I'm not sure how to best articulate VB's deficiencies, but I've had a lot of luck with REALbasic. RB will look very familiar to VB users, and it compiles for Windows, OSX, and Linux, and its apps don't require a virtual machine. Now that Microsoft has abandoned VB, REAL Software has been marketing their product as its successor, so you might want to check it out.
For some time people have been discussing what they would do if Marathon's source code went public. One of the most exciting ideas that may happen now is the use of OpenGL for rendering better looking graphics. There is already a freeware application available called MapViewer that lets you walk through Marathon levels in real time. (get it from bungie.org.) It uses OpenGL to eliminate pixelization and jagged edges. It now seems feasable to combine the OpenGL map viewer with the Marathon game code to create a more modern looking Marathon, some kind of a hybrid with all the graphical beauty of a game that's five years newer than Marathon.
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I'm not sure how to best articulate VB's deficiencies, but I've had a lot of luck with REALbasic. RB will look very familiar to VB users, and it compiles for Windows, OSX, and Linux, and its apps don't require a virtual machine. Now that Microsoft has abandoned VB, REAL Software has been marketing their product as its successor, so you might want to check it out.
Actually, Bungie did release Marathon 2 for windows. I believe it came out in '95 or '96.
For some time people have been discussing what they would do if Marathon's source code went public. One of the most exciting ideas that may happen now is the use of OpenGL for rendering better looking graphics. There is already a freeware application available called MapViewer that lets you walk through Marathon levels in real time. (get it from bungie.org.) It uses OpenGL to eliminate pixelization and jagged edges. It now seems feasable to combine the OpenGL map viewer with the Marathon game code to create a more modern looking Marathon, some kind of a hybrid with all the graphical beauty of a game that's five years newer than Marathon.