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Summary: A neutered pack of classics..
Review: Ahh. Some great games from my childhood. But.. some of the games lack network multiplayer play. I mean, the option is there, but it isn't clickable. Its the same on all of the computers in my house. And the network works fine with every other games. And I seem to remember testing it at a friend's house with the same result.. This could be an isolated problem, but I doubt it. But, hey. If you're willing to waste money.. My copy could just be a dud.
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Summary: wonderful games, great price
Review: The Mac Action Sack contains Marathon 1, 2, and Infinity.Marathon is a 1st person shooter (like Quake, Doom, etc). The difference is that Marathon has a great, engaging story *and* incredible level design and art. The levels drip with suspense and dread, and it's clear that someone paid attention to every detail -- when could you ever say that about Quake? Nothing in these games is tossed in. It all fits together: ambient sound, story, levels, animation, icons, etc. etc. etc. The graphics are fairly simple and will run on almost any Mac (certainly anything since 1995). Note that while Marathon will run on a LAN, it will not run across the internet (it cannot handle latency). Also, Bungie released the source for Marathon 2 (having lost the source for Marathon 1, which I'm sure is a story in itself). Anyhow, there's a community of programmers who have updated Marathon to use OpenGL and take advantage of modern graphics cards. See source.bungie.com for the latest build of Marathon Open Source. The Sack includes: Marathon 1,2, and Marathon Infinity, Abuse, Pathways into Darkness, and Minotaur. Marathon and possibly Abuse are the one's you'll spend most of your time on. --Pat / zippy@cs.brandeis.edu
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Summary: wonderful games, great price
Review: The Mac Action Sack contains Marathon 1, 2, and Infinity. Marathon is a 1st person shooter (like Quake, Doom, etc). The difference is that Marathon has a great, engaging story *and* incredible level design and art. The levels drip with suspense and dread, and it's clear that someone paid attention to every detail -- when could you ever say that about Quake? Nothing in these games is tossed in. It all fits together: ambient sound, story, levels, animation, icons, etc. etc. etc. The graphics are fairly simple and will run on almost any Mac (certainly anything since 1995). Note that while Marathon will run on a LAN, it will not run across the internet (it cannot handle latency). Also, Bungie released the source for Marathon 2 (having lost the source for Marathon 1, which I'm sure is a story in itself). Anyhow, there's a community of programmers who have updated Marathon to use OpenGL and take advantage of modern graphics cards. See source.bungie.com for the latest build of Marathon Open Source. The Sack includes: Marathon 1,2, and Marathon Infinity, Abuse, Pathways into Darkness, and Minotaur. Marathon and possibly Abuse are the one's you'll spend most of your time on. --Pat / zippy@cs.brandeis.edu
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Summary: bungie brakes barriers
Review: these games are time consuming, adictive, and habbit forming. I can remember missing many nights of sleep due to these. espeshaly the marathons. geting together with a lan, now thats where it's at. for seventeen dollars its a steal.
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Summary: bungie brakes barriers
Review: these games are time consuming, adictive, and habbit forming. I can remember missing many nights of sleep due to these. espeshaly the marathons. geting together with a lan, now thats where it's at. for seventeen dollars its a steal.
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