A love letter to banana maniacs – PlayStation.Blog
Welcome, anyone, to Jungle Island – dwelling to AiAi and his monkey gang! I’m Masao Shirosaki, citizen of the island and producer of the Super Monkey Ball sequence.
Remember to get a banana and be part of me although I share the story at the rear of the most current title in the series, Tremendous Monkey Ball Banana Mania, out now on PS4 and PS5.
A new beautiful monkey globe
What led to the generation of this title? When we introduced the very last Super Monkey Ball match, we acquired a ton of requests from fans about the environment wishing for a remake of the original Tremendous Monkey Ball and Super Monkey Ball 2. This task started as a immediate solution to these supporter voices.
Setting up with the unique stage details from a recreation that is now 20 a long time aged (happy anniversary AiAi!), our to start with move was making the monkey gang’s world more colorful and vibrant, upping the texture resolution and remaking the environments and decorations in depth. We also entirely remade the UI to give the new sport a modern day glance. In addition: introducing additional bananas so it feels even superior to roll by the phases.
Another critical emphasis was engage in tempo. We shortened the time among “Fall out” and “Retry” as a great deal as attainable so you can get ideal again to taking part in devoid of loading time.
Phase changes will not spoil your memories
In conditions of the phase difficulty, we manufactured positive to continue to keep it as close to the authentic as doable to honor the memories admirers have of the first game titles. Nevertheless, there have been some phases in the initial that had been so challenging it produced you want to stare blankly at the sky. I’m certain there are some of you who know what I’m talking about…
For occasion, “EXAM-C” from the primary Tremendous Monkey Ball. This stage has a lovely nighttime landscape but the stage was so tricky you had no time to delight in the check out. There ended up elevations and extremely slender, curved paths that needed your entire aim at all occasions. We designed some slight tweaks to the phase, extending the completion time and widening the curved path in the next half of the phase so you can engage in a little bit extra peaceful. I’m absolutely sure now you can at the very least relatively appreciate the attractive check out although you perform!
Another traditional stage is “ARTHROPOD” from Tremendous Monkey Ball 2. This stage entails navigating a significant arthropod turning in circles (naturally).
There were at first gaps in the phase that built it exceptionally tough. I can not keep in mind how many occasions I had a tumble out on this stage because I received caught on the gap and then obtained kicked by the arthropod…
So, we acquired rid of the hole. The phase is continue to fairly hard but it’s now at minimum a bit easier to keep away from the arthropod’s legs!
Other than a few slight stage adjustments we also added new guidance options like the “Helper Function” that make the video game more accessible. With a tiny aid, even I was capable to conquer the sport! *snicker*
Of study course those people functions are entirely optional, and for individuals who want to participate in the original difficulty, there’s a manner that lets you do that too…so no worries.
Not just a remake of the main match
Apart from the key recreation, we also produced guaranteed to remake all 12 of the Party Online games from Tremendous Monkey Ball Deluxe. They’re 1-4 multiplayer so you can play with good friends & family members, and some of the Occasion Games have network rankings so you can contend for the world’s finest score.
We also additional a TON of new capabilities like Golden Banana Manner wherever you try out to collect all the bananas within just a selected time, Dim Banana Manner where you attempt to get to the intention with out touching any rotten bananas, and Reverse Mode that swaps the commence and target for a various sort of Super Monkey Ball problem. You can also personalize AiAi and the gang’s outfits and monkey balls from in excess of 100 unique products.
In addition, there’s a new Picture Manner in the primary recreation so you can choose shots of your most loved SMB vogue times for every character!
On top rated of all the new modes, there’s around 700 missions you can complete and a host of new playable characters: Sonic & Tails, Kazuma Kiryu, and Defeat from Jet Set Radio are all becoming a member of the gang on their journey!
Include it all up and Tremendous Monkey Ball Banana Mania is far more than just a remake of the initial game – we tried out to make it as enjoyment as probable with all the a variety of new capabilities!
Finally, we desired to cement the 20th Anniversary with a special confined-edition actual physical release that celebrates this monumental milestone! The Anniversary Version will come with a 40-website page artwork ebook that includes art from every single game in the collection straight from the Sega archives. It also involves a collectible sleeve, reversible protect, and 10 exclusive cosmetic products. This was our way of celebrating 1 of the most beloved series in Sega historical past with the Banana Maniacs.
There’s still a lot much more I want to speak about but AiAi is calling me back to Jungle Island – my deepest gratitude to every person who has supported Tremendous Monkey Ball over the previous 20 years! Let’s participate in Social gathering Games with each other if we have the chance!
Right up until we meet up with again, go bananas!
