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Classic Mac FPS Marathon Turns 10

Posted by timothy on from the explosive-candles dept.

Mjolnir Mark IV writes "Dec. 21 marked the 10th anniversary of the release of Bungie's classic Mac first-person shooter Marathon. Back then, the game was notable for besting its contemporary Doom in the areas of graphics, gameplay and story, all the while giving Mac gamers something to brag about. Today, the game's notable for its connections to the Halo franchise. When Bungie was bought by Microsoft they released the source code, and the game lives on in updated form."

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  1. Re:I remember... by Evil+Adrian · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Yeah, cuz, God forbid Bungie should try to make money. Ass.

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    evil adrian
  2. I'm starting to remember why I wasn't impressed. by AndyChrist · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I just went looking at some screenshots. I remember now. The awful design. I didn't have an eye for it at the time, but it DOES obviously do a technically better 3D environment than Doom did. It DOESN'T look as good, though.

    Doom was slick. It was cool. You were fighting demons from hell (most of whom looked right enough), and it damn well looked like that's what you should have been fighting.

    Marathon looks like you should be playing as Ronald McDonald, hunting down Hamburglar.

  3. Re:Frog Blast the Vent Core! by johannesg · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Are you attempting to prove that Mac is a viable gaming platform by posting a list of just _eleven_ games? The mind boggles...