Steam the classic 1994 FPS “Marathon” is getting re-released on Steam with Bungie’s full approval

[Krvavi Abadas]

the whole trilogy was made completely free to download by Bungie back in 2005, alongside the public release of 2’s source code.
this Steam version is taking full advantage of this by using the “Aleph One” source port as a base.
there was a bit of iffiness on if Bungie approved of the release (granted, the freeware nature of the series only means the Steam release is more for convenience than anything else) but PC Gamer was able to get confirmation that they allowed it to happen.

"Yup, this is real, and will be free," Bungie said when asked for comment. "We're very supportive of the Marathon community and Aleph One's dedication here to bring the original Marathon to PC, Linux, and Mac for everyone to experience, with cross-platform play available in multiplayer. This is a true tribute to the original game!"

there’s still one pretty major gap preventing it from reaching it’s full potential, though. which is the continued lack of support for Marathon’s precursor Pathways into Darkness.

Bungie has approved a re-release of the game before, but this was all the way back in 2013 and only on the Mac App Store. which is absolutely horrendous for preservation.

 

[Krvavi Abadas]

 

[shoptroll]

Sweet! I’ve always wanted to check these out.