The Super Hoop, also known as the Dash Hoop in Europe, ダッシュフープ in Japan, and Hoola Hoop [sic] in one instance, is a Gadget from the Ape Escape series, used to travel much faster than normal. It can also be used to climb steep slopes, defeat enemies, and stun monkeys.
In Game Introductions[]
In Ape Escape and Ape Escape: On the Loose, Spike is given the Super Hoop by the Professor before starting Crabby Beach.
In Ape Escape 2, Jimmy is given the Dash Hoop by Natalie before starting Viva Apespania to allow him to progress and then defeat Monkey Blue.
In Ape Escape 3, Kei and Yumi are given the Dash Hoop by Aki before starting The Big City.
Appearance[]
The Super Hoop has some minor changes in its appearance throughout the series, however its consistent blue and white barber stripe pattern along with an outer golden ring remains the same with each installment.
Yumi is the only character throughout the series to possess a Super Hoop with a drastically different appearance. Hers sports small deep blue hearts along where the supports of the rings are, located in all four points north, south, east and west of the center of the ring.
Usage[]
Ape Escape 1, 2 and 3[]
To use the Super Hoop:
- Equip the Super Hoop.
- Rotate the right analog stick clockwise or counter clockwise, in similar fashion to the Sky Flyer.
- Continue to rotate the right analog stick until slower speed is desired.
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale[]
The gadget also appears as one of Spike's attacks in PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, now with the name Hoola Hoop. Instead of rotating the Right Analog Stick (as the Right Analog Stick are Spike's throw attacks), the player presses the Circle Button instead. Pressing the Circle Button once will cause Spike to spin the Hoola Hoop once, while mashing the Circle Button will cause Spike to dash forward. However, unlike the games, you cannot freely control Spike's Hoola Hoop.
Gallery[]
Design + Sprites[]
In Game[]
Names Sorted by Release[]
| North America (English) | Europe (English) | Japan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ape Escape | Super Hoop[1] | Dash Hoop[2] | ダッシュフープ (Dasshufūpu)[3] |
| Ape Escape (Comics) | Super Hoop[4] | X
|
X
|
| Ape Escape 2 | Super Hoop[5] | Dash Hoop[6] | ダッシュフープ (Dasshufūpu)[7] |
| Ape Escape: Pumped & Primed |
Dash Hoop[8] | X
|
ダッシュフープ (Dasshufūpu)[9] |
| Ape Escape: On the Loose (Ape Escape P) |
Super Hoop[10] | Dash Hoop[11] | ダッシュフープ (Dasshufūpu)[12] |
| Ape Escape 3 | Super Hoop[13] | Dash Hoop[14] | ダッシュフープ (Dasshufūpu)[15] |
| PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale |
Hoola Hoop[16]
|
ダッシュフープ (Dasshufūpu) | |
Trivia[]
- The player can spin the Super Hoop in advance. However, it will not charge it nor aid in a faster charge upon leaving the crawling state.
- The Super Hoop does not appear in Ape Escape: Million Monkeys, replaced by the Dash Boots.
See also[]
- Sky Flyer, the gadget with similar controls.
- Dash Boots, the gadget with a similar function.
References[]
- ↑ Ape Escape (1999) NTSC-U/C "Super Hoop" [1]
- ↑ Ape Escape (1999) PAL - "Dash Hoop" [2]
- ↑ Saru Getchu (1999) - Japan "Dasshufūpu" [3]
- ↑ Disney Adventures (Winter 2000) Page 55 (written backwards) [4]
- ↑ Ape Escape 2 - NTSC-U/C "Super Hoop" [5]
- ↑ Ape Escape 2 - PAL "Dash Hoop" [6]
- ↑ Saru Getchu 2 - Japan "Dasshufūpu" [7]
- ↑ Ape Escape: Pumped & Primed - NTSC-U/C "Dash Hoop" [8]
- ↑ Gachameka Stadium Sarubato~re - Japan "Dasshufūpu" (at 5:32) [9]
- ↑ Ape Escape: On the Loose - NTSC-U/C "Super Hoop" [10]
- ↑ Ape Escape P - PAL "Dash Hoop" [11]
- ↑ Saru Getchu P! - Japan "Dasshufūpu" [12]
- ↑ Ape Escape 3 - NTSC-U/C "Super Hoop" [13]
- ↑ Ape Escape 3 - PAL "Dash Hoop" [14]
- ↑ Saru Getchu 3 - Japan "Dasshufūpu" [15]
- ↑ PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale "Hoola Hoop" [16]
| Characters | Casi · Jake · Natalie · Professor · Specter · Spike |
|---|---|
| Gadgets | Dash Hoop · Magic Punch · Monkey Radar · R.C. Car · Sky Flyer · Slingback Shooter · Stun Club · Time Net · Water Net |
| Prehistoric Era/ The Lost Land | Fossil Field · Primordial Ooze · Molten Lava |
| Cenozoic Era/ Mysterious Age | Thick Jungle · Dark Ruins · Cryptic Relics |
| Dimension/Dimension X | Stadium Attack |
| Primitive Age/Oceana | Crabby beach · Coral Cave · Dexter's Island |
| Ice age/New Freezeland | Snowy Mammoth · Frosty Retreat · Hot Springs |
| Dimension/Dimension X | Gladiator Attack |
| Recent Past/Medieval Mayhem | Sushi Temple · Wabi Sabi Wall · Crumbling Castle |
| Present-Day/Futurama | City Park · Specter's Factory · TV Tower |
| Present-Day 2/Specter Land | Monkey Madness |
| Dimension/Dimension X | Peak Point Matrix |
| Characters | Jimmy · Natalie · Pipotchi · Professor · Specter · The Freaky Monkey Five |
|---|---|
| Gadgets | Bananarang · Dash Hoop · Electro Magnet · Magic Punch · Monkey Net · Monkey Radar · R.C. Car · Sky Flyer · Slingback Shooter · Stun Club · Water Cannon · Water Net |
| Levels | Travel Station · Liberty Island · Breezy Village · Port Calm · Viva Apespania · Castle Frightmare! · Vita-Z Factory · Casino City · Ninja Hideout · Snowball Mountain · Lookout Valley · The Blue Baboon · Enter the Monkey · Simian Citadel · Panic Pyramid · Pirate Isle · Land of the Apes · The Lost Valley · Skyscraper City · Code C.H.I.M.P. · Moon Base |
| Characters | Aki · Kei · Doctor Tomoki · Pipo Snake · Specter · The Freaky Monkey Five · Yumi |
|---|---|
| Morphs | Cyber Ace · Dragon Kung Fu Fighter · Fantasy Knight · Genie Dancer · Miracle Ninja · Super Monkey · Wild West Kid |
| Levels | TV Station · Seaside Resort · Hide-n-Seek Forest · Saru-mon's Castle · The Big City · Specter TV Studio · Bootown · Wild West Town · The Hot Springs · Winterville · The Emperor's Castle · Mount Amazing · Toytown · Arctic Wonderland · Mirage Town · Eversummer Island · Airplane Squadron · Kung-Fu Alley · Midnight Bay · Tomoki City · Space-TV Fortress |
| Characters | Haru · Hero · Specter · Tohko · Tsukushi |
|---|---|
| Gadgets | Ape Vacuum · Banannerizer · Monkey Net · Slingback Shooter · Smasher |
| Levels | Wobbly Home · Mysterious Ruins · Monkey Carousel · Monkey Road · The Hot Springs · Dinosaur Glacier · Haunted House · Asian Town · Spa Gardens · Food City · Skull Volcano · Monkeyland · Steam Castle · Battery Tower · Monkey Station |