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Beginner FAQ
By Erik McLennan-Funkytoad
Version 1.0
3/23/02
[email protected]
AIM -xXFunkytoadXx
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Table of Contents
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1-Introduction
2-Controls
3-Beginner
4-My scores
5-Closing
6-Credits
7-Disclaimer
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1-Introduction
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Hello, and welcome to my Beginner FAQ for Super Monkey Ball.
This guide is mainly geared towards players that are just
starting off, and young'uns that might be getting a little
frustrated. Whomever you are, make yourself at home, and
read on.
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2-Controls
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Analog Stick-That round appendage protruding from the left
side of your controller. You can't miss it.-This is the only
control you're going to need in Super Monkey Ball. This
tilts the stage that you're playing on, thus making your
monkey roll. The further you tilt the stick, the further the
stage will tilt. How dare they make it so complicated ^_~ In
some later levels, it can affect other things, but we'll
cross that bridge when we come to it.
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3-Beginner
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Level 1-It starts...
Time:60
Bananas:4
Banana Bunches:0
Beating it:A hard one already? Heh heh, this level is over
before it begins. Just hold up. You can grab bananas if you
want to try to build up for extra lives.
High Score:Just hold up and you'll get yourself a cool
11860. But wait! You can add another 100 points from
grabbing either the left or right banana along the way! You
need to tilt the control stick -ever so slightly-. If you do
it right, you'll snag the extra banana, and still finish
with 58:30 left.
Level 2-The Hole
Time:60
Bananas:3
Banana Bunches:0
Beating it:Go forward, and curve either right or left to
avoid the gaping hole. You can grab a banana on your way,
and then nab another banana behind the goal, if you're going
for an extra life. If you're really obsesses with getting
bananas, you can loop back and grab the banana on the other
side of the hole. Then just walk right into the goal.
High Score:This one is deceiving...in order to get a really
good score, you don't exit through the obvious goal. If you
turn around, you'll notice a small ramp. Go up and off, and
you'll land on a small platform, with a green exit! This
will multiply your score by 3 when you go through it ^_^
Right off the bat hold down, and adjust as the camera turns,
to go straight off the ramp. As you fall, turn around so
that when you hit the ground, you'll be aimed straight for
the goal. Once you land, zoom right in!
Level 3-Racetrack!
Time:60
Bananas:4
Banana Bunches:0
Beating it:Simply go forward, and follow the path that is
given to you. On your way to the goal you'll nab 2 bananas.
If you want more bananas, after you get the first 2, turn
around, and follow the path the other way. You'll get to
another curve, with 2 more bananas. You can then go forward
into the goal.
High Score:Instead of speeding through the little halfpipe,
begin by going up the right wall, back down, and up the
left, then up the right wall again, and over into the goal.
That was quick ^_^
Level 4-Moving and Shaking
Time:60
Bananas:7
Banana Bunches:0
Beating it:Start off holding up, and follow the path,
nabbing bananas, until about the halfway point of the
spinning platform. Now wait there, staying on the platform,
until the platform lines up so that you can get the next
banana. Get it, then keep going forward, in line with the
bananas. You'll end up on the final platform, and you can go
straight into the goal.
High Score:Ahh....feeling speedy? In order to get the
fastest possible time on this level, you need to make it
across the entire rotating platform in one pass...and grab
every banana. Start off holding up, and veer a _little_ bit
to the right. You want to nick the first banana with the
left side of your ball. Now you can grab the rest of the
bananas easily, and when getting of the rotating platform,
make sure to stay centered. You don't want to ram into the
side of the goal, and go flying out of the level, now do
you?
Level 5-Bonus!
Time:60
Bananas:50
Banana Bunches:0
Beating it:Well, no matter what you do, you advance to the
next level...
High Score:To get all 50 bananas, you'll want to collect
them in an organized fashion. Grab the closest one, then
make your way around the outside of the square of bananas.
Once that's done, go all the way around the inside square of
bananas. Now Collect the banana that sat inside the square,
and then the one lone banana that's far off at the "end" of
the level.
Level 6-ZigZag
Time:60
Bananas:8
Banana Bunches:0
Beating it:Go forward until the first ramp, then let go of
forward, and just keep yourself on it, as you safly glide
down. Grab the 2 bananas, then head down the next ramp in
the same fashion. Repeat this for the next 2 ramps. Now for
the last one, if you have trouble keeping the monkey on, you
might want to pull back a bit, just so that you don't fall
off. Head straight into the goal.
High Score:Woo! This is a very fun level to go for quick
times on! What you do, is hop off the right side, holding
forward, bounce, and land right in front of the goal. You'll
need to experiment with velocities, because it's very
possible to overshoot it completely, and also very possible
to undershoot. Good luck ^_^
Level 7-Upward ho!
Time:60
Bananas:12
Banana Bunches:1
Beating it:Turn around and grab the two bananas behind you,
then go to the first ramp. Grab the banana at the bottom,
then go straight up the ramp, and grab the banana on your
way, and the one at the top. Go over to the second ramp, and
grab a banana, then head straight up the ramp, grabbing one
on your way, and one at the top. Grab the banana just before
the third one, turn, and aim for the banana bunch. Go
straight forward at full speed, and make it up the ramp,
getting your very first bunch of bananas! Now grab the
banana at the top, and the two near the goal, then head
straight into the goal.
High Score:This is about as straightforward as it gets...cut
all of the corners sharply. The only banana you should get
is the bunch of bananas on the third ramp. The other bananas
are too far out of the way to be worth it.
Level 8-Dole it up
Time:60
Bananas:25
Banana Bunches:2
Beating it:Wait until the corner square of the large square
approaches you. Now, stay on it as well as you can, until
the squares join back up, and make the large square. Go
position yourself on the far corner square. You can collect
quite a few bananas, but it's best just to go straight
there, to avoid missing your ride, so to speak. Now just
stay on the corner, until it reaches the final platform, and
head into the goal! If you really want those banana bunches,
you can just wait on any of the two side corners, and
collect it, then get back on, and head either for the other
banana bunch, or the goal. Your choice.
High Score:The key to this level, is to collect as many
bananas as possible before boarding the corner leading to
the goal. Get onto the first square and wait until the
squares are almost touching, then zigzag across the Dole
logo, in an effort to get as many bananas as possible. Make
sure you make it to the corner that goes to the Goal also,
otherwise your efforts will be in vain. On my personal
record run, I got 11 bananas.
Level 9-Full speed ahead!
Time:60
Bananas:1
Banana Bunches:1
Beating it:Go forward, and right across the path, until your
reach the plateau of sorts. Now head straight at the bunch
of bananas, with a fair bit of speed, so that you make it
across. Now as soon as you hit the wall, pull towards the
wall, so that you don't fall off. Now you can head around
behind the goal and grab a banana, then head into the goal.
High Score:Right off the bat, you want to hold up. Curve
right, and get straighened out along the straight path. Near
the end, pull back to slow down, and curve around the bend.
Your goal is to get headed towards the bunch of bananas at
an angle, so that you'll hit the ramp, go flying into the
wall on the next platform, and bounce into the goal.
Level 10-Eww...
Time:60
Bananas:6
Banana Bunches:0
Beating it:This is the first difficult level. You're best
off not collecting bananas, but rather focusing on making it
through the level. Hold up right away, and head across the
first thin walkway. Now turn, and head across the second
thin walkway, taking your time, so that you don't fall. Now,
the third thin walkway is composed of stairs, so take this
one slowly. Now head across either bridge (it makes no
difference which one you take), and then head up the next
thin walkway. You need to keep yourself at a decent speed so
that you actually make it. Take your time on that one. Now
go to the curving thin walkway, the final obstacle before
the goal. Go across it slowly, you should have enough time
to make it without having to rush. Now simply rush through
the goal, and you'll grab the banana behind it.
High Score:Hold up right off the bat. When you near the end
of the straight bit, hold down to brake. Turn right, and fly
off the platform, onto the one below, going across the thin
bridge with the banana on it, and veering right, up the
slope. You should get onto the curvy bit with well over 50
seconds left. Take them quickly, and you can finish with
more than 45 seconds left, which makes for an impressive
replay ^_^
Extra 1-o_O whaaat....
Time:30
Bananas:7
Banana Bunches:0
Beating it:Wait until the first platform comes, and get on
it. Now just follow the platforms as they move. Take it
slowly, and get onto the final platform at your own pace;
you don't need to be particularly quick about it. Now just
stroll into the goal.
High Score:You can't get onto the moving platforms straight
away, so just approach the gap slowly. When the platform
arrives, get onto it, and start moving in a quick, slightly
leftward movement. You want to grab every banana. Once you
get the last banana, burn it onto the final platform, and
into the goal.
Extra 2-Wheel of Goalosity, turn turn turn...
Time:30
Bananas:5
Banana Bunches:0
Beating it:If you want bananas, you can grab the row of 5 at
the back of the level. Just wait until the goal slows down,
then go right through the goal.
High Score:Hold up straight away. If you veer slightly left,
and just keep yourself going towards the goal, you should
get in at 28:40 or quicker.
Extra 3-I'm gonna be sick...
Time:30
Bananas:5
Banana Bunches:1
Beating it:Easier than it looks...Hold up right off the bat,
and then continue forward, until you get to the edge of the
level. Turn around, and head straight into the goal. You'll
probably want to avoid banana hunting, as this level doesn't
make it very fun...
High Score:Hold up right off the bat, and head towards the
banana in the middle. Once you nab it, veer right, and hold
back to brake. Start zooming in the opposite direction, and
with some practise you should head right into the goal, and
nab the banana behind it ^_^ Unfortunately, the bunch of
bananas is stuck in a place where it's not even worth the
time to grab it.
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4-My Scores
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Here are all of my scores, despite how sucky they
are....feel free to gaze at them when you need a confidence
boost! ^_^
B1-11960
B2-31460
B3-11590
B4-11776
B5-5000
B6-11216
B7-10862
B8-10690
B9-11982
B10-9382
BX1-4980
BX2-5700
BX3-5286
TOTAL-141884
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5-Closing
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Ahh.....and so it ends. I hope you've enjoyed my Beginner
FAQ, and I certainly hope that you benefit from it ^_^ Good
luck!
By the way, if anyone has any strategies that will get you
through the levels faster, easier, or with a higher score,
feel free to email them to me at
[email protected] ^_^
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6-Credits
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CJayC-for maintaining an excellent website, and for
hopefully putting this up!
Nintendo-The people who made that
thing.....uh.....y'know........er....GameCube! That's it!
Sega-For feeding my infatuation of monkeys
xXDarkLightXx-for helping me through some tough times, so
that I could get back on track, and back to this guide!
Frak-same as above ^_^
The Perfect Dark Elite Message Board-for always helping me
with scores for games and stuff.....without them, I wouldn't
have the thirst for competition that I do!
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7-Disclaimer
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I own this guide, and it is protected by copyright...so
don't plagiarize, got it? I'll sue yer ass faster than you
can call for your mommy. The only thing I own is this guide.
All characters, trademarks etc, are owned by HAL and
nintendo.
*EOF*
