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[DryvBy]

If you didn't know that Halo was originally a 3rd person looking game, now you do. This was what I remember it originally looking like and the reason I bought an Xbox was for Halo because of my PC hype for it.

You can download it here: https://archive.org/details/halo1builds

And here's some footage

 

[KellyNole]

Was this still running on a Mac or Xbox at this point ?

 

[DryvBy]

I'm going to think this was probably during the Mac era.

 

[matty3092]

This is great always wanted to see more of how things could've been

 

[Big Baller]

I mean, they could have gave us the option.

 

[OverHeat]

By the way DIGSITE is dead…so great leak!!!!

 

[Hookshot]

90gb of leaked stuff because MS didn't want to pay anyone who was going through it all?

 

[Nonehxc]

If you didn't know that Halo was originally a 3rd person looking game, now you do. This was what I remember it originally looking like and the reason I bought an Xbox was for Halo because of my PC hype for it.

You can download it here: https://archive.org/details/halo1builds

And here's some footage

When Master Chief was cool.

Where the fuck is my shoulder-mounted missile launcher, Microsoft?

 

[acm2000]

thank god they ditched third person

 

[Spukc]

the game looks like OP's avatar but third person

 

[Bradamante3D]

Was this still running on a Mac or Xbox at this point ?

Considering how close this looks to what they showed on stage at Macworld to demo OpenGL, I'd guess this is Mac based.

 

[simpatico]

When Master Chief was cool.

Where the fuck is my shoulder-mounted missile launcher, Microsoft?

The only thing you'll be getting from Microsoft for Master Chief is shoulder-mounted emasculation

 

[darrylgorn]

I remember the outrageous love for that Quicktime trailer from Apple fans at the time.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

It looks very similar to ONI, in terms of movement; even the aiming cursor is kinda similar in the way it's projected.
Maybe this tech is what actually turned into ONI when they overhauled it to become an FPS.

 

[Sorne]

Haha, just downloaded it and gave it a try.
There's 2 different builds as far as I can see. The one mentioned in OT, as well as the E3 2000 demo.

Man, it feels so weird playing it, after only being able to see it for so many years.
Also, Bungie sure loves to leave funny names/titles everywhere lol.

 

[eNT1TY]

Nice, this was dubbed the Tribes 2 killer at that stage.

 

[DryvBy]

Massive Halo Leak Reveals Dev Builds, Unreleased Content and More Spanning 26 Years

A massive leak of Halo content that contains development tools, unreleased content, and dev builds has leaked online.

insider-gaming.com

 

[Codes 208]

I first though this was regarding the rumored halo ce unreal remake and got excited for a second

 

[Pegasus Actual]

Still looks better than Halo Infinite.

 

[MagusMajul]

this is cool, reminds me of Giants Citizen Kabotoo or OutCast

 

[Dzab]

this is cool, reminds me of Giants Citizen Kabotoo or OutCast

First thing I was going to mention was Giants lol.

 

[Balducci30]

this is cool, reminds me of Giants Citizen Kabotoo or OutCast

This is what got me into halo as a kid. I loved both those games and this looked like a similar thing

 

[AMSCD]

Obviously different, but the graphics fidelity reminds me of Giants: Citizen Kabuto

 

[ComputerBlue]

Even in the early days bungee was killing it with the skybox, it looks good for an early build. To this day they’re still easily my favorite developer when it comes to creating good looking sky boxes.

 

[Moses85]

Fortnite Style

 

[Northeastmonk]

I’ve got an old book on Halo with a screenshot of this build. Pretty cool to see there’s an actual playable build of it.

Obviously different, but the graphics fidelity reminds me of Giants: Citizen Kabuto

This was the very first game I bought from GOG. Awesome game.

 

[ManaByte]

Back when Bungie would format your C: drive if you dared to uninstall one of their games.

 

[Kadve]

I'm going to think this was probably during the Mac era.

Loos very similar to the 1999 build. Might even be the same footage

 

[AREYOUOKAY?]

Do they have the RTS version?


Now if only someone could get the really early builds of Warcraft III and World of Warcraft from 1999-2000.

 

[MagusMajul]

This leak is huge man, possibly the biggest leak in gaming history. Apparently one of the moders 343 had sifting through the data got disgruntled because of lack of pay and dumped 20 years of halo 1 2 and 3 data. I love it i don't care about morality of it all if i can get great mods out of it.

343 is such a shit studio they deserve it and how Microsoft Treated the Halo franchise and Marty O'Donnell this is a big middle finger back from the community. I love it

 

[DryvBy]

This leak is huge man, possibly the biggest leak in gaming history. Apparently one of the moders 343 had sifting through the data got disgruntled because of lack of pay and dumped 20 years of halo 1 2 and 3 data. I love it i don't care about morality of it all if i can get great mods out of it.

343 is such a shit studio they deserve it and how Microsoft Treated the Halo franchise and Marty O'Donnell this is a big middle finger back from the community. I love it

Yeah, as mentioned above you the RTS would be the only thing bigger than this.

 

[squidilix]

The HUD looks like Marathon

 

[CamHostage]

Amazing engine for the time, looks attractive even today for its colors and skybox and concept design.

I kind of see in the game movement one of the reasons they maybe switched over to FPS. It's a grand "open world", but when the camera swings around so fast in third person it feels more like a game and less majestic. I imagine they could have still gotten the feel down with practice, but giving MC heavier movement and bringing the view in tight really focused the world in for players in the final game.

 

[RayBoy]

Obviously different, but the graphics fidelity reminds me of Giants: Citizen Kabuto

I thought the same thing when I saw the video

 

[LordOfChaos]

I remember when Steve Jobs (yup!) introduced Halo. I wonder what that alternate timeline is like where Halo was a Mac title. Maybe Apple would be more arsed about AAA gaming in decades past?

 

[DoubleClutch]

How time flies….

 

[HJuggernaut]

First Halo, Best Halo

 

[TGO]

And I know why they went with FPS, tbf I've played their other 3rd Person games and that looked and played shit too.
You know what they say, if you aren't good at making games, make a FPS

 

[Omnipunctual Godot]

Did this use the same engine as Oni? Looks similar.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

 

[MagusMajul]

First Halo, Best Halo

i don't know man reach gets me every time. 05. Halo ODST 04. Halo 2 03. Halo CE 02. Halo 3 01. Halo Reach. The 343 games do not exist

 

[IAmRei]

At the time, halo reminds me of this game designs. Although different in gameplay.

 

[bender]

i don't know man reach gets me every time. 05. Halo ODST 04. Halo 2 03. Halo CE 02. Halo 3 01. Halo Reach. The 343 games do not exist

CE wins just for the lack of Brutes.

 

[peish]

TPS > FPS, i guess Bungie decided to downgrade to FPS to save on resources.

All these leaks though, clearly an insider hit job, a defiance, a resistance against Sony for absorbing Bungie

News - Game Dev - Sony Absorbs More Of Bungie

The entire Creative Studios team joined PlayStation earlier this year, and now another major shift has been confirmed: Bungie’s Strategic Partnerships team is officially part of PlayStation’s Franchise Development and Portfolio Strategy division. These changes come at a tough time for Bungie...

www.neogaf.com

 

[Sorne]

TPS > FPS, i guess Bungie decided to downgrade to FPS to save on resources.

All these leaks though, clearly an insider hit job, a defiance, a resistance against Sony for absorbing Bungie

News - Game Dev - Sony Absorbs More Of Bungie

The entire Creative Studios team joined PlayStation earlier this year, and now another major shift has been confirmed: Bungie’s Strategic Partnerships team is officially part of PlayStation’s Franchise Development and Portfolio Strategy division. These changes come at a tough time for Bungie...

www.neogaf.com

Aliens are also living among us, right?

 

[PeteBull]

If you didn't know that Halo was originally a 3rd person looking game, now you do. This was what I remember it originally looking like and the reason I bought an Xbox was for Halo because of my PC hype for it.

You can download it here: https://archive.org/details/halo1builds

And here's some footage

 

[Badlucktroll]

i always thought that if microsoft didnt buy bungie we would get this published by rockstar in ps2

 

[TVexperto]

This leak is huge man, possibly the biggest leak in gaming history. Apparently one of the moders 343 had sifting through the data got disgruntled because of lack of pay and dumped 20 years of halo 1 2 and 3 data. I love it i don't care about morality of it all if i can get great mods out of it.

343 is such a shit studio they deserve it and how Microsoft Treated the Halo franchise and Marty O'Donnell this is a big middle finger back from the community. I love it

Wait waht? Is there some more to it? Some dude who got paid to go through old files leaked this?

 

[Buggy Loop]

TPS > FPS