Hairpin
- For the Adventure stage of similar name, see Hairpins.
Hairpin is the 3rd Beginner floor in (Super) Monkey Ball.
In Super Monkey Ball Deluxe, it is the 3rd Beginner and Ultimate stage in Challenge Mode, as well as World 1-6 in Story Mode.
In Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania, on top of its original position, it is also the 3rd SMB1 Marathon stage.
Description
The stage consists of an elliptical path formed by a long halfpipe. The path bends inward on itself near the centre, with the goal being in the centre on the other side. One end of the path slopes upward, and the other downward.
Strategy
The level can be beaten fairly straightforwardly by simply following the path around to the goal, and the halfpipe shape makes falling out unlikely. A shortcut can be taken instead, by building up momentum from rolling back and forth up the slopes of the halfpipe until enough momentum is built up to roll over the inner edge of the halfpipe onto the other side, allowing for quick access to the goal.
Reappearances
Hairpin has reappeared several times throughout the series, namely:
- In Jr. as Beginner Floor 3
- In N-Gage as Beginner Floor 3
- In Touch & Roll as Slalom
- In Banana Splitz as Hairpin once more
