

Beat from Jet Set Radio appears as an unlockable playable character.The characters were officially confirmed as playable on August 11th, 2021. Sonic and Tails, in their classic form, were leaked as playable characters upon the game's announcement, and were officially teased at the end of the "Meet the Gang" trailer.YanYan and Doctor, who were introduced in Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz Jam, who was introduced in Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll and Jet, who debuted in Super Monkey Ball 3D, have been added as additional characters.All eight characters are now voiced by Noriko Hidaka, Seiki Toshihiko, and Koichi Yamadera.This game adds many new features not found in the original games, aside from the remade graphics. The monkeys appear in their modern designs, and the artstyle is largely based on Banana Blitz HD, with the user interface and menu designs also being based off of said game. The game features stages from Super Monkey Ball, Super Monkey Ball 2, and Super Monkey Ball Deluxe remade in the Unity engine. On the 14th of June 2021, box art for the PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch versions of Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania were seemingly leaked online, in addition to five screenshots of the game. On the 10th of June 2021, the Brazilian advisory ratings board listed a game by the same name.


On the 15th of April 2021, the Australian Classification Board gave a PG rating to a new installment titled Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania. The game was announced during the 2021 E3 Nintendo Direct, which took place June 15th, 2021.
