I just got my new marble madness home tonight. I could barely pass the vacuums on the aerial level. I have never seen the level beyond that one. Got some tips for me?
Boo... I see there is another thread that started for tips. I'll just share one... find a patter for each level that works for you and work to improve it.
Actually, I have another one... In the "everything is wrong" level, I previously never attempted to run over all the mini bad guys. Even though they give you +3 seconds, I typically found I spent more than 3 seconds trying to get each one. However, I've recently found the benefit is huge if you get them in packs. So my tip is to always to after most of them.
Those hammers have different patterns. If you get to them very quickly, they will all hammer down at the same time. If you keep up your momentum, you can just go by them all. But you need to go very fast.
Another pattern is when they hammer down individually and spaced out by a hammer or two. If you run into this, roll up to a hammer while it's down. Get right next to it. As soon as it goes up, spin the trackball like crazy and try to fly by and hope you don't hit another as it shows up.
These hammers do cause trouble. They can ruin an otherwise good game.
The video I posted in that other thread shows a successful passage between the hammers.