GUILE_LOAD_PATH
Specifies the directory where the guile files are
trackballs6
Marble game similar to the classic arcade game 'marble madness'
Usage
trackballs [-w]
[-m]
[-y]
[-f]
[-e
-l<level>
-t<level>]
[-r<width>]
[-s<sensitivity>] ...
Overview
Trackballs is a simple game inspired by the classic Atari 1980's arcade game 'Marble Madness' (later released by Electronic Arts for the Amiga and other platforms).
By steering a marble ball through a labyrinth filled with sharp objects, pools of acid and other obstacles the player collects points. When the ball passes through the goal it continues to the next, more difficult track - unless the time runs out.
It should be noted that this game is _not_ intended to be a replica of Marble Madness but rather merely inspired by it. For instance the game uses 3D graphics even though the original game had no real use for it. Also the game is fully programmable with a scripting extension (Guile), and includes a level editor with which to easily create new levels.
Options
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-h , --help -
Display usage information.
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-l , --level -
Start from level.
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-w , --windowed -
Run in window (Default is fullscreen)
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-m , --mute -
Mute sound.
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-y , --low-memory -
Attempt to conserve memory usage
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-s , --sensitivity -
Mouse sensitivity, default 1.0
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-f , --fps -
Displays framerate
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-v , --version -
Indicate the current version number
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-9 , --debug-joystick -
Debug joystick status
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-j , --repair-joystick -
Correct for bad joysticks
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-t , --touch -
Updates a map to the latest format
Environment
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TRACKBALLS -
Specifies a preferred share directory; this is ignored if invalid
Files
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/usr/bin/trackballs -
The executable file for trackballs
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/usr/share/games/trackballs -
Necessary shared files for trackballs
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/usr/share/locale -
Location of the locale files, if applicable
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/usr/share/doc/trackballs -
Detailed package documentation
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~/.trackballs/ -
Per user settings directory
Examples
To run this program the standard way type:
trackballs
To disable audio and start in windowed mode
trackballs -m -w
Alternatively you can test a level with:
trackballs -l steep
Notes
Full documentation for the game and the editor can be found in the detailed package documentation or at ⟨https://trackballs.github.io/docs/index.html⟩
Releases
9 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 3 times.
--debug-joystick since Debian 10 (Buster);
--fps since Debian 10 (Buster);
--help since Debian 10 (Buster);
--level since Debian 10 (Buster);
--low-memory since Debian 10 (Buster);
--mute since Debian 10 (Buster);
--repair-joystick since Debian 10 (Buster);
--sensitivity since Debian 10 (Buster);
--touch since Debian 10 (Buster);
--version since Debian 10 (Buster);
--windowed since Debian 10 (Buster);
-9 since Debian 10 (Buster);
-f since Debian 10 (Buster);
-h since Debian 10 (Buster);
-j since Debian 10 (Buster);
-l since Debian 10 (Buster);
-m since Debian 10 (Buster);
-s since Debian 10 (Buster);
-t since Debian 10 (Buster);
-v since Debian 10 (Buster);
-w since Debian 10 (Buster);
-y since Debian 10 (Buster).