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Level Descriptions

This is a sub-page of Ape Escape 3/English Translation Differences.

The level descriptions are listed under the "Channel guide" section in the game's collection menu.

Seaside Resort#

Scoop! My 36th Wedding!/Scoop! The Last Wedding#

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Europe

"What is wrong with me?!" With 35 failed marriages behind her, it's make-or-break time for the monkey bride herself! Full report planned for those who want to know.

"I won't let him go this time!" This is one bride who is sick and tired of marriage monkey business. Witness the resolve when Darwinism meets mid-life crisis!

Hide-n-Seek Forest/Hide-and-Seek Forest#

Monkeypiece Theater -- Monkey Forest/Sunday Morning Theatre -- The Monkeys Meet Brother's Grimm#

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Europe

She met him one day in the woods. Strong as a wolf, sneaky as a fox. But she won't go for a wolf in sheep's clothing. A nailbiting story of true love.

My last boyfriend was a wolf in sheep's clothing. Pooh pooh! My new boyfriend is just a savage wolf! Rooowl!

Saru-mon's Castle/Knight's Castle#

Saru-mon's Immobile Castle/Howler Monkey's Unmoving Castle#

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Europe

"Frankly, it's never going to move. It's not like it has an engine on it. I mean, c'mon!" Riveting dialogue.

Howler the Monkey is devastated by the laws of physics that keep his prized castle mounted firmly on the earth. He's in for a surprise when Wally the Wizard gives him a lesson in quantum mechanics!

The Big City/Life in the Big City#

Banana Heat#

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Europe

The #1 box office smash! (for its first week) Big-screen blockbuster about some guys waging a heated battle over bananas. All-star cast. Cost a billion bananas to make!

Number 1 nationwide! (for Mon. morning matinee only) A billion bananas were consumed in the making of this fabulously action-packed, car-chase filled exercise in excesses!

Specter TV Studio/Thrilling TV Studio#

Specter TV: The other side -- A no-holds-barred exposé/Behind the Scenes of Specter TV#

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Europe

Station anniversary tribute. A spectacle of love and sorrow broadcast non-stop for over 3600 hours straight! A look at THAT star... THAT persona...

Join Specter and friends in a tear-jerking, body-pumping 3600-hour long celebration of spectacularly pointless television!

Bootown/Little shop of Horrors#

Monday the 16th -- Nightmare on Ape Street/Monday the 16th: Nightmare on Palm Street#

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Europe

Ukkison's comin' to get-get-get-getcha! An average day turns nightmarish in the blink of an eye...Don't watch it alone!

What happens when seven teenage apes get together for a hormone-driven weekend camping trip? Not much with a serial killer on the loose!

Wild West Town/Wild West Village#

A Fistful of Bananas/The Magnificent Monkeys#

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Europe

The mega-classic banana western bursting with ape-itude. The goofball buddies played by the leads are just too much!

Anthropologists threaten a repressed monkey village with their intrusive field work, until a cavalier band of gun-slinging gibbons arrives to defend the town in exchange for bananas.

The Hot Springs/Hot Springs for Good Health#

Monkey in a Hot Spring -- Is a "cover-up" necessary?/Hot Springs of the Jungle -- Hidden Safari Retreats#

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Europe

In this episode, Mr. Ukki-emon pays a relaxed visit to a huge hot springs park. Hey there, sir...let's make sure everything stays "under wraps," ok?

Visit the world's most pristine jungle vacation spots with your host Lemur Larry, mother nature's leading leisure expert.

Winterville/Frozen Fun#

Monkey Come, Monkey Go/Primitive Winter Wonderland#

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Europe

One monkey goes, and another one comes...such is the joy of life. Delivered right from the source: a feel-good rhythm that moves the soul.

No place is too inhospitable for the world's most advanced species. Sub-zero temperatures hardly faze this taiko-drumming village of survivalist simians.

The Emperor's Castle/Shogun's Castle#

Stealthy Simian Ninja/Tokashi's Ninja Castle#

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Europe

The Japanese feudal period. Discover the secrets of the fun-and-mischief-loving emperor! See ninjutsu gone crazy in this magnificent illustrated Chronicle of the Ninja.

Many a monkey has stepped up to the gruelling physical challenges of Tokashi's maniacal castle of contraptions, but none has managed to defeat the understated director -- until now!

Mount Amazing/Mishap Mountain#

Evening Ape Drama -- Monkey Expedition sets off!/Wednesday Night Special -- Exotic Monkey Destinations#

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Europe

Monkey Expedition Series -- A mysterious old city really existed in this untrodden far-removed area. And just what did the team witness on arrival...!?

The Fountain of Youth, the Bermuda Triangle, and Eden itself! Sit back and enjoy a tour of the most unbelievable places from the comfort of your treetop home!

Toytown/Apes in Toyland#

Let's go! Out with the Monkeys/Can you tell me how to get to Simian Street?#

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Europe

So...wonder what sorts of things the lovely Loveys are up to this time? Let's try calling them out. "Heeeyyy! Anyone up for monkeyin' around?"

Who said apes can't count? Let us show you how with dazzling stop-animation and psychedelic child-friendly music videos. Rated PC (politically correct)

Arctic Wonderland/Antarctic Apeland#

Monkey Panic -- The Frozen Promise/Sinking of the Montanic -- My Heart Can't Go On#

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Europe

Theirs is a love that no one can interfere with... The moving spectacle that leaves every monkey in tears. Don't forget your hankies!

Keep your box of tissues handy as the greatest monkey action director recreates a tale of semi-truths, social barriers, and egregiously sappy romance!

Mirage Town#

The Desert Palace -- Apey Jones/Desert Adventure -- In Search of the Ape Oasis#

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Europe

Danger-dude Apey Jones goes ape in part 1 of the popular series. Will he find the odd all-seeing Gold Monkey and start a wild adventure under the desert, or...?

Mondiana Jones, the coolest university professor ever, risks life and limb to locate the oldest tourist trap in existence. Mondiana! Watch out!

Eversummer Island/Summer Island#

National Ape -- Series 36: Monkey Paradise/Wonders of the World -- Part 36, Monkey Shangri-La#

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Europe

Popular series showing ever-fascinating places around the world. For this 36th episode tribute, a mysterious isle that had been a no-no for cameras...

Come and visit a luscious jungle with no lions, no poachers, and more bananas than you can imagine, Never before filmed for a viewing audience!

Airplane Squadron/Formidable Fleet#

Ape, Ape, and Away! -- The Top Banana in the Sky/Tip-Top Gun -- The Ape of the Skies#

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Europe

Sky-flying action blending love and youth, showing the monkeys' passion as they shoot for that elusive top 1%. Here the monkeys test the limits of speed!

Monkeys have been to space and were strapped into B-52s. This time an ace ape pilot puts it all on the line for a sound-barrier breaking romance.

Kung-Fu Alley/Kung fu Street#

Ukki Gang -- Fists of Furry/The Way of the Monkey#

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Europe

The more bananas they eat, the stronger they get. The Ukki Gang use their odd fighting styles to confront one heck of a scary ape! No stunt monkeys used!

With each extra banana, Jackie Chimp becomes more powerful. But is he brave enough to face his nagging stepmother? No stunt doubles used in this death-defying face-off!

Midnight Bay/Midnight Bayside#

A Misty Evening with The Ape-inator/Monkeys on the Waterfront#

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Europe

"I'm da Boss. Of da apes. Wanna meet tomorrow too? Can't tink dat far ahead. Can't remember even 2 secs ago." This feel-good boss ape movie defined a generation, before losing its charm.

A fishy deal is about to go down at Louie's Crab & Lobster on Pier 56, unless the Tartar Twins can curry favour with the local dean and crack the shell on the whole crusty operation.

Tomoki City/Tomuki City#

Future City Tomoki/Future Metropolis Tomuki#

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Europe

In this exclusive, the super-genius scientist with the IQ of 1300 (!) brazenly introduces his future city, which is an embodiment of his own ideals and dreams! Catchphrase: "Luxx-ury!"

Dr. Tomuki, the founder of the IQ 1300 club, conspicuously prattles on about the merits of his futuristic concrete jungle. Kids! Don't forget the secret code word: Beam-o-Magnifico!

Space-TV Fortress/TV Space Station#

Gotta Love Specter!/Cos' You Love It! Specter TV#

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Europe

This program is dedicated to all mankind... If it doesn't make you laugh, it ain't TV! Specter TV is everything AND the kitchen sink. What you'll see on your sets is almost unbroadcastable!

What good is a TV programme that doesn't make you laugh? Specter TV delivers enough one-liners and borderline riské jokes to entertain all of humankind until the end of the earth!

(Source: Apeescape.wikia)