Super Monkey Ball: Banana Crazy
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Crazy was a planned installment of the Super Monkey Ball series. It was cancelled mid-development.
History
The game was rumored to be announced at E3 2003, and that it would be released in early 2004. It was widely believed to have allowed for LAN support, allowing eight-player games on two TV screens.[1] It was likely planned to be released on the Nintendo GameCube system. There are no known box art or development images; only a trademark that contains a black and white logo with vauge descriptions of its colour.
In a 2006 interview, Toshihiro Nagoshi, the series' creator, claimed that the game in question was just a rumour, stating: "It's just a rumor. I wonder when 'a long time ago' is."[2]
Another rumour surrounding the game is that the stages new to Super Monkey Ball Deluxe were originally created for Banana Crazy, though no evidence exists to support this claim.
Trademark
Amusement Vision filed a trademark for a game by the name of Super Monkey Ball: Banana Crazy on 7 June 2002, being first publicised on 29 July 2003, and being granted on 21 October 2003. The trademark expired on 22 December 2004 - roughly six months after Amusement Vision's operations were merged with SEGA.[3]
The trademark is associated with a logo similar to that of all previous Super Monkey Ball games up to that point. The logo features the subtitle "BANANA CRAZY" with a bunch of bananas separating the two words. The initial filing of the trademark notes the logo's colours:[4]
- The word "SUPER" and the border around BANANA CRAZY are red. The spheres with "SUPER" on them and the words "BANANA CRAZY" are blue. The words "MONKEY BALL" and the design of a bunch of bananas are yellow. The spheres with "MONKEY BALL" on them are red with green and blue bands.
References
- ↑ https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/05/12/e3-2003-super-monkey-ball-3
- ↑ https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/04/29/wii-interview-super-monkey-ball
- ↑ https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=76418556&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch
- ↑ https://tsdr.uspto.gov/documentviewer?caseId=sn76418556&docId=APP20020625140059
| Super Monkey Ball Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Arcade | Monkey Ball • Ticket Blitz | |
| Home Console | Super Monkey Ball • Super Monkey Ball 2 (demo) • Deluxe • Adventure • Banana Blitz • Step & Roll • Banana Blitz HD (demo) • Banana Mania • Banana Rumble | |
| Handheld | Jr. • N-Gage • Touch & Roll • Adventure • 3D • Banana Splitz (demo) | |
| Mobile | SEGA Monkey Ball • AiAi's Funhouse • J-Phone • N-Gage • Bowling • Mini Golf • Tip 'n Tilt • Tip 'n Tilt 2 • Mobile • iOS (Lite) • iOS 2 (Sakura Ed. (Lite)) • Uki-Uki Seesaw • Bounce | |
| PC | Banana Blitz HD • Banana Mania | |
| Flash | SMB1 Mini • SMB2 Mini • Disco Ball • Banana Blitz Mini | |
| Cancelled | Banana Crazy | |