Monkey Ball

For other uses, see Monkey Ball (disambiguation) and Super Monkey Ball (disambiguation).

Monkey Ball
Release Date	June 23, 2001
Platform(s)	Arcade NAOMI
Publisher(s)	SEGA Amusement Vision
Genre	Platform

Monkey Ball is the first entry in the Super Monkey Ball series which released in Japan as an upright arcade cabinet. It was published by Sega and developed by Amusement Vision. It has only the Main Game with exactly the same levels as Super Monkey Ball, except this game has only one Master floor, which would become Master Floor 9 in Super Monkey Ball, and be called Bridge Master in Super Monkey Ball Deluxe. In fact, Super Monkey Ball is a port with added Party Games.

Background

Monkey Ball served as the base for its home console release Super Monkey Ball and all later games in the series. It was released as a NAOMI arcade cabinet in Japan several months prior to the release of Super Monkey Ball.

Gameplay

AiAi, MeeMee and Baby are playable. The difficulty levels available from the beginning are Beginner, Advanced and Expert, with Master being unlockable. The objective of the game is to reach the goal without falling off the floor or running out of time. By collecting bananas that are scattered throughout the stages, you can obtain 1-ups to extend your playthrough.

Worlds

• Sky
• Sunset
• Underwater
• Full Moon Night
• Desert
• Arctic
• Heavy Rain
• Interstellar
• Starry Night

Gallery

Main article: Monkey Ball/Gallery

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Trivia

• The game is notable for its banana-shaped joystick.
• GonGon is absent in this game.
• The monkey voices are noticeably higher pitched.
• Instead of Brian Matt-Uhl, the announcer uses a different robotic voice.
• When the timer drops below 10 seconds, a frantic song will play. This doesn't happen in Super Monkey Ball but it does in Super Monkey Ball 2.
• The stages in this game were reused several times in later games, such as Super Monkey Ball Deluxe, Super Monkey Ball: Touch & Roll and Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz.