Marble Madness

For the unreleased PC Engine version, see Marble Madness (PC Engine).

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Marble Madness

System(s): PC-9801 VM, PC-9801 UV

Publisher: Home Data

Developer:

Home Data

Supporting companies: Bandit

Licensor: Atari Games, Tengen

Original system(s): Arcade boards

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1991
JP	1991

Non-NEC versions
Arcade Amiga Apple II Apple IIGS Atari ST Commodore 64 FM Towns Game Boy Game Boy Color Game Gear Master System Mega Drive Nintendo Entertainment System X68000

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Marble Madness (マーブルマッドネス) is an arcade game developed by Atari Games and released in 1984. Its popularity saw numerous ports to home platforms, including the PC-9801 VM for the Japanese market courtesy of Home Data.

Gameplay

The object of the game is to move a marble down an isometric field from one point to another, making sure not to fall of ledges or be damaged in other ways. The original arcade release relied heavily on a trackball controller, but the console ports rely on directional pad or another peripheral, meaning the control is less accurate. On the PC-9801 VM, the mouse is used to simulate the trackball, though the arrow keys may also be used to move the ball in the on-screen direction of the key press. For example, 🡩 will move the marble vertically up on the screen, with the respective effect in the arena.

Production credits

Atari Games Staff

Designer/Graphics Programmer: Mark Cerny
Game Programmer: Bob Flanagan
Animator: Sam Comstock
Sound Design: Hal Canon, Brad Fuller
Hardware Design: S Ly, J Margolin, D Paauw, D Snyder
System Support: C Downend, M Hoff, J Ritter
Software Support: M Albaugh, M Mahar, R Moore
Hardware Support: J Castillo, E Durfey, P McCarthy, N Minh

Home Data Staff

System & Enemy & Graphics Programmer: Ofu
User C-G & Text Programmer: Powered by Honda
Game & Trap Programmer: Alice Kagamino
Sprite & Graphics Design: Nan Chan, Y.Zinnai, Q.Zenba
Sound Design: Home Data Sound Team "Eurythm" Endodon, Junichi Ueda

Special Thanks

Tengen Staff: Mr.Matsunaga, Mr.Amanai
Bandit Staff: Mr.Kurata

... And any others, and you

Source:

In-game credits^[1]

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Magazine articles

Main article: Marble Madness/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

PC-9801 VM version

PC-9801 VM, JP
Cover

PC-9801 UV version

PC-9801 UV, JP

References

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↑ MarbleMadness PC9801VM Credits.pdf