1trackballs(6)                        Games                       trackballs(6)
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NAME

6       Trackballs  -  marble  game  similar to the classic arcade game 'Marble
7       Madness'
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SYNOPSIS

10       trackballs [-w] [-m] [-y] [-f]  [-e  -l<level>  -t<level>]  [-r<width>]
11       [-s<sensitivity>] ...
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DESCRIPTION

15       Trackballs is a simple game inspired by the classic Atari 1980's arcade
16       game 'Marble Madness' (later released by Electronic Arts for the  Amiga
17       and other platforms).
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19       By  steering  a  marble  ball  through  a  labyrinth  filled with sharp
20       objects, pools of acid and other obstacles the player collects  points.
21       When  the  ball  passes through the goal it continues to the next, more
22       difficult track - unless the time runs out.
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24       It should be noted that this game is _not_ intended to be a replica  of
25       Marble  Madness but rather merely inspired by it. For instance the game
26       uses 3D graphics even though the original game had no real use for  it.
27       Also the game is fully programmable with a scripting extension (Guile),
28       and includes a level editor with which to easily create new levels.
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OPTIONS

32       -h , --help
33              Display usage information.
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35       -l , --level
36              Start from level.
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38       -w , --windowed
39              Run in window (Default is fullscreen)
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41       -m , --mute
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44       -y , --low-memory
45              Attempt to conserve memory usage
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47       -s , --sensitivity
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50       -f , --fps
51              Displays framerate
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53       -v , --version
54              Indicate the current version number
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56       -9 , --debug-joystick
57              Debug joystick status
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59       -j , --repair-joystick
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62       -t , --touch
63              Updates a map to the latest format
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ENVIRONMENT

67       GUILE_LOAD_PATH
68              Specifies the directory where the guile files are
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70       TRACKBALLS
71              Specifies a  preferred  share  directory;  this  is  ignored  if
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FILES

76       /usr/bin/trackballs
77              The executable file for trackballs
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79       /usr/share/trackballs
80              Necessary shared files for trackballs
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82       /usr/share/locale
83              Location of the locale files, if applicable
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85       /usr/share/doc/trackballs
86              Detailed package documentation
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88       ~/.trackballs/
89              Per user settings directory
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EXAMPLE

93       To run this program the standard way type:
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97       To disable audio and start in windowed mode
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101       Alternatively you can test a level with:
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NOTES

107       Full  documentation  for  the  game  and the editor can be found in the
108       detailed         package          documentation          or          at
109       ⟨https://trackballs.github.io/docs/index.html⟩
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AUTHORS

113       See  the  AUTHORS.md  file in the source package for a detailed list of
114       authors.
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120Mathias Broxvall                  2018-04-02                     trackballs(6)