Go Go Space Monkey

Go Go Space Monkey is a 1971 minigame that appears as one of the game's four playable Arcade Games. It was manufactured by Ouya Interactive Games, a game company that went bankrupt on April 30, 1971 (the same date this minigame was released) later acquired by *Sally Conway International, Inc.* in 1974.

## Description

*Go Go Space Monkey* is a simple side-scrolling video game in which the player assumes the role of a monkey that is riding a wooden tub strapped with rockets while battling waves of alien bananas on spaceships. With only three lives, the player is required to destroy as many enemy ships as possible before they run out of lives. A hit by a bullet from an enemy or a collision with an enemy ship results in the player losing a life.

Initially, the player is only capable of shooting one stream of bullets against the enemy, making killing slightly difficult. However, for every strand of enemy ships the player destroys, they are granted a power-up that they must retrieve before it disappears off the screen, though this is not necessary. The upgrades steadily improve the player's firepower, including increased shooting speed and additional streams of bullets. As the player's firing capabilities improves, so will the speed and ferocity of the enemies, who will fluctuate along the screen quicker and fire more bullets against the player. If the player is killed, their firepower is reset to what they had in the beginning, requiring the player attain upgrades all over again.

Despite its supposed difficulty, players can easily attain a hi-score in their first sitting as the pre-existing highest scores are not remarkable to begin with.

## *Space Monkey 7*

In 1985, a video game titled **Space Monkey 7** is heard advertised on the radio stations CRC Radio and RNC. The video game was seemingly popular in Japan and Europe in August 13, 1985. The advertisement states that the game is now released to Cowell on December 19, 1985 and it is also announced that they get to "destroy mankind all over again" which is the objective of the game. It is rumored that Space Monkey 7 is a sequel to Go Go Space Monkey, but the plot of the game has changed significantly: the video game involves brawling with fossils and destroying "Doctor Chank's dark simian research facility" after a nuclear holocaust which caused the monkeys to leave Earth. It is also mentioned that Space Monkey 7 is "fun family-friendly apocalypse" so it is most evident the game is suitable for all ages.

## Radio Ad Transcript

* Female astronaut: This is Data Station 2 approaching Station SST. You are out of a projector. Please respond.
* (Monkey noises are heard.)
* Female astronaut: Please respond.
* (Monkey screeches are heard.)
* Female astronaut: Oh no, they're coming back!
* Male announcer: In space, nobody can hear you cry. He's back. It's ''Space Monkey 7'', the video game that swept through Japan and Europe. Now, America gets to destroy mankind all over again.
* Dr. Chank: Agh, Space Monkey!
* Male announcer: After a nuclear holocaust, the monkeys leave Earth, but they return to destroy the dark simian research facility controlled by Dr. Chank.
* Dr. Chank: Agh, Space Monkey! I stick those bananas up your ass, Space Monkey!
* Male announcer: Fight the fossils, and not the ones in our game design department. Discover your origin, give in to the beast within. Darwin's dangerous idea just got worse. It's fun family-friendly apocalypse that will keep you and the monkeys entertained for hours.
* (Dr. Chank screams.)
* Male announcer
* ''Space Monkey 7''
* Dr. Chank: (echoing) Space Monkey!

## Go Go Monkey Blista

In the enhanced version on June 23, 2005, returning player from the Xbox/GameCube version can have access to a Blista Compact with a paint job inspired in the Go Go Space Monkeys game, the **Go Go Monkey Blista**.

The player must photograph all the Monkey Mosaics scattered across the map and complete the Monkey Mosaic random event to unlock the vehicle.