Super Monkey Ball was one of the first GameCube games that felt like a GameCube game to us. Sure, there were other early releases that were equal or superior titles, but Super Monkey Ball, despite being a Sega and not a Nintendo game, just screamed “GameCube”. The ultra cute monkeys in their giant balls, with floating, themed levels and an art style that disguised the true difficulty that hid beneath the surface, just seemed to “fit” the Nintendo theme, the purple cube with a handle and that wacky controller. While it wasn't for everyone, we had no problem looking pass the disgustingly cute facade and greatly enjoyed the difficult levels and party mini games. It, along with Rouge Squadron and Super Smash Brothers, made us proud to be a GameCube owner. So when we found out that a version of Super Monkey Ball was released for Android devices a while back, we were on that shit faster than anabolic cream on Barry Bond’s disproportionately large head.
This year's Summer Games Done Quick recently wrapped up so allow me to count down the best speedruns and races from the event.
Bit Cultures writes: Over the last 13 years (exactly, as of the day I’m writing this) only one kart racer has maintained a level of simplicity, replay value, and overall addictiveness that keeps me coming back again and again. That game is Super Monkey Ball 2: Monkey Race.
This has been a big year for our beloved Androids. Although we’ve historically had little to dine on but year-old Apple leftovers, 2012 saw a new generation of near simultaneous launches, terrific support from big-name developers, and even a few games like Dead Trigger and Shadowgun: DeadZone launching and updating on Android first. Of course, we also got our share of long-overdue ports, like Dodonpachi Ressurection and much of Square Enix’s iOS catalog, getting us that much closer to caught up. While we haven’t seen much in the way of big-name exclusives, we were still scrambling to keep up with this year’s releases. None of these selections were easy choices, and our list is by no means definitive. Without further ado, we present the most hardcore of 2012.
