Halo 3 Midnight launch NYC

Halo 3 came into the world with big expectations & bigger hype. So we sent resident mimoZine correspondent, the Super Sucklord, to finish the fight at the midnight launch of Halo 3 in NYC & bear witness to the melee 1st hand. It did not disappoint. With a spectacle worthy of a major movie release, this video game broke the opening day gross sales record and in the process set the stage for a new form of popular entertainment.
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[@Sone418]

Digital gaming is convenient, but it destroyed midnight launches.

[@luisibarra3220]

Yeah, it is sad ...

[@coleo781]

agreed used to take time off work for events like this! now my lazy ass just buys digital

[@Angel-je3bh]

TheHebrewHmmr it’s about the memories man.

[@zebare726]

@TheHebrewHmmr Midnight launches is all about meeting other people that are fans of the same game. Combine with the events that Gamestop/Eb/Games creates for this games.

[@theashtanguyrichardson7281]

@TheHebrewHammar nope

[@killerkitten7534]

No angry people No fights Just friendly people of all walks of life coming together for a game they all love. Making memories. This was gaming at its pure peak. I’m really sad I missed it

[@emmanuelmacias8029]

me too man :(

[@5446isnotmynumber]

It was george floyde

[@jumpman2326]

You missed out on a amazing time man

[@stan3560]

Me too and I was born in 2008

[@MondySpartan]

I had an Xbox 360 back in 2008…wish I already knew about Halo and Xbox Live back then :(

[@bruceofsteel]

I'm jealous of anyone who got to be at that launch.

[@thing420]

Bruce of Steel me two

[@theashtanguyrichardson7281]

I was a baby during the midnight launch

[@KAYSC3A]

Bruce of Steel I only got into halo recently, I wish I was there to experience the hype

[@maplespartan6229]

I’m just hoping that halo infinite has a huge launch night

[@gamingjay141]

@@maplespartan6229 I dont think people would go anymore if they can buy it digitally.

[@ima2319]

“To experience the end of Master Chief’s legendary fight” so much for that

[@justahaloplayer]

halo should’ve ended after reach

[@HollowRick]

​@@justahaloplayer For real halo fans who had been there since CE It did end with reach

[@everilliem3292]

I liked halo 4, I've not played 5 or infinate yet though.

[@ElStink4K]

3 ended Chief's story so well :(

[@goronthedwarf]

His "legendary" fight is over now it is onto his mid fight

[@Rambo17401]

Sad people don't really do this anymore

[@weirdeurasianboy8091]

DarthRambo Sad? It's much better since it's not so fucking obnoxious anymore n

[@iTakeCash]

Lenny Ynnel okay calm your 12yr ass down. If you're not 12 than you're fat and lazy.

[@ColonelFatass3]

Lenny Ynne What makes it obnoxious?

[@Spydiggity]

What's sad is that there are so few games that are worth getting this excited about. Halo went way down hill after this.

[@adrkskn2540]

I'm sad I missed this era.

[@oldcrow6752]

A week before Halo 3 came out, I accidently cut my left thumb and had to get 8 stitches. I sat and played Halo 3 for hours a day using the fat part of my hand on the left stick while I waited for my thumb to heal.

[@thatstench5242]

True dedication

[@oldcrow6752]

We had to finish the fight. @@thatstench5242

[@marsbars4767]

Everything was cooler back in the day. Sometimes I just wonder what happened

[@Daboy804]

Same bro. What happened.

[@pandabeast6]

Life was simpler. Technology was still developing and everything felt new and exciting. video games, music, the internet, everything had a corny, cheesy but endearing charm to it. Now, everything is so corporate and controlled. The internet isn't as "free" and wild as it used to be. And video games are now being seen as a way to make quick money by greedy publishing companies rather than mediums to tell a great story. I don't know. Maybe I'm just a jaded bitter old bastard, but life to me seemed so much cooler and fun back then.

[@J_Riff]

iPhones and smart phones happened

[@jboogie123]

Rap culture took over.

[@legendarybb2888]

@@pandabeast6 yo fr man

[@UnderTheFear]

"They do, but it's not this. Y'know my father went to Woodstock and this is like the Woodstock of our generation." No better way of putting it, dude.

[@FC-fi6dt]

Yup

[@scabash]

What’s Woodstock?

[@logandenton6467]

@@scabash It was a American event during the Vietnam war times which people came together to "spread love and peace", so think of thousands of people outside in the open having a lot of sex with even more drugs in the mix.

[@idontlikesand7246]

I was watching it on my TV when It came out.

[@generaljeanmoreau6853]

@@logandenton6467 wtf

[@crimsontrooper9425]

You can tell this launch event was a perfect time capsule for gaming media during the mid 2000's. You got G4's Adam Sessler in his prime as one of the hosts, Big screen monitors playing clips of Red VS Blue, Gamers from all walks of life not arguing over who is or isn't a true fan but just enjoying the party. What a time.

[@WhereTheMilfsAt]

As a kid growing up I always wanted an Xbox 360. I finally got one when I was 10 and the first game I played on it was halo 3. I miss those days, it's sad that bungie dosen't make halo anymore.

[@aimalkhan5028]

Great choice

[@colinlastname7880]

Same

[@ima2319]

life story

[@leakingxboat8116]

Why can't Microsoft ask very politely Bungie to make another Halo give them some money and Let Fucking 343 Industries make Indie Games

[@avi763]

XDestructionz The main people at Bungie who made Halo have left the company. Most of the current Bungie staff are new and inexperienced. (Look at Destiny 2). It’s not the same company it used to be

[@tim707max]

I bought a 2000$ hd tv just for this game

[@wolfrex5m]

dominik cruz will dethrone conor Legend.

[@Rinesmyth]

*Respect*

[@TheSkullcrusher73]

Well worth it

[@theorangedinosaur4098]

Respect

[@johndillinger1918]

Dam

[@JackJones-kc3mh]

You just really don’t see hype and crowds like that for video game launches anymore

[@Lou-yf1jo]

my future company is going to be just like one out of the 2000's.

[@ajaxmaxbitch]

Because there are no video game launches anymore unfortunately

[@Labyrinth6000]

Every single major game is never going to meet peoples expectations.

[@CALiiGeddonTwo]

I don't feel the hype around any series like I did with Halo. It is possible for a series to get that hype back but it has to be a very good new series.

[@bbbj14]

I was 16 at the time. Just got my license 2 weeks prior and a few buddies and I drove to Charlotte NC and went to their midnight release party. It was crazy but nothing like this. We skipped school for the next few days and played halo 3 the entire time. Good times. Wish digital downloads had to wait a day or two so we could bring back the launch parties!

[@preyfan]

You said it ! :D Bring back Launch Parties for Halo 6 !!!!

[@regulator7931]

Agree but the devs won't do it. There's nothing like physical media versus a digital license for permission to play something.

[@bbbj14]

@@regulator7931 yeah I know, digital is easier, cheaper, and quicker to rake in the money.

[@ajaxmaxbitch]

​@@preyfan good thing that didn't happen, it would be a disappointing night

[@S113Productions]

1:45 Even the Burger King is excited to get Halo 3!

[@linklickz]

@Octavion Winship Microsoft is a multitrillion dollars company I think they're fine

[@RetroFan]

I was 25, going to be 37 this August. Time flies.

[@A-halover2000]

I was 7 at the time when Halo 3 was released I'm 21 years old now

[@SilverFan21k]

Did you play a crap ton back then? Because you were a you g adult. I was a junior in school so still had high school.

[@theultimatebatass]

the good days

[@Kirbykid-dd2hw]

Even the Burger King was hyped for Halo 3.

[@philippebeauchamp2827]

6:15 - "Finish the fight!" That's what she- Wait, she actually did say that

[@othernerd3841]

bounces

[@pol8808]

If I had a time machine, you know where the fuck I’m going

[@TDKRISES88]

Gaming in 2007 was just dominated by Halo 3. Ill never forget this moment in time. The Marketing for this game was just EVERYWHERE.

[@dovakeen1179]

I was 13 years old i remember getting my copy Friday and begging my dad to let me play it. He texted yes, all by myself I played through the campaign and was in awe. I like halo 2 campaign better but 1 month later we got xbox live gold and halo 3 became the greatest multiplayer game ever 🎮

[@themasterdragonborn2642]

Ahhhh... the days before console wars, trolls, cod, dlc s, and cashgrabs. I miss it.

[@Dinobot2468]

+The Master Dragonborn Console wars have been around since Nintendo vs Sega... All there is now is greater access to the ignorance which can be spread throughout the internet.

[@ClasssicAri]

Console wars? This is an Xbox exclusive. Might've started the console wars

[@ButterclawEnthusiast]

cod and console wars were before this

[@martinezofelia8224]

The Master Dragonborn cool man cool😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲

[@ericthelv51battlemage7]

Halo 3 had dlc

[@austinmichael2138]

I bought a factory sealed copy of halo 3 and OG white Xbox 360 still in box to experience the nostalgia I felt when I was 10 years old opening up my first 360 and halo 3 copy that my parents got me for my birthday. God I miss those days..

[@Emper0rH0rde]

I was 18 when Halo 3 launched. I wish I could go back.

[@HaloUP]

halo needs these great times back!

[@doomguy2020]

*Halo Infinite, my friend.* well the way the industry has evolved we may never have big launches like this due to digital sales, but the hype is building more and more as information is revealed about Halo 6. I think it will be the game to bring the whole community back together, both fans of the classic games and fans of the new.

[@Therealmoseslupai]

Dustin 682 Truth!

[@THE_POTATO-]

@@doomguy2020 PREACH

[@Banecad0014]

@@doomguy2020 sadly infinite didn’t live up to the expectations

[@doomguy2020]

@@Banecad0014 This didn't get well at all, huh? lmao My whole outlook on this has changed at this point. I lost all faith in 343 and any hope for Halo, Infinite was a huge opportunity to get Halo into the spotlight and revive the fanbase but 343 just had to drop the ball like they always have. I still play of course, but I don't expect anything great or care for the future of this series anymore.

[@anunusualironiccircumstanc2246]

That first time I put the disc into my 360 and that legendary theme came on, I was instantly hooked.

[@TheRaniWasHere]

We all were

[@swimmerofage2148]

When you first saw Halo, were you blinded by it's majesty?

[@ImGazu]

5:04 Even Luda was psyched for Halo 3

[@RuskiVodkaaaa]

I feel so fucking old man...

[@jacobmeldrum579]

I miss when Halo was alive and thriving with players :(

[@jettthewolf887]

It still is. MCC and Halo 5 have a pretty active playerbase.

[@BlueBlur2003]

@@jettthewolf887 Halo 5 is almost dead and MCC has a good player base, nothing impressive though. It's nothing compared to what Halo 3 had

[@CALiiGeddonTwo]

@@BlueBlur2003 It was a truly impressive multiplayer experience at the time, Infinite is actually a pretty good game but the multiplayer is just far too slow paced. Halo really has one more chance at making something special again before people really give up on the series.

[@BlueBlur2003]

3:27 you don't see game launches like this anymore

[@tristan2884]

You don’t see editing like that anymore either

[@pandabeast6]

@@tristan2884 lol yeah. Pretty corny stuff. But I still love it.

[@MaximumPrime]

And unfortunately this will never happen ever again in gaming history

[@Aunny123]

I was 10 years old. I remember my brother and dad walking in the house with a GameStop bag a day after Halo 3 came out. My brother and I had played Halo 1 and 2 for years. I basically grew up playing Halo. And Halo 3 was easily one of the best games I’ve ever played.

[@defaltskin8291]

Sadly I was too young to be there if I was there it would be the best moment of my entire life

[@AidanCaDrago]

SAME

[@A-halover2000]

Same here

[@Jdsofar]

Damn you really missed out on the greatest game of all time :(

[@drugzent5889]

0:52 i hope that old man can finish the franchise, halo infinite

[@Therealmoseslupai]

MAN TO HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 14 OR EVEN 54 DURING THIS ERA WAS PURE JOY. never forget.

[@T5_]

The Good Ol' Days

[@TheJokerHeathLedger]

Why don’t you upload anymore?

[@TOHOREMIX]

I really miss this era.

[@randomstuff508]

Funny story, my mom got the legendary edition of the came for my dad, and she didn't even have to wait in line at best buy! The line was at least a quarter of a mile long, and all she had to do was show her a receipt from online and bam, she got it right away.

[@stevenshelp9108]

Wish halo.was still like this \:

[@imjustop6259]

Wow does anyone remember G4?! Damn I feel old.

[@alexk1682]

Im Just OP the tv station? Of course. Why would you feel old, did they get rid of it?

[@stgermain6488]

Alex K a couple of years ago

[@partyraveanimal81]

yeah man i fucking loved that channel. Cheat, X-Play (I saw Addam sessler in this vid btw) Attack of the show, Ninja warrior, Arena, portal my favorite shows on the Network. for some reason typing this, i feel empty.

[@pandabeast6]

They've made a comeback. The network actually now has a KZbin channel where they upload daily.

[@italiandomain1341]

remember what digital took from you

[@BKofficer23]

They did such a great job with that launch event.

[@Commander_Rane]

I remember preordering at Target. When it released my dad took me out of school, drove down, waited in a line from the electronics section to the cashiers and we went home to play this pure gold. That was over 10 years ago.

[@oncovirologist]

Commander Bwarr it was a phenomenon; there will be none like it.

[@skizmx]

Anyone paying respects after the shutdown of the servers?

[@GlobalOutcast]

Yep

[@Mlghaloreach11]

6:15 Bouncy bungie

[@SCfromVANCOUVER]

Man I miss events like this. It's 2020 now and were locked in our houses due to COVID-19 and all I seems to be thinking about is the good old days on Xbox coming home from school on a Friday and playing halo3 ALL weekend long. It was such an awesome time to be apart of a community like halo. Just don't get that with games these days anymore :(

[@marvingiron9026]

CopiousAmountsOfStoke I feel you brotha! Miss playing online back in 2009-10 great memories

[@marvingiron9026]

I got on halo 3 the other day on the 360 man it’s dead and reach barely has 3k people playing

[@bacontreez]

same bro i wish we could go back, that era of xbox live was immaculate, unfortunately that will probably never happen again ):

[@SCfromVANCOUVER]

@@bacontreez I know :( so sad. Were also older now so there's that. Quite a few more responsibilitys now.

[@SCfromVANCOUVER]

@@marvingiron9026 😔

[@mesalgearsolid]

I get nostalgia watching this and I only played this game at a friend's house back in highschool. I only had a PS2. lol.

[@sanjayraju988]

Damn 2000 - 2010 really was the best decade ever. Shame I was too young to experience it.

[@davidanimus8664]

You missed out man, 2010s felt half as fun

[@fearlesspit3122]

How beautiful it is to see even that moment that moment when halo 3 went on sale in 2007

[@michaelberres7278]

I was 8 years old and remember playing with my friends it was such a core memory and we played all throughout the night eating lots of lays chips hot pockets and drinking hot chocolate lol I wish I could go back to simpler days where I didn't have a care in the world and nothing to really deal about

[@Dommie222]

343 Industries can only dream that people would camp outside game stores for their halo games...

[@grantapplegate7442]

little did they know gaming entertainment would peak that night

[@THEKINGISHIM]

When games was good

[@zebare726]

When game was about Gameplay and having an good time with friends

[@SupremeSupreme]

when people actually cared about games

[@WaifuWarsRacing]

games are still good, what do you mean? lol

[@1StIwY1]

@@WaifuWarsRacing He's right, games were still not affected by the mentality "money first". Only few games had DLCs, there were not early-access shit, microtranstactions, no loot boxes.....etc. Game were still made thinking about quality first...not money first.

[@WaifuWarsRacing]

@@1StIwY1 gaming is a business and the big companies need continous profits from their products to cover production costs. I know there are some companies that completely fail to implement it the right way and some that do it correctly. But to say games are automatically bad because of DLC or such is dumb. Apart from a few companies and studios, most of the industry still cares about quality. The difference is that we live in a fast-paced world and they need to be quick, otherwise the industry will leave them behind. I understand where this point comes from, but it is invalid once you understand how these companies need to work and the real cost of producing a videogame is. Older games didn't have what we have now in terms of DLC and such because it was hard to implement, when it was possible to do such thing, everyone did it, EVERY COMPANY, because that's what they are and they need profit, and sales alone won't cover that anymore.

[@user-kt1jf7mk5i]

And that ladies and gents, is how you launch a game.

[@90Degrees_]

Man nowadays you couldn't pay me to go to a modern halo launch party

[@Xxicewolf97xX]

I never got to experience landmark moments like these growing up, but I could not stop smiling the whole way through this video! The real sense of community the 2000's era of games brought about through major launch events like these is something that cannot be replicated today. Events like these are what brought communities together & created everlasting friendships. With all releases being digital, we don't get these events anymore, and online gaming feels very anti-social compared to what it used to be.

[@MadDadLad]

I was 17 when this legendary game released. 11 when the OG XBox came out with CE. Halo has been with me for over half my life. And it was my dad, rest his soul, that brought it into my life when he told me there was "this cool looking game with the green fella on the front of it". That was 22 years ago lads......my god. What a time to grow up🫡🥹.

[@remsleep5302]

when this happened I was 3 and didn't understand why my uncle was so happy, I know now.

[@CreativeGeoff]

Culture was just...a beautiful thing back then.

[@yeetin_yeti69]

Just did a halo 3 legendary run

[@realkingofantarctica]

Many have come close, but nothing truly surpassed the hype Halo 3 had.

[@mesalgearsolid]

Gollum. lol.

[@HuskyGamersUNITE]

getting a game on launch day was AN EVENT you remembered that shit for your whole life

[@jebbekillen]

God i miss the days of physical games, so much joy and excitement. Proud I was a part of it

[@kinnichiok]

Sept. 25, 2007, Mid-night, New York City, I.Was.There.Dude!

[@swagn1f1c13nt]

Unfortunately the future of entertainment has turned out to be much duller than these days

[@heroicdairy]

Absolutely insane to think how far Halo has fallen

[@Henry.P]

Good old days. I had just moved to Florida when this happened. I would've been there.

[@vinylsquad7776]

6:15 yup I still remember those (•)(•)😎

[@J_Riff]

Times were better in 2008... :’( speaking in 2021

[@robbietrapaga1502]

COD WILL NEVER WIN

[@onyxtrolls2512]

DG MANATTY bf1 will never win

[@robbietrapaga1502]

Facts

[@onyxtrolls2512]

overwatch will never win

[@onyxtrolls2512]

no other game will win expect Halo 1-Reach.... Maybe Halo 5 no questions asked

[@darkseidafterdark6580]

Late, but technically it did. It has more players than halo and sells more.

[@rickzagor]

Sucks so much. Destiny was the last midnight release I went to and even then by 2014 not many people were doing this anymore. Long live halo and midnight launches

[@Macaco23284]

Eram outros tempos mesmo. Sem muita interferencia da internet e redes sociais, as pessoas de antigamente interagiam muito mais socialmente e sempre fazendo grandes eventos assim.

[@sunfade]

I was 7 when this came out ._.

[@toajames1]

You're making me feel old...

[@Coreyhals]

me too this game still at that age still change my life

[@Blayze360]

i was 13.. and they were giving away free shirts at bestbuy too lol... memories

[@sonic_117]

I was 6......yee

[@explicit862]

i was 10

[@eddienicholsonjr6080]

Miss this shit , having a halo gamefuel & watching

[@bj0urne]

1:06 elo elo elo tree!

[@Dexter649]

This is way more exciting than New Year's Eve!! I was 4 in 2007, i played Halo 3 when i was 5 a year later and i grew up loving it! I still play Halo 3 to this day and this is still a great game! Way more exciting today's games.

[@j.d.c.777]

This makes me nostalgic as fuck. God. 10 years old I was. Played it into high school. Best times of my life. Got all the skulls. All armor. Forge infection mode. Beat the campaign online with some French guys on legendary. Met some good friends. Now they’re lost in time...

[@sonic_117]

HALO 3 IS ON PC RIGHT NOW BOIS LETS FINISH THIS FIGHT!!!!

[@SHiFTyTReATS]

If we only one it at the time, we were living the glory days in the golden age of gaming. Long live Halo 3 ✊

[@oneofthetwobucksfansonyout2717]

I watched this while playing never forget. Ahh, memories

[@stevebrule7]

My cousin and I went to this. Now we’re getting old as fuck and rarely have time to hang. Feels bad man.

[@oncovirologist]

I know man; this was my first semester of college. Never felt like this for any other video game.

[@aquaagu2]

God... I miss this game SO much...

[@zebare726]

I miss 2000-2007

[@isaacramirez2098]

I just shed a tear. I’ll never get to experience something like this

[@neptune2398]

Who's still watching in 2019?

[@mythicalspartance2037]

Kid's today won't know What true or real nostalgia feels like.

[@jacoryarnett7347]

Their nostalgia will be Fortnite.

[@mythicalspartance2037]

@@jacoryarnett7347 True But it's not an ip like Halo.

[@n4sty406]

I mean, I'm 15 and kind of already feel "nostalgia" because I didn't grow up with a PS4 or Xbox One, I played an Xbox 360 all the way up until a few years ago. Halo 3 was the first game I ever played(besides *new* super mario bros. for the ds). We also had an OG Xbox which I played Halo CE on. And now I still go back and play those from time to time.

[@mesalgearsolid]

That's not how nostalgia works, dude.

[@dvd123abel]

This is so dope man. I remember my neighbors brother coming over that night to watch the xplay coverage of the halo 4 release while he was waiting to get his copy at GameStop that night. Truly a experience that will never be replicated in our generation

[@Wuunderboy]

The best time ever to be a 13 year old kid in NYC Gaming, hasnt been the same since. And never will be again.

[@lukester102d6]

Gaming at its peak bro

[@TxcNtr]

2020 never will be the same again for halo

[@cleanserofnoobs4162]

"Do you meet chicks on xbox?" "Funny you should say that, we just saw a few freaks with a camera, HAHAHAHA!" "I bet'chu have... 😑"

[@user-uy7bn4kt2b]

Haha nice roast

[@awc6007]

I wish I could time travel back to those days

[@Alexandros.Mograine]

5:27 the most legendary moment in gaming history.

[@TheOGTaxEvader]

“Great gameplay, great story, great characters, things that people really care about, really a piece of entertainment art” he actually said that like he meant it, something you can’t see no more

[@ajaxmaxbitch]

"Finish the fight" *5 years later* Halo 4 releases

[@WalterWhiteguy547]

Why was I born late I was 2 when halo 3 launch I’m so sad if I was born earlier I definitely would have been at the halo 3 launch

[@Warboss-115]

This videos is a time capsule plz don’t ever delete this😢

[@stevenlevey5228]

Sucklord is iconic ngl

[@lrn5152]

The world was connected in a much different way at this time.

[@ElWichox]

A much better way

[@gotanypapersbro9903]

Bro coming into the age of digital consoles, we'll probably never see something like this again and that makes me so sad

[@rubeng370]

4:00 man as much as I love and respect playstation, they never had nothing of an epic celebration for a game release like this. Can't imagine all their excitement waiting in line and remembering this event and I'm sure the game was not a disappointment and totally worth it

[@gavinbeard4026]

Man I hate being born in 2000. I wish I could’ve experienced this. Yeah it’s nice to play games as soon as midnight hits but I bet it was incredible

[@coolieee]

i usually dont say this but you truly missed out bro, there was no better time to be alive than the 360 cod 4-mw2 and halo 3 days

[@Mnerd7368]

I think Star Citizen is the new Halo game in the 2020 to 2030. I was 7 years old in 2007. I played Halo 2, 3, 4, 5 (Guardians), and Infinite.