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Revision as of 14:57, 22 December 2021
Developers | |
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Bungie Software | |
Publishers | |
Mac OS, Windows | Bungie Software |
Engines | |
Marathon Engine 2.0 | |
Release dates | |
Mac OS (Classic) | November 24, 1995 |
Windows | September 6, 1996 |
Linux | December 2, 2011[1] |
Taxonomy | |
Series | Marathon |
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
- The game was made open source in 2000, making it mod friendly. See Aleph One
- The HD texture pack used in the Xbox Live Arcade version is included in the Aleph One release
- The original game was for classic Macs and Windows 95 only, but a source port is available. See Aleph One
- Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS (Fixed in April 8, 2021 update for Aleph One).
- Cannot change settings while in a game
- Cannot manually reload weapons. Also cannot switch directly to a weapon (keys 1-9 serve no purpose by default) or rebind zoom key (F7).
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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Retail | ||||
Official website | See Marathon 2 (Original) for details. | |||
Official website | Aleph One version. |
Version differences
Marathon 2 (Original)
The original Mac OS 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. As an added bonus, the ISO for the Windows 95 version is available.
Note that they are provided as is and will only run on a classic Macintosh or Windows 95/98. The Windows version also has some changes in the level design and a secret not present in the Mac OS version.[2][3] They also have a download for just the windows map file (beneath the iso download) for use with Aleph One or the Mac version.
It is recommended to use the Aleph One version as it adds support for modern systems and bug fixes.
Aleph One
Aleph One is an open source continuation of the Marathon 2 engine. 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 https://alephone.lhowon.org/.
As a bonus, the game files provided by Aleph One include the HD texture pack used in the Xbox Live Arcade release of Marathon 2: Durandal.
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 2: Durandal keys are stated with "M2" before the codes.
It can be found at http://marathon.bungie.org/maraserialgen/.
Aleph One Mods
- Community/Freeverse Plugin - Monsters - Enhanced version of the XBLA monster plugin the game includes, now with bloom effects and other adjustments.
- Community/Freeverse Plugin - Scenery - Enhanced version of the XBLA scenery plugin the game includes, now with bloom effects and other adjustments.
- Community/Freeverse Plugin - Weapons - Enhanced version of the XBLA weapons plugin the game includes, now with bloom effects and other adjustments.
- Freeverse's HD Textures Plugin @ 1024x1024 - XBLA envirment textures like the version included with the Aleph One M2 download but 1024x1024 instead of 512x512.
other
- Gorans Animated Liquids - Animates water with a 24 frame animation.
- 3D Items Plugin - Replaces pickup items, including weapons and ammo, with 3D equivalents. A script that additionally makes the objects slowly rotate is available here (only works in single player.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Mac OS (Classic) |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Mac OS (Classic) |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | Use Aleph One. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | See Field of view (FOV). | ||
Windowed | Aleph One allows windows to be larger than 640x480. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Run Aleph One in Windowed mode set to your display's native resolution. The game is displayed in smaller window for menus, however, during gameplay the screen will render at your chosen resolution.[4] | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Use Aleph One. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Use Aleph One. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Use Aleph One. | ||
60 FPS | Use Aleph One. | ||
120+ FPS | Use Aleph One. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Field of view (FOV)
Make FOV file[5] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Aleph One allows previously hard-wired buttons to be remapped (function keys still cannot be rebound). | |
Mouse acceleration | Use Aleph One. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | Use Aleph One. | |
Controller | ||
Controller support | Aleph One adds modern controller support. | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 8 | Versus, Co-op |
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Online play | 8 | Versus, Co-op |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP | Use Aleph One. |
Ports
- No port information; you can edit this page to add it.
- This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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OpenGL | 2.0, 1.0 | Use Aleph One. OpenGL "Classic" is 1.0, "Shader" is 2.0 |
Software renderer |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | For 64-bit use Aleph One. | ||||
Linux | |||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
Middleware
System requirements
Mac OS | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 or higher | |
Processor (CPU) | Motorola 68040 or better processor | |
System memory (RAM) | 4 MB | 8 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 150 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 256 colour capable |
References
- ↑ Remastered Marathon Games Released for Free on PC, Mac, Linux - Eurogamer - last accessed on 2019-10-25
- ↑ http://marathon.bungie.org/story/win95m2/win95m2page2.html
- ↑ http://forums.bungie.org/story/?read=64448
- ↑ Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2020-09-03
- Tested on Aleph One v1.3 (2020-08-03, Windows 64-bit version)
- ↑ Simplici7y - A1 quicksave & FOV mod by convex