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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. what was that again? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Back then, the game was notable ...

    Funny that today was the first I've heard of it.

  2. Lots of forgotten DOOMalikes...but on on the PC by Junks+Jerzey · · Score: 0, Troll

    Marathon was a good game, but not moreso than many other heavily DOOM-inspired games. The difference is that Marathon was released for the Mac *before* DOOM was ported to the Mac. Lots of other games in the same vein hit the PC around the same time, but they were lost admid all the other similar games. Marathon 2 was a huge flop when released for the PC.

    Don't get me wrong. I'm not calling Marathon *awful*, just more derivative than not. (And, yes, I've played both Marathon and DOOM.)

  3. I -LOVED- the Halo beta ... by dameron · · Score: 0, Troll

    Back when it was called Tribes or something... :)

    -dameron