If you didn't notice the update today...
https://vgmaps.com/Atlas/Arcade/index.htm#MarbleMadnessIIYes, we have maps of the final version of this game now. I was sent these maps from an anonymous source.
I think I can share some details that they shared with me about the game, and rewrite it all in my own words, so you can't analyze word choice and sentence structure to identify the mystery Marble Madness II mapper... LOL.
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In the original test build, the marble turns into "Marble Man" at the end of the level. Afterwards, all references to "Marble Man" have been removed, so this should just be known as "Marble Madness II".
Level details:
Oasis: The palm trees throw coconuts at you.
North Pole: The snowmen throw snowballs at you, and the icicles fall down repeatedly whenever you pass by. There are also more than are visible on the map.
Sunburst: The dark clouds get angry faces and strike you with lightning when you go under them. Shooting stars fly at you at certain areas.
Wacky: The frying pans smack you, and the forks jump on you, both of which shatter you. The red squares are where jack-in-the-box characters pop out.
Deep Sea: This is underwater, with bubbles constantly floating up. You fall really slowly, so you can roll off higher drops and still survive. Eels come out of the holes on the wall, and the stingrays can land on you and eat you.
Wierd Walls: Yes, "Weird" is misspelled in the game. Fists pop out of the walls to stun and crush you. Acid leaks out of the walls at certain points.
Silly: Unlike most other levels, here, you go backwards, from the bottom to the top. New here are purple birds that fly out at you at certain points, which kill you if they hit you.
King Of The Mountain: Another bottom-to-top level. The Grinch-looking characters throw rocks at you, and are very accurate. If you roll into them, they jump off the ledge and land on their face. The iced ramp at the end is very difficult to scale, especially with the time limit.
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So, at last, this mysterious game has been mapped. I guess there's still intrigue that the ROM is extremely hard to come by... But is it at least satisfying that we now have the maps?
