Monkeyshines!

In Monkeyshines, two players control characters that can move and jump to navigate a vertical maze. Players aim to catch one of the four monkeys roaming the maze. Players can grab a monkey by walking over one and can press the action button and a direction to throw the monkey in that direction, earning that player a point. Once a monkey is thrown, it will turn red and start chasing the players.

If a red monkey catches a player, they will be frozen until both players are frozen and the round resets. Players can only jump up one platform at a time but can stand on each other's shoulders to get higher.

JoyStik magazine called Monkeyshines! an "amusing game" and thought the many game variations kept it fresh, despite the basic gameplay and graphics. In another review, they called it "a good game for beginners". Electronic Fun with Computers & Games called the gameplay "catchy in its simplicity" and said the monkeys have "a charm and a naturalness of movement not unlike the real things." They also found the fact that the game required the use of two controllers even with only one player to be confusing and difficult to manage.

British magazine Computer and Video Games found Monkeyshines to lose its appeal after mastering the controls but considered that young children might enjoy the game for longer. French magazine Tilt compared the game to an inverted Pac-Man, where players start out chasing their foe and then end up getting chased in return. They found this to be a good mix of classic design and original ideas.