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Marble Blast

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149 points sunday_serif | 5 comments | 24 Jun 25 00:01 UTC | HN request time: 0.783s | source
1. darthcircuit ◴[24 Jun 25 03:10 UTC] No.44362562[source]▶
If you want a more dedicated game that can be downloaded, check out

https://marbleblastultra.com/

I believe this is a reverse engineered port based on the Xbox 360 version.

I play it on my steamdeck once in a while. I like having native controller support now that I’m getting older.

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2. bengarney ◴[24 Jun 25 03:47 UTC] No.44362690[source]▶
I was a developer on that version!

We got the team back together and did a spiritual successor, Marble It Up!. If you are still enjoying the original I’d recommend checking it out (on consoles and Steam).

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3. vmladenov ◴[24 Jun 25 04:25 UTC] No.44362844[source]▶
My friend had Ultra on his Xbox 360 some 15 years ago and I instantly fell in love. Thank you for making another entry
4. mcyukon ◴[24 Jun 25 04:28 UTC] No.44362862[source]▶
Haha, thank you!

I have many fond memories playing Marble Blast on a G5 iMac as a teen, I think it came to our Internet-less house bundled with the iMac along with Glider Pro which I think came via CD.

I managed to get Marble Blast ultra running on my Steam deck, but the controls weren't amazing. Marble It Up runs like a top, and scratches that itch I have for the original.

5. n8cpdx ◴[25 Jun 25 19:24 UTC] No.44380987[source]▶
This is fantastic. I fell in love with Marble Blast Ultra on Xbox 360 and sunk many hours into it.

Fun fact: if you still have a physical Xbox 360 and previously purchased the game, you can still download it and play it.

Of course I might not have gone through the trouble if I knew about these ports, but at least I got a new hobby out of it.