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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|InterActiveCorp}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|InterActiveCorp}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Torque}}
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Torque Game Engine|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/marble-blast-gold|title=MobyGames - Marble Blast Gold|date=2022-05-19|snippet=Game Engine: Torque}}</ref>}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|May 9, 2003}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|May 9, 2003}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Marble Blast }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid side =  
 
|steam appid side =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id side =  
 
|gogcom id side =  
|official site= https://marbleblast.com/index.php/downloads/mbg
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|official site=  
 
|hltb        =  
 
|hltb        =  
 
|igdb        = <!-- Only needs to be set if there is no IGDB reception row -->
 
|igdb        = <!-- Only needs to be set if there is no IGDB reception row -->
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|wikipedia    = Marble Blast Gold
 
|wikipedia    = Marble Blast Gold
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
|license      = former commercial
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|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| retail | | unknown | "Pre-installed on iMac, iBook and iMac Mini", according to the official site. |  | OS X }}
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{{Availability/row| retail | | unknown | |  | Windows, OS X }}
{{Availability/row| official | https://marbleblast.com/index.php/downloads/mbg | unknown |  |  | Windows, OS X }}
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{--}} The full Linux version is no longer available for download or purchase. The official site offer the fanmade remaster [https://marbleblast.com/index.php/downloads/modifications/mbpu Marble Blast Powered Up] in its place.
 
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\marble\client}}
 +
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 +
{{Game data/config|Linux|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\marble\client\prefs.cs}}
 +
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 +
{{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
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|widescreen resolution      = hackable
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|widescreen resolution notes= Use the [https://marbleblast.com/index.php/downloads/extras/download/18-extras/753-mbg-horizontal-widescreen-support-windows MBG Horizontal Widescreen support mod].<br/><br/>Alternatively, open the console using the tilde key (~), and type the command {{code|setResolution(1600, 1200, 32);}}, replacing the first two numbers with the resolution you want to use.
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor              = hackable
|multimonitor notes        =  
+
|multimonitor notes        = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
+
|ultrawidescreen notes      = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = hackable
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|4k ultra hd notes          = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 
|fov                        = unknown
 
|fov                        = unknown
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = limited
|windowed notes            =  
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|windowed notes            = Limited to 800x600. See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]] to use a higher resolution.
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = unknown
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|upscaling                  = unknown
|vsync notes                =  
+
|upscaling tech            =
|60 fps                    = unknown
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|upscaling notes            =
|60 fps notes              =  
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|vsync                      = always on
|120 fps                    = unknown
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|vsync notes                = Locked to 64 FPS. Use the [https://marbleblast.com/index.php/forum/mb-mods-misc/7696-marble-blast-frame-rate-unlocker Marble Blast Frame Rate Unlocker mod] to unlock the frame rate.
|120 fps notes              =  
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|60 fps                    = true
 +
|60 fps notes              = Locked to 64 FPS.
 +
|120 fps                    = hackable
 +
|120 fps notes              = Use the [https://marbleblast.com/index.php/forum/mb-mods-misc/7696-marble-blast-frame-rate-unlocker Marble Blast Frame Rate Unlocker mod] to unlock the frame rate.
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
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==Input==
 
==Input==
 
{{Input
 
{{Input
|key remap                = unknown
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|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
|controller support        = unknown
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|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller          = unknown
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==Audio==
 
==Audio==
 
{{Audio
 
{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = true
|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume notes    = Music and sound effects.
 
|surround sound            = unknown
 
|surround sound            = unknown
 
|surround sound notes      =  
 
|surround sound notes      =  
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|closed captions          = unknown
 
|closed captions          = unknown
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost        = unknown
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|mute on focus lost        = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes  =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes  =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
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|royalty free audio        = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =
 
|red book cd audio        =  
 
|red book cd audio        =  
 
|red book cd audio notes  =  
 
|red book cd audio notes  =  
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  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = unknown
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  |audio    = true
 
  |subtitles = unknown
 
  |subtitles = unknown
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    =  
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|minOS    = 98
|minCPU  =  
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|minCPU  = Intel Pentium II 400
|minRAM  =  
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|minRAM  = 64 MB
 +
|minHD    =
 +
|minGPU  = OpenGL or DirectX-compatible 3D graphics accelerator
 +
|minaudio = DirectX-compatible
 +
 
 +
|recOS    = 98 SE, ME, XP
 +
|recCPU  =
 +
|recRAM  =
 +
|recHD    =
 +
|recGPU  =
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      = <ref name="MBG_OfficialReqs">{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040606100206/http://www.garagegames.com/pg/product/view.php?id=15#system|title=GarageGames - Products - Marble Blast Gold Edition|date=2023-12-18}}</ref>
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = OS X
 +
 
 +
|minOS    = 10.6.8
 +
|minCPU  = Intel only (any)
 +
|minRAM  = 64 MB
 +
|minHD    =
 +
|minGPU  = Any dedicated
 +
 
 +
|recOS    =
 +
|recCPU  =
 +
|recRAM  =
 +
|recHD    =
 +
|recGPU  =
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.macgamestore.com/product/472/Marble-Blast-Gold/|title=MacGameStore - Marble Blast Gold|date=2023-12-18}}</ref>
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = Linux
 +
 
 +
|minOS    = Lindows 3.0, Redhat 7.1, SuSE 7.1, Mandrake 8.x, Debian 3.0
 +
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 400
 +
|minRAM  = 128 MB
 
|minHD    =  
 
|minHD    =  
|minGPU  =  
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|minGPU  = Nvidia TNT2, ATI Radeon 8500
 +
|minother = Kernel 2.4<br>
 +
glibc 2.2<br>
 +
XFree86 4.0 (if using hardware accelerated OpenGL drivers)
  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  
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|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 +
|ref    = <ref name="MBG_OfficialReqs"/>
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 19:28, 18 December 2023

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Marble Blast Gold
Marble Blast Gold cover
Developers
GarageGames
Publishers
Monster Studios
InterActiveCorp
Engines
Torque Game Engine[1]
Release dates
Windows May 9, 2003
macOS (OS X) June 2003
Linux June 2003
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Rolling ball
Series Marble Blast
Marble Blast Gold on Wikipedia
Marble Blast
Marble Blast 2002
Marble Blast Gold 2003
Marble Blast Ultra 2015

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Marble Blast Gold is a singleplayer third-person rolling ball game in the Marble Blast series.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\marble\client[Note 1]
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\marble\client\prefs.cs[Note 1]
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Use the MBG Horizontal Widescreen support mod.

Alternatively, open the console using the tilde key (~), and type the command setResolution(1600, 1200, 32);, replacing the first two numbers with the resolution you want to use.
Multi-monitor
See Widescreen resolution.
Ultra-widescreen
See Widescreen resolution.
4K Ultra HD
See Widescreen resolution.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Limited to 800x600. See Widescreen resolution to use a higher resolution.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Locked to 64 FPS. Use the Marble Blast Frame Rate Unlocker mod to unlock the frame rate.
60 FPS
Locked to 64 FPS.
120+ FPS
Use the Marble Blast Frame Rate Unlocker mod to unlock the frame rate.

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music and sound effects.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Other information

API

ExecutablePPC 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.
Linux

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum[2] Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II 400
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) OpenGL or DirectX-compatible 3D graphics accelerator
Sound (audio device) DirectX-compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum[3]
Operating system (OS) 10.6.8
Processor (CPU) Intel only (any)
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) Any dedicated
Linux
Minimum[2]
Operating system (OS) Lindows 3.0, Redhat 7.1, SuSE 7.1, Mandrake 8.x, Debian 3.0
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 400
System memory (RAM) 128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) Nvidia TNT2, ATI Radeon 8500
Other Kernel 2.4

glibc 2.2

XFree86 4.0 (if using hardware accelerated OpenGL drivers)


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

  1. MobyGames - Marble Blast Gold - last accessed on 2022-05-19
    "Game Engine: Torque"
  2. 2.0 2.1 GarageGames - Products - Marble Blast Gold Edition - last accessed on 2023-12-18
  3. MacGameStore - Marble Blast Gold - last accessed on 2023-12-18