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#Marble Madness

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    23-Jul-86 20:48:35
Sb: #Marble Madness
Fm: Tom Drobnak 72155,1022
To: Electronic Arts

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I just bought the Marble Madness program today. I was very impressed with it. You duplicated it exactly. Although I think it is the best computer game out for a microcomputer, I have a few complaints. I wanted to know why you did not have it auto boot like Archon or One-on-One. I would, and I think most other people would like it to auto boot since going through Workbench is somewhat of a pain. Also, is all the disk access necessary? I listed the files sizes, and most of them are under 50 Kilobytes. I am worried that with all the disk access that my diskette will wear out very soon since I cannot make a backup of the diskette. I also noticed some color changes and flicker at the beginning of the third level. Will any of these things I mentioned be fixed in future releases of the game? One last question. Were there any instructions supplied with the game besides the small cardboard card? I did not seem to get any with my copy (such as an explanation of who you are and what you are doing there?).