The Original Marathon Trilogy is Available for Free While You Wait for the Reboot

Bungie’s reboot of Marathon has, not surprisingly, created some divide among gamers. While people argue over the game being an extraction shooter or the fact that it’s a paid game as opposed to Destiny 2 being free-to-play, I’m of the opinion that we should all just chill out and wait for the damn game to release. In the meantime, I’d like to remind you all that the Classic Marathon trilogy is available for free, just in case you want to see what started this.

marathon was a huge step in story based shooters Screenshot: Aleph One DevelopersMarathon was unique in that it had a deep story and lore sprinkled throughout the game via various computer terminals. Couple that with some pretty cool gameplay and enemy design and Bungie had a hit on their hands. If only the game was available on more than just Macs at the time.



At any rate, those who played it knew it was a great game.And Marathon been available for free for over a year. This was covered in the past, but it’s worth bringing up again.

Because it’s still a really good time. And Aleph One has done an incredible job of updating it and keeping it running. From the Steam page:“This classic 1994 Bungie FPS had a foundational influence on the genre and is now maintained by the fan community.

Experience authentic game play using the original data files, with optional widescreen HUD support, 3D filtering/perspective, positional audio, and 60+ fps interpolation, just in case the original is too authentic.”The sequels are also up for free so you can complete the set. My backlog is ridiculous as it is right now, but adding three games for free isn’t going to hurt me.

It’ll just added to that creeping feeling in the back of my head that I have something to do. But I’m fine with that, I’ve been living with that feeling on and off for years. The post The Original Marathon Trilogy is Available for Free While You Wait for the Reboot appeared first on VICE.

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