Game entry
Marble Madness
1984 · Puzzle, Arcade · Mega Drive, PC-98, Arcade, Sharp X68000, FM Towns · Atari Games
Marble Madness is ranked no. 1,782 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,516 and 44% of duels won. Its best standing outside the world ranking: no. 4 out of 23 (1984).
World rank
no. 1,782
ELO score
1,516
Wins
44%
Duels played
64
About Marble Madness
Marble Madness is an isometric platform game in which the player manipulates an onscreen marble from a third-person perspective. The player controls the marble's movements with a trackball, though most home versions use game controllers with directional pads. The aim of the game is for the player to complete six maze-like, isometric race courses before a set amount of time expires. When a player completes a race, the remaining time is added to the next race's allotted time. The game also allows two players to compete against each other.
Courses are populated with various objects and enemies designed to obstruct the player. As the game progresses, the courses become increasingly difficult and introduce more enemies and obstacles. Each course has a distinct visual theme. For example, the first race, titled "Practice", is a simple course that is much shorter than the others, while the fifth race, named "Silly", features polka-dot patterns and is oriented in a direction opposite from the other courses
ELO progression
Score moved from 1,500 to 1,516 ELO points over the last 170 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against Enter the Gungeon 0% 2 duels played · 32 points behind
- against The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 0% 2 duels played · 426 points behind
- against Limbo 50% 2 duels played · 332 points behind
- against The Walking Dead 0% 2 duels played · 290 points behind
- against The Last Campfire 0% One duel played · 96 points ahead
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Around this spot
The games Marble Madness sits between in the world ranking.
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Released in 1984
The standing
Where Marble Madness ranks
The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Marble Madness stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 4 out of 23 (1984).
| Ranking | Position | Games competing |
|---|---|---|
| World ranking | 1,782 | 5,035 |
| Puzzle | 35 | 141 |
| 1980s | 36 | 155 |
| 1984 | 4 | 23 |
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