Super Monkey Ball finally arrives on Dreamcast via homebrew port

Homebrew developer Memorix101 is porting Super Monkey Ball to the Sega Dreamcast. It’s a move that fixes a bit of history: the game began as a Sega NAOMI arcade title, sharing the Dreamcast’s hardware architecture, but the console’s early death meant it launched as a GameCube exclusive instead.

Using assets from the decompiled GameCube release, the beginner courses and extra levels are already running buttery smooth on Dreamcast hardware, as shown in footage posted by The Sega Guru. Lewis Cox at The Dreamcast Junkyard got hold of a build and says, “I can confirm that it plays great.”

There’s no public download yet, but the work is real. For Sega diehards who always knew where Monkey Ball truly belonged, this isn’t just homebrew. It’s a small, beautiful act of historical correction.