Marathon Trilogy Available for Free Download

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Marathon Trilogy Available for Free Download

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday January 11, 2005 @08:40AM from the first-person-mac-action dept.

Thanks to Blues for the news that the games making up first person action series Marathon are available for download from Bungie.org. The classic series, arguably the precursors to Halo, made up some of the finest action gaming available on the Mac platform. From the article: "The Mac .sit-format files are currently available, and apparently there is an effort underway to create a PC-friendly version of this release compatible with the Aleph One Marathon-based OpenSource project."

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Frog Blast the Vent Core! by andfarm · 2005-01-11 08:50 · Score: 2, Funny

Yay.

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Re:Dude by Bastian · 2005-01-11 08:55 · Score: 0, Redundant

This is totally flamebait.
Link additions by jvmatthe · 2005-01-11 08:58 · Score: 4, Informative

These really should be in the story posted on Slashdot itself. No good reason to link to another site first...

Marathon Trilogy Website with the downloads of the games and the tools. Also the FAQ.

Aleph One website with the Free software client which will hopefully be compatible with all three of the released games.

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1. Re:Link additions by mausmalone · 2005-01-12 02:17 · Score: 1
  
  These really should be in the story posted on Slashdot itself. No good reason to link to another site first...
  There's a great reason. The news story was probably submitted by someone from Blue's News looking to have some increased traffic for their advertisers. This happens a lot here on /..
  
  Nevertheless, I can't wait to get home and fire up Basilisk II. Has anyone given these games a try using the Basilisk emulator? And do any of the games require Mac OS 8.0 or higher or PPC?
  
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2. Re:Link additions by jvmatthe · 2005-01-12 02:34 · Score: 1
  
  That's fine if they want to send traffic to Blue's News, but these are the Slashdot editors who have some responsibility to edit the submissions, especially if they're deficient. When I've seen things like "Thanks to FooSite for their story on..." I've been under the impression that the editor READ the story on that site and decided to post about it on Slashdot. Maybe not...maybe there is a give-and-take between the larger sites, like when a GameSpot story gets posted on Slashdot. Regardless of the source, however, it was TRIVIAL to provide links to the primary source and in fact I believe that the quote from Blue's News used here on Slashdot originally DID have some links in it but because of a straight copy-and-paste job they were lost.
  
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Marathon V.S. every other FPS by Needanewnick · 2005-01-11 09:01 · Score: 3, Interesting

I still judge every FPS I play partially on how it compares to Marathon. Be it story, interesting play, mood or just fun.

What other games do people use as a base for comparisons in other genres?
1. Re:Marathon V.S. every other FPS by Have+Blue · 2005-01-11 09:55 · Score: 1
  
  Pathways, Marathon 2, and Marathon Infinity.
2. Re:Marathon V.S. every other FPS by Destoo · 2005-01-11 10:56 · Score: 1
  
  by Looking Glass Studios, makers of Thief.
  
  Doom 3 came close in concept, but I'd definitely need to "invest" in a new graphic card to even begin to enjoy it.
  
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3. Re:Marathon V.S. every other FPS by cbrichar · 2005-01-11 12:31 · Score: 1
  For plot intensive fantasy RPGs, Betrayal at Krondor.
  
  For flight sims (okay, okay, flight sims "lite"), it's gotta be X-Wing & Tie-Fighter.
  
  For immersive mood setting, The 7th Guest.
  
  For graphic adventures (Come back!!), all hail the Secret of Monkey Island.
  
  Many games have held residence on my HD for long periods of time, but these are the ones that stick in my mind my most memorable gaming experiences.
4. Re:Marathon V.S. every other FPS by Anonymous Coward · 2005-01-11 13:49 · Score: 0
  
  Doom 3 came close in concept, but I'd definitely need to "invest" in a new graphic card to even begin to enjoy it.
  
  You'd need to invest in a lot more than a new graphics card.
5. Re:Marathon V.S. every other FPS by ashground · 2005-01-11 18:03 · Score: 1
  
  Simple -- System Shock. Granted, the controls got a little in the way of the ingenuity, but the game was rock-solid.
6. Re:Marathon V.S. every other FPS by Destoo · 2005-01-12 02:22 · Score: 1
  
  (that's what you get for not previewing)
  
  System Shock
  
  Yes. I'm still playing it.
  Again, my ironic signature is still there.
  
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7. Re:Marathon V.S. every other FPS by jayed_99 · 2005-01-12 08:35 · Score: 1
  
  System Shock 2
Cool. by FLAGGR · 2005-01-11 09:01 · Score: 1

/me hugs his Mac Action Sack

They're great to play on linux, and I can't wait till I get my iMac Mini, then I can finally test out Anvil and Forge.
1. Re:Cool. by Anonymous Coward · 2005-01-12 15:28 · Score: 0
  
  It may just be me, but I would rather have my wife 'hugging my Mac Action Sack' tm.
  
  I know...I have a wife and I shouldn't be posting...
What to do with the .sits? by orpheus2000 · 2005-01-11 09:03 · Score: 1

Are these playable games in OSX, or are we forced to use Aleph One?
1. Re:What to do with the .sits? by DreadPiratePizz · 2005-01-11 09:34 · Score: 1
  
  .sit was the file extention for stuffit files back in OS 9, which are analagous to .zip files in windows.
Flamebait? No. Flamebait and Troll? Yes. by kiddailey · 2005-01-11 09:10 · Score: 2, Informative

Not flamebait? What fantasy world are you living in? It's actually flamebait AND a troll all in one -- which unfortunately, I've wasted my time responding too.

There are tons of current mainstream games for the Mac and many others on the way. And it's not even hard to find them.
1. Re:Flamebait? No. Flamebait and Troll? Yes. by PaganRitual · 2005-01-11 11:11 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  of course there are ...
  
  like Breakout ... Super Breakout ... *whispers* photoshop
  
  that would have been so much more funny if /. supported the "font size" command.
2. Re:Flamebait? No. Flamebait and Troll? Yes. by moonbender · 2005-01-11 12:23 · Score: 1
  
  There's Escape Velocity. That should be enough for a couple of years. Well, maybe not anymore, but it used to be, back when I was still more patient with my games. Of course, since like a year ago, EV is available for Windows as well.
  
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3. Re:Flamebait? No. Flamebait and Troll? Yes. by BlueCodeWarrior · 2005-01-11 16:15 · Score: 1
  
  Even though this is very anecdotal evidence, EV and EV: Override and EV: Nova are awesome. EV: Override is the only shareware I've ever paid to register...
  
  Damn space pirates stealing my cash.
  
  Oh yeah, and Marathon is my favorite series ever.
classic apps, not ported to osx by kaan · 2005-01-11 09:15 · Score: 3, Informative

I guess it's easiest to just release the existing stuff for free, but it looks like these are the original, pre-OSX applications (aka, "classic"). So they have not been ported to OSX.

I don't have System 9 installed on my machine, so this isn't too exciting...
1. Re:classic apps, not ported to osx by Anonymous Coward · 2005-01-11 09:43 · Score: 5, Informative
  
  How to play on OSX -
  
  Unstuff
  Drop Aleph One.app in the directory of the game you want
  Double click Aleph One.app
  Enjoy
  
  All Aleph One needs is the data.
2. Re:classic apps, not ported to osx by Anonymous Coward · 2005-01-11 17:03 · Score: 0
  
  FYI: Aleph One doesn't work with Marathon 1. bungie.org says it will work with Marathon 2, but it crashed when starting a new game for me. It also crashed in the same spot with Marathon Infinity. Hmm. Maybe I need to RTFM...
  
  Looks like I will be digging out the OS 9 install disks.
3. Re:classic apps, not ported to osx by Anonymous Coward · 2005-01-11 17:09 · Score: 0
  
  I got Aleph One to work with Marathon Infinity by changing Preferences->Environment->Physics to Standard.
4. Re:classic apps, not ported to osx by slart42 · 2005-01-12 00:22 · Score: 1, Informative
  
  >FYI: Aleph One doesn't work with Marathon 1
  
  That's right. However, get M1A1, which is Marathon 1 converted to Aleph One here:
  
  ftp://ftp3.bungie.org/archives/mos.scenarios/m1a1. sit
  
  works fine for me.
5. Re:classic apps, not ported to osx by sh00z · 2005-01-12 10:13 · Score: 1
  
  All Aleph One needs is the data.
  does Aleph One support network play? I assume that using the original Marathon engines would require a unique S/N for each player, right? I'm sure I still have my M2 and Minf manuals around if I need 4 S/N's...
6. Re:classic apps, not ported to osx by sh00z · 2005-01-12 10:18 · Score: 1
  
  Whoops. Never mind. I just RTFFAQ.
made my morning by badnova · 2005-01-11 09:24 · Score: 1

This is excellent news. The Marathon games are absolute classics. Good on you Bungie.
They're classic apps. by porkchop_d_clown · 2005-01-11 09:44 · Score: 3, Informative

But looking over one, it looks like it has the data files you need to add to Aleph One to get the full game.

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A Great Day... by empirionx3 · 2005-01-11 09:45 · Score: 1

I've never found myself very interested in any video/computer games, and yet, this one drew me in so that I would spend off hours playing it across NASA networks.

A great game... I very much hope that this release will rekindle this game's following.
Good News... by spawnofbill · 2005-01-11 09:51 · Score: 0, Funny

Now I don't feel so guilty about getting the pirated versions...
Now if i only could unpack .sit files on linux... by cyberkreiger · 2005-01-11 10:28 · Score: 1

Couldn't some kind soul please repack them for me?

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Sweet by TychoCelchuuu · 2005-01-11 11:06 · Score: 1

Something to do with my iBook other than sit in Starbucks and hope people think I'm trendy :D

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Re:Now if i only could unpack .sit files on linux. by Anonymous Coward · 2005-01-11 11:13 · Score: 1, Informative

Stuffit.

www.aladdinsys.com
Re:Now if i only could unpack .sit files on linux. by 0racle · 2005-01-11 12:08 · Score: 2, Funny

That would have been better if you didn't include the link.

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Re:Now if i only could unpack .sit files on linux. by Kleedrac2 · 2005-01-11 12:55 · Score: 1

Wow ... I got the weirdest output from trying this :) ... There are no directories just files like Icon? and "Marathon v1.2" what do I do with this now?

Kleedrac

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Re:Now if i only could unpack .sit files on linux. by notsoclever · 2005-01-11 14:10 · Score: 1

Yay for resource forks!

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Beware the Exploding Bobs! by catdevnull · 2005-01-11 16:34 · Score: 1

I loved that custom map maker, etc. So, so cool. The flachette gun is my ultimate fave.

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StreetFighter Alpha 3 by rsilvergun · 2005-01-11 21:20 · Score: 1

flawless ballance, tons of great characters. Strategy, skill and button mashing all get rewarded. It's the sort of game that if I ever get sick of playing, I'm sick of Video Games in general.

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Re:Now if i only could look before i whine by kop · 2005-01-12 01:35 · Score: 1

Look again, there are .zip files on the page too.
http://trilogyrelease.bungie.org/
Re:Games on Mac by Oktober+Sunset · 2005-01-12 04:12 · Score: 2, Interesting

mac is great for games, I can get halo, only £60 for mac! (as opposed to £20 for PC). wohoo!

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The aliens are all completely flat by exp(pi*sqrt(163)) · 2005-01-12 04:47 · Score: 1

I don't get it - did they all get steamrollered or something? And how come they always face precisely towards me whatever direction I move in? It's a weird universe this game is set in.

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Re:Games on Mac by koi88 · 2005-01-12 05:10 · Score: 1

I know I'm feeding a troll... but, you know, there are much cheaper offers than £60.
In fact, I've never seen this game at SUCH a high price, even when it was all new...

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Re:Games on Mac by Oktober+Sunset · 2005-01-12 08:08 · Score: 1

admitedly it was in HMV.

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