


Despite the game ending after the third stage, Intermediate, the remaining stage names (plus the tagline for Silly) are present beginning at CC134.
MARBLE MADNESS MUSIC FIRST STAGE PORTABLE
The arcade used a rollball controller which allowed you to easily control the direction and speed of your marble, something that was lost on the various ports. Just 2 of us and a 3 pound cake-we always divide it into 4 sections and freeze 3. Marble Madness/Klax is a portable compilation of two partially ported arcade classics that appear to be very rushed, with both games ending/repeating after Stage 3. It was the first game with a kind of film music, the music really. Marble Madness was the first game to feature true stereo sound it was the first game to truly capitalise on what in-game music could offer the player. There is a 2-player mode in which players must race to the finish otherwise youre racing against the clock. There are tight corridors to follow and enemies to avoid. Each of the six levels has unique obstacles to over come, but they're identical every time you play the game, so once you master them, the challenge is over. In 1984, Marble Madness was the first game for the new Atari System 1 and Atari Games. The game is viewed from an isometric perspective, which makes it harder to stay focused on the direction the ball is to follow. However, you also have to worry about sheer cliff edges, vacuums, and hammers that will block your way. The first two mazes arent as difficult or as dangerous as the. You control your marble and send it over jumps, ice, conveyor belts, and past acid puddles, steelies, and marble munchers to try and make it to the finish line. Now the music really adds to the atmosphere of whichever stage youre currently challenging. For other games in the series, see Marble Madness.Įver wonder what it would be like to take one of those simple marble labyrinths and turn it into a huge world where you get to control the marble and send it through all sorts of crazy mazes and obstacles? That's what the designer of Marble Madness had in mind.
