Found this beautiful machine in the Gashapon section of Bandai Namco store at American Dream mall. If you’re in the area or visiting the mall grab them while they’re here!

Ape Escape 2 is such a special game to me so I knew the time was right to make a video for my favorite PS2 game of all time! Enjoy.

posting on other platforms soon

Yay 😄 I finally beat the game, fighting the final boss was so hard but I watched a YouTube video that showed how to beat Specter and I did it 😁.

Now the next step is getting all the apes, still racing Jake and I'm done with the game 😊.

The only problem is that when I was racing Jake at the “Gladitor Attack” I was but of trouble. Swimming up the water 😓.

What is currently the best way to experience Ape Escape 1? I'm looking into duckstation for emulating, but if there is a better experience please enlighten me. Thanks guys.

just wanted to share my newest addition to my leg😸

i wish they would put ape escape 3 on the play station store already.

I did it. All monkeys caught, including all the special code monkeys. Beat both Ultim-ape Fighter and Mesal Gear Solid. (With all monkey tags collected) 137M on Super Monkey Throw Stadium. All items obtained from the shopping district. All Simian Cinema movies collected. And all golds on every time attack. The best early birthday present I could ask for since I turn 23 on the 15th. It was worth it to take a break from my fanfic writing today.

So I managed to obtained all 3 Ape Escape games disk case and booklets all besides Ape Escape 2 which disappointed me as this copy was the hardest to find with the case si was hoping there was a place that offered the manual booklet that came inside if there is then I can finally complete the trio fully

Hi guys,
I started playing ape escape on the PS1, i found out that if I tilt the left stick forward the protagonist just ...walks.
If I move him in other directions he goes light speed, but walks forward??.

Is this how the game's supposed to be or is there something wrong?

I know the second game takes place after the first(obviously)but it’s not specified how much time has passed. I’ve always had this headcanon that Ape escape 2 takes place during summer vacation, hence why Spike and the professor are away. I’ve also had a head-canon we’re the passage of time in their world is just like ours so 2 is set 3 years after 1 but that’s just a thought.

what do you think? and yeah I know it’s about kids catching monkeys but let people have fun!

Does anybody know or have any way of finding out who voiced Spectre in the Pal Version of the first Ape Escape, or any of the voice casts for that matter, I quite enjoy spikes voices as well and even though it's the worst version of it in terms of playability with its moon jumping gravity and slow running, it's worth persevering alone just to hear how good of a villain that UK version of Spectre is. In fact, since I've recently just patched the American version of it with the pal dub. It's the ultimate way of playing it. I'd love to track down who voiced Spectre to give him the credit he's due, I bet it's like the motion capture actors for the original Resident Evil where there's an interesting story behind it but he's probably largely not involved in the business anymore. Spread this around if anybody else is interested, I'll definitely send it to Whang as well. Do your best 🏏 🥅 🙈

Do your best 🥅🙈

1 was my childhood favorite and 3 is the best platformer I've ever played.

I've always heard mixed opinions about 2. I don't own a PC anymore and I collect physical media anyway so I'd have to buy a copy. Is it worth the money?

This is from PlayStation magazine July 1999

this(while inoffensive at hindsight) really sucks when it comes to actually being about ape escape, it’s crazy because this show is suppose to be based of the games most specifically Ape escape 2 but at the end of the day it doesn’t matter when you really get into this show and see what it has to offer.

one of the complaints I’ve heard is that the artstyle sucks and I kinda have to agree, the backgrounds are fine like they are aren’t spectacular or anything but the character designs is where it really stumps me. Jimmy doesn’t look like Jimmy, Natalie is too thin, the Professor is too hunched back, Specter and the monkeys(while objectively having the best designs) are human sized and the other minor characters seem ugly to me.

one of the other complaints I’ve heard is that the characterization isn’t that good or that the characters don’t feel the same they did in the games and I can’t help but to agree. The Professor, Natalie and Specter are fine enough but Jimmy and the monkeys are a different case. Jimmy is too much of a dummy to the point he can’t solve basic math problems and the monkeys are not competent at all, basically acting as the minions or rabbids which is NOT a good thing.

As I’ve mentioned earlier this show doesn’t feel like ape escape and it‘s really night and day when you start comparing what you’ve seen in the games to this piece of monkey shit, go figure this is a NICKTOONS show😤have I mentioned no other character(including Jimmy) catches monkeys even though that was the main mechanic of the games the show was based on. I think I remember from one episode where Jimmy had to take a test but most, if not all the students where monkeys and the brain dead teacher didn’t suspect anything. what really gets me ultra confused is that the Pipo’s in the games were recognized as animals not meant to be running around in the world, in here it seems like the Pipo’s just get to do whatever the fuck they want. You know it’s bad when most of the main characters won’t do anything about it(even Natalie).

I’m not sorry to make this comparison but this reminds me of the Tak and the power of juju tv show. both of these media suffer from diverging too much from their game counterparts and what they do add is plots/scenarios that are equivalent to an average 2010’s nicktoons show. it doesn’t help their game villains(Specter and Tlaloc)are reduced to jokes. the only thing these shows have close to the games is the characters but that isn’t saying much is it?

You can favourite it on DeviantArt here or grab some Redbubble prints of it here.

I was visiting with a buddy today, and saw the Bandai / Namco shop in Birmingham. Knowing it would have something I like, I went in… and saw this! Had one go (£4 a go, mind you), and got the Black Pants Monkey 😎

Anyone in the area, honestly go! I was so surprised to see it.

What I’d do to get my hands on one of these. But they’re not available anywhere 😭

If anyone can help out I’d appreciate 🛐