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Re: The Official Strategy Guide

Posted By: Godot Date: 9/29/11 3:29 a.m.
In Response To: The Official Strategy Guide (Hangbrain)

: Slowly loosing my mind from sleep deprivation, googling random Marathon
: related things... I am curious to know more about this book. Other than a
: few brief mentions on the MSP, this is the only thing I could find, as
: far as it's actual contents go. Does anyone currently own a copy? Other
: than the above interview, is there any cool stuff in it that would justify
: a purchase? Other than simply owning a rare piece of Marathon history, of
: course.
: Interesting to note that the old B.net archive lists it as the
: "Marathon Survival Guide."
I have a copy and I transcribed the interview.
As a walkthrough guide it is pretty good. The text can be a bit repetitive (flip switch, run down the corridor, kill the aliens waiting around the corner, run down the corridor...) but to be fair that the nature of the game. Tuncer did try to imbue it with snippets of humor.
All the maps show the secret areas but sometimes the descriptions of how to get to them are not that clear. Tycho's secret terminal on Blaspheme Quaratine springs to mind. In some cases they are completely missing. For example, The Deprivation Chamber on Never Burn Money. No description on high to grenade climb out of there or Gheritt White's terminal.
The Guide does give us the official names for Lookers and Wasps.
I am not sure of the exact date when the Guide was released but it was a number of months after the release of Marathon and well after fans had put together their own guides. Same happened with the Official M2 Guide. That didn't come out until the release of Infinity. Notice a trend?
Cheers
Hamish

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Re: The Official Strategy Guide Hangbrain 9/28/11 1:43 p.m.

Re: The Official Strategy Guide Godot 9/29/11 2:53 a.m.

Re: The Official Strategy Guide Hangbrain 9/29/11 8:13 a.m.

Re: The Official Strategy Guide fracai 9/28/11 4:33 p.m.

Re: The Official Strategy Guide Godot 9/29/11 3:29 a.m.

Re: The Official Strategy Guide Hangbrain 9/29/11 8:28 a.m.

Re: The Official Strategy Guide Godot 9/29/11 9:16 a.m.

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: I have a copy and I transcribed the interview. : As a walkthrough guide it is pretty good. The text can be a bit repetitive : (flip switch, run down the corridor, kill the aliens waiting around the : corner, run down the corridor...) but to be fair that the nature of the : game. Tuncer did try to imbue it with snippets of humor. : All the maps show the secret areas but sometimes the descriptions of how to : get to them are not that clear. Tycho's secret terminal on Blaspheme : Quaratine springs to mind. In some cases they are completely missing. For : example, The Deprivation Chamber on Never Burn Money. No description on : high to grenade climb out of there or Gheritt White's terminal. : The Guide does give us the official names for Lookers and Wasps. : I am not sure of the exact date when the Guide was released but it was a : number of months after the release of Marathon and well after fans had put : together their own guides. Same happened with the Official M2 Guide. That : didn't come out until the release of Infinity. Notice a trend? : Cheers : Hamish

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The Official Strategy Guide	Hangbrain	9/28/11 1:31 p.m.
Re: The Official Strategy Guide	Hangbrain	9/28/11 1:43 p.m.
Re: The Official Strategy Guide	Godot	9/29/11 2:53 a.m.
Re: The Official Strategy Guide	Hangbrain	9/29/11 8:13 a.m.
Re: The Official Strategy Guide	fracai	9/28/11 4:33 p.m.
Re: The Official Strategy Guide	Godot	9/29/11 3:29 a.m.
Re: The Official Strategy Guide	Hangbrain	9/29/11 8:28 a.m.
Re: The Official Strategy Guide	Godot	9/29/11 9:16 a.m.



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	Message: : I have a copy and I transcribed the interview. : As a walkthrough guide it is pretty good. The text can be a bit repetitive : (flip switch, run down the corridor, kill the aliens waiting around the : corner, run down the corridor...) but to be fair that the nature of the : game. Tuncer did try to imbue it with snippets of humor. : All the maps show the secret areas but sometimes the descriptions of how to : get to them are not that clear. Tycho's secret terminal on Blaspheme : Quaratine springs to mind. In some cases they are completely missing. For : example, The Deprivation Chamber on Never Burn Money. No description on : high to grenade climb out of there or Gheritt White's terminal. : The Guide does give us the official names for Lookers and Wasps. : I am not sure of the exact date when the Guide was released but it was a : number of months after the release of Marathon and well after fans had put : together their own guides. Same happened with the Official M2 Guide. That : didn't come out until the release of Infinity. Notice a trend? : Cheers : Hamish
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