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- Mar 18, 2016 Marble Blast Gold is very interesting and simple game. Play with your family, friends and anyone of any age. Try to roll your marble through a challenging landscape, without it falling! Hazardous game throughout 100 different levels. You can use five different enhancing powers to fight back these obstacles- the, SuperJump, SuperSpeed.
Jul 20, 2007 Marble Blast Gold is an arcade action game with simple yet addictive gameplay, suitable for players of any age. In the rich cartoon landscape of Marble Blast Gold, players will race their marbles. NOTE: The below steps are the same for both Windows and Mac machines. Press F4 to switch to Creator mode On the lower right of the screen, click on Interiors marble data interiors to open the list of interiors. Click on one of the names there to create it in the level. Published by GarageGames, Marble Blast Gold is a skill-based game that was pre-installed on some Mac computers like iMac and Mac Mini. This app received positive feedback from critics upon release. Yet if you never play this game, or you have decided to remove it from your Mac, you’d better perform thorough uninstall instead of simply.
Marble Blast Gold introduces new players to the game with a set of progressively more difficult beginner training levels, each designed to showcase a power up or game hazard. The hazards players will face in Marble Blast include powerful fans, whirling tornados, land mines, pinball-style bumpers, narrow catwalks, moving pistons, dizzying chasms, and more.
To get past these obstacles, players can find and use five different ability enhancing power ups - the SuperSpeed, SuperJump, SuperBounce, Shock Absorber and Gyrocopter. Some levels contain gravity modifiers, which allow the player to change the direction of gravity.
Marble Blast Gold comes with 100 whimsical and challenging levels, as well as the ability for advanced players to craft and share their own levels. Each level has 'gold standard' set for the high score, so you can test your skills against the record gold times.
Marble Blast Gold is sure to provide many hours of fun for the whole family.
Features:
Beginner Levels- Are designed for learning how to play Marble Blast Gold. Here are some samples:
· Learning to Roll - Getting ready to roll takes some practice.
· Jump Training - Using the space bar to jump to the upper ramp.
· Air Movement - Spinning the marble in mid-air to guide your fall.
· Platform Training - Catching the platform to move between towers.
· Learn to SuperJump - Using the SuperJump powerup to the big leaps.
· Learn the SuperSpeed - Using SuperSpeed to get where you need to go.
· Gyrocopter - Teach your marble to fly!
· SuperBounce - Using the left mouse button to power up your SuperBounce.
· ShockAbsorber - Minimize your fall with the SuperAbsorber
· Gravity Helix - Fiddle with physics and roll your marble upside down.
· Bumper Training - Avoid them unless you enjoy being a first person pinball.
· Duct Fan Hazards - This level will blow you away, literally.
· Mine Field - Some times hitting a mine can be a Blast, but doesnt get high score.
· Tornado Bowl, Trapdoors & Pitfalls Oh my! - Did we mention falling off the platform is nearly unrecoverable?
Intermediate Levels The fun really takes off on these levels, here are just a few:
· Skate Park - You gotta skate for the gems.
· Fork in the Road - When you come to fork in the road take it.
· Marbletris - Collect all the gems in less than a minute.
· SkeetBall Bonus - Go through the highest opening for the largest time bonus.
· Gauntlet - Gives time trials a whole new meaning.
· The Wave - Surf the wave and collect all the gems in less than 45 seconds.
· Monster Speedway - Youll need to take a pit stop to finish the race.
· Upward Spiral - Follow the yellow brick road to the top.
Advanced Levels This is where you know if youre up to the Marble Blast challenge:
· A-Maze-ing - You may feel like a rat in a maze before you finish this level. The Gold edition provides 28 additional expert uber levels to test even the most skilled of players.
· Half Pipe Elite - Grab the gems as you do trick moves between the half-pipes.
· Eshers Race - Find the gems as quickly as you can.
· Skyscraper - Deliver all the gems to the top of the skyscraper.
· Tube Treasure - Totally tubular this level makes finding the gems fastest a pipe dream.
· To the Moon - You gotta shoot your way to the moon or at least to the landing pad..
· Around the World in 30 seconds - Not for those afraid of heights
· Will o Wisp - Dont make a miss step.
Gold Edition 28 advanced levels to challenge even expert players:
· Airwalk - Defy gravity as you manuver over a field of fans.
· Battlements - Make your way to the inner keep of the castle.
· Pinball Wizard - No arcade is complete without a game of pinball.
· King of the Mountain - You must pass a series of challenges to assend up the path to the peak.
Requirements:
· G4 Processor Recommended.
· 64 MB RAM.
· OpenGL Compatible 3D Graphics Accelerator.
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| Marble Blast Gold | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | GarageGames |
| Publisher(s) | Monster Studios |
| Designer(s) | GarageGames |
| Engine | Torque Game Engine |
| Platform(s) | Xbox (XBLA) Windows Mac OS X Linux |
| Release | December 13, 2002 (Marble Blast)[1] May 2, 2002 (Marble Blaster)[citation needed] May 9, 2003 (Marble Blast Gold)[2] |
| Genre(s) | Puzzle-platformer |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Marble Blast Gold is a 2002 3D platform game. It was pre-installed on some Apple Inc. computers like the iMac, iBook, and Mac mini. It is also available for Windows operating systems as well as various Linux distributions. The sequel, Marble Blast Ultra, was released a few years later for the Xbox 360 platform with new features and improved graphics. Marble Blast XP, a version for the Net Jet online game system, has updated graphics and a marble selector. Marble Blast Gold was also ported over to the Microsoft Xbox through the Xbox Live Arcade service the following year with enhanced graphics.
The game was originally released in December 2002 as Marble Blast and then updated in May 2003, being renamed as Marble Blast Gold. At some point during 2003[when?], it was also licensed to eGames to be resold under the name Marble Blaster.[3]
Modifications have also been created for Marble Blast Gold by the Marble Blast community, most notably Marble Blast Platinum, Marble Blast Powered Up, and Marble Blast Emerald.
Gameplay[edit]
Basic gameplay involves taking the perspective of an autonomous marble moving on its own from a start pad to an end pad, without falling out of bounds. Levels may contain hazards to make this more difficult. The player controls the marble spin, and therefore movement, and can also make the marble jump. There is a variety of power-ups available to the player, which are collected by touching them with the marble. Some levels must be completed within a Qualification time, to increase difficulty. Each level also has a 'Gold Time', an additional challenge to complete the level in a specified time-frame. Each gold time is always possible but usually involves finding hidden powerups and/or taking shortcuts. Some levels require a number of gems to be picked up before the level can be finished. There are 100 levels, categorized by difficulty: 24 Beginner, 24 Intermediate, and 52 Advanced.
List of Beginner Levels
Level 1 teaches the player how to move the marble (default movement controls being the W, A, S, and D keys).
Level 2 is the first level in which gems appear. The player must collect them and head to the finish.
Level 3 introduces jumping.
Level 4 introduces the Super Jump Powerup.
Level 5 introduces moving platforms.
Level 6 introduces the Super Speed Powerup.
Level 7 introduces elevators.
Level 8 introduces the ability to move while in the air.
Level 9 introduces the Gyrocopter.
Level 10 introduces a Time Modifier and qualify times.
Level 11 introduces the super-bounce powerup.
Level 12 introduces Gravity Modifiers.
Level 13 introduces the Shock Absorber Powerup.
Level 14 does not introduce any new features but signs.
Level 15 introduces different surfaces such as mud, grass, and space.
Level 16 introduces round bumpers.
Level 17 introduces duct fans.
Level 18 introduces mines.
Level 19 introduces trapdoors.
Level 20 introduces tornadoes.
Level 21 introduces gaps in the floor.
Levels 22-24 are tests to get used to the hazards and power-ups that have been introduced to the player.
Power-ups[edit]
There are 7 power-ups available to the player. Non-inventory power-ups are instantly activated when touched, and inventory power-ups are activated by the player. Only one inventory power-up can be held at a time, although multiple power-ups can be used by stacking their effects in a certain way.
Inventory Power-ups[edit]
- Super Jump: Gives the marble an instant upward boost.
- Super Speed: Gives the marble an instant speed boost in the direction the camera is pointing in.
- Shock Absorber: Disables the marble from bouncing for 5 seconds. While active, the marble is surrounded by a semi-transparent sphere.
- Super Bounce: Allows the marble to bounce much higher than usual for 5 seconds. While active, the marble is surrounded by a semi-transparent sphere.
- Gyrocopter: Gives the marble the ability to fly for 5 seconds. The marble can also jump much higher, and falls much more slowly.
Non-Inventory Power-Ups[edit]
- Time Travel: Freezes the in-game timer for a varying amount of time, usually 5 seconds, allowing for lower finishing times.
- Gravity Modifier: Instantly changes the direction of gravity in the level to the direction of the arrow on the Powerup.
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Hazards[edit]
Hazards are scattered throughout levels to make it more difficult to complete challenges. Most hazards can also be used by the player to their advantage, usually to launch them upwards or to increase their speed. The hazards in unmodded Marble Blast Gold are:
- Trapdoors: Acts as a solid surface, but flips open when the marble rolls on it. Reset after a short period of time.
- Bumpers: Violently bump the marble away when touched.
- Tornadoes: Suck in the marble and vigorously shake it around before spitting it out. The marble goes high up.
- Mines: Explode on contact and are like high-powered bumpers. Regenerate after a short period of time.
- Fans: Blow the marble away in the direction they are pointing.
- Oil Slicks: Small patches of oil that cause the marble to slip around.
Frictions[edit]
There are various friction surfaces through the game, increasing or decreasing traction of the marble rolling on them. Higher frictions allow the marble to change speed direction more easily. Steeper slopes are easier to climb if their surfaces are high in friction. On the other hand, lower frictions make it more difficult for the marble to do these same things. The frictions in unmodded Marble Blast Gold are:
- Normal: Medium traction.
- Mud: Low traction.
- Space: Extremely little to no traction.
- Grass: High traction.
- Ramp: Very high traction (only appears in the levels Three Fold Maze and Escher's Race).
- Oil: Low traction (same as mud, but appears in the form of an oil slick).
Custom Levels[edit]
Marble Blast Gold has support for user-created custom levels, which may be shared between users. To date, there are over 1,850 downloadable custom levels for Marble Blast Gold.[4]
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Reception[edit]
Marble Blast Gold received critical acclaim from critics upon release.
On GameRankings, Marble Blast Gold received an 8.4/10 rating, 'Addictive gameplay and sweet levels lead to some of the best fun that $14.99 can buy'.[5] On Gametunnel, the game was rated 9/10 overall, 'Marble Blast Gold is another great entry into the marble genre and a showpiece for the Torque engine. Highly recommended!'[6] On GamersInfo, the reviewer noted: 'The game can be a lot of fun, especially if you are the type that likes to challenge your hand–eye coordination.'[7]
Discontinuation[edit]
On January 31, 2011, GarageGames lost the distribution rights of several of its games, including Marble Blast Gold, to InterActive, Corp. MBG was eventually taken down from other sites as well, such as RealArcade. This also caused the direct sequel, Marble Blast Ultra, to be delisted from Xbox Live Arcade later in 2011. On February 1, 2011, Marble Blast Gold was removed from the GarageGames store and is no longer available for purchase. However, the full game can still be downloaded for free at Marble Blast. Demos for Windows, Mac, and Linux are also still available.[8] The license to the Marble Blast franchise is retained by IAC. It is unknown if the Xbox version is still available; the only known source is a video on YouTube showing the original Xbox Live Arcade with Marble Blast Gold on it. Many fans have reacted negatively towards its discontinuation since.[9][10]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'GarageGames Player Site Launches - Game Spy Daily'. Archived from the original on January 16, 2003. Retrieved March 13, 2019.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- ^'Marble Blast Goes Gold - GarageGames'. Archived from the original on June 3, 2003. Retrieved March 13, 2019.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- ^http://www.garagegames.com/community/forums/viewthread/11149/1#comment-73350
- ^http://www.marbleblast.com/index.cgi?board=newlevelsboard&action=display&thread=7737
- ^Charlie Sinhaseni. 'Marble Blast: Great balls of fun!'. Gaming Nexus. Archived from the original on December 5, 2006. Retrieved April 2, 2007.
- ^Kyle Nau. 'Gamepage: Marble Blast Gold'. Archived from the original on October 18, 2006. Retrieved April 2, 2007.
- ^Velea Gloriana. 'Marble Blast Gold'. GamersInfo. Archived from the original on March 18, 2007. Retrieved April 2, 2007.
- ^https://marbleblast.com/index.php/downloads/mbg
- ^http://www.garagegames.com/community/forums/viewthread/126136
- ^https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq7jo1UwLfQ