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I was wondering if anyone was interested in a Marathon port because it's now open source and the original code for the Marathon 2 engine might still be avalible. I can't work on it right away as I'm between computers at the moment. However if anyone wants to play it I would love to port it.
I would love that, the Marathon Trilogy is awesome!
There is an open source engine port here: http://alephone.cebix.net/
Its only a port of the Marathon 2 engine (same as Infinity), however, Marathon 1 has now been converted to the Marathon 2 engine, so it'll play them all!
Cheers,
Fox
it looks really awesome, never played it b4. u should give it a shot and try and port it.
It was made by Bungie and it stars (although confirmed but *unofficialy*) Master Chief!
Oh you bet I would! I'm still playing through them. That would be a killer addition to the homebrew world. I really hope you go through with Marathon, and if you do, give it 110%! :D
A worth wile port, deffinitely
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Originally Posted by parabolee
Actualy he's a proto-Chief.
The trilogy is a more polished proto-Halo.
As soon as I get a computer I will get started on porting it, could some of you test it for me though because my PSP is a 2.6 so I can't.
Thanks for the support!
I would be very happy to test its compatibility on 2.00 PSPs for you! :D
Cheers,
Fox
hey montayo can you port duke nukem 3d to?plz?
so when is it going to be for the 10/1.5 psp?
ill give a lot of money (200 USD max) if anyone can make a port.
it has to fallow these rules:
1. use paypal for money.
2. the game must have descent sound quality.
3 you must be able to bind your own controls.
4. it must run fullscreen with gfx set to high.
5. it must run over 29.95 fps throughout the game.
im sure this is possible if a guy who ported over quake 2 and runs at over 25 fps you can sure as hell do it with marathon. i also know some people who may be willing to give you some help at porting it over (not me).
I, for one, would love to see the Macs answer to Doom ported to PSP. I have fond memories of playing all three on my old power mac back in the day...It equaled and surpassed Doom and Doom 2 in so many ways. Dual weilding, motion sensor, PLOT. This classic must be preserved...It's already available under open source as Aleph-One, so that should definately help this port get started.
i dont want it in the BII port i cant even get anything else running besides what they have included. I AM willing to pay the money for some1 to port it.
Yo U Got Quake 3 Running Yet ?
wrong topic
this is the correct the one: http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=17917
Inigo Montoya, how's the marathon port? i really would like to see this.
Katrina has slowed down my quest for a working computer; but I have the original Marathon 2 source on my old Bondie Blue iMac G3. I am currently trying to figure out how it works. It's not exactly spaghetti but it isn't exactly clear either.
I have a rough plan of action that goes as folows:
1: Get new computer (I'll hopefully have one by June)
2: Get all of the software required for PSP homebrew
3: Finish dissecting the Marathon 2 engine
4: Design a single fork format for the data files (Or use the AO format)
5: Write a new engine for the PSP that uses the single fork maps
The final version of the Marathon Port will have these features:
1: Wifi Multi-player including every game type and option from Infinity
2: Fullscreen and all the music and sound options from Infinity
4: The ability to choose at runtime which data files to use just like Infinity
3: MP3 soundtracks
5: The ability to place scripts into maps via an embeded forth interpreter
that I will name Pfhorth
6: Support for 3D models so that in addition to playing original Marathon Maps
you can also play new 3D maps (With ramps!)
The above features are listed in order of priority.
Scripting (Feature #5) will eventually mean that you can add Jumping, Crouching,
Grenades, Sniping, and smarter enemys.
The reason that I am including features #5 and #6 is so that I may use this engine
for another FPS that I am working on. I will post a schedule as soon as I have one to
post.
sweet, if you need money or anything im here.
Ok all i can say is Rock On!
I just had a thought. Since it is ridiculusly easy to write a forth target compiler. Why don't I write a PSP target compiler that runs on my iMac.
I was going to write my Marathon port in Forth anyway so the o nly difference is that I get to start now. Of course I would need to know the PSP opcodes and executable format.
If this won't work please tell me.
It almost runs in BII but it gives you an error that you need a 13" monitor to play it. I wonder if there is anyway around that? :confused:
where trying not use BII we want a stand aloen version with all the enhancments of aleph1. the old 68040 mac cant do that.
What's BII? And will my idea work? If so could you point me to the appropriate resources to implement it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hawkeyefile
Thanks, Bye.
BII is a mac emu, right now it does not run all that well on the psp.
your idea should work, i friend of mine told me; an idea only failes when you dont work hard enough at it.
Thanks! Where should I look to learn how to write a PSP compiler? I already know how to write a forth compiler; I just need to learn the PSP specifics. So if you could give me a link to somewhere that has the Opcodes, Executable Format, And an Assembly tutorial for the PSP then I would be very grateful.
Bye!
Hello Everyone
I'm very sory that I have not made any progress yet. But I am working on it and I am getting a computer this week for college. The only thing I have been able to gleen from the original source code is that it is the poster child for OOP and that Bungie is staffed by a bunch of insane but brilliant people.
I have heard that somebody ported Aleph One to the GX32. If he could give me some pointers it would really help.
Bye
PS
Thanks for the support Hawkeyefile
No Problem. Btw some1 named yoyofr (http://yoyofr92.free.fr/) has ported some stuff to the PSP, you can probably ask him for help. I dont know much about the psp architecture. I only do Palm stuff (Xscale mainly). we should probably continue this topic here: http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/sho...d.php?t=32838&
Thanks, I'll be sure to post there from now on. By the way how do you quote something from another thread.
no idea.
omg this is sweet, I cant wait for this! Thanks for spending your money on it hawkeyefile.
I have not yet spent anything yet. I will donate the money to whoever does it first.
I just tried Aleph One again.....
I WANT MARATHON ON MY PSP NOW!!!! :D
Heh, now slaves!
This would be awesome on psp.....
I say we should pool our money together and give it to Inigo Montoya when he releases it.
Gee, I'm sure glad that I'm not under any pressure or anything.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Hawkeyefile
By the way, do you want me to post on this thread or yours?:confused:
I will donate $10AUS to the person who ports marathon (Maybe could support all of the games in one program)
This one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Inigo Montoya
ill also be willing to help with this in anyway. marathon is the best fps of its day and we should carry it on in our pockets. the gp2x version had a few bugs in it, but it is crazy to see in your hands, the controls just work well, and if that same control scheme could be worked over to the psp, hells yeah! it strikes me odd that no one has thought of using the same control specs for any other fps on psp, feels like half life on dreamcast. ill give support in any way i can, beta testing, monetary, beer, pretty much anything, though im not a very good programmer.:D
Any progress?
What was the control scheme for the GP2x?Quote:
Originally Posted by the_eternal_dark
So, I hope you get this working man....