From: mnimchuk@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (Marc Nimchuk)
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Subject: Secret Marathon Level?
Date: 17 Feb 1995 09:15:46 GMT
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I just dloaded the Marathon Secrets app and behold, it says theres a
secret level called a "A Good Place to Die" (or something like that)? Is
this a joke? What level number is it otherwise?
From: jmooreda@freenet3.scri.fsu.edu (John Moore)
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Subject: Re: Secret Marathon Level?
Date: 22 Feb 1995 21:27:11 -0500
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mnimchuk@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (Marc Nimchuk) writes:
> I just dloaded the Marathon Secrets app and behold, it says theres a
> secret level called a "A Good Place to Die" (or something like that)? Is
> this a joke? What level number is it otherwise?
I just saw that also. The "Secrets 1.5" claims its existence
and gives directions by which it can be completed but does not say how
to access it. It is identified as level "00". When I
"command/option/begin new game" with the double zeros all that I get
is "Arrival". The same thing happens with "000" and, of course, "0":
Arrival. I was greatly excited about the prospect of a heretofor
unseen Marathon level and rushed to check it out, but merely wound up
disappointed and perplexed. Can anyone shed any light on this?
From: abergman@minerva.cis.yale.edu (Aaron Bergman)
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Subject: Re: Secret Marathon Level?
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 1995 15:24:04 -0500
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In article <3igrpv$a4t@freenet3.scri.fsu.edu>,
jmooreda@freenet3.scri.fsu.edu (John Moore) wrote:
:mnimchuk@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (Marc Nimchuk) writes:
:> I just dloaded the Marathon Secrets app and behold, it says theres a
:> secret level called a "A Good Place to Die" (or something like that)? Is
:> this a joke? What level number is it otherwise?
:
:
: I just saw that also. The "Secrets 1.5" claims its existence
:and gives directions by which it can be completed but does not say how
:to access it. It is identified as level "00". When I
:"command/option/begin new game" with the double zeros all that I get
:is "Arrival". The same thing happens with "000" and, of course, "0":
:Arrival. I was greatly excited about the prospect of a heretofor
:unseen Marathon level and rushed to check it out, but merely wound up
:disappointed and perplexed. Can anyone shed any light on this?
Well I just downloaded Mia and it certainly didn't list any secret levels
in the Map file.
Aaron
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Aaron Bergman
<http://www.cis.yale.edu/~abergman/abergman.html>
From: hobbes@eliza.netaxis.com (Peg-Leg Scourge)
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Subject: Re: Secret Marathon Level?
Date: 26 Feb 1995 05:55:21 GMT
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Well... I've talked to the author, and seeing as the cats out of the bag, I'll let you know he might pay his dues for it. He always intended to make the level, and now he can with all of the editors out there. Sneaky bastard... Anyway, it was all in good fun (even as ResEdit isn't too fun for sniffing around files)... Either way, Secrets 1.5 is damn good.
hobbes@eliza.netaxis.com
From: petersen@halcyon.com (Randall K Petersen)
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Subject: Re: Secret Marathon Level?
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 1995 02:18:38 -0800
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In article <3igrpv$a4t@freenet3.scri.fsu.edu>,
jmooreda@freenet3.scri.fsu.edu (John Moore) wrote:
=> mnimchuk@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (Marc Nimchuk) writes:
=> > I just dloaded the Marathon Secrets app and behold, it says theres a
=> > secret level called a "A Good Place to Die" (or something like that)? Is
=> > this a joke? What level number is it otherwise?
=>
=>
=> I just saw that also. The "Secrets 1.5" claims its existence
=> and gives directions by which it can be completed but does not say how
=> to access it. It is identified as level "00". When I
=> "command/option/begin new game" with the double zeros all that I get
=> is "Arrival". The same thing happens with "000" and, of course, "0":
=> Arrival. I was greatly excited about the prospect of a heretofor
=> unseen Marathon level and rushed to check it out, but merely wound up
=> disappointed and perplexed. Can anyone shed any light on this?
I emailed the author of Marathon Secrets about this. He admitted that "A
Good Way to Die" does not exist - just a little joke. BUT he says he does
intend to create that level when a full-fledged level editor is available.
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From: rms8254@imap1.asu.edu
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Subject: Re: Secret Marathon Level?
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Date: 24 Feb 95 20:48:33 GMT
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Marc Nimchuk (mnimchuk@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca) wrote:
: I just dloaded the Marathon Secrets app and behold, it says theres a
: secret level called a "A Good Place to Die" (or something like that)? Is
: this a joke? What level number is it otherwise?
Yes it is a joke. A SICK JOKE! If you read about it in the notes
selection, it says black hulks. There isn't any graphics for such a
creature, and there isn't a color table to make it possible.
So yes, it's a joke.
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