Long Live Halo: Custom Edition (20th Anniversary Tribute)

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  • Опубліковано 4 тра 2024
  • Halo: Custom Edition turns 20 years old today on May 5th, 2024. This is without a doubt the most important and influential video game of my entire life. With its foundations set on Halo Mods, it changed the way I see Halo as a series. I wouldn't be on UA-cam without it. Thank you Bungie, Gearbox, and the Halo Custom Edition community for letting me be a part of this great journey.
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    "Halo CE NOW! Intro (How do you think of it?)" by ‪@StormUndBlackbird‬ • Halo CE NOW! Intro (Ho...
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  • @TheVengefulVadam
    @TheVengefulVadam  2 місяці тому +49

    Huge shoutout to my Discord server, as well as the Halo Classic Hub discord server, for coming out to help gather all this footage, and yes, the first half of this video was me playing the game at 640x480, 30 FPS, and 70 FoV.

    • @seanhyland2022
      @seanhyland2022 Місяць тому +2

      Hey Vadam, can you show the link for Halo Classic Hub? I'm interested in trying out Halo Custom Edition. :)

    • @TheVengefulVadam
      @TheVengefulVadam  Місяць тому +1

      @@seanhyland2022 discord.gg/haloclassichub

    • @seanhyland2022
      @seanhyland2022 Місяць тому

      @@TheVengefulVadam Thank you good sir!

    • @frog9304
      @frog9304 Місяць тому

      Mate, is there any chance you can provide us with a 100% save for Halo CE 1749?

  • @generalofg3377
    @generalofg3377 2 місяці тому +83

    The first half is basically what you saw when you typed "halo mods" into the UA-cam search back in 2008.

  • @lordmartinofleithandcuddy6541
    @lordmartinofleithandcuddy6541 2 місяці тому +104

    Last time I was this early, the Autumn’s infrastructure could withstand copious abuse.

  • @juans3334
    @juans3334 2 місяці тому +58

    That resolution is the way Halo custom edition back in 2012 was meant to be played

  • @aLTis94
    @aLTis94 2 місяці тому +97

    Low fps church was a very nice touch :')

  • @JJAB91
    @JJAB91 2 місяці тому +26

    Pure soul.
    Pure, unfiltered, 2000s era, Halo soul.

  • @robrod1132
    @robrod1132 2 місяці тому +57

    The halo we grew up with, may it never grow old.

  • @falkonsrt6000
    @falkonsrt6000 2 місяці тому +46

    As a message to the guys that developed this custom edition maps, they made a lot of kids with low budgets childhood back in the day pretty amazing, thanks ✌️

  • @Duke16Devlin
    @Duke16Devlin 2 місяці тому +15

    2:33 Ah yes, the Gathering Exception Data error. A memory more impactful than some might realize...

  • @internetmeta
    @internetmeta 2 місяці тому +53

    Halo CE is what made me switch over to PC. So many good memories from joining my first clan to getting kicked from a server for "hacking" to all the great friends I made. I miss this era of PC gaming.
    Favorite maps have to be CMT Snow Grove, and the Halo 2 sanctuary remake and the Halo 3 Foundry map. With all the custom assets and everything.
    Also can't forget the free Halo demo.

    • @internetmeta
      @internetmeta 2 місяці тому

      Also not to forget the mlg foundry maps as well.

    • @Zero118
      @Zero118 2 місяці тому +1

      Yesss i loved CMT snow grove, forgot what it was called.

    • @uber3712
      @uber3712 2 місяці тому +4

      So, you beat the Halo demo. Not bad soldier not bad at all

    • @Faded.Visuals
      @Faded.Visuals 2 місяці тому +3

      @@uber3712 but are you ready to take the next step?!

    • @uber3712
      @uber3712 Місяць тому +3

      @@Faded.Visuals in the full version of Halo

  • @dextergrif
    @dextergrif 2 місяці тому +25

    The windows movie maker intro is so perfect

  • @Maldr.
    @Maldr. Місяць тому +6

    Custom edition created memories that just simply cannot be replicated in any other game

    • @TheVengefulVadam
      @TheVengefulVadam  Місяць тому +4

      Damn straight, a one-of-a-kind experience that we’ll likely never get again.

  • @TheStrayHALOMAN
    @TheStrayHALOMAN 2 місяці тому +11

    Still waiting for MCC to top custom edition...
    It's so close, we just need open sauce, dedicated servers and mod downloads in game and it'll be perfect.

  • @RoxanneGoat
    @RoxanneGoat 2 місяці тому +28

    1:15 Oh man. The Bay of Pigs, my earliest original Halo map, and far from the best. I like to think I came a long way since then, especially with some of the current projects I worked on for MCC. Still, such nostalgia looking back. Thank you. 💜

    • @DragonSoulMusic
      @DragonSoulMusic 2 місяці тому +9

      You made that? That's awesome! I used to play on that map all the time back in the day on my school computer, I must've been about 12, 13 at the time? Thanks for the memories! ❤

    • @TheVengefulVadam
      @TheVengefulVadam  2 місяці тому +10

      Yo, I didn’t know that was you! You made a certified classic with that one lmao

  • @LaperLarden
    @LaperLarden 2 місяці тому +17

    This took me back. The old Windows Movie Maker edits were peak.

    • @Lat3ksi
      @Lat3ksi Місяць тому

      Yeah, the video is very accurate to the era back then! Except for you having to lead your shots AKA predict and shoot at air wherever enemies WOULD BE in half a second or according to your ping 😂

    • @TheVengefulVadam
      @TheVengefulVadam  Місяць тому +2

      Thankfully we have no_lead as a SAPP command.

  • @TechnoTron_
    @TechnoTron_ 2 місяці тому +9

    Hundreds of people were killed during the making of this film.

  • @Razgriz_01
    @Razgriz_01 2 місяці тому +20

    Anyone remember CE3? When a bunch of modders for Halo CE would come together to make a machinima to show off various mods?
    Wish it would come back.

    • @GhostSlay3r
      @GhostSlay3r 2 місяці тому +3

      Gosh i miss CE3 and Halo CE Now.

    • @St.Sparta
      @St.Sparta 2 місяці тому

      Isn’t that what VKMT does now with their Mod Showcases for MCC?

    • @Razgriz_01
      @Razgriz_01 2 місяці тому +2

      @@St.Sparta Kinda. Though it would be about two hours of show-case with a machinima that has a mock-up of an E3 stage using the Halo CE engine.

    • @St.Sparta
      @St.Sparta Місяць тому

      @@Razgriz_01 Okay. That sounds kinda goofy in a good, fun sort of way. May have been fun to experience something like that.

    • @Razgriz_01
      @Razgriz_01 Місяць тому +2

      @@St.Sparta It was. Last CE3 show was 2016. Think you can find it on youtube.
      Surprised they didn't bring it back for MCC.
      Then again, VKMT already does mod-showcases, but would be cool still.

  • @Pfhunkie
    @Pfhunkie 2 місяці тому +14

    I remember being in the community when most of these came out and even a lot of the people behind these. It's been so long that it feels like an entire lifetime ago. Lots of people that I know have passed away, too. Feels good and hurts at the same time. Thank you for doing this, man.

  • @xTooPalex
    @xTooPalex 2 місяці тому +9

    Honestly man I think this is such a touching tribute to old school Halo and old school Halo mods. The windows movie maker style edit with the unregistered hypercam is just the icing on top 😂

  • @EagleTopGaming
    @EagleTopGaming Місяць тому +2

    If there was one thing that stands out to me about Halo: Custom Edition it was the freedom. That feeling of freedom is something I have never let go of.
    "I love Halo and have played every mission a dozen times. Oh, there is a way I can try to make anything I want in my favorite game and share it with a community of people who are trying to also make cool stuff? Sign me up!"

  • @SacredFireGaming
    @SacredFireGaming Місяць тому +3

    Custom edition was a serious core highschool memory for me. I couldn't afford an xbox at the time, but I absolutely loved playing halo at my friends houses, so I found out about custom edition, and started playing. I didn't come around till about 2012 but the community still seemed to be pretty strong even then. Halo: Reach and Metroid: Prime map recreations, and yoyorast island come to mind. Soo much fun on those maps man. Actually, I just found that there's quite a few old custom edition maps on steam.

  • @cookiepwee
    @cookiepwee 2 місяці тому +9

    A lot of feelings here. Hail 117 Anthem remains nostalgic as always, too. Love when you put these out, Vadam, they tug my heart strings.

  • @Spartan-id1hm
    @Spartan-id1hm Місяць тому +5

    MCC modders will never understand what Halo Custom Edition and its mods were, so much entertainment and happiness, Let's not forget this wonderful game!

    • @TheVengefulVadam
      @TheVengefulVadam  Місяць тому +5

      On the contrary, many MCC modders are FROM the Custom Edition days. Trust me, we get it, and we’re pissed 😂

  • @CavalloDiSpade
    @CavalloDiSpade Місяць тому +3

    It's been a hell of a ride. Here's to another 20 years!

  • @ArtzzyKid
    @ArtzzyKid 2 місяці тому +15

    This was beautiful, can't wait for Halo CE 2

  • @HedHuntr
    @HedHuntr Місяць тому +1

    Halo CE will never die. I have far too many memories of playing this game as a 12 year old boy, it genuinely changed my life. The game will forever be in my heart.
    I was lucky enough to even make it into a few “Halo CE Now” videos with my silly SaltyZealot videos lol

  • @xscoredformulax9770
    @xscoredformulax9770 2 місяці тому +3

    4:18
    I missed the good ol days when storm used to upload videos constantly.... 😪

  • @ebon4265
    @ebon4265 18 днів тому +1

    I miss the golden days, back before the GameSpy shutdown when Halo Trial, Retail, and Custom Edition were packed with players. I still host a Halo Custom Edition server that mimics the settings of the Halo Trial servers I hosted, but it's hard to get players these days.

  • @StuffyJunk
    @StuffyJunk 2 місяці тому +2

    The very first Custom Edition video I ever watched on UA-cam was someone showing off the map 'house 2' with the Hail 117 Anthem track by Mothergoat playing over it. Watching this sendoff video to this game, well over a decade later, and with that SAME track playing feels very fitting. Funny how things work out that way.

  • @hellohi2516
    @hellohi2516 2 місяці тому +7

    Why am I getting nostalgia over a game I never even played?

    • @St.Sparta
      @St.Sparta 2 місяці тому

      I was about to comment the same thing.

    • @ugoboom
      @ugoboom 2 місяці тому +2

      you're feeling all the residual nostalgia from us who did
      cause holy shit we sure are feeling it with this one

  • @Sheftyyy
    @Sheftyyy Місяць тому +1

    This is my entire childhood. I put a minimum of 6000 hours into CE, according to my Xfire (Stealthy4u) account. The amount of fun I had in gamenights hosted by other community members were some of the best times of my gaming history. CMT Snowgrove, Hugeass, Yoyorast, Teletubbies, Rainbow Road, Coldsnap, and many more iconic maps hosted weekly as everyone jumping into the community Ventrilo server. Halo, especially halo PC/CE will always be a cherished part of my life.

  • @godhalo8582
    @godhalo8582 Місяць тому +2

    Halo custom edition is the perfect halo ever made

  • @jordanfoster2955
    @jordanfoster2955 2 місяці тому +2

    God i miss the 2000s halos glory days

  • @FlogzaBankssweg
    @FlogzaBankssweg 2 місяці тому +2

    I can still remember the first time I played Hugeass. I loved the design of the Longsword in CE's campaign and wanted nothing more than to fly it, and you can bet your sweet ass I ran to that fucking thing after my 14 year old brain finally figured out how to get Custom Edition running. That and being able to duke it out in a Halcyon-class against a CCS. Hell I even remember making up little scenarios on some of the maps when I didn't have connection to the web.
    What a great mod, and a great community surrounding it.
    Shoutout to those who have gone Missing In Action, and shoutout to Vadam for constantly breathing life and shining light onto a huge component of my childhood, love your work man.

  • @horrorpleb249
    @horrorpleb249 Місяць тому +1

    Oh man... the classic intro's from many years ago for halo mods, this brings me back...

  • @leon619dfa4
    @leon619dfa4 Місяць тому +3

    ah the magic of the "unregisted camera hypercam 2"... i miss those times but mcc whit the support of workshop can make the same magic of before

    • @TheVengefulVadam
      @TheVengefulVadam  Місяць тому +4

      We still need proper mod support for the CGB. The way it is now, custom games on these modded maps can only work in discord servers.

  • @halocemagnum8351
    @halocemagnum8351 2 місяці тому +1

    Custom Edition was a big part of the reason we got MCC on PC. It fueled the demand to bring Halo to PC for so long, and so IMO it should get a big portion of the credit.

  • @henrybadger785
    @henrybadger785 2 місяці тому +3

    *Oh... this edit takes me back...*

  • @Vuthakral
    @Vuthakral 2 місяці тому +4

    My literal childhood game.

    • @Pfhunkie
      @Pfhunkie Місяць тому

      Who are you? 😜

  • @mushroomfish300
    @mushroomfish300 2 місяці тому +6

    Dang this brings me back. Never played halo custom edition back in the day but I while back I would download random mods and try them out and this reminds me of that

  • @azure_117
    @azure_117 2 місяці тому +10

    oh my god it's so good jesus
    nice video

  • @Lat3ksi
    @Lat3ksi Місяць тому +4

    Thank you for this beautiful video. Great memories of this game.

    • @Pfhunkie
      @Pfhunkie Місяць тому

      Memories of me kicking your ass? 🤣🥰

  • @CommanderWolf104th
    @CommanderWolf104th 2 місяці тому +2

    definitely been replaying the video over and over due to playing this game around its hype days with mods

  • @nitsuA_LH
    @nitsuA_LH 27 днів тому

    “Unregistered HyperCam 2” was a very nice touch.

  • @JLoughlen
    @JLoughlen 2 місяці тому +3

    Vibes are unmatched, so many memories. It's perfect.

  • @vismaypatil2006
    @vismaypatil2006 Місяць тому

    man custom edition will always have a special place in my heart. it always gave me the experience from the other games that i could never get cuz my family could never afford consoles (nor they would've bought for me). oh boy just messing around with dev cheats in covenant v marines maps, having fun in dmt air, the list goes on and on. halo custom edition brought me into a world that i never even would've imagined

  • @pedrodl9543
    @pedrodl9543 Місяць тому +1

    I almost cried because of all the nostalgia. This video is an awesome and realy faithful representation of all those days and nights that made me love this game and comunity. It fills my heart with emotion and hapiness in a way I haven´t experienced in a very long time :')

  • @renedog23
    @renedog23 Місяць тому

    Too many memories on these maps and adventures. All thanks to Custom Ed. Honestly wouldn't be the same man without all these classics while growing up.

  • @split_ce
    @split_ce Місяць тому +1

    Nice Fissure Falls shot

  • @bshap495
    @bshap495 2 місяці тому +1

    I didn't know how to get Custom Edition when I was a kid, and I only had Halo CE on the Xbox, so I just watched youtube videos of these mods instead.
    Still gives me so much nostalgia. One of my favorites was a map called Pipe Dream. It was a large battlefield in an alien ship or something, that had mechs and shit.

    • @Gelgoog
      @Gelgoog 2 місяці тому +1

      good map. the mech played the opening to Might Morphin power rangers.

  • @arecaidianfox
    @arecaidianfox 2 місяці тому

    Custom Edition introduced me to the massive worlds of PC gaming and mods so many years ago now. Still love it

  • @juanriano9018
    @juanriano9018 2 місяці тому +3

    I can't believe I'm in the video hahaha

  • @reimuhakurei2123
    @reimuhakurei2123 Місяць тому

    I remember playing Halo: Combat Evolved Halo 1 singleplayer and a little bit of multiplayer but i missed out on this era of Halo multiplayer with mods but i still feel nostalgic watching it

  • @CatInSuit69
    @CatInSuit69 21 день тому

    halo never ceases to make me feel strangely melancholic

  • @Goatsee
    @Goatsee 2 місяці тому +4

    Yogsart and extinction my beloved ❤

  • @TEMINIX
    @TEMINIX 2 місяці тому

    Yoyorast and the Area 51 series are some of my favorite levels of all time.

  • @blackagent4754
    @blackagent4754 2 місяці тому +1

    I still play, but sadly, the servers are less populated and less active. We gotta keep it going, fellas. Please. ; (

  • @niccr4279
    @niccr4279 Місяць тому

    the best days of my childhood, this game will always be in my heart

  • @arbitersaid
    @arbitersaid 2 місяці тому +1

    Halo ce and mother goat takes me back to the old H.B.O days

  • @Agent7300
    @Agent7300 13 днів тому

    damn man i can name pretty much every map in this vid and the exception had me dying these days were peak halo

  • @LOB0.9002
    @LOB0.9002 2 місяці тому +1

    unforgettable game.

  • @zalrohglekgolo6149
    @zalrohglekgolo6149 Місяць тому

    CMT campaign mod was so good. 2006 was so amazing for halo fans. At the time the mod was announced there was a big rumor on Bnet that Halo CE was getting a facelift with Halo 2 assets to better match 3, somethjnf comjng out thebfollowing year. It was such a rush to play that mod.

  • @jo3y960
    @jo3y960 Місяць тому

    20 years man. I'm getting old

  • @seanhyland2022
    @seanhyland2022 Місяць тому

    I've never been on Custom Edition before, but that video really makes me want to try it. I mean, jesus christ, that was all the low poly carnage I could've asked for.

  • @brendanmatthys3788
    @brendanmatthys3788 2 місяці тому +1

    Long live the king

  • @EagleTopGaming
    @EagleTopGaming Місяць тому +1

    Thanks for doing this. A really great reminder of what we are building from.

  • @evgen1880
    @evgen1880 Місяць тому

    Thank you for all ❤

  • @Wepospalient
    @Wepospalient Місяць тому +1

    oh man the nostalgia

  • @keifcuadras9742
    @keifcuadras9742 2 місяці тому

    I swear i had dreams of halo that looked like this

  • @user-kw6ql9ps1b
    @user-kw6ql9ps1b Місяць тому

    Best Halo ever, mods like Light Saber melee fights, still plays great today, Halo Infinite could learn a LOT from this. Best multiplayer gametype choices too, no stupid random maps chosen by the server, no waiting for a full lobby, true Mods.

  • @CoachChungus
    @CoachChungus 2 місяці тому +1

    Awesome video homie!! It was really cool to be a part of it!!

    • @TheVengefulVadam
      @TheVengefulVadam  2 місяці тому +1

      Absolutely! The yoyorast Easter egg scenes are up there as one of my favorites in this

  • @purporium6902
    @purporium6902 Місяць тому

    It can't die if we don't let it die

  • @devilscore6439
    @devilscore6439 Місяць тому

    Man i remember as a kid thinking all the mods for Custom Edition was official stuff on the PC Version of Halo CE lmao

  • @hajimeokajima
    @hajimeokajima Місяць тому

    My birthday is on the 5th too :D Long live HCE!

  • @jonathanalfonso7476
    @jonathanalfonso7476 27 днів тому

    0:48 oh my god, my ribs. Lmao

  • @KatanaToraSan
    @KatanaToraSan 2 місяці тому

    Some of these mods need updates on the steam workshop just pointing it out. But happy 20th Halo Moding :)

  • @gsdggasgs1799
    @gsdggasgs1799 Місяць тому

    Man this brings back memories.
    I thought MCC would get mod support and we'd get MCC custom edition
    But I guess we can't really ever go back now can we

  • @lopsidedpolygon
    @lopsidedpolygon 2 місяці тому +5

    Good times. 😌

  • @Dustin-trustinO12
    @Dustin-trustinO12 Місяць тому

    I remember playing on bounchy bloodglunch mod map, it have prefix @, the only servers I've enjoyed.

  • @GhostSlay3r
    @GhostSlay3r 2 місяці тому

    The king is dead
    Long live the king.

  • @iivin4233
    @iivin4233 Місяць тому

    I never knew about any of those mods. Holy crap.

  • @icespeaker81
    @icespeaker81 Місяць тому

    Should have given a shout out to Halo Maps! Great video though man, love to see it

  • @jacobstamm
    @jacobstamm Місяць тому

    Beautiful. Pour one out for Yoyorast Island.

  • @armyboy0579
    @armyboy0579 Місяць тому

    "unregistered hypercam"

  • @seanrohrs
    @seanrohrs 2 місяці тому

    I remember trying to download Custom Edition back in elementary school, couldn’t ever figure it out but I always watched videos online. Damn it doesn’t feel like that long ago

  • @gnasherdk4878
    @gnasherdk4878 Місяць тому

    You’ve captured lightning in a bottle with this vid :)

  • @ichitensho7075
    @ichitensho7075 Місяць тому +1

    amen!

  • @gojiradestructor
    @gojiradestructor 2 місяці тому

    Halo mods are the future of Halo.

  • @jltheking3
    @jltheking3 2 місяці тому

    I love this!!! Omg the memories!

  • @DKrumpp
    @DKrumpp 2 місяці тому

    That was lovely!

  • @kickthepumpkin3701
    @kickthepumpkin3701 2 місяці тому

    Great video, dude. You really captured the feel of that era.

  • @llibertii
    @llibertii 2 місяці тому

    Aw man right in the feels!

  • @josephlec5200
    @josephlec5200 Місяць тому

    I still play halo custom edition sometimes

  • @ugiustuskeiserus8066
    @ugiustuskeiserus8066 2 місяці тому

    The music just hits different. Takes me back to better times

  • @JuiceboxCE
    @JuiceboxCE 2 місяці тому

    The ultimate source for Halo party game potential, was my everything as a kid!
    I wouldn't consider it soley a successor, as they are great existing side by side, but getting the next generation of party games in Halo Online 0.7 is a wonderful time to be alive

  • @Zero118
    @Zero118 2 місяці тому

    ahhhh played so many of these maps when i was younger on my basic pc. Coldsnap especially.

  • @1ULTRAKNIGHT
    @1ULTRAKNIGHT 2 місяці тому

    Damn this is so heartfelt in all the best ways

  • @betojaramillo5037
    @betojaramillo5037 2 місяці тому

    This is also my favorite game and one of the most important to me... Although it is somewhat sad to see how abandoned it has been, I am happy to see that there are still a few servers standing. Maybe it's not as good as it was when I was a kid about 15 years ago but, now at 25, I still consider it an INDISPENSABLE game on any PC I play... Thanks for the video, it makes me smile :')

  • @HMBIYT
    @HMBIYT 2 місяці тому

    So many great memories on these maps. Happy to be part of this life-changing community. 💖💖

  • @AdeneTzr
    @AdeneTzr 2 місяці тому

    you just know it was a good time by just looking at it