Marble Blast Ultra had upgraded graphics (as it used the Torque Game Engine Advanced), leaderboards and multiplayer (up to 8 players).
The Xbox 360 version of Marble Blast featured 60 levels, many of which were brand new, but a number of them were either from Marble Blast Gold for the PC or the Xbox. The Xbox version can no longer be bought since Microsoft moved to the newer Xbox Live Arcade, but those who purchased Marble Blast Gold and still have it on their Xbox can still play it. The Xbox version contained improved graphics (mainly bump mapping and reflection) and replaced a number of Marble Blast Gold levels with newer ones, including: Black Diamond, The Road Less Travelled, Root Cube and others. The Xbox version of Marble Blast Gold contains 100 levels as well as gold times, but added Leaderboards for users to share their top times. The Marble Blast franchise post-Marble Blast Gold: The reviewer said "The game can be a lot of fun, especially if you are the type that likes to challenge your hand-eye coordination." Rated 9/10, "Marble Blast Gold is another great entry into the marble genre and a showpiece for the Torque engine. Received an 8.4/10 rating, "Addictive gameplay and appealing levels lead to some of the best fun that $14.99 can buy".
InterActiveCorp has had agreed to maintain the license conditions stated in Marble Blast Gold, hence modifications and custom levels to this game can still be created.
Users who purchased Marble Blast Gold from GarageGames prior to February 1, 2011, can still download it via GarageGames. A few months afterwards Marble Blast Ultra and Mobile were removed from their respective stores.
The exclusion to this is the Mac Games Store, where Marble Blast Gold can still be bought. GarageGames announced that on February 1, 2011, Marble Blast Gold would be removed from its stores as well as other retailers and would no longer be available for sale.
TorquePowered had sold the license to the Marble Blast franchise among others to InterActiveCorp and the company itself was later acquired by Graham Software Development and was re-named as GarageGames. However it could not maintain profit and its parent company, InterActiveCorp, had shut down its activities. GarageGames was later re-branded as TorquePowered and became a subdivision of InstantAction as it entered the online gaming platform.
Marble Blast Mobile (iPhone and iPod Touch, but can work on iPad) Marble Blast Gold came pre-installed on iMac, iBook and iMac Mini, which heavily contributed to its commercial success. Marble Blast Gold supports user created custom levels, which can be shared. Beating Gold Times is not a requirement for progression in the game. Some levels feature a Qualify Time in order to increase difficulty, and all levels feature a Gold Time, where players must finish the level below a specific time-frame. Collecting gems is a requirement in some levels before players can complete the level. Some levels even contain hazards to hinder the player’s progress and powerups to help him pass various challenges. Marble Blast Gold revolves around controlling a colourful marble around different stages, with the goal getting to the end pad while avoiding falling off the level (Out of Bounds). Marble Blast was originally released in December 2002 for Windows (Mac and Linux were released a month afterwards), and an expansion for it, Marble Blast Gold, replaced it May 2003. Here are 15 spectacular games that-despite their popularity-are no longer available.If you’re here you probably know Marble Blast Gold, which is the game this website is dedicated after. Whether companies quit producing these games or permanently removed them from the online market, the world suffers without them. Some of these games have been remade by dedicated fans, but we’ll never be able to buy or download the original games ever again. In most cases, the developers shut down online services, leading to missing features and terminated games.
The other games on this list had features that nobody can access today-even if you own the game. If you bought these games before they fell out of the market, you can still play them.
Half the games below can no longer be purchased or downloaded in any form. Companies either ported these games or updated online gameplay however, these noble efforts eventually ended.
Many of the games on this list survived for years thanks to developers and the fans who supported them. This pleases fans but also makes games available to new players, allowing every generation to enjoy classic titles. Through remakes, remasters, and ports, developers carry old games to new consoles. Most video games and consoles gradually disappear from the market, but some companies recognize the timelessness of amazing games.