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Aleph One is a 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. | Aleph One is a 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 | + | For OS X and Windows, 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/. | Both the engine and the game files can be downloaded at http://marathon.sourceforge.net/. | ||
Revision as of 16:38, 3 May 2013
| 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
- Mod friendly (Aleph One only)
- Small but dedicated community
- The original game was for classic Macs only, but a source port is available. See Aleph One
- 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
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 a older version of the Marathon engine, so feature 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 a 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 OS X and Windows, 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.
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
Game files location
Cloud Syncing
Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing