I've thought about this a LOT, especially lately because i've been playing Metroid Prime Hunters (Nintendo DS) online and also recently beaten single player. And there are a lot of elements in MPH similiar to marathon, even gameplay. (and online multiplayer is AWESOME)
: This just popped into my head for some reason just a second ago: Anyone ever
: notice how Metroid Prime is a bit Marathon-esque in the fact that it uses
: the scans/terminals in order to tell the story of everything that's going
: on? Perhaps you have... but anyone ever wonder if the folks at Retro
: Studios are Marathon fans? :)