Featuring HiddenXperia, Late Night Gaming, Halo Canon, Installation00, Elijah (Rocket Sloth), and UberNick. This is Halo 3 Retrospective: an exploration of Halo 3's lengthy development, marketing spectacle (believe campaign), and elements which makes it one of the most important game releases in history. Along with other YouTubers in the Halo community, we also reminisce about all our amazing experiences with Halo 3. Part 1: Halo CE Retrospective - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5TW8tMmSMs Part 2: Halo 2 Retrospective - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PklicQaiaPg Huge thanks to the featured YouTubers, check out their channels: - HiddenXperia: null - Late Night Gaming: null - Halo Canon: null - Installation00: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjQrco3qSmVgmLeB71VCaBQ - (Elijah) Rocket Sloth: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp8tGDdroiepbkGmIEUR7_g - UberNick: null - The Vengeful 'Vadam: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB1Tv9XrY_vRcIVWkGtmKdw Subscribe for more entertainment! ► http://bit.ly/1VzfBlz Twitter ► https://twitter.com/tokentweets Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/pages/Token/666056076822578 Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:33 - Developing a new Halo 13:16 - E3 2006 and Finishing the Fight 16:18 - Halo 3 Public Beta 18:19 - Marketing Halo 3 (Iris, Mountain Dew, and Believe) 22:13 - Release: Becoming Mainstream 23:20 - Graphics and Performance 24:55 - Soundtrack and Audio Design 26:00 - Campaign 26:59 - Gameplay (Equipment and AI) 30:23 - Co-op (and Xbox Live) 31:49 - Matchmaking 33:24 - Forge and Custom Games 35:25 - Theatre Mode 36:35 - Reminiscing With Halo YouTubers 44:20 - Thank you! Sources: https://www.engadget.com/2007-02-15-ms-defends-crackdown-halo-3-beta-decision.html http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/halo-3/789397p1.html https://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=18213 https://web.archive.org/web/20080611045156/http://www.brandweek.com/bw/magazine/current/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003637129 https://adage.com/article/news/pontiac-gamers-chance-score-early-halo-3/120472 https://web.archive.org/web/20121105210630/http://www.1up.com/news/halo-3-midnight-madness-events https://www.cinemablend.com/games/Bathroom-Reading-Halo-3-Going-Mainstream-6233.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110815210641/http://au.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/halo3/news.html?sid=6179914 https://www.engadget.com/2007-09-25-halo-3-split-screen-wastes-16-9-hdtv-edges.html#:~:text=Gamers%20with%20HDTVs%20are%20often,1.77%3A1)%20screens.&text=If%20it's%20a%20competitive%20advantage,in%20the%20co%2Dop%20mode. https://hexus.net/gaming/items/xbox-360/10006-halo-3-global-phenomenon/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG9fh74D-_M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtG6--4r_qk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH-e-xq12ac https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToSsn_owG1Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcapANyX2_c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPOlLH8p8u8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89-StESbUyQ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xwqjg3/the-complete-untold-history-of-halo-an-oral-history [Halo 3 Limited Edition Disc] The Making of Halo 3 https://web.archive.org/web/20121014075825/http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?pager.offset=2&cId=3155028 https://web.archive.org/web/20110805015909/http://www.1up.com/news/crackdown-disc-required-halo-3 https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/05/09/e3-2006-halo-3-trailer-impressions https://web.archive.org/web/20110805005518/http://www.1up.com/news/bungie-halo-3-graphics-coming https://web.archive.org/web/20141010060756/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/28/halo-3-not-hd-runs-at-640p-pixel-counters-claim/ http://halo.bungie.net/news/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12821 https://web.archive.org/web/20090122054245/http://www.atomicmpc.com.au/Review/97254%2Chalo-3.aspx https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/halo-3-review/1900-6179646/#:~:text=The%20sound%20in%20Halo%203,your%20heart%20pounding%20as%20well. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2007/09/finishing-the-fight-a-review-of-halo-3/ https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2007/10/halo-3-multiplayer/ https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/27/technology/27games.html https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-halo-3-hype-machine/