With incredibly detailed graphics, the arcade's first truly stereo soundtrack, and the novel idea of racing living marbles through structures M. C. Escher would be proud of, Marble Madness now seems destined either to have been a hit, or to have been quickly forgotten by players unprepared for something so unique. Fortunately, the former happened, and Marble Madness soon earned a prominent place in video game history, establishing the new Atari Games as a maker of profitable arcade games, just like the company's predescesor.
Several arcade game compilations for systems like the PlayStation and the XBox have included Marble Madness, but to truly appreciate the original, you need that track ball.