Marble Madness gameplay - Japanese Sega Mega Drive version

This is the Japanese version of Marble Madness on the Sega Mega Drive.
The Japanese version is very different compared to the PAL and US version of the game. The Japanese version looks better, sounds better, plays better, and is probably as close to being arcade perfect as you can possibly get.

In this video, Thomas (RetroGameModz) and Zebbe from WaterMelon (the creators of Pier Solar) are playing two sessions of this version of Marble Madness as they try to complete it in 2 player mode without using any continues. Note that this version of the game is much more difficult than the PAL and US version, and that even the "very easy" level on the Japanese version is harder than the hardest difficulty level on the PAL/US version.

The game is played on a real Mega Drive in 60 Hz. No video capturing hardware has been used. We just pointed the camera towards the screen, so the picture quality is not the best.
The Swedish conversation during game play has been subtitled for your convenience.