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Revision as of 03:59, 30 August 2014
Developers | |
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Bungie Software | |
Engines | |
Marathon Engine 1.0 | |
Release dates | |
Mac OS (Classic) | December 21, 1994 |
Marathon | |
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Marathon | 1994 |
Marathon 2: Durandal | 1995 |
Marathon Infinity | 1996 |
Key points
- The game was made free to download in 2005. Note that it is NOT open source
- Aleph One supports modern systems and allows modding
- Small but dedicated community
- Cannot change settings while in a game
General information
- Bungie.net - The developer's site
- Pfhorpedia - A wiki for everything Marathon related
- Traxus Project - Another Marathon wiki
- Marathon.Bungie.org - One of the biggest Marathon fan sites around
- Simplici7y - A fan site for downloading mods and maps for the Marathon Trilogy
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Official website | See Aleph One for details. | |||
Official website | See Marathon (Original) for details. | |||
Amazon.com | Marathon Trilogy Box set. No real point to buying it, considering it can be downloaded for free. For collectors only. |
Versions
Marathon (Original)
The original Mac only version of the game and its' manual are available to download for free at http://trilogyrelease.bungie.org/. Individual files can also be downloaded as opposed to the full game. The game has also been modified to no longer require serial keys to install.
Note that they are provided as is and will only run on a classic Macintosh. The game is also using an older version of the Marathon engine, so features provided in the sequels such as mod support are unavailable.
It is recommended to use the Aleph One version as it adds modern PC support and a port to the newer engine.
Aleph One
Aleph One is an open source continuation of the Marathon 2 engine. Along with bringing all the benefits of the newer engine to the original Marathon, it makes the game more modern and accessible with many different improvements such as cross-platform support, widescreen resolutions, and improved multiplayer networking.
For Windows and OS X, everything is provided as a single app/folder. For Linux, the engine need to be downloaded separately from the game files, compiled, and merged in.
Both the engine and the game files can be downloaded at http://marathon.sourceforge.net/.
As a bonus, the game files provided by Aleph One include HD textures, a revamped HUD, and a new UI.
Essential improvements
Marathon Serial Key Generator
A legal serial key generator for the retail versions of all Marathon games. Refresh the page to get a new batch of keys. Marathon keys are stated with "M1" before the codes.
It can be found at http://marathon.bungie.org/maraserialgen/.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Save game data location
System | Location |
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Video settings
Field of view (FOV)
Instructions |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 8 | |||
Online play |
System requirements
Mac OS | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 6.0.5 | 7 or higher |
Processor (CPU) | Motorola 68020 or better processor | |
System memory (RAM) | 3 MB | 6 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 150 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 256 colour capable |