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25-401: The gameplay involves moving one of several monkey characters in a ball through an obstacle to a goal in a time limit. Bananas can be collected for extra points. In addition, several minigames can be played, making the series party games as well. As opposed to normal games where the player takes control of the character itself, Super Monkey Ball has the player move their character around in

50-404: A gachapon ball by tilting the direction gravity pulls them down (the exception of this being Super Monkey Ball Adventure ). By tilting gravity at various angles, players can control the speed and turning of the character. The goal of each level is to reach the goal gate before the timer runs out, and without falling off the floor. Bonus points and extra lives can be earned by collecting bananas on

75-648: A scientist from Baby's time who travels to the past to prevent MeeMee from marrying AiAi and take her as his bride. Characters from the Super Monkey Ball series have been featured in other Sega titles. AiAi has appeared as a playable character in Sonic Riders and Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing , while both AiAi and MeeMee make playable appearances in Sega Superstars Tennis and Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed . AiAi

100-653: A series of individually-selectable minigames. In 1995, You Don't Know Jack was released, the first of the You Don't Know Jack franchise and the precursor to the Jackbox Party Pack collection in 2014. In 1998, Mario Party was released on the Nintendo 64 . Its launch eventually brought about the rest of the Mario Party franchise , in wake of the game's success across markets. Mario Party 2

125-491: Is " lostwave ", a term coined on the Internet for extant recordings of music for which little to no information about its authors or origin exists. Some examples of lostwave, such as " Subways of Your Mind " and " Ulterior Motives ", have been the subjects of online crowdsourced research since the late 2010s. Video games, including digital downloads, often fade from existence when digital game stores close, as demonstrated by

150-408: Is not frequently migrated into more recent file formats . This happens because as new computer systems are developed and new technologies are built, now obsolete systems may break down over time, leaving the data inside inaccessible. Electronic data preservation is further complicated by the fact that unless an emulator for a given computer system which can decode the data is present at the time of

175-668: Is usually because of deliberate destruction or neglect. The Library of Congress estimates that a large portion of the earliest musical recordings, from the late 19th century to the early 20th century, have been lost. For example, only two percent of the over 3000 wax cylinders produced by the North American Phonograph Company between 1889 and 1894 are part of the National Recording Preservation Board 's sound recording library as of 2024 . A concept related to lost music

200-669: The Fortnite generation" by Tom Wiggins of Stuff magazine. In 2023 the emulator touchHLE was released, supporting the 2008 original iOS version of the game. Party video game A party video game is a genre of video game that stems from in-person party games , involving player-to-player interaction as the central gameplay element. These games are often defined by simple controls which can be easily picked up and understood by players of any skill level. Party video games generally consist of short-term experiences which may be played in succession, and are sometimes characterized in

225-488: The Video Game History Foundation , 87% of American video games released before 2010 are out of print and cannot be acquired outside of the grey market or piracy . Many of these titles are in danger of becoming lost, or already are. Some video game enthusiasts argue that out of respect for both the original designers and the fans of the game, the video game publishers have a duty to make sure that

250-687: The Wii Shop Channel , V Cast Network and the Nintendo eShop on the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS . The infamous P.T. , a teaser to the unreleased Silent Hills game, became unable to be redownloaded after its removal from the PlayStation Network within a year. The Wii U and Nintendo 3DS digital download games Dodge Club Party and Dodge Club Pocket were removed from Nintendo eShop in 2019 and 2022 and became publicly unavailable due to reasons beyond Nintendo's control. According to

275-724: The GameCube games was used in F-Zero GX , which was critically acclaimed and Nintendo considered a step forward for the franchise. The developers of Super Monkey Ball went on to make the Like a Dragon series. When commenting on the differences of the franchise between the GameCube games and the Wii entries with Banana Blitz and Step & Roll in a Tokyo Game Show 2009 interview, Toshihiro Nagoshi stated that they were made easier for kids and families. However, he stated that if they got

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300-588: The chance, they definitely would like to go back and make a game in the style of the old games that particularly the fans overseas want. Due to the older demographic of the PlayStation Vita, the difficulty for Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz was made more on par with the GameCube entries. In 2015, the mobile games were removed from App Store and Google Play and thus are now considered lost media . The 2020 battle royale game Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout has been described as " Super Monkey Ball for

325-453: The form of minigames . These experiences may be played singularly or in a group, and usually feature several players competing simultaneously. The first party video game is thought to be Olympic Decathlon , releasing in 1980. In 1983, Party Mix was released for the Atari, and consisted of an anthology of five multiplayer games, which began the format of party video games releasing as

350-724: The future; a fourth, AiAi's best friend and former rival GonGon, was added in the game's GameCube port, Super Monkey Ball . These four have become the primary characters of the series, appearing in every subsequent title to date. Two new characters, the martial artist lemur YanYan and the amnesiac scientist Doctor, were introduced in Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz , while another two, athletic trainer Jam and AiAi's archrival Jet, first appeared in Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll and Super Monkey Ball 3D , respectively. Another character

375-412: The game becoming unavailable because of licensing or financial issues. Their motivations are that the games hold cultural and historical value, can be educational material for the future (like learning to code by imitating a classic game from scratch, learning about past peoples' lives ), or that they simply hold emotional value through nostalgia. Data stored in electronic computers risks being lost if it

400-413: The game remains accessible. Some go on to claim that when the publishers don't, the consumers are justified in pirating the game , as they are left with no other alternative in the absence of proper methods of purchase which would benefit the publishers or creators of the game. In other words, they claim that piracy is okay in that context because it doesn't harm the publishers/creators of the game, i.e. if

425-659: The industry practice of wiping . Motion picture studios also often destroyed their original nitrate film elements, as film and broadcast material was often considered ephemeral and of little historical worth after they had made their revenue. Some media considered lost may exist in studio or public archives, but may not be available due to copyright or donor restriction rules. Due to the unstable nature of any format, films, tapes, phonograph records, optical discs like CDs and DVDs, and digital data stored on hard drives all naturally degrade over time, especially if not kept in correct storage conditions. Preservation efforts attempt to avoid

450-578: The loss of their data, the Arctic World Archive has been the chosen location for the preservation of the code on public repositories on GitHub . The Arctic World Archive also stores a wide range of data of interest to multiple companies, institutions and governments; including the Constitutions of Brazil and Norway. Media released on the internet, such as livestreams and blog posts , are especially vulnerable to being lost due to

475-604: The loss of works; this is usually done by storing them in archives . A large portion of silent films made in the United States are now considered lost. A 2013 report made by the United States Library of Congress estimates that 70 percent of silent films made in the United States have been completely lost. Lost television broadcasts are mostly those early television programs which cannot be accounted for in studio archives (or in personal archives); this

500-401: The preservation, the original data may become inaccessible as the original hardware breaks down, as it may depend on the original hardware to be decoded, although in some cases the original data may be recoverable through lengthy reverse engineering work with the objective of understanding the original computer system enough to decode the most original electronic data possible. To mitigate

525-446: The publisher wants to benefit from the sale of the game, then they need to ensure it remains available for sale. Video game preservationists , both organizations such as the Video Game History Foundation and hobbyists such as YouTuber The Completionist , seek to preserve video game history that would have otherwise been lost to time, because of a variety of factors, such as degrading storage mediums , digital game stores closing, or

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550-438: The stage. Early games use traditional controllers to play while many recent titles utilize modern technology, such as the accelerometers of the Wii and iPhone titles. The gameplay is similar to Atari Games ' 1984 arcade video game Marble Madness . The original Monkey Ball arcade cabinet featured three playable characters: the primary protagonist AiAi, his wife MeeMee, and their son Baby, who has traveled back in time from

575-710: Was also featured in Archie Comics ' adaptation of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed in issue #45 of Sonic Universe . As of December 8, 2006, the franchise has sold 4 million copies. The iOS version in 2008 was one of the first games on the App Store and was the best selling app on launch day. In 2009, Edge ranked the first Super Monkey Ball #39 on its list of "The 100 Best Games To Play Today". Writing in 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die , Christian Donlan described Super Monkey Ball as "one of Sega's grade-A triumphs". An enhanced engine of

600-562: Was introduced in Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble named Palette, an adventurer. Several games feature unlockable variations of these characters wearing alternate costumes, along with occasional guest playable characters such as Sonic the Hedgehog . Some games such as Super Monkey Ball 2 and Super Monkey Ball Adventure have also featured various non-player characters , such as the villainous Dr. Bad-Boon,

625-613: Was released in 1999, and Mario Party 3 was released in 2000. The launch of the Wii in 2006 led to the creation of Wii Play , a minigame collection that was bundled with certain copies of the Wii console. Lost media Lost media are any media that are believed to no longer exist in any format, or for which no copies can be located. The term primarily encompasses visual, audio, or audiovisual media such as films , television and radio broadcasts , music , and video games . Many television and radio broadcast masters, recorded onto magnetic tape, may be lost due to

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