Twenty years of memories, friends, and family playing Halo with us. Twenty years of a community growing strong. In those years, new families and fans had rose up. But sadly, we lost friends and family too along the way. Remember Spartans never die…and neither do memories. They are always with us, always. Besides reminding us on our long journey as a fanbase, all of us have a story as well.
I have been a fan since the original Xbox release of Halo 1. I used to play splitscreen with my dad and sisters on multiplayer. Then came Halo 2, the moment that I got to play as the Covenant side I was so excited and confused at first. I loved having Grunt allies and especially Hunters. I later on got Halo 1 PC from Gamestop just so I could have extra allies or play as other characters. I later gave the game to my dad for his PC since he also is a big Halo fan and a Resident Evil fan. Halo 3 Beta was advertised on Crackdown 1 and we both bought a copy of Crackdown so we can play the beta together.
Then came Halo 3 release…we both stood in line at Gamestop at midnight and we got red Mountain Dew (which I thought tasted nasty in my opinion) and we both went straight to the Campaign. I personally wanted to see the ending and on that journey, the graphics and the music…the music was amazing! I loved the 2 Scarab fight music where they say “There are two Scarabs, I repeat, two Scarabs!”. I was at a 47 True Skill rating for Objectives and I was proud of it. In late August 2009 I was in the hospital due to Crohn’s Disease at 16. I wanted a second opinion because the 1st doctor I saw sent me home not knowing what it was, but the second doctor who I saw admitted me in hospital saying I was a few hours away from dying by blood loss. So that first doctor nearly killed me.
I had IV’s in both arms which switched out every other day and I had a pickline that stopped near my heart and the doctors were giving me water and a bag of fats and blood transfusions. I missed my sister’s 18th birthday because I was still in hospital and you only turn 18 once so I cried. Then later, my dad went to the midnight release and got me Halo 3 ODST to play at the hospital. I played as Johnson in Firefight and then went to Campaign on Heroic and the IVs made it sting as I played but I still played. I finally felt better and got home when Kingdom Hearts 358/2 days released and I got that for DS. I was homeschooled for my final 2 High School years and my Ceramics teacher failed me for missing a month of school due to hospital, stupid I know.
Halo 4 we got and played. Halo 5 also. I hated Spartan Ops so we don’t talk about that. Halo Wars 1 I won Legendary Edition of it at Gamestop by beating the only other player at the tournament there. Halo Wars 2 I LOVED alot. Now here we are, 2021, I am 28 who only worked one year in my life due to my speech disabilities and I quit in order to help people on Xbox who were sad and needed someone to help them feel better. I chose heart over money and here I am jobless, still living with parents while 2 sisters already moved in with their boyfriends and one got married. I even tried streaming for years but got 0 viewers everytime. But even though my Great Grandmother died last year while knowing I am jobless, I know that she is in Heaven realizing the things I did for others instead of myself. In conclusion, we all have our stories and I know that someday God will finally find the perfect job for me so I can finally follow my main dream, being a father.