Anyone Ever Heard Of Marathon

ElectricSheep · May 2003

<div class="IPBDescription">Fun Game</div> After seeing JusticeBlades posts i noticed his avatar is the Marathon symbol and his sig has a quote form Durandal, so I wondered how many people have heard of the game Marathon. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'> if u dont know about marathon go to <a href='http://marathon.bungie.org/story/' target='_blank'>http://marathon.bungie.org/story/</a> (no www.)

Dread · May 2003

I checked the page but it's a bit confusing. Could you tell us a little about this game marathon? Can you download it? Is it a work in process?

ElectricSheep · May 2003

No it is not a wrokin progress its an old game but it has a VERY good story and was quite good for its time ill post a demo dl later. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'>

ElectricSheep · May 2003

As for the page scroll down on the left till u get tolevels and click on the first level which will give u some backround into the game. Basically u figth alien slavers known as the Pfour on a colony ship made from a hollowed out Deimos. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>

Dunsby · May 2003

This marathon is great

<a href='http://uk.news.yahoo.com/030503/80/dz6jv.html' target='_blank'>Clickeh</a>

ElectricSheep · May 2003

LOL SILENT!!!! Thats so funny and yet very very strange... <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'>

ElectricSheep · May 2003

Im new so i would like to know how topost images then i can get some screenshots form marathon.

Pegenator · May 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Silent But Violent @ May 4 2003, 10:24 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> This marathon is great

<a href='http://uk.news.yahoo.com/030503/80/dz6jv.html' target='_blank'>Clickeh</a>  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
EWW!

I have Marathon 2: Durandal, but it doesn't work... Never did.

FlatlineUTD · May 2003

Marathon was one of the most amazing games I've EVER played. It was essentially Doom, but with an incredible storyline that's only been rivaled (IMO) by Deus Ex, System Shock, and Planescape: Torment.

The game was SO popular when it was released in 1994 that even today people are still finding new plot twists and information in the game, which is being posted at <a href='http://marathon.bungie.org/story' target='_blank'>http://marathon.bungie.org/story</a>.

Unfortunately, the only Marathon game to make it to the PC was Marathon 2: Durandal, which sucked so much that it almost counteracted the original Marathon's greatness.

Here's some screenshots:

<img src='http://www.bungie.com/products/marathon/screens/mara3.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image'>
<img src='http://www.bungie.com/products/marathon/screens/mara5.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image'>
<img src='http://www.bungie.com/products/marathon/screens/mara7.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>

roachems · May 2003

hey i'm the 7777777th person to visit that page!

ElectricSheep · May 2003

Well I thought Marathon 2 Durandal was one of the BEST of the Marathons series and that there allgood if u find ALL the secret terminals in it and that 777777777th person tovisit isnt true it says that for everyone. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'>

ElectricSheep · May 2003

Also i have to say that the PC version of Marathon 2 SUCKED **** compared to the Mac version of Marathon 2. I mean the maps were completely different it was just a stupid move by Bungie to change that game between PC and Mac versions.

FlatlineUTD · May 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (ElectricSheep @ May 4 2003, 01:58 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Also i have to say that the PC version of Marathon 2 SUCKED **** compared to the Mac version of Marathon 2. I mean the maps were completely different it was just a stupid move by Bungie to change that game between PC and Mac versions.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
That's what I was talking about when I said it sucked. The Mac version WAS good, but I don't think as much as the original.

ElectricSheep · May 2003

Yeah ur right it didnt have quite as much depth and apprehension as Marathon did and Marathon had some musci which i thought was cool. Also in maratho n u could grenade jumpbetter with the pysics model but thats another story... Oh and by the way anyone ever besides me found the Gheritt White terminal on their own

ElectricSheep · May 2003

Another good but prtty much dead game is Ares which was a small shareware title. Someone on there forums has the same siganture as someone here. (10 kinds of people those who know binary and thoise who dont) is the one tthat is there

Liku · May 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (roachems @ May 4 2003, 10:47 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> hey i'm the 7777777th person to visit that page!  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Join the club.

FlatlineUTD · May 2003

The number 7 played a pretty big role in Marathon. That explains the counter, and a few other subtle jokes on the site.

Liku · May 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Jobabob @ May 4 2003, 03:07 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> I thought you yanks called 'Marathon', 'Snickers' <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'> (very limey joke) </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>
I thought you only posted Off Topic things in Threads... oh wait, you just did sorry about that. ~_^

HBNayr · May 2003

Marathon was made by Bungie, the makers of Halo, and I remember reading the production diaries for Halo, and it referenced Marathon several times. Apparently, Halo takes place in the same universe as Halo. There have been a few <a href='http://www.gamegirladvance.com/archives/2002/12/01/halo_original_game_or_sequel.html' target='_blank'>correlations</a> drawn, but the biggest link, for me, was one of the game creators saying it outright in a developer diary, which I cannot find right now, unfortunately.

Marathon is dropped into the same class as System Shock: games with incredible reviews, and look incredibly amazing for their time, but I may never have time to come back to and see for myself. Ah, were there but a few more hours in the day...

-Ryan!

"It is never too late to be what you might have been."
-- George Eliot

Venmoch · May 2003

If I recall they were making a version for the GBA

Speed_2_Dave · May 2003

I own all Marathons and tried to buy ares but never could afford it (was too busy buying RPGs from spiderweb entertainment).

Marathon and ares are mac games if I remember correctly.

p.s.: Marathon=pwn. Guns don't kill people, Pfhor do.

ElectricSheep · June 2004

*Reads from necronomicon*
THREASURRECTION!
slinks slowly back into the depths

<a href='http://fire.prohosting.com/55bns/bigear.JPG' target='_blank'>ARES!!!</a>

Testament · June 2004

This thread is over a year old you dumb sack of Gorge excrement! No one cares! Slink away indeed!

Quaunaut · June 2004

I've heard plenty about it. Supposedly is the Halo killer that was made by the same guys long ago. Never got to play, but I wish they'd put it out free- I'd love it <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' />

ElectricSheep · June 2004

Oy but who has a mac?!

Gadzuko · June 2004

It's... not a Halo killer. Not at all. I don't know who would even say that, except jokingly. Marathon is (from what I hear) a great game, but it's so old that it's hard to find and hard to get working.

ElectricSheep · June 2004

For its time and even now marthon owns Halo, defineatly.

Hand_Me_The_Gun_And_Ask_Me_Again · June 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Gadzuko @ Jun 26 2004, 07:00 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> It's... not a Halo killer. Not at all. I don't know who would even say that, except jokingly. Marathon is (from what I hear) a great game, but it's so old that it's hard to find and hard to get working.  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
It's really easy to find and easier to get working.

<a href='http://orbitalarm.bungie.org/downloads/alephone.html' target='_blank'>http://orbitalarm.bungie.org/downloads/alephone.html</a>

You'll want the 'M1A1 for SDL v1.5 (Special Edition for Windows only)' - it's a (completely legal) conversion of Marathon to run on the open sourced Aleph One version of the Marathon engine.

The underlying game's incredibly old (almost as old as Doom itself), but has lots of familiar features - friendly NPCs ("they're everywhere!"), wall-mounted health rechargers, weapons with limited clip capacity, mouselook, proper 3D aiming...

ElectricSheep · June 2004

The windoes version is bleh, heck Aleph One is bleh simply because it has a different physics model than the original Marathon making it impossible to grenades jump and thus get many secrets!!!

Lazarus · June 2004

Ah, yes. Marathon. Probably best game I've ever played. Best storyline at least.

kida · June 2004

Do you get to run a hundred miles across Greece?

Anyone Ever Heard Of Marathon

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