Platform: Arcade
Region: NTSC
Country: United States of America
Developer(s): Atari
Publishers(s): Atari Games
ReleaseDate: 1970-01-01
Players: 1
Co-op: No
Marble Madness II
Also know as: marblmd2 | Marble Man: Marble Madness II
Atari's 1984 Marble Madness was a successful arcade game which has maintained an avid cult following over the years. The game was widely acclaimed for its accessible but highly difficult gameplay, its early use of 3D-level designs, its music, and its entertaining addictiveness. The only real complaint of fans was that the game was too short, with only six levels available to play. A longer, more involved sequel was desired, and this was put into development, with the result being Marble Man: Marble Madness II, planned for release in 1991. This was a whole new game with new features, many more levels than the original, and a mascot character, Marble Man. The game was completed and several arcade cabinets were built for location testing, a first generation including the original Marble Madness trackball control, and a second generation featuring a more typical joystick control. However, Atari found that the popularity of fighting games such as Street Fighter II were dominating the market. It seemed that the gameplay of Marble Madness was considered outdated and uncool, and so it was permanently shelved in favor of developing a new fighting game, Guardians of the Hood.
ESRB Rating: Not Rated
Genre(s): Action | Platform
