Year: 1999

Mike Stitzer writes “I was watching the “Halo Big” 18 MB movie and noticed a bug when one of the three marines, the one with the machine gun, goes to hop on the jeep he turns around the wrong direction and his gun jumps into a position above the jeep. I’ve attached a picture. Let’s…

Noticed by Noctavis- that Sharkey Extreme article has an interesting page title: “Sharky Extreme – Games – First Glimpse: Oni”. Oni? Oops.

“Enemy artificial intelligence operates simultaneously on both individual and squad levels, accounting for morale, with the result that no combat situation plays out the same way twice.” New info at Sharkey Extreme, from Doug Zartman. (Thanks, coldyx.)

Wondering about the size of the JonesWorld system? Here’s a guess from reader Tom Pargeter.

“Don’t you guys think the Halo trailer very closely resembles James Cameron’s opening futuristic battle sequence for Terminator 2? The ATV roaring about, with alien hovercraft shooting at it, along with the rear gunner, seems PRETTY close.” says Steven Osugi. Pax.

halo.bungie.com and the number seven?.

“So… I figured Gregorian chant, string orchestra, percussion and just a bit of a “Qawwali voice” says Marty O’Donnell (TotalAudio).

“I made that halo forge pic”. says Clem Freeman.

“After watching the Halo movie 30 times in the day I downloaded it, the excitement level rose to the point to finally whip out this image.” says Ian Mankowski.

Marty O’Donnell (TotalAudio) was kind enough to answers some questions about the Halo soundtrack. Go read about it on the music page.

A fun tidbit from Jason Jones, by way of Sarah Pratt… seems the Halo trailer was actually created on the plane on the way to MacWorld. Talk about your last minute jobs…

core.gamestats.com posts a higher quality Halo movie. That makes 4 films now.

We update our Halo Story page again. Pax.

Marathon’s Story page posts transcript of Miguel Chavez’s Macworld interview with Jason Jones. Pax.

New Miscellaneous Halo Art page up. Got Halo art? Send to halo@bungie.org. Pax.

Another piece of Halo art from our bungie.org hotline server (hl.bungie.org) added to the logos page.

Movies page updated.

For those without fast connections, visit the Movies page. The audio portion of Freewill’s Jason Jones interview is available in QT4 format (1.4 mb).

Concept Art page updated with a reader submission.

“YA Halo Article”, says Chrispy Nacho. Minimal info at Intelligamer News.