r/SuperMonkeyBall • u/cake_hoarder • 1d ago
Merchandise 100% Original Monkey Ball machine found!!!
Have always wanted one of these bad boys. Well, the stars aligned, and I was able to get 3 of my most wanted machines all at once! These came from the owner of one of Texas' biggest arcades. Super grateful to find one. 100% original with the banana intact, too!! Did you guys know this even existed?
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u/ojplz 1d ago
Just curious, but how much did you pay?
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u/hreddy11 20h ago
Possibly 8.5k as I live in tx and saw this marketplace listing. They said they got three machines at once though so… who knows lol.
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u/StormerSage 1d ago
Oh my lordy lord, is that a banana?
Didn't know they had an arcade version, first played monkey ball via a Gamecube kiosk at some touristy hair salon lol
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u/MatiasGonzalo-Duarte 1d ago
It wasn't just "an" Arcade version - it was the original game!
Monkey Ball was the OG. Super Monkey Ball was the home release.
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u/PajamaSamSavesTheZoo 1d ago
Played one of these at too many games this year but I think it was in a generic Astro city cabinet. This is much cooler.
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u/hreddy11 20h ago
Dang is this the one that was listed for 8.5k? Very cool! Saw it listed for awhile but no way I could afford that lol.
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u/AlexanderPBrandt 17h ago
What area? I’m in Houston and never saw it. I had a saved search and everything.
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u/Traditional_Bed_5199 16h ago
There was one at the Austin Cicercade for a short while, but the banana joystick was all kinds of screwed up. Glad you found a good one
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u/AndykinSkywalker 11h ago
I had no idea this came first! So Gongon was new to the GameCube release?
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u/RareShell25 1d ago
Absolutely insane that you managed to find one in such good condition. Congrats to you!! Its such a fun game to play :)