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Super Monkey Ball Jr. came out for the Game Boy Advance in 2003, developed by Realism and published by THQ. It was part of that wave of puzzle games trying to capture the feel of a console hit on a handheld, a common sight for the GBA library at the time.

You control a monkey encased in a transparent ball, tilting the entire stage to roll it toward a goal. The main objective is to navigate a series of floating, often precarious, pathways without falling off the edge. Key mechanics include collecting bananas scattered along the route for points and extra lives, and tackling special stages that break from the main puzzle sequences. The game demands a steady hand and careful planning, as the stages become progressively more complex with moving parts and narrow paths. It feels like a constant, delicate balancing act where a single miscalculation sends your monkey tumbling into space.