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What is Bungie known for?

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Bungie’s next project, Marathon, began as a sequel to Pathways into Darkness but evolved into a futuristic first-person shooter.

It was the first control system that allowed players to use the mouse to look up and down as well as pan side-to-side, and it introduced gamers to the rocket jumping mechanic then known as grenade hopping.

Pathways had taught Bungie the value of story in games, and Marathon included computer terminals where players could learn more about the game’s fiction.

Bungie was inundated with interest and orders after showing the game at the Macworld Expo. Jones and a few other employees spent a day at a warehouse assembling boxes so that some of the orders could be filled before Christmas on December 14, 1994.

The game was a critical and commercial success,[30] and it is now regarded as a minor but significant part of gaming history.  It was the Mac equivalent of DOS PC-only games like Doom and System Shock.

What is Bungie known for?

Bungie.net is the platform from which Bungie sells company-related merchandise through the Bungie Store and runs other projects such as Bungie Aerospace, The Bungie Foundation, a podcast, and online publications about game topics.

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