Banana Mania Fails to Respect the Original Games

In this Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania Review, Sam discusses how the new remake, compares to the original golden era gamecube games, and how it does a poor job bringing back the Monkeys to their former glory.
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[@funkyfreshuuhhh2199]

There is a common misconception about wether you move the monkey or the stage, what’s actually happening is that you are moving the monkey and the stage is standing still, there is a game mechanic called stage tilt, it creates the illusion of the stage moving when you move the monkey, if you play SMB1 or SMB2 with debug mode enabled, you can turn stage tilt on and off.

[@TurnstyleVideo]

I didn’t know about that debug mode, that’s interesting!

[@funkyfreshuuhhh2199]

@@TurnstyleVideo yeah, I know quite a bit about monkey ball due to the fact that I am a monkey ball rom hacker.

[@andyblargextra]

I heard you actually control the gravity around the ball.

[@huzcer]

is the control in this switch game also just "off"? doesn't feel right?

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[@CouleeCosmonaut]

So on the money with this. This was a big part of childhood gaming with my siblings. Was so ready to relive the glory days with the fam. Guess I'll be digging out my Gamecube instead. Sad. What a poor way to serve such iconic games. Hope the mod community can fix some of this on PC. I'm fucked on console.

[@cruisetomiami375]

dude how tf do u not have more subs and views, so well made. Idek abt super monkey balls. Great vid man👍

[@TurnstyleVideo]

Haha thanks a lot! We appreciate the love!

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[@andyblargextra]

This was an awesome review. And I agree, Monkey Billiards from SMB2 is incredible with one of the best songs from the franchise.

[@martinauld670]

You described the issues perfectly, nicely done

[@kirbylover37]

Thanks for the breakdown. I was thinking about getting it

[@bo1bo1bo1unlosode]

I also agree taking out lives was a good idea for single-player (especially because every run has a mission that says to complete it in under a certain amounts of deaths) but i think they should add them again when and if they make local multyplayer

[@fireblade696]

I haven’t seen anyone talk about the game really. I was planning to get it eventually though, until I saw this vid.

[@TurnstyleVideo]

Yeah if you have the means to play the original Super Monkey Ball you should make time for that instead

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[@eliaspalacios3481]

These are great videos keep it up !!!

[@TurnstyleVideo]

Thank you very much, we appreciate it!

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[@BovineDesigns]

Ey, don't diss Touch N Roll. You know full well you can use the D-Pad.

[@ToaderTheToad]

There's also a 3DS patch that lets you use the Circle Pad with full analog control

[@debraferraro7000]

Amazing video. You deserve way more viewers!

[@TurnstyleVideo]

Thank you!

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[@monokai3570]

Best series review ever! I think if they'd kept making good sequels SEGA would force them to make them forever

[@draugnaustaunikunhymnphoo6978]

I wish they would fix the camera.

[@cannonfodder4000]

This video is 1000% correct about the remake I'm surprised you didnt mention the overly tilting stages/camera in it, its so disorienting compared to the original

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[@MCMikewii]

I loved Smb 1 and 2 but since the wii-games there were this change in art design with this more childish and more plastic „lazy“ look and i cant stand it 😞 The rearranged music here is bland and even if i have to buy the DLC-classic-music there is the problem with art design…so no buy for me (unfortunately)

[@sasorikys9967]

good soup, good vid

[@TurnstyleVideo]

Thank you so much!

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Hey there

[@MisterSpeedStacking]

Honestly the only remakes that fit my standards are Fire Emblem Echoes, Link's Awakening, Pokemon HGSS and REmake. Remakes are 99% of the time soulless cashgrabs

[@aidanmonner2225]

Super Mario 64 DS should be on that list. It was a fantastic remake. Kirby Super Star Ultra was also a great remake.

[@thecoolbroscoolman4672]

This isn’t though, kinda

[@harrytakumi0276]

This was my first monkey ball game and I loved it, if you wanted the originals then play them

[@TurnstyleVideo]

If you liked this game then you really should seek out the OGs, either on original hardware or emulation, they are immaculate games (and you can play the main game with your friends too!)

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[@damascusg]

what a banger video

[@nathanbraun2067]

I liked Banana Blitz it was better than 2

[@playbossthebest936]

I dunno, I kinda feel like you're expecting a perfect recreation of the games... It shouldn't really be. Not always of course, there are some valuable points, but what can I say, I get the vibe you didn't like some of the changes just because they were changes. Still a good video though

[@RednocNivert]

I played the originals. I played the remake. And I'm saying this take is a load of garbage. It seems to me that your hate stems from *checks notes* The graphics and the sound effects aren't the same...? Do I have that right? Which I'm chalking up to nostalgia blindness. The gameplay is the same. the levels are the same. This is the same game as before with a fresh coat of paint and I'm really not entirely sure why you seem to have such a vitriol towards it other than 'it's not the original'

[@kirbylover37]

No No bonk

[@ChiefMedicPururu]

This review is asking for the exact same as on the Gamecube, which is unreasonnable.

[@Lucrei.]

If you were porting games to modern hardware, wouldn't you try to keep them as accurate as possible? Who are you to change the intent of the original creators?

[@RednocNivert]

Which part is the unreasonable bit? This video tells me he's angry because the sound effects and graphics are not the same ones he has nostalgia for (which is to be expected, if you're releasing the same game with a new coat of paint, then why complain about the paint?). That's about the only complaint of substance I can find after reading between the lines.

[@ToaderTheToad]

Honestly? I'd take a port of Deluxe to modern consoles over Banana Mania

[@ChiefMedicPururu]

@@ToaderTheToad Deluxe had many issues too. -_-

[@ToaderTheToad]

@@ChiefMedicPururu Deluxe's biggest issue is the loss of the rolling sound, which isn't actually a big deal If you're talking about the 30 FPS and much worse graphics, those are exclusive to the mediocre PS2 version, the Xbox version is 60 FPS with almost all GCN graphics retained (the only thing missing is some reflection effects being missing)

[@wolftales5203]

Way too hard to be fun.

[@thecoolbroscoolman4672]

The og games are harder

[@RednocNivert]

Clearly you didn't play the originals then.

[@innocentzbat]

yea you're just complaining to complain I'm one of the ogs biggest fans and even though I think they're superior, the remake is just as stellar as those, hell I managed to get all the medals on SMB1's missions,, its a great game,, just a weird remake. But it's not bad, you're just really salty imo