World’s Ultimate Bungie Software Marathon Maps Collection

1994 · history · science-fiction · utility · video · application · macOS

World’s Ultimate Bungie Software Marathon Maps Collection (Bungie's Myth ultimate collection, from the same source, is here .) ANNOUNCEMENT (27 December 2025): Hard to believe but another small folder of unknown screenshots was found on the old drive, buried with a secondary image folder in the macOS Library stash. 41 uncatalogued images from probably Tempus Irae, all at 3584x1793 except for five unusual shots at 3584x2240. Not exactly sure how those five larger pics were made in A1 but unless something else is hidden in an odd place on the estate drive, these entire 41 were possibly the last things the old guy ever did— and the 2240 pixel handful the ultimate last. You can grab the 152-MB "Marathon Screenshots, Part 7 (Supplement)" folder here , or by the clicking the IA's "Show All" path. Happy Holidays! ANNOUNCEMENT (15 April 2025): A prominent librarian/downloader reported the major 2025 release of a Tempus Irae Marathon rebuild, primarliy created under Nardo director Borzz (aka Chris Borowiec) and producer James Hastings-Trew, who were of course primarily behind the original 1997 Tempus release. Minus a few little bumps, the 2025 version of Tempus Irae Redux is extraordinary work. Like the 1997 classic, it's quite an achievement. You can download the 2025 installer here . The older version of the anonymous Tempus Hi-Res Textures will remain in this archive, just for the history. And for sure, every 3rd party Tempus Irae map released since 1997 (150-ish) is easily grabbed right here . They all work brilliantly under the new 2025 architecture. Have fun. The Archive: This “for all time” Marathon archive is from a hard drive purchased at the estate sale of a man who died early May 2023. I was always a fan of the Bungie Software game series Marathon so I was delighted to connect the drive and find lots of cool apps and files, along with a folder named “The Marathon Maps”. After examining the maps collection, it was clear that all these Marathon maps and files were curated since the release of the original Marathon 1 app, which was December 1994. Yes, in the meantime the old man who owned the hard drive collected almost every Marathon map ever made. And the big difference in what he's done is the fact that all folders, Read Mes, and maps are professionally named and organized: no cryptic, uninformative, or baffling titles, and no separated Read Mes. Plus, all Read Mes are cleanly formatted in the header, with date, author, and map name. (If you're mega-impatient, you can click here to see the whole Marathon archive, or click the standard IA link "SHOW ALL".) Maps: To my knowledge there is no other source currently online for this vast library of Marathon map releases. The total number of individual map folders for the Bungie Marathon, Marathon 2, and Marathon Infinity trilogy alone is 2,741 and the grand total of individual maps in those folders shoots past 10,000. Wow. So if you add all the 3rd party stuff, this Internet Archive page has possibly the most complete set of Marathon game maps and files available since God. You'll have lots to explore. Be aware that none of the uploaded archives contain Bungie apps or other forms of commercial software. It's just yesteryear's maps and files usable by the modern Marathon multi-platform game engine Aleph One (see below) or even Bungie's decades-old macOS apps, if you dare go backward. What's Covered Here: • Marathon 1 (mostly just called “Marathon”) • Marathon 2 • Marathon Infinity • Marathon Evil • Marathon Evil Hi-Res Walls • Marathon Tempus Irae • Marathon Tempus Irae Hi-Res Walls • Marathon Rubicon X • Marathon Portal of Sigma • Marathon Excalibur: Morgana's Revenge • Marathon RED • Marathon 3rd Party Scenarios (Needs Fresh Aleph One for Each) There are even a couple of Marathon Bridges & Balconies maps, for the intrepid. 3rd Party Scenarios: The excellent 3rd party Marathon scenarios and demos available here include Arx Immanis, Marathon Phoenix, Vacation in Vilcabamba, Los Disneys, Marathon Pfh'Joueur, Bio-Tek Kitchen (Australian International Art Exhibit/Installation), Blood of Bin Laden, and perhaps the coolest, most professional Marathon-based scenario ever made, Blauwe Vingers (includes the English language translation file, already installed--- see the Blauwe Vingers Read Me). Thirty-pfhor excellent 3rd party scenarios, in total. (For these 3rd party scenarios you'll need a fresh copy of Aleph One, for each. Just drop a new Aleph One app into the folder of the scenario you want to play, and you are ready to go. No conversions, installs, or other hoop-jumping necessary.) Fresh Copies of Aleph One: https://github.com/Aleph-One-Marathon/alephone/releases Accoutrements: Moving on, know that perhaps 99% of every map in this entire archive contains the individual author’s original maps and Read Me files, totally intact. The Read Mes are almost all saved in RTF, but a few use the RTFD format. Furthermore, all map folders have a rotator file (.rot) that shows