















I wrote this shortly after reading the Macintosh Coolness Test published in

About this Particular Mac

2.04. Its a very extremely accurate guide for determining how much of a guru you are.



Ben Chess





Bungie







1 Point

each for BUYING, not pirating, Marathon I or II.





1 Point

each for every other Bungie software product you own.





1 Point

if you own a Bungie t-shirt. Add an additional point if it’s for Marathon.





1 Point

for every Bungie staff member involved in Marathon I/II you can name by memory. (See bottom of this document for answers)





1 Point

if you have ever emailed Bungie. Add another if you got a response. (Automatic replies and registration send-ins not counted)







Your contributions







1 Point

for every map you have made from scratch and uploaded to an on-line archive.

Add

another point if you submitted it to Marathon Magazine. (hint, hint, : ) )





1 Point

if you have written a cheater or editor program for Marathon I/II





1 Point

if you have at least one web page devoted to Marathon.





1 Point

if you regularly use alt.games.marathon or IRC #marathon





1 Point

if you belong to a map making group, such as Catambay’s MMG, the Durandal group, etc.





Playing Marathon







1 Point

each for beating Marathon I/II in Total Carnage mode without cheating.





1 Point

if you have never cheated in a Marathon game.





1 Point

if you don’t use CAPS LOCK as your run key.





1 Point

if you regularly play Marathon I/II in high resolution.





Subtract 3 points

if you have never intentionally killed a BOB.







Netplay







1 Point

if you have ever played a net game of Marathon I/II.

Add

an additional point if you have taken part in an eight-player net game.





1 Point

if you have ever been to a Marathon net-game gathering, where a bunch of people meet somewhere to play net Marathon.





1 Point

if you have used ARA or Netlink Remote for a playable net game.

Add

an additional point if you have registered Netlink Remote.





3 Points

if you have successfully played a Marathon net game over the Internet.





Misc.







1 Point

if you were at Boston MacWorld ‘95 and received the Marathon II preview.





1 Point

for every 10 megabytes of Marathon material you have on your hard drive. This includes maps, editors, cheaters, shapes, sounds, etc.





1 Point

if you do not play Marathon 2 off of the CD-ROM.





1 Point

if you play Marathon using external speakers.





1 Point

if you have ever played Marathon on a computer that is faster than 110Mhz.





1 Point

if you use the term “Pfhor” in your everyday language.









So, how do you rate?













People who were involved in making Marathon I/II

(see the second part of 'Bungie')







Mark Bernal

J. Reginald Dujour

Jason Jones

Greg Kirkpatrick

Ryan Martell

Robert Mclees

Craig Mullins

Alain Roy

Alexander Seropian

Matthew Soell

Douglas Zartman

