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Subject: Bungie April Fool's History (Includes Pimps at Sea!)

Games I like:,
Half-Minute Hero
MBU
Portal
Halo 3 is the best Halo ever
Maps I like: Turf, Avalanche, Pylon, Sandbox, Breakpoint and many more.

Welcome fellow Bungie members! Today you are reading all about the hilarious events Bungie cooked up every year from 2001 to 2011. Read on to see the archive of jokes!

Halopedia Article

Pimps at Sea

This is the big one, one of Bungie's best. Originally started in 2001, Pimps at sea is apparently a mixture of Action and Real Time Strategy (RTS) that featured the world's most complex economic system to date. The story focuses on a young pimp of the sea. According to Bungie, you could create your own prostitutes, using character models from different games, and put them into your "World". This joke continued to live until 2008, when the "Pimps at Sea" movie was announced. As far as we know, this movie was never created. In 2011 Bungie announced "Pimpville", a spoof on the popular Facebook game "Farmville". It didn't take off. Pimps at Sea and Halo Movie Stuff


A fan-created version of the game exists, as found here. The game is currently on version 8, with no new updates expected.
That's about all I know about Pimps at sea. Add more information if you could if I missed anything.

Halo Babies

Halo Babies is an animated TV series based on the web comic of the same name. A link to the web comic is found here. Not much else on that topic. Again, add your own information below if I missed anything.

Bungie.net pro, Halo 2 Mountain Dew symbol and Nintendo Ds Halo 2

Right off the block we have Bungie.net pro. Not to be confused with Bungie Pro, this joke posed as an advertisement to members, offering the exclusive use of an online Halo Story Bible, boatloads of webcams, Developer diaries, daily Halo 2 screenshots and more for a cheap price of $7 a month. Although we all wished it to be true, alas it was not.

EXTRA TREAT: 2005 Bungie posted about the new lengths in which the product placement model is being taken in Halo 2; Keds, Arby's and Starbucks are all among the companies that will be showcased in-game. Yes, I copied some of that as I couldn't find much information about it.

Up next we have the fabled "Mountain Dew" Halo 2 MP symbol. According to legend, after purchasing the new map pack sponsored by Mountain Dew you would receive a Mountain Dew multiplayer emblem for use online. This never happened.
Relevant

Up last was a small joke alongside Flood on a plane and the Halo movie. Basically, Bingie rumoured to some random website 9Cannot find the name of it) that they were releasing a DS port of Halo 2, to be revealed at E3 2006. I'm geussing the website -blam!-ed their pants and tried to get famous, until everyone laughed at them. For more info on Flood on a plane and the Halo movie, see the last link at Pimps at Sea.

Mister Chief goes global, New jobs and BUNGLE

The year was 2008. April Fools day. Thousands logged in to play some Halo 3. That's when they saw.. MISTER CHIEF?! Yes, Bungie decided to plaster Mister Chief's head over Europe. Quite funny really. Not much else to say, unless you know more.

The same day Bungie released new jobs on their job page; Port/Emulation Specialist, 3D UI Designer, and Animator/Dance Choreographer.

In 2009, Bungie created BUNGLE; Bungie Ultimate Ninja Gaming League Extreme. It was said to surpass MLG, but never took off; as all fake gaming leauges tend to go.

The same day Bungie stated that Bungie.org would be taken offline. This didn't happen.

2010 and 2011

In 2010, Bungie released a new ViDoc, Zugzwang Evolved, explaining how all MP will be replaced with chess. Although this didn't happen, the gametype was released a year later in 2011. The gametype is avalible here.

Bungie also posted a picture on twitter about a new "Bollywood" movie about Halo. The picture included a Spartan.

The final joke for 2010 reflects on the same joke about the DS port. Bungie told another random website that Reach was being released on the PS#, and how they had split their team from the begining, one on the 360 and on the PS3. The PS3 version was set to be released on the 7th of September, and to be made $10 cheaper.

This year, Bungie went small. They released the Chess gametype and some maps for it. They also made everyones games wins for a day. That's all I know.

Ninja Jokes
What? oh, yeah, I forgot to tell you guys, the Forum Nijas played jokes on us as well. I have 2009 and 2010 currently.

New Moderation Structure?

New Rules?


Remember if you have anything else to write on this, post below. Also, if you see any mistakes, tell me.



Thanks guys.



[Edited on 10.24.2011 3:27 AM PDT]

  • 08.29.2011 3:42 AM PDT

Games I like:,
Half-Minute Hero
MBU
Portal
Halo 3 is the best Halo ever
Maps I like: Turf, Avalanche, Pylon, Sandbox, Breakpoint and many more.

Reserved for future posts.

  • 08.29.2011 3:42 AM PDT

This year they also did "Pimpville" which was some kind of Facebook game. Never heard of them making everyone's games wins though.

  • 08.29.2011 6:49 AM PDT

Halo Waypoint Superintendent // Forger // Junior Games & Web Developer.

Halo4ger.com - Founder/Admin.

@DerFlatulator

Reaching Perfection || Blueprint -- Action Sack Lead

Hahah just realized the link to the Chess thread is my one :)

OT: Great thread.

  • 08.29.2011 7:22 AM PDT

Posted by: spartain ken 15
I would say I am one of the most successful trolls in Bungie.net history.

Kinda curious to see what they do next. Now that Halo is out of the way they should come up with some clever stuff.

[Edited on 08.29.2011 9:08 AM PDT]

  • 08.29.2011 9:07 AM PDT

BUNGLE is still going, and calling it a 'fake gaming league?' Pfft BUNGLE's fine. BUNGLE shall always thrive in the hearts of those who enjoy plasma pistols and just chilling while having fun regardless of the game's outcome.

[Edited on 08.29.2011 9:12 AM PDT]

  • 08.29.2011 9:11 AM PDT

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I have a Twitter


Posted by: burritosenior
BUNGLE is still going, and calling it a 'fake gaming league?' Pfft BUNGLE's fine. BUNGLE shall always thrive in the hearts of those who enjoy plasma pistols and just chilling while having fun regardless of the game's outcome.


That was a bad move insultin BUNGLE in front of Burrito.

  • 08.29.2011 10:27 AM PDT

My rage knows no bounds. Because boundaries aren't EXTREME.

  • 08.29.2011 10:34 AM PDT

Hello! I'm Bunie.net's resident medical student (hell i'm sure there are more but I'm the only one who openly declares it!) I love my emblem, and I am periodically active.
I have a Twitter


Posted by: burritosenior
My rage knows no bounds. Because boundaries aren't EXTREME.


Your incandscent withy rage - like an overcharged plasma pistol.

  • 08.29.2011 10:37 AM PDT

Games I like:,
Half-Minute Hero
MBU
Portal
Halo 3 is the best Halo ever
Maps I like: Turf, Avalanche, Pylon, Sandbox, Breakpoint and many more.

Thanks for telling me about Pimpville.

Burritosenior, I'm sorry for offending you. I will edit it later.

  • 08.29.2011 2:42 PM PDT

Cammalamm is the best.

External Links-
>My Photobucket page
>My Twitter account

cool post

  • 08.29.2011 4:13 PM PDT

BUNGiE will always by my favorite gaming developer

rock on and continue with epic-ness

yay!

  • 08.29.2011 4:17 PM PDT


Posted by: Multijirachi
Thanks for telling me about Pimpville.

Burritosenior, I'm sorry for offending you. I will edit it later.
Dawg I was joking around I'm not actually upset. Don't worry about it.
:P

  • 08.29.2011 6:02 PM PDT
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Experienced In Life's Little Drama

Pimps at Sea. Oh that was a great day of rage. Bungie literally trolled so many that day. It was baffling how many they had confused.

  • 08.29.2011 6:36 PM PDT

Games I like:,
Half-Minute Hero
MBU
Portal
Halo 3 is the best Halo ever
Maps I like: Turf, Avalanche, Pylon, Sandbox, Breakpoint and many more.

Editing it now, adding more stuff, reoving stuff ect. This thread will be constantly updated, and every year when the new joke comes out I will add it in.

  • 08.29.2011 10:43 PM PDT

Games I like:,
Half-Minute Hero
MBU
Portal
Halo 3 is the best Halo ever
Maps I like: Turf, Avalanche, Pylon, Sandbox, Breakpoint and many more.

Fixed it up.

  • 09.09.2011 7:28 PM PDT

My Best Bungie moment: finally beating all the Halo games on solo legendary.
My Worst Bungie moment: not seeing giant stuffie grunts in the Bungie store.

Some good times, I still can't believe they actually made Halo Chess.

  • 09.09.2011 8:21 PM PDT

Have you seen my mind anywhere? I seem to have lost it...

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I have seen you future

Are we going to include the ninjas' April fools jokes in this thread?

  • 09.09.2011 8:37 PM PDT

"We live in a special time; the only time where we can observationally verify that we live in a very special time" - Lawrence Krauss.

I was a finalist :P

I have read through the April fools 2009 and April fools 2010 threads (yes I did have a lot of time on my hands)

  • 09.10.2011 12:36 AM PDT

I spend too much time here.. too much time indeed.

I tweet?

Saying it now, Shadow Mods are real.

  • 09.10.2011 12:47 AM PDT
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Pfhor new members:
Hello, I am *****. I am a very active Bungie.net member and If you do not understand or need help with something with Bungie.net you can message me. I will reply with a correct and accuate answer. Welcome to the Seventh Column Army.

Sweet OP.

  • 09.10.2011 12:50 AM PDT

Bungie has the best community!

Join the Bungie kids Podcast group. If you enjoy the bungie.net community, please join our group.

6/21/2011?

Oh. This is interesting. Thanks for posting!

  • 09.10.2011 9:13 AM PDT

Games I like:,
Half-Minute Hero
MBU
Portal
Halo 3 is the best Halo ever
Maps I like: Turf, Avalanche, Pylon, Sandbox, Breakpoint and many more.

Thanks for the support guys I'm hoping this gets stickied :D

  • 10.24.2011 3:23 AM PDT

Games I like:,
Half-Minute Hero
MBU
Portal
Halo 3 is the best Halo ever
Maps I like: Turf, Avalanche, Pylon, Sandbox, Breakpoint and many more.


Posted by: CTN 0452 9
Are we going to include the ninjas' April fools jokes in this thread?

If you can tell me, I can post them.

  • 10.24.2011 3:24 AM PDT

Key


Posted by: Multijirachi
Thanks for the support guys I'm hoping this gets stickied :D
It definitely won't get stickied... Also, nice necrobump... :/

  • 10.24.2011 3:30 AM PDT

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