When developing Marble Madness, Mark Cerny was inspired by the unique challenges of mini-golf courses or the famous works of art of MC Escher. In 1984, Marble Madness was released by Atari Games and it allowed two players to compete with each other. The challenges of this game are relatively easy to understand, you just need to control the ball provided and overcome many different obstacles along the way to move to the required location.
You will control the ball in a third perspective (the game is designed in Isometric graphics style) and must pass many different levels to create your own outstanding achievements. Each level will own its own map system to challenge your skillful control. In addition, the size of the map will be changed by each level. At high levels, the map will be large, along with many different paths. Before starting a match, there will be a limited amount of time to complete the challenge. Therefore, you are tasked to complete the race in the shortest time possible. In the event of the end of the playing time and you have not reached the required position, the challenge will be stopped and the score you have accumulated will be updated to the ranking of the game. In addition, the excess time in the previous matches will be accumulated into the next challenges. From there, you will have plenty of time to complete the mission and overcome the obstacles there along the way. In particular, the extra time will correspond to the bonus points added at the end of each race.
Besides having to complete the level within the time allowed, you also face many obstacles or traps in each level. Traps or obstacles will be located in many different areas on the map. Therefore, you must move carefully to overcome them. In addition, the number of traps and obstacles will increase gradually with each level, they will appear constantly along the way. In the process of movement, observation and control lack of concentration will cause the ball to be stuck in obstacles. From there, it will be difficult for you to complete the level within the time allowed.
With 2-player matches, you have the task of competing and defeating the remaining players. Both will compete on the same map and are provided with 2 different watches to participate in the challenge. The person who completes the challenge in the shortest time and achieves the highest score will win.
