From: gregk@panix.com (Greg Kirkpatrick) Newsgroups: alt.games.marathon Subject: Re: Inspiration behind the game? Date: 1 Jun 1996 22:17:12 GMT Organization: Double Aught Lines: 46 Distribution: world Message-ID: <gregk-0106961822230001@gregk.dialup.access.net> References: <7345957@thebeast.demon.co.uk> <dcoufal-2505962156420001@news.mit.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: gregk.dialup.access.net In article <dcoufal-2505962156420001@news.mit.edu>, dcoufal@mit.edu (David Coufal) wrote: > In article <7345957@thebeast.demon.co.uk>, > steverogers@thebeast.demon.co.uk (Steve Rogers) wrote: > > > Hello! Could you point me towards any Web or ftp texts on the subject of "the > > Bungie gang's favourite books & movies"? Marathon has a tantalising > > familiarity in several aspects, and I wondered if any of the programmers has > > said he was influenced by, or referring to, any particular works? > > -- > > Steve Rogers > > http://www.zynet.co.uk/thebeast/Welcome.html > > Well, you could look at Bungie's site <http://www.bungie.com/>. There's > a bit of info there (they really really like Harlan Ellison). > > There's also Marathon's Story <http://www.amug.org/~marathon/story/>. > Hamish Sinclair has collected a lot of info about the game and references > to other cultural works within Marathon. > Inspirational note: We were just sitting around talking about things, and i blabbin on and on about Larry Niven : "ringworld", Man-Kzin wars, etc. I read all those many years ago, but i still remember them... Take any well known sci-fi writer and there's a good chance that someone who's worked on Marathon has read (read:all) his works. The good stuff helps for a little inspiration now and then, The Tempest, The Iliad, War and Peace. (Just to name a few recent ones...) Currently, i'm reading anna Karenina, but i don't have that much time... :(.. For movies, you can imagine: Hong Kong action movies, The world's best trilogy, which I don't think i have to name. (although the second one is the best. I can't stand ewoks - :) Comics: Ronin, The one about the smiley faced super-hero button and all his friends, which i can't remember the name of... Ramble ramble ramble... V For Vendetta.... Later, Greg Kirkpatrick 00 |