Monkey Ball
モンキー・ボール
Description
Using a banana-shaped joystick, the player controls a monkey in a rolling ball collecting bananas from point A to B while being careful not to fall off the edges of the platform.
Monkey Ball was produced by Sega in 2000.
Sega released 594 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1960. Sega is based in Japan.
Other machines made by Sega during the time period Monkey Ball was produced include: Dynamite Deka 2, Daytona USA 2: Power Edition, Crazy Taxi, Brave Firefighters, Airline Pilots, 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker, Maimai, Samba De Amigo, Confidential Mission, and Magical Truck Adventure
Specs
| Name | Monkey Ball |
|---|---|
| Developer | Sega (Japan) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 8736 |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Genre | Platform |
| Monitor |
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| Conversion Class | unique |
| # Simultaneous Players | 1 |
| # Maximum Players | 2 |
| Controls |
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| Sound | Amplified Either (Mono or Stereo) |
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Monkey Ball KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.64 (1 vote)
Fun Factor: 3.50
Overall Like |
4.00 |
|---|---|
| Fun (Social) | 0.00 |
| Fun (Solo) | 3.00 |
| Collector Desire | 3.00 |
Technical Rating: 3.75
| Gameplay | 4.00 |
|---|---|
| Graphics | 4.00 |
| Originality | 4.00 |
| Sound/Music | 3.00 |
Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score.
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VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Monkey Ball Census
There are 15,368 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,708 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 167,369 machines (7,023 unique titles).
Common - There are 31 known instances of this machine owned by Monkey Ball collectors who are active members. Of these, 20 of them are original dedicated machines. 2 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 9 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.
For Sale - There is one active VAPS member with an extra Monkey Ball circuit board for sale.
Wanted - There are 7 active VAPS members currently looking for Monkey Ball. There are 2 active VAPS members looking for Monkey Ball boards sets.
This game ranks a 1 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
This game ranks a 12 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.
Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]
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| Year | Count | Median $ | Average $ |
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| 2015 | 1 | 230.00 | 230.00 |
| All Years | 1 | 230.00 | 230.00 |
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