Classic Marathon 2

On July 12, 2024, Classic Marathon 2, an enhanced edition of Bungie‘s first-person shooter Marathon 2: Durandal, was released, thanks to the heroic efforts of the Aleph One Developers.

This free version retains the original data files and offers improvements such as widescreen support, 3D filtering, positional audio, and interpolation up to 60 fps. It is available for macOS and Windows on Steam, with the option to play on Linux via Luxtorpeda or Aleph One.

This new Steam version includes the free XBLA Graphics Pack DLC, which offers replacement textures from the XBLA version of Marathon: Durandal.

You can get the game here!

Trailer

About the game

From the team that brought you Aleph One, the classic sci-fi FPS Marathon 2: Durandal from Bungie on Mac revived for modern hardware by the fan community.

Fresh from your triumph on the colony ship Marathon, you are seized by the rogue AI Durandal to do his bidding in a distant part of the galaxy. Within the ruins of an ancient civilization, you must seek the remnants of a lost clan and uncover their long-buried secrets. Battle opponents ancient and terrible, with sophisticated weapons and devious strategies, all the while struggling to escape the alien nightmare…

This classic 1995 Bungie FPS 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.

Classic Marathon 2 is powered by the Aleph One engine, which is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) Version 3.

Marathon mod for Doom

There are some Marathon-themed/inspired mods for the classic Doom (GZDoom). Marathon Forever is one of them, which is being played on the video down below (with other mods):

The full list of the mods used in this gameplay, in their loading order, is the following one:

1. Doom 2 Redux;
2. Marathon Forever;
3. NashGore NEXT;
4. 2 Mashup Texture Packs (MixTP.pk3);
5. Doom Liquid Textures Pack;
6. SpawnProps;
7. Bloom Boost (Shader Tools);
8. Relighting Doom;
9. Critical Shots;
10. Gun Bonsai;
11. Universal Weapon Sway;
12. Tilt++;
13. Duke Nukem 3D Full Musics.

More info and shooting

• Marathon Trilogy Box Set – Site with the downloads of the original Marathon games for Macintosh.
• Aleph One – Official website of the open source engine that supports the Marathon trilogy, which also provides freeware games with support for Windows, Mac and Linux (the original was for Apple).
• Luxtorpeda @ GitHub – To play on Linux.
• Marathon 2: Durandal Manual @ Mod DB – The game’s official manual in PDF format.
• Marathon 2: Durandal @ Gaming Room – With more info and media about the original game. In Portuguese.
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