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Hamsterball is a 3-D computer game made by Raptisoft. It is based on Atari's Marble Madness which was released in 1984. The object of the game is to roll a hamster in a ball through many obstacle courses, called races, while on a time limit. The races involve mean 8-balls who attempt to knock the hamsterball off the bridges and such where the ball must roll. Also obstacles are saws, hammers, 'Block Dawgs', which look like miniature irons and block the ball from entering tubes or crossing bridges. These only appear on the Toob Race and the Master Race. Each race has a theme, such as a castle theme on Tower Race, and spiraling dizziness on Dizzy Race. the easiest race is Warm-Up Race, and the hardest is Master. The Master Race uses the hardest obstacles from all the other races, such as the tar pits from Dizzy, the catapult from Tower, and Block Dawgs from the Toob.

Prior to the 3.0 version, there were only 12 races available to play. was the first place to release 3.0 which added 3 new races and 3 new arenas.

Original Version Races

Warm-Up race-the first and shortest race. With pink atmosphere, this game is the easiest one of all 12 races. Its time pool is not added into other races. There are no enemies.

Beginner race-First appearance of 8-ball. Very easy race. The color is orange. There are some curves in this race and triangles (if the hamster touches them, he will bounce).

Intermediate race-blue race. It has 8-ball as main enemy, but there are also hamstertraps. Near the end is one special bridge that lifts up and down.

Dizzy race-green. Lots of curves, most of them on the beginning. There is also a rotating circle and one curvy bridge.

Tower race-first appereance of the catapult. There are spikey bludgeons and a pink ball. Two routes lead to the goal-one harder, but shorter and another one-longer and safer.

Up race

Expert race

Odd race

Toob race-Toob race is 9. race. Colors of this race are blue and white. The race has lots of yellow tunnels (tubes). There are 3 tube routes with 2 paths, one longer and one shorter, but unlike in Tower race the player can't choose shorter route in one toob, the game chooses instead.

Wobbly race-Colors of this race are olive-green and white. Some parts of this race can move forward-backwards or left-right when hamster touches it. It is 10. race in Hamsterball.

Sky race- 11. race. This is very tight race. Its colors are light-blue and white.

Master race

Gold Version (3.0) Races

Neon
Glass
Impossible

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