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Re: Halo - a look back over seven years
Posted By: Red_Breast <dpupohdi@hotmail.com>	Date: 11/18/08 1:34 p.m.
In Response To: Halo - a look back over seven years (Louis Wu) A little late to the party. But I'll add my story. As I'm probably older than the average HBOer I was already in my teens when I started getting into games. Earliest memory is probably BBC Acorn Micro computer and the space trading game Elite. That was around 1984. Jump forward a decade and I was going to a night school. The course was Desk Top Publishing. One evening I wanted to work on something a bit longer so the tutor said that would be OK as he wasn't planning on leaving just yet. So I carried on for about an hour and heard more voices arriving during that time. Strange as there were no more classes. I went to find the tutor when I was leaving and found him and 3 other men screaming at each other amongst the sound of gunfire. Shotguns, grenade launchers and BFGs. That was my introduction to the FPS. Doom. A 4 way LAN. My tutor then gave up his seat and tutored me the art of Deathmatch. We played for a couple of hours. It was great when I got my first kill. I was up at the night school all the time as I didn't own a PC until the first Quake which is probably why I missed out on Marathon 2 for Windows in 1995. However I do remember the preview for Halo for PC in the UK magazine PCGamer. One game that I loved for PC was Tribes with it's wide open rolling hills. Halo looked similar. By now I knew of Bungie as I'd downloaded the Marathon 2 Windows demo. I'd also bought Oni although I never got into Myth, apart from the dwarves. Strategy's not my bag. I remember the MS buyout. I thought Oh well it will probably come to PC. Between this time and Halo PC's release in Sept. 2003 I read all the rave reviews for Halo (a 10/10 from Edge!) and during this time I debated buying a Xbox but it was still £299. It was the only game for Xbox that interested me. When it was announced that Gearbox were working on Halo PC I decided to sit tight. There were still moments that I thought about buying a Xbox though as I was watching stuff like the Warthog Jump. I think around this time I downloaded some videos from HBO. When I finally did play Halo, the PC version, I loved it so much I went and bought a Xbox straight away. I had a friend with a Nintendo 64 and we'd get together sometimes for some Goldeneye versus and the Perfect Dark co-op mode. Over the past 3 years since PDark we'd lost contact a bit as he was working a lot and had got married. I went to see him. Stopped off on the way to buy a second controller. When I got there the place was a mess and he said he was getting a divorce. His wife was pregnant. We had loads of fun with Halo co-op and I don't know if it had a part to play but the divorce never happened. They sorted it out. I still see him about once a month for a co-op session. Halo2, 3 PDarkZero, Gears of War and GoW2 now. His wife said he'd been working too much and said if it wasn't for me, or Halo, their son might only see him at set visiting times. Anyway once I had the Xbox version I'd check HBO every day for news but it seems it wasn't until the release of Halo 2 that I made my first, reading back now very embarrasing, post. What was I thinking. http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive18.pl?read=499416 A yellow Banshee. Of course the source of all this is the Heretic Banshees. I could say a lot about why I like HBO so much and most of all Louis is a great person. I was amazed when he replied to an email of mine once when I wanted some help with something. I think it was about component to VGA adaptors. He'd mentioned his work before. He had a family. This website. I didn't think he'd have time for my email. The cherry on the cake with HBO though is the way it loads in the browser so cleanly. I hope Louis can keep it ad free although if he can't it will still be my favourite bookmark. Maybe it's my age but stuff like avatars, signatures and banners or whatever they're called...Let's just say I find myself asking Why? but I'm not looking for an answer. As to the future. HaloWars. Hmmm. H3 Recon. Yes please. But most of all I really want to know more about Bungie's next IP.

Message Index

Halo - a look back over seven years	Louis Wu	11/15/08 9:35 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	xmoosev3	11/15/08 9:56 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	MasterCheifn	11/17/08 8:56 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Jillybean	11/15/08 10:19 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	gspawn	11/15/08 10:36 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Orange Chikin	11/15/08 11:39 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	serpx	11/15/08 10:49 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	SPARTAN 294	11/16/08 1:15 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	chaostheory	11/15/08 10:50 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Stuntmutt	11/15/08 11:22 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Cody Miller	11/15/08 11:44 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Louis Wu	11/15/08 12:13 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Blackstar	11/15/08 5:04 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	TTL OboeCrazy	11/15/08 11:24 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Nabsuh	11/15/08 11:27 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Cody Miller	11/15/08 11:41 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Jillybean	11/15/08 12:03 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	slothboy	11/15/08 11:41 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	radiant penguin	11/15/08 11:35 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Slothboy	11/16/08 2:29 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Taco Power	11/18/08 2:50 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Buttskunk	11/15/08 12:01 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	XerxdeeJ	11/15/08 12:13 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Stormwing	11/15/08 12:25 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Harabek	11/15/08 12:33 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	ICDedPpl	11/15/08 12:36 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Captain Spark	11/15/08 12:40 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Milhouse	11/15/08 12:41 p.m.
Halo got me in University.	BootStrap Boon	11/15/08 12:50 p.m.
There's a longer story to actually go with this...	sorahn	11/15/08 1:03 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Ibeechu	11/15/08 1:09 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Siliconmaster482	11/15/08 1:34 p.m.
Yay for wort wort wort, warthog jumps, and AotCR *NM*	mirel	11/15/08 1:34 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	John_117	11/15/08 1:35 p.m.
People	Anton P. Nym (aka Steve)	11/15/08 1:45 p.m.
Truly a great seven years	j41m3z	11/15/08 2:39 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Hunt3r	11/15/08 2:55 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Brodingo	11/15/08 3:22 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Ragashingo	11/15/08 3:49 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	newguy2445	11/15/08 4:19 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	P1TVIPER	11/15/08 5:08 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Hawaiian Pig	11/15/08 5:58 p.m.
Fan Timline.... Things I cared about	Grey Wolf	11/15/08 6:18 p.m.
Barry Bonds is, and has always been, roids free...	stan	11/16/08 12:07 a.m.
Re: Fan Timline.... Things I cared about	Cocopjojo	11/16/08 5:52 a.m.
Re: Fan Timline.... Things I cared about	Ragashingo	11/16/08 11:37 a.m.
Re: Fan Timline.... Things I cared about	MasterCheifn	11/17/08 9:00 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Davis Beutler	11/15/08 6:31 p.m.
It's a good game, aye...	stan	11/15/08 7:12 p.m.
My Life and Halo *L-L-LONG!*	Urban Reflex	11/15/08 7:38 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	LostSpartan987	11/15/08 8:52 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	David Paull	11/15/08 9:02 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Nokterne	11/15/08 9:17 p.m.
Its sad how much Halo has affected my life.	Dustbunny27	11/15/08 9:21 p.m.
Good times...	J23	11/15/08 11:11 p.m.
My story - OMGWALLOFTEXT	vlad3163	11/15/08 11:09 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Mark Levin	11/15/08 11:18 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	AngelicLionheart	11/15/08 11:23 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	helloblueroses	11/15/08 11:25 p.m.
Unabashed Sharing + Sappy Shoutouts :) *long!*	SonofMacPhisto	11/16/08 2:38 a.m.
Re: Unabashed Sharing + Sappy Shoutouts :) *long!*	Captain Spark	11/16/08 11:27 a.m.
How could I forget HH...!	SonofMacPhisto	11/16/08 12:22 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	BlueNinja	11/16/08 3:15 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	vshields ash	11/16/08 8:02 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Ross Mills	11/16/08 9:37 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Sep7imus [subnova]	11/16/08 10:41 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Louis Wu	11/16/08 11:43 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Sep7imus [subnova]	11/16/08 11:50 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Ross Mills	11/16/08 5:37 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	MasterCheifn	11/17/08 10:40 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Ross Mills	11/16/08 5:38 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	ManKitten	11/16/08 9:45 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Jim 028	11/16/08 10:02 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	elpolloguapo	11/16/08 10:30 a.m.
"drain my mancannon" #patent pending# *NM*	Captain Spark	11/16/08 12:24 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Sep7imus [subnova]	11/16/08 10:37 a.m.
Wow, has it been that long? (Wow, *Long*!)	cheapLEY	11/16/08 11:51 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	dogsounds	11/16/08 12:03 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Louis Wu	11/16/08 12:10 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	dogsounds	11/16/08 12:22 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	GheoFabulousDuk	11/16/08 1:37 p.m.
I don't know where to start	DeepCee	11/16/08 2:20 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Taco Power	11/16/08 1:58 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Rt. Hon. Wolzee	11/17/08 1:40 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Sgt Zarathustra	11/16/08 2:00 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Rockslider	11/16/08 2:42 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	bs angel	11/16/08 4:26 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	DarkReign2021	11/16/08 4:34 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	DarkReign2021	11/17/08 8:36 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Cygnus Unggoy	11/16/08 5:23 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	[AMS] GreyThor	11/16/08 5:41 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	vector40	11/16/08 8:27 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Louis Wu	11/16/08 9:26 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	vector40	11/16/08 10:08 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	MasterCheifn	11/17/08 9:03 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Louis Wu	11/17/08 9:11 a.m.
XD *NM*	MasterCheifn	11/17/08 10:08 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	maxthehedgie	11/16/08 8:48 p.m.
Halo's social side, it helps with asperges *long*	nomis78	11/16/08 11:34 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years *long*	De Laal	11/17/08 2:16 a.m.
7yrs (Bungie + HBO) = WIN *NM*	profhalo	11/17/08 5:16 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	UrsusArctos	11/17/08 5:49 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	xMixMasterx	11/17/08 7:16 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	JeSteR 343	11/17/08 9:11 a.m.
Well said...	Mariachi	11/17/08 11:04 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	magdala	11/17/08 9:25 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	95ss	11/17/08 11:21 a.m.
yep	pooberry	11/17/08 9:45 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Sonkway	11/17/08 10:39 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Chanchu Mohan	11/17/08 10:48 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	11/17/08 11:19 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Free Weights	11/17/08 11:47 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Mercury	11/17/08 11:57 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	z	11/17/08 3:15 p.m.
Forgive me its2am as I type this LONGpost sans fin	Magni Harvald	11/17/08 6:52 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	ll Sgt Scope ll	11/17/08 7:41 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	vshields ash	11/17/08 7:51 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	KP	11/17/08 9:38 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Sep7imus [subnova]	11/17/08 10:10 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	DirkGently	11/18/08 12:50 a.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	BerserkerBarage	11/18/08 12:48 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Red_Breast	11/18/08 1:34 p.m.
My experience.	My7hos	11/18/08 3:37 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Miguel Chavez	11/18/08 6:39 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Taco Power	11/19/08 1:41 p.m.
Re: Halo - a look back over seven years	Ross Mills	11/20/08 11:53 a.m.