ACCIDENTAL
INTELLIGENCE
Mason Truman has a problem.
A crazy AI named Miranda wants
his help stopping a conspiracy,
or humanity will be destroyed.
And he has until Saturday to do it.
ACCIDENTAL
INTELLIGENCE
It’s 2139, and private investigator Mason Truman has a problem. A crazy AI named Miranda wants his help stopping a conspiracy, or humanity will be destroyed. And he has until Saturday to do it.

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SPONSOR: Insta360 X5 Camera – Score a free invisible selfie stick worth US$24.99 with your Insta360 X5 purchase, head to store.insta360.com and use the promo code tcm. Available for the first 30 purchases only.
Sources referenced in this episode:
- Bungie’s ‘Myth’ resurrected by fans for modern Mac gamers
- Aleph One Marathon Open Source Project
- Marathon – Official Gameplay Reveal Trailer
- Marathon | Reveal Cinematic Short
- Goodreads
- Bryan’s book Accidental Intelligence
- Bryan’s short story King Liam, First of His Name
- Mason Truman on Threads
Jeff is speaking at Macstock 9 July 11, 12, and 13 — Use the discount code JGAMET to get $50 off your registration
Review the show on Apple Podcasts
The post Mac Classics Myth and Marathon Get New Lease on Life appeared first on The Context Machine Podcast.


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The podcast where Bryan and Jeff talk about whatever they want.
It’s retro game time on The Context Machine. Bryan and Jeff talk about the user-driven revival of Bungie’s Myth, the open source Marathon games, and the upcoming new Marathon game. They also talk about itch.io and Goodreads.
SPONSOR: Insta360 X5 Camera – Score a free invisible selfie stick worth US$24.99 with your Insta360 X5 purchase, head to store.insta360.com and use the promo code tcm. Available for the first 30 purchases only.
Sources referenced in this episode:
- Bungie’s ‘Myth’ resurrected by fans for modern Mac gamers
- Aleph One Marathon Open Source Project
- Marathon – Official Gameplay Reveal Trailer
- Marathon | Reveal Cinematic Short
- Goodreads
- Bryan’s book Accidental Intelligence
- Bryan’s short story King Liam, First of His Name
- Mason Truman on Threads
Jeff is speaking at Macstock 9 July 11, 12, and 13 — Use the discount code JGAMET to get $50 off your registration
Review the show on Apple Podcasts
The post Mac Classics Myth and Marathon Get New Lease on Life appeared first on The Context Machine Podcast.


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