Perplexium

Timescale
5 days (Jam)
3 weeks (Framework)

Team size
1

Client
University of Staffordshire

Engine
Unreal Engine 5.4

Roles

Creator

A physics-accurate Monkey Ball fan gamec015313n.itch.io/perplexium

Overview

Perplexium is an arcade game that intends to faithfully recreate the tight, fluid gameplay of the original Super Monkey Ball games on GameCube.

I loved Monkey Ball as a child, and I was inspired to pursue my own take on the formula after noticing flaws or inconsistencies in other remakes.

Perplexium was submitted to a major game jam at University of Staffordshire, and received Overall Winner. The jam had no particular theme, but it was required that participants made an arcade game.

Responsibilities

I made Perplexium on my own, including all aspects of design and implementation. The game began as a spontaneous side-project I put together over the summer of 2025.

Perplexium differs from other Monkey Ball remakes in how the motion of the ball is implemented. I use a vertex shader to create the illusion of the stage tilting; the joystick simply applies a horizontal force to the ball.

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