Proto:Super Monkey Ball Deluxe

This page details one or more prototype versions of Super Monkey Ball Deluxe.

A PS2 preview build dated December 14, 2004 which only contains very few differences compared to the final release.

• Saving doesn't work. Attempting to save will just lock up the game.
• The prototype isn't as optimized resulting in a less stable framerate.
• Some fonts lack a drop shadow in the prototype making them harder to read.
• The levels Metamorphis, Bowl Open, and Invisible have an invisible barrier around the goal making those levels impossible to complete.
• The level Coffee Cup has an invisible object which knocks you off the level.
• The level Cliffs is known as Steep Surfaces.

Prototype	Final

• The Sega logo is at a lower resolution and is brighter than in the final.

To do: Screenshot of the final's loading screen. PCSX2 doesn't render the small Aiai icon.

• The loading screens in the prototype use a plain font for the "Now Loading" text. The final uses a much nicer looking font and also has a small icon of Aiai waving.

Prototype	Final

• The title screen image is much lower quality than in the final.
• The "Press Start Button" text doesn't animate.

Prototype	Final

• The colored balls in the story mode stage select are more transparent in the prototype.

Prototype	Final

• Light reflections on the ball are missing in the prototype.
• The minimap is darker in the prototype.

Prototype	Final

• The pause menu is darker in the prototype due to a layering issue.

Prototype	Final

• The stage overview uses icons to represent the controls in the prototype. The final uses text to represent the controls.