# Sega’s Most Influential Platformer Deserves Its Big Remake Moment Next

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/segas-most-influential-platformer-deserves-its-big-remake-moment-next/
- Published: 2026-11-09T00:00:17+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T00:24:28+00:00
- Original publisher: Polygon
- Original article: https://www.polygon.com/super-monkey-ball-retrospective-25-years-sega/
- Topics: Gaming

## Key points

- The original Super Monkey Ball turns 25 this month.
- Its precise, challenging courses could suit a full remake.
- Sega’s Switch bundle includes remastered stages, but not a new remake.

## Summary

The article argues that Sega should give the original Super Monkey Ball an ambitious remake for its 25th anniversary. It says the game’s simple controls, demanding courses and distinctive characters could appeal to players again, following renewed interest in well-executed remakes.

The GameCube launch title arrived in November 2001 after an earlier arcade release. Players tilt floating platforms to guide one of four monkeys in a ball through courses, collecting bananas while avoiding falls and time limits; later stages demand precise control. Sega’s upcoming Switch Triple Pack includes recent games and Banana Mania, which remastered original stages, but the article says they have not matched the first game’s impact.

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