genjiglove
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Don't believe me? Check this out: http://trilogyrelease.bungie.org/
Apparently Bungie actually existed before Halo
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genjiglove said:
I thought this was going to have something to do with Oni...
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me too.dark penguin said:
I thought this was going to have something to do with Oni...
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Darn the Marathon series really brings back a few memories. I bloody hope one day the series will be reserected. Speaking of Marathon did you notice the logo appears several times in the Halo series? Also it's on Cpt Keeyes badge at the start of Halo 1. I often wondered if the Halo series and the marathon games where in the same universe at different timezones, but then thougth nah bungie are just offering easter eggs for their longterm fans
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Loopz said:
I wouldn't go for a ban either, i just think he is annoying.
This whole thread is silly.
For those who don't know:
http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36655&highlight=marathon+universe
VT's Halo/Marathon/Bungie Rant. Good info on Bungie and Marathon here folks (and an irritated vt).
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OK aside from the stuff posted here that everyone ever knows.
If anyone can find Super Marathon for Pippin,for purchase (as if lamo) or at least an ISO/Image, please make it known.
Then agian, you are prolly better off posting the location of the Holy Grail.
If anyone can find Super Marathon for Pippin,for purchase (as if lamo) or at least an ISO/Image, please make it known.
Then agian, you are prolly better off posting the location of the Holy Grail.
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Baseley09 said:
From what I've read it was never released
VanillaThunder + co - piss off, I was just stating things I've noticed that many who had never played halo wouldn't have. I HAVE read that the marathon and halo universes are interlinked but I've never seen much evidence off it hence why I said in different time zones. The weapons, soldiers, robots, space stations ALL look very different and I was just trying to make sense of if the Halo creators had broadly based Halo on the Marathon universe but as development time when on and on the resemblance between the two has reduced dramatically. I wouldn't be at all suprised if the link to the Marathon universe was bolted on at the end to keep old skool bungie fans happy as even in Halo's first build as a RTS the resemblance between it to Marathon was slim if present at all.
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madmanjock said:From what I've read it was never released
This...
http://marathon.bungie.org/story/newjuly-aug98.html
Is fucking long, but chronolizes it
It was on sale, i proposed sale at minimum http://marathon.bungie.org/story/SuperMarathonAd.html
If this was available, it would give the Pippin one game worth its salt, id cough up £50 for a machine fo sho.
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Okay, your best bet would be www.yahoo.co.jp auctions as it's the only way you can find pippin games just about.
I had 2 pippins for a while, one sold for £220 and another £40 6 months later on ebay
I had 2 pippins for a while, one sold for £220 and another £40 6 months later on ebay
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Relax, I wasn't attacking.madmanjock said:From what I've read it was never released
VanillaThunder + co - piss off, I was just stating things I've noticed that many who had never played halo wouldn't have. I HAVE read that the marathon and halo universes are interlinked but I've never seen much evidence off it hence why I said in different time zones. The weapons, soldiers, robots, space stations ALL look very different and I was just trying to make sense of if the Halo creators had broadly based Halo on the Marathon universe but as development time when on and on the resemblance between the two has reduced dramatically. I wouldn't be at all suprised if the link to the Marathon universe was bolted on at the end to keep old skool bungie fans happy as even in Halo's first build as a RTS the resemblance between it to Marathon was slim if present at all.
Gimme a few minutes to cut and paste a thread I put on another site about the links.
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VanillaThunder said:
I'm suprised madmanjock missed all the Halo 2/Bungie/Marathon threads. Especially around the time of Halo 2's release. Seemed every thread was about Halo 2. I know there have been quite a few threads here about the subject.
Honestly, I was thinking Pathways into Darkness, that other FPA they did. Never played it, but if it's anything like their other works, it can't be that bad.dark penguin said:
I thought this was going to have something to do with Oni...
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johnroche said:
I'd like to try that game.
Anyone know if it's actually any good?
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genjiglove said:
It's good, but don't think of it as a FPS.
It's an action game more along the lines of Ultima Underworld 1 or *maybe* systemshock.
It's heavy on clues, conversation and action. It's a hard game to classify. There's a little bit of everything in there and it makes it a true lost gem. It's frustrating as all fuck, though and has to be the hardest of all bungie games to win.
The coolness factor comes in when you realize the elements for the halo storyline have been in place in a way since this game. There are key clues and storyline elements/characters that pop up again in halo...
I can send it to you if you'd like, you just need a mac to play it. It's great fun if you can go for old skool gameplay and graphics..
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VanillaThunder said:
I thank you for the offer, but unfortunately I don't own a Mac. That may change now that the mini Mac is out.
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Macs rule.genjiglove said:
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The body armor for master chief is basically the same armor the cyborg had in the marathon games.