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Late to the party but meh!
Posted By: RoadBeefDate: 11/17/04 12:04 a.m.

In Response To: When did you first play a Marathon game? (Krazy)

I first played Marathon before the full game was released in 1994. My oldest brother brought over his brand new Powerbook one night when he was home from college, and he said "I played a totally RAD game a few weeks ago, and tonight we must download the demo. It was only about 5 megs or so, but back in the day of 9600 baud modems it took somewhere near 3-4 hours to download.

I can't begin to describe how awesome this game was. Since it was the demo there was no music, only sound effects and the still-scary-to-this-day "Somewhere in the Heavens... they are waiting" opening screen and partnered sound entrances.

JESUS the game was scary. SO SO scary. We played it with the sound on full blast on a second color monitor at night in a thunderstorm with all the lights off. i really think that did it for me. The way that game managed to project such an amazing sense of polished involvement in the design and storytelling, I didn't realise it at the time but subliminally I knew I had to be witnessing perfection. It was such a huge leap ahead of anything before it or out at the same time, it was like comparing Myth to the old Apple-II game Chivalry.

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When did you first play a Marathon game?Krazy 8/5/04 1:27 a.m.
     Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?Siphonopho 8/5/04 3:42 a.m.
           Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?Johannes Gunnar 8/5/04 4:26 a.m.
                 Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?blake37 8/5/04 4:41 a.m.
     Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?Zeus 8/5/04 4:39 a.m.
           Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?mneub12 8/5/04 5:45 a.m.
     Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?Yossarian 8/5/04 7:13 a.m.
           Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?Yossarian 8/5/04 9:02 a.m.
                 Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?Andrew Nagy 8/5/04 12:11 p.m.
                       Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?Yossarian 8/5/04 12:48 p.m.
                 Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?Tim Vogel 8/5/04 12:55 p.m.
                 My first Marathon experience?Blayne 8/6/04 9:49 a.m.
     Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?Craig Hardgrove 8/5/04 7:46 a.m.
           Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?ukimalefu 8/5/04 8:52 a.m.
                 Oh yeah...Krazy 8/5/04 1:19 p.m.
     Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?Ori 8/5/04 8:46 a.m.
           Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?AfroRyan 8/5/04 12:02 p.m.
                 Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?Duff Man 8/5/04 1:38 p.m.
     I guess none of us actually BOUGHT Marathon ;)Anaphiel 8/5/04 10:36 a.m.
           Re: I guess none of us actually BOUGHT Marathon ;)Siphonopho 8/5/04 11:27 a.m.
                 Re: I guess none of us actually BOUGHT Marathon ;)Anaphiel 8/5/04 12:02 p.m.
                       Re: I guess none of us actually BOUGHT Marathon ;)Krazy 8/5/04 1:21 p.m.
                             Re: I guess none of us actually BOUGHT Marathon ;)Craig Hardgrove 8/5/04 1:47 p.m.
                                   Thank you Craig.Anaphiel 8/5/04 4:13 p.m.
                                         Re: Thank you Craig.Siphonopho 8/5/04 9:11 p.m.
                                               Re: Thank you Craig.Anaphiel 8/6/04 1:50 a.m.
                                                     Re: Thank you Craig.Andrew Nagy 8/6/04 8:22 a.m.
                 Re: I guess none of us actually BOUGHT Marathon ;)Wintermute 8/5/04 1:20 p.m.
           Re: I guess none of us actually BOUGHT Marathon ;)blake37 8/6/04 4:36 a.m.
           Re: I guess none of us actually BOUGHT Marathon ;)AfroRyan 8/6/04 8:02 a.m.
     Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?Keith Palmer 8/5/04 1:34 p.m.
           am I the youngest here?mneub12 8/5/04 2:36 p.m.
                 Re: am I the youngest here?Lt Devon 8/5/04 9:55 p.m.
                       Re: am I the youngest here?Siphonopho 8/5/04 10:02 p.m.
                             Re: am I the youngest here?Krazy 8/5/04 10:27 p.m.
                                   Re: am I the youngest here?Lt Devon 8/5/04 10:32 p.m.
                                         Re: am I the youngest here?Krazy 8/5/04 11:36 p.m.
                                         Re: am I the youngest here?Jacke 8/6/04 3:18 a.m.
                                               Re: am I the youngest here?Andrew Nagy 8/23/04 5:16 p.m.
                                                     Re: am I the youngest here?Lt Devon 8/23/04 8:30 p.m.
                                                           IIRC, that worked. *NM*Andrew Nagy 10/31/06 3:04 p.m.
                                         Re: am I the youngest here?implodingbubble 8/15/04 6:23 a.m.
                                               I'll tell you what's eating MY soul...Tiger 8/18/04 2:55 p.m.
                                                     Re: I'll tell you what's eating MY soul...a disreputable source 8/19/04 6:46 a.m.
                                   Re: am I the youngest here?deathmonger 8/6/04 7:41 a.m.
                                         Re: am I the youngest here?Andrew Nagy 8/6/04 10:26 a.m.
                       Re: am I the youngest here?Andrew Nagy 8/6/04 8:30 a.m.
                 Re: am I the youngest here?Anaphiel 8/6/04 1:53 a.m.
                 Re: am I the youngest here?Adam Ashwell 8/6/04 3:36 a.m.
     Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?Forrest of B.org 8/5/04 11:37 p.m.
     Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?D-M.A. 8/6/04 4:38 a.m.
           Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?Jacke 8/6/04 5:58 a.m.
     Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?Vid Boi 8/6/04 8:41 a.m.
     Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?Mark Levin 8/6/04 10:36 a.m.
     Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?blake37 8/6/04 2:58 p.m.
           Big FishHamish Sinclair 8/7/04 12:58 a.m.
                 Chips, oh delicious chips *NM*blake37 8/7/04 4:54 a.m.
                 Re: Big FishAndrew Nagy 8/7/04 8:22 a.m.
     Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?Steve Levinson 8/6/04 8:16 p.m.
     Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?Alfred Mordeir 8/8/04 9:27 a.m.
     Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?moke 8/14/04 9:01 p.m.
           Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?Yossarian 8/14/04 9:55 p.m.
                 Marathon and SlaveryForrest of B.org 8/14/04 10:47 p.m.
                       The Pfhor are the Borg *NM*Steve Levinson 8/15/04 6:05 a.m.
                             Re: The Pfhor are the BorgOri 8/15/04 10:00 a.m.
                                   Re: The Pfhor are the BorgSteve Levinson 8/15/04 11:06 a.m.
                                         Re: The Pfhor are the BorgBob-B-Q 8/15/04 2:44 p.m.
                 Am I the only french here ?Thomas Hymon 8/15/04 1:36 p.m.
                       Re: Am I the only french here ?Simon of team Sigma 8/15/04 4:03 p.m.
                             Re: Am I the only french here ?Steve Levinson 8/15/04 4:26 p.m.
                                   Re: Am I the only french here ?Simon of team Sigma 8/16/04 6:19 a.m.
                       Re: Am I the only french here ?Johannes Gunnar 8/16/04 2:53 a.m.
                             Re: Am I the only french here ?mneub12 8/16/04 6:31 a.m.
                                   Re: Am I the only french here ?Johannes Gunnar 8/16/04 7:52 a.m.
                                         Re: Am I the only french here ?Siphonopho 8/16/04 8:31 a.m.
                                               Re: Am I the only french here ?Syngekhoomei 8/17/04 7:02 a.m.
                                                     Re: Am I the only french here ?Simon of team Sigma 8/17/04 7:13 a.m.
                             Re: Am I the only french here ?Thomas Hymon 8/16/04 1:15 p.m.
                                   Re: Am I the only french here ?Johannes Gunnar 8/16/04 1:29 p.m.
                       Re: Am I the only french here ?deathmonger 8/16/04 6:16 p.m.
     Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?Jason Justice 8/24/04 7:21 a.m.
           Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?Tiger 8/24/04 5:10 p.m.
                 Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?Yossarian 8/24/04 6:06 p.m.
                 Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?Steve Levinson 8/24/04 6:48 p.m.
                       Yup. :p Did I mention space invaders came in 2003? *NM*Tiger 8/25/04 8:04 p.m.
     Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?avarame 9/1/04 11:18 a.m.
     Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?Torley Wong 9/8/04 6:32 p.m.
           Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?Yossarian 9/9/04 6:36 a.m.
                 Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?Torley Wong 9/13/04 11:44 p.m.
     Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?Roguexcx 9/8/04 9:12 p.m.
           Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?Johannes Gunnar 9/9/04 3:29 a.m.
                 Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?Forrest of B.org 9/9/04 7:38 a.m.
                       Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?D-M.A. 9/9/04 8:10 a.m.
                             Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?Johannes Gunnar 9/9/04 8:43 a.m.
                                   Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?a disreputable source 9/9/04 9:34 a.m.
                                   Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?Vid Boi 9/10/04 4:30 a.m.
           Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?Yossarian 9/9/04 6:41 a.m.
     Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?durandalman1824 9/10/04 3:31 p.m.
           Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?Krazy 9/10/04 5:03 p.m.
           Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?RyanMan 9/10/04 7:18 p.m.
           Re: When did you first play a Marathon game?Adam Ashwell 9/11/04 1:30 a.m.
     Late to the party but meh!RoadBeef 11/17/04 12:04 a.m.
           Re: Late to the party but meh!K-chi 11/17/04 1:20 p.m.
                 Re: Late to the party but meh!Ori 11/18/04 10:46 a.m.
                       My Advice to you: Don't play PiD!"Can-ned Food" 11/18/04 12:07 p.m.
                             Re: My Advice to you: Don't play PiD!blake37 11/18/04 12:53 p.m.
                                   Re: My Advice to you: Don't play PiD!K-chi 11/19/04 5:24 a.m.
                                         Re: My Advice to you: Don't play PiD!Jacke 11/19/04 7:14 a.m.
                                               *slaps forehead* Stupid me for not having a Mac.. *NM*K-chi 11/19/04 4:31 p.m.
                                         Re: My Advice to you: Don't play PiD!Andrew Nagy 11/19/04 2:09 p.m.

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