There's never been a better idea than combining the original SMB games into one disc, and I'd never say no to more Monkey Ball (except for everything that came after this in the series). The problem with this game is its hardware—the PS2 controller doesn't have the octagonal joystick inputs that the Gamecube controller has (I don't think the Xbox controller does either), which makes travelling in a straight line much harder than it was in the Gamecube releases—and that increased difficulty isn't the fun kind of Monkey Ball difficulty. The new level designs are mostly solid additions with a few clunkers, and the party games are also there if you want them for some reason.