What is Marble Madness?
{{italictitle}} {{Infobox video game | title = Marble Madness | developer = [[Atari Games]] | publisher = Atari Games | designer = [[Mark Cerny]] | programmer = Bob Flanagan | artist = Mark Cerny<br>Sam Comstock | composer = [[Brad Fuller (composer)|Brad Fuller]]<br>Hal Canon | platforms = [[Arcade video game|Arcade]]<br>[[Amiga]]<br>[[Apple II series|Apple II]]<br>[[Apple IIGS]]<br>[[Atari ST]]<br>[[Commodore 64]]<br>[[Game Boy]]<br>[[Game Boy Advance]]<br>[[Game Gear]]<br>[[Java Platform, Micro Edition|Java ME]]<br>[[Master System]]<br>[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]<br>[[IBM PC compatible|IBM PC]]<br>[[Sega Genesis]]<br>[[X68000]]<br>[[ZX Spectrum]] | release = December 15, 1984 | genre = [[Platform game|Platform]], [[Racing game|racing]] | modes = [[Single-player video game|One-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|two-player]] }} [[File:Marble Madness arcade cabinet.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A ''Marble Madness'' cabinet in a [[Shinjuku]] arcade.]] '''''Marble Madness''''' is a [[Platform game|platform]] [[Racing game|racing]] [[video game]]. It was both [[Video game publisher|published]] and [[Video game developer|developed]] by [[Atari Games]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/games/marble-madness|access-date=March 30, 2024|title=Marble Madness|publisher=[[IGN]]}}</ref> It was released in December 1984 in [[arcade]]s, not too long after the [[North American video game crash of 1983|video game crash of 1983]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/33375/gdc_2011_mark_cerny_discusses_.php|access-date=March 30, 2024|title=GDC 2011: Mark Cerny Discusses Marble Madness' Turbulent Development|publisher=Gamasutra}}</ref> Outside of arcades, ''Marble Madness'' would also be released for many consoles including the [[Master System]], [[Nintendo Entertainment System]], and [[Sega Genesis]] home consoles. It would also be released for the [[Game Boy]], [[Game Boy Advance]], and [[Game Gear]] handheld consoles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/11/12/marble-madness-3|access-d