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Super Monkey Ball
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD	2019
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania	2021

Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania is a singleplayer platformer with several multiplayer mini-games. It is a remake of Super Monkey Ball Deluxe (a compilation of Super Monkey Ball and Super Monkey Ball 2 with additional stages).

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Humble Store		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Steam		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.

All versions require Steam DRM.

Editions

The Digital Deluxe Edition also includes the Classic Character Pack, the Sega Legends Pack, the Customization Pack, the Classic Soundtrack, and the Golden Banana DLCs.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Classic Character Pack	Adds character skins resembling the cast's appearances from their original games. Included with the Digital Deluxe Edition.
Sega Legends Pack	Adds three Sega consoles (Dreamcast, Saturn, Game Gear) as playable characters. Included with the Digital Deluxe Edition.
Golden Banana	Unlocks Golden Banana Mode. Included with the Digital Deluxe Edition.
Customization Pack	Includes 10 additional customization options for characters. Included with the Digital Deluxe Edition.
Classic Soundtrack	Adds the option to play the original music from Super Monkey Ball 1 & 2 instead of Banana Mania's new OST. Included with the Digital Deluxe Edition.
Bonus Cosmetic Pack	Pre-order bonus DLC. Includes 10 additional cosmetic items for character customization.
Headwear Pack	Obtained via newsletter subscription. Includes 3 additional hats for character customization.
Hello Kitty	Adds Hello Kitty as a playable character.
Suezo	Adds Suezo from the Monster Rancher series as a playable character.
Morgana	Adds Morgana from Persona 5 as a playable character. Available November 2nd.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1316910/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\SEGA\SuperMonkeyBallBananaMania\SAVE
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1316910/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Display settings

General settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Menus are pillarboxed to a 16:9 aspect ratio, and Vert- is applied during loading screens.^[2]
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		^[3]
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Used in place of exclusive fullscreen.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Referred to as "Texture Smoothness".
Anti-aliasing (AA)		On/off toggle.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Enabling VSync will remove 60fps cap for menus, UI, and Photo Mode, setting them to monitor refresh rate. Gameplay is always locked to 60fps.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Keyboard bindings and gamepad settings (Main Game) 1/5

Keyboard bindings and gamepad settings (Main Game) 2/5

Keyboard bindings and gamepad settings (Main Game) 3/5

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Keys can be remapped between the main game and each of the twelve party games.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Referred to as "Mouse Movement". This setting adjusts the sensitivity of the character's movement when moving the mouse while the left button is clicked in. Can be set in intervals of 1, from 1-10.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Referred to as "Stage Tilt (Vertical)". Can toggle between Normal and Inverted.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Buttons can be remapped between the main game and each of the twelve party games.
Controller sensitivity		Referred to as "Camera Sensitivity". Can be set in intervals of 1, from 1-5.
Controller Y-axis inversion		Referred to as "Stage Tilt (Vertical)" and "Camera Y-axis". Can toggle between Normal and Inverted. X-axis can also be inverted.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support		Bright red.
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes	, , Wireless (Bluetooth), Wired

Tracked motion controllers		Gyro controls are available for supported controllers.
Button/gesture prompts

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Official controller preset(s)		DualShock 4, DualSense, Nintendo Switch Pro Controller, Xbox One and Steam Controller
Steam Controller button prompts

Keyboard bindings and gamepad settings (Main Game) 4/5
Keyboard bindings and gamepad settings (Main Game) 5/5

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Voices, Music, SFX. Can be set in intervals of 1, from 0-10.
Surround sound		Plays up to 4.0.^[4]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
Italian
German
Spanish
Japanese
Korean
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	4	Versus, Co-op
LAN play
Online play	Features online leaderboards for fastest stage times.

Issues unresolved

Inputs occasionally fail to register when playing on a high refresh rate monitor

The game suffers from an issue where some gamepad and keyboard inputs will occasionally not register during gameplay.

Set the refresh rate to 60 Hz.^[5]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	8.1	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 AMD Phenom II X2 550	Intel Core i3-540 AMD Phenom II X4 965
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT ATI Radeon HD 5750 512 MB (Nvidia), 1 GB (ATI) of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 AMD Radeon HD 7850 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Runs on Windows 7 despite minimum Operating System requirements^[6]

Notes

↑ Unity engine build: 2020.2.7f1^[1]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1316910/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1316910) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2021-10-09
As indicated in the player.log file.
↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2021-10-09
Tested by playing the game at 2560x1080 resolution.
↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2021-10-07
Tested at 3840x2160 resolution.
↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2021-10-09
Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter in conjunction with Razer Surround.
↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2021-10-09
Tested by playing the game on my 360hz monitor. After noticing certain inputs didn't register properly, like the "Save Replay" and Minimap buttons, I set the monitor to 60hz, which eliminated the problem.
↑ Does it run on windows 7? :: Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania Discussions - last accessed on 2021-10-02

[2] Unity engine build: 2020.2.7f1^[1]

[Proton_path_note-3] 2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1316910/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1316910) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[engineversion-1] Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2021-10-09
As indicated in the player.log file.

[4] Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2021-10-09
Tested by playing the game at 2560x1080 resolution.

[5] Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2021-10-07
Tested at 3840x2160 resolution.

[6] Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2021-10-09
Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter in conjunction with Razer Surround.

[7] Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2021-10-09
Tested by playing the game on my 360hz monitor. After noticing certain inputs didn't register properly, like the "Save Replay" and Minimap buttons, I set the monitor to 60hz, which eliminated the problem.

[8] Does it run on windows 7? :: Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania Discussions - last accessed on 2021-10-02

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-{{DLC/row| Suezo | Adds Suezo from the ''Monster Rancher'' series as a playable character. Available October 19th. | Windows }}
+{{DLC/row| Suezo | Adds Suezo from the ''Monster Rancher'' series as a playable character. | Windows }}
 {{DLC/row| Morgana | Adds Morgana from ''Persona 5'' as a playable character. Available November 2nd. | Windows }}
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Developers

	Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio
Publishers
	Sega
Engines
	Unity 2020^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	October 5, 2021
Reception
OpenCritic	76
IGDB	79
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Rolling ball, Mini-games
Sports	Baseball, Bowling, Football (Soccer), Golf, Pool or snooker, Sailing/boating, Tennis
Art styles	Cartoon
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Super Monkey Ball