Obscure Super Monkey Ball Games (Part 3) | Java/J2ME Games (Feat.

[@Kardino]

AiAi’s Funhouse was truly where the series peaked! Thanks again for having me on!

[@PixelPursuit]

AiAi's Funhouse might even be where video games... No maybe even media as we know it peaked! Thanks for joining me!

[@AshBob5000]

Thank you for the footage Kardino!

[@RiiViiMedia2424]

Collaborations done right: When the host little about the process, where it is better to have someone else explain it. Also... 25:51 Obligatory dance scene. :)

[@PixelPursuit]

Yeah I knew that Kardino would be able to add a lot to this video given that he was actively involved with finding them! Haha, this is probably the most intense dance scene we've had for a while :D

[@PikaPal225]

Crazy to see the level of dedication that Kardino and his pals have for the franchise and the level they went to get some of these mobile games. Also I don't know why but the Aiai face when you do something wrong in Aiai's Funhouse makes me laugh.

[@PixelPursuit]

I know! I'm really grateful that they all reached out to me before I made a video that would have been hugely incomplete! Haha, I know! It makes it funnier that AiAi being sad is literally the only penalty for getting a black banana too! Like it literally doesn't do anything but upset him a bit!

[@amerigocosta7452]

In the early to mid 90s Java was considered a very neat technology because it eliminated the need to make multiple ports of your software (X86, PowerPC, MC68000, etc..) as the same code would run on every architecture that had a JVM (virtual machine) made for it. It was instrumental in establishing interoperability in computing and Internet at the time. On the other hand, for an environment like Java, performance was always an issue with the limited computing power of old. In facts I do think that even running simple games on early 2000s mobile phones CPUs was a bit of a stretch as far as how Java should have been used. Your emulator (which I presume is yet an other implementation of a JVM) renders J2ME games much better than any old flip phone from 2003 could have hoped to.

[@PixelPursuit]

That's really interesting! Despite Java not really being talked about much now it seems it had a huge impact back when it was used. Yeah, when I was doing a bit of research for this video I found lots of people saying that the issue with Java isn't so much Java itself but that mobile CPUs weren't really made for games. I suspect that you're probably right about the emulator I used, although I know very little about the technical details! I did manage to get it working though so that's a plus 😀

[@TheEclipsedLock]

What an amazing video :D I'm proud of the work we have accomplished to preserve the games, and I'm very glad that more people can learn more about these obscure games and hopefully can give them a try; a taste of the early 2000s long gone

[@PixelPursuit]

Thank you so much! I'm extremely proud of all the preservation work too! It was amazing to be there for a part of the journey and to finally be able to talk about these games in depth! :D

[@BlackWerewolf27]

Yes, that high-quality image of GonGon does give me joy : D Great video!!

[@PixelPursuit]

I think the world needs more high-quality GonGon honestly! :D Thank you!

[@Kamil-w7l]

java games were released in different versions for different phones to adjust the their screen size the version of Tip 'n Tilt 2 that you included in the video is for a phone with a smaller screen, that's why it looks kinda bad there are versions for a bigger screen with better resolution the first game still looks better imo

[@PrimeRetroGamer]

This video surely has a few hundread thousand views... *checks views* Whaaaaat? Top tier video, thank you! Love Monkey Ball games and J2ME games, perfect video.

[@PixelPursuit]

Haha, I've actually gotten similar comments a couple of times before and it never fails to make my day! Thanks for enjoying the video!

[@AshBob5000]

Oh snap! I’ve been waiting for this entry for so long thank you so so much!

[@PixelPursuit]

There's even a part 4 of this series now too! 😀 I've been on a bit of a Monkey Ball spree lately!

[@jamessartstudio7904]

I was just wondering when you were going to post this and then I was like oh wow it's already up I guess I forgot to watch it

[@PixelPursuit]

Haha, yeah it was a long time coming! Part 4 won't be too long now either!

[@agamaz5650]

Very interesting video! That first game looks so good for 2002

[@PixelPursuit]

I know! It's such a shame we can't access the full version of it. At least not yet!

[@agamaz5650]

@@PixelPursuit only 4 days since I finally get my Super Monkey Ball for the GameCube, excited to feel how it plays with the analog stick

[@Fanciduck]

This was an amazing video!

[@PixelPursuit]

Thank you! It was a very long time in the making 😅

[@ericvilmer7920]

Is it possible to upload those old java games if I purchased a nokia that could run j2me on it?

[@pawlogates]

I've never heard of SMB Mobile but I love Neverball and they seem similar in concept :v

[@PixelPursuit]

I would bet that a lot of other people have never heard of SMB Mobile either, it's probably one of the most obscure games in the entire series! I've never played Neverball though!

[@agamaz5650]

yay!

[@PixelPursuit]

I know! It's about time I was a bit more active around here again!

[@agamaz5650]

I guess I have 30 minutes to waste on this when it comes to Rob

[@PixelPursuit]

Haha, I like to see it as 30 minutes of learning :D

[@NinjastarCompass]

algorithm comment until i watch this later 😶‍🌫️

[@PixelPursuit]

Thanks for the algorithm boost! 😀