Super Monkey Ball is a platform puzzle game where players tilt the entire stage to roll a monkey trapped in a transparent ball toward a goal. The series originated in arcades with Monkey Ball on Sega NAOMI hardware, but it rose to prominence as a launch title for the Nintendo GameCube in 2001. Developed by Amusement Vision (a Sega division) and published by Sega, the GameCube version featured fast, precise controls, a vibrant art style, and a punishing difficulty curve that made it a cult favorite. The Dreamcast, which shared the NAOMI’s architecture, never received an official version. In 2026, homebrew developer Memorix101 began porting the GameCube release to the Dreamcast using assets from a decompilation project, finally giving the game a home on the console it was always a natural fit for.
The Vault · 2001
Super Monkey Ball
Tilt the stage, roll the monkey, and avoid falling off the edge.
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Jul 122026
Super Monkey Ball finally arrives on Dreamcast via homebrew port
Homebrew developer Memorix101 is porting Super Monkey Ball to the Sega Dreamcast, correcting history after the game skipped the console and landed on GameCube. Early footage shows it running smoothly.
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