Longplay of Halo: Combat Evolved

[@longplayarchive]

0:00:56 - Intro 0:04:40 - Tutorial 0:07:10 - Pillar of Autumn 0:21:59 - Halo 0:46:32 - Truth and Reconciliation 1:16:41 - The Silent Cartographer 1:34:09 - Assault on the Control Room 2:04:02 - 343 Guilty Spark 2:24:42 - The Library 2:46:39 - Two Betrayels 3:17:19 - Keyes 3:31:48 - The Maw 3:50:09 - Ending 3:51:01 - Legendary Ending 3:53:18 - Credits

[@IonicHyperspace]

I can tell you longplayed this on the Xbox 360

[@Spazbo4]

@@IonicHyperspace nope, this was recorded on my original xbox

[@IonicHyperspace]

Spazbo4, The Game Demo Option isn’t even in the menu, that’s how I know you are playing it through backwards compatibility

[@Spazbo4]

@@IonicHyperspace it is installed on my modded xbox's 2tb hdd but still running on original xbox hardware

[@rubberhelloeveryoneimtheru9198]

I playd so long on my xbox 360 to Finish halo

[@robrick9361]

Halo CE : The only shooter in history to start you off with the best gun in the game.

[@Voucher765]

The Magnum was only powerful because of a programming error during development

[@mikkelstrumer8628]

Try using the pistol against the flood.

[@JSB-2Z-2K]

Well it's not like it had a huge number of weapons lol

[@Jaykurosakii]

@@JSB-2Z-2K plasma rifle, plasma pistol, needler, rocket launcher, AR, magnum, sniper, shotgun, fuel Rod cannon. Pretty good for a 2001 game

[@adrianscoggin7212]

@@Jaykurosakii you're actually wrong about the fuel rod cannon. You couldn't use that in the combat evolved version.

[@OlleForsberg]

That first view from the surface of the ring world, seeing how it just goes on beyond the horizon will forever be one of my most nostalgic memories. I remember being so impressed.

[@Dukesparrow1999]

I remember, clear as day, my kindergarten days playing this game along with Halo 2 with my fellow classmates in sleepovers complete with lots of pizza, candy, and sugary soda. We would play the campaign and multiplayer all night long until we all fell asleep. I miss my childhood and will remember it for the rest of my life

[@pcgamingonyt5798]

Same

[@pcgamingonyt5798]

@@ih1763 🤣

[@A-halover2000]

Wow that young ? I didn't start playing Halo until I was 12 my first was Halo Reach and I only started playing Halo CE since 3 months ago on PC

[@ztruth7792]

Same here. Revisiting it now actually

[@BingBingBongBong]

I was 11

[@KyleOfCanada]

Thanks for the nostalgia trip. This will always be the best first person shooter. Nothing else plays quite like it.

[@Ohhhcanadaa]

Goldeneye 007 on N64 and Halo:CE are my most nostalgic FPS's

[@bobross8585]

Weird when you just randomly check out someone's subscription list on here and realize they are a literal nazi 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MarkGormley-nn7fh]

This game was a masterpiece. So impressive at the time

[@lorenaramirez7303]

I remember receiving this game on Christmas when I was like 9, 10 years old. I stayed up late playing this game, passing every mission. This is so cool! Bless y’all 🙏

[@majdeljed6250]

me too freind i remeber that when i was a kid 😭

[@al1e94]

i played combat evolved for the first time on the xbox 360 and i wish i could play it again bc dang it was a good game

[@miguelquarles9030]

@@al1e94 you can play it on Xbox series x|s too ya know? And mcc too has the first game as well

[@al1e94]

@@miguelquarles9030 yea saw that when i bought the master chief collection on steam but still thanks

[@BingBingBongBong]

i remember coming home on my 11th birthday to balloons in the living room and a present box. When I opened it up, it was an XBOX and HALO CE. Best birthday ever.

[@michaelvalle6028]

Bro must been hyped I wish I could play the game

[@chasedeckard6346]

That loading screen is so damn good.

[@YoungMrBlue]

You should be saying that about the end credits music

[@LoveFor298Yen]

It’s truly a shame that 343 removed all loading screens and credits sequences in the MCC.

[@javi_vercetti]

@@LoveFor298Yen ayo what does MCC stand for?

[@erenoynar2468]

@@javi_vercetti master chief collection

[@javi_vercetti]

@@erenoynar2468 ah ok thank you fam.

[@EskimoCanadian44]

Believe it or not, the graphics and audio are at their best on the original disc copy of Combat Evolved played on the OG Xbox. Martin O'Donnell himself said in an interview that it's best experienced on the original hardware with 5.1 surround sound. The Dolby Digital sound chip for the OG Xbox was different than the chip in the 360. So if you have 2 copies of the game and a TV with both consoles connected to separate channels, you can actually test this yourself to hear the difference in audio quality between hardware. When played on the 360 the game sounds flat, but on the original Xbox the game sounds much more dynamic, especially in those cavernous indoor environments where the reverb is very impressive.

[@longplayarchive]

Very interesting thanks for sharing :)

[@EskimoCanadian44]

@@longplayarchive Hey, my pleasure! Thanks for taking the time to read my comment!

[@solidarnosc9663]

@@EskimoCanadian44 Hmm.. interesting point and I don't dispute it. However, when I place the original Xbox HALO game into the 360, the graphics are definitely a step above the OG version on the first Xbox. I tried it in 480P as well but at 1080P, HALO CE upscales quite nicely. The audio isn't the best sounding but it isn't noticeably bad.

[@longplayarchive]

We have three version up of this game. This is original Xbox. We also have X360 with classic graphics and X360 with remastered graphics.

[@SB992REBORN]

i on that too

[@thelvadam7774]

People say that halo 2,3 and reach were the best but this is the best halo and I grew up with this ever since I was 6 and me and my dad still play halo to this day

[@EskimoCanadian44]

I agree. While the other games are all excellent in their own right, this one holds a special place in my heart.

[@WYDRetroYT]

Me to Halo 1 never gets old me and my friends still play the multiplayer on xbox

[@gethwuh9107]

Same, my father and I always played Co-Op mode, now I can play at his level too now!

[@dociebiemowie915]

It's a pointless and frankly silly debate about which Halo game was "the best". The first one blew everyone away but Halo CE - REACH were all phenomenal.

[@archiethebat7008]

@@dociebiemowie915 I agree

[@DJBlueX]

I remember coming home on New Year’s Day of 2002 just wanting to play this game with what little time I had left for Christmas break when I was in elementary school twenty years ago. Going to this from Ocarina of Time blew my mind.

[@retrovcr777]

I was 7 when this first came out, and it was the best game I’ve ever played at that time. My dad’s friend just bought the Xbox with Halo brand new, and brought it over. I was hooked the moment I started playing. I remember doing co-op with my cousin, and I started getting angry, crying cause he was killing our teammates for “better weapons” lol.

[@Kxreem3677]

so youre like 60 now

[@spritey348]

@@Kxreem3677 no he’s not he’s 28 😂😂😂 halo came out in 2001

[@javi_vercetti]

Lol!

[@Therealmoseslupai]

Me too.

[@joshuaarcilla6211]

HALO W/ HALO 2 VIDEOS

[@patrickgroening5664]

I never grew up with Halo i was born after it came out. But i can see how this was the most impressive game at the time in 2001. It must’ve been a special time to be a gamer in the 6th gen of gaming

[@cristiancastro888]

Ahh the memories of the best game of all time :)

[@Orpheus994]

I have finished the Halo: Combat Evolved campaign these days, again, after so many years and I can say that when it first came out twenty years ago it was probably the best game until 2003. Halo: Combat Evolved is one of many great games even today in 2021 !!

[@Therealmoseslupai]

Yup this game has aged well over the years. I’m grateful.

[@vasijas1]

HELLO IM MC-BOOOM FROM COMBAT EVOLVED AND STILL PLAYING AT THE BG HALO CLASSIC. I STARTED 20 YRS AGO AND SINCE IBEEN PLAYING, I GUESS STILL HOOKED, COME OVER AT OUR SITE AND LETS MEET U, WE HAVE GOOD PLAYERS HERE.

[@nicklarricks]

I love this game! This is so fun! You made a good choice to post!

[@Fiona09-y7j]

This is the first game I ever play when I was 5

[@nicklarricks]

I did not know your parents would let you play that game at a young age.

[@Chuked]

@@nicklarricks i played halo 2 on the og xbox when i was 4 and half life 2

[@directious00]

@@Chuked I played half life 2 when it came out, and I was six.

[@bossshun9]

One of the best FPS games ever made. Ah, I remember so hard how I tried to keep the Marines alive and fighting even when I knew what happens next.

[@JSB-2Z-2K]

this game was such a blast. It completely blew my mind when i played it, it felt so ahead of its time. It could come out in 2022 and be just as relevant as new games

[@darkwolf8180]

This Game and Metroid Prime could be cousins or Brothers.....Both Masterpieces.

[@JSB-2Z-2K]

@@darkwolf8180 yeah metroid prime was insane too! But I sucked at it and never finished it 😂

[@VideoGamesAndTheWorld]

I am 35 years old and this game takes me back to when I was in high school. Great memories. Some of my friends were crazy over this game. This game is nothing but a legacy of greatness, great memories playing with friends and family online. What a time that was.

[@BGunn879]

I'm 36. This was truly the pinnacle of gaming when this released.

[@VideoGamesAndTheWorld]

@@BGunn879 yes it was.

[@tigr860]

I'm 37 this game so beautiful I love this game

[@ICEGONZO]

We, as the human race, are a pretty incredible, talented species. To think that WE made this masterpiece of a game and to think it dosnt even affect our evolution. It’s just a dope, amazing, fun, perfect video game 💪🏼

[@greenfinger8690]

Are you one of those gays?

[@coreyreynolds4380]

I was 12 when this came out. the nostalgia builds up when you revisit favorites in your 30's.

[@PixarMan2001]

One of my all time favorite videogames.

[@Chuked]

Same

[@RandyDubin]

One of the greatest video games of all time and also *THE* game that came to define the original Xbox (along with Halo 2, of course).

[@lazylemon9877]

I still can't get enough of this epic ending. Literal chills

[@jeffpauljunior2163]

Yes finally a game I know and don't mind watching a long play of

[@EdwardGutierrez90]

That loading screen used to creep me the hell out lol

[@Dukesparrow1999]

It was, but you had to admit, it was beautiful

[@davidmurray7617]

The game that I played as a kid and the game that started it all. Can’t believe it’s been more than 20 years ago since that game was made. I was lucky enough to witness my Dad playing it first before me. Those were happy times. 🎮

[@tanap.3876]

This is still my favorite FPS game. Personally, I think it's still more fun than most FPS games of today. I like how much slower it is, it feels more satisfying to me. FPS games today are so hyper fast, it's like everyone is a squirrel hopped up on caffeine. I find them to be chaotic messes. I guess people today are enjoying the adrenaline thrill of it, but the nonstop chaos just kills it for me. The combat in Halo:CE is slow enough that you can think and plan and be deliberate, but fast enough to be exciting.

[@jimmystrickland1034]

This game and European assault are my beloved Xbox games, the only couple I care to fire up from time to time. Original console of course.

[@Celestial07]

Same, I like slower games too.

[@demarcohigh247]

Was 12 when I went to my friends house to play this new game I was automatically hooked by the amazing visuals, gameplay and music 👍

[@Spanish_Patriot]

I used to be so scared of the Flood!

[@boyfriendthebunny2187]

Same

[@projecthedgehog99]

Me too

[@marcocastillo1087]

I hear Rob Paulsen and Dan Castellaneta.

[@stanciusorinkonstantin6744]

I we're crying when i seen them

[@dxv28]

I played this game for an extremely long time i replayed it multiple times and never lost the thrill of it. Amazing, nostalgic and unique game. I loved every second of it

[@FearNot777]

Had this game at release, and still play it to this day. It is the only fps I always go back to

[@feelinggrungysince92]

You've made me wanna play this legendary game again in just 5 seconds once I heard the theme song 🤟🏻

[@bobbrewer2298]

I've always loved the playing the halo series. Which is my most favorite of gaming series. Master chief is badass. Excellent work adding halo on this channel. :)

[@JiangHongrie]

Anybody who ever complete this game is a legend.

[@maciekfoster5256]

I had completed it very long years ago when i was 12 i think, a very long game

[@Theultrazombiekiller]

I remember beating this game in one day, one long Saturday with a friend on co-op. It was snowing, and we just sat there for like 7 hours beating this game.

[@jimmystrickland1034]

Did u ever beat zombies ate my neighbors. Or Medal of Honor euro assault?

[@jonny-b4954]

@@jimmystrickland1034MOH European Assault is great. Love that one. Bit more gamey/arcady than the other MOH games but still great. Mission design and levels are fun.

[@shorty004]

Man so genuine reading everyone's nostalgia memories......nothing else mattered back then!! The nostalgia this gives off is so comforting but yet so painful knowing those days have passes😢

[@Big_Boss_Asenffy]

Man this takes me back to some childhood nostalgia right there!! i remember playing this and getting spooked by the flood in the dark rooms lol ahhh good times :)

[@upsetlink3877]

this brought some good memories playing on the original xbox i would play halo combat evolved none stop when i was young now im 18.brings good memories back playing this games

[@upsetlink3877]

@Daniel Callahan i played this games when i was 5 years old and i remember it clearly

[@dhirendrapsingh6758]

Informative. Useful. Calming. Inspiring. Life-changing. Enjoyable. Heart-warming. Other.

[@Werner-sv2le]

I believe it was 2008 and I was 12 when I first played this game, I first thought Cortana was human at the time like she was doing that hologram communication like Star wars then I realized she was some kind of an AI later on. I miss the main menu and the loading screen, I'll never forget when I first discovered the flood but I accidentally skipped the cutscene. Playing this game was such a childhood memory that will be with me till the day I die. Hoorah Spartans.

[@JesseBJames]

The thing about these longplays of old video games is that they are speedruns in disguise. How the hell did you beat this game in 4 hours ??

[@longplayarchive]

Lol yes theyre like casual speedruns ^^

[@Spazbo4]

It isn't a very long game if you don't get lost

[@jackofalltraits2145]

He did play it on Normal, if you play it on Legendary however you better be ready to Binge Play it.

[@Chuked]

Speedruns are ez on normal

[@michaelross1452]

I think the total gameplay in one sit down for legendary in a non speedrun is 5 hours. Not that long of a game really.

[@AleksaTheDuke]

When I played Halo for the first time, I was like 4 years. My uncle came to me one day bringing new game to me and my father that he already finished at that moment. Father and I was like kinda surprised. He downloaded it on our PC, and it's where everything about me and Halo begins. Thanks to him, and if he ever read this, and recognizes him, i just want him to know that I like him. P.S I was always scared of levels with floods and zombies. That levels I always played with father. Deffo needs to download it again.

[@greenbluethings2839]

Thanks for uploading this, hard to find people playing the original. Reminds me of playing it with my brother.

[@SargeMaximus]

I've always said that Halo: CE is a ROLE PLAYING game. Because you play the role of a badass super soldier. The game assists you subtly while also upping the difficulty depending on how well you are doing, creating a very flowing almost cinematic experience which allows you to feel like you are just that good. Like a super soldier would.

[@mikkelstrumer8628]

Well then you could say any game is an rpg then...

[@SargeMaximus]

@@mikkelstrumer8628 no because many games don’t assist the player to be like the character

[@CommercializedInternet]

The first video game that I'd remembered playing when I was a kid. Incredible game. Wish they wouldn't go the Call of Duty route though, making game after game until they produced a hit. Still, Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2 and Halo: Reach will always be classics in my book.

[@twinborn6028]

I had never seen that classic bungie intro before! Made clicking on this worth it alone

[@martyfromnebraska1045]

Damn I’m sorry. Fuck, I’m old.

[@MarkFendy-sw7hn]

I had a sheriff uncle that loved cared of me so much in late 90s though out the 2000s and he passed sadly in 2016! My sheriff uncle, cousin female (his daughter) and i were spending time together when things didnt always go well for us, we stayed home all into one place, he bought the original xbox system for us to play and the halo combat evolved game that came along with it for free, and we all sat together having dinner and played this game all together in one whole entire day and night that I could never forget that magic moment time and life i ever had then just like watching stargate star wars movies! Cause of that memory i had, i wish hope to find a original xbox system and both halo games someday!

[@skankhuntdave7232]

I came here for the nostalgia and you definitely delivered. Thanks.

[@birdsofdestiny6816]

0:10 stand up for the pledge of allegiance

[@LoneWolf.5326]

This Brings back Memories of the ild days ... aahhhhh i miss those days.

[@The_Almighty.]

It's nice to see the youth the Young Generation play this game and talk about it now for us to have experience it the first time in 2001 was truly remarkable surround sound system big-screen TV there was no other game that could have match Halo the soundtrack The Story I remember the block parties I used to host and we will play Fuzion frenzy on the Xbox demo that came with Halo

[@nortonhatfield7312]

This game started a revolution. A revolution of first-person shooter games with multiple levels and tons of guns to choose from. Many newer first-person shooting games use these concepts.

[@sweaping2018]

this game makes me feel so nostalgic

[@SoldierOfFate]

Didn't grow up on this game or the franchise (only got chances to play splitscreen with friends) until I got the MC Collection, but damn these graphics hit hard nostalgia-wise.

[@justimagine2403]

Masterpiece of a game and a total killer app.

[@sparrowthesissy2186]

This is so much like how I used to play, even including getting the ghost on the elevator just to watch it sink through the floor.

[@officialisayhellotojello5280]

Ahh.. good times, I remember playing multiplayer with my dad.

[@HrvojeGrahovac]

The music transition is just (chef’s kiss)

[@Gameboypxht]

i remember playing this as a kid, its my first xbox game i ever played i believe. playing this in my parents room on a crtv and being mesmerized by just looking at the halo ring in the distance. im glad i still have my copy

[@Spartan-117-john]

ah yes the original version played on the original xbox without the bumpmapping being broken on all levels or other graphical issues on the original graphics of the game.

[@EskimoCanadian44]

All 'round better experience if you're a sucker for the fine details. Stuff like the jackal's shields responding to plasma fire and not looking like absolute garbage, as well as just about every other cool visual effect that was broken in some way or another. Not to mention better sounding audio.

[@ThunderStruck115]

Thankfully 343 fixed this in the MCC

[@Spartan-117-john]

@@ThunderStruck115 not everything though but its going in the right direction, its a good start

[@zachbernstein3804]

Thank god you played the actual bungie release instead of the gearbox port.

[@richardr5393]

The God father of all online First person shooters.

[@solidarnosc9663]

My favorite game ever made along with Halo 2 & 3.

[@gethwuh9107]

Another person who has original hardware, Awesome!

[@J_Clean_1996]

It's amazing how far we've come.

[@JSB-2Z-2K]

hey kid this game was revolutionary for its time in every aspect: graphics, AI, environment, etc

[@J_Clean_1996]

@@JSB-2Z-2K Yeah, I know, I've been playing since Day 1 you moron?

[@J_Clean_1996]

Kid. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@quincyfromthecoronersoffic9251]

In my youth I grew horns instead of a halo bcos I tapped so many enemies from behind to death, op pistola, freaking unbelievable memories of nostalgia

[@d3vs3b96]

that loading screen tho... relaxing

[@EskimoCanadian44]

Best loading screen of all time, shame they don't use it anymore. I go back to play the original game just for that. And because it's better almost every other way.

[@twoTwinz7]

Memories unlocked..

[@mikelanning3709]

How much I'd give to go back to the days when original halo came out and re live this experience...

[@mackey4568]

I Remember when I was a child and only had a physical copy of this game with a scratch on it and the amount of fear I had every loading screen because that’s when the game would crash if your disk was messed up. I am so glad to be a part of this masterpieces journey. Thank you to the original bungie developers.

[@gregorysleeth1792]

Halo CE is the BEST Halo game out of All of them. Hands Down, nothing comes close to CE.

[@DeZiio]

These memories are still better than the rest because they were the first ♥

[@ChescoYT]

In 2001, this was so high-end next-gen it blew my fucking mind! I thought i was playing tech from the future! Seriously that opening main menu screen showing the Halo while i was sitting in a dark room blew me away as a gamer. Today, this looks ghetto af! In 2001 i played this game from start to finish in 4 days. Today in 2021 im playing through it a 2nd time on the remastered 'Master Chief Collection', it's incredibly polished!! *Edit: The 'Masterchief Collection' version is fucking AMAZING!! Just spent 2 days finishing it after 20 years! Wow! Worth!*

[@stanciusorinkonstantin6744]

E i finished in 5 days in a day i played 2 missions

[@maciekfoster5256]

I remembered it was a very long game, how did u finished it in some days?

[@nebulavortex3531]

Ive been playing halo since i was around 8 or 9 years old it is such a fun game it reminds me of more fun times i played halo ce and it was so fun

[@adrianscoggin7212]

Love this game. Best one they ever made. I love the amount of dirty close up brute force you use so often in the game like you're a tank. That and on the second mission try waiting til the banshees.are closer to you while shooting and use the assault rifle full blast. Destroys them in one mag dump. And another cool fact about the assault rifle is if you watch the Marines double burst firing their assault rifles try doing the same if you want better accuracy at longer range. Works like a charm in reducing the spread of the bullets.

[@inceptional]

2:49:50 "Why would you hesitate to do what you have already done?" Did we ever get an answer to how it can be possible that the Chief has already done this?

[@midas3526]

I'm not sure... But i think 343 said that because, before Halo 3 came out, the Forerunners where HUMANS. But that changed when Halo 3 came.

[@SB992REBORN]

@@midas3526 ummm..... did you play halo 4 yet?????????? they ARE human

[@deadagain2236]

Holy shit I use to play this all the time with my brothers. Great game 👍

[@nebulavortex3531]

I played it too me and my brother during the summers would play halo this was one of them it was lots of fun and i think we played halo 4 forge we captured some great moments i bought reach and imma have to buy the other ones

[@nader91]

assault on control room is so hard for me. I died many times which resulted in rage quitting a couple of sessions

[@xxGamerZxx50]

This brings back so many memories

[@TrueLunacy]

Playing this game for the first time.. was absolutely mind blowing...

[@javi_vercetti]

I appreciate you posting this.

[@sorinbunea471]

Still of of rhe best music in games history

[@DanielAyy]

This game slaps, I can see why it's so popular

[@nateniezgoda1964]

Honestly the first interaction with the flood was so stressful

[@Psychokyuubi666]

Halo:Combat Evolved was one game that I wanted the most when I first played it in 2002. I was at one of my relatives house, and both she and her brother had an Xbox & Nintendo GameCube of that Generation, and the first time I got to experience Xbox was at their house & I had a blast all right :) Honestly Halo:CE looks breathtaking for a 2001 FPS. I wish I got an Xbox og back in 2004 instead of a Nintendo GameCube not that I didn’t have my share of good games for it as well.

[@doubleback190xbox3]

Were it all began.

[@firefly9838]

Yes.

[@JackHolland-sf5gm]

Ahh yes I remember back in early 2002 when my uncle purchased an original xbox. Halo was the first game I played with my siblings along with 007 night fire, Jet set radio future and Project gotham racing! 😎

[@theconductoresplin8092]

Honestly this game I love it I recently played it for the first time and I'm blown away I'm about to start Halo 2 I really have nothing bad I can say about the game it's like the original Half-Life and Half-Life 2 simple but effective Very enjoyable My one critique is I wish there was a tf2 capture the flag kind of mode to play multiplayer with id love to play that

[@GeorgeAusters]

Crazy how this is 21 years old

[@TheNikoBellic2008]

This game without a doubt deserves a spot in the gaming hall of fame alongside the likes of Super Mario Bros, Minecraft, Tetris and Half-Life.

[@ianpearce78]

There funny them little dudes when they run,I love it,I'm playing every campaign right now.

[@therealransu]

One of my favorite Retro-Fps games. The magnum is the gun that everyone used lol.

[@mekheibarker1715]

Crazy I don't remember it looking like this. Goes to show that at the time we thought these graphics were the best.

[@rustyfrombluey]

Yooka: The start of a remarkable franchise for Microsoft...

[@akmunchkin]

The little squeaking aliens are so cute. Felt bad shooting them

[@Cloudcity20]

I heard that classic warthog crash at the start where Johnson was talking😂

[@davidwing8879]

The assault rifle feels so good in this game.

[@SierraHarmony]

As an avid Halo player, I'm saddened you didn't play on Legendary. Heroic even. Still. Glad to see a playthrough of this. Hope Halo 2 is next!

[@Kando_]

The legendary ending was pure heartbreaking 💔