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10/14/2008 7:45:28 PM
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Pre-Xbox Halo: The Definitive Thread

[b]Many thanks to Duardo for pinning this topic! -----[/b] Ahoy, dudes! Don't let my two-week-old Bnet profile fool you. I've been a fan of Bungie since the Dark Times (AKA Chicago). At the tender age of six, [i]Gnop![/i] was the first video game I ever played. Raised on the likes of [i]Marathon[/i] while my friends were still bugging out over [i]Doom[/i], I grew up with an insatiable appetite for enigmatic story puzzles, obnoxiously clever AI supervillains and frog blasting vent cores. So you can imagine my excitement when Jason Jones revealed [i]Halo[/i] during Steve Jobs's keynote at the 1999 Macworld Expo New York. This was the game I'd been waiting for; the team-based shooter to dethrone [i]Tribes[/i] (another addiction of mine) and finally give Mac owners a game to equal the PC. Of course, the [i]Halo[/i] that sold a million Xboxen (yes, that's the plural and I'm sticking to it) is a very different beast. Thus, I decided to put together an informative superthread collecting all the screens and videos worth seeing of [i]Halo[/i]'s early stages, before Microsoft, before the Xbox and, most importantly, before the recovery of Ling Ling's head. Onward! [b][i]PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: The servers containing most of the files linked in this post are a bit wobbly, so don't be too shocked if they lock up on you. I have compiled all the material into one massive zip file, which you can grab here:[/i][/b] [url=http://www.filedropper.com/prexboxhalostuffbyregulus]Zip Archive on File Dropper (301 MB)[/url] [b]----- SCREENSHOTS (HOSTED ON NIKON.BUNGIE.ORG)[/b] [b][i]The First Official Screenshots[/i][/b] Bungie released these images between July 21 and October 5, 1999. They represent [i]Halo[/i] already in its second incarnation, having been scrapped internally as a sci-fi RTS to follow [i]Myth II[/i]. This version of [i]Halo[/i] was planned to be primarily non-linear, consisting of missions scattered across the seamless ring construct and boasting some of the largest team-based multiplayer maps ever witnessed. It was among the first Mac games to push the limits of OpenGL on the platform, and remained visually impressive well after other games had caught up. The Covenant Elites in these images are based on an early design that was eventually scrapped, while some elements of the older MJOLNIR armor were later worked into the ODST Marines first seen in [i]Halo 2[/i]. [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/halo1.jpg]1[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/halo2.jpg]2[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/halo3.jpg]3[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/halo4.jpg]4[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/screens5oct99/halo5.jpg]5[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/screens5oct99/halo6.jpg]6[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/screens5oct99/halo7.jpg]7[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/screens5oct99/halo8.jpg]8[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/screens5oct99/halo9.jpg]9[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/screens5oct99/halo10.jpg]10[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/screens5oct99/halo11.jpg]11[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/screens5oct99/halo12.jpg]12[/url] [b]----- [i]Screenshots From Other Sources[/i][/b] Once the word was out, the gaming press swarmed all over [i]Halo[/i]. Magazines and websites scrambled for exclusive coverage, and soon new images began to find their way out of Bungie's offices (still in Chicago at the time) and into gamers' imaginations. [i]Next Generation Magazine: December 1999 (best available scans)[/i] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/nextgen1299scans/nextgen1299crater.jpg]1[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/nextgen1299scans/nextgen1299fire.jpg]2[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/nextgen1299scans/nextgen1299flyers.jpg]3[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/nextgen1299scans/nextgen1299hover2.jpg]4[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/nextgen1299scans/nextgen1299tank.jpg]5[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/nextgen1299scans/nextgen1299hangar2.jpg]6[/url] [i]IGN.com: January 6, 2000[/i] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/screensIGN6Jan00/haloC002.jpg]1[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/screensIGN6Jan00/haloC003.jpg]2[/url] [i]Incite.com (now defunct): January 7, 2000[/i] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/screensIncite7Jan00/halo.ss042.jpg]1[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/screensIncite7Jan00/halo.ss051.jpg]2[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/screensIncite7Jan00/halo.ss071.jpg]3[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/screensIncite7Jan00/halo.ss081.jpg]4[/url] [i]GameStar.de: January 24, 2000[/i] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/Halo01gross.jpg]1[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/Halo04gross.jpg]2[/url] [i]Haloplayers.com (now defunct): March 10, 2000[/i] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/halo13.jpg]1[/url] [i]GameStar.de: April 1, 2000[/i] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/gamestar_apr00/halo_b.jpg]1[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/gamestar_apr00/halo_b1.jpg]2[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/gamestar_apr00/halo_b3.jpg]3[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/gamestar_apr00/halo_b5.jpg]4[/url] [i]GameCenter.com (now owned by GameSpot): April 28, 2000[/i] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/gamecenter400/halo05.jpg]1[/url] [i]PC Accelerator Magazine: May 2000 (best available scans)[/i] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/pcxl.0500/pcxl.0500.dropship.jpg]1[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/pcxl.0500/pcxl.0500.salvage.jpg]2[/url] [b]----- [i]The Big Redesign[/i][/b] E3 2000 saw [i]Halo[/i] undergo a major graphical overhaul, bringing the game remarkably close in appearance to the version that eventually landed on Microsoft's fledgling console. The Elites have been redesigned, and the Master Chief's MJOLNIR Mark V armor is nearly finalized; the only apparent difference from the release version is a more saturated color palette. At this stage, the game was still believed to be a third-person, team-based multiplayer affair, if not quite so ambitious as the original concept. Shortly after E3, however, Microsoft announced its imminent purchase of Bungie Studios, and [i]Halo[/i] soon transformed into a linear first-person shooter and multimillion-selling Xbox launch title. [i]GameCenter.com (now owned by GameSpot): April 28, 2000[/i] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/gamecenter400/halo01.jpg]1[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/gamecenter400/halo02.jpg]2[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/gamecenter400/halo03.jpg]3[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/gamecenter400/halo04.jpg]4[/url] [i]Blue's News: June 19, 2000[/i] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/halo_bluesnews_05.19.00.jpg]1[/url] [i]Computer Games Online (now defunct): July 13-15, 2000[/i] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/cdmag700/shot1big.jpg]1[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/cdmag700/shot2big.jpg]2[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/cdmag700/shot3big.jpg]3[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/cdmag700/shot4big.jpg]4[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/cdmag700/shot5big.jpg]5[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/cgo-2700/shot1big.jpg]6[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/cgo-2700/shot2big.jpg]7[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/cgo-2700/shot3big.jpg]8[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/cgo-2700/shot5big.jpg]9[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/cgo-2700/shot13big.jpg]10[/url] [i]PC Gamer Magazine: August 2000 (best available scans)[/i] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/pcgamer800/pcgamer.brainthing.jpg]1[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/pcgamer800/pcgamer.covwithsword.jpg]2[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/pcgamer800/pcgamer.dropship.jpg]3[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/pcgamer800/pcgamer.redcovflyer.jpg]4[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/pcgamer800/pcgamer.needlegun.jpg]5[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/pcgamer800/pcgamercommander.jpg]6[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/pcgamer800/pcgamer.stegos.jpg]7[/url] [url=http://nikon.bungie.org/screenshots/pcgamer800/pcgamer.mcclees.jpg]8[/url] *CONTINUED IN SECOND POST* [Edited on 04.24.2012 2:50 PM PDT]
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  • Thanks, this should be pinned. Except the only mod who has visited here in the past 6 months is Skibur...

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  • [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Neotamer1 I do believe a demo for this game was released as a part of a magazine a few years back for the Mac operating system. [/quote] Ahh yes, the "good ol' days". Anyone else remember that there was a downloadable demo for the PC here on the B.net? [Edited on 10.08.2012 4:31 AM PDT]

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  • Great idea.... I do believe a demo for this game was released as a part of a magazine a few years back for the Mac operating system. Certainly there were thousands of copies of that disk produced. Is it dumb to think that one may still exist, with those original files just waiting to be recovered, modded, and accessed by the world once more, Since it's quite obvious that Bungie won't be giving us the files any time soon, that is.

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  • Ahhhh memories.

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  • This is by far the best thread I have ever witnessed. This brings back so many good memories as a young child. Thank you for posting this!

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  • good job... will definitely refer people here.

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  • [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Regulus [url=http://www.filedropper.com/prexboxhalostuffbyregulus]Done![/url] That upload will expire if no one downloads it for 30 days, but I'm sure it'll be fine. :)[/quote] If you're using the 7 day trial then I think your direct linking expired because it just sends me to the main page. Perhaps try using 4Shared or another free file sharing site? [Edited on 05.03.2012 12:37 PM PDT]

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  • [url=http://www.filedropper.com/prexboxhalostuffbyregulus]Done![/url] That upload will expire if no one downloads it for 30 days, but I'm sure it'll be fine. :)

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  • Since Megaupload was shut down, could you put that zipped file up somewhere else?

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  • [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] chickenlittle You do realize it's a 360 file, right.[/quote]I believe he is referring to the first download link in the OP which is to a file on Megaupload.

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  • [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Yutaka XxX Too bad megaupload is down or else I would download.[/quote]You do realize it's a 360 file, right.

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  • Too bad megaupload is down or else I would download.

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  • [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] path1k turned out to be a failure[/quote]It wasn't for everyone. If you were looking for it to be a great multiplayer experience then you were disappointed, but if you were looking for a great campaign experience there is a good chance you were satisfied. Seeing as though it was half price I see it fitting to only get "Half" of Combat Evolved along with a map pack for Reach. [Edited on 02.06.2012 10:37 PM PST]

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  • [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] MLGxxMACHINE i cant wait til halo CE anniversarry[/quote]turned out to be a failure

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  • [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] wonderbreadd Despite the alpha being a "Grenade juggling act" I would have played it. [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DethBySword wouldve been neat if Halo CE had all those weapons [/quote] ^ I second that. In one of the video's I saw a super old version of the mauler lol.[/quote]I don't think it would have been a good thing. As it stands, every weapon in the sandbox has its own use and is more effective than the other weapons within that niche. Add more weapons into the equation and you risk turning it into a Halo 3 weapon sandbox, with useless weapons that aren't worth picking up.

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  • Despite the alpha being a "Grenade juggling act" I would have played it. [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DethBySword wouldve been neat if Halo CE had all those weapons [/quote] ^ I second that. In one of the video's I saw a super old version of the mauler lol.

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  • wouldve been neat if Halo CE had all those weapons

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  • [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] FunkyHum24n Wooo, that's an awesome post, thanks for an awesome read.[/quote]

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  • What a brilliant thread. Thanks for putting this up, it really offers an awesome insight as to what Halo was and could have been. I have to admit I did chuckle more than once at the commentary in the evolution of Halo vid ;)

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  • Am I the only one who thinks that the original elites look like angry fish?

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  • I cant wait for CEA its going to be awesome, but the game is not Deploed by Bungie, that sucks

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  • How do I unlock the Halo Nameplate Because I only have the game on XBOX 360 from Market Place.

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  • man to get some of the stuff from the old builds would be SO COOL!! PLZ LET US HAVE IT BUNGIE!!!! it be nice to use them in halo custom edition itd make a good map

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  • i cant wait til halo CE anniversarry

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  • Good thread.

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