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This Day in Marathon.
Day #549. Happy Marathon 2: Durandal shipping day! 
Yes folks! On this day 29 years ago Marathon 2:Durandal shipped. Cyberian Outpost posted that they had just received copies and were shipping (November 21, 1995). Just in time for Thanksgiving. Officially it wasn't suppose to be released until November 30, 1995 but as fate would have it the boxes were done this time. Indeed the first Marathon 2 box rolled off the production line on November 10, 1995 and was auctioned off in Bungie's Marathon 2 Charity Auction for the Multiple Sclerosis Society.  The highest bid in the Marathon 2 Charity Auction was $612 and the bidder was Michio Hashimoto (aka Miha) from Japan.  Miha was one of the earliest Vidmaster's to embrace the challenge set down by Jason Jones in January 1995 to complete all of the game's levels on Total Carnage starting with only the pistol and x1 health (via Command-Option Begin Game). He also created the Marathon Comic in both Japanese and English.  Michio Hashimoto (aka Miha). The Marathon Comic. 1995. Print-outs from the comic adorned the walls of the Bungie office according to Doug Zartman (former Bungie PR Director).
But he is probably best known for the Japanese version of the Marathon Infinity Strategy Guide. It came bundled with the game in Japan.   What happens in Marathon Infinity? Part of the translated text on the cover of the Marathon Infinity Strategy Guide reads: This will surely solve the mystery!The Guide also came with a CD of exclusive content.  You see... Marathon is... Big In Japan. Today's news was sponsored by the Marathon's Story page (Toyko, Japan).  |
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