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Marathon
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Developer(s)
Publisher
US Release Date
December 21, 1994
UK Release Date
Game modes:
Campaign, Multiplayer
Platform(s):
Mac OS, Apple Pippin, Windows, Linux, iOS
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Marathon was released for the Apple Macintosh and was one of the earliest first-person shooters to appear on the Macintosh. Unlike some other similar games of that era (for example, id Software's Doom) Marathon and its sequels, Marathon 2: Durandal and Marathon Infinity were notable for their intricate plots. The game has also been ported to the iPad and is available free on the App Store[1], although the player may also make in-game purchesses such as Master Chief mode or HD textures[2].

Set in the year 2794 A.D., the game placed the player as a cyborg Security Officer aboard the human starship UESC (Unified Earth Space Council) Marathon, orbiting the colony on the planet Tau Ceti IV. Throughout the game, the player attempts to defend the ship and its inhabitants from a race of alien slavers called the Pfhor. As he fights against the invaders, he witnesses the three shipboard AIs' interactions, and discovers that all is not as it seems aboard the Marathon.

Level List

M1-magazine-ad

Early magazine ad for Marathon

Campaign

Network

Trivia

  • As Marathon was a semi-sequel to Bungie's earlier game, "Pathways Into Darkness," one early joke title for Marathon that was reportedly kicked around the Bungie offices was "Pathways Into Uranus."[3][4]
  • Marathon was the first game to allow dual-wielding, swimming, vertical aim, reloading, and secondary fire for weapons.

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