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When Halo Was On The Mac, And Was A Totally Different Game

Kotaku: "It seems an age since the world first saw Halo. It was the 20th century. Back when it was introduced by...Steve Jobs. And was a...third-person shooter.

The series has come a long way since then, but sometimes it's fun to look back. At blocky space marines and a major game being announced in Comic Sans.

While synonymous with the Xbox brand, Halo was originally never meant for Microsoft's console. Instead, it was a game developed for the Mac. And this was before Macs got "cool".

Shok5168d ago

The marines were actually useful!

IronFistChinMi5168d ago

So true! They're fine on Easy/Normal mode, but as I always play on Legendary, they might as well throw down their weapons and run away screaming!

RedDead5168d ago (Edited 5168d ago )

One of the extra challenges for me was trying to stop them from dying. They were useful as Turret gunners and in the seat with a rocket launcher. on foot they really had problems with everything. on the up side Elites kicked a** when playing as Arbiter

Vherostar5168d ago

Mad ain't it but more proof that MS bought there way into the gaming world and hardly ever come up with anything original themselves. They just buy it all up and repackage as there own. Shame really as this could have launched MAC gaming but now we will never know.

Close_Second5167d ago

Wow...another comment that would suggest you don't have a f**king clue. Keep it up.

BiggCMan5168d ago

I think, no matter how this game released, it would have been great either way. I wonder if anyone knew at the time of this presentation how big of an impact Halo would have made in the near future.

dragonelite5168d ago

On the pc and mac it would have just a other bungie product.

On the consoles and with microsoft backing it became what it was.

bozebo5168d ago (Edited 5168d ago )

So, back when Macs wern't crap?

But anyway, how the hell is this news? Everybody knows this already (or should, if they are a Halo fan).

mcstorm5168d ago

I think it was a good move for Both MS and Bungie to Make Halo on the Original xbx and 360 as this has become the face of the xbox name like GT is for PS and Mario is for Nintendo.

I also think if it had been on the mac it would of just been another FPS game and not a game changer.

I just hope Activision dont Mess them up like they have done with other studios.

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Halo CE Mod Adds a New Way to Play Co-Op in the Worst Way Imaginable

This Halo CE mod allows a new way to play co-op, but probably in the worst possible way.

spicelicka76d ago

This looks like cursed halo at its finest, love it. They need to bring mods to consoles.

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Iconic Halo voice actor has been “waiting” to record Halo audiobooks, but 343 never asked

Halo multiplayer announcer Jeff Steitzer has never been asked to record audiobooks for the franchise's expanded universe.

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Iconic Halo multiplayer announcer recalls being “disappointed” at losing the role of Master Chief

Halo multiplayer announcer Jeff Steitzer reveals he auditioned for the role of Master Chief but lost it to the iconic Steve Downes.

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Sciurus_vulgaris205d ago

The announcer was canonized as being an AI character in universe. No offence to Jeff Steitzer, but his voice might be a bit too over the top for Master Chief.