History YMMV / SuperMonkeyBall

** ''Banana Mania'' also has the new soundtrack enabled by default, and you have to purchase the original soundtrack separately (or buy the Deluxe edition which has all the add-ons). The new soundtrack for the in-game levels is... not great, putting it charitably, especially compared to the original games.

** The announcement that ''Banana Blitz'' was getting a HD remake for all current generation consoles has been met with a lot of division. On the one hand, people are happy about the news because they're happy to see Monkey Ball return to the big screen (the last Monkey Ball game to be released on a console was ''Step & Roll'', which released all the way back in 2010) as well as seeing the franchise return to its original form (the last Monkey Ball game was ''Monkey Ball Bounce'', which was a spin-off game that played completely differently from the mainline games and was '''NOT''' received well by the fanbase). On the other hand though, the people that are not so happy about the announcement are disappointed because they would have much preferred to see the much more well-received UsefulNotes/GameCube games get a HD remake or would have preferred a brand new game entirely. [[note]] Those wishing for the UsefulNotes/GameCube games to get an HD remake had their wishes fulfilled with the announcement of ''Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania'', though. [[/note]]

* CriticalDissonance: ''Super Monkey Ball Jr.'' received positive scores from critics for its ambitious attempt at rendering 3D graphics and putting the ''Monkey Ball'' formula onto the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance's limited hardware. Among fans, however, it is heavily polarizing for its low framerate and FakeDifficulty caused by the [[SomeDexterityRequired D-Pad control scheme]] and camera.

** It's safe to say that nobody expected ''Sega consoles'' (namely the UsefulNotes/GameGear, the UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn, and the UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast) to be playable as well.

* HilariousInHindsight

** Toshihiro Nagoshi, creator and producer of Sega's VideoGame/{{Yakuza}} franchise also produced the Monkey Ball series while president of Amusement Vision. With Kazuma Kiryu confirmed as a GuestFighter in ''Banana Mania,'' things have come full circle.

** ''Sega VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' [[labelnote:Explanation]] with ''Banana Mania'' having guest characters with [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic, Tails,]] [[VideoGame/JetSetRadio Beat,]] [[VideoGame/{{Yakuza}} Kazuma Kiryu,]] and [[VideoGame/{{Persona 5}} Morgana,]] fans are joking that ''Banana Mania'' is Sega's attempt at their own ''Super Smash Bros'' style of inter-company crossover. It even adds third-party characters like Franchise/HelloKitty and [[VideoGame/MonsterRancher Suezo]] into the playable roster.[[/labelnote]]

** Sega one-upped themselves with none other than ''[[VideoGame/{{Yakuza}} Kazuma Kiryu]]'' joining Banana Mania, complete with [[https://twitter.com/SEGA/status/1427978589128044551 bananas being replaced by Staminan-X's.]]

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: The premise of a monkey in a hamster ball is ''enough'' for it to invoke this.