HALF-LIFE 1: 43 SECRETS And Details You Probably Missed

[@SourceMaster21]

Timestamps: 0:00 Anomalous Materials: #1 0:28 Anomalous Materials: #2 0:43 Unforeseen Consequences: #1 1:04 Unforeseen Consequences: #2 1:20 Unforeseen Consequences: #3 1:54 Office Complex: #1 2:24 Office Complex: #2 2:50 Office Complex: #3 3:16 Office Complex: #4 3:38 Blast Pit: #1 4:18 On A Rail: #1 4:48 On A Rail: #2 5:07 On A Rail: #3 5:45 On A Rail: #4 6:57 On A Rail: #5 7:39 On A Rail: #6 7:54 On A Rail: #7 8:10 On A Rail: #8 9:02 On A Rail: #9 9:29 On A Rail: #10 9:59 Apprehension: #1 10:55 Apprehension: #2 11:17 Apprehension: #3 11:39 Apprehension: #4 12:18 Surface Tension: #1 12:36 Surface Tension: #2 13:05 Surface Tension: #3 13:20 Surface Tension: #4 14:25 Surface Tension: #5 14:37 Forget About Freeman: #1 15:28 Forget About Freeman: #2 16:03 Forget About Freeman: #3 16:18 Forget About Freeman: #4 16:58 Forget About Freeman: #5 17:17 Forget About Freeman: #6 17:27 Lambda Core: #1 17:42 Gonarch's Lair: #1 18:08 Gonarch's Lair: #2 18:30 Interloper: #1 18:41 Interloper: #2 19:02 Interloper: #3 19:20 Interloper: #4 19:42 Interloper: #5

[@camblubuildovich3448]

On a rail #4 - not shown brush text "riller", so the whole video needs to redone :3

[@SourceMaster21]

@camblubuildovich3448 I knew of it, but I couldn't remember where it was exactly in this section. But I think it isn't too important. :)

[@namvo3013]

I found 1 ammunition room in office complex and some grenade in top right corner of box ladder room 1 more in we've got hostiles and a few shotgun stashes through the vents

[@SourceMaster21]

@namvo3013 I know about them, but I didn't want to include them because I thought they would be well known for the most part.

[@frydemwingz]

>opening up your locker is a secret id be much more surprised if nearly everyone didnt do that. but now that I think of it, a newer playerbase might not do that. when this game was played new, we were much more impressed with searching every single detail of the game because it seemed so ahead of its time.

[@JFDSmit-rm6tw]

Nowadays it's "get back to the battle!" . . . "We want to players to explore the world..."

[@FearFxl]

Tbh my first time on pc n this game, I didn’t know there was much secrets so I just tried to skim through to the next chapter

[@michaelfornes1479]

I knew of 29 of them. I like how Half-Life had so many side passages. One thing I never did was hop into murky water to look for dead guys and ammo.

[@Nescius]

17:06 was quite a surprise for me. Didn't expect there to be item I haven't known about

[@runawaycat4594]

Another weird one is the final boss fight, when he teleports you for the final time to the 4th room (Or it might be 3rd but its the one that has holes in the ground with water beneath), it will take a bit of searching but there's a hidden ledge with a scientist stranded on it who's still alive and can heal you. I think the ledge is high, opposite where the player needs to go and will take one of those bouncy-things that look like eyes to reach him

[@SourceMaster21]

Thank you for letting me know! I'll check it out in the next playthrough! :D

[@Barry79907]

Thanks Man. I didn't know about all this. Thanks for Half Life 2, Episode One and Two and Half Life Secrets. I'll need it.

[@georgipavlov6881]

In office complex #3, you can make the second bullsquid stop attacking you by breaking the hanged meat. It will start eating it nistead. Probably you could make both of them eat it too.

[@SourceMaster21]

Yeah, I know about that, but I figured it would be more convenient to just shoot because he was already too aggressive.

[@emrecs7]

Except for the clip where you open your own locker and the healing ponds, I actually saw all of them for the first time and even though I've finished the game a few times.

[@SourceMaster21]

@@emrecs7 Also the two hidden chargers in Apprehension?

[@emrecs7]

​@@SourceMaster21 dude if you mean real hidden one (hidden in the wall somehow), are you really wondering around areas with holding e button? the last time i finished the game is 2008 btw. , insufficient of internet i mean.

[@SourceMaster21]

I included them anyways since not many know about them.

[@thewiseowl8804]

ooo I’m going to enjoy this!

[@dzllz]

Best game of all time

[@RoyHess666]

I'm surprised the video didnt include that you can kill a tank with only the crowbar

[@SourceMaster21]

I mean it isn't really a secret since practically everything in Gordons hands can destroy a tank! But thank you anyway for the idea! :D

[@SCP--sd5ru]

On a rail 4 On a rail 7 On a rail 8 On a rail 10 Surface tension 3 Surface tension 4 Forget about Freeman 6 Lambda core 1 Interloper 4 I only knew about these ones. Note that this was my first playthrough though.

[@SourceMaster21]

Thank you for sharing! :)

[@ATP2555ify]

Never knew about Apprehension #2/3 or Forget About Freeman #4. Also you forgot the secret scientist in Nihilanth.

[@SourceMaster21]

I know about him but didn't want to include it because I focused on secret item stashes primarily.

[@JuanGamer0202]

Funnily enough, you missed a second locker that you can find in unforeseen consequences, the locker has the ameican flag and a ammo box with pistol munition

[@SourceMaster21]

Do you mean the one that contains the two pistol clips? I didn't include it because the locker is already opened.

[@MosoKaiser]

​@@SourceMaster21 But you did... :DD 1:06

[@SourceMaster21]

@MosoKaiser LOL, how did I not remember I showed that, and why did the comment say I missed that? That's kinda funny. 😂

[@sdaonline]

no i saw them all in 1998

[@SourceMaster21]

Even the two randomly placed invisible chargers in Apprehension? They are almost impossible to find on the first playthrough.

[@rkostyantyn]

Still the best FPS game. Brilliant level design, sounds, gameplay, balance...

[@SourceMaster21]

I fully agree! The Half-Life games are very unique and stand out from many other FPS games.

[@Reman1975]

I was just 8 shy of the 43 shown here. Office complex 3, Blast pit, On a rail 3, 4, Apprehension 1, 2 , and 3, plus Forget about Freeman 1. It's a bit strange to know there's 8 places in the game where I've never looked, dispite having played it all the way through at least 20 times over the last 25 years, and for 3 or 4 of those run throughs I've played it precisely TO explore every inch of the maps to see if there was anything I'd ever missed ! I guess using a barnacle as a lift never occurred to me. 🤔

[@PlaygroundReality]

Damn, nice one👍

[@SourceMaster21]

Thank you 🤗

[@GRAFFLIXdotCOdotUK]

Come on man. What about the microwave and the alarm button at the beginning lol

[@SourceMaster21]

These are well known, I guess. I focused on the less known ones (for the most part, I hope).

[@Tenshihan-Quinn]

0:40 - the scientist in the bathroom stall complains about not having toilet paper, if you look at the counter where the sinks are, you can pass him the roll you find there - by kneeling down and passing it under the stall door - he will say "thank you" (words to that effect) EDIT: skip to the bottom folks, I was wrong, sorry!

[@SourceMaster21]

This doesn't work in Half-Life because Gordon can't carry props around. I guess you thought of Black Mesa Definitive Edition, right? :D

[@Tenshihan-Quinn]

@@SourceMaster21 Crap! I have all three, but I do recall doing it with either the first two (Half-Life and Half-Life source), perhaps it was one of those ones, but it really did work - I promise I'm not lying! I will go re-install them both right now so I can give you my answer! Thanks for the heads up!

[@SourceMaster21]

@Tenshihan-Quinn Okay, I believe you for now, but I'll test it. If it works, I may put it in an extra video. :) I just can think of Black Mesa because it is an achievement there.

[@Tenshihan-Quinn]

@@SourceMaster21 Ohhh! OK! I will still go check now and let you know, brother! Cheers man!

[@Tenshihan-Quinn]

Well, you are absolutely correct! I just tested BOTH games. I am sorry man, I SWEAR I thought you could do it with at least HL-Source! I guess Black Mesa really did a job on my "Speshul brain" LOL!

[@muellcraft]

Something EVERYBODY misses here: When you take a close look at exactly that wall at 6:11 you will see the Name "Riller". You have to move very closely to the wall, then you can see some very thin brushwork.

[@SourceMaster21]

Yeah, I knew about it and also that it is there but I forgot where exactly.

[@muellcraft]

@@SourceMaster21 Are there more developer-names hidden throughout the game?

[@SourceMaster21]

@muellcraft Not exactly hidden, but in Anomalous Materials in the locker section where Gordon gets his suit, there are most of the developer names on the lockers. Also, near the start of Office Complex, after you break the window, there is a sign that shows "Dr. Gabe Newell" IIRC.

[@KazyMatman]

9:20 You forgot the anniversary update changed the detonation button on satchel charges didn't you? :3

[@SourceMaster21]

I didn't even know and think of it, lol. I somehow always confuse the correct button for detonating the satchel charge. 😂

[@debjitmondal4642]

What the f***11:05😮😮😮😮

[@SimonG258]

I knew literally all of these except Surface Tension #2 and Forget About Freeman #5.

[@SourceMaster21]

At least two secrets and a little goal I reached with this. :)

[@StayBlessed603]

Enjoyed first part and second part 👍

[@SourceMaster21]

Thanks for watching! 😁

[@5alpha23]

Not sure if you forgot the part in Office Complex (I think) where you backtrack through almost the entire floor above the ceiling and end up in a room full of goodies or if that's not considered a secret in your book. 🤔

[@SourceMaster21]

That's actually what I thought of too, when the video was finished rendering, but I thought it would be quite a well-known secret because you can see the goodies through the door, so I decided to not include it to not have to render the whole thing again. :)

[@5alpha23]

@@SourceMaster21 Gotcha. Yeah, if you consider only goodies that are not visible as secrets, it makes sense. Enjoyed the video, didn't find all of these when I played it back in '98 when I was 14. :) Experienced HL at pretty much the perfect time in my life for it to be a defining gaming experience.

[@blondoband]

Started playing Half-Life again the other day and was startled when I interrupted a scripted sequence where a Bullsquid is dragging a marine through a crack in a wall. Shot the marine by mistake and he was immediately broken from the scripted sequence and started shooting at me

[@SourceMaster21]

Ah, I know that one. It's in "Power Up", right?

[@blondoband]

@ yep! I was caught way off guard. Have played Half-Life a decent amount over the years and never knew that the marine was technically alive lol

[@Lilly_288]

You Saved His Life He Should Be More Greatful

[@blondoband]

@ right, like what a jerk move

[@glitch_wurld]

11:02 Can any half life 1 lore master experts explain why the floor can heal Gordon here?

[@SourceMaster21]

I don't think it's related to the Half-Life 1 lore. Maybe Valve experimented a bit with entities (wall chargers specifically) and forgot to remove them afterward. That's my theory.

[@SourceMaster21]

@aleksander_kuznetsov But in this case, the charger on the wall would have to be empty, which it is not after using the one over the crossbow cage.

[@SourceMaster21]

@aleksander_kuznetsov Is it just your theory, or did you read that somewhere? Because I think it would be really interesting if that was the actual reason for that. Btw, does this concept apply to the secret health charger found in Apprehension too?

[@lonestarspaceballs61]

this game has aged very well black mesa fan game was also awesome felt like half-life but just better looking

[@G-741-S]

14:57 Back then before the update It used to skip the whole section and send you to Lambacore

[@Yo_Gerry]

I found all of this except Interloper 2

[@SourceMaster21]

That's great! :)

[@Michael12751]

This game is creepy

[@SourceMaster21]

You really think so?

[@Michael12751]

@SourceMaster21 Yes it is scary

[@paulshewchuk3016]

forget about freeman #2 is pretty funny, so you just lose 30 health to leeches and get one suit battery and some bullets? worth.

[@SourceMaster21]

Maybe it's easier to try to avoid the leeches.

[@debjitmondal4642]

11:29😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮 how

[@SourceMaster21]

Yeah, I don't know why they are there, but because they are, I'll take it! :D

[@patriciafortesrigos2620]

Olha fiquei surpresa tinha coisas aí que eu não sabia e na parte que você está lá embaixo e tem o soldado na fase Nos Trilhos , eu pensei que você fosse jogar uma granada e mostrar que tem um nome lá só não sei se é de um desenvolvedor .

[@jackasslawyer]

Surface Tension at the dam chopper part. The ledges along the canyon river that lead to the closed gate after you do the valve in the dam. No clip it while the canyon is still empty

[@Rae167]

half life banger

[@PlaybackTVS]

Oh come on: Secrets. We've been crawling all holes in Half-Life - nothing special. You better show how you access medikit in the beginning on a big lift (unforeseen consequences) How you access Medikit & HEV charger using barnacle in "Blast Pit" and how to reach far wall with 2 batteries next to big lift in Blast Pit 😂 That's Challenging

[@SourceMaster21]

I did show the Medkit and HEV chargers using the barnacle in Blast Pit. But I'm not sure if I know about the two others you mentioned.

[@scottl.1568]

A couple of interesting things, but the majority of this stuff is practically impossible to miss 😐

[@SourceMaster21]

You are kinda right about that. I actually had a hard time figuring out which areas could be "secret" enough to be showcased. But I personally would have considered just a few of them impossible to miss because I try to look at the game from the perspective of a first-time player, and I don't think people find the majority of this stuff on their first playthrough. But I definitely understand if someone like you who probably already knows the game really well would consider them easy to find. Maybe you could tell me which ones were interesting to you to give me a better insight.

[@debjitmondal4642]

11:29

[@anhnguyenquang6645]

Nice

[@bagemono7248]

3:29 Whoes ist dis? Ist not Gman

[@SourceMaster21]

Yes, it is Gman, but from another perspective. My goal with this was to showcase the balcony up there where the Gman walks along. Normally, you would only see him through the door if you proceed upstairs.

[@bagemono7248]

@@SourceMaster21 No ist not. Mabey ist Capral Sepert or Calhoun

[@SourceMaster21]

@bagemono7248 Why do you think that? He is just too far away for you to see it! The Gman always walks along the balcony, but most players don't even know of the balcony because they never look up.

[@bagemono7248]

@@SourceMaster21 Gman evry time see Framan the lok him

[@SourceMaster21]

@bagemono7248 What? You say they lock Freeman when he sees Gman? That's not true for Half-Life 1. He can always freely move around. They only do this in Half-Life 2 and the Episodes at certain moments like the beginning and ending of HL2 or the legendary "Heart-to-Heart"-speech in ep2.

[@lezokccb]

ahahaahah ) not for speedrunners )