Video Game Hall of Fame Adds 'Halo: Combat Evolved,' 3 More

Well deserved. I remember when on first got an Xbox w&#x2F; Halo: CE--and I was immediately hooked. I have fond memories of the first time I used XBConnect to play CE online over LAN... good times. I also remember getting into Major League Gaming after Halo 2 came out, and was involved with that up until I stopped playing the series after Reach (due to getting married, and then my 360 getting stolen), but man did my childhood include a whole lot of Halo.<p>Edit: I&#x27;m getting all the feels--first time playing on XBC was a 2v2 CTF match on Blood Gulch that ran for <i>hours</i> (srs). I remember the connection got so bad at times that you had to lead 40 feet in-front of a player with the sniper rifle. I also remember sniping somebody out of a moving Warthog while leading in those conditions. Like I said, well freaking deserved.

Halo was originally going to launch on the Mac, had Microsoft not bought Bungie to give the Xbox a decent launch title. It is strange to hear this article describe how Halo showed how a console shooter could be as good or better than a PC, when the game might never have reached a console at all.