classic marathonis a revival of the classic first-person shooter released by Bungie on the Macintosh in 1994, and is now available for free on Steam for Mac and PC.
Built by Aleph One Developers for modern hardware and powered by the Aleph One Engine, Classic Marathon features the base gameplay of the original with optional widescreen HUD support, 3D filtering/perspective, positional audio, and 60+ fps interpolation. It has been available for free online for some time, but was only recently released on Steam.
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Marathon takes place in the year 2794 aboard the UESC Marathon, a large colony ship built on the Martian moon Deimos. The passengers are tasked with colonizing the fourth planet in the Tau Ceti system, and you are one of their security guards.
The game’s narrative is presented through a computer terminal, which contains records such as crew logs and historical files, and the terminal is also used to communicate with the three artificial intelligences that run the ship.
When S’pht alien forces attack the Tai Ceti system and board the UESC Marathon, you must defend the ship and its crew under the guidance of one of the AIs, Leela. You also have to recover two offline AIs before attacking, one of which is making contact with the aliens.
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Aleph One Developers is also working on reviving Classic Marathon 2 and Classic Marathon Infinite, both of which will be available via Steam at a later date.
Bunge has a new one marathon However, unlike its predecessor FPS, it is a PvP extraction shooter in which you play as a cybernetic mercenary known as “The Runner” who is exploring the lost colony on the planet Tau Ceti IV in search of wealth, fame and Notoriety. .
Marathon is being developed for PC and PlayStation 5, with full cross-play and cross-save functionality, and there is currently no release date set.
