PlayOldGames » Marathon http://www.playoldgames.net Brush off the dust and have some fun! Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:32:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Marathon’s B.O.B. – They’re Everywhere! http://www.playoldgames.net/2007/10/marathons-bob-theyre-everywhere/ http://www.playoldgames.net/2007/10/marathons-bob-theyre-everywhere/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2007 21:03:27 +0000 Jonathan http://www.playoldgames.net/wp/wordpress/?p=12 Bungie always peppered their titles with a great sense of humor, such as the SPNKR-X18 SSM Launcher and the TOZT-7 Backpack Napalm Unit weapons in Marathon. Even Marathon's manual contains the following warning, just opposite the Table of Contents:

Warning:

This manual contains sarcastic language that some readers might find condescending.

This drawing of B.O.B., with his trademark catch-phrase, comes from Marathon's manual, released in 1994.

]]> Many long-time Macintosh gamers remember the day when Bungie sold itself to Microsoft, bringing Halo to the XBox. To some, it felt like betrayal. A slap in the face from one of the greatest Mac game developers. They stayed with the platform through the darkest of times, when Apple was expected to go bankrupt and close up shop any day now. Through this sea of uncertainty, Bungie produced two amazing lines of games: the Marathon trilogy and the first two Myth RTS games.

Bungie always peppered their titles with a great sense of humor, such as the SPNKR-X18 SSM Launcher and the TOZT-7 Backpack Napalm Unit weapons in Marathon. Even Marathon’s manual contains the following warning, just opposite the Table of Contents:

Warning:

This manual contains sarcastic language that some readers might find condescending.

This drawing of B.O.B., with his trademark catch-phrase, comes from Marathon’s manual, released in 1994.

Artwork ©1994 Bungie Software Corporation.

Click for a larger 300dpi .png version (983×1075).

]]> http://www.playoldgames.net/2007/10/marathons-bob-theyre-everywhere/feed/ 0 Marathon 2: Durandal now on XBLA http://www.playoldgames.net/2007/07/marathon-2-durandal-now-on-xbla/ http://www.playoldgames.net/2007/07/marathon-2-durandal-now-on-xbla/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2007 22:29:25 +0000 Jonathan http://www.playoldgames.net/wp/wordpress/?p=21 Freeverse, maker of the excellent Burning Monkey Solitare has just released Marathon 2: Durandal for XBox 360′s Live Arcade. The game has received a massive face-lift, bringing 720p resolution and high-def textures. Take a look at the screenshots, and if you have a 360, be sure to nab this one. One of the best stories in the FPS genre. It’s cool to see Freeverse regarded so highly as to be trusted by Bungie to bring this to the 360. I remember when Freeverse was just starting out with “games” like Jared and Virtual Viagra.

And if you want to try out Durandal before buying it on XBLA, visit source.bungie.org, download the Durandal scenario, and the appropriate Aleph One for your OS. (And the Rubicon total conversion is a lot of fun, too).

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