Marathon
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Bungie Software | |
| Publishers | |
| Mac OS | Bungie Software |
| Engines | |
| Marathon Engine 1.0 | |
| Release dates | |
| Mac OS (Classic) | December 21, 1994 |
| Windows | December 2, 2011[1] |
| Linux | December 2, 2011[1] |
| macOS (OS X) | Unknown |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | Freeware |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | FPS |
| Themes | Sci-fi |
| Series | Marathon |
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| Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Marathon | 1994 |
| Marathon 2: Durandal | 1995 |
| Marathon Infinity | 1996 |
Marathon is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person FPS game in the Marathon series.
The game was made free to download (but not open-source) in 2005.
Aleph One is an open-source reimplementation of the game which supports modern systems.
General information
- 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
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
See the official Bungie website. | |
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| Official website | |
See Marathon (Original) for details. | |
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| Official website | |
Aleph One version. | |
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| Steam (unavailable) | |
Aleph One version. Coming soon. | |
Version differences
Marathon (Original)
- The original Mac only version of the game and its manual are available to download for free at here. 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 it is 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.
Aleph One
- Official website
- An open-source continuation of the Marathon 2 engine.
- Includes cross-platform support, widescreen resolutions, and improved multiplayer networking.
- Includes a revamped HUD and a new UI.
- Aleph One 1.1 and later can run Marathon 1; prior to this there was a fan made remake of Marathon 1 for Aleph One called M1A1. Despite using the original Marathon 1 assets, M1A1 has a different resource structure so mods created for it are not compatible with the official Marathon 1. M1A1 was officially deemed obsolete after support for the official Marathon 1 data files were added to Aleph One.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Aleph One\Marathon Preferences |
| Mac OS (Classic) | |
| Linux | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2398450/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Aleph One\Quick Saves %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Aleph One\Recordings %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Aleph One\Saved Games |
| Mac OS (Classic) | |
| Linux | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2398450/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video
In-game general video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Use Aleph One. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | Use Aleph One. | ||
| 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.[2] | ||
| 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. | ||
In-game advanced OpenGL settings.
In-game advanced software renderer settings.
Input
In-game general control settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | Aleph One allows previously hard-wired buttons to be remapped (function keys still cannot be rebound). | |
| Mouse acceleration | Use Aleph One. | |
| Mouse sensitivity | Use Aleph One. | |
| 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 |
|---|
| XInput-compatible controllers | Aleph One has Xbox controller support. | |
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| PlayStation controllers |
|---|
| Generic/other controllers |
|---|
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
In-game movement key map settings.
In-game actions key map settings.
In-game hotkeys key map settings.
In-game interface key map settings.
In-game other key map settings.
In-game mouse settings.
In-game joystick settings.
Audio
In-game audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Network
- System 7 or higher is required for network play.
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | 8 | |||
| Online play | 8 | |||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ARM | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | For 64-bit use Aleph One. | |||||
| macOS (OS X) | Aleph One only.[3] | |||||
| Linux | The last known update to ARM redistributions of Aleph One were in 2019.[4] | |||||
| Mac OS (Classic) |
Middleware
Aleph One Mods
- M1 Weapons Redux - HD replacements for weapons, projectiles and most items.
- xBR Monsters for M1 - HD upscaled (not remastered or redrawn) monsters and their corpses.
- Marathon upscales - HD upscaled (not remastered or redrawn) monsters, scenery, textures and wepons. The four packages can be installed individually.
- Marathon Music Remastered - Marathon's MID! music resampled on modern synthesizers. Also check out TheMarathonMusic.com; if the tracks are renamed correctly, they can also be used in Aleph One.
- TTEP @ 1024x1024 - Total Texture Enhancement Package. HD textures that stay true to the original. Recommend using with the Updated Starscape or StarScape DDS.
- StarScape DDS requieres manual modification in order to work with Aleph One.
| Install StarScape DDS |
|---|
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- 3D scenery for M1 - Replaces the 2D scenery sprites with 3D objects. Note that some players do not like 3D objects in Marathon due to it's 2.5D nature.
- Marathon over Tau Ceti E-I Landscape - Gives more realistic landscape however has bugs on some systems. Quallity can generally be reduced in settings if it causes lag, however a smaller version is available here.
- Marathon 1 Remastered Sounds - Replaces game sounds with enhanced, higher quality versions.
Classic HUD Plugins (Aleph One)
Aleph One plugins that change the in-game HUD to match the original release. There are two variants available:
- Marathon Classic HUD - Matches the full retail release
- Marathon Demo v0.0 HUD - Matches the Marathon Demo v0.0 release
System requirements
| Mac OS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 6.0.5 | 7 |
| 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 | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2398450/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (2398450) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Remastered Marathon Games Released for Free on PC, Mac, Linux - Eurogamer - last accessed on 2019-10-25
- ↑ Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2020-09-03
- Tested on Aleph One v1.3 (2020-08-03, Windows 64-bit version)
- ↑ Aleph One 1.5 - last accessed on 25 April 2022
- ↑ Search Results for alephone - last accessed on 25 April 2022