Developer / Publisher
Rare
MB
Year
1989
Genre
Action
Mode
1 - 2 players
Thank you for selecting the Nintendo Entertainment System Marble Madness Game Pak! For full enjoyment, please read this manual carefully.
Marble Madness is an adaptation of the hit US arcade and video game. In some instances, there may be a minor flicker when a player « dies », but this will not affect player control or gameplay.
Buttons
USING THE CONTROLLER
The illustration below names the controller parts you’ll be using as you play.
CONTROLLER OPTIONS
Horizontal Hold (90°):
Hold the controller in the conventional way and press the control pad to move the marble in the directions shown on the right.
Tenez la Diagonal Hold (45°):
Hold the controller at an angle and press the control pad to move the marble in the directions shown below.
Button A
To turbocharge — Press BUTTON A.
Start
To pause — Press the START BUTTON.
To restart, press START BUTTON again.
Select
To make a selection — Press the SELECT BUTTON.
How to play
HOW TO PLAY
Object
To move vour marble to the Goal Line on six raceways (Levels 1 through 6) without running out of time.
In a 2-player game, to beat your opponent to each Goal Line to score the most points.
SIGNING ON
Press the SELECT BUTTON to choose 1 Player or 2 Players. Then press START. To sign on, press the control pad RIGHT, LEFT, UP or DOWN to select the letters in your name. Press BUTTON A for each letter. To erase a letter, select RUB and press BUTTON A. Select END after entering your name.
On the next screen, press the control pad UP or DOWN to choose Horizontal Hold (90°) or Diagonal Hold (45°). (See CONTROLLER OPTIONS on page 4.) Then press BUTTON A. Repeat the sign-on sequence for a 2-player game.
LEVEL 1 GOAL LINE
MOVING THROUGH THE MAZE
On each raceway, you must try to move your marble through a 3-D maze toward the Goal Line. At first, you’ll have to search for the Goal Lines. Once you know where they are, you’ll be able to get there faster!
LOSING YOUR MARBLE
Your marble will disappear whenever it falls off the raceway or gets captured by certain enemies. When you lose a marble, you must wait for it to reappear before you can continue. You have an unlimited number of marbles — but losing marbles slows you down!
TURBOCHARGING
Press BUTTON A at any time to give your marble an extra burst of speed. Turbocharging can shave seconds off your time. It can also help you escape enemies and traps!
ENEMIES AND TRAPS
Deadly enemies and traps await you on every raceway! Be careful, or you’ll lose your marble! See the illustration below for some examples.
Marble Munchers
Avoid them, or you’ll lose a marble!
A Steelie
Avoid it —or knock it off the raceway for bonus points!
Riding the wave is a challenge … and a time-saver!
SHORTCUTS
Be on the lookout for quicker ways to the Goal Line. For example, if you can catch the wave on Level 3 (The Intermediate Race), you’ll reach the Goal Line faster!
BONUS SECONDS
After Level 1, any seconds left over from the previous level are added to your time on the next level. You also get a Time Bonus for each left over second!
BONUS POINTS
You’ll get bonus points for finding short-cuts and battling certain enemies.
Your bonus points will flash on the screen when you earn them. For example: on Level 1, press Button A to jump across to a tic-tac-toe grid for bonus points! Do a little exploring to find out where you can earn bonus points.
THE HIGH ROLLERS SCREEN
For the duration of play, your name and score will appear on the High Rollers screen if your score is high enough. You don’t have to reach the Final (6th) Goal Line to be a High Roller —you just have to score a lot of points trying to get there!
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