Marble Blast is a 3D puzzle game involving a marble. It gained popularity when it got pre-installed on many new Apple computers including the Mac mini and iMac G5. It can also run on Windows and Linux computers. A gold version was also released adding more levels and introduced "gold times" for players to beat.
Gameplay
The basic gameplay involves rolling a marble around a 3D obstacle course, with many hazards. Some levels involve collecting gems, which must be collected before the level can be completed. Other levels may have a time limit which must be beaten. Powerups are avalible on some levels which provide help to the player. The levels are completed once the player reaches the purple platform. There are 100 levels which are divided into three different difficulty levels. Levels must be played in order and the player must "qualify" for next level. Custom levels are also availiable to download.
Powerups
There are many powerups on different levels. The most common ones are:
- Super speed.
- Super jump:
- Super bounce:
- Shock absorber:
- Time travel
- Gyrocopter
- Gravity modifier, which rotates the playing field.
Controls
There are two main controls to learn in the game, the ball's control and the camera control. By default the ball is controlled by the W, A, S, D keys while the camera is controlled by the mouse or arrow keys. Pressing the mouse button activates power ups. Settings can be configured to the user's preferences.
Obstacles
There are many obstacles in the game, ranging from tornados, tetris pieces, moving platforms and many others.
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