Super Monkey Ball 2

Super Monkey Ball 2
Developer(s)	Amusement Vision
Publisher(s)	Sega
Series	Super Monkey Ball
Platform(s)	GameCube
Release date(s)	NA August 25, 2002 JP November 21, 2002 EU March 14, 2003
Genre(s)	Puzzle, Action
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer (4)
Input methods	GameCube Controller
Compatibility	5 Perfect
GameIDs	GM2E8P, GM2J8P, GM2P8P
See also...	Dolphin Forum thread Open Issues Search Google Search Wikipedia

Sega and developer Amusement Vision return with a spirited sequel in Super Monkey Ball 2. Think Marble Madness with the twist that you control the environment instead of the marble, tilting the levels to guide the monkey ball to the finish line. The follow-up adheres to the play style and mechanics of the original offering, but adds an overwhelming supply of new single-player levels, expands upon the sizeable multiplayer mini-games already featured with several fantastic entries, and updates the graphic look so that environments are flashier and more animated. As a single-player game SMB2 is more difficult and satisfyingly challenging, but its multiplayer mode makes it the perfect party game for all ages.

Emulation Information

16:9

Super Monkey Ball 2 has a native 16:9 display option, but it requires enabling it in its internal options and setting Dolphin's Aspect Ratio graphics setting to "Auto". Using the widescreen hack with this title is not recommended.

Problems

Monkey Target Broken

Since 4.0-7422, in the mini-game monkey target, bananas can be collected without touching them. Refer issue 10074. This has been fixed in 5.0-10852.

Configuration

This title does not need non-default settings to run properly.

Version Compatibility

The graph below charts the compatibility with Super Monkey Ball 2 since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.

r5080

5.0-10852

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5.0-20623 (current)

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2.0 (r5384)

Compatibility can be assumed to align with the indicated revisions. However, compatibility may extend to prior revisions or compatibility gaps may exist within ranges indicated as compatible due to limited testing. Please update as appropriate.

Testing

This title has been tested on the environments listed below:

Test Entries
Revision	OS	CPU	GPU	Result	Tester
r7540	Windows 7	Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 @ 2.2 GHz	NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M	Perfect, framerate drops every so often	GM3000
r7671	Windows 7			Crashes when cutscene starts or when at hollow
3.0-740	Windows 8	Intel Core i7-3770K	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680	No problems, perfect test, framerate slows minimally with high speed and doesn't affect gameplay	Korune
3.0-763	Windows 7	Intel Core i3-2100	NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450	Since the game is using the same engine as the first one, the emulation has the same exact results. Some examples are random crashes and reflective textures like on the switches make the framerate drop. The audio is choppy, and changing the DSP to LLE instead of HLE (HLE gives better framerates but half of the time sounds won't play) makes the game much more unstable, but all of the sounds play, despite them sometimes being stuttered. There is a massive issue where if you are in the main menu or in the level select screen, you will encounter a giant Layer 2 background with scanlines, a white background, and a overlay of SEGA text.	AnonSVN
4.0-3730	Windows 8.1	Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.3 GHz	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750	Using HLE, audio stream is heavily improved during Monkey Races, compared to using either LLE level. (Most noticeable at "Go!", whenever all the CPUs boost.)
4.0-4808	Windows 10	Intel Core i7-4600M @ 2.9 GHz	Intel HD Graphics 4600	Runs nearly perfect in party games, but dual-core crashing issue in the main game persists since Dolphin 3.5)	UGoBoom
4.0-4877	Ubuntu 14.10	Intel Core i3-3220 @ 3.3 GHz	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650	Playable with default settings. Made it to chapter 6 in story mode. No crashes observed with dualcore, but sound effects or background music occasionally stop playing with both LLE and HLE. Some minor stuttering at the beginning of a stage but otherwise 100% speed.	Xerxes
4.0-6803	Windows 8.1	Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.3 GHz	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980	Gameplay is smooth and have not faced any crashes or framerate drops with any combination of graphic settings (using both OpenGL and Direct3D); audio works fine as well with both HLE and LLE.	jocopa3
4.0-7840	Windows 10	AMD FX-6120 @ 3.8 GHz	AMD Radeon HD 7850	Minor stuttering when starting certain challenge stages but otherwise 100% speed, party games all run 100% smooth as well. Still doesn't work using dual core.	SuchDogeWow

Gameplay Videos

Super Monkey Ball 1 & 2 bowling on Dolphin 5.0 - The Retro Byte

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Super Monkey Ball 2 on Dolphin SVN R 5080 - GameCube Emulator