NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

       Trackballs  is  a  simple  game  inspired by 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  sharp  objects,  pools  of  acid  and  other
       obstacles  the  player  collects  points. When the ball passes through the goal 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 the game is fully programmable with a scripting extension (Guile), and includes a  level  editor
       with which to easily create new levels.

OPTIONS

       -h , --help
              Display usage information.

       -l , --level
              Start from level.

       -w , --windowed
              Run in window (Default is fullscreen)

       -m , --mute
               Mute sound.

       -y , --low-memory
              Attempt to conserve memory usage

       -s , --sensitivity
              Mouse sensitivity, default 1.0

       -f , --fps
              Displays framerate

       -v , --version
              Indicate the current version number

       -9 , --debug-joystick
              Debug joystick status

       -j , --repair-joystick
              Correct for bad joysticks

       -t , --touch
              Updates a map to the latest format

ENVIRONMENT

       GUILE_LOAD_PATH
              Specifies the directory where the guile files are

       TRACKBALLS
              Specifies a preferred share directory; this is ignored if invalid

FILES

       /usr/bin/trackballs
              The executable file for trackballs

       /usr/share/games/trackballs
              Necessary shared files for trackballs

       /usr/share/locale
              Location of the locale files, if applicable

       /usr/share/doc/trackballs
              Detailed package documentation

       ~/.trackballs/
              Per user settings directory

EXAMPLE

       To run this program the standard way type:

           trackballs

       To disable audio and start in windowed mode

           trackballs -m -w

       Alternatively you can test a level with:

           trackballs -l steep

NOTES

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

AUTHORS

       See the AUTHORS.md file in the source package for a detailed list of authors.