Marble Madness Game

by Nathan Fillhardt

Description

    This project is an attempt to make a game like the classic Arcade game Marble Madness. While the graphics are not the same and none of the levels are either the core concept of a ball rolling around a level to complete get to an objective is the key idea. The user is put in control of a ball and the goal is to navigate it to and end objective on the map. The Levels are all data driven so if you can figure out the file format you can make new levels!

User Guide

    You are given a certain amount of time to complete each level if you do not complete the level in the allotted time you will start over at level one. There is also a number of lives total if you fall off of the world you will lose a life if you lose all of them you lose the game and have to restart!

• Ball Movement
•    The ball can be controlled using the four arrow keys. A force is applied to the ball while any key is down and you are able to combine keys together to achieve diagonal movement.
• The ball has a maximum speed and acceleration on it.
• When going up some ramps it may be necessary to get a bit of speed to get all the way to the top.
• Some ramps and surfaces can change the velocity of your ball, be careful for they are not always labeled as such.
• Level Transversal
• There are currently 3 levels in the game and to get through them all you need to find the end point in under the time.
• Other controls
•   Pressing the 'SPACE' bar will pause the game, in some instances like restarting and progressing to the next level pressing the 'SPACE' bar will be required.
• Other stuff
• In the top left corner of the screen is displayed the Time left, number of lives your score and the current level.
• To exit the game press 'ESC'

Media

Movie Link