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This is that place where everything that doesn't go somewhere else goes. New to Halo, and wondering what this site talked about for 3 years? Browse around. Wondering where to find that cool Halo font, or where the link to the Halo Updates disappeared to, or wondering about what's been written about Halo in languages other than English? This is the place! Kick up your feet, browse around a bit...

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History

Here you'll find pages or collections of stuff that once had meaning - but has now been superceded. A browse through here is a walk down Halo's Memory Lane.
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Resource Date Description
Snapshot of Blam! from E3 25 May 99 A small page with a picture showing a quick peek at the beginning stages of Halo, codenamed Blam!. A very quick peek; it's nothing but a snapshot of a blank screen with the word "BLAM" in the corner, taken from E3 1999.
Marathon Logo in Halo Insignia 21 Jul 99 The first demonstration of the logo of Marathon embedded in the Halo logo.
Halo System Diagram 27 Jul 99 Back in the heyday of rampant Halo speculation, Tom Pargeter created this lovely visual diagram depicting (as he saw it) the layout of the Halo system - including the position of Halo, its orbited planet, and the moon.
Halo Theories Archive 2 Aug 99 The old HBO Theories section, featuring dozens of fan-submitted theories about various aspects of the game, before much was known for certain. Now discontinued, due to the game's release.
Halo SETI Marines 2 Nov 99 General data and resources from the Halo SETI Marines, the SETI@Home team comprised of Halo fans.
Halo Logo Lookalikes 10 Nov 99 A list of some examples, collected by the community, of logos, symbols, and insignias outside the Halo universe that bear a resemblance to it.
Halo "Volcano" Comparison 11 Nov 99 Small page debunking visually the speculation that a particular early Halo screenshot showed a volcano erupting on the Halo.
Camera Screenshot Speculation 16 Nov 99 Analysis of a 1999 Incite gameXpress screenshot of Halo, featuring the old Halo Marine, and some blurry text in the corner about cameras. Included here is the community's speculation as to the meaning of those words.
Titan AE Screens 15 Dec 99 A few images highlighting the "similarities" between the movie Titan AE and Halo. Snagged by Alex Dillard.
bTV Screen Captures 6 Jan 00 Justin Garcia's screen captures from Day One of Bungie's webcasted bTV live video stream.
bTV Day 2 Halo Backstory Summary 7 Jan 00 From Day 2 of bTV coverage in May 2000, this audio clip consists of a full and detailed summary of the Halo backstory, as it existed then.
bTV Day 4 Screen Captures 13 Jan 00 Screen captures of the 2000 bTV webcast, featuring some early Halo characters and weapons. Taken by Harry Al-Shakarchi.
F*ck That Movie Clip 18 Jan 00 This is the well-known piece of Miguel Chavez's video interview with Jason Jones, in which Jason expresses his opinions on Body Count (or deathmatch-style play) in Halo.
WebCam Play-By-Play 3 Mar 00 Unbroken monologue from fan Kristian Attfield (AKA Finch), reporting as he watches some early PC Halo play over the Bungie Webcam.
Master Chiefs in Jeep 18 Mar 00 Email from Hamish Sinclair (of the Marathon's Story site) containing semi-new image of two old-style Master Chief in original Jeep, one driving, one gunning.
Old HBO Halo Weapons Page 8 Apr 00 Outdated HBO Weapons informational page. Features images and descriptions of the weapons once included in the early PC/Mac Halo builds.
Covenant Jeep Turret 1 Jul 00 Small page explaining the controversy over a feature of the red Covenant "Jeep" that was removed from the final game.
Second Covenant Rifle 1 Jan 01 Brief rundown on the saga of the "second Covenant rifle", seen briefly in only a few released videos and screenshots, and eventually removed from the game.
Warthog Influences 22 Mar 01 Images of some real-life military vehicles that may have inspired the Warthog in Halo. All bear a resemblance to it in design and apppearance.
Vehicles on Top of Blood Gulch 11 Dec 01 Archive of an email from Finn of Team 7HR33, explaining in detail the proper method for moving all of the vehicles on the map to the roof of the Blood Gulch bases, and then inside. Team 7HR33 was the first to do this.
Safari Fix 15 Jan 03 When Apple released Safari, HBO cookies stopped working for many mac users. A kind reader sent in a fix for this problem. It shouldn't be necessary any more (a separate solution has been installed, server-side, that SHOULD allow ALL HBO visitors to receive cookies from us), but is included for historical purposes.
Bungie Acquisition FAQ 29 May 03 When Bungie was bought by Microsoft, they released a Frequently-Asked Questions document covering some of the basics of the transaction. It's long gone off of Bungie's site, but we've dredged a copy up and archived it here for the sake of history.
Mac Halo Gold Press Release 7 Dec 03 The press release from MacSoft about Mac Halo going gold
Mac Halo Ships 11 Dec 03 The press release from MacSoft about Mac Halo shipping.
Mac Halo 1.03 Patch Press Release 19 Jan 04 The Press release for the patch of iHalo, making it compatible with our WinPC brethren.
JoyRide Studios 2004 Halo Toys Lineup 29 Jan 04 Richard White Jr sent us some information about the 2004 toy lineup from JoyRide, straight from its distributor (he's a retailer).
HaloPC Worldwide Championship Finals Press Release. 13 Feb 04 HaloPC Worldwide Championship Finals 04 Press Release.
Halo 2 LE Press Release 11 May 04 Here's the Limited Edition Halo 2 press release sent to websites just before E3 2004.
Mac Halo 1.05 Patch Press Release 19 May 04 The iHalo press release for the patch that fixes a number of issues.
Halo 2 Pre-Release Playable Game On Ebay 31 May 04 A Halo 2 Pre-Release Playable Game Ebay auction (an obvious fake). Only one working link, the bids page (so you can see the insanity).


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