Halo 3 - The Midnight Launch

My friends and I prepare for Halo 3's release and spend the whole night beating the campaign on Legendary.
Location: UCF - Orlando, FL
My Gamertag: Reid N

[@DOITWITHDAN]

Wow... Just wow... Id give anything to go back. These were the peak years in gaming.

[@coffin1947]

Bro same. This just popped up in my recommended. It’s so fucking pure. I remember getting it that day. Insane.

[@VeNoMz_]

@@coffin1947 same

[@drpork1360]

What are you doing here Dan?

[@SeanIn60Secs]

It’ll never be like this again! That’s for sure

[@wr3595]

So many years passed

[@carlsche2087]

You didn't look up this video. It was recommended to you. We finished the fight Spartans.

[@mikecropens5374]

You are so corny

[@OfficialNo44]

it was recommended

[@matthewjalovick]

@@mikecropens5374don’t be upset that you clearly didn’t finish the fight.

[@cosmickitteh]

Go on any dragon ball z video and read the comments... it's *CHILLING* bahahahaha @@mikecropens5374

[@markusaurelius4015]

Hoorah…. 🫡

[@himynameiscorey]

People don’t understand, this was the peak of American civilization

[@cuteface88]

It's all downhill from there.

[@chawkz]

Yup, now on the decline

[@paulhudalla9527]

Very true. I've only lived in the decline unfortunately

[@kdog6793]

Seriously, right before the 2008 recession lol

[@Slurpified]

Agreed. RIP Xbox 360 era. Modern devs, the lame ps4, and its mainstream fortnite battle royale community completely destroyed the entertainment industry and great franchises.

[@THEMilkSHAIKH]

All those groceries probably costed them $20.

[@turtlemasteralpha3320]

Nowadays, it would probably cost like $90

[@alanwatts8239]

​@@turtlemasteralpha3320 Try 130$

[@albehman8717]

​@@turtlemasteralpha3320Definitely over $100, in Canada... I remember spending over $100 on less snacks then that. The economy is fucked over here

[@Anonymous-rp6vu]

@@albehman8717Ya man I genuinely feel bad for you guys, I mean don’t get me wrong things definitely aren’t great in America, but you guys are really going through it, hope we both get better leaders soon

[@Mitchel6489]

We wont. Shit is only going to get worse. And the rest the world is being dragged down with us.​@Anonymous-rp6vu

[@BroiledSourGrapes]

Bro was living peak life 2007. Was already rocking the iPhone(that literally just came out that summer), had the 360, flat screen HDTV, gaming bros, endless Mountain Dew. Man had it all. Also, this video needs to be put into the Library of Congress for historical achieving.

[@kevindie]

*_Was thinking the same thing. I think people forget how much of a status symbol having the original iPhone was._*

[@iCookCrystalMeth]

Upper middle class in NA from 95-13 was peak

[@mulge2506]

That wasn’t an iPhone, it was an iPod Touch. You can see him using his flip phone later in the video.

[@BroiledSourGrapes]

@@mulge2506Nah. It says AT&T in the left hand corner, and it has an ear piece on the top. Also the iPod Touch had the headphone jack on the bottom, iPhone had it on top.

[@mulge2506]

​@@BroiledSourGrapesI think you're right about that being an iPhone, but he was using a flip phone later in the video so maybe he was borrowing someone else's phone?

[@saunterrrr]

These guys didn't just record themselves getting a game. They captured a legendary moment in time.

[@crowbrocaw]

Brings tears man

[@giocatore_83]

Halo 3 was blamed for a bad box office the week it was released. That should tell you something right there about how big of a event it was.

[@ark14700]

2007 is now a time in history we fondly look back to, we are only so lucky to have sentience during that time

[@TheRelaxingEnd]

Incredible video. This belongs to a gaming museum.

[@gaysex438]

Hopefully this and other videos like it will be put in some sort of halo documentary

[@gingerbredman4724]

The legend himself in a comment section of a halo game video? You taught me everything I know about cod zombies without ever saying a word 🫡

[@eric8031]

@@gingerbredman4724real shit

[@Slurpified]

RIP Xbox 360 era and former OGs. The ps4 and its lame fortnite battle royale community completely destroyed the gaming industry.

[@ASingleChimera]

"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."

[@GreatfulGert]

Please, never remove this video, man. This is a time capsule!

[@retrospartan1743]

Indeed it sure is

[@mykeygostupid]

I remember this night omg will never forget it 🔥

[@inutyounuteveryonenuts]

yes it was.But we all got to remember that sometimes we have to let shit go even if they were 7oly and a pain a part of our/your heart is ripped out.Lets hope that halo infinite will be 2007 again.

[@samirbedahoudi963]

@@inutyounuteveryonenuts true but let's be honest ain't nobody gonna wait at gamestop except for maybe a few people

[@Ali-ri4lu]

@@samirbedahoudi963 Time has changed. Halo infinite will maybe sell max 10mio. When u want that it is like Xbox360 daya then Xbox must be at very good position now with series X and it isn't. Max 70mio xsx will be sold and over 100mio ps5 again.

[@randomfrankp]

Kids these days will never understand the hype back then 😔

[@NippleSauce]

Exactly! So many games released back then had 50+ people waiting outside the doors to grab a copy. And the online community was so much fun too, with everyone cracking jokes and shooting the shit. Cellphones caught on quickly, but I think social media is primarily what ultimately killed everyone's sociability =(.

[@Jangopenguin]

Are you aware that new video games are still being made

[@randomfrankp]

Are you aware midnight releases for physical copies haven't been a thing for years now?@@Jangopenguin

[@ginomazzenga4409]

@@Jangopenguin👎 no don’t ruin it

[@stevegonzales527]

@@Jangopenguinyea but the point is having a social gathering like this and nothing beats getting a hard copy of a game at midnight launch. And the preorder bonuses were great too

[@FernandoTorres-xm7db]

The only time when 1 disc, 1 console and 4 controllers could bring together multiple people to 1 room and have the most night of fun you've ever had.

[@surfguy87]

Goldeneye 1997, but I guess that was cartridge not disk.

[@ChoooChooo]

Goldeneye is legendary but you can't compare it to halo

[@stolasthegreatprince4166]

I miss 2000 - 2010. It was amazing.

[@capecon]

It was an awesome time

[@NotFluplaxio]

Outside of like 2 major events it was pretty good 😂

[@firemonkey1015]

2000 - 2012 for me.

[@kg30004]

Tacking on 2011 for Skyrim, but agreed

[@Slurpified]

​@@kg30004Amen

[@user-qp3nt5fr3d]

The golden age of gaming The perfect balance between technology and analog format

[@SOC675]

Yep not too digital just enough , just the right amount

[@Originalbasedgod]

Heard

[@noahchase7854]

I call it the vertex

[@SeaDoge13]

Facts!!! Now games are just digital releases online. No cool events with da bois!😁

[@Campo_]

This video was recorded on a digital camera...

[@-Archeus-]

“I wish there was a way to know you were in the good old days before you’ve actually left them.”

[@ajcap]

That’s what makes the good old days good.

[@darkl3ad3r]

These guys knew and made a video to capture it so they (and by extension from uploading it here, we) can enjoy it for all time.

[@noone-pg4lr]

That quote is so stupid because every one knows when life is good

[@wafflespice4817]

@@noone-pg4lrI would heavily disagree

[@noone-pg4lr]

@@wafflespice4817 how bro

[@GreatScottt]

“Games were put out on a disk. No downloads. And it was all there!!! A complete game!!” Me in 2060 to my grandchildren who are about to put me in a home

[@chrisreed4661]

Very late to this lol, but seeing the bottle of Mountain Dew game fuel, the old school wide screen TVs, all the boy together in one room playing, and the long line waiting for the midnight launch made me soooo nostalgic. This belongs in a museum

[@ebrahimkhan9804]

Imagine, Bungie going from this, to being a hated corporate leech.

[@SystemUnderSiege]

And yet they're still the better of the two studios between them and 343 who is currently managing Halo.. things are grim, boys.. and I haven't even started with the TV show..

[@FormulaZyn]

@@SystemUnderSiegedestiny is a shit game so that’s debatable

[@hunterdevillier8198]

No in his defense it’s not bungie it’s bungee the retarded cousin that made destiny 2

[@HexJK]

@@FormulaZyn I'd rather play 2,000 hours of either Destiny than 20 hours of any 343 Halo, and I don't like Destiny.

[@Pearloryx]

Bungie is no longer in charge of Halo, it’s 343 Industries

[@atvman12]

Notice...how they could attend the midnight launch AND play the game immediately and not have to wait 4-12 hours for it to install? Just pop it in and play. Truly the days I miss

[@iluvbewbies23]

Get better internet and your download will be done in the 1hour it would take to get from the release to getting home with the disk to play the game, LOOOOL

[@toronsplace]

you clearly missed their entire point @@iluvbewbies23

[@projectsofx2213]

touch grass bud LOOOOL @@iluvbewbies23

[@blobber51]

​@@iluvbewbies23bruh you just responded to a 2 year old comment. Person is probably dead.

[@dominikschachner7208]

​@@blobber51 herecy... hes just missed in action

[@Hikikomori_Gaming]

Those were the good old days. Now it's all about competition. Who can broadcast the new game first before anyone else does. Also hoping to get views on your live streams. Sad.

[@noahwhitehawk3405]

Or which company can shell out the most half assed games & milk money through micro transactions

[@alexbrown4426]

Half of it is the industry, the other half is that people just can't enjoy things anymore. Every game has to cross out specific boxes to be successful even if the devs don't try to fuck us.

[@Slurpified]

Yeah. Its all about making money playing video games now. The vlogging/twitch/fortnite era completely ruined everything. As well as the ps4 and its community completely destroyed the gaming industry.

[@Slurpified]

^​@@alexbrown4426

[@awepossum1059]

For call of duty back in the day people would discover the game on their own, now within 5 minutes of the games release people are making best class set up videos, ruining the imagination and discovery

[@EstebanDeTres3]

Petition to archive this footage in the National Film Registry

[@IsNekomataMusic]

The fact that we may never (literally ever) see this in gaming history again due to digital demand and triple AAA games not matching this level of quality for a product is enough to make any gamer cry. May these fond memories for everyone last forever.

[@shanescott3166]

I'm so happy I lived through this, I was 15 in 2007 and it was an epic time to be alive. Combat Evolved is still my favorite though!

[@Hunter-ff8qg]

you just have to catch those studios on there way up, there will be many more games like this and already have! Stay optimistic! But yes, your point is true, eventually now, even those great studios perish quicker.

[@paulvalery9778]

There will never be lines again for games.

[@Sam-ni6bc]

@@paulvalery9778Nah only for pink stanley cups

[@speedingbench9487]

I'm already crying brother

[@kanden27]

The best part about this is that it's not like a video of old montages put together 15 years later. This is the week of release. They knew the heart was there and they knew they had to capture these memories.

[@Beregond1861]

"Captured the (MEMORIES)!" -Jeff Steitzer.

[@highskilleddude1440]

THIS is EPIC. ❤

[@giocatore_83]

I'm glad youtube recommended this to me. I hope this does not sound cheesy but finding this is like finding lost footage of a moment in history.

[@Mark-rv2ty]

​@@giocatore_83 exact same thing happened to me, actually gave me goosebumps finding basically a historical record of a cultural event. And this was uploaded literally two days after Halo 3 was released, dude was committed

[@giocatore_83]

@v2ty I still think halo 3 was one of the most hyped games ever. The original modern warfare 2 was as well.

[@radapatada5502]

The old rooster teeth shirt seals it

[@marcomtf141]

Man it hurts especially after what happened to them recently

[@PEACEOUTPAT]

Not ashamed of bawling my eyes out to this.

[@CalebRoyal]

Stuff like this always makes me shed a tear man, we were so lucky to have experienced this

[@petrsvancara8785]

@@CalebRoyal Very true, good old times where everything was better than at these days.

[@CalebRoyal]

@@petrsvancara8785 sad but true 🥲

[@ReidNicewonder]

We played on Legendary.

[@Shoegazebasedgenre0.]

F

[@RememberPluto]

I can't believe you didn't film yourself reacting to the legendary ending.

[@coldj7974]

Are you gonna do the same with Halo Infinite

[@lazersparkz7947]

POG

[@vitsu1040]

lazersparkz noob

[@YoungIroh]

damn dude. the first iphone, flip phones, halo 3, friends, junk food, their own spot. life had to have been peak

[@gabe5918]

Yeah man… I remember “friends”. Peak times.

[@jestaman3356]

I like how you included "friends" in that list lol. Not even the top of the list, just in the middle of halo 3 and junk food.

[@UltimatelyPwned]

NOT TO MENTION LOWER PRICES ON EVERYTHING

[@AugustDreamScape]

Notice they have a house with nice stuff. ​@@UltimatelyPwned

[@notxvexorr4379]

We had the golden age of gaming and technology, where it still had some soul and Character. We got shafted on the music side of things, there was some decent music in 00's but nothing like 70s-90s. We even had pretty good cars... Again (nothing like the 70s) but still pretty decent

[@Chknbroth]

Zero girls. They’re the happiest dudes alive.

[@kennypowers1945]

Cause girls don’t lead to happiness 😎

[@XelferefleX]

Thank you for reigniting what it felt like to be a kid again

[@mulliganlounge6912]

The 2000s was the best time to be a teenager, change my mind.

[@relaxedsvn]

I can’t

[@ctsvblk]

Glad I was born in 2001

[@ctsvblk]

alex alamangos why not

[@ayomayonnaise8886]

1997 gang got the best of both worlds

[@j1428]

If only i was born in the 90s

[@angelbryan98]

You don't see this hype with modern gaming.

[@Stripedspot]

Feels bad man

[@alphaisdank42069]

cause the new games suck and have minimal or no advertising and all the franchises like halo, battlefield and cod kill themselves

[@volusian95]

It's really sad. Like terribly sad.

[@jasonmartinez5116]

And because of digital games

[@DPH_Psychosis]

@@gmula2423 thats cute. you think the next elder scrolls will be good.

[@spartanjaws1039]

All I can say to people who didn't get to experience this. You really just had to be there.

[@BradUchiwa]

I played it as soon as it came out in 2007. It was iconic

[@RobertoGomez-hp8wu]

I did for halo 2 and 3

[@stevodevo9416]

Back when the hype was actually met with something that met, if not exceeded, those expectations...

[@Fransais]

Right

[@TheMartyODonnell]

Heh. Nice music. Actually I was just wondering where these kids are today?

[@mikethespike056]

We love you Marty ❤️

[@chazzilla8919]

Whoever made the music, they're a legend. Not gonna lie.

[@VictusPrime]

Miss you, Marty.

[@MondySpartan]

The man, the legend.

[@theelightbearer4254]

Marty!!! You made the most beautiful OSTs for video games ever!!! Halo’s atmosphere wouldn’t have been what it was had it not been for your musical talents!!

[@watchmeb1818]

Is nobody gonna talk about how well he edited this

[@zanekalik6828]

They majored in film; talented lads!

[@watchmeb1818]

@@zanekalik6828 that’s sick!

[@chickenmanmackenzie3525]

just before the financial crisis. life was good.

[@atirocks]

The good ol' days where gamers actually played the single player campaign first, completed it, and then jumped into multiplayer. That's part of the reason why gaming was so great, the single player campaign drew us in.....nowadays, you'd be lucky to get that type of attention for a campaign experience in a FPS with this younger generation.

[@ruslanzininfanchannel]

0:28 the Rooster teeth shirt really adds to the nostalgia

[@anthonysoprano7066]

Too bad they suck ass now, just like Bungie

[@matthewdaub]

I miss rooster teeth. Even miss 2018 rooster teeth. The only thing the company of now shares with the company back then is it's name

[@SvRLooks]

this video is a relic

[@music6577]

ancient tome

[@ionpotato1562]

A sacred icon

[@XxRoyalxHeadshotxX]

protected at all costs

[@rickyjiggens2180]

Saved to your hard drive and flash drive it it should be

[@squidward1839]

Indeed it is

[@fightenergyfilms]

Glad to see I'm not the only person who comes back to this video 16 year later...

[@59spadesofalife52]

Gosh everyone was so chill and funny back then. Life truly felt so free and easygoing.

[@thespideyhub]

This must’ve been the best night of these guy’s lives

[@tedsmalldick499]

Take me back...lol My midnight release for this game went almost something like this video except I was in highschool but it takes me back so bad. Lol

[@keen9166]

@@tedsmalldick499 lol my mom had bought the game for me I was only 9 at the time

[@Leo.de99]

How lucky to be born at the perfect time

[@CRL033]

The way you know this is serious is that there’s Halo 2 music for the video itself. Nobody had the soundtrack for Halo 3 yet, so they HAD to use Halo 2’s soundtrack. Just gorgeous

[@alcohosh]

That's so real

[@seaborgfishing3746]

Last one no ? Halo 3 the ark ?

[@ataridc]

That and it says 16 years ago on the vid.

[@cunt4003]

Nice marathon logo

[@Parker402]

When you're young and dont think twice about getting all the candy you want but then regret it later on...

[@piggsy20]

Rec basketball then coming home to halo 3 was magical

[@Notpoop906]

They captured such an amazing point in console gaming history on film. I'll never forget Halo 3 and the years of fun it gave me, my brother and my friends ever since release.

[@idrinkmilk282]

Notpoop yeah. Almost couldve cried watching this. A time long gone.

[@deltaactual3368]

@@idrinkmilk282 not gonna lie, I did tear up a bit. This video really hits hard for me.

[@n.m.4138]

@@deltaactual3368 this reminds me of when my mom used to take me out to our local grocery stores and overload on junk food. Then my friends would come over, set up x boxes and play halo 2 and 3 all throughout the weekdays. Especially on breaks. Man I miss those years. 2001-2007. I like reach and odst but chief's story should've ended at 3. Nothing else afterwards. Never forget. Halo 3.

[@negromancer.2685]

You're right about that. :)

[@jetpackerjosh4061]

If there ever comes a day when the human race is no more, and the remains of our civilization is discovered by another species. I really hope this video is how they learn about gaming.

[@Game1ngAssass1n]

The hype surrounding Halo 3 was unbelievable. This video captured those memories perfectly. Gaming in general just doesn't have that same amount of passion by anybody anymore.

[@DeltaWarrior95]

+ThomasStreet Exactly

[@DeltaWarrior95]

***** that's why us consumers have to hold gaming corps accountable

[@DeltaWarrior95]

***** to make new awesome games for the future

[@slothfromthegoonies8201]

Too many failed launches. Fans just don't trust developers to get it right anymore.

[@CephaloG0D]

ThomasStreet When Overwatch 2 comes out I'll either disagree with you or completely agree.

[@imbubsey]

Gears of War and Halo 3. My absolute childhood since I was 7 years old. The best time to be alive.

[@Luvisrage420]

When they say that KZbin is the closest we will ever get to a time machine they are 100% correct

[@xtc2]

this made me smile, the true way halo is supposed to be played

[@oscarprovencio6147]

Pulling an all nighter is hard nowadays this was truly an amazing video and im glad i got to watch it to this day my friends get together to play halo i only wish i was able to do what they did in that time 🥺

[@LinkDragon512]

It's unbelievable to see that this was already 16 years ago, back when gaming was at its peak and wasn't corrupted by corporate greed. I mourn with all you fellow gamers here, the times we had. The 2000s were something magical man.

[@wowno5763]

Lmao, you think it wasnt corrupted by corporate greed back then? Its gotten worse but corporate greed has always been part of the gaming industry.

[@blockedperfection9278]

08 here, It’s unbelievable that this video is older than I am, Even if it’s just by a year. I would do anything to be able to experience life as it’s portrayed in this video. Seemed like good times indeed.

[@27life]

@@wowno5763 At least they released FULL games back then and didn't launch half assed games that need 3 years of updates/DLC to make it seem like a finished product.

[@LookHereMars]

Been playing video games since the Sega Master System, owned all major consoles since. Truly this was the best days of gaming, save for a handful of studios today, the Industry is a shadow of what it once was in terms of passion and love.

[@yusasarb3254]

Thanks to yall gamepass clowns who didn’t care about the golden age of gaming but worry about Phil Spencer pockets to why Xbox going third party. This was the real competition!!!!! Sucks I’ll no longer be a halo fan since it’ll have to come to its rival platform

[@beyondlevel7866]

I remember going to the Halo 3 midnight release with my brother. I was 14 years old and my mom took us, they had multiple tables set up with pizza and Halo 3 game fuel and they were just handing it out to everyone. There was probably 150 people there all just congregating about the greatness we were all about witness. It was such a an amazing and magical time.

[@nathanbaz3598]

These were different times

[@TheAnonymousIndividual]

Correction: These were different, better, and simpler times*

[@non-canon7719]

Then let’s start acting like it is those times again

[@INFINITY-im4fi]

@@non-canon7719 it all depends from 343 now

[@Therealmoseslupai]

Best times gaming growing up. 90s baby!

[@FollowerofBodom]

A simpler time, I teared up just from nostalgia. Fuck, I'd kill to relive 2007-2009 once.

[@regulator7931]

Way simpler, more social, people enjoying life the right way.

[@FoxyFritz]

Same 😭

[@ulisesslopez3624]

Same bro sameee

[@effortlessproductions]

same bro everyone just having a damn good time all the time. That's not really a thing anymore...

[@JessicaGarcia-xf9wr]

I really think we were the last generation to experience life without social media and smartphones took over! Glad I grew up in the early 2000’s

[@Dukeybookey]

One of the best ad campaigns ever, all those mockumentary were so cool.

[@fatalisspawn8217]

I don't think that anyone has been this excited about a game in a long time and actually enjoyed it and not scammed the ever-loving crap out of. The fact Halo 3 actually lived up to the immeasurable hype, it's just amazing. This feeling will never be replicated for a video game ever again and I am heartbroken I missed it. This video is older than me, but I still feel the hype and excitement throughout the video. I still love halo and have beaten all of them, but I am truly sad I missed the GOLDEN era of gaming.

[@pancakesproduction1056]

I'm going to chime in on this one. I'm probably older than a lot of the folks in the comments section, but I was 25 years old back when this game came out. Now I'm 40 and I can agree that this time period was a magical time for gaming. I remember gaming with my best friend who put me on to Halo originally with Halo 2. He and I used to go to all the midnight releases together and play like every day....Id get that text from him around 930 at night "hey fool, get online" and wed play til 2 am. I'd kill for that text now...he sadly passed away from cancer 2 years ago but man this video took me back to some good times. Thanks for posting this 15 years ago. What a great video!

[@Void_Wars]

40 and no gf?

[@caboose05]

Respect for being an og my friend, and rest in peace to a brother, im sorry for your loss.

[@13Percent52PercentYikes]

​@@Void_WarsWhat? He's talking about his passion for his hobby you fucking loser

[@Boshyson]

hey condolences for your loss but congratulations for playing in such an era you are graced with an unchangeable timeline. I grew up on the launch of halo reach and I can only imagine the feelings you must have felt waking up to those messages. Hope you're well soldier :) much love

[@Chemicalol]

I graduated the summer of 2007. I never would’ve imagined I’d make it to my 30s and miss that summer so much. We truly are the last great generation.

[@avis21X]

"crazy pwning of noobs" God, I miss 2007...

[@ginomazzenga4409]

When I heard that I was brought back

[@urmailman]

Weve been pwned by time my friend 😂

[@iamgeorgesears]

Pure Pwnage!!

[@jonathanbirch2022]

Now people just SWAT you or threaten you with death

[@urmailman]

@@jonathanbirch2022 oh we definitely threatened to kill each other on those lobbies 🤣. We never did shit though. Very theraputic for all involved. We were tougher people not so long ago.

[@RealCamo12]

I keep coming across videos from between 9 - 16 years old. Some I haven’t seen and most are videos I grew up watching remembering when they were coming out and the world was truly a lot better back then… that isn’t even the nostalgia talking.. it was truly a time to be alive, America died shortly after 2010..

[@xHeyimwerdnA]

The fact that this was 16 years ago absolutely obliterated me

[@sarcastian]

I was in 5th grade, everybody was psyched. Some kids got into a fight on the playground over a copy

[@yikes6969]

No they didn't

[@Carnageloser7]

We used to bring all the booklets to school to draw them. Wanted to design our own halo 4. It's crazy that a lot of our ideas actually ended up being in the later games like the H4 grenades or cortana being evil. Wish 343 didn't have the writing capabilities as 4th graders because man those ideas were horrible haha

[@SeraphimDoesSomething]

This is what guys truly mean when we say, "Take me back..."

[@atallperson]

We will never experience anything like this ever again and it's truly sad

[@EveryDayJacker]

I'm so glad KZbin wanted me to see this. Remember boys don't be sad the good old days are gone, be happy because they happened.

[@xKami102x]

*_*Vince McMahon crying.mp4*_*

[@liamh3710]

Gaming just isn't what it was back then. We don't have moments like these anymore... No midnight launches, no going to the store and collecting YOUR copy. Sure, what we have is way more convenient to some degree, but I'd rather sacrifice convenience for moments like these.

[@nickbryant2318]

We were living on the edge of the downfall. We could connect online but we still used physical copies of games. Crazy how quickly it all turned into digital download, loot box crap

[@CoolDrifty]

As far as i can remember the release of Destiny was the last time I ever had that experience. getting the copy after school, snacking, staying up all night with friends, having a fucking blast. that was almost a decade ago now.

[@3dburger]

The fact that this entire video was edited in a single day is mindblowing to me. I wouldnt have known where to even find the game ost.

[@animatedmonkey5882]

I was born in 2001. watching this, god I wish I had a Time Machine so I could’ve seen this stuff.

[@G-Fan-st2ow]

I’m 23 and I was 7 when halo 3 came out, I remember standing in line for 2 hours after school with my dad who hated it but my dad loved me and waited patiently. When I got my copy I remember the hour by hour, minute by minute, second by second. Thank you old Bungie

[@kvdngz7652]

Your dad is a real G. Let him know that.

[@J.Wolf90]

I feel sorry for ya young ones. 20 years of corporate cut and paste. You'll never experience a true next gen experience like we had in the 80s 90s and 2000s before ps3 360

[@riv5231]

@@J.Wolf90lol you’re a sad fellow. Go play pong, pac-man, and Tetris, loser. No way you have commented this many times on one channel all basically saying the same thing lol. We younger folks feel sorry for you old ass tools that think the 80s was anything compared to the introduction of online gaming. Gtfoh

[@slothonmercury]

Gtfo here lmao you were seven. Bro was just thinking about breast milk

[@Slurpified]

​@@J.Wolf90You missed the part where alot of people are saying "peak" and "golden age." Its better than what the ps4 era was🤮I bet you you are a ps4 lover too.

[@Juicy_Lucyy]

Games these days will never live up to nights like this

[@killingfrenzy9485]

Repub Scum I agree alot

[@konggig]

Modern day gaming would have meant 1.Install game 2.Install patch 1-2-3 3. Play game 5h later. 4. Be dissatisfied that the game does not deliver on its marketing.

[@baalgar5530]

Doom eternal?

[@JuiceboxCE]

Doom delivered the campaign, but forgot the classic deathmatch we all loved it for back in the day

[@podomuss]

I was never a fan of deathmatch in Doom anyways 🤷‍♂️

[@rjeption]

16 years later... this is exactly what i need to see rn

[@zartic4life]

As an old bitter gamer this brought a tear to my eye.

[@greywolf187]

Ahhhhh, back when games used to live up to the hype

[@genericwhitekidthesecond4330]

I wouldn't really say that like anything's different from then to now, this was just an amazing game which lived up to the hype.

[@peanutbutterjuicy7704]

Today we get hyped for fallout 76 and get bullshit.

[@Jellybob69]

PeanutButterJuicy, you must’ve been braindead if you got hyped for Fallout 76

[@RubLox_Live]

*when waiting in line for midnight releases because digital downloads werent a thing and the games lived up to the hype

[@donnyjoe123]

@@RubLox_Live physical > digital

[@tyIenoI]

Now games don't even come out finished anymore !!

[@scouttrooper2871]

halo infinite is pretty good now

[@SkyeeYee]

@@scouttrooper2871facts

[@noone-pg4lr]

@@scouttrooper2871it shouldn’t take a year later for it to get good

[@missingno88]

@@scouttrooper2871 nowhere near the quality of bungie halo games lol

[@The1AndOnly6133]

@@missingno88 facts spartan, spit your shit indeed

[@Bobby__B]

This was it. This was The Golden Age.

[@CdrChaos]

This is what the convenience of digital games cost us; the excitement of the midnight launch.

[@tirtel1]

These times will never come back. That's something that digital download cannot replace.

[@deadleaves140]

Let's hope halo infinite brings back these feelings at least a little bit

[@scotchwhisky6094]

Idk about that, me and my mates already have a LAN party planned for Halo Infinite launch.

[@DerCharacter]

@@scotchwhisky6094 I think at least the whole journey, waiting in line, and getting a physical copy at midnight part can’t be replicated. But digital is just so much more convenient, but I do feel you lose a little something special with digital.

[@insanity4082]

@@deadleaves140 I'm from the future. Unfortunately, it did not. Halo MC is your best bet.

[@Zersetzung]

@@deadleaves140lmao, you’re delusional if you thought this was gonna happen

[@NoXone95]

Aussie here, i remember all my best mates stayed over that night and we went to the midnight launch, our parents collectively allowed us to do so even though we had school the next day (we didnt have to go) we stayed up until 3pm the next day, clocked the game on legendary 4 player coop on this little tv screen. I miss them days. I dont talk to two of them any more but that memory will forever be solidified in my mind... Just a group of young lads who were brought together by this amazing game and moment in time.

[@CommanderLexa8541]

i liked your comment so you would have 117 likes o7

[@RaidSouls]

This was just recommended to me what a time of gaming

[@trizzy1114]

The absolute golden era of gaming.

[@dwighthalpert8364]

That Mountain Dew.. damn I miss that Mountain Dew.

[@CarbyGuuGuu]

If only Microsoft was able to partner with PepsiCo again to promote Halo Infinite instead of Kellogg's, it would have been a nice throwback. Even if it were an unhealthy choice, lol.

[@dxburner222]

Man I miss playing halo 3 in middle school

[@zebare726]

dxburner222 Same.

[@geraldpty9943]

Me too mate.

[@leecheatslol7183]

Shit was the best bro

[@jetpackerjosh4061]

If there ever comes a day when the human race is no more, and the remains of our civilization is discovered by another species. I really hope this video is how they learn about gaming.

[@VegasPedro]

Gaming hit so different back then.

[@soiboi96]

Literally had chills during this whole thing. I remember my launch day and first experiance playing it

[@corz299]

My man's got the brand new iPhone in 2007 damn

[@avillagerplayingminecraft5833]

Yeah, only 3 months after it launched!

[@jacobcolombo3158]

Even if this video was updated to be full HD I would still watch it in the grainy 2007 cell-phone video 144p resolution.

[@TheWaInut]

woah woah woah I thought this was a reupload or something but this is real this is when it happened. This video needs to be archived and preserved

[@boom_stick_boi4893]

These were the best times. We just didn't know it.

[@TornMD]

I was pretty broke at the time of the release. All my money went toward paying bills. I couldn't even afford an Xbox 360 yet. My old bud got this at the release, me and other friends were sitting out in his driveway waiting for him to come back with the game. Seeing him drive up to us while waving the game out the window is truly an unforgettable memory for me. We were all so excited and happy, just as happy as if we bought the game ourselves. ❤

[@Buggy00Gaming]

I miss when halo was in its Hayday

[@zebare726]

MarfeeWarfee Halo games always managed to delivery some varied and odd multiplayer moments. Something that cod seems to miss. Such as driving around the warthog with your friends, ending with your driving over those Jump items, and you and your team flying up and landing on an enemy.

[@unsc_alphawolf2021]

Yeah I miss those days too, though there is actual hope with Halo: Infinite on the horizon. And with all the amazing mods coming out on anniversary I’d say there’s hope for a second golden age.

[@ionpotato1562]

@@unsc_alphawolf2021 were it so easy

[@donnyjoe123]

@@ionpotato1562 I trust in 343 this time. Halo Infinite will be the saviour of the franchise and it will bring it back to its glory days

[@GOD_lovesyousomuch]

@@MarfeeWarfee Just like how you guys had your nostalgia in the halo days let these guys have their fun boomer.

[@DreadedEnding]

Thank you to the algorithm for bringing this back to me

[@BToastyBro]

Every few months I come back to this video. Back when gaming was amazing, and Xbox was actually something to be happy with owning.

[@dingusaurous6419]

It's sad to think that future generations will never have a gaming Mecca to pilgrimage to

[@hellowill]

2007 was the peak of tech and gaming tbh. Not just Halo3, but CoD, Runescape, WoW, Starcraft, and the internet in general.

[@shanescott3166]

I was playing a lot of Gears of War 1 in 2007 also

[@jonathanbirch2022]

We didn’t know how good we had it

[@VvvnimaL]

@@shanescott3166 gow1 still my favorite online game to this day

[@SL-ld9tn]

And then of course GTA 4 and Fallout 3 the next year

[@e_gad]

Oblivion, bioshock

[@completelysaneperson2238]

If I only knew I was never going to be this happy ever again

[@Mizt_Sim]

Back when days seemed to last forever.

[@halolove8533]

I will go to the grave with my halo 3 all nighters, energy drinks, pizza, ice cream, weed, partying up, anger, excitement, let downs, trash talking. Now I'm married and playing mindcraft and halo mcc every night minus weed, energy drinks, anger, trash talking. Nothing will beat the first time around but my wife sharing her first time around almost bring me back to the good old days of halo and that's enough to make me happy. I love you halo not for what you are but for what you were.

[@killingfrenzy9485]

halo love 😂😂😂😂😂 I know man, I would love to relive it all!

[@leebrown1779]

T0xic Let us give 343 one last chance.

[@leebrown1779]

T0xic Wait, you are a troll so you will do the opposite of my suggestion. Oh well, fudge ya, as the great Chef would say.

[@lazersparkz7947]

This puts a smile on my face

[@regulator7931]

You and legions of us brother.

[@dirk3193]

I have watched this video over and over for well over 10 years. I actually saved a copy of it to my local drive in case it ever got deleted a few years back. This is 2007 incarnate.

[@bmccready4977]

Dude that guitar fading into Marty gave me chills

[@christianswieton]

I will never ever ever forget 6 year old me being awaken by my dad and his buddy at 2 am, them leading me downstairs and on our dining room table sat The legendary edition with the helmet and all. Remember like it was yesterday.

[@robertcop3736]

I don't remember 2007 looking so much like the 90's yet here we are.