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-Marathon is a series of first-person shooter games started by [[Bungie]]. The original game was only released for Macs in 1994, and served as a (superior) stand-in for 1993's DOOM, since that classic title was only available for Windows/DOS. As with the [[Myth]] series, Bungie made the first two games ("Marathon" and "Marathon 2: Durandal"), and then the third was made by another studio. In this case, the third game was "Marathon Infinity", and it was made by [[wikipedia:Double Aught|Double Aught]], a short-lived game studio spun off from Bungie. Unlike Myth III, the third Marathon game stayed close to its roots since it was made by former Bungie developers.
+[[Image:Marathon - Defend THIS!.jpg|right|400px]]
+Marathon is a series of first-person shooter games started by [[Bungie]]. The original game was released for Macintosh in 1994 and was preferred by Mac gamers as a more sophisticated alternative to the PC hit DOOM. As with the [[Myth]] series, Bungie made the first two games ('''Marathon''' and '''Marathon 2: Durandal''') and then another studio made the third ('''Marathon Infinity'''). Unlike Myth's third game, the third Marathon game stayed close to the previous games' roots because Marathon Infinity was created by [[wp:Double Aught|Double Aught]], a short-lived studio spun off from Bungie.
-In a way that is not unusual for Bungie, there are multiple references to Marathon in [[Oni]], documented in the [[Easter eggs]] article.
+Bungie is known for cross-referencing their games, and indeed there are multiple references to Marathon in [[Oni]], documented in the [[Easter eggs]] article.
-[[Multiplayer|Unlike Oni]], Marathon was shipped with multiplayer (albeit LAN-only), and was mod-ready to begin with; Bungie also released some of their development tools. Later, the Marathon 2 source code was leaked, then open-sourced by Bungie. This source was used to produce AlephOne, a unified engine which runs the scenarios for Marathon, Marathon 2, and Marathon Infinity, as well as any fan-made scenarios. The original support for LAN multiplayer was improved and extended to be Internet-capable. Later still, the Marathon trilogy was made freeware by Bungie, so you can download it legally and play it on modern computers with the AlephOne engine (see below).
+[[Multiplayer|Unlike Oni]], Marathon shipped with a multiplayer feature (albeit LAN-only). Bungie also supported the modding community with helpful information on the file formats; they eventually released the development tools Forge and Anvil alongside Marathon Infinity.
+In 1999, the Marathon 2 engine was open-sourced by Bungie. This code was used to produce Aleph One, a unified engine which runs the scenarios for Marathon, Marathon 2, and Marathon Infinity as well as fan-made scenarios. The original LAN multiplayer mode was improved and extended to be Internet-capable. In 2005, the Marathon Trilogy was made freeware by Bungie, so anyone can download it legally and play it on modern computers with the Aleph One engine (see links below).
+Unlike Oni and Myth, the rights to the Marathon [[wp:Intellectual property|IP]] never left Bungie's hands. Bungie announced in 2023 that they are returning to the IP with a new extraction shooter set on/around Tau Ceti, the location of the original Marathon.
 ;Community links
-:[http://marathon.bungie.org/ Marathon.Bungie.Org] (original home of Marathon fans, now mostly a portal page for other Marathon sites)
+:[https://alephone.lhowon.org/ Lhowon.org] (serves the Trilogy, the standalone Aleph One engine, and links to the Aleph One source code)
-:[http://simplici7y.com/ Simplici7y] (mod repository)
+:[https://marathon.bungie.org/ Marathon.Bungie.Org] (home of the Marathon Story Forums and Story Page)
-:[http://pfhorums.com/ Pfhorums] (community forum)
+:[https://simplici7y.com/ Simplici7y] (mod repository)
-:[https://www.lhowon.org/ Lhowon.org metaserver] (for Internet matchmaking)
+:[https://pfhorums.com/ Pfhorums] (community forum)
-:[https://alephone.lhowon.org/ Lhowon.org downloads] (serves the Trilogy, the AlephOne engine, and links to the AlephOne source code)
+:[https://metaserver.lhowon.org/ Lhowon.org metaserver] (for Internet matchmaking)
+;Marathon (2023)
+:[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckI_m8bbXfw Teaser - YouTube]
+:[https://www.marathonthegame.com Official Site]
-;Marathon on Bungie.net
+;Marathon (1994) on Bungie.net (archived)
-:[http://www.bungie.net/Projects/Marathon/default.aspx Picture galleries]
+:[https://web.archive.org/web/20140421231244/http://halo.bungie.net/inside/history.aspx?link=juggernougat Bungie History: Marathon]
+:[https://web.archive.org/web/20130501113706/http://halo.bungie.net/projects/marathon/asset_thumb_viewer.aspx?at=59&cc=33 Picture galleries]
 ;Marathon on Wikipedia
-:The Marathon games are documented (over-?)extensively on Wikipedia, starting [[wikipedia:Marathon_(computer_game_series)|HERE]], with exhaustive information on gameplay, enemy types, and the storyline.
+:The Marathon games are documented extensively on Wikipedia; you can start with the [[wp:Marathon Trilogy|Marathon Trilogy article]], but there are specific articles for each game as well.
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