====== Rollers ======

//AKA: Ballers//

Games where you are a sphere and you roll about.

===== Examples =====
(Bunch of new ones popping up. Probably due to beginner tutorials for doing ball-rolling stuff with [[gmt>Unity]] and [[gmt>Unreal Engine]].)

  * 1984 - **//[[Marble Madness]]//**
  * 1990 - **//Jump'n Roll//** - [[commodore_amiga|Amiga]] game where you avoid obstacles in a pseudo-3-D
  * 1994 - **//Tama: Adventurous Ball in Giddy Labyrinth//**
  * 1997 - **//Armadillo Racing//**
  * 1998 - **//Kula World//** - Grid-based movement.
  * 2000 - **//Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble//**
  * 200x - **//Tiltronica//** (unreleased) [[https://www.unseen64.net/2019/05/16/tiltronica-xbox-cancelled|info.]]
  * 2001 - **//[[super_monkey_ball_series#Super Monkey Ball]]//**
  * 2002 - **//Marble Blast//**
  * 2003 - **ボールの王子様**((Trans.: //The Prince of the Ball// | Source: Google Translate))
  * 2003-- - **//[[Neverball]]//** (open-source) [[https://neverball.org/download.php|get]]
  * 2004 - **//Ball Racer//**
  * 2004 - **//Jump'n Roll//** - 3-D [[crilliclone|Crillion-ish]] game (without the bouncing).
  * 2004 - **//Hamsterball//** - //Marble Madness//-like
  * 2004 - **//Habitrail Hamster Ball//** - Licensed //Monkey Ball// clone
  * 2005 - **//Pac 'n Roll//** - //Pac 'n Roll Remix// has appeared on two compilations since.
  * 2007 - **//Namco Museum Remix//** - Hub world thing and some of the game modes (//Galaga// [indirect], //Pac'n Roll//, //Pac Motos//,  ...) have different kinds of rolling.
  * 2007 - **//REALPLAY Puzzlesphere//** - PS2 game with it's own ball-shaped motion controller.
  * 2008 - **//vertigo|Vertigo / Spinout//**
  * 2008 - **//The Incredible Maze//**
  * 2009((I think---)) - **//Super Gerball//**
  * 2009 - **//Equilibrio//** - 2-D, WiiWare, Roller meet //[[Cameltry]]//.
  * 2010 - **//Puzle Dimension//** [[steam>57200|get]]
  * 2010 - **//Hamsterball//** - Unsure of the relationship between this and the 2004 game wit hthe same name. Different developers, same logo. This one plays like //Monkey Ball// though.
  * 2011 - **//Jump N Roll//** - Sidescroller for phones [[https://games2be.com/projects/jumpnroll/|info]]
  * 2013? - **//Ballenger//** [[yt>aviL3HX3UEc|video]]
  * 2015 - **//Marble Muse//**
  * 2015 - **//JamG//**
  * 2015 - **//Dexterity Ball 3D//**
  * 2015 - **//Puzzle Ball//**
  * 2015 - **//Space Hole//** series [[itch>zimmbous.itch.io/spacehole2016|2016]] [[itch>zimmbous.itch.io/spacehole2018|2018]] [[itch>zimmbous.itch.io/spacehole2020|2020]]
  * 2016 - **//Groovy//**
  * 2016 - **//Mazement//**
  * 2016 - **//Road to Ballhalla//**
  * 2016 - **//Tiltagon//**
  * 2016 - **//Spherical Constitution//** [[gt>10403|get]]
  * 2016 - **//Super Impossible Road//**
  * 2016 - **//Marble Void//** [[steam>453650/Marble_Void/|get]]
  * 2016 - **//Steamroll//**
    * 2021 - **//Steamroll: Rustless Edition//**
  * 2016 - **//Marble Mountain//** [[steam>409390|get]]
  * 2017 - **//Finnish Roller//** [[steam>585560/Finnish_Roller/|get]]
  * 2017 - **//Winexy//** [[steam>577740|get]]
  * 2017 - **//Steel Punk Ball//**
  * 2017 - **//Totally Unbalanced//**
  * 2017 - **//Marble Skies//**
  * 2017 - **//Celestial Hacker Girl Jessica//** [[itch>girlsoftware.itch.io/jessica|get]]
  * 2017 - **//Maso Marble//** [[steam>673920/Maso_Marble/|get]]
  * 2017 - **//Marble Masters: The Pit//** [[steam>665630/Marble_Masters_The_Pit/|get]] - physics-puzzley, combatty?
  * 2017 - **//Polyball//** [[steam>368180/Polyball/|get]]
  * 2018 - **//Galaxy Ball//** [[steam>838430/Galaxy_Ball/|get]]
  * 2018 - **//Marble it Up//**
  * 2018 - **//Roboball//** [[steam>973170/RoboBall/|get]]
  * 2018 - **//Marble Race//** [[steam>851640/Marble_Race/|get]]
  * 2018 - **//Poly and the Marble Maze//** [[steam>938510/Poly_and_the_Marble_Maze/|get]]
  * 2018 - **//Mindball Play//** [[steam>446850|get]]
  * 2019 - **//Marble Odyssey//** [[steam>995310/Marble_Odyssey/|get]]
  * 2019 - **//Marble Combat//** [[steam>949000|get]] - Multiplayer combat thing.
  * 2019 - **//Marble Marcher//** [[itch>codeparade.itch.io/marblemarcher|get]] - Fractal boards.
  * 2019 - **//E Marble//** [[itch>guildcompounder.itch.io/e-marble|get]]
  * 2020 - **//Paperball//** [[steam>1198510/Paperball/|get]]
  * 2020 - **//Skully//** [[steam>1249110|get]]
  * 2020 - **//Snow Game//** [[itch>zahranworrell.itch.io/snowgame|get]]
  * 2020 - **//Cyber Hamster Tilt//** [[itch>mrrix32.itch.io/cyber-hamster-tilt|get]]
  * 2020 - **//Super Marble Brothers//** [[steam>1385760|get]]
  * 2020 - **//Marble Parkour// series** [[steam>1463170|get]]
  * 2020 - **//QUAD DEATH: Core Meltdown EX//** [[gt>11887|get]]
  * 2020 - **//Plataforma Branca//** [[steam>1486170]] - Birds-eye perspective
  * 2021 - **//Destruction Rocks//** [[itch>eleanorjmorel.itch.io/destruction-rocks|get]] - Multiplayer.
  * 2021 - **//Frog Ball//** [[itch>dallenlarson.itch.io/frog-ball|get]]
    * 2021 - **//Frog Ball Rerolled//** [[steam>1774160|get]]
  * 2021 - **//Rolled Out!//** [[https://rolledoutgame.com/|Homepage]] [[steam>873270|get]] - Looks good! Level design by the person who made a popular //Monkey Ball// mod called //[[https://smb-hacking.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Monkey_Ball_Gaiden|Super Monkey Ball Gaiden]]//.
  * 2021 - **//Sphere Game Epic//** [[steam>1843750|get]]
  * 2021 - **//The Fantaballous Tilt//** [[itch>terradev64.itch.io/the-fantaballous-tilt|get]]
  * 2022 - **//Marble Mouse//** [[itch>varunramesh.itch.io/marble-mouse|get]]
  * 202x - **//Rollerghoaster//** [[https://aggror.com/blog/item/b241f7bd-559c-4be8-b2e2-6acd14567caf|early demo]]

FIXME get dates (open-source):

  * [[https://lgdb.org/game/trackballs|Trackballs]]
  * [[https://lgdb.org/game/cg_madness|CG Madness]]
  * [[https://lgdb.org/game/cubosphere|Cubosphere]]
  * [[https://lgdb.org/game/lavirinto_3d|Lavirinto 3D]]
  * [[https://lgdb.org/game/maniacmarble3d|Maniacmarble3D]]
  * [[https://lgdb.org/game/irrlamb|irrlamb]]
  * Balance

==== Minigames ====
Rollers within other games.

  * 2005 - **//Fort Boyard: The Challenge//** has two different roller minigames. One where you roll a ball down a plank trying to get past a bunch of pegs, and a birds-eye view maze where you tilt the board.
  * 2007 - **//[[wii_fit_series|Wii Fit]]//** series.
  * 2011 - **//uDraw Studio: Instant Artist//** has two roller minigames that use the tilt function of the [[nintendo_wii|Wii]]. One where you navigate a maze, and one where you roll a ball to make [[drawing|drawings]].
  * 2017 - **//[[the_legend_of_zelda_breath_of_the_wild]]//** has some motion controlled ones in a couple of shrines.
  * 2022 - **//[[kirby_and_the_forgotten_land]]//** has a birds-eye view roller minigame in the town.

==== No-control ====

See [[marble_racing#videogames|Marble Racing§Videogames]] for games where you don't directly control the marbles, but usually desing the courses (//runs//) for them to travel through.

==== Physical ====

  * **//Perplexus//** [[http://superplexus.com/perplexus/|Homepage]]

===== Related =====

  * //SpongeBob SquarePants: 3D Obstacle Odyssey// - You don't roll, but levels sure seem like //Monkey Ball// ones.

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