From what I read it seems like they aren't giving us Halo 1 multi player over Xbox live after all these years instead they are maps for Reach? God damn it I just want my pistol and I want to shoot people other then my friends in the face! We tried the Xbox connect back in the day but it was GHETTO.

You may think you want the original Halo MP, but you don't. It's best to remember it with rose-tinted glasses than to break the illusion.

I will be so sad if they mess this up.

I will be so sad if they mess this up.

@iDarktread said:

I will be so sad if they mess this up.

I don't really know how you could mess it up. 

I loved the Halo pistol but I dont know if id ever want it back. It was so overpowered. Ive come to prefer the Reach pistol since its really useful while at the same time not totally making most of the other weapons useless like I thought the classic pistol did.

Somebody help me understand why everybody loves Halo 1 so much. Please.

Somebody help me understand why everybody loves Halo 1 so much. Please.

Somebody help me understand why everybody loves Halo 1 so much. Please.

@Pinworm45: Ok, sure (well except the level design, I HATE the single player level design of Halo CE...and the narrative/story which I think are not as good as Bungie thinks they are...) but as far as I'm concerned every Halo game has been an improvement over the previous ones. Why does everybody hold CE as being some kind of beacon of Halo-ness?

If all you want is the Halo 1 multiplayer, just pick up the PC version. Problem solved.

The original pistol is a terrible idea. Everyone running around with it (no matter how fondly you remember doing so) will not make for compelling multiplayer for long.

If all you want is the Halo 1 multiplayer, just pick up the PC version. Problem solved.

@EightBitShik said:

From what I read it seems like they aren't giving us Halo 1 multi player over Xbox live after all these years instead they are maps for Reach? 

I thought it was Halo 1 maps but the multiplayer is running on the Reach engine? It was suggested that you could install the game and play both sets of maps using the Reach disc which implies two different sets of maps. 

@phish09 said:

Have you tried going back and playing System Shock 2 or the original Half Life? They were amazing games at the time, but sooner or later every game shows it age...unless it's made by Miyamoto. That man could see well into the future.

No its because every nintendo franchise has had pretty much the exact same game mechanics since the late '90s

@jillsandwich said:

@iDarktread said:

I will be so sad if they mess this up.

I don't really know how you could mess it up. 

exactly... its Halo:CE with a new graphics pass which you can turn off. i'm sure some will find shit to bitch about though. 

Really, the pistol was incredibly overpowered. As much fun as Halo 1's multiplayer was, it totally was not balanced for competitive online play. But I feel you, man. I really miss that freaking pistol. In all seriousness, it's probably my favorite video game gun of all time.