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<h1>Scenarios</h1>

<p>The Aleph One game engine brings Bungie™'s Marathon® trilogy to modern computers, and also powers dozens of community-made games. To play any of these games, <a href="/download.html">download the Aleph One engine</a> and place it in the scenario folder.

<h2>Marathon trilogy</h2>

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  <a href="{{ link_m1data }}" title="Download Marathon files"><img src="images/m1.jpg" width="240" height="120" alt="Marathon"></a>
  <p><cite class="game"><a href="{{ link_m1data }}">Marathon</a></cite> is a fight for survival against the Pfhor, an alien race attacking your colony ship.</p>
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  <a href="{{ link_m2data }}" title="Download Durandal files"><img src="images/m2.jpg" width="240" height="120" alt="Durandal"></a>
  <p>In <cite class="game"><a href="{{ link_m2data }}">Marathon 2: Durandal</a>,</cite> you and other survivors hunt for an ancient ally to topple the Pfhor empire.</p>
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  <a href="{{ link_m3data }}" title="Download Infinity files"><img src="images/m3.jpg" width="240" height="120" alt="Infinity"></a>
  <p><cite class="game"><a href="{{ link_m3data }}">Marathon Infinity</a></cite> forces you to rewrite history to prevent the destruction of the universe.</p>
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<h2>Community-made Scenarios</h2>

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          <a class="gameimg" href="https://simplici7y.com/items/marathon-trojan/" title="Download Trojan files" style="background-image: url('/images/scen_trojan.jpg')"><span style="background-image: linear-gradient(#ee1900, #7c0800)">Trojan</span></a>
        <p>A true classic, <cite class="game"><a href="https://simplici7y.com/items/marathon-trojan/">Trojan</a></cite> was the first total conversion for <cite class="game">Marathon</cite>.</p>
        <p><cite class="game">Trojan</cite> features 25 levels with all new artwork, weapons, enemies, and music.</p>
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          <a class="gameimg" href="https://citadel.lhowon.org/scenarios/marathon-evil/" title="Download Marathon: EVIL files" style="background-image: url('/images/evil.jpg')"><span style="background-image: linear-gradient(#eae2f1, #9871bc)">Evil</span></a>
	<p><cite class="game"><a href="https://citadel.lhowon.org/scenarios/marathon-evil/">Marathon: EVIL</a></cite>, the first conversion for <cite class="game">Marathon Infinity</cite>, was long regarded as one of the scariest and finest.</p>
	<p><cite class="game">Marathon: EVIL</cite> features a few new weapons and monsters.</p>
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        <a class="gameimg" href="http://nardo.bungie.org/alephone.php" title="Download Tempus Irae" style="background-image: url('/images/tempus.jpg')"><span style="background-image: linear-gradient(#f3eee2, #ba9d57)">Tempus Irae</a>
	<p>In <cite class="game"><a href="http://nardo.bungie.org/alephone.php">Tempus Irae</a></cite> the player travels back in time... to Renaissance Italy.</p>
	<p><cite class="game">Tempus Irae</cite> for Aleph One features hi-res  textures and stunning level architecture.</p>
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          <a class="gameimg" href="https://citadel.lhowon.org/scenarios/marathon-red/" title="Download Marathon RED" style="background-image: url('/images/red.jpg')"><span style="background-image: linear-gradient(#f7cccc, #e85a5a)">Red</span></a>
        <p>Created to be a survival horror-esque conversion, <cite class="game"><a href="https://citadel.lhowon.org/scenarios/marathon-red/">Marathon RED</a></cite> is widely known as the single most difficult of all conversions.</p>
        <p><cite class="game">Marathon RED</cite> features a new arsenal of weapons, new monsters and textures.</p>
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          <a class="gameimg" href="http://eternal.bungie.org" title="Download Eternal" style="background-image: url('/images/eternal.jpg')"><span style="background-image: linear-gradient(#c8cac8, #605f60)">Eternal</span></a>
	<p>Spanning 52 levels, <cite class="game"><a href="http://eternal.bungie.org">Eternal</a></cite> is one of the largest scenarios released.</p>
	<p><cite class="game">Eternal</cite> features all new levels, textures, weapons, and music, as well as several new creatures.</p>
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          <a class="gameimg" href="https://www.marathonrubicon.com/" title="Download Rubicon X" style="background-image: url('/images/rubicon.jpg')"><span style="background-image: linear-gradient(#f9fdfe, #9fb7e6)">Rubicon X</span></a>
	<p><cite class="game"><a href="https://www.marathonrubicon.com/">Marathon: Rubicon X</a></cite> is considered by some the unofficial fourth chapter in the Marathon series.</p>
	<p><cite class="game">Rubicon X</cite> features all new high-resolution artwork, new and updated maps, and enough surprises to feel like a whole new game.</p>
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          <a class="gameimg" href="https://simplici7y.com/items/marathon-phoenix-2/" title="Download Marathon: Phoenix" style="background-image: url('/images/scen_phoenix.png')"><span style="background-image: linear-gradient(#fefa6c, #a33b27)">Phoenix</span></a>
	<p>A 35-level single player major conversion, <cite class="game"><a href="https://simplici7y.com/items/marathon-phoenix-2">Marathon: Phoenix</a></cite> is difficult and action-packed.</p>
	<p><cite class="game">Marathon: Phoenix</cite> features a full arsenal of new, powerful weapons, and more threatening enemies than you could ever want.</p>
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          <a class="gameimg" href="https://simplici7y.com/items/mararthon-yuge/" title="Download Mararthon: Yuge" style="background-image: url('/images/scen_yuge.jpg')"><span style="background-image: linear-gradient(45deg, #1daff7, #00fc48)">Yuge</span></a>
	<p><cite class="game"><a href="https://simplici7y.com/items/mararthon-yuge/">Mararthon: Yuge</a></cite> is a 30-level scenario, plus 225 secret levels for extra gameplay.</p>
	<p>Full of inside jokes, procedurally generated levels, and minimalist textures, <cite class="game">Mararthon: Yuge</cite> combines serious <cite class="game">Marathon 2</cite>-style combat with an irreverent setting.
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        <a class="gameimg" href="https://simplici7y.com/items/apotheosis-x-5/" title="Download Apotheosis X" style="background-image: url('/images/scen_apotheosis.png')"><span style="background-image: linear-gradient(#da5428, #e98743)">Apotheosis X</a>
        <p><cite class="game"><a href="https://simplici7y.com/items/apotheosis-x-5/">Apotheosis X</a></cite> spans 24 levels, with new sprites and textures, high frame rate animations, and an original soundtrack.</p>
        <p><cite class="game">Apotheosis X</cite>’s new enemies and weaponry complement the original games’ nuance and high skill ceiling.</p>
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          <a class="gameimg" href="https://www.moddb.com/mods/marathon-istoria" title="Download Marathon Istoria" style="background-image: url('/images/scen_istoria.png')"><span style="background-image: linear-gradient(#fbcf9f, #c1996b)">Istoria</span></a>
          <p><cite class="game"><a href="https://www.moddb.com/mods/marathon-istoria">Marathon: Istoria</a></cite> is an RPG scenario set in the Marathon universe and designed for the Aleph One engine.</p>

          <cite class="game">Marathon: Istoria</cite> pushes the engine to its limits by using advanced character progression, storytelling, and weapon- and spell-based combat.</p>
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      <p style="clear: both">Looking for even more carnage? Visit the scenario list at <a href="https://lochnits.com/marathon/scenarios">lochnits.com</a> or use the <code>scenario</code> tag at <a href="https://simplici7y.com/tags/scenario/">Simplici7y</a>.</p>