Is it really? I remember thinking it was utter garbage far worse than even Banana Blitz was
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Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD lands on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on October 29, 2019 (Steam coming Winter 2019)
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Ah, so this is why they went with it. Plus it reviewed okay, better than the Vita and 3DS games.
I mean it is the highest-rated Monkey Ball in the series after the original two and their various ports/compilations. If they really didn't give a crap they'd have given us an HD port of the 3DS game.
bit of a bummer, banana blitz is almost certainly the worst monkey ball I've played. I have fonder memories of Super Monkey Ball Adventure than this one lol....i'd be all over either of the first 2 but idk if I would go for this at $40.....
Wouldn't Banana Blitz without motion control would be ridiculously easy unless the levels are changed up? The difficulty was derived almost entirely from the control scheme.
So much Banana Blitz hate in here. Ya'll crazy. lol
This was a fantastic reboot of the series that was perfectly timed with the launch of a new multiplayer-focused console back in 2006, and now's as good a time as any to bring it back as a multi-platform release for modern consoles. It's almost shocking how much SEGA nailed the motion controls for being one of the very first Wii games to market. And now I get a chance to replay it all these years later with Joy-Cons that are many magnitudes more advanced than the Wiimote? HECK YEAH, GIVE IT TO ME NOW.
This was a fantastic reboot of the series that was perfectly timed with the launch of a new multiplayer-focused console back in 2006, and now's as good a time as any to bring it back as a multi-platform release for modern consoles. It's almost shocking how much SEGA nailed the motion controls for being one of the very first Wii games to market. And now I get a chance to replay it all these years later with Joy-Cons that are many magnitudes more advanced than the Wiimote? HECK YEAH, GIVE IT TO ME NOW.
I never played this one, but after reading the wiki and watching a gameplay video, I would have much preferred a SMB 1+2 compilation.
The mini games seem very uninspired and heavily reliant on motion controls. I'm guessing this version is ditching the motion controls.
Here's hoping they include all of the mini games from the original two games.
The mini games seem very uninspired and heavily reliant on motion controls. I'm guessing this version is ditching the motion controls.
Here's hoping they include all of the mini games from the original two games.
Honestly playing Super Monkey Ball Deluxe on the 360 comes pretty close to that. It makes me wish that SEGA made that game BC for the Xbox One.
As someone who absolutely adores Monkey Ball, I can not FATHOM what type of being it takes to greenlight a re-release of this game over its two predecessors.
It's gotten an admittedly massive visual upgrade so its definitely possible.
It fucking defies belief, did Nagoshi actually think people would be excited for this?
...seriously who asked for this?
ugh. i hate it. i got really excited over the possibility of getting remasters of the first two games but this? yuck.
ugh. i hate it. i got really excited over the possibility of getting remasters of the first two games but this? yuck.
Imagine being given the budget to bring back the Super Monkey Ball franchise in a proper HD entry on modern platforms and choosing to remake fucking Banana Blitz
Too hard. SMB Vita would have been a much better game with a SMB2 style story mode. A mode that let you tackle each stage one at a time without making you literally go back to stage 1 when you run out of lives. Made it super frustrating. Or hell, just the ability to unlock infinite continues like SMB1. The level design was good. But man was it unforgiving.
...it's a remaster of the Wii version. Well, expectations lowered accordingly. At least it's not Super Monkey Ball Adventure.
God this would look so good on the Switch's screen at native 720p, I'd happily double dip for Monkey Ball 1-2 on Switch and Steam. Though err I would worry about the limited range of the joycon's analog granted
Exactly what I was thinking. Maybe once BC starts up again on Scarlett we could get it.
Yeah, makes sense. It was a recognizable franchise in a launch that was 80% shovelware.
I was going bananas about the idea of a new Super Monkey Ball game on the horizon... and then it turns out it's just an HD version of Banana Blitz. I mean, the original was okay, and I'll still get this, but god I wish it was either a brand-new mainline game or just HD remasters of SMB 1 and 2.
SEGA really slipped up here. It's going to take quite awhile to peel away the disappointment I'm feeling about this...
SEGA really slipped up here. It's going to take quite awhile to peel away the disappointment I'm feeling about this...
Yep, I bought it at launch. It's the only SMB title I've bought.
is it just me or are they intentionally making "banana blitz" less prominent on the cover of the remaster compared to the original? it's in a MUCH smaller font compared to "super monkey ball".
That was an awful trailer, but the new box art looks quite nice. Would have preferred 1 or 2 though.
suddenly 30 bucks for katamari damacy reroll doesn't seem too much (ignoring the fact that it's a masterpiece and bana blitz is... not).
ok not what i hoped for
but my cousin owned banana blitz when i was a kid and i was extremely jealous so now my adult ass needs to get this
but my cousin owned banana blitz when i was a kid and i was extremely jealous so now my adult ass needs to get this
Probably because the Japanese version doesn't even use the original title and the international version is using its boxart. This whole release is weird.is it just me or are they intentionally making "banana blitz" less prominent on the cover of the remaster compared to the original? it's in a MUCH smaller font compared to "super monkey ball".
Fuck me... I love SMB... But why Banana Blitz?!
Pros of this game:
-Excellent Music
-Excellent Artstyle
Cons of this game:
-Level designs are weakest to compensate for the shittiness of the Wiimote (Don't @ me)
-Mini-games are more like Wiimote tech-demos rather than proper fun party games.
Monkey Target is particularly disappointing...
I'll buy it, but I hate how disconnected from the community the producers must be to think this was the best choice for a remake. Super Monkey Paw indeed.
Pros of this game:
-Excellent Music
-Excellent Artstyle
Cons of this game:
-Level designs are weakest to compensate for the shittiness of the Wiimote (Don't @ me)
-Mini-games are more like Wiimote tech-demos rather than proper fun party games.
Monkey Target is particularly disappointing...
I'll buy it, but I hate how disconnected from the community the producers must be to think this was the best choice for a remake. Super Monkey Paw indeed.
Maybe, but the levels were designed around motion controls so allowing players to use a stick isn't going to "fix" things.
This was the one where you could jump, right?
https://www-eurogamer-net.cdn.amppr...looks-like-a-remake-of-the-so-so-banana-blitz An article on Eurogamer says the remake has a massive reduction in minigames from the original, down
from 50 to 10. They better be wrong, what a joke Decathalon mode would be "play 10 minigames in a row.....because that's all you get, peasant, thank you for the $40".
from 50 to 10. They better be wrong, what a joke Decathalon mode would be "play 10 minigames in a row.....because that's all you get, peasant, thank you for the $40".
Hated the game with the Wii Remote motion controls, but I might be willing to give it another shot with analog stick controls.
Maybe once it's discounted to $20 or so I'll jump on it.
Maybe once it's discounted to $20 or so I'll jump on it.
