![]() ![]() ![]() It’s not a very big change, but now the threat of falling off the platform is starting to increase. You’re not controlling the monkey to make him run, you’re actually tilting the whole world and allowing the ball to roll naturally downhill, which I think is a very clever design choice.įloor 2 gradually increases the difficulty by putting a large hole right in the middle of the field. One thing that might be hard to see with these still shot though is HOW you actually control the Monkey Ball. I believe if you collect 50 bananas you will get an extra life, but you don’t need to go out of your way for them. Along the way there are bananas that can be collected, but that is optional. We need to guide the Monkey Ball from the Start to the Goal. The basic concept of the game is pretty easy to understand. With all our selections made, we get to see our first level, and it’s a very basic, flat level for us to start with. To my knowledge, this is just a cosmetic change, and doesn’t affect performance, so we’re just going to stick with series mascot Aiai. So we head into the main game, and start out with the beginner stages until we can get the hang of things.īefore the levels actually start, we are also allowed to pick which monkey will be inside the ball. Unfortunately, minigames need to be purchased with points from playing the main game, and none are available yet. When you first start up the game, there is the option to play the main game or the minigames. So without further delay, let’s jump in a see what the game has to offer. I know I won’t be doing myself any favors picking the Gameboy Advance version as my entry into the series, but I can still hope that the gameplay holds up just as well as the console and arcade counterparts. While the premise of the game is simple, the series itself has had a rather large number of releases over the years. The difference here being that instead of a generic ball, it is actually a monkey running around in a giant hamster ball. It’s similar to older games like Marble Madness where you guide a ball through a maze towards the goal. Personally, I’ve never actually played a game in the Super Monkey Ball series, but I am at least somewhat aware of what the games are like. I ended up settling on Super Monkey Ball Jr. ![]() So I scrolled through my GBA library and picked out a game I thought would be fun to look at. Considering we just finished Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, and in doing so welcomed the Gameboy Advance library to the site, I thought we should start up a tab for the system over here in the 30 Minute Review section as well. It has been far too long now since the last time I did a 30 Minute Review article, so I think it’s about time we fix that. ![]()
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