Summary of "Top 10 Hardest Super Monkey Ball Jr. Stages"

Storyline / Context

The subtitles don’t describe a traditional “story” with characters or plot beats. Instead, they frame Super Monkey Ball Jr. as a set of progressively harder obstacle courses—especially Expert and Master stages—where the objective is to navigate platforms and reach stage goals before time runs out.

The video focuses on how specific stage mechanics become unfairly difficult due to:

Unstable / odd gravity and controls The player feels “out of control,” especially on some Expert stages.
Tiny, skinny, moving platforms Platforms shift side-to-side or rotate, requiring extremely precise balance.
Moving hazards Spikes alternate positions; touching or getting knocked can instantly kill by sending the monkey off the platform.
Narrow corner-to-corner traversal Many Expert stages effectively require landing on corners/tiles.
Poor camera angles Sometimes the camera forces a side perspective, making movement prediction unreliable.
Very strict timers on some Master stages (notably 30 seconds).
Gaps / starting obstacles These force speed management and specific timing for safe landings.

The creator emphasizes that these are extremely hard stages.
They claim most can’t be completed without extensive practice—and sometimes using cheat codes.

Start by going down a hill, then a sharp turn.
Moving small platforms slide side-to-side.
Gravity/control feels “wonky,” making it hard to stabilize.
Includes two back-to-back difficult platform sections; the creator says the rest becomes easier afterward.

Platforms are described as literally being shaped like “dicks.”
Rotating “wings” aren’t too bad.
Next: side spikes move alternately toward the platform; touching one kills.
The platform is very skinny, making balance difficult.
Followed by a rotating skinny platform that’s too fast for consistent balance.
The creator suggests Expert 30 is also beatable with practice.

The creator mentions using cheat codes to unlock it (contrary to “supposed” expert play rules).
Strategy implied: climb a few hills to avoid holes.
Hills have slopes that are hard to control, requiring fast joystick adjustments to avoid flying off or falling through holes.
The final goal requires crossing a tiny quarter at the end; a sharp corner is especially unforgiving.

Mostly described as traveling from tile to tile by corners.
The creator calls it unfair due to controls/camera, requiring prediction of where to move next.
One wrong input can instantly kill.
Comedic/strange note: reaching the goal reveals an alternative path/goal the creator would never attempt.

Very little platform “support”—mostly corner-to-corner movement.
Mentions a short vs long route:
- The longer route includes a goal pole to skip levels.
- The longer route is said to be too long / too mistake-prone.
Camera is blamed again for making precise turning hard.

Time pressure: 30 seconds (creator argues it’s too little for the stage length).
Start includes a quick turn into a skinny downhill park that shifts quickly (to the right), making staying on it difficult.
Followed by balancing on a tiny moving platform.
Even after crossing, the creator says there’s still lots of stage remaining.

The creator recalls discussing a stage called Exam C and claims this one is an almost exact replica.
Start: an easy hill, then an extremely steep hill the creator can’t usually get up.
Main issue: broken controls cause death during repeated attempts.
Even when they make it across once, they become frustrated, eventually slip, and die.

Described as a near-instant failure loop:
- Go forward, die
- Get speed, die
- Approach a side platform, die repeatedly
Called “literally impossible.”
The creator refuses to look up a guide to beat it.

Use extra speed carefully to clear gaps and climb hills
- Back up slightly at the start of some Master stages to gain clearance speed.
Balance on skinny platforms with rapid control corrections
- Requires quick joystick adjustments to avoid flying off or dropping through holes.
Use cheat codes as a workaround
- The creator admits using cheats to unlock at least one Expert stage they couldn’t reach normally.
Expect “guessing” when camera/controls are unreliable
- Several stages feel unfair because the camera angle blocks reliable visibility, leading to deadly precision mistakes.

Nathaniel Bandy
Social links/platforms mentioned (personal accounts/handles):
- Facebook, Twitter, Twitch, Tumblr
No other specific gamer “sources” are named.