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Re: Marathon References I found in other games
Posted By: YossarianDate: 10/7/19 10:40 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Marathon References I found in other games (Durandal_1707)

: In the first EV game, there's a description for Tau Ceti that says it was
: first visited by the colony ship Marathon.

Yep!

: The first Halo game had too many Marathon references to count. I still can't
: get over that the last mission was literally to blast a vent core.

Absolutely, I think Halo was something of a spiritual remake of Marathon. My first playthrough of Halo was very memorable for me in large part due to the Marathon references. I think people that were very fond of Marathon got to enjoy Halo in a way that most other didn't.

I kind of wonder if Bungie had released Halo on Mac/PC first or exclusively they wouldn't have gotten some criticism for the similarities of the games, or if they'd have been more self-conscious about it given there'd have been much more overlap in players.

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Marathon References I found in other gamesLion O Cyborg 9/11/19 7:35 a.m.
     Re: Marathon References I found in other gamesRhody49 9/11/19 4:20 p.m.
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     Re: Marathon References I found in other gamesGeneral-RADIX 9/12/19 3:25 a.m.
           Re: Marathon References I found in other gamesLion O Cyborg 9/12/19 5:20 a.m.
           Re: Marathon References I found in other gamesDurandal_1707 9/12/19 8:02 p.m.
                 Re: Marathon References I found in other gamesYossarian 10/7/19 10:40 p.m.
                       Re: Marathon References I found in other gamesGeneral-RADIX 10/8/19 3:31 a.m.
     Re: Marathon References : DescentThe Last Nakh 10/7/19 3:23 p.m.
           Re: Marathon References : DescentLion O Cyborg 10/8/19 1:09 p.m.

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