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[–] deranger@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Marathon has been free and open source for 20 years. Is there any reason to use this over Aleph One?

[–] alessandro@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You have to address this question to Aleph One team themselves who set up everything up on Steam; my guess, is that they are looking for reachability of their works and, thus, keep the IP alive in the public conscious (the original IP concept, at least)

[–] deranger@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

The comment about steam deck makes sense, I also see it’s got achievements. Just curious who would use it, as it’s been free for a long time. One of the first open sourced games I remember. Great games, aside from some torturous level design, thanks for posting. Added it to my library anyways.

[–] shinratdr@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Easy setup on Steam Deck?

Plus just exposure and availability. I had Aleph One set up, 1-2 computers ago. But bringing over non-Steam games every time I have to set up Windows again is a pain in the ass.

My Steam library migrates en masse between machines. I wish everything was in it. Just makes things easier.