Marble Madness

Moby ID: 466

Trivia

1001 Video Games

The Arcade version of Marble Madness appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Graphics and Sound

A non-advertised fact about the PC version is that it supports 16-color graphics and 3-voice sound -- but only on a Tandy or PCjr computer. All other users automatically get 4-color CGA graphics and single-voice sound.

Secret level

In the Atari ST, C64, Apple ][, Apple //GS, and PC versions, there is a secret level accessible from the first level (involving being in the right place at the right time) which contains various difficult challenges (rivers, moving platforms and the like). This secret level does not exist in the original arcade game. It can only be finished in two player mode as several parts of the level require the cooperation of both players to get by.

Awards

  • EGM

    • November 1997 (Issue 100) - ranked #10 Best Arcade Games of All Time
  • Happy Computer

    • 1986 - Best Coin-Op Conversion of the Year
    • Issue 04/1987 - #13 Best Game in 1986 (Readers' Vote)

Information also contributed by Daniel Yu, Indra was here and FatherJack

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Trivia contributed by Trixter, Alaka, Patrick Bregger, FatherJack, theclue, Ethan Brunton.