by Tom Wiggins of Stuff magazine. In 2006, Nintendo Power ranked it the 38th best game available on Nintendo platforms, commenting "who knew that such cute characters with cinnamon roll ears could be the source of so much tension (when the clock is ticking) and so much relief (when they finally break the ribbon)?" In February 2009, Official Nintendo Magazine placed the game 90th on a list of the best Nintendo games, noting that "Along with the bum-clenchingly tricky puzzle stages, you get some great mini-games in this brilliant arcade game." In March 2009, Edge ranked the game #39 on its list of "The 100 Best Games To Play Today", stating "Seeing its sturdy physics model being used to perform incredible acrobatic feats shows just how finely honed it is." Writing in 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die, Christian Donlan described Super Monkey Ball as "one of Sega's grade-A triumphs." Notes References External links Super Monkey Ball at MobyGames Monkey Ball at the Killer List of Videogames Nick Robinson's YouTube video about finding the narrator of the Super Monkey Ball franchise 2001 video games 3D platform games Amusement Vision games Arcade video games Cancelled Dreamcast games GameCube games Sega arcade games Sega video games Super Monkey Ball Video games scored by Hidenori Shoji Video games developed in Japan Multiplayer and single-player video games