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| \/ | | ____ | | \ | | | | / / | | \ \ / /
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| |_______/ / | | | | | |________ | |________
| / | | | | | | | |
|__________/ |__| |__| |___________| |___________|
Copyright Sega 2001
Written By Brian P. Sulpher
E-mail: briansulpher@hotmail.com
Version 3.2
Dates Written: January 7th to January 12th, 2003
I dedicate this to my girlfriend Jennifer Dixon. She loves this game, and
since it is the only one we can play together and enjoy, I love this game
near as much as I love you Jen.
Also, for Cougar, Howler, and Koonce. I miss you, and I hope you are living
it up in the afterlife as you did in this world. You will always be in my
memories, and you will never be forgotten.
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Version 1.0
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-submitted guide on 10th of January, 2003
-Finished to end of Advanced Mode
-Monkey Bowling is not completed
-Expert is not completed
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Version 2.0
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-submitted guide on January 12th, 2003
-Completed Expert Walkthrough
-Monkey Bowling is completed
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Version 2.2
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-Submitted guide on April 14th, 2003
-Updated format
-Corrected spelling
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Version 2.5
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-Submitted guide on October 8th, 2003
-Formatting changes
-Correctes some missing info problems
-If anyone is interested in submitting some high score strategies for any
levels (packattack especially), please do as I may add in a High Score
section.
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Version 3.0
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-Submitted guide on June 9th, 2004
-Changed a few more things around
-Added a credits section (the contributors need more praise for their skill)
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Version 3.1
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-Submitted guide on February 23rd, 2005
-altered the format somewhat
-I added in Honestgamers as a site allowed to use my FAQs
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Version 3.2
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-Submitted guide on June 3rd, 2006
-Added in a strategy for the Green gate on Advanced Floor 25. Thanks to the
World Record videos out there for this, and thanks to Michiel van der Zee
for reminding me of this as well
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-----------------------------Table Of Contents------------------------------
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1) Introduction
2) Characters
3) Menu Selections
4) Beginner
5) Advanced
6) Expert
7) Master
8) Monkey Race
9) Monkey Fight
10)Monkey Target
11)Monkey Billiards
12)Monkey Bowling
13)Monkey Golf
14)Play Points
15)Credits
16)Final Word
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------------------------------Introduction----------------------------------
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1) Super Monkey Ball is a game that appears to be aimed at 5 year old
children at first glance. I mean, come on, there are Monkys running
around in balls for godness sake. However, once you move past the first
couple of stages in Beginner, you will see the difficulty start to
increase. By the end of Beginner settings, you will soon realize that
you have agame that will challenge your most supreme gaming skills (it is
Beginner that helps you to realize this!). Add in three great party
games along with three unlocable Mini Games, you have one hell of a great
single player or multiple player romp fit for all ages!
The following is the exact story given from Sega's website on the game of
Super Monkey Ball, and is in no way the work of Brian P. Sulpher.
The Monkeys were out and about enjoying some Bananas one day, when suddenly
the ground shook from a huge impact! The dust cleared to reveal some open
balls on the ground, and the curious Monkeys decided to check them out.
After setting foot into the balls, they quickly closed up to jet off into
the sky! Where are the Monkeys going, who has sent the balls, and what is
the purpose behind all of this? No one knows for sure, but these Monkeys
are off to the floors in the sky to find Bananas and have an incredible
adventure!
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2) This section will give a brief look at each character, and what their
relations are to one another.
o------o
| AiAi |
o------o
This guy is the Cool Monkey of the group. It was through his charm that he
won the heart of MeeMee instead of GonGon (they were rivals when trying for
her heart, they now are friends) winning her. He has the most average
abilities of all the monkies when it comes to the Party and Mini Games.
o--------o
| MeeMee |
o--------o
This girl is the Pretty Monkey of the group. She had to choose between
AiAi and GonGon, and after a tough choice she went with AiAi. She tends to
have good control, but tends to be a lightweight when physical forces are
involved.
o--------o
| GonGon |
o--------o
This brute is the Strong Monkey of the group. He was involved in the
contest with AiAi (his rival at the time) for MeeMee's heart, which he lost
out on. He is now good friends with the other Monkeys, and he is always
willing to lend a hand. Always one to use his strength to his advantage, it
often makes situations where touch is needed harder for him.
o------o
| Baby |
o------o
This Monkey is the Cute Monkey of the group. This Monkey is a somewhat
mysterious enigma, with no one knowing exactly where it is from. It is
rumoured to be the child of AiAi and MeeMee that has come from the future
back into the past to help the others. Baby tends to try and take shortcuts
whenever it can, but it will often suffer from this attack plan.
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3) This section will look at all the Men Selections, and what each choice
leads to in the game (what each choice means).
o------------o
| Start Game |
o------------o
-Takes you into the game mode selection area.
o---------o
| Options |
o---------o
-Replays can be viewed here that have been saved to the Memory Card.
-This section will give your current Play Point Stats. It will list the
Mini Games unlocked, how many points needed to next Mini Game/Continue
unlocking, and the highest Play Point total recieved.
-Rankings will have all of the scores collected on the Memory Card for every
play mode.
-Sound allows you to set the sound for Stereo or Mono.
-Split Screen will give the option of having any player in a three player
match have the large screen.
-Controllers will allow players to calibrate their Analog Stick as well as
turning the rumble feature ON/OFF.
-Game Data will allow the loading of new Memory Card info, save the current
progress, set Autosave (save after every game exit) to ON/OFF, and Original
Settings will return game data back to original settings.
o-----------o
| Main Game |
o-----------o
-Normal Mode is the path to the regular courses. One to Four Players may
take part.
-Practice Mode allows One Player to practice a level that they have already
visited in the Normal Mode.
-Competition Mode allows Two to Four Players to race to the GOAL and see who
is the fastest.
o-------------o
| Party Games |
o-------------o
-Monkey Race is covered in detail later in section eight.
-Monkey Fight is covered in detail later in section nine.
-Monkey Target is covered in detail later in section ten.
o------------o
| Mini Games |
o------------o
-Monkey Billiards is covered in detail later in section eleven.
-Monkey Bowling is covered in detail later in section twelve.
-Monkey Golf is covered in detail later in section thirteen.
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4) This section will cover the ten floors of Beginner, plus the three extra
stages for clearing the ten floors without dying. I will attempt to map
as many Floors as I can, but some are a little too complicated for my
ASCII skills at this time. Also keep in mind that this walkthrough will
take you along the path to many of the Bananas, but they are optional
collects (keep this in mind on the harder levels).
The fastest path through Beginner is as follows: 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
o--------------o
| Beginner One |
o--------------o
Time Limit : 60 seconds
Bananas : 4
Banana Bunches : 0
Number Of Gates: 1
----------------------+
KEY |
|
GOAL - Level Finish |
SP - Starting Point |
W - Wall |
BN - Banana |
BB - Banana Bunch |
HP - Hump |
UP - Bumper |
R - Ramp |
|
----------------------+
WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
w+----------------+W
w| |W
w| BN |W
w| |W
w| GOAL |W
w| |W
w| BN BN |W
w| |W
W| |W
W| |W
W| BN |W
W| |W
W| |W
W| |W
W| |W
W| SP |W
W| |W
W| |W
W+----------------+W
WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
This being the first floor, the programmers give you a challenge so
laughable, many two year olds could beat it. Anyway, head straight from the
starting point, grab the first Banana in front of you, cut right for a
Banana, and then left for another Banana. Now you should head full steam
for the GOAL to finish the level, and as you go through the gate, you will
collect the Banana on the far side of the gate with your momentum.
A fun, random note for this level that is in fact possible to die. The
corners have a slight upturn to them, so you can launch yourself over the
walls with a little speed.
o--------------o
| Beginner Two |
o--------------o
Time Limit : 60 seconds
Bananas : 3
Banana Bunches : 0
Number Of Gates: 2
----------------------+
KEY |
|
GOAL - Level Finish |
SP - Starting Point |
W - Wall |
BN - Banana |
BB - Banana Bunch |
HP - Hump |
UP - Bumper |
R - Ramp |
|
----------------------+
__________
/ BN \
/ \
/ GOAL \
/ \
/ \
/ \
/ /\ \
/ / \ \
/ / \ \
/ BN/ \BN \
\ \ / /
W\ \ / /W
W\ \ / /W
W\ \/ /W
W\ /W
W\ /W
W\ SP /W
W\ /W
W\ RR /W
W\____RR____/W
WWWWWWWWWWWW
(from ramp to lower ledge, and it is shown larger than it really is)
+------------+
| |
| GOAL |
| |
| |
| |
| |
+---+ +---+
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
+----+
Floor Two is the first floor to offer two completely separate exits to one
level. The walkthrough here will be split into the BLUE GOAL, and the GREEN
GOAL.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~BLUE GOAL~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To get this exit, head around the large hole in the middle of the floor,
grab the Banana as you go, grab the Banana by the back wall, and then go
through the GOAL to head off to Floor Three!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~GREEN GOAL~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
At the start, go forward a little bit, turn around 180 degrees, run towards
the ramp on the wall behind you, and start up it. Once you have hit the
small flat part on top you will need to pull back on the Analog Stick to
slow your Monkey Ball down, and as you fall off the ramp (try to be dead
centre off the ramp) be sure to pull directly backwards. Once you hit the
platform, do not touch the Analog Stick, let your Monkey bounce to a
complete stop, and then go through the GOAL to warp to Floor Five!
o----------------o
| Beginner Three |
o----------------o
Time Limit : 60 seconds
Bananas : 4
Banana Bunches : 0
Number Of Gates: 1
Floor Three has two straightaways beside one another, and you start on the
straightaway right beside the GOAL on the other straightaway. You can not
jump the wall, so you will need to head down the straightaway (either
direction), navigate the curve as it turns you around 180 degrees (you get
two Bananas no matter which direction you go), and then head down the
straightaway in front of you to reach the GOAL to go onto Floor Four!
o---------------o
| Beginner Four |
o---------------o
Time Limit : 60 seconds
Bananas : 7
Banana Bunches : 0
Number Of Gates: 1
----------------------+
KEY |
|
GOAL - Level Finish |
SP - Starting Point |
W - Wall |
BN - Banana |
BB - Banana Bunch |
HP - Hump |
UP - Bumper |
R - Ramp |
|
----------------------+
+------------+
| |
| |
| GOAL |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
+------------+
+------------+
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| BN |
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| BN |
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| BN |
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| BN |
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| BN |
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| BN |
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| BN |
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+------------+
+------------+
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| SP |
| |
| |
+------------+
-Keep in mind that the three platforms are actually connected, but are drawn
separately to illustrate the next point.
-The middle platform moves back and forth with the centre of it pivoting.
This means it moves like this:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~POSITION ONE~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/
/
/
/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~POSITION TWO~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
|
|
|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~POSITION THREE~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
\
\
\
\
-After POSITION THREE, it will move back to POSITION TWO, and then on to
POSITION ONE. Keep in mind that the large moving platform will continue to
move at all times, and it never once comes to a rest.
-Another quick note for you to know is that the seven Bananas will NOT move
with the platform, so be wary as you collect them along your path to the
GOAL.
There are two ways to go about beating this level: the FAST WAY and the SLOW
WAY. The FAST WAY is more dangerous, but you will score higher. THE SLOW
WAY is safer, but your score will be lower.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~SLOW WAY~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~
This method calls for you to head forward from the start, move onto the
swinging platform, and then heading forward through the Bananas towards the
end of the platform. Once you arrive, you will need to wait for the
platform to swing back till it lines up with the final platform, at which
point you will roll your Monkey onto said platform to break the tape on the
GOAL to get to Floor Five!
~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~FAST WAY~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~
This method requires the player to hold forward before the timer starts,
cut right to sneak onto the swinging platform, head down it at full speed
collecting the Bananas if you wish, and then cut to the right side of the
platform so you can sneak onto the third and final platform before heading
straight for the GOAL to get to Floor Five!
o-----------------------o
| Beginner Five (Bonus) |
o-----------------------o
Time Limit : 60 seconds
Bananas : 50
Banana Bunches : 0
Number Of Gates: 0
----------------------+
KEY |
|
GOAL - Level Finish |
SP - Starting Point |
W - Wall |
BN - Banana |
BB - Banana Bunch |
HP - Hump |
UP - Bumper |
R - Ramp |
|
----------------------+
+--------+
| |
| BN |
| \
| \
+----\ \
\ \
\ \
\ \
\ +---------------------------------+
| |
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| |
| BN BN BN BN BN BN BN BN |
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| BN BN BN BN BN BN BN BN |
| |
| BN BN BN BN |
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| BN BN BN BN |
| BN |
| BN BN BN BN |
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| BN BN BN BN |
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| BN BN BN BN BN BN BN BN |
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| BN BN BN BN BN BN BN BN |
| |
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+----------------------------------------+
There is no gate here, so all you need to do is collect the 50 Bananas on
this Floor before time expires. Anyway, go up the outside row on the right
(in this diagram), turn left to get the next outside row, down the next
outside row, and then turn right to finish the outside row. Now you need to
repeat the same process for the inside row, collect the solo Banana in the
middle of the square, and then head up the off-shoot section of the Floor to
get the last Banana (be sure to have enough speed to get up the mini-hill to
the Banana). Now you are off to Floor Six!
o--------------o
| Beginner Six |
o--------------o
Time Limit : 60 seconds
Bananas : 8
Banana Bunches : 0
Number Of Gates: 1
----------------------+
KEY |
|
GOAL - Level Finish |
SP - Starting Point |
W - Wall |
BN - Banana |
BB - Banana Bunch |
HP - Hump |
UP - Bumper |
R - Ramp |
|
----------------------+
+---+
| |
|GOAL
| |
| |
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++ ++
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/ \ / \ | |
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++ ++ | BN| | BN|
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|SP | | | | |
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+---+ \ / \ /
\ / \ /
\___/ \___/
-On the map here, the arrows going along the paths indicate the hill slope.
There are two ways to go about beating this level: the FAST WAY and the SLOW
WAY. The FAST WAY is more dangerous, but you will score higher. THE SLOW
WAY is safer, but your score will be lower.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~SLOW WAY~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Go down the slope ahead of you, slow down near the bottom, get the two
Bananas, and then get lined up for the next hill. Go down it, slow down at
the bottom, get the two Bananas, and then line up for the next hill. Now
head down the next hill (they get thinner and steeper as you go), slow down
near the bottom, collect the two Bananas, and then line up with the next
hill. Go down the hill, slow down near the bottom, collect the two Bananas,
and line up for the final hill. Head straight down the VERY steep hill (try
to be in the exact centre), and then roll through the goal to go on to Floor
Seven!
~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~FAST WAY~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Right at the start you will turn right to roll off the ledge to fall to the
one below you. Next, you will use your momentum to bounce down to the ledge
below that one. As soon as you are over the lowest ledge in the chain, pull
back on the Analog Stick to slow your forward momentum, and then go down the
last slope to go down to the goal for the much faster (but harder) pass to
Floor Seven!
o----------------o
| Beginner Seven |
o----------------o
Time Limit : 60 seconds
Bananas : 12
Banana Bunches : 1
Number Of Gates: 1
----------------------+
KEY |
|
GOAL - Level Finish |
SP - Starting Point |
W - Wall |
BN - Banana |
BB - Banana Bunch |
HP - Hump |
UP - Bumper |
R - Ramp |
|
----------------------+
+------------------------+
|BN BN|
| |
| GOAL | ^ ^ |
|BN | | | |
+----------------+ |
+----------------+ BB|
|BN |
| |
| ^ ^ | |
| | | | BN|
| +----------------+
|BN +----------------+
| BN|
| |
| | ^ ^ |
|BN | | | |
+----------------+ |
+----------------+ BN|
|BN |
| |
| SP |
|BN BN|
+------------------------+
-On the map here, the arrows going along the paths indicate the hill slope.
Start off by collecting the four Bananas on the bottom level, climb the
slope near the edge for another Bananas, and then collect the two Bananas on
the seoncd level. Climb the slop near the edge for another Banana, get the
two Bananas on the third level, and then climb the slope near the edge to
get the Banana Bunch (worth 10 Bananas! ^_^). Now you just need to
carefully collect the remaining three Bananas before going through the goal
to reach Floor Eight!
o----------------o
| Beginner Eight |
o----------------o
Time Limit : 60 seconds
Bananas : 25
Banana Bunches : 2
Number Of Gates: 1
----------------------+
KEY |
|
GOAL - Level Finish |
SP - Starting Point |
W - Wall |
BN - Banana |
BB - Banana Bunch |
HP - Hump |
UP - Bumper |
R - Ramp |
|
----------------------+
+---L---+ +-------+
| A | | BB|
| O | | |
|G +---+ +---+ |
| | | |
| | | |
+---+ +---+
+---+---+---+---+---+
|BN |BN |BN |BN |BN |
| | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+
|BN |BN |BN |BN |BN |
| | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+
|BN |BN |BN |BN |BN |
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+---+---+---+---+---+
|BN |BN |BN |BN |BN |
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+---+---+---+---+---+
|BN |BN |BN |BN |BN |
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+---+---+---+---+---+
+---+ +---+
| | | |
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| +---+ +---+ |
| | | |
|BB | | SP|
+-------+ +-------+
-Note that the 25 squares (each with a solo Banana) move in and out in a
steady pattern.
To beat this level, we are going to concentrate on just reaching the GOAL.
Wait for the square to come to you, get on board, and walk slowly forward
with the movement of the square back to the centre. Once the squares have
rejoined, run directly across the large suqare towards the opposite corner
(start to slow as you near it). Once on it, walk with the square as it
heads toward the GOAL, and when it reaches, go through the GOAL to get to
Floor Nine!
You can also use the same method of movements to get the Banana Bunches on
the platforms to your left and right from the Starting Point.
o---------------o
| Beginner Nine |
o---------------o
Time Limit : 60 seconds
Bananas : 1
Banana Bunches : 1
Number Of Gates: 1
For this level, head right along the floor till you reach a red arrow on the
ground. At this point you should charge down the ramp towards the jump at
the bottom, and after you go airbourne (you will get the Banana Bunch if
this is done properly), you should start to pull back on the Analog Stick.
As soon as you make contact with the wall, you need to change your pressure
on the Analog Stick so you will be trying to go toward the wall you just
hit. Once you are righted, go through the GOAL to reach the Final Floor of
Beginner; Floor Ten!
o--------------o
| Beginner Ten |
o--------------o
Time Limit : 60 seconds
Bananas : 6
Banana Bunches : 0
Number Of Gates: 1
----------------------+
KEY |
|
GOAL - Level Finish |
SP - Starting Point |
W - Wall |
BN - Banana |
BB - Banana Bunch |
HP - Hump |
UP - Bumper |
R - Ramp |
|
----------------------+
+------+
____| G |
+--------------+ +-----+ +-------+ / ___ O |
| | | +---+ | / / | A |
|BN | | +BN-+ | / / +---L--+
+-+ +------+ +-+ | | / /
| | | | | +---+ || |
| | | | | +BN-+ | \ \
| | | | +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+ \ \______
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+-----+ +--------------+ | +----/
+-------------+
-On the map here, the arrows going along the paths indicate the hill slope.
-I also suggest that you ignore the Bananas here unless you just need a few
to get to a 1-Up.
There are two ways to go about beating this level: the FAST WAY and the SLOW
WAY. The FAST WAY is more dangerous, but you will score higher. THE SLOW
WAY is safer, but your score will be lower.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~SLOW WAY~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Head straight down the narrow path, turn right, line yourself up, and then
head down the narrow path to the next platform. turn left, line yourself
up, and then head down the stairs (take care not to go too fast because you
will be unable to stop your momentum), and then turn right to go across one
of the narrow paths before lining yourself up with the next slope. Head up
the slope (if you start to wobble, you will likely fall off due to the
increased slope here), and then turn left to find the next path. Carefully
wind your way around the curvy path, and you will arrive at the GOAL to
finish Beginner Mode!
~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~FAST WAY~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Head straight down the narrow path, turn right, and go off the ledge ahead of
you to land on the platform below (pull back to slow your descent so you will
not fall off the course). Go across one of the narrow paths before lining
yourself up with the next slope. Head up the slope (if you start to wobble,
you will likely fall off due to the increased slope here), and then turn left
to find the next path. Carefully wind your way around the curvy path, and you
will arrive at the GOAL to finish Beginner Mode!
BUT WAIT!!! If you did it without dying, you will get the honour of going
on to try the three Beginner Extra Stages!
o--------------------o
| Beginner Extra One |
o--------------------o
Time Limit : 30 seconds
Bananas : 7
Banana Bunches : 0
Number Of Gates: 1
----------------------+
KEY |
|
GOAL - Level Finish |
SP - Starting Point |
W - Wall |
BN - Banana |
BB - Banana Bunch |
HP - Hump |
UP - Bumper |
R - Ramp |
|
----------------------+
This level has moving platforms that change their shape. Here are the forms
they can take.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~POSITION ONE~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+----+------+
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
+----+------+
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~POSITION TWO~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+----+
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
+----+
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~POSITION THREE~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+------+----+
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
+------+----+
The platforms start in POSITION ONE, go to POSITION TWO, and then to
POSITION THREE. They will then go back to TWO, then ONE, then TWO, then
THREE, and so on. This is because the platforms slide back and forth in a
staggered manner, and when they hit the wall, the larger section of the
platform goes underneath the smaller piece. Once the platforms starts
moving again, it comes out the back due to momentum.
There are two ways to go about beating this level: the FAST WAY and the SLOW
WAY. The FAST WAY is more dangerous, but you will score higher. THE SLOW
WAY is safer, but your score will be lower.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~SLOW WAY~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Get onto the platform as it comes near your platform, and start to pick your
way across the platforms carefully. Remember to get on the solid platform
pieces when you reach the wall, and then continue onwards. You will reach
the far platform and bust the tape of the GOAL to go on to the next Floor!
~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~FAST WAY~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~
This method requires you to run across the platforms on a diagonal to the
last moving platform, where you wait for it to reach the far ledge. Go onto
that platform to the GOAL to reach the next Floor!
o--------------------o
| Beginner Extra Two |
o--------------------o
Time Limit : 30 seconds
Bananas : 5
Banana Bunches : 0
Number Of Gates: 1
----------------------+
KEY |
|
GOAL - Level Finish |
SP - Starting Point |
W - Wall |
BN - Banana |
BB - Banana Bunch |
HP - Hump |
UP - Bumper |
R - Ramp |
|
----------------------+
+------------------------+
| BN BN BN BN BN |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| GOAL |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| SP |
| |
+------------------------+
-The GOAL swings around in this level, so you will need to take that into
account when trying to reach the GOAL.
There are two ways to go about beating this level: the FAST WAY and the SLOW
WAY. The FAST WAY is more dangerous, but you will score higher. THE SLOW
WAY is safer, but your score will be lower.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~SLOW WAY~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wait till the timer hits 24.00 remaining, and the GOAL will reach a point in
the swinging motion that is barely moving. This is the time to go flying in
to break the tape, and go to the final Beginner Extra Floor!
~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~FAST WAY~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Run forward immediately as the level starts, and start to shade to the right
as you approach the GOAL. You will break the tape in under two seconds, but
this method requires some practice to master. Anyway, onto the final
Beginner Extra Floor!
o----------------------o
| Beginner Extra Three |
o----------------------o
Time Limit : 30 seconds
Bananas : 5
Banana Bunches : 1
Number Of Gates: 1
This level is the logo of Amusement Vision (the programming team that works
for SEGA). It rocks all around in the air, and it is shiny so it reflects
all light that touches it (these make it fairly hard to control yourself on
it).
Head forward upon starting, drop onto the shiny surface, head between the
"a" and the "v" cut out of the floor, and turn right when you get past the
end of the "v". Keep turning right till you see the GOAL, and you should
head through it to finish off the Beginner Extra Floors!
Keep in mind that a slower pace will make it easier to control your Monkey
than speeding through like a maniac.
You have completely finished Beginner Mode, so you must be proud of
yourself, huh? Well I say to you that Advanced beckons with more Floors,
harder challenges, more Warps, and even more Extra Floors for you to
conquer! Step into the next section to face the challenge of ADVANCED!!!
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---------------------------------Advanced-----------------------------------
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5) This section will cover the thirty floors of Advanced, plus the five
extra stages for clearing the thirty floors without dying. I will
attempt to map as many Floors as I can, but some are a little too
complicated for my ASCII skills at this time. Also keep in mind that
this walkthrough will take you along the path to many of the Bananas, but
they are optional collects (keep this in mind on the harder levels).
The fastest path through Advanced is as follows: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10,
11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 25, 28, 29, 30.
o--------------o
| Advanced One |
o--------------o
Time Limit : 60 seconds
Bananas : 4
Banana Bunches : 0
Number Of Gates: 1
----------------------+
KEY |
|
GOAL - Level Finish |
SP - Starting Point |
W - Wall |
BN - Banana |
BB - Banana Bunch |
HP - Hump |
UP - Bumper |
R - Ramp |
|
----------------------+
+----------------+
| |
| BN |
| |
| GOAL |
| |
| BN BN |
| |
|HPHPHPHPHPHPHPHP|
| |
| BN |
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| SP |
| |
| |
+----------------+
Roll forward immediately upon entering the level, get the Banana, go over
the hump, and then go through the GOAL to finish the level and grab another
Banana along with your momentum.
o--------------o
| Advanced Two |
o--------------o
Time Limit : 60 seconds
Bananas : 5
Banana Bunches : 2
Number Of Gates: 1
----------------------+
KEY |
|
GOAL - Level Finish |
SP - Starting Point |
W - Wall |
BN - Banana |
BB - Banana Bunch |
HP - Hump |
UP - Bumper |
R - Ramp |
|
----------------------+
+--------+
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| GOAL |
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+--+ +--+
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+--+ +--+
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| +--+ |
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| +--+ |
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+--+ +--+
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+--+ +--+
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/ \
/ UP \
/ UP UP \
\UP UP UP/
\ UP UP /
\ UP /
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|HPHPHPHP|
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+----+ +----+
|BN BN|
+----+ +----+
| |
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| SP |
| |
+--------+
Before the level starts, hold UP so you take off at full speed. Go over the
two humps at top speed to get the Banana Bunch in the air, and then slalom
through the five barriers in your path. Next you need to go through the
bumper field to arrive at the narrow path to the GOAL. You can slow down to
carefully move on the path, or you can speed directly at the hole with some
decent speed to bounce across the gap to the GOAL so you can advance to
Floor Three!
o----------------o
| Advanced Three |
o----------------o
Time Limit : 60 seconds
Bananas : 9
Banana Bunches : 0
Number Of Gates: 1
----------------------+
KEY |
|
GOAL - Level Finish |
SP - Starting Point |
W - Wall |
BN - Banana |
BB - Banana Bunch |
HP - Hump |
UP - Bumper |
R - Ramp |
|
----------------------+
+--------------------------+
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| GOAL |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| +--------+ |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
+--------+ +--------+
+--------+
| |
| | --------------->
| BN | BN BN
| | <---------------
| |
| |
+--------+
BN BN BN
+--------+
| |
| |
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BN BN | BN |
<--------------- | |
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+--------+
+--------+ +--------+
| | | |
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| +--------+ |
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| SP |
| |
| |
+--------------------------+
The two squares in the middle will move back and forth, from side to side.
From the start, go to the right to get on the platform that is there. Go to
the left side of it, get onto the next platform as it moves in front of
yours, and then go onto the far ledge. Then you just need to go roll on
through the GOAL.
o---------------o
| Advanced Four |
o---------------o
Time Limit : 60 seconds
Bananas : 7
Banana Bunches : 0
Number Of Gates: 1
----------------------+
KEY |
|
GOAL - Level Finish |
SP - Starting Point |
W - Wall |
BN - Banana |
BB - Banana Bunch |
HP - Hump |
UP - Bumper |
R - Ramp |
|
----------------------+
+------------+
| |
| |
| GOAL |
| |
| |
| |
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| |
| |
| |
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+------------+
+------+
| |
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| BN |
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| BN |
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| BN |
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| BN |
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| BN |
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| BN |
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| BN |
| |
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+------+
+------------+
| |
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| |
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| SP |
| |
| |
+------------+
-Keep in mind that the three platforms are actually connected, but are drawn
separately to illustrate the next point.
-The middle platform moves back and forth with the centre of it pivoting.
This means it moves like this:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~POSITION ONE~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/
/
/
/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~POSITION TWO~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
|
|
|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~POSITION THREE~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
\
\
\
\
-After POSITION THREE, it will move back to POSITION TWO, and then on to
POSITION ONE. Keep in mind that the large moving platform will continue to
move at all times, and it never once comes to a rest.
-Another quick note for you to know is that the seven Bananas will NOT move
with the platform, so be wary as you collect them along your path to the
GOAL.
There are two ways to go about beating this level: the FAST WAY and the SLOW
WAY. The FAST WAY is more dangerous, but you will score higher. THE SLOW
WAY is safer, but your score will be lower.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~SLOW WAY~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~
This method calls for you to head forward from the start, move onto the
swinging platform, and then heading forward through the Bananas towards the
end of the platform. Once you arrive, you will need to wait for the
platform to swing back till it lines up with the final platform, at which
point you will roll your Monkey onto said platform to break the tape on the
GOAL to get to Floor Five!
~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~FAST WAY~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~
This method requires the player to hold forward before the timer starts,
cut right to sneak onto the swinging platform, head down it at full speed
collecting the Bananas if you wish, and then cut to the right side of the
platform so you can sneak onto the third and final platform before heading
straight for the GOAL to get to Floor Five!
o-----------------------o
| Advanced Five (Bonus) |
o-----------------------o
Time Limit : 30 seconds
Bananas : 50
Banana Bunches : 0
Number Of Gates: 0
----------------------+
KEY |
|
GOAL - Level Finish |
SP - Starting Point |
W - Wall |
BN - Banana |
BB - Banana Bunch |
HP - Hump |
UP - Bumper |
R - Ramp |
|
----------------------+
+--------+
| |
| BN |
| \
| \
+----\ \
\ \
\ \
\ \
\ +---------------------------------+
| |
| |
| |
| BN BN BN BN BN BN BN BN |
| |
| BN BN BN BN BN BN BN BN |
| |
| BN BN BN BN |
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| BN BN BN BN |
| BN |
| BN BN BN BN |
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| BN BN BN BN |
| |
| BN BN BN BN BN BN BN BN |
| |
| BN BN BN BN BN BN BN BN |
| |
| |
| |
+----------------------------------------+
There is no gate here, so all you need to do is collect the 50 Bananas on
this Floor before time expires. Anyway, go up the outside row on the right
(in this diagram), turn left to get the next outside row, down the next
outside row, and then turn right to finish the outside row. Now you need to
repeat the same process for the inside row, collect the solo Banana in the
middle of the square, and then head up the off-shoot section of the Floor to
get the last Banana (be sure to have enough speed to get up the mini-hill to
the Banana). Now you are off to Floor Six!
o--------------o
| Advanced Six |
o--------------o
Time Limit : 60 seconds
Bananas : 3
Banana Bunches : 0
Number Of Gates: 2
----------------------+
KEY |
|
GOAL - Level Finish |
SP - Starting Point |
W - Wall |
BN - Banana |
BB - Banana Bunch |
HP - Hump |
UP - Bumper |
R - Ramp |
|
----------------------+
__________
/ BN \
/ \
/ GOAL \
/ \
/ \
/ BN \
/ /\ BN \
/ / \ \
/ / \ \
/__________/ \__________\
\ \ / /
W\ \ / /W
W\ \ / /W
W\ \/ /W
W\ /W
W\ /W
W\ SP /W
W\ /W
W\ RR /W
W\____RR____/W
WWWWWWWWWWWW
(from ramp to lower ledge, and it is shown larger than it really is)
+------------+
| |
| GOAL |
| |
| |
| |
| |
+---+ +---+
| |
| |
| |
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| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
+----+
-The solid line halfway through the floor diagram here indicates that it
will fold up and down, up and down.
Floor Six offers two gates to exit through. The walkthrough here will be
split into the BLUE GOAL, and the GREEN GOAL.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~BLUE GOAL~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To get this exit, go to the edge of the folding floor, and as the floor
starts to rise up, go onto it. Now you need to rush to the GOAL quickly
before the slant of the floor becomes too severe for your Monkey Ball to
climb it (if you miss, steer away from the centre hole so you can make
another attempt). Once you get through the GOAL, onto Floor Seven!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~GREEN GOAL~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
At the start, go forward a little bit, turn around 180 degrees, run towards
the ramp on the wall behind you, and start up it. Once you have hit the
small flat part on top you will need to pull back on the Analog Stick to
slow your Monkey Ball down, and as you fall off the ramp (try to be dead
centre off the ramp) be sure to pull directly backwards. Once you hit the
platform, do not touch the Analog Stick, let your Monkey bounce to a
complete stop, and then go through the GOAL to warp to Floor Ten!
o----------------o
| Advanced Seven |
o----------------o
Time Limit : 60 seconds
Bananas : 6
Banana Bunches : 0
Number Of Gates: 1
This level requires the player to simply follow the path till you reach the
GOAL. This level even has a small lip on both sides of the path that help
to keep your Monkey Ball on the path, which is good because the path is
somewhat lengthy.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~SHORTCUTS~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-At the start, you can go off the right wall to land on the ledge below to
cut a few seconds off of your time before heading along the normal path.
When you start to turn around a large curve, you will see a ledge below
that you can also jump to cut a few more seconds off as well.
o----------------o
| Advanced Eight |
o----------------o
Time Limit : 30 seconds
Bananas : 10
Banana Bunches : 0
Number Of Gates: 1
----------------------+
KEY |
|
GOAL - Level Finish |
SP - Starting Point |
W - Wall |
BN - Banana |
BB - Banana Bunch |
HP - Hump |
UP - Bumper |
R - Ramp |
|
----------------------+
+--------+
| |
| |
| GOAL |
| |
| |
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|WWWW ^ |
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| SP |
| |
+--------+
This level has a downhill with walls sticking out. You will need to slalom
the walls, collect the Bananas as you go, and then go through the GOAL. To
get the X2 bonus for finishing the floor in under half the time, you will
need to hold UP as you go down the hill to speed to the GOAL in time. If
you just want to assure you get through the level, hold DOWN as much as you
like so you will get their safer.
o---------------o
| Advanced Nine |
o---------------o
Time Limit : 60 seconds
Bananas : 20
Banana Bunches : 2
Number Of Gates: 1
----------------------+
KEY |
|
GOAL - Level Finish |
SP - Starting Point |
W - Wall |
BN - Banana |
BB - Banana Bunch |
HP - Hump |
UP - Bumper |
R - Ramp |
|
----------------------+
+---L---+ +-------+
| A | | BB|
| O | | |
|G +---+ +---+ |
| | | |
| | | |
+---+ +---+
+---+---+---+---+---+
|BN |BN |BN |BN |BN |
| | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+
|BN |BN | |BN |BN |
| | | | | |
+---+---+ +---+---+
|BN | |BN |
| | | |
+---+---+ +---+---+
|BN |BN | |BN |BN |
| | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+
|BN |BN |BN |BN |BN |
| | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+
+---+ +---+
| | | |
| | | |
| +---+ +---+ |
| | | |
|BB | | SP|
+-------+ +-------+
-Note that the 20 squares (each with a solo Banana) move in and out in a
steady pattern.
To beat this level, we are going to concentrate on just reaching the GOAL.
Wait for the square to come to you, get on board, and walk slowly forward
with the movement of the square back to the centre. Once the squares have
rejoined, run left around the cross, and then head towards the corner square
nearest the GOAL. You can also go to the corner piece where it goes to a
Banana Bunch, and then comes back, where you will head for the square
nearest the GOAL. Now ride the square to the GOAL, and break the tape to
get to Floor Ten!
o----------------------o
| Advanced Ten (Bonus) |
o----------------------o
Time Limit : 30 seconds
Bananas : 50
Banana Bunches : 0
Number Of Gates: 0
This level has no gate for you to go through, you just need to collect as
many Bananas as you can before time expires. Anyway, on this level you need
to contend with the rippling floor as the middle kicks wave after wave at
you. Go around the outside ring of Bananas in a steady speed (this will get
the first 30 Bananas), and then you will need to fight more severe wave
levels as you move to the inside ring (you are closer to the centre of the
wave producer). You will need to be dead on in your Banana collecting here
or else you will not get all 50 Bananas.
o-----------------o
| Advanced Eleven |
o-----------------o
Time Limit : 30 seconds
Bananas : 25
Banana Bunches : 12
Number Of Gates: 2
This level is shaped like a guitar, with the "strings" being the path that
you will have to traverse. Each string gets a rating on it, with 1.0 being
the easiest, and 0.1 being the hardest. From the start point looking at the
strings, the easiest to hardest is left to right.
Floor Eleven offers two gates to exit through. The walkthrough here will be
split into the BLUE GOAL, and the GREEN GOAL.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~BLUE GOAL~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For this path, you can choose from the 1.0, 0.4, 0.3, 0.2, and 0.1 wires
going across the wide expanse. I suggest you begin working on the 1.0 wire,
and then move to the slimmer wires where Bananas are available to be
snagged (as you improve in skill). Go across the wire in a somewhat fast
fashion, slow down near the far ledge, turn right, go forward, turn left,
turn left again, go up the slope, and go through the GOAL to reach Floor
Twelve!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~GREEN GOAL~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For this warp, you need to take the right-most wire (it is a 0.1). Go right
from the start, line up your path across the wire, and then zoom across the
razor thin wire to reach the GOAL as you collect 63 Bananas total along the
way! You will warp to Floor 14!
o-----------------o
| Advanced Twelve |
o-----------------o
Time Limit : 30 seconds
Bananas : 8
Banana Bunches : 0
Number Of Gates: 1
There are two ways to go about beating this level: the FAST WAY and the SLOW
WAY. The FAST WAY is more dangerous, but you will score higher. THE SLOW
WAY is safer, but your score will be lower.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~SLOW WAY~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Drop into the bowl in front of you, and proceed to roll around the edge of
the bowl to break the tape on the GOAL to go on to Floor Thirteen!
~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~FAST WAY~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~
From the start, launch your Monkey Ball off of the left corner of the ledge
where the starting point is so you go through the GOAL on the fly to get to
Floor Thirteen!
o-------------------o
| Advanced Thirteen |
o-------------------o
Time Limit : 30 seconds
Bananas : 6
Banana Bunches : 2
Number Of Gates: 1
This level requires you to move onto the grey launchers while facing
forward. This will allow your Monkey to move onto the higher ledge ahead of
them. The launchers will go off when the red sliders on the wall reach the
same area as the launcher.
Walk forward from the start to get onto the launcher before the red sliders
reach it (launch up onto the next ledge). Repeat the same procedure on this
ledge, and then run full tilt off the jump ahead to bust through the tape on
the GOAL to make it to Floor Fourteen!
o-------------------o
| Advanced Fourteen |
o-------------------o
Time Limit : 60 seconds
Bananas : 4
Banana Bunches : 0
Number Of Gates: 1
----------------------+
KEY |
|
GOAL - Level Finish |
SP - Starting Point |
W - Wall |
BN - Banana |
BB - Banana Bunch |
HP - Hump |
UP - Bumper |
R - Ramp |
|
----------------------+
+--------------------------+
| |
| GOAL |
| \ | / \ | / |
| \|/ \|/ |
| --- --- | --- --- |
| /|\ \ | / /|\ |
| / | \ \|/ / | \ |
| --- --- |
| \ | / /|\ \ | / |
| \|/ / | \ \|/ |
| --- --- --- --- |
| /|\ /|\ |
| / | \ SP / | \ |
| |
+--------------------------+
This floor is multi-spoked, with each spoke moving in correspondence to how
you tilt the floor. If you tilt right, all the spokes will move right, and
the same holds true for all other directions.
There are two methods of doing this floor, and both are quite easy to do if
you just pay attention to the position of the spokes.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~METHOD #1~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This method is simply done by walking around the perimeter of the platform
so the pieces ahead of you keep moving in as you shift around. Once you get
behind the GOAL, bust the tape to head off to Floor Fifteen!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~METHOD #2~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I like to call this one the "Wiggler Way". Start by going in where two
spokes cut your advancement off. Now get positioned so you are almost
between them, and then slowly move the level back and forth until you slip
through the barriers. Repeat this step one more time on the next spot, and
then break the tape as you fly off to Floor Fifteen!
o------------------o
| Advanced Fifteen |
o------------------o
Time Limit : 60 seconds
Bananas : 5
Banana Bunches : 0
Number Of Gates: 1
----------------------+
KEY |
|
GOAL - Level Finish |
SP - Starting Point |
W - Wall |
BN - Banana |
BB - Banana Bunch |
HP - Hump |
UP - Bumper |
R - Ramp |
|
----------------------+
+---------------------------+
|<-- GOAL |
| +--------------------+
| BN |
| +--------------------+
|<-- <-- <-- --> --> -->|
+--------------------+ |
| BN |
+--------------------+ |
|<-- <-- <-- --> --> -->|
| +--------------------+
| BN |
| +--------------------+
|<-- <-- <-- --> --> -->|
+--------------------+ |
| BN |
+--------------------+ |
|<-- <-- <-- --> --> -->|
| +--------------------+
| BN |
| +--------------------+
|<-- <-- SP |
+---------------------------+
On this level, the slope becomes more severe with every section of the path
you reach. The top left corner of this map gets so severe that if you go too
low onto the edge, your Monkey will be unable to climb back up (you will
lose a Monkey).
To start off we head straight, turn right 180 degrees (around the pit), up
the next straightaway, and then turn left 180 degrees (around the pit). Now
head straight once more, turn right 180 degrees (around the pit), and then
go straight. Turn left 180 degrees (around the pit), go straight, turn
right 180 degrees (be sure to make this one tight to the pit to avoid the
unsalvageable position near the edge), and then go straight to the GOAL where
you need to go partially over the edge to reach the GOAL. Congratulations
on beating on e of the hardest Advanced levels there are, and go on ahead to
Floor Sixteen!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~SHORTCUTS~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
At the start you can cut right to fall to the ledge below, saving the travel
down a straightaway, a turn, and then another straightaway. Just be sure to
get full control of your Monkey before starting out on the rest of the
course.
When making the turns after the straightaways run out, be sure to hug the
pits tightly. This will ensure minimal influence of the severe slopes at
the end of each section. You should also attempt the corners while moving
slower than faster.
o------------------o
| Advanced Sixteen |
o------------------o
Time Limit : 30 seconds
Bananas : 4
Banana Bunches : 0
Number Of Gates: 1
----------------------+
KEY |
|
GOAL - Level Finish |
SP - Starting Point |
W - Wall |
BN - Banana |
BB - Banana Bunch |
HP - Hump |
UP - Bumper |
R - Ramp |
|
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+------+
This level is a series of conveyor belts that you will need to cross in
under thirty seconds to advance to Floor Seventeen!
Go forward from the start, go left onto conveyor belt #1 (it comes against
you), and go straight. Get onto conveyor belt #2 (this one goes with you),
and go straight. Go left onto conveyor belt #3 (it comes against you), and
go straight. Get onto conveyor belt #4 (this one goes with you), and go
straight. Get off the last conveyor belt to find the GOAL waiting for you
to break the tape to head off to Floor Seventeen!
o--------------------o
| Advanced Seventeen |
o--------------------o
Time Limit : 60 seconds
Bananas : 5
Banana Bunches : 0
Number Of Gates: 1
----------------------+
KEY |
|
GOAL - Level Finish |
SP - Starting Point |
W - Wall |
BN - Banana |
BB - Banana Bunch |
HP - Hump |
UP - Bumper |
R - Ramp |
|
----------------------+
+--------------+ +-----+ +-------+ +-----+
| | | +---+ | | BN |
|BN | | +BN-+ | |GOAL |
+-+ +------+ +-+ | | | |
| | | | | +---+ | +-+ +-+
| | | | | +BN-+ | \ \____
| | | | +-+ +-+ +-+ +-+ \____ \
| | | | | | \ / \ \
| | | | |^| ||| | |
| | | | ||| |v| ________/ /
| | | | | | | | / ________/
| | | | | | | | / /
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |^| ||| \ \_________
| | | | ||| |v| \_________ \
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| | | | |BN +----/ /
| | | BN | | /
+-----+ +--------------+ | +----/
+-------------+
This level has a similar design to Floor Ten of Beginner, but the shortcut
from that Floor does not exist here. There is a shortcut here, but it is a
somewhat difficult one to pull off.
There are two ways to go about beating this level: the FAST WAY and the SLOW
WAY. The FAST WAY is more dangerous, but you will score higher. THE SLOW
WAY is safer, but your score will be lower.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~SLOW WAY~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hold UP right at the start to go across the narrow path, turn right, line
yourself up, and then go across the narrow path to the far platform. Get
lined up for the next narrow path, cross the narrow path (this is a hill, so
do not start wobbling or you will die), cross one of the small bridges, and
then line yourself up for the ride down the stairs (be sure to slow down
about halfway down so you do not fly off the far side of the far platform
due to your momentum). Turn left to find the winding, narrow path that you
will need to go across fairly fast (just be sure to use your faster speed on
the small straightaways of this path). But the tape of the GOAL to go on to
Floor Eighteen!
~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~FAST WAY~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hold UP right at the start to go across the narrow path, turn right, line
yourself up, and then go across the narrow path to the far platform. Get
lined up for the next narrow path, cross the narrow path (this is a hill, so
do not start wobbling or you will die), cross the small bridge closer to the
outside edge of the level, and then go forward off the platform. Be sure to
start holding DOWN to slow your descent to the platform (this way your
momentum will not carry you off). Once you are there, just slip through the
GOAL to go on to Floor Eighteen!
o-------------------o
| Advanced Eighteen |
o-------------------o
Time Limit : 60 seconds
Bananas : 6
Banana Bunches : 0
Number Of Gates: 3
-This level is shaped like a Treble Clef. These are used in musical sheets.
Floor Eighteen offers three gates to exit through. The walkthrough here will be
split into the BLUE GOAL, GREEN GOAL, and the RED GOAL.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~BLUE GOAL~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Head down the slope quickly to catch the Blue Goal in about 12 to 16
seconds. This will take you to Floor Nineteen!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~GREEN GOAL~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You can chase the Green Goal down by flying down the Treble Clef on the path
from the start. You should catch it around 30 to 35 seconds after beginning
the level. This will warp you to Floor Twenty!
~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~RED GOAL~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~
It is impossible to chase this one down from the start on the normal path, so
you will have to take a shortcut. At the start, go off the right side between
the first two arrows on the sloped wall. As you land, be sure to be over the
Treble Clef, and then move to the right side of the hill (as you are facing up
it right now). Walk up the hill slowly, and the Red Goal should run right over
your Monkey, and send you warping ahead a whopping SEVEN levels to start out on
Floor Twenty-Five!
o-------------------o
| Advanced Nineteen |
o-------------------o
Time Limit : 30 seconds
Bananas : 5
Banana Bunches : 2
Number Of Gates: 1
This is an upgraded version of Beginner Floor Nine.
There are two ways to go about beating this level: the FAST WAY and the SLOW
WAY. The FAST WAY is more dangerous, but you will score higher. THE SLOW
WAY is safer, but your score will be lower.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~SLOW WAY~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Start by going down the slope to jump the gap, turn right, and then get on
the moving platform to go to the far platform. From there you will head to
the next ramp and jump, and you can weave through the bumpers for a Banana
Bunch if you wish before you got over the jump (collecting another Banana
Bunch). When you land, be sure to pull back until you hit the wall, at
which point you will push towards the wall so you stay on the platform. Now
head for the GOAL to get to Floor Twenty!
~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~FAST WAY~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~
At the start, go forward towards the edge of the ramp, turn around, and then
run off the back of the jutting part of the ledge. Bounce off the flat
platform, roll down the ramp, use the jump to cross the gap, and then go
through the GOAL to go on to Floor Twenty!
o-------------------------o
| Advanced Twenty (Bonus) |
o-------------------------o
Time Limit : 30 seconds
Bananas : 40
Banana Bunches : 0
Number Of Gates: 0
----------------------+
KEY |
|
GOAL - Level Finish |
SP - Starting Point |
W - Wall |
BN - Banana |
BB - Banana Bunch |
HP - Hump |
UP - Bumper |
R - Ramp |
|
----------------------+
+---------------------------------------+
| |
| |
| UP BN UP BN UP BN UP BN UP |
| |
| BN UP BN UP BN UP BN UP BN |
| |
| UP BN UP BN UP BN UP BN UP |
| |
| BN UP BN UP BN UP BN UP BN |
| |
| UP BN UP BN UP BN UP BN UP |
| |
| BN UP BN UP BN UP BN UP BN |
| |
| UP BN UP BN UP BN UP BN UP |
| |
| BN UP BN UP BN UP BN UP BN |
| |
| UP BN UP BN UP BN UP BN UP |
| |
| SP |
| |
+---------------------------------------+
There is no gate here, so all you need to do is collect the 40 Bananas on
this Floor before time expires. Anyway, go left to get the left most Banana
by going diagonally through the bumpers (2 Bananas). Go up to the next
diagonal row of Bananas to go down it, and then just follow this pattern to
efficiently get all 40 Bananas before time expires. Head off to Floor
Twenty-One!
o---------------------o
| Advanced Twenty-One |
o---------------------o
Time Limit : 60 seconds
Bananas : 3
Banana Bunches : 1
Number Of Gates: 1
----------------------+
KEY |
|
GOAL - Level Finish |
SP - Starting Point |
W - Wall |
BN - Banana |
BB - Banana Bunch |
HP - Hump |
UP - Bumper |
R - Ramp |
|
----------------------+
+---------------------------------------------------+
|UP <--UP <--UP <--UP <--UP UP--> UP--> UP--> |
+-G--+ |+---------------------+ ^+--------------------+ +----+
| O V| | || |UP |
| A | |^UP || SP|
+-L--+ +---------------------+| +--------------------+V +----+
|UP--> UP--> UP--> UP--> UP <--UP <--UP <--UP |
+---------------------------------------------------+
-The arrows here indicate the motion of the bumpers direction. The first
rectangle has ten bumpers that patrol clockwise. The second rectangle has
ten bumpers that patrol counter-clockwise. The shared side of each
rectangle has the combined bumper total to worry about, so the space gets
less between bumpers.
Go forward to grab the Banana Bunch, go left, turn right, and then walk up
the narrow path at about the same pace as the bumpers. When you near the
turn to the right, you will have to follow your bumper closely on the turn
(the other set of bumpers will come in behind you), or you can let one
bumper from the other set go in, and then you MUST make the turn (the next
bumper in your set is coming fast!). After carefully walking between the
two rather close bumpers, turn left to follow your bumper till you reach the
turn where you go left, and then go right to the GOAL to head off to Floor
Twenty-Two!
o---------------------o
| Advanced Twenty-Two |
o---------------------o
Time Limit : 30 seconds
Bananas : 1
Banana Bunches : 2
Number Of Gates: 1
Here you have a funnel-like level, with a hole in the middle of the floor,
with a slope leading into it. You can get some Bananas here if you want.
To beat the level, go right into the funnel, run forward, lean into the
corner, and then start to climb out of the funnel to reach the GOAL to go to
Floor Twenty-Three!
o-----------------------o
| Advanced Twenty-Three |
o-----------------------o
Time Limit : 60 seconds
Bananas : 6
Banana Bunches : 2
Number Of Gates: 1
This floor is just riddled with holes. you can hop these little holes with
some speed, but this is very dangerous procedure due to the possible
unintended landing zones.
There are two ways to go about beating this level: the FAST WAY and the SLOW
WAY. The FAST WAY is more dangerous, but you will score higher. THE SLOW
WAY is safer, but your score will be lower.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~SLOW WAY~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Start by go on a diagonal line between the holes in the floor to the right,
and then go to the outside edge of the platform to go around the larger
holes. Once you come to a spot where a square outline is cut out of the
floor, turn right to go forward until you see the edge, where you need to
turn left. After going forward till the ramp on your right goes to the flat
platform is where you turn right to go across the narrow path to go up the
ramp at the far side. Turn right to go along another narrow path until you
have to turn right before coming to another right turn. Head across the
bridge to see the GOAL, and you can go straight through it, or you can go
around to get a Banana Bunch behind the GOAL before heading off to Floor
Twenty-Four!
~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~FAST WAY~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~
From the start you need to go right around the small squares to go over the
gap ahead, and then continue forward till you are by the ramp that goes to
the flat platform below. Go across the narrow path to go up the ramp at the
far side. Turn right to go along another narrow path until you have to turn
right before coming to another right turn. Head across the bridge to see
the GOAL, and you can go straight through it, or you can go around to get a
Banana Bunch behind the GOAL before heading off to Floor Twenty-Four!
o----------------------o
| Advanced Twenty-Four |
o----------------------o
Time Limit : 30 seconds
Bananas : 13
Banana Bunches : 0
Number Of Gates: 1
----------------------+
KEY |
|
GOAL - Level Finish |
SP - Starting Point |
W - Wall |
BN - Banana |
BB - Banana Bunch |
HP - Hump |
UP - Bumper |
R - Ramp |
|
----------------------+
+------------+
| |
| |
| GOAL |
| |
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+------------+
+------------+
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+------------+
+------------+
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+------------+
-The middle section of the floor with the 13 Bananas hovering over it will
tilt back and forth in an attempt to throw your balance off enough that
your Monkey will take the swan dive to the Earth below.
To beat this level, you need to head out onto the shifting platform with
some speed, and try to stay on the section that is higher to start (that
would be the right side), and as it shifts, you need to fight the effects of
gravity. If you hold on, you will be on the left side as you run to the far
platform where the GOAL awaits you to send you off to Floor Twenty-Five!
o----------------------o
| Advanced Twenty-Five |
o----------------------o
Time Limit : 60 seconds
Bananas : 3
Banana Bunches : 0
Number Of Gates: 2
Floor Twenty-Three offers two gates to exit through. The walkthrough here
will be split into the BLUE GOAL, and the GREEN GOAL.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~BLUE GOAL~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For this path, weave through the bumpers in the first couple of sections,
go past the jumps and the hole to climb the slope ahead of you. Now you
need to get past the pistons that move based on which way the level is
tilted. Tilt the level right before sneaking my the first one, tilt the
level left to sneak by the second piston, tilt the level right to get by the
third piston, and then tilt the level left to go by the final piston. Head
past the mini-holes in the floor. Run straight up the slopes, turn left,
and then run down the hill to hop the gap. Be sure not to be going full
speed, or the party ball on the GOAL will bounce your Monkey out into thin
air. Head off to Floor Twenty-Six!
There are two ways to go about beating this level: the FAST WAY and the SLOW
WAY. The FAST WAY is more dangerous, but you will score higher. THE SLOW
WAY is safer, but your score will be lower.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~GREEN GOAL SLOW WAY~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For this path, weave through the bumpers in the first couple of sections,
go past the jumps and the hole to climb the slope ahead of you. Now you
need to get past the pistons that move based on which way the level is
tilted. Tilt the level right before sneaking my the first one, tilt the
level left to sneak by the second piston, tilt the level right to get by the
third piston, and then tilt the level left to go by the final piston. Head
past the mini-holes in the floor. Run straight up the slopes, turn left,
and then run down the hill to hop the gap. Be sure not to be going full
speed, or the party ball on the GOAL will bounce your Monkey out into thin
air.
Go around the GOAL to the narrow path, make your way carefully but steadily
along it, and then pick between the paths on the long straightaway you come
from (they rank in the following order of closest to you: 0.1, 0.2, 0.3,
0.4, and 1.0). When you reach the straightaway on the far side, run forward
to go over the bumps on the platform ahead (be careful to not hit too hard
or else you may be launched off the side), and then break the tape at the
GOAL to warp on ahead to Floor Twenty-Eight!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~GREEN GOAL FAST WAY~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For this path, weave through the bumpers in the first couple of sections,
go past the jumps and the hole to climb the slope ahead of you. Now you
need to get past the pistons that move based on which way the level is
tilted. Tilt the level right before sneaking my the first one, tilt the
level left to sneak by the second piston, tilt the level right to get by the
third piston, and then tilt the level left to go by the final piston. Head
past the mini-holes in the floor, turn 180 degrees, and then take a full run
on the left side of the platform towards the Green Goal that is below you.
Pull back a small amount in the air to assure that the Party Ball does not
launch you into thin air, and then break the tape on the Green Goal to
advance to Floor Twenty-Eight!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~GREEN GOAL FASTEST WAY~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
yes, there is an even faster method for getting to the Green Goal, and it is
safe than the previous method to boot! Right fromt he start roll forward at
the wall that prohibits your Monkey from reaching the Green Goal. Angle the
Monkey Ball so it will aim for the ramped portion of the hole in the floor so
the Monkey Ball will get airbourne, clearing the fence to land on the far
side, allowing the player to roll through the gate in mere seconds!
o---------------------o
| Advanced Twenty-Six |
o---------------------o
Time Limit : 60 seconds
Bananas : 6
Banana Bunches : 1
Number Of Gates: 1
There are two ways to go about beating this level: the FAST WAY and the SLOW
WAY. The FAST WAY is more dangerous, but you will score higher. THE SLOW
WAY is safer, but your score will be lower.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~SLOW WAY~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Go down the straightaway, grabbing the six Bananas as you go, and then turn
right to start your ride down the spiral. When you reach the approach to
the GOAL, you can try to go through the tape clean (if you miss, you will
lose a Monkey), or you can go behind the GOAL to the flat portion on the
platform to grab a Banana Bunch, and then go through the reverse side of the
GOAL to get to Floor Twenty-Seven
~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~FAST WAY~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~
This method requires you to run forward right from the start, and around the
time remaining area of 56 to 57 seconds (56.00 to 57.00) you should swerve
your Monkey Ball off the ledge on the left side. As you fall down, try to
modify your flight path in mid-air so your Ball will pass through the tape
unmolested by the Party Ball. Now head off to Floor Twenty-Seven!
o-----------------------o
| Advanced Twenty-Seven |
o-----------------------o
Time Limit : 30 seconds
Bananas : 7
Banana Bunches : 2
Number Of Gates: 1
The easiest way to beat this level is to hold UP before the level starts,
go left after jumping down to get on the narrow path, and when you start to
launch off that platform, aim back to the right to pass right through the
GOAL and then you are off to Floor Twenty-Eight!
o-----------------------o
| Advanced Twenty-Eight |
o-----------------------o
Time Limit : 30 seconds
Bananas : 10
Banana Bunches : 0
Number Of Gates: 1
----------------------+
KEY |
|
GOAL - Level Finish |
SP - Starting Point |
W - Wall |
BN - Banana |
BB - Banana Bunch |
HP - Hump |
UP - Bumper |
R - Ramp |
|
----------------------+
+------------+
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| GOAL |
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+----+ +----+
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+----+ +----+
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+------------+
-The two set of spikes with the Bananas will move back and forth on this
level.
Go forward to get the first Banana, wait for the spike ahead to move out of
your way, go forward, and then wait for the spike ahead of you to move.
Repeat these steps till you come out the far side, where you need to go
forward to go through the GOAL to "advance" (get it!? ADVANCE, Advanced?!
hahahaha... never mind then!) to Floor Twenty-Eight!
o----------------------o
| Advanced Twenty-Nine |
o----------------------o
Time Limit : 30 seconds
Bananas : 10
Banana Bunches : 0
Number Of Gates: 1
----------------------+
KEY |
|
GOAL - Level Finish |
SP - Starting Point |
W - Wall |
BN - Banana |
BB - Banana Bunch |
HP - Hump |
UP - Bumper |
R - Ramp |
|
----------------------+
+---G---+
| O |
| A |
+---+ L|
+-------++-------++-------+| |
| || || || |
| BN BN |+---+
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+-------++-------++-------+
+-------+ +-------+
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+-------+ +-------+
+-------++-------++-------+
| || || |
| BN BN |
+---+| || || |
| || || || |
| |+-------++-------++-------+
| +---+
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|SP |
+-------+
-The eight platforms that form the "doughnut" around the centre hole will
tilt left and then right. Not all tilt the same direction at the same time
either.
To beat this level, you will need to head out onto the platforms as they tip
back and forth. When you reach a platform that is tipped on a large angle,
just fight gravity to stop from falling out, and then continue your journey
to the GOAL. You are now headed off for the final Floor of Advanced, Floor
Thirty!
o-----------------o
| Advanced Thirty |
o-----------------o
Time Limit : 30 seconds
Bananas : 0
Banana Bunches : 3
Number Of Gates: 1
This level looks absolutely terrifying to anyone the first time they arrive
on it, and with good reason as it will take many of your lives and continues
before you learn how to play it well.
When the level starts, turn right ever so slightly so you are pointing just
to the right of the GOAL. At 28 seconds remaining, start to go forward
across the small platforms when they line up, and cut left toward the GOAL.
You will not fall through the gap if you go fast enough as your momentum
will be enough to bounce you through the GOAL! Congratulations on finishing
Advanced Mode!
BUT WAIT!!! If you did it without dying, you will get the honour of going
on to try the five Advanced Extra Stages!
o--------------------o
| Advanced Extra One |
o--------------------o
Time Limit : 30 seconds
Bananas : 7
Banana Bunches : 0
Number Of Gates: 1
----------------------+
KEY |
|
GOAL - Level Finish |
SP - Starting Point |
W - Wall |
BN - Banana |
BB - Banana Bunch |
HP - Hump |
UP - Bumper |
R - Ramp |
|
----------------------+
This level has moving platforms that change their shape. Here are the forms
they can take.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~POSITION ONE~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+----+------+
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+----+------+
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~POSITION TWO~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+----+
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+----+
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~POSITION THREE~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+------+----+
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+------+----+
The platforms start in POSITION ONE, go to POSITION TWO, and then to
POSITION THREE. They will then go back to TWO, then ONE, then TWO, then
THREE, and so on. This is because the platforms slide back and forth in a
staggered manner, and when they hit the wall, the larger section of the
platform goes underneath the smaller piece. Once the platforms starts
moving again, it comes out the back due to momentum.
There are two ways to go about beating this level: the FAST WAY and the SLOW
WAY. The FAST WAY is more dangerous, but you will score higher. THE SLOW
WAY is safer, but your score will be lower.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~SLOW WAY~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Get onto the platform as it comes near your platform, and start to pick your
way across the platforms carefully. Remember to get on the solid platform
pieces when you reach the wall, and then continue onwards. You will reach
the far platform and bust the tape of the GOAL to go on to the next Floor!
~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~FAST WAY~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~
This method requires you to run across the platforms on a diagonal to the
last moving platform, where you wait for it to reach the far ledge. Go onto
that platform to the GOAL to reach the next Floor!
o--------------------o
| Advanced Extra Two |
o--------------------o
Time Limit : 30 seconds
Bananas : 5
Banana Bunches : 0
Number Of Gates: 1
----------------------+
KEY |
|
GOAL - Level Finish |
SP - Starting Point |
W - Wall |
BN - Banana |
BB - Banana Bunch |
HP - Hump |
UP - Bumper |
R - Ramp |
|
----------------------+
+------------------------+
| BN BN BN BN BN |
| |
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| GOAL |
| |
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| SP |
| |
+------------------------+
-The GOAL swings around in this level, so you will need to take that into
account when trying to reach the GOAL.
-The GOAL has an extended wall, but turns at the same speed. This means that
if you make any connection with the outer parts of the wall, you will be
batted off into space, and one less Monkey you will have in your possession
as a result.
There are two ways to go about beating this level: the FAST WAY and the SLOW
WAY. The FAST WAY is more dangerous, but you will score higher. THE SLOW
WAY is safer, but your score will be lower.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~SLOW WAY~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wait till the timer hits 24.00 remaining, and the GOAL will reach a point in
the swinging motion that is barely moving. This is the time to go flying in
to break the tape, and go to the next Advanced Extra Floor!
~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~FAST WAY~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Run forward immediately as the level starts, and start to shade to the right
as you approach the GOAL. You will break the tape in under two seconds, but
this method requires some practice to master. Anyway, onto the next
Advanced Floor!
o----------------------o
| Advanced Extra Three |
o----------------------o
Time Limit : 60 seconds
Bananas : 12
Banana Bunches : 0
Number Of Gates: 1
----------------------+
KEY |
|
GOAL - Level Finish |
SP - Starting Point |
W - Wall |
BN - Banana |
BB - Banana Bunch |
HP - Hump |
UP - Bumper |
R - Ramp |
|
----------------------+
NOTE: The holes will be filled with "X" on the map.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XX+----------------------------------------+XX
XX| |XX
XX| +----------------------------------+ |XX
XX| BNXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXBN |XX
XX| |XX+----------------------------+XX| |XX
XX| |XX| |XX| |XX
XX| |XX| +----------------------+ |XX| |XX
XX| |XX| BNXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXBN |XX| |XX
XX| |XX| |XX+----------------+XX| |XX| |XX
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XX| |XX| |XX| |XX+-++-+XX| |XX| |XX| |XX
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XX| |XX| |XX| |XXXX||XXXX| |XX| |XX| |XX
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XX| |XX| |XX| |XXXX||XXXX| |XX| |XX| |XX
XX| |XX| |XX| BNXXBN|XXXX| |XX| |XX| |XX
XX| |XX| |XX| +----++XXXX| |XX| |XX| |XX
XX| |XX| |XX| |XXXX| |XX| |XX| |XX
XX| |XX| |XX+--------+XXXX| |XX| |XX| |XX
XX| |XX| BNXXXXXXXXXXXXXXBN |XX| |XX| |XX
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XX| |XX| |XX| |XX| |XX
XX| |XX+----------------------+XX| |XX| |XX
XX| BNXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXBN |XX| |XX
XX| +----------------------------+ |XX| |XX
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX| |XX
XX+-------------------------------------+ |XX
XX| |XX
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XX| |XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XX| |XX+----------------------------------+XX
XX| |XX| |XX
XX| |XX| +----------------------------+ |XX
XX| |XX| |XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX| |XX
XX| |XX| |XXXXXXXXXXX+-------------+XX| |XX
XX| |XX| |XXXXXXXXXXX| |XX| |XX
XX| |XX| |XXXXXXXXXXX++---------+ |XX| |XX
XX| |XX| |XXXXXXXXXXX||XXXXXXXXX| |XX| |XX
XX| |XX| |XXXXXXXXXXX||XXXXXXXXX| |XX| |XX
XX| |XX| |XXXXXXXXXXX||XXXXXXXXX| |XX| |XX
XX| |XX| |XXXXXXXXXXX||XXXXXXXXX| |XX| |XX
XX| |XX| |XXXXXXXXXXX||XXXXXXXXX| |XX| |XX
XX| |XX| |XXXXXXXXXXX||XXXXXXXXX| |XX| |XX
XX| |XX| |XXXXXXXXX+-++-+XXXXXXX| |XX| |XX
XX| |XX| |XXXXXXXXX| |XXXXXXX| |XX| |XX
XX| |XX| |XXXXXXXXX| |XXXXXXX| |XX| |XX
XX| |XX| |XXXXXXXXX| SP |XXXXXXX| |XX| |XX
XX| |XX| |XXXXXXXXX| |XXXXXXX| |XX| |XX
XX| |XX| |XXXXXXXXX+----+XXXXXXX| |XX| |XX
XX| |XX| |XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX| |XX| |XX
XX| |XX| |XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX| |XX| |XX
XX| |XX| |XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX| |XX| |XX
XX| |XX| |XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX| |XX| |XX
XX| |XX| |XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX| |XX| |XX
XX| |XX| |XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX| |XX| |XX
XX| |XX| |XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX| |XX| |XX
XX| |XX| |XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX| |XX| |XX
XX| |XX| +----------------------+ |XX| |XX
XX| |XX| |XX| |XX
XX| |XX+----------------------------+XX| |XX
XX| |XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX| |XX
XX| +----------------------------------+ |XX
XX| |XX
XX+----------------------------------------+XX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
As you can see, you have a long path to cover in 60 seconds. To save some
time, you will hold UP before the level starts, and keep going till you hop
the gap ahead (stop holding UP, and turn right). Now you just need to make
your way through the long paths until you get to the GOAL to go on to the
next Advance Extra stage!
Keep in mind that you should run fast on the straightaways, and then slow
down and take the corner at the same time to save time (that kind of rhymed
there ^_^).
o---------------------o
| Advanced Extra Four |
o---------------------o
Time Limit : 30 seconds
Bananas : 5
Banana Bunches : 1
Number Of Gates: 1
This level is the logo of Amusement Vision (the programming team that works
for SEGA). It rocks all around in the air, and it is shiny so it reflects
all light that touches it (these make it fairly hard to control yourself on
it).
Head forward upon starting, drop onto the shiny surface, head between the
"a" and the "v" cut out of the floor, and turn right when you get past the
end of the "v". Keep turning right till you see the GOAL, and you should
head through it to head off to the final Advance Extra Floor!
Keep in mind that a slower pace will make it easier to control your Monkey
than speeding through like a maniac.
o---------------------o
| Advanced Extra Five |
o---------------------o
Time Limit : 60 seconds
Bananas : 0
Banana Bunches : 3
Number Of Gates: 2
The first half of this level is the exact same as Advanced Thirty, but the
second half is pure evil (even more so than Advanced Thirty).
Start by walking forward onto the small platform in front of you, continuing
forward across the next small platform (move diagonally to do so), across
the bumper platform, across the next small platform, and then come to a stop
on the next bumper platform (face right). Keep in mind that for the above
steps to work, you need to do it in one fluid motion.
Wait till the moving platform comes toward you with the one in the next ring
is right beside it to get onto the second one. Now wait there for a longer
platform to come from behind you, and go onto it to get over to the large
patch of platforms moving in the opposite direction. Turn around to go in
the same direction as those platforms, and set foot onto the platform on
your right to get to the ring beside the flipping ring.
Continue in the same direction till you arrive at the location of the axis
of the spinning ring. Now you need to wait for the ring to flip around to
be parallel to the ring you are on, and then quickly move across (you can
cheat a little bit by starting forward as it starts to line up parallel with
the ring you are on). Once you land on the outside ring, carefully make
your way around the ring in either direction while staying on the outside
portion of the ring (if you are too close to the inside of the ring you are
on, the swinging ring can knock you out of play). Go through the GOAL to
finish off your Advance Extra adventures!
You have completely finished Advanced Mode, so you must be proud of
yourself, huh? Well I say to you that Expert beckons with more Floors,
harder challenges, more Warps, and even more Extra Floors for you to
conquer! Step into the next section to face the challenge of EXPERT!!!
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------Expert------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
6) This section will cover the fifty floors of Expert, plus the ten extra
stages for clearing the fifty floors without continuing. I will attempt
to map as many Floors as I can, but some are a little too complicated for
my ASCII skills at this time. Also keep in mind that this walkthrough
will take you along the path to many of the Bananas, but they are
optional collects (keep this in mind on the harder levels).
The fastest path through Expert is as follows: 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29,
30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 45, 48, 49, 50.
o------------o
| Expert One |
o------------o
Time Limit : 30 seconds
Bananas : 4
Banana Bunches : 0
Number Of Gates: 1
----------------------+
KEY |
|
GOAL - Level Finish |
SP - Starting Point |
W - Wall |
BN - Banana |
BB - Banana Bunch |
HP - Hump |
UP - Bumper |
R - Ramp |
|
----------------------+
+----------------+
| |
| +-+ BN +-+ |
| | | | | |
| | |GOAL| | |
| | | | | |
| | +----+ | |
| +--------+ |
| BN BN |
| |
| |
| BN |
| |
| +--+ |
| | | |
| +--+ |
| |
| SP |
+----------------+
There are two ways to go about beating this level: the FAST WAY and the SLOW
WAY. The FAST WAY is more dangerous, but you will score higher. THE SLOW
WAY is safer, but your score will be lower.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~SLOW WAY~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Go around the hole in front of you (left to right), and then continue to the
back edge of the platform before turning to go through the GOAL to head off
to Floor Three!
~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~FAST WAY~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hold UP before the level starts, and your Monkey will skip over both of the
gaps to break the tape in just over two seconds. Off To Floor Two!
o------------o
| Expert Two |
o------------o
Time Limit : 30 seconds
Bananas : 10
Banana Bunches : 0
Number Of Gates: 2
----------------------+
KEY |
|
GOAL - Level Finish |
SP - Starting Point |
W - Wall |
BN - Banana |
BB - Banana Bunch |
HP - Hump |
UP - Bumper |
R - Ramp |
|
----------------------+
+--------+ +--------+
| | | |
| GOAL | | GOAL |
| | BNBNBNBNBN
| | BNBNBNBNBN
+---++---+ +---++---+
|| ||^
|| |||
|| ||
|| ||^
|| |||
|| ||
|| ||^
|| |||
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|| ||^
|| |||
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|+------------+|
| +---+
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+-------+ |
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+--+ +--+
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| SP |
| |
| |
+--------+
-The arrows beside the right path indicates a large slope.
Floor Two offers two gates to exit through. The walkthrough here will be
split into the BLUE GOAL, and the RED GOAL.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~BLUE GOAL~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Go forward from the start, turn left, get lined up with the path, and then
go straight across to break the tape on the GOAL to get to Floor Three!
~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~RED GOAL~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Go forward from the start, turn right, turn carefully to the left, and then
run up the slope (do NOT try to do large adjustments of your steering, or
you fall off), and grab some Bananas as you break through the tape to go off
to Floor Five!
o--------------o
| Expert Three |
o--------------o
Time Limit : 30 seconds
Bananas : 3
Banana Bunches : 0
Number Of Gates: 2
----------------------+
KEY |
|
GOAL - Level Finish |
SP - Starting Point |
W - Wall |
BN - Banana |
BB - Banana Bunch |
HP - Hump |
UP - Bumper |
R - Ramp |
|
----------------------+
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~BLUE GOAL SIDE~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+------------------------------+
| |
| BN |
| |
| |
| |
| GOAL |
| |
| |
| BN +------+ BN |
| | | |
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| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
+-----------+ +-----------+
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~GREEN GOAL SIDE~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+------------------------------+
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| GOAL |
| |
| |
| +------+ |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
+-----------+ +-----------+
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~REST OF LEVEL~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+-----------+ +-----------+
| | | |
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| | | |
| +------+ |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| SP |
| |
+------------------------------+
-The second half of the level flips around and around to reveal both GOALS,
one at a time.
Floor Three offers two gates to exit through. The walkthrough here will be
split into the BLUE GOAL, and the GREEN GOAL.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~BLUE GOAL~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Go to either side of the platform, and then wait for the platform to swing
back around to the Blue GOAL side, and it will stop for a few seconds. At
this point you should run through the GOAL to head off to Floor Four!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~GREEN GOAL~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You will need to go to one side (go right if you are going for faster time),
and you will need to go onto the spinning platform as it come around so you
can quickly go through the GOAL. This is an extremely tough feat to pull
off, but if it works, you will go on to Floor Five!
o-------------o
| Expert Four |
o-------------o
Time Limit : 60 seconds
Bananas : 6
Banana Bunches : 1
Number Of Gates: 1
-Although you have 60 seconds to do this level, it is perhaps the longest
Floor in the game. You need to be fast in your speed, and proficient in
your control.
Go forward from the start, turn right, turn left, turn left, and then turn
right to go over the two small kills. When you reach the edge of this
platform, get on the moving platform, transfer to the next one, and then get
to the far platform. Now wait for the next moving ledge, get on it, and
then get on the next platform.
Start running forward at a high speed to hop the gap, and after you hit the
hump in the road, pull back so you will not go flying off the platform.
Head up the ramp at top speed when you are positioned in the middle of it to
get a Banana Bunch (be sure to slow down after landing). Now head forward
to come to a widening of the platform, where 5 bumpers are arranged as
follows:
||
+---++---+
|UP UP|
| UP |
|UP UP|
+--+ +--+
| |
You will need to carefully maneuver through the bumpers, and then you have
to go along the narrow curved path till you arrive at the top of a slope.
Now make sure you are lined up straight, and then proceed to roll down the
slope, across the flat, and then up the hill to break the tape on the GOAL
to head to Floor Five!
o---------------------o
| Expert Five (Bonus) |
o---------------------o
Time Limit : 30 seconds
Bananas : 50
Banana Bunches : 0
Number Of Gates: 0
----------------------+
KEY |
|
GOAL - Level Finish |
SP - Starting Point |
W - Wall |
BN - Banana |
BB - Banana Bunch |
HP - Hump |
UP - Bumper |
R - Ramp |
|
----------------------+
+--------+
| |
| BN |
| \
| \
+----\ \
\ \
\ \
\ \
\ +---------------------------------+
| |
| |
| |
| BN BN BN BN BN BN BN BN |
| |
| BN BN BN BN BN BN BN BN |
| |
| BN BN BN BN |
| |
| BN BN BN BN |
| BN |
| BN BN BN BN |
| |
| BN BN BN BN |
| |
| BN BN BN BN BN BN BN BN |
| |
| BN BN BN BN BN BN BN BN |
| |
| |
| |
+----------------------------------------+
There is no gate here, so all you need to do is collect the 50 Bananas on
this Floor before time expires. Anyway, go up the outside row on the right
(in this diagram), turn left to get the next outside row, down the next
outside row, and then turn right to finish the outside row. Now you need to
repeat the same process for the inside row, collect the solo Banana in the
middle of the square, and then head up the off-shoot section of the Floor to
get the last Banana (be sure to have enough speed to get up the mini-hill to
the Banana). Now you are off to Floor Six!
o------------o
| Expert Six |
o------------o
Time Limit : 60 seconds
Bananas : 4
Banana Bunches : 2
Number Of Gates: 1
----------------------+
KEY |
|
GOAL - Level Finish |
SP - Starting Point |
W - Wall |
BN - Banana |
BB - Banana Bunch |
HP - Hump |
UP - Bumper |
R - Ramp |
|
----------------------+
+---L---------+ +-------------+
| A | | BB|
| O | | |
|G +--------+ +--------+ |
| | | |
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+----+ +--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--+ +----+
| || || || || || || || || |
+--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--+
+--+ +--++--+ +--++--+ +--+
| | | || | | || | | |
+--+ +--++--+ +--++--+ +--+
+--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--+
| || || || || || || || || |
+--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--++--+
+--