Marble Madness

Arcade 1984
5.7 / 10
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Rating Breakdown

Gameplay 18% weight
8/10
Depth 12% weight
1/10
Challenge 15% weight
7/10
Graphics 8% weight
7/10
Music 8% weight
3/10
Story 11% weight
—/10
Multiplayer 8% weight
—/10
Impact 9% weight
6/10
Nostalgia 11% weight
9/10

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Marble Madness is a 1984 platform game designed by Mark Cerny and published by Atari Games Inc. for arcades. Set in an isometric perspective, the game tasks the player with guiding a marble through six courses, populated with obstacles and enemies, within a time limit. The player controls the marble by using a trackball. Marble Madness is known for using innovative game technologies: it was Atari's first to use the Atari System 1 hardware, the first to be programmed in the C programming language, and one of the first to use true stereo sound.

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Reviewed January 1, 1984  ·  Last updated May 5, 2026