just the arcade ported with some extra mini games.

[Hobo Xiphas]

I've seen it in an arcade once, but I don't think I've played it. The only thing I can tell you was that I recall the banana joystick being very loose.

Unlike you, I played that machine.

The verdict: it's the same as the GameCube version.  It has been awhile though, so I'm not sure if my memory serves me right, but I the only difference I noticed was that the bananas didn't have the Dole stickers on them.   :-"

It has an awesome banana joystick though!  To be honest, I played it just for that. 

[Kitsunexus]

Super Monkey Ball 2 is awesome, but it ain't no mood-lifter. I have cursed more playing that game then ever before.

[Hobo Xiphas]

Yes

Super Monkey Ball in certain stages will drive a stronger man than myself insane

I still have no good tactics to get past most of the 9th stage levels, thankfully there are no hammers in the game

[Turbo D]

I have supermonkeyball ds and well, that game drives me insane, haha.

[Joe Redifer]

I still have no good tactics to get past most of the 9th stage levels, thankfully there are no hammers in the game

What are you talking about... "9th stage levels"??  That doesn't make any sense.  Super Monkey Ball is divided into Beginner, Advanced and Expert classes, each with unique stages.  Are you talking about Super Monkey Ball 2?  That game isn't as good as part one because it includes switches and the "start platform" at the beginning of each level which makes it harder to find shortcuts.

Super Monkey Ball was a Gamecube launch game.  How could the arcade version have been the same if the Gamecube hardware had not been completed?  HOW? I DEMAND AN ANSWER!  It was by far the most impressive game visually at the Gamecube's launch.

[Hobo Xiphas]

Super Monkey Ball was a Gamecube launch game.  How could the arcade version have been the same if the Gamecube hardware had not been completed?  HOW? I DEMAND AN ANSWER!  It was by far the most impressive game visually at the Gamecube's launch.

Whoops, yes, I meant 2's story mode, as you guessed.

[Joe Redifer]

Super Monkey Ball 2 had I think maybe 2 or 3 really hard stages.  The very hardest relied almost 100% on luck.  I forget what it is called, but it's the one with the launchers at the bottom of a giant tree trunk that push you up into the air at a high rate of speed.  The goal is on top of the tree trunk.  The stage might actually be called "Launchers".  I should post some of my Super Monkey Ball videos.

[SignOfZeta]

  HOW? I DEMAND AN ANSWER!  It was by far the most impressive game visually at the Gamecube's launch.

Well, that's your opinion. Well, it might be your opinion. Its impossible to tell when/if you are serious (are you ever serious) about something/anything. Luigi's Mansion and Wave Race both had much better graphics, IMO.

I've played the arcade Monkey Ball. It used to be at the Gameworks in Michigan. It is a Naomi game for sure. It was originally meant to be a DC release after that, but it ended up being one of the many games that were shoved onto other platforms mid-development (Orta, Gun Valkyrie, VF4, etc) after Sega took the bribe and killed the DC.

[Kitsunexus]

Super Monkey Ball 2 had I think maybe 2 or 3 really hard stages.  The very hardest relied almost 100% on luck.  I forget what it is called, but it's the one with the launchers at the bottom of a giant tree trunk that push you up into the air at a high rate of speed.  The goal is on top of the tree trunk.  The stage might actually be called "Launchers".

THAT'S THE ONE I'M STUCK ON!!!!


...and I'm using an Action Replay (had to to get past that underwater stage with the squashing bubbles things)

[Hobo Xiphas]

Super Monkey Ball 2 had I think maybe 2 or 3 really hard stages.  The very hardest relied almost 100% on luck.  I forget what it is called, but it's the one with the launchers at the bottom of a giant tree trunk that push you up into the air at a high rate of speed.  The goal is on top of the tree trunk.  The stage might actually be called "Launchers".  I should post some of my Super Monkey Ball videos.

Yes.  YES.

It took me forever to get past that damned stage.  FOREVER.