[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Deathbringer5 There sure has been alot of Marathon stuff lately.[/quote] Millions of hungry Bungie fans that knew nothing (or little) of Bungie's old-school goodness, patiently (or not so patiently) waiting on the release of Halo's sequel... That (to me) was an audience primed, ready, able and (in many cases) willing to be introduced to Halo's older brother. What better way to stay focused, stay active, & become better versed in Bungie-dom than to play Marathon? And there we were, the old-school fans, quietly playing AlephOne, Halo, Halo PC and waiting. Just like a primed bouncing betty. We sat, we waited, we watched.... eventually someone asked "what's a good game to play until Halo 2 comes out?" and we responded (just like that bouncing betty). We jumped up out of our hole, up to waist level, exploded, showering the unsuspecting with a major ass-kicking game. We like to call that game Marathon. PS. For those who weren't aware, a "bouncing betty" is a general type/classification of landmine. It's a 2 stage device. When triggered, an initial charge blows a canister up to waist level, where the canister (typically filled with ball bearings or other metal fragments) then explodes, showering nearby people with hot flying metal into their most personal of regions. Nice eh? They've been used since (I believe) even the 1st World War. Soldiers would refuse to cross fields if it was believed that they were peppered with bouncing betties. In most cases, the mines wouldn't kill you, oh no. They would just maim you and leave you with nothing really to look foward to (fun wise or if you ever wanted kids) for the rest of your life. Maim you and leave you with nothing to look forward to but pain and misery..... yep, that describes most good Marathon players.