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A common gameplay element (or, often, a game's whole premise) involving rolling some sort of sphere from the beginning of a level to the end. The player might be inside the ball, running atop of the ball or tilting the level to control the ball.
A common gameplay element (or, often, a game's whole premise) involving rolling some sort of sphere from the beginning of a level to the end. The player might be inside the ball, running atop of the ball or tilting the level to control the ball.


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* Many wooden versions exist, generally having a pair of knobs to manipulate the angle of the field and a large number of holes before the end to get caught it.
* Many wooden versions exist, generally having a pair of knobs to manipulate the angle of the field and a large number of holes before the end to get caught it.
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* ''[[Futurama]]: The Beast With A Billion Backs'' features a [[Blood Sport]] version.
* ''[[Futurama]]: The Beast With A Billion Backs'' features a [[Blood Sport]] version.
* A demo of just this comes with HTC phones to show off the accelerometer.
* A demo of just this comes with HTC phones to show off the accelerometer.
* ''[[Super Mario Galaxy (Video Game)|Super Mario Galaxy]]'' has a few levels of this sort; there's a Power Star in the ball, and Mario has to get it to the end of the level to get it out of the ball.
* ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' has a few levels of this sort; there's a Power Star in the ball, and Mario has to get it to the end of the level to get it out of the ball.
* ''[[Wii Fit]]'' has one exercise that consists of this, using the balance board.
* ''[[Wii Fit]]'' has one exercise that consists of this, using the balance board.
* ''Neverball'', a free software Super Monkey Ball clone.
* ''Neverball'', a free software Super Monkey Ball clone.
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* The ''[[Mercury]]'' series are these, using a blob of mercury in lieu of a sphere.
* The ''[[Mercury]]'' series are these, using a blob of mercury in lieu of a sphere.
* ''[[Crash Bandicoot]]: The Wrath Of Cortex'' has a couple of levels like this, with Crash inside the ball.
* ''[[Crash Bandicoot]]: The Wrath Of Cortex'' has a couple of levels like this, with Crash inside the ball.
* This frustratingly difficult Web Game: http://www.wickedsmallgames.com/games/s/spin-the-black-circle/play-game.html
* This frustratingly difficult Web Game: https://web.archive.org/web/20110905213420/http://www.wickedsmallgames.com/games/s/spin-the-black-circle/play-game.html
* The Atlasphere round in [[American Gladiators]].
* The Atlasphere round in [[American Gladiators]].
* ''[[Ballance]]''
* ''[[Ballance]]''
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[[Category:Stock Video Game Puzzle]]
[[Category:Stock Video Game Puzzle]]
[[Category:Mad Marble Maze]]
[[Category:Mad Marble Maze]]
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Latest revision as of 05:17, 18 September 2018

A common gameplay element (or, often, a game's whole premise) involving rolling some sort of sphere from the beginning of a level to the end. The player might be inside the ball, running atop of the ball or tilting the level to control the ball.

Examples of Mad Marble Maze include:


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