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Marble Madness on the Sega Genesis looks simple—just roll a marble to the finish—but that isometric view messes with your depth perception in the best way. You’ll swear you’re steering straight until your marble suddenly veers off the edge of a narrow path. The later levels get brutal, with moving obstacles and enemies that knock you off course if you’re not careful.

Two-player mode turns it into a frantic race where you’re both fighting the clock and each other. I lost way too many matches because I panicked and overcorrected at the last second. The physics feel just right—weighty but slippery—so every tiny nudge of the D-pad matters.

It’s one of those games that’s easy to pick up but takes real patience to master.