Simply put, thess documents show you how to beat Marathon from level 1. I will not mention any secret areas, though, to keep some fun in the game. On the second go-around you can find those. The monsters I refer to are listed and described in my Marathon Zoologist’s Guide. Download that if you want more info. I will publish the separate Parts of MArathon at irregular intervals so check for new ones occasionally.
I assume that you are playing on the Kindergarden difficulty level. Some of my stratagies will not work on high difficulty levels, especially those involving getting backed into a corner.
Level 0: Arrival
Note: Marathon’s level numbers start at 0 for some reason, so Level 1 is actually Level 0 and Level 2 is level 1.
You start with your back to a door. Walk into the corridor to access Leela’s terminal. As you go out the Fighters on both sides of you will wake up. When you log out, back into the corridor you came out of. Shoot the Phfor one by one as they walk in. Go back out into the corridor and walk to the right. Go into the darkened room on the left, around the corner, and stop at the top of the stairs. Shoot the Phfor in the room below, then go down and get some extra ammo hidden behind the right pillar. go back up and out of the darkened room. Continue down the corridor, past the door that leads off to the right. Go in if you want to see the escape pod that you came in on from the Mirata (you did read the introduction in the manual, didn’t you?). Go into the lighted rom on the right. Stand to one side and shoot under the half-open door to kill the Phfor on the other side. This will save some time in the long run. Go out of the lighted room and into the dark room on the left. This is Observation Deck 22. Go up the stairs and back down. The Fighters will chase you down the stairs. Finish them off and then go halfway up the stairs. Push the switch there. Then go up into the room. Go up the stairs on the left and walk along the ledge. Use the pattern buffer to save your game. Then go across the ledge underneath the platform. Turn to the left and open the door. Go into the narrow corridor. Walk past the raised walkways until you reach the turnoff to the left. Stop just before that and turn right to see an opening. Go through. Take the platform up to the next level.Go along the corridor until you see a Compiler moving in the darkness ahead of you. Kill him, and take the ammo in the room he came out of. Now turn around. To get out of the maze, go left, then right, then left, then left, and stop at the edge of the opening. Below yoou in the room are some Fighters. Shoot from up there to kill them, and step back when they fire at you. When they are dead, jump down into the room. Don’t worry, you can jump from unlimited height in Marathon and not be hurt. When you land, go to the lighted corner and hit the switch. This opens a door at the other end of the room. Go through the door and along the corridor. You will come to the room behind the half-open door. Aren’t you glad you killed the Fighters already? Activate the AI terminal and you’re done with Arrival.
