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Speedrunning ToolsLive streaming software.Free live streaming software.One of the best timers around.useful timeruseful timer (Mac compatible!)timer for AndroidIRC client to be used with speedrunsliveMac IRC client to be used with speedrunsliveTwitch emotes are enabled in comments!Use (/EmoteName), eg (/FrankerZ). Not sure if it was on a mac or not, but I remember playing this game on my mom's PC.

On one of the advanced levels there were 30+ fans, which lagged out the game when I tried to play it, so I never got passed that level and onto the others. It felt amazing when I went back and ended up beating that level.

I haven't speedran that section (advanced levels), as doing that with speed and precision is way beyond my level. If you want your mind to be blown, I suggest watching Xelna run that category. He is by far the best Marble Blast speedrunner, and I believe he is 1st place in every single category of every version of Marble Blast.​Here is his advanced speedrun:. I agree with this. If you check out my 6:15 run, I still had a slower final level than this run by about 1.5 seconds, and I was slower than my PB of the final level by 5 seconds (which weirdly enough was my first successful attempt of the strat). I know that I could probably save about 5 seconds at the end of the level, but that's about it. I only tend to reset if I severely mess something up (other than on Pitfalls since I knew I could save 14 seconds just by the final level strat), or if I die.

If I ever attempt Advanced, I won't reset when I die just due to how long the Advanced section is (something like 60 levels).​​.

Marble Blast UltraGarageGamesAlex SwansonReleaseJanuary 25, 2006July 20, 2011 ( Port)Mode(s),Marble Blast Ultra is a involving a developed. It was released on January 25, 2006 for the via. It is the sequel to. It features 60 levels, enhanced graphics, 2 new and a multiplayer mode. A PC of the game under the title Marble Blast Online was available at until the website was shut down. As of year-end 2010, Marble Blast Ultra has sold over 756,000 copies. In February 2011, the game was delisted from XBLA.

The following year, the game was planned to be rereleased physically for Xbox 360 but was canceled. In Marble Blast Ultra players navigate a marble through obstacles and gaps to reach the finish in sixty levels.In Single player mode, the player has the main goal of reaching the finish pad of the level as fast as possible. Obstacles will hinder the player's progress, but powerups are also provided to help the player finish the level.

There are sixty single player levels that can be completed by the player. They are divided into Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Levels, each category containing twenty levels. Many of these levels (such as 'Survival of the Fittest', 'Natural Selection', and 'Ordeal') are recycled from.There is a par time set for each of the levels, and if the player beats the level under par time, the player will earn achievements based on how many levels they successfully completed under par time. Additionally, if the player has Xbox Live connection, his or her best time will show on a leaderboard where players worldwide can compare their best times. The leaderboard is updated whenever a player gets a new record time.The game makes use of two new power-ups:Ultra blast - instantly increases the blast meter, and adds more power. The player can even perform a double jump.Mega marble - makes the marble bigger, allowing it to knock other marbles off-course. The power-up lasts at least 10 seconds before the marble shrinks back to normal.Multiplayer Multiplayer mode contains 20 levels and supports up to 8 simultaneous players.

There is only one mode which consists of collecting gems within a certain time limit (three to six minutes), which depends on the level. After a group of 2-6 gems are collected entirely, another set of gems appear elsewhere on the board.

Players race to these gems and use power-ups to navigate across the level quicker and interfere with other players.There are three types of gems: red, yellow, and blue. Red gems are worth one point, while yellows are worth two and blues are worth five. Most likely, blue and yellow gems are much harder to get than the red ones. The player at the end of the time limit with the most points wins.

Players can change their marble's appearance by choosing from a variety of patterns and pictures in the main menu, such as a globe marble or a tiger marble as well as adding several different effects to use online. Ranked matches and player matches are supported along with an overall multiplayer leaderboard for ranked and player matches. Users can create a game or join one and filter parameters such as level, players, and gamer zone.

Private games are also supported.Development and marketing On December 5, 2007, Marble Blast Ultra was made an Xbox Live Arcade Hit and had its price lowered. In 2008, three new achievements totaling 50 gamerscore were added to Marble Blast Ultra on Xbox.com. On Wednesday the 29th of October 2008 a new downloadable content pack was made available which contained a new multiplayer level 'Marble It Up'. On December 3, 2008 the Marble-Fu map pack was released, and on December 23, 2008 the Agoraphobia pack was released. Each pack contained five maps and was available on prior to their Xbox 360 release.On February 12, 2011 Marble Blast Ultra was delisted from the Xbox Live Arcade service resulting in the game being a lost Xbox Live Arcade game as the full version has not resurfaced since. Despite this, a version was released later that year., now a subsidiary of Graham Software Development, retained the rights to the Torque Engine which powers Marble Blast Ultra, but not the rights to the game.

Game rights are property of InstantAction Holdings. GarageGames CEO Eric Preisz said that it was 'unlikely' that the studio would reacquire the rights to its games.Members of the development team later worked on a spiritual successor, Marble It Up!, which released for the in September 2018 and subsequently for. See also.