Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania Story Mode Clock Tower Factory

Character: Franken Gon Gon (B. Jet),
Camera Sensitivity: 3,
Render Mode: Toy

Notes: my runs with B. Jet were often smoother (so included an extra pistons at the beginning, and an extra trampolines at the end) but Franken Gon Gon is way too cute and goes well with the Clock Tower Factory aesthetic.

I was attracted to Super Monkey Ball for the trick jumping possibilities. Because of this (and the excellent skyboxes) Clock Tower Factory and Volcanic Magma are my favourite worlds...

Except for Trampolines! The number of times I missed the goal platform or reached it, only to be flung off by the trampoline just before the goal, were way too many for my liking. You can see with Franken Gon Gon the caution I exercise for the second bounce to the goal. B. Jet's went a lot smoother.

Tip: for Pistons I tap forward in 3 quick successions at the height of my launch off the piston, then I use the minimap to line the ball up to the goal as the goal is not in one's field of vision for the bulk of the stage due to the height of the bounce.

Entangled Paths is an example of a stage where the warp goal is easier to get than the blue goal.