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	Message: : : Sounds like graphics in M2 and Infinity are replaced with XBLA : : graphics? : By default, M2 looks very much like the Xbox remake, with the XBLA HUD, : monsters, and textures. All of these can be disabled under Preferences : -> Environment -> Plugins. Click on each plugin to toggle it on or : off. : Infinity comes with the XBLA HUD and weapons-in-hand (with new SMG graphics : to fit in). The monsters are not replaced, because the XBLA assets don't : cover everything in Infinity: namely, the gray variants of monsters, and : the player SMG sprites. Creating all that new art was too big of an : undertaking. : Infinity also comes with high-resolution textures by Goran Svensson, who has : worked hard to make his sets faithful to the original (much more so than : XBLA or TTEP). They are also optional, and can be turned off under : Plugins. : Aleph One's default settings preserve the same view distortion as the : original, but they do smooth out the old pixelated look. For a truly retro : experience, go to Preferences -> Graphics -> Rendering Options, then : to Advanced, and change all the Texture Filtering options to None. : : philosophy seems to : : be to preserve the look and feel of the original. : While I like a good nostalgia dose every now and then, emulators are just : about good enough to fulfill Jason's dream of keeping Marathon : preserved, and clicking on "Macintosh HD" is as much a part of : that for me as the game itself. : Personally, I think Aleph One is more valuable in terms of keeping the core : gameplay alive and well, without being saddled by the other limitations of : the time. High-res textures and bump maps go a long way toward obscuring : the levels' lack of sloped surfaces. The distorted view when looking up : was chosen because the correct perspective was too expensive on hardware : of the time. The HUD was so verbose because FPS gaming was a much less : familiar concept. : By bringing those superficial elements in line with modern gaming, it's : easier to look past its heritage and judge Marathon by modern standards, : to see what still works in its game design: the atmosphere, the pacing, : the over-the-top weapons and physics. I hope Aleph One's eye candy entices : a future game designer to check out Marathon long enough to learn its : lessons, and carry them into the next generation of games. Meaningful : immortality isn't about stasis, it's about leaving a legacy.
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