Atari Games‘ classic Marble Madness has been converted to pretty much every home system known to man (apart from those that it hasn’t been ported to, but then again: what have the Romans ever given us?), and here’s our list of the best…
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LISTS: as decided by The King of Grabs, in order of greatness:
10 BEST Marble Madness Conversions:
1. FM Towns (1991)
2. Sharp X68000 (1991)
3. Megadrive (1993)
4. Megadrive/Genesis (1991)
5. Sega Master System (1992)
6. Game Gear (1992)
7. Amiga (1986)
8. NES (1989)
9. Atari ST (1987)
10. PC MS-DOS (1987)
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The WORST Marble Madness conversions:
Apple IIgs <<<<<<<< Not too bad; just okay
Game Boy <<<<<<< Playable but incomplete
Game Boy Color <<<<<< Playable but impossible
Commodore 64 <<<<< Not bad; not great either
Apple II <<<< Just about acceptable
Game Boy Advance <<< Totally unacceptable
ZX Spectrum << Absolutely terrible
Amstrad CPC < An absolute travesty
See also: The peerless arcade original, and…
Marble Madness II, Gyroscope, Bubbler, Bobby Bearing and Spindizzy.
Do you think we missed anything? Let us know in the comments!