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Re: The big question: Marathon.



On 24 May 1996 00:10:24 GMT, plonk@freenet2.scri.fsu.edu (Erich James
Plondke) managed to wrangle those pesky characters into a marginally
coherent thought:

>First, I would like to say that you are doing a great job, and your hard work
>is showing.
>
>I own a mac, but I'm probably going to get a PC.  The hardest part of the 
>transition, however , is the total lack of Marathon for the PC.  Is there

Bungie has announced that they are going to release Marathon 2? (i
think) for Windows 95.  You may have to hold out a while, but it
should be available soon.

Below is a copy of their Web site announcement:
http://www.bungie.com/M2WinPR.html

"MARATHON 2: DURANDAL"
UNLEASHED FOR WINDOWS® 95

CHICAGO, IL-March 30, 1996-So your machine is stoked for action with
Windows 95, a fistful of RAM, accelerators, graphic and sound cards;
everything you need to jam. Uh...
now what? Where's the software optimized for all this capacity?

Now, for high-end, immersive gaming that fulfills the promise of their
new technology, gamers have Marathon 2 : Durandal, a game
sophisticated enough to require the performance of
Windows 95, and designed to take full advantage of it.

Gamers will find razor-sharp, 16-bit, texture-mapped SVGA graphics,
wicked smooth speed, movement through multiple elevations with 5
degrees of freedom (looking up and down),
16-bit sound in active panning stereo (which gives cues to your
location and situation), and the ambient sounds of howling winds and
raging rivers that heighten the realism of outdoor
and underwater environments.

Jaded gamers will appreciate features rare in the 1st-person genre:
motion sensors, a realistic physics model, non-player characters that
speak and fight with you, 8-player
networkability, and network game scenarios like King of the Hill and
Kill the Guy with the Ball which require more strategy and cunning
than the standard network shootout.

Finally, gamers will enjoy a streamlined interface with important
features overlooked in some games, like customizability, easy
installation, a replay feature to review networked carnage,
performance-boosting options, and most of all, a gripping sci-fi story
that develops in complexity over the course of the game.

With all this, Marathon 2 is loaded. Whether it's played solo or in a
group, it stimulates all the senses, surrounding players in a world
that is at once beautiful and menacing. From the
designers of the multi-award winning classic Marathon, Marathon 2 is
currently the top-selling game on the Mac OS. Legions of players are
already making their own maps, battling in
their own tournaments, and dedicating webpages to unravelling the
intricacies of the story.

Marathon 2: Durandal is optimized for Windows 95 and runs in 8, 16 and
24-bit color. The game requires a 486 or better (Pentium recommended),
5 MB RAM, 256-color SVGA
(640x480), and double-speed CD-ROM drive. Marathon 2 has a retail
price of $79.99 (street price, of course, will be much lower) and will
be available at local retail stores, through
mail order catalogs, or can be ordered directly from Bungie Software:
(800-295-0060) or www.bungie.com. 


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PLEASE NOTE - The neither the demo nor the full version of Marathon 2
for Windows 95 are presently available. The Windows 95 demo, when it
appears, will be clearly marked as
such. 

>		plonk
>

The Student Formerly Known As Aaron Hickmann*
DNRC Unite!
(*The concept embodied in this statement has been 
determined to be both unpronouceable and unreproducable.
Due to the limitations of the English language, the
closest concept can be considered the modern day 
conception of a deity.)


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