trackballs(6)							       Games							     trackballs(6)

NAME

       trackballs - A marble game for Linux that is similiar to the classic arcade game 'Marble Madness'.

SYNTAX

       trackballs [-w, -m] [-e, -l <level>] [-r <width>] ...

	 -h  --help	    Display this usage information.
	 -e  --edit	    Start as level editor.
	 -l  --level	    Start from level.
	 -w  --windowed     Run in window (Default is fullscreen)
	 -m  --mute	    Mute sound.
	 -r  --resolution   Set resolution to 640, 800 or 1024
	 -s  --sensitivity  Mouse sensitivity, default 1.0
	 -f  --fps	    Displays framerate

       The last 5 options are all but obsolete as these can now be accessed through the games menu system.

DESCRIPTION

       Trackballs  is  a  simple  game similar to 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 vicious hammers, pools of acid and other obstacles the  player  collects  points.
       When the ball reaches the destination 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 we aim at making the game highly configurable by a script-
       ing extension (Guile) and provide a simple editor by which new levels easily can be created.

FILES

       Binary:			/usr/games/trackballs
       Shared files directory:	/usr/share/games/trackballs/
       Settings directory:	~/.trackballs/

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

       GUILE_LOAD_PATH
	      Specifies the directory where the guile files are

EXAMPLES

       To run this program the standard way type:

	   trackballs

       Alternativly you edit a level using this command:

	   trackballs -e steep

       Alternativly you can test a level with:

	   trackballs -l steep

AUTHOR

       Mathias Broxvall <matbr@home.se>

CONTRIBUTORS

       Music and UI Graphics - Dietrich Radel <radel@inet.net.nz>
       Sound Effects - Benoit Rouits <brouits@free.fr>

       Packagers:
       Mandrake - Guillaume Bedot <guillaume.bedot@wanadoo.fr>
       Debian - Ari Pollak <ari@debian.org>

Mathias Broxwall														     trackballs(6)