Super Monkey Ball 2 (partially lost promotional monthly wallpapers for GameCube sequel platformer; 2002)

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Super monkey ball 2 boxart.png

The game's box art.

Status: Partially Lost

Super Monkey Ball 2 is a Nintendo GameCube title from 2002 created by Sega's Amusement Vision department. The player must roll a ball through difficult mazes and obstacle courses in a strict time limit. The plot revolves around the evil Dr. Bad Boon stealing all the bananas on Monkey Island, and it's up to AiAi and his friends to save the island from starvation!

The Japanese Super Monkey Ball 2 website would upload wallpapers for every month of the year. So far, 14 wallpapers are known to exist, however, only eight have been found with half of them being in a low resolution. These wallpapers were rediscovered and posted to Twitter by the user @glitterb0y_ on June 23rd, 2020.[1]

Later on November 8th of the same year, the user @BenSachsD would uncover some more wallpapers for the game.[2]

Lost wallpapers won't be listed unless there's a description of them on the website's archives.

Wallpapers

February (First Variation)

Status: Found

This wallpaper depicts the main character, AiAi, skiing down a snowy mountain.

  • SMB2 Wallpaper Febuary (Variation 1).jpg

February (Second Variation)

Status: Partially Found

Similar to the first variation of the February wallpaper, except AiAi is snowboarding instead of skiing.

  • SMB2 Wallpaper Febuary (Variation 2 Low Quality).jpg

April

Status: Lost

This wallpaper likely would have been related to Nyūgakushiki, a school entrance ceremony in Japan.

  • SMB2 Wallpaper April (Lost).png

May

Status: Found

AiAi is seen picking up clams off the beach.

  • SMB2 Wallpaper May.jpg

June

Status: Found

A wallpaper featuring the main cast of the game.

  • SMB2 Wallpaper June.jpg

August

Status: Partially Found

AiAi is seen catching bugs in a forest.

  • SMB2 Wallpaper August (Partially Found).png

June

Status: Lost

Because of a poor translation, it's unknown what this wallpaper would have looked like. However, it is very likely to involve one of the characters dressed as a frog (potentially a kappa).

  • SMB2 Wallpaper June (Lost).png

July

Status: Lost

According to the description, AiAi would have been seen surfing waves in this wallpaper.

  • SMB2 Wallpaper July (Lost).png

October

Status: Found

AiAi is seen riding a dirt bike.

  • SMB2 Wallpaper October.jpg

November

Status: Lost

This wallpaper would have depicted AiAi in a hot spring, possibly the one from the Bubbly Washing Machine world from the game.

  • SMB2 Wallpaper November (Lost).png

December

Status: Partially Found

The first one has AiAi standing in front of a tree while holding a present, while the second image has AiAi dressed as Santa Claus.

  • SMB2 Wallpaper December (Partially Found).png

July 2021

Status: Found

Original high-definition Super Monkey Ball 2 "Monkey Soccer" mini-game artwork is posted by the official English Super Monkey Ball Twitter account.

  • Super Monkey Ball Soccer July 2021.jpeg

Gallery

Cheesyboi's video on the subject.

See Also

References

  1. ↑ Twitter user ShittyPaste's tweet on the wallpaper's rediscovery. Retrieved 20 Jul '20
  2. ↑ BenSachsD's discovery of the December and August wallpapers. Retrieved 21 Nov '20
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