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NAME
     Trackballs  -  marble  game similar to the classic arcade game 'Marble Mad-
     ness'

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 Mar-
     ble 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/local/bin/trackballs
	    The executable file for trackballs

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

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

     /usr/local/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  au-
     thors.

Mathias Broxvall		   2018-04-02			   trackballs(6)

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