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Subject: Played a bit of Classic CE today...

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I've just got back from my Dad's, and he'd found my old Xbox Crystal, along with the original Halo: CE. We decided to play through a few missions, just to see what the best bits were.

We completed the whole game on two difficulties. It was fantastic.

I don't think I can really say more, other than "get back on your original Xbox, and play Halo like it was meant to be played!"

Forget all of this PC nonsense, and get back into the chunky, wired controllers on your standard 19" 10-year-old TVs, and have some fun.

=)

  • 04.05.2009 2:44 PM PDT
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Yarr, I'm a pirate.

I play on a 21-inch, 19 year old TV. Nothing can beat the first experience of running through campaign and causing incredibly large grenade explosions. I never did get to see what it looks like in hi-def.

  • 04.05.2009 9:41 PM PDT
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Posted by: Pelicän Piräte
I play on a 21-inch, 19 year old TV. Nothing can beat the first experience of running through campaign and causing incredibly large grenade explosions. I never did get to see what it looks like in hi-def.

It's hardly any better in HD, it only supports 480p. There aren't any more pixels, it just looks a little nicer.

Any way, I still play Halo 1 on my Halo edition Xbox with my 20 inch tube. I wish I could connect to my monitor like my 360 but playing on the tube isn't so bad.

  • 04.05.2009 9:54 PM PDT

Dropship, fancy seeing you here!

Anyways, there truly is nothing better than playing the classic.

  • 04.06.2009 11:18 AM PDT

my xbox is crystal too and yeah its great

  • 04.12.2009 7:00 PM PDT

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Hmmm, I had a similar thought...

I enjoyed playing CE far more on my 22inch Grundig tube TV than on my 52HD plasma....weird but true...and using the original XBOX (when I can get a forklift truck to move it out of the garage) is much more fun........hmmm im in the mood for LAN now

But then again if you played CE on the plasma first then the tube TV you might be the other way round....

  • 04.17.2009 8:52 AM PDT

True enough, true enough. I think I might do a full run-through tonight.

  • 04.17.2009 11:30 AM PDT

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I've played a bit recently after purchasing it from Xbox Originals. I find there are some pretty bad slowdowns when there is a lot going on (explosions, vehicles, etc.) that I didn't notice when I played it originally all those years ago. Is it just the software emulation of the 360 or are you guys finding the same issue when playing on an original Xbox?

  • 04.17.2009 12:35 PM PDT
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Posted by: TheEnforcer000
I've played a bit recently after purchasing it from Xbox Originals. I find there are some pretty bad slowdowns when there is a lot going on (explosions, vehicles, etc.) that I didn't notice when I played it originally all those years ago. Is it just the software emulation of the 360 or are you guys finding the same issue when playing on an original Xbox?

It's the emulation. At LAN parties we have tried doing rocket ball at Hang 'em High with about 10 people on the 360's, well were doing about 1-3 frames per second the whole game. When we did the same game with 4 more people on the originals we were going probably about 15 or more frames per second.

  • 04.17.2009 10:47 PM PDT

Bungie Pentathlon - who actually cares ?

Just gave CE a rather good run through and I have to say it still feels fresh today !!!! Might get the car out of the garage and set up the LAN match....hmmm.....not so easy these days...everyone is married or playing guitar hero....:( sadface.

I still think the sound of the AR is perhaps one of the greatest sounding weapons in any FPS..

  • 04.18.2009 3:12 AM PDT

I have to agree there.

I actually UStreamed everything until The Silent Cartographer yesterday.

  • 04.18.2009 7:44 PM PDT

I recently Co oped the campaign from start to finish on legendary. 360 going to a 40 inch LCD. Bliss.

They really need to make another game using this system, I'd forgotten just how awesome it was. Shooters these days have gotten way too top heavy with stupid gimmicks and just overly complicated and busy.

Halo CE was beautiful in it's simplicity. It. Just. Works. Anything and everything you want to do is one controller click away. No inventory screens, no equipment management, no squad commanding, just you, the gun, the grenade, the melee and a horde of crazy genoicidal aliens to kill in glorious day glo coloured blood explosions.

  • 04.19.2009 8:56 PM PDT

You'd probably shoot back if i wasn't T-bagging your dead body.

I ran though the library last week actually.

ON LEGENDUHMUHDARY

  • 04.19.2009 9:56 PM PDT

Posted by: a_grunt
I recently Co oped the campaign from start to finish on legendary. 360 going to a 40 inch LCD. Bliss.

They really need to make another game using this system, I'd forgotten just how awesome it was. Shooters these days have gotten way too top heavy with stupid gimmicks and just overly complicated and busy.

Halo CE was beautiful in it's simplicity. It. Just. Works. Anything and everything you want to do is one controller click away. No inventory screens, no equipment management, no squad commanding, just you, the gun, the grenade, the melee and a horde of crazy genoicidal aliens to kill in glorious day glo coloured blood explosions.
Thank you, very true indeed.

  • 04.19.2009 11:25 PM PDT
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Posted by: a_grunt
I recently Co oped the campaign from start to finish on legendary. 360 going to a 40 inch LCD. Bliss.

They really need to make another game using this system, I'd forgotten just how awesome it was. Shooters these days have gotten way too top heavy with stupid gimmicks and just overly complicated and busy.

Halo CE was beautiful in it's simplicity. It. Just. Works. Anything and everything you want to do is one controller click away. No inventory screens, no equipment management, no squad commanding, just you, the gun, the grenade, the melee and a horde of crazy genoicidal aliens to kill in glorious day glo coloured blood explosions.
Thank you, very true indeed.

Win.

  • 04.20.2009 3:24 PM PDT