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- HL2 Install on Steam 2004
Windows XP on VirtualBox
Internet Archive for websites
Music: Half-Life OST
Big thanks to the Steam emulator developers! :D Without them, this wouldnt be possible
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I remade the "Half-Life 2 2004" video as I feel I've gotten better at editing etc.
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The 4:3 aspect ratio just instills nostalgia automatically
Words
doesn't seem to play too nicely when you try to watch on pc though, gotta be in theater view for it to properly fit (or maybe my browser was just unable to fit it for some reason)
Its not 4:3
Im on a 4:3 device and its actually just 16:9 but with black bars. If it was 4:3 then it would not have a border the size of half the screen around the video
@@SASTSimon yup this is completely right but believe it or not this was fixed way back. You really have to wonder why they broke it again.
lmao 666th like
please never stop making those videos, they hit a certain place in my heart to see how gaming was back then, everything is perfect, the music, the resolution, the OS, everything.
thank you
Damn… And Thank you so much, Kocgum
Пр а можно скачать на старый стрим что поиграть игру а?@@ZnifferN
@@ZnifferN how did you get it to look so real like my childhood
Time for a trip down nostalgia lane! I love these early 2000s pc edits you make, they are like moving museum exhibitions :D
Thank you so much, Stickman
Is there a way to maintain aspect ratio in windows 8.1?
@@emersonstrike3565 Hmm… I do not quite understand
@@ZnifferN
I mean put the screen in square 4.3 format without it looking stretched in Windows 8.1
(apart from good content, increase the experience of playing games by 2000
@@emersonstrike3565 Could be your monitor, there's usually settings that make it stretch to 16:9
Don't stop making these beautifully edited videos, so many stuffs from internet history has been lost but you managed to recreate them with such authenticity. Archives and old links and static images can only do so much on nostalgia, reenacting what was then completes the experience.
You're a beautiful human.
Wow! Thank you so much Dmitri!
You aree gay :P
Me too though ;-3
I recall coming home from school one day, seeing the giant pop up message of the Half Life 2 symbol with the words "Available now" at the bottom... If I search my old hard drives from the pathetic HP prebuild desktop I had at the time, there's a screen capture of this day. Man.. that thing ran the game like dog shit, but it was worth every second..
"The game ran like dog shit, but it was worth every second", that's how I experienced GTA V for the first time; I feel as if that was about the same experience as you did HL2, since I wasn't around when HL2 came out.
@@CuteSkyler Back then. I didn't have a high end gaming rig. Gaming rigs didn't really exist. It was an HP pre built. With a shit clocked Pentium 4. 8GB of low spec ram, and a second hand graphics card from my uncle that he took out of his.. it was an Nvidia.. but not like the RTX series.. I don't think it existed properly yet.
@@Jazz4YourSoul I ran an Intel CPU, no idea what it was, 8GB of RAM and a GT710. It did not run well. It was also a HP Office PC, as far as I know, but upgraded a tiny bit.
@@Jazz4YourSoul wait, yall had 8gb of ram back then? The hp laptop I bought for school in 2021 had 4gb 😭
@@Jazz4YourSoulThat can be 128mb ram...
20 years ago, i was just a 4 year-old toddler who didn't even know what Steam actually was. But from your video, i can feel and enjoy such nostalgia of old version steam.
Good that you can feel the nostalgia anyway :D
Same here, It feels strange but I used to play this ages ago
same, I'm crying with nostalgia even though I didn't play at that time.
I never got to experience this era of Steam or PC Gaming, so I'm glad stuff like this can archive and preserve the experience. I really like Steam's olive-green look from the Windows XP era. I still prefer the modern blue look, but that don't look bad at all.
Im glad you are thankful for my videos! I agree^^ You should check out my latest video on CSS Beta aswell
Rise and shine Mr.Freeman
Really cool how you put this together. Looks like you're actually using a PC from that time period. I remember using Steam back then and I hated that I had to use it for Valve games because I was used to just putting the CD-ROM in and installing straight from the disk and playing right away. Updates would take forever to download lol. Never expected it to blow up and become the main hub for PC games like it is now.
Thank you, Jonny
I was born a week after Half-Life 2 launched, so this is really interesting to see. And not just because it's one of my favorite games. Thanks for recreating history.
Np, Erik
Been slowly falling in love with these videos. Definitely been said to death by now, but... these are incredibly nostalgic and are wonderfully edited. So, thanks for making them, dude.
Wow! Thank you so much, Paris
These videos tap into my brain in a way nothing else can.
The amount of dopamine and serotonin released from the nostalgia is absurd.
Thank you for making these, you have no idea how much these nostalgia trips mean.
Wow! Im so glad to hear, Joe
These videos are incredible fr. It scratches that itch I have sometimes to know how things worked back then but in actually high quality and mostly era-appropriate system (the OS mainly lol, I doubt you're using CPUs and GPUs from back then)
A stunning and mind-blowing great nostalgia to witness the installation again of this legendary game.
Thank you, Boreale :D
And that OG steam font just made me cry a little. I miss those days so much…my god
Old flat green steam
"school crap" folder hit hard
I've missed this time of gaming by a few years so it's amazing to get a similar feeling through your videos, keep on keeping on
great vibes mate. would like to see stalker and bioshock too
Thank you
Holy shit, watching this makes me appreciate how...cool it would have been at the time. From sprites with clearly definable polygons and lines to comparatively smooth textures and models, damn I wish I got to experience this back when it was new.
Yeah. HL2 was groundbreaking when it got released
I remember in 2004 my PC was in my room. But for HL2 launch I moved it downstairs since I needed internet access to unlock the game (even if you had the CDs like me).
I was 13 at the time and this was such an anticipated launch. I had been waiting for it for so long. I remember getting my dad to take me to Best Buy the day before launch after reading that some stores were selling it early (even though you can’t do anything beyond preload it prior to the launch date).
Was living on east coast of US at the time so I remember either staying up til 3am or waking up til 3am (midnight valve time) to start the unlock process.
Born in 1990, got my first real gaming PC in 2003, this video brings back so many memories, feels like yesterday :I
These videos make me nostalgic even though I never experienced old Steam like that since I got into PC gaming in 2013. If it's possible with that Steam emulator, could you do Steam from 2013? Regardless, keep up the good work.
Thank you so much! The emulator only work for steam 2003-09 :/
Seeing XFire after so many years really brought me back
god damn it was so cool being a gamer back then and it was even cooler being a cs/hl enjoyer
Yep
dont ever stop making those videos simulating the old internet era! they are so great and accurate to the older times, it makes me feel nostalgic and it makes me very happy to remember me of how things used to be at those times, things were so much enjoyable and stuff, i love your content! :D
Thank you so much, Soggy!!
ohohoo I wanna cry for that good old days to come back
Nostalgia is a funny thing, my memory of this is that Steams servers went down for a frustratingly long time and people were declaring Steam a failure at launch. There was a lot of rage due to the fact Valve were forcing you to install their service just to install the game, everyone was so used to just installing directly from the disc, the idea that you needed to sign up for this service seemed insane at the time
Haha yeah, so true! But Valve were really smart, Steam is dominant today
This is my first time watching this kind of videos, I thought it was real until I red the description hehe new sub
Hehe:D Thank you so much, Edgard
Man back then I didn’t even entered elementary school yet while you guys are vibing and gaming, must be great experience no ? :)
Please keep making these! The 90s-00s era of computer software eludes me.
this makes me wish i could go back in time and get my PC from 2005
I can't imagine the true.. Wonder.. That would be loading up this game for the first time all the way back in 2004. I was born too late to enjoy it until the late 2010s, but how I wish I would've been a kid when this game was released, being so hyped up to play this, and seeing these.. Almost realistic, for the time, models staring back at me on my computer running Windows XP.
It had really good graphics and physics for its time, no doubt…
I legit thought that this is an actual recording from 2004 until i saw that the quality is 4k
I was born in 2006, yet I longe for the early 2000's
I was only like 9, I remember gaming on Windows Vista very faintly, it feels like a fever dream.
Ahh. So your first OS was Vista? :p
@@ZnifferNI've meant XP, my bad lmao
@@ThatOpinionIsWrong Haha I see, np :D
Im 15 years old, never got to experience the golden era of hl2 even tho i love it, and for some reason i experience huge nostalgia while watching this lol
never really got to experience this period too much as i was born in 2007 2012-2015 me and my brother played half life cs 1.6 etc this reminds me alot of it keep up the good work man
Cool! I will
In Russia in 2003, before the official release, the leaked beta of the second Half-Life was sold in stores on 2CD by pirate method
Hahahha, seen that video
i heard that most of the cds just had porn in it
Oh dang, that's one heck of a throwback.
It is ^^
I genuinely feel bad for people who didn't get to experience this era of gaming. No social media, no influencers, no streamers... Just pure gaming, chatting on XFire, planning clan matches on Clanbase, playing original WoW til 4 in the morning... just simply the best
True! Good days damn
myspace counts as social media
After 20 years Half-Life 2 never gets old.
I think many of us needed this nostalgia, thanks for delivering!
Np, Larry!
Instant respect as soon as I seen zz top above the HL ost. Fuck yeah bud🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
CAUSE EVERY GIRLS CRAZY BOUT A SHARP DRESSED MAN!
Heheheh, thanks :D
That was on my recommendations... Such a huge nostalgia... Both Windows XP vibes and old Valve intro vibes...
Im glad you could find the video through recommendations!
Nice, you are a ZZ Top fan! Or either that's your dad's music in 2004 haha
man that make all feel the nostalgia
I wish the time returns....
I think it never will… :/
MAN I LOVE THESE TYPE OF VIDS SOOO MUCH
Could you make one that's like in 2008 installing l4d1? honestly it would bring me a lot of nostalgia
Thank you, Gabriel
My whole reaction to this meme is just the meme of pedro pascal laughing and then crying. Beautiful trip down memory lane thank you.
🤣🤣 Np, Gaunt
ive only started using computer after 2015 and this is fascinating to me
Do you find it interesting? ^^
Someone needs to buy a PC that would've been used back then to run this game to get the full experience of those day's
I was born the year after Half-Life 1 released, and I used to play the "non-steam" multiplayer version on the school computers back in primary school. I also played CS 1.6 and CS Source. The teacher would make a LAN server and then he played with us boys instead of having us learn boring computer stuff 😂
Hahah! Thats a cool teacher :D
u actually bought the game using the old app? how is that even possible?
good vid, thank you for bringing back the memories
It is with an emulator ^^ Thank you, SkyPixel
@@ZnifferNwhats the emulator called?
@@grammyTF It is not released yet, I will make a post on it when it does
@@ZnifferN is it not the same as the one you used in the steam install 2005?
@@NikNikTikTak it is the same emulator, yes
how have you made me nostalgic for a time when I wasn’t even alive
Have no idea haha! But great that u feel it anyway:D
The fact that Valve originally created Steam as a way to house all of their current and upcoming games.
Now, it has become a huge gaming platform complete with VR and Console compatibility.
Holy shit, I remember 2004. I think I also got the gold pack on my very first steam account. The green UI too.
Thats cool! What did u think of HL2 at the time?
i gotta admit the interfaces back in the day actually made you read, they were nice to look at
True. Way more interesting
I remember going to internet cafes just to play PC games like Half Life 2, Doom 3, Far Cry 1, and San Andreas.
I miss 2000s gaming.
Different times
I feel it in my heart, man. This feel of 2004. I can't!
Half Life 2 and Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines were the first games I played on Steam. Good times, man.
We were there, son. We were at this place. I remember that feeling. Wristling modem, limited web, 160kbps and feeling of freedom...
6:17 Natural Selection! The people behind this went on to create Subnautica and Natural Selection 2
Ah, those half dozen or so shortcuts for things we never used and were, in all likelihood, spyware. The good old days.
Hehehe :D
This shit is smoother than my fucking laptop running half life 2 on 30 fps.
That old steam ui really calls my nostalgia
It really does! :D
Excellent job! I really like the attention to detail with all the programs and desktop shortcuts
Thank you so much, MrShawn!
Im pretty sure i got the internet explorer loading gif seared into my eyes after all those years lol
🤣🤣
I had a love and hate for Half-Life 2's installation like many back in 2004 because of the concept of having to install Steam. For those who don't remember or weren't around; Steam was a massive resource hog that barely worked at times during its heyday. If you wanted to multi task, you best made sure you had 512mb of ram or over in 2003-04. And usually, you'd immediately close the program if you weren't playing any of Valve's games on it.
Any chance you could do Halo CE or Halo 2 windows versions? Not sure if they are outside your interest, or if theyd be all that interesting, having been disc versions.
And great videos, its really interesting getting to go back in time like this.
Halo CE demo was lit with custom maps
There's something extremely comforting about this video
Thats great! What do you think it is that is making it comfortable? Hehe
@@ZnifferN Not sure, I don't even have that much nostalgia for this time but there's a certain peaceful, sorta innocent fun nature about it lol. There's something cool about this internet era in general
How do you get all these old steam builds and games because these videos are sick :) do you use virtual box or actual software? Either way sick content man pump out more!!😊
I use a Steam emulator which has not been released yet^^ VirtualBox. Thank you so much, Noah
@@ZnifferN :D
@@ZnifferN Hope that emulator is released, it’s sick!
Wow this is amazing, thank you for the nostalgic journey... ahh I miss those days.
Np, Blake
My first time playing HL2 was on a computer that wasn't quite up for the task. It was slow to load anything, so G-man's dialogue went something like: "...Well, let's just say your hour has... come agai-agai-agai-agai-agai-agai-agai-agai-gain."
Hahaha rofl!!
Wow this is such Nostalgia the Windows XP startup the old Steam layout the only thing missing is the game running at like 12-15 FPS!
Haha!
The day this emulator gets easy to use and publicly released is the day I'm traveling back to 2006
Hehe, sound good ^^ Is it something special for you that happened in 06?
Old Steam is really nostalgic. I used to love the fast software...
although i never wasn't born for this it still seems nostalgic. do u think you'll ever visit late 2000s and early 2010s for these kinds of videos
Check out my latest video, it is on MW2 2009
Really stings for the people without internet not being able to sit through this masterpiece
:/
damn 60$ for 5 games? 90$ for an extra 10 merchandise? i wish we were still at that era
HL2 must have looked AMAZING for 2004! Back when characters in GTA didn't even have fingers yet.
For sure it did! Doom 3 and HL2 were groundbreaking at the time
Bro you need to continue the game until the end!!!! Love your video!
Hehe! Thank you so much, Remy
Great attempt at a recreation. the Xfire skin and Winamp skin are not appropriate for 2004 though.
Thanks. Y, the Xfire is not from 2004, but the winamp is legit from 04
still crazy to think half life 2 is turning 20 this year. and it's still good.
I know… How time flies, damn…
The CRT Monitor glow lights up and warms up the room
That so cool i wanna see half-life 2 in 2004 year thanks!
Np, Motyala ^^
wow .. ❤
I appreciate how you bring nostalgia when i was a teneager way back early 2000's 👍🏼
Np, BK
Nice video mate!! I always enjoying your internet time machine video :) Can you do the BF2 or BF3 next? That’ll be amazing Thanks!!
Thank you so much, Kylein
as someone who wasn't even born until 2007 I see this as a complete nostalgic trip
Thats great
Omg, it's very nostalgic, the sweety old times..............................
*i wonder how did you had all of this style and aesthetic for every program in such an accurate way*
Oldversion . com
@@ZnifferN why is the dot separated?
@@fyran6453 Because I did it hehe
Holy shit i've never expected to see Winamp, which basically is spotify but with skins.
Why didnt you Expert so? 🤔
internet wasnt this slow in 2004 lol internet was pretty solid back then
Puts into perspective how next generation HL2 was in 2004
Yep!
I was there Gandalf... good times
Good times
I don't remember computers being this fast in 2004 lmao
Hahaha! I dont think they were either
thank u so much!!!11!!! i couldnt play hl2 but now i can!!1!!1! i wil lrate this video five stars!!!1! thx :D
Thanks :D
Back when times were... Simpler
Oh my god Half Life 2 Gold Silver Bronze + old UI it’s been so long since I saw
Hope you liked to see it again!
I still have a feel that HL 2 is a new game
It doesn't just have HL2, it has Windows XP and the Winamp-like application package of the time.
Only one thing I found is off about this. I know you’re playing this on an SSD/some sort of newer computer cause when me and my dad installed this off the 6 disc set on our single core athlon 2800+, 1gb of ram, 40gb hard drive, and ATI something with 128mb of video memory, the load times were paaaaainful lmfao
Haha thats right