Marble Drop Run

Marble drop is a 1997 puzzle game made by maxis the same company that later created the sims.

Marble drop run.

The game supported windows 3 1 and 95. Followed by 500 cm of acrylic glass tube. The game mechanics are simple drop colored marbles in the correct funnels in the correct sequence to have them end in the desired target receptacle. If the marble runs over a button it might activate a diverter and send the next marble somewhere completely different.

Marble drop is an object based puzzle game similar to a cross between the incredible machine and pachinko. Marble run sets for kids 142pcs marble race track marble maze madness game stem building tower toy for 4 5 6 year old boys girls 113 pcs 25 glass marbles 4 led lighted marbles meland 36 79 36. Marble drop addition is an arcade style educational game for kids to practice addition. Marble drop is one of these successes.

From the entrance it goes 200 cm upwards in a special elevator. Thankfully the developers did not rely on win16 support on windows 95 and instead on the disk we can find both a win16 and a win32 version which requires some fixing to work on modern systems. Marble drop is a similarly themed title which isn t quite so good as its inspiration but which is still well worth a closer inspection. When your marble runs over certain sections the paths are re routed to different parts of the contraption.

The introduction of elements like track switchers sensors and ball traps increase the complexity of the game rapidly. It combines some cleverly designed puzzles with an easy to use interface to make an enjoyable bit of puzzling action. Players will learn that there are often many different combinations of numbers that add up to the target number. Marble madness the goal of marble drop is to put colored marbles into the right slots by dropping them into a maze of chutes tubes and gadgets.

To play the game kids must collect numbered marbles that add up to the target number shown at the top of the screen. Marble run is a collaborative attempt to build the longest marble run on earth. Sometimes you can spot the principle immediately. It s not quite a rube goldberg machine but each level is an elaborate contraption with plenty of moving ramps elevators switches cannons crossbows open flames and spinning doohickeys.