A few have pointed out how this video mostly goes over limited versions of the games on release, which is true. However, since a lot of these limited editions were in such low number as to be bought out by release night, I've decided to keep them described as preorder bonuses. As such, I will leave them as described.
@@Godzilla_Cheeze Halo Wars' pre-order bonus through Gamestop was the Fireball Warthog skin. Instead of mentioning the bonus, the entire Limited Edition was showcased. Nothing wrong with that, but not talking about the actual pre-order bonuses does validate the pinned comment so "Ackshually" nerds don't overtake the comments.
I think a retitle is deserved I don’t see the blow up energy sword or beanie I got for pre ordering halo reach and going to the launch, collectors editions are different priced things not free bonuses
I had been working all summer to earn up to a 360, with halo 3 as my ultimate goal. Then the day came and I called ahead to the GAME store, asking if they had everything in and asked my mom to give me a ride. But it had been a mistake in their store lists and they didn't have any standard editions in of halo. Clerk took pity on me and went "well we do have a legendary edition we just aren't getting sold... how about we write it off as a standard ed?" So I got legendary edition for half price roughly, still have in proudly in my shelf.
That is absolutely heartwarming.. I hope nothing ended up happening to him as a result for giving away such an expensive product at such a huge discount, but my god that is seriously so sweet, and I love that. Legendary indeed ♥
nice! I sold all my gamecube and PS2 stuff at gamestop to get it XD I have gotten back most of the ps2 stuff recently. bu it was not worth selling. I remember getting 50c for so many games. but when my halo 3 got a grinded ring from the 360. the same Gamestop did just give me a new disk.
That’s awesome man. I remember one time I went to a midnight release of one of the ghost recon games and I was pretty much the only one in line. The clerk must have thought it was cool because he gave me one of those massive 6 foot promotional posters.
Man I remember walking home from class one day to see my parents had bought me the collectors edition for halo 2, that was the highlight of the year. I had never seen a game come in a metal case before, stick sticks with me how cool it was at the time. I also remember having the legendary edition for reach, it was the coolest thing opening it and finding all those bits of lore and stuff.
@@hm-mt3wj yea I remember being a kid and feeling like the world was so real. Having the diary of Halsey with the blood on the last page and stuff. We used it as a prop in our games outside. Too bad it was harder to come buy Halo guns and helmets for kids than it is today. I have a few energy swords and a needler I got from Walmart. I like that Halo has lived so long. The way things are going with infinite is good. A lot of negative stuff about progression and microtransactions, but thats how you know a game is good. when the problems we have are so easily fixed. I am confident in the future of our game friends.
I have the Halo 2 limited collectors edition. Got it for around 7 bucks lol. It’s in good shape. This thing isn’t expensive in general, so if you want a collectors edition, this is a good one for its price.
Is there anywhere online that it could be found, or is it just something you would have to come across at a second hand store like the comment above me said?
Also been looking at obtaining Halsey's journal from the Reach collector's edition. Looking at one for 50 usd, I'd say that's a fair price considering the limited supply, and the importance it has to the Halo lore
When I was a teenager, my parents were really stingy about me playing mature rated games. They thought video game violence lead to real violence. I would still play Halo CE, 2, and 3 at my friend's house though and I remember the day he called me and told me I should come over as soon as I could, which he revealed that he had gotten Halo 3 the first day it was out. Fun times.
When I was 12 I wanted the recon helmet pre-order bonus but didn't actually pre order it, and asked the game stop employee if I could get it (almost 8 months after release) we went to the back and took a recon code AND a flaming helmet code from a legendary edition and gave it to me for free, that guy made my childhood amazing and I never took off those flames and that recon helmet, to this day I still have them on
Reach's Halsey journal was incredible and Halo Wars Genesis included with the collectors edition was also great. Halseys journal though isn't even like just good , it's necessary.
I'm hoping the legendary edition comes with chief's helmet that has electronics/flashlight. This would be equivnalent to hasbro's black series electornic helmets.
@@DwP820 I’m always hoping, I didn’t know that there was going to be a limited edition console and controller until 10 mins before it went up for preorder. I know at this moment a Legendary edition is not happening, but I always like to think in the back of my mind that there may be one. I’ve made my own Legendary edition at the moment with the Halo console and Elite series 2 :) really loving them both right now, never had an Elite controller before, I really wish it had a share/save clip button though. I used to just tell my Kinect “Xbox, record that”, and my clip would be saved (I modded my Kinect to work with my One X) but it cannot work with the Series X unfortunately :(
the only one i had was reach's pre order, that was AWESOME, i still love looking at that thing, the journal it came with is such a good read if you're into the lore. wow i never saw halo 4s i want that really bad i loved halo regardless of the changes
The only thing I regret is not being old enough to have understood the value of pre-ordering the limited/legendary editions for Halo back then. Then again I was only a few years old when Halo: CE and Halo 2 came out. I didn’t actually start pre-ordering until Halo Reach.
I remember in middle school there was a halo encyclopedia book in the library, everyone always fought over trying to take it out cause it was never so difficult to find it available lol
I remember getting the halo reach legendary edition and picking up the crate it all came, it’s probably one of my favorite high school gaming memories, I love the halo franchise and am so excited it’s coming back 🥲
Halo reaches collectors edition is handsdown the best and coolest one there. Its the only one I have. I literally got it for 10$ from a local pawnshop near me who just wanted to get rid of it. (Unfortunately minus the statue of Noble team..) Not knowing just how special and cool it was, I got it. And now its the coolest halo merch I have. Nothing beats a replica of Halseys journal. Plus all those files etc are just the cherry on top.👌👌 I also got my hands on the steelbook for Infinite at my local Bestbuy in Canada.🤩
You don't really seem to just be going over preorder bonuses but limited editions too and ODST had a special edition that came packaged with a ODST themed controller
We got to keep midnight releases alive guys. Seriously nothing is more fun than bullshiting around with people anxiously waiting for the doors to open at midnight and get the new game. I went to Halo 3 and Reach midnight releases and there was something about being up late, no school that day and getting home at 1 am to slap the new disk into your Xbox 360 and play the campaign then multiplayer till sun came up and all day. It was glorious.
Reach also had another pre-order bonus that not many know about. There was a chest plate (albeit an unremarkable one) that was a GameStop pre-order exclusive (UA Multi-Threat Mjolnir Mark V (B) Armor).
As a kid my dad worked tirelessly to get the limited editions of each halo - often from ebay since I was born in 99. He wanted to make sure I had everything I'd ever wanted from this universe that sucked me in. I'm so grateful - I've read halseys journal countless times, and the halo 3 helmet is still my prized possession. I had completely forgotten about a lot of these items and seeing them again was a flood of nostalgia, I cant believe child me didn't have the foresight to look after some of these. Thank you for this video
oh man 9:42 you speak about skipping school, I completely forgot how for both reach and 4, my dad took me to the midnight releases and fell asleep on the couches as I beat them both all night before school the next day.
That's awsome that your dad let you skip school to play Halo. My mom took me at midnight to Blockbuster to get Gears of War on a school night. She knew it was a big deal to me and it's something I will never forget.
I bought the Heroic Edition of Halo: Reach from Amazon a number of years after it's release. There was an issue with the packaging at delivery, so I complained and was given a discount, which dropped the total price I paid to slightly less than $20! This originally retailed for $80, and it stands as the best deal I have ever gotten as far as video games go - the contents of the ONI module were definitely worth the $80, and the games was great to boot! I got the Halo 5 Guardian Metal Earth kit from eBay, and I am still in the process of building it (I've built over 20 of their kits, including Master Chief's helmet, the Warthog, and Pelican Dropship [half complete]). Great review, very comprehensive!
I hope the legendary/collectors edition of Halo Infinite will include a full-game download code. Or at least an option, physical disc or code. Not because I don’t like physical discs. In fact, I love them. I just don’t own an Xbox Series X. Only the Series S because my TV doesn’t support like 120hz or 4K. And I’m still young 😅
wtf u talking u are too young on xbox series x i mean dude why the hell some one will fuckin buy s i mean when i fucing thinking about it it is such a pain don't have the full console but some alpha version u just could save few months like 200 buks and have the true next gen console and when then will be released some pro version of the next gen S will be shit
Which is exactly why when I upgraded from the One X to series X two weeks ago I knew I was gonna be playing Xbox more again than my PS5. So I upgraded to Gamepass Ultimate. Been probably 8 years since I've played this much Xbox. So I'll be playing Infinite campaign early, then I'll pick up my steelbook of the physical on launch day. Gonna be great
Halo Reach Heroic Edition always has a special place in my heart. When I got my first Xbox, my dad accidentally moved it with my initial copy of Reach inside, got it scratched up. To make it up to me, next Christmas my dad bought me the Heroic Edition. It was an above and beyond gift that I still treasure today.
OH GOD the memories come flowing back to me, and I get a smol tear in my eye. Best one I can remember is when halo 3 dropped and getting off school and running to my friends house making my very first Xbox account(as I didn't have my own Xbox yet), and just ripping the campaign till the sun came up the next day.
I’ve got the legendary versions of Halo Reach, Halo 4, and Halo 5 (totally forgot about Halo 4’s preorder bonus). Not sure if all of them were worth it in the long run, but I found your walkthrough of all the bonuses quite enjoyable!
Having owned the most expensive version of reach as a kid and seeing all the items it came with and the bust of Noble team brought tears to my eyes and reminds me of better days. Thank you for making this video and bringing back great memories.
I still have my Chief helmet from pre-ordering the legendary edition of Halo 3, and I also have the limited edition steelbook of Halo 2. I remember wanting to put the helmet on, but being disappointed it only had a small cutout to put it over your game cases on this stand it came with, not meant to actually be worn, lol.
Funny how a game's Legendary Edition back then had a full on Helmet display piece, a load of interesting lore documents with beautiful illustration, Lengthy and interesting making-off footage, a nice poster to show off and a cool cover for the game's discs (Also with some in game bonus). Now for a similar price tag, you don't even own the game and there's nothing physical whatsoever. Meaning the game goes offline, you lose any bonus you paid for.
I have the Halo 3 pre order steel box And my younger sisters and my Dad all had the Halo ODST and Halo Reach Legendaries including the Statue which my middle sister owns (I own the Gears of War 3 Legendary statue)
I would like to say that a good friend of mine who bought the deluxe edition of Halo Reach back in the day was getting rid of a bunch of Halo stuff and he gave me his Noble Team statue! It was something that I had always wanted, but never got until he gave it to me for completely free and it sits on shelf and it’s so beautiful. I have no desire to ever get rid of it!
I remember when I got my copy of halo reach. It was when the game released (I believe during September). I was visiting my dads one weekend and noticed that one of my older step-brothers was missing (actually now that I think about it, it probably was release night) and I was just told that he would be back later. Well what does a 10 year old do on the weekend? Stay up ridiculously late, because at 1 in the morning in came the missing step-brother with a GameStop bag he hands me the bag saying “merry early Christmas and happy early birthday have fun.” I opened the bag and in it sat the standard edition of Halo Reach. My first Halo game that was truly mine. My older brother (another brother) and I stayed up even further and beat the game that night. I still have my original copy but ever since I first saw the legendary edition with those statues I’ve always wanted it.. I’m debating on getting it for my 23rd birthday just for those statues
I'll never forget how excited I would be, waiting for my brothers to come home from Midnight Releases with their most expensive copy of the latest Halo haha! Sadly a lot of the stuff is missing, but I've tried to look around our house, and kept as much of the stuff from the preorder, and special editions as I could ^^
I spent all the money I had as a young teen on the Reach pre order box. All these years later I still dig through and carefully replace it's contents. I will always remember Reach.
Bro the breakdown of these editions just alerted me to the fact I don’t have a Map from Reach Legendary. I bought it day one, and had no idea it existed until now.
halo is so amazing that my dad preordered halo 2 while being 25 and having a child (me) that same year - he still has that metal case propped up on his dresser lol
12:44 - 13:10 The pins were exclusive to GameStop preorders. You got 1 black pack (warthog, scarab, and wraith) for preordering the standard edition, then an addition red pack (Atriox and Spartan Jerome) with preorder of the Ultimate Edition.
My dad and I was huge Halo fans when Halo reach came out I thought we was just gonna get the normal pre order but he came back with the legendary edition and was blown away
I remember when I was young asf when halo 3 dropped and my grandmother picked me up the halo 3 collectors with masterchiefs helmet. I was literally freaking out, always wished it could fit on your head though lolol
I remember getting the legendary edition of halo reach in 2011. Boy, seeing that statue brings tears to my eyes. All these years later all I have is halsey's journal
I still have my Halo Wars collectors edition. I loved reading the manual with the guide to all the units and buildings, and I wished I had the money to afford the Reach Legendary edition for that incredible statue. EDIT: I forgot about the coaster! Thanks for reminding me, as I now love tea and I love unique coasters! EDIT 2: Very well-composed and concise video, your passion is evident.
I remember as a kid coming back from 2nd grade and my dad surprising me with halo 3 limited edition and when I saw that helmet I burst into tears from how badass it was. He also got me a life size poster of master chief that I stuck into my wall but it sucks cause I couldn't take it out when we moved. I remember playing the campaign and finishing it that day with my dad. Him being chief and me being arbiter. Best memories I have with my dad. Hopefully some day when I'm a dad ill be chief and my kid will play as arbiter.
I remember my dad ALWAYS got the pre-orders for Halo up until Halo 4, after them, he lost interest in the series. But these things were cool, and personally, Halsey's journal is the BEST one without a doubt.
As a kid I envied my cousin and friends who had the Halo 2 and 3 legendary editions when they came out. Now I possess them finding them myself and they still get me excited as they did when I was little
Love the video, very informative but I think it's worth noting that the term “Pre-order bonuses” is a little wrong here. Editions and content that comes with them are not pre-order bonuses, just edition content. Usually these things are meant to be available in limited quantities even after pre-orders. It's also worth pointing out for anyone trying to pick up Halo 3 Legendary edition, it does not come with the steel box of the limited edition. Two black plastic dvd cases and that's it with a disc in each and that's it. The pre-order bonuses from bad memory are, HR- Recon helmet variant - UA chest variant HW - Honour Wraith - Flaming Warthog HODST - Johnson H4 - Weapon Skins and emblems, think maybe armour variants. H5 - Think emblems and couple armour variants. Think that's everything. Just extra information for any collector who drops by looking to gather information. Reach Legendary edition is best in terms of edition content and sadly H4 is best for pre-order bonuses as it had 4 when I ordered mine. These all became available in the not deserved GOTY edition later on.
Cool video! Theres a few “main stream” ones you missed, Halo 2 pre orders would come with dog tags at some retailers, and all the steelbooks came with more boneses inside (free 7-11 slushies was coolest one) , halo wars pre order could also get the flame paint job warthog, odst special edition came with the awesome controller. Halo reach also had a pre order only armor attachment bonus at gamestop.
I actually still have halo 3 helmet with the behind the scenes disc on it as well. I am now 27 and still hold it near dear to me even though I don’t have any room to display it right now and still in my closet collecting dust.
That footage of people getting in line outside the store at night to get a copy of their favorite game. I wish I could have lived that experience as a grown adult. Now release dates mean digital purchases or amazon.
Good job on the video. Very informative and interesting. Stumbled upon your channel through the recommendations. Honestly glad that i did. Keep it up! 👍
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it. As a matter of fact, I had around 470 subs two weeks ago. Now it’s 599! I’m putting out a video to celebrate.
I remember pre ordering two of Reach’s Heroic editions, one still has its plastic cover over the “blackbox” while it’s sister unit is missing its cover. Infinite had a preorder bonus as well with GameStop, a limited edition UNSC dog tag, I forgot to pre order Infinite but I did order the steelbook edition later on. Eventually someone donated their UNSC dogtags to goodwill and I bought them, they came unopened, so I have yet to wear them. Halo 4 I pre ordered the limited edition to go along with my Halo 4 edition 360S, and Halo 3’s steelbook edition to go with my Halo 3 edition 360. Halo 2’s steelbook edition I would eventually acquire to accompany my Halo 2 “edition” OG Xbox; yes the ridiculously hard to find Blue Xbox that was sold exclusively in Canada.
the battle notes from the journal are made during a conversation between Halsey and Keyes (if I'm remembering correctly) that is had in one of the novels. which was fun to go and look over the notes while reading that part of the book (can't remember which, probably the fall of reach)
I remember getting the steel book version on Halo 3. I was super excited waiting for it to come in the mail when I read online that the steel book had a problem. It didn't hold the cds well and they fell out occasionally. This would sometimes scratch the disc so bad they couldn't be played. When mine came the disc had fallen out! Luckily it wasn't scratched. Whew!!
I originally got halo five limited edition because I wanted the physical disc. Just a year later Best Buy was having a flash sale of the legendary edition for $60 so I jumped on that immediately and ended up with both.
sold my helmet and statue because they take up so much space and just sit around. i love the detailed books with all the extras. Halsey's journal is incredible.
Heroic edition of Reach, Halsey's journal is a GOLDMINE. I also got Halo 3 limited edition. The game disc came loose in the metal case and it got scratched, but was thankfully still playable. The booklet it came with was pretty rad though, detailing the species of the covenant and adding some lore. Those are the only times I've ever gotten a physical special edit. I was gonna get one for Batman until I heard they skimped on the batarang.
One of the additions you should’ve mentioned for the halo three limited edition, was the notorious disc tray the disks were held in! They were notorious for becoming undone on the way to the buyers houses, leading to broken discs… an broken controllers!
I managed to preorder the Halo Reach edition Xbox 360. It also came with some of the goodies from the Legendary edition of the game such as Dr. Halsey's journal and the armor customizations, along with a free 12 months of Xbox Live. Which I never used because we didn't have internet. It also had 2 Halo Reach edition controllers. According to my friends, they said that most Xbox 360s only come with one controller. I didn't know. One of the controllers I sold for a hefty price, but the main one I played with, I kept until the thumb sticks started to drift.
My parents got me the standard edition of Halo 3 in 2007 and then the next year they got like three of the Halo 3 Legendary Editions for around $20 or so each. I still have mine
Always loved the Halo 2 Limited collector's instruction booklet and how it's written from the Covenant's point of view while the normal release is human-oriented
I got the arbiter and chief poster when I got the normal halo 3 at a local game store when I was little. It was the first Game I bought with my own money. I have it framed on my wall.
A few have pointed out how this video mostly goes over limited versions of the games on release, which is true. However, since a lot of these limited editions were in such low number as to be bought out by release night, I've decided to keep them described as preorder bonuses. As such, I will leave them as described.
Wdym?
@@Godzilla_Cheeze Halo Wars' pre-order bonus through Gamestop was the Fireball Warthog skin. Instead of mentioning the bonus, the entire Limited Edition was showcased. Nothing wrong with that, but not talking about the actual pre-order bonuses does validate the pinned comment so "Ackshually" nerds don't overtake the comments.
buy halo infinite pre order no balls
@@AdrianoFerreiraPaes what do you mean? All I get so far is Oddball.
Play ball.
I think a retitle is deserved I don’t see the blow up energy sword or beanie I got for pre ordering halo reach and going to the launch, collectors editions are different priced things not free bonuses
Your dad let you skip school to play the game?! Lucky…
I had been working all summer to earn up to a 360, with halo 3 as my ultimate goal.
Then the day came and I called ahead to the GAME store, asking if they had everything in and asked my mom to give me a ride.
But it had been a mistake in their store lists and they didn't have any standard editions in of halo. Clerk took pity on me and went "well we do have a legendary edition we just aren't getting sold... how about we write it off as a standard ed?"
So I got legendary edition for half price roughly, still have in proudly in my shelf.
That’s awesome! I’m glad that happened for you.
That is absolutely heartwarming.. I hope nothing ended up happening to him as a result for giving away such an expensive product at such a huge discount, but my god that is seriously so sweet, and I love that. Legendary indeed ♥
nice! I sold all my gamecube and PS2 stuff at gamestop to get it XD I have gotten back most of the ps2 stuff recently. bu it was not worth selling. I remember getting 50c for so many games. but when my halo 3 got a grinded ring from the 360. the same Gamestop did just give me a new disk.
That’s awesome man. I remember one time I went to a midnight release of one of the ghost recon games and I was pretty much the only one in line. The clerk must have thought it was cool because he gave me one of those massive 6 foot promotional posters.
Sounds like the Clerk was a true Spartan!
Man I remember walking home from class one day to see my parents had bought me the collectors edition for halo 2, that was the highlight of the year.
I had never seen a game come in a metal case before, stick sticks with me how cool it was at the time.
I also remember having the legendary edition for reach, it was the coolest thing opening it and finding all those bits of lore and stuff.
Yeah! They were super fun, especially when no one had access yet so each person dove into the new stuff at once.
Yes I had the reach statue and shit
The book was the best
@@hm-mt3wj yea I remember being a kid and feeling like the world was so real. Having the diary of Halsey with the blood on the last page and stuff. We used it as a prop in our games outside. Too bad it was harder to come buy Halo guns and helmets for kids than it is today. I have a few energy swords and a needler I got from Walmart. I like that Halo has lived so long. The way things are going with infinite is good. A lot of negative stuff about progression and microtransactions, but thats how you know a game is good. when the problems we have are so easily fixed. I am confident in the future of our game friends.
You guys had the childhood I dreamed of
I have the Halo 2 limited collectors edition. Got it for around 7 bucks lol. It’s in good shape. This thing isn’t expensive in general, so if you want a collectors edition, this is a good one for its price.
Agreed. You can find them in second hand stores fairly often.
Is there anywhere online that it could be found, or is it just something you would have to come across at a second hand store like the comment above me said?
Also been looking at obtaining Halsey's journal from the Reach collector's edition. Looking at one for 50 usd, I'd say that's a fair price considering the limited supply, and the importance it has to the Halo lore
@@jflamen it’s pretty neat!
@@jflamen I found mine at 2nd and charles
You’re forgetting that there was also a preorder for ODST where it came with an ODST controller 🤙🏻
Yes it was a gamestop exclusive. I still have mine.
When I was a teenager, my parents were really stingy about me playing mature rated games. They thought video game violence lead to real violence. I would still play Halo CE, 2, and 3 at my friend's house though and I remember the day he called me and told me I should come over as soon as I could, which he revealed that he had gotten Halo 3 the first day it was out. Fun times.
I love stories like these. Glad you had a friend that could bring you into the fandom! Parents and their goofy rules.
Glad my parents never think about videos games beside just me playing a lot lol
Yeah it's just the parents listening to the media and that ONE guy who killed his family because they took away his Halo 3 game.
@@cookie7993 oh man I remember that!
yo i forgot about the h4 discs and all that
The pros of Halo 5’s legendary edition: fun goodies
The cons of Halo 5’s legendary edition: it’s Halo 5
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Absolutely right. I've since sold off everything I own that is related to Halo 5. It was fun for a little while! Looking forward to your next vid.
When I was 12 I wanted the recon helmet pre-order bonus but didn't actually pre order it, and asked the game stop employee if I could get it (almost 8 months after release) we went to the back and took a recon code AND a flaming helmet code from a legendary edition and gave it to me for free, that guy made my childhood amazing and I never took off those flames and that recon helmet, to this day I still have them on
Reach's Halsey journal was incredible and Halo Wars Genesis included with the collectors edition was also great. Halseys journal though isn't even like just good , it's necessary.
I’m getting Infinite bundled in with my Series X when the pre orders ship, I’m still looking out for a legendary edition of the game though.
I'm hoping the legendary edition comes with chief's helmet that has electronics/flashlight. This would be equivnalent to hasbro's black series electornic helmets.
In case you havent heard yet, there is no legendary halo infinite edition
@@DwP820 I’m always hoping, I didn’t know that there was going to be a limited edition console and controller until 10 mins before it went up for preorder.
I know at this moment a Legendary edition is not happening, but I always like to think in the back of my mind that there may be one.
I’ve made my own Legendary edition at the moment with the Halo console and Elite series 2 :) really loving them both right now, never had an Elite controller before, I really wish it had a share/save clip button though. I used to just tell my Kinect “Xbox, record that”, and my clip would be saved (I modded my Kinect to work with my One X) but it cannot work with the Series X unfortunately :(
@@seb6226 gamestop just launched one i preordered it its 100 dollars and wearable
@@davidgaskey2768 aweosme man thanks for the heads up. I got 3. one for myself, and the other two for my brothers. Happy thanksgiving
the only one i had was reach's pre order, that was AWESOME, i still love looking at that thing, the journal it came with is such a good read if you're into the lore. wow i never saw halo 4s i want that really bad i loved halo regardless of the changes
Yeah! It’s really neat. Lots of cool notes from Halsey on the Spartan project
The only thing I regret is not being old enough to have understood the value of pre-ordering the limited/legendary editions for Halo back then. Then again I was only a few years old when Halo: CE and Halo 2 came out. I didn’t actually start pre-ordering until Halo Reach.
Maybe you should have bought a house instead of being in Kindergarten
I’m still waiting on my halo 4 preorder skins. I’m sure GameStop will get them to me any day now… any day…
I know! Still missing in MCC :(
Weren't they on the receipt??
two years later, they were on the reciept.@@carminek1473
I remember in middle school there was a halo encyclopedia book in the library, everyone always fought over trying to take it out cause it was never so difficult to find it available lol
I remember getting the halo reach legendary edition and picking up the crate it all came, it’s probably one of my favorite high school gaming memories, I love the halo franchise and am so excited it’s coming back 🥲
Halo reaches collectors edition is handsdown the best and coolest one there. Its the only one I have. I literally got it for 10$ from a local pawnshop near me who just wanted to get rid of it. (Unfortunately minus the statue of Noble team..) Not knowing just how special and cool it was, I got it. And now its the coolest halo merch I have. Nothing beats a replica of Halseys journal. Plus all those files etc are just the cherry on top.👌👌
I also got my hands on the steelbook for Infinite at my local Bestbuy in Canada.🤩
You don't really seem to just be going over preorder bonuses but limited editions too and ODST had a special edition that came packaged with a ODST themed controller
We got to keep midnight releases alive guys. Seriously nothing is more fun than bullshiting around with people anxiously waiting for the doors to open at midnight and get the new game. I went to Halo 3 and Reach midnight releases and there was something about being up late, no school that day and getting home at 1 am to slap the new disk into your Xbox 360 and play the campaign then multiplayer till sun came up and all day. It was glorious.
Reach also had another pre-order bonus that not many know about. There was a chest plate (albeit an unremarkable one) that was a GameStop pre-order exclusive (UA Multi-Threat Mjolnir Mark V (B) Armor).
Odd I did preorder at GameStop but just got recon...
I remember that, lol
i remember it being ugly
@@lIlIllIIlIlIIlIlIll It is lol... It's on the MCC now. Just wanted to point it out since most people seem to have forgotten about it
As a kid my dad worked tirelessly to get the limited editions of each halo - often from ebay since I was born in 99. He wanted to make sure I had everything I'd ever wanted from this universe that sucked me in. I'm so grateful - I've read halseys journal countless times, and the halo 3 helmet is still my prized possession. I had completely forgotten about a lot of these items and seeing them again was a flood of nostalgia, I cant believe child me didn't have the foresight to look after some of these. Thank you for this video
oh man 9:42 you speak about skipping school, I completely forgot how for both reach and 4, my dad took me to the midnight releases and fell asleep on the couches as I beat them both all night before school the next day.
I once, as a kid, mowed lawns all summer to save up for an Xbox 360 and Halo 3 Legendary Edition. Still have that damn helmet. Worth it.
That's awsome that your dad let you skip school to play Halo. My mom took me at midnight to Blockbuster to get Gears of War on a school night. She knew it was a big deal to me and it's something I will never forget.
I bought the Heroic Edition of Halo: Reach from Amazon a number of years after it's release. There was an issue with the packaging at delivery, so I complained and was given a discount, which dropped the total price I paid to slightly less than $20! This originally retailed for $80, and it stands as the best deal I have ever gotten as far as video games go - the contents of the ONI module were definitely worth the $80, and the games was great to boot! I got the Halo 5 Guardian Metal Earth kit from eBay, and I am still in the process of building it (I've built over 20 of their kits, including Master Chief's helmet, the Warthog, and Pelican Dropship [half complete]). Great review, very comprehensive!
Thank you everyone for sharing your halo memories and experiences I love this series so much, I love reading peoples stories :)
I hope the legendary/collectors edition of Halo Infinite will include a full-game download code. Or at least an option, physical disc or code. Not because I don’t like physical discs. In fact, I love them. I just don’t own an Xbox Series X. Only the Series S because my TV doesn’t support like 120hz or 4K. And I’m still young 😅
wtf u talking u are too young on xbox series x i mean dude why the hell some one will fuckin buy s i mean when i fucing thinking about it it is such a pain don't have the full console but some alpha version u just could save few months like 200 buks and have the true next gen console and when then will be released some pro version of the next gen S will be shit
@@qaudius741 bro what, it’s still good yk
@@qaudius741 tf the series s is so good for the price
Which is exactly why when I upgraded from the One X to series X two weeks ago I knew I was gonna be playing Xbox more again than my PS5. So I upgraded to Gamepass Ultimate. Been probably 8 years since I've played this much Xbox. So I'll be playing Infinite campaign early, then I'll pick up my steelbook of the physical on launch day. Gonna be great
These are the type of rewards that I like when you pre order a game I wish game companies do something the same like this today
Man I never realized I had the limited collectors edition of halo 2
I got a major flashback when you said Prima guide... I remember buying those for Halo games and for Skyrim among others. What a blast
Halo Reach Heroic Edition always has a special place in my heart. When I got my first Xbox, my dad accidentally moved it with my initial copy of Reach inside, got it scratched up. To make it up to me, next Christmas my dad bought me the Heroic Edition. It was an above and beyond gift that I still treasure today.
OH GOD the memories come flowing back to me, and I get a smol tear in my eye. Best one I can remember is when halo 3 dropped and getting off school and running to my friends house making my very first Xbox account(as I didn't have my own Xbox yet), and just ripping the campaign till the sun came up the next day.
Seeing that Halo 3 Arbiter and Chief poster brought back some long lost memories, Halo as a series is magical :)
OH MY GOD that halo 3 preorder box is beautiful
It’s a rare find!
The Reach Legendary edition came in an UNSC crate. I still have it and the statue to this day!
I’ve got the legendary versions of Halo Reach, Halo 4, and Halo 5 (totally forgot about Halo 4’s preorder bonus). Not sure if all of them were worth it in the long run, but I found your walkthrough of all the bonuses quite enjoyable!
Having owned the most expensive version of reach as a kid and seeing all the items it came with and the bust of Noble team brought tears to my eyes and reminds me of better days. Thank you for making this video and bringing back great memories.
I still have my Chief helmet from pre-ordering the legendary edition of Halo 3, and I also have the limited edition steelbook of Halo 2. I remember wanting to put the helmet on, but being disappointed it only had a small cutout to put it over your game cases on this stand it came with, not meant to actually be worn, lol.
I think a lot of us felt that way, yeah. Still a cool little piece!
Funny how a game's Legendary Edition back then had a full on Helmet display piece, a load of interesting lore documents with beautiful illustration, Lengthy and interesting making-off footage, a nice poster to show off and a cool cover for the game's discs (Also with some in game bonus).
Now for a similar price tag, you don't even own the game and there's nothing physical whatsoever. Meaning the game goes offline, you lose any bonus you paid for.
I have the Halo 3 pre order steel box
And my younger sisters and my Dad all had the Halo ODST and Halo Reach Legendaries including the Statue which my middle sister owns (I own the Gears of War 3 Legendary statue)
I would like to say that a good friend of mine who bought the deluxe edition of Halo Reach back in the day was getting rid of a bunch of Halo stuff and he gave me his Noble Team statue! It was something that I had always wanted, but never got until he gave it to me for completely free and it sits on shelf and it’s so beautiful. I have no desire to ever get rid of it!
I remember when I got my copy of halo reach. It was when the game released (I believe during September). I was visiting my dads one weekend and noticed that one of my older step-brothers was missing (actually now that I think about it, it probably was release night) and I was just told that he would be back later. Well what does a 10 year old do on the weekend? Stay up ridiculously late, because at 1 in the morning in came the missing step-brother with a GameStop bag he hands me the bag saying “merry early Christmas and happy early birthday have fun.” I opened the bag and in it sat the standard edition of Halo Reach. My first Halo game that was truly mine. My older brother (another brother) and I stayed up even further and beat the game that night. I still have my original copy but ever since I first saw the legendary edition with those statues I’ve always wanted it.. I’m debating on getting it for my 23rd birthday just for those statues
I have Halsey’s journal and am still trying to find the booklet of the Infinity from Halo 4. Both of them are worth it if you’re a lore nut.
I'll never forget how excited I would be, waiting for my brothers to come home from Midnight Releases with their most expensive copy of the latest Halo haha! Sadly a lot of the stuff is missing, but I've tried to look around our house, and kept as much of the stuff from the preorder, and special editions as I could ^^
I spent all the money I had as a young teen on the Reach pre order box. All these years later I still dig through and carefully replace it's contents. I will always remember Reach.
Didn’t come here to see if it was worth it… just came for the nostalgia of the beautiful steel books
Awesome stuff dude, really interesting!
Thanks!
Man I miss this stuff 🙏🏿
Bro the breakdown of these editions just alerted me to the fact I don’t have a Map from Reach Legendary. I bought it day one, and had no idea it existed until now.
I remember my dad buying two of the Reach preorders. It’s still sealed and in his closet with the box being them UNSC crates.
halo is so amazing that my dad preordered halo 2 while being 25 and having a child (me) that same year - he still has that metal case propped up on his dresser lol
Nice! I remember my dad getting too. Nostalgic times my friend.
12:44 - 13:10 The pins were exclusive to GameStop preorders. You got 1 black pack (warthog, scarab, and wraith) for preordering the standard edition, then an addition red pack (Atriox and Spartan Jerome) with preorder of the Ultimate Edition.
My dad and I was huge Halo fans when Halo reach came out I thought we was just gonna get the normal pre order but he came back with the legendary edition and was blown away
I remember when I was young asf when halo 3 dropped and my grandmother picked me up the halo 3 collectors with masterchiefs helmet. I was literally freaking out, always wished it could fit on your head though lolol
5:06 It's a coaster?! I thought it was a patch, I sowed it to my favourite back pack. Still have it along with the Reach one
How did you managed to sew it!!! Haha that’s wild.
@@OnyxLeviathan I had practice
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I remember getting the legendary edition of halo reach in 2011. Boy, seeing that statue brings tears to my eyes. All these years later all I have is halsey's journal
I still have my Halo Wars collectors edition. I loved reading the manual with the guide to all the units and buildings, and I wished I had the money to afford the Reach Legendary edition for that incredible statue.
EDIT: I forgot about the coaster! Thanks for reminding me, as I now love tea and I love unique coasters!
EDIT 2: Very well-composed and concise video, your passion is evident.
3’s helmet was the pinnacle of the series, followed by Reach’s statue and Halsey’s journal (an excellent read!).
My older brother has had that noble team statue sense reach came out…he turned 30 last week and still had that statue in his home
I remember as a kid coming back from 2nd grade and my dad surprising me with halo 3 limited edition and when I saw that helmet I burst into tears from how badass it was. He also got me a life size poster of master chief that I stuck into my wall but it sucks cause I couldn't take it out when we moved. I remember playing the campaign and finishing it that day with my dad. Him being chief and me being arbiter. Best memories I have with my dad. Hopefully some day when I'm a dad ill be chief and my kid will play as arbiter.
I remember my dad ALWAYS got the pre-orders for Halo up until Halo 4, after them, he lost interest in the series. But these things were cool, and personally, Halsey's journal is the BEST one without a doubt.
As a kid I envied my cousin and friends who had the Halo 2 and 3 legendary editions when they came out. Now I possess them finding them myself and they still get me excited as they did when I was little
Love the video, very informative but I think it's worth noting that the term “Pre-order bonuses” is a little wrong here. Editions and content that comes with them are not pre-order bonuses, just edition content. Usually these things are meant to be available in limited quantities even after pre-orders.
It's also worth pointing out for anyone trying to pick up Halo 3 Legendary edition, it does not come with the steel box of the limited edition. Two black plastic dvd cases and that's it with a disc in each and that's it.
The pre-order bonuses from bad memory are,
HR- Recon helmet variant - UA chest variant
HW - Honour Wraith - Flaming Warthog
HODST - Johnson
H4 - Weapon Skins and emblems, think maybe armour variants.
H5 - Think emblems and couple armour variants.
Think that's everything.
Just extra information for any collector who drops by looking to gather information.
Reach Legendary edition is best in terms of edition content and sadly H4 is best for pre-order bonuses as it had 4 when I ordered mine. These all became available in the not deserved GOTY edition later on.
Cool video! Theres a few “main stream” ones you missed, Halo 2 pre orders would come with dog tags at some retailers, and all the steelbooks came with more boneses inside (free 7-11 slushies was coolest one) , halo wars pre order could also get the flame paint job warthog, odst special edition came with the awesome controller. Halo reach also had a pre order only armor attachment bonus at gamestop.
I actually still have halo 3 helmet with the behind the scenes disc on it as well. I am now 27 and still hold it near dear to me even though I don’t have any room to display it right now and still in my closet collecting dust.
That footage of people getting in line outside the store at night to get a copy of their favorite game.
I wish I could have lived that experience as a grown adult.
Now release dates mean digital purchases or amazon.
That Reach statue that came with the limited edition looks awesome. I hope the Noble team gets an appearance in the live action series.
Good job on the video. Very informative and interesting. Stumbled upon your channel through the recommendations. Honestly glad that i did.
Keep it up! 👍
I remember getting reach’s legendary package for my 8th birthday and 3’s as well for my 5th birthday
This is a really cool video u def deserve more then only 500 subs legit thought u prob had at least 500k with the quality of this video
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it. As a matter of fact, I had around 470 subs two weeks ago. Now it’s 599!
I’m putting out a video to celebrate.
I wish I still had that Halo 3 poster, it came with the regular version of the game too
I had the Halo 3 Arbiter and Chief poster in my room back in 08'
I remember pre ordering two of Reach’s Heroic editions, one still has its plastic cover over the “blackbox” while it’s sister unit is missing its cover. Infinite had a preorder bonus as well with GameStop, a limited edition UNSC dog tag, I forgot to pre order Infinite but I did order the steelbook edition later on. Eventually someone donated their UNSC dogtags to goodwill and I bought them, they came unopened, so I have yet to wear them.
Halo 4 I pre ordered the limited edition to go along with my Halo 4 edition 360S, and Halo 3’s steelbook edition to go with my Halo 3 edition 360. Halo 2’s steelbook edition I would eventually acquire to accompany my Halo 2 “edition” OG Xbox; yes the ridiculously hard to find Blue Xbox that was sold exclusively in Canada.
Great video! Wish I pre-ordered some of these!
the battle notes from the journal are made during a conversation between Halsey and Keyes (if I'm remembering correctly) that is had in one of the novels. which was fun to go and look over the notes while reading that part of the book (can't remember which, probably the fall of reach)
Awesome video man! Can't wait for Halo Infinite, and to unbox the console and controller!!
I remember getting the steel book version on Halo 3. I was super excited waiting for it to come in the mail when I read online that the steel book had a problem. It didn't hold the cds well and they fell out occasionally. This would sometimes scratch the disc so bad they couldn't be played. When mine came the disc had fallen out! Luckily it wasn't scratched. Whew!!
I originally got halo five limited edition because I wanted the physical disc. Just a year later Best Buy was having a flash sale of the legendary edition for $60 so I jumped on that immediately and ended up with both.
sold my helmet and statue because they take up so much space and just sit around. i love the detailed books with all the extras. Halsey's journal is incredible.
i remember buying h3 at launch at best buy and having to grab quarters leftover from my lunch money to afford the tax.
ODST collector's edition also came with an awesome remote.
My top 2 for collectors edition ,Reach and 3 for sure. Though Halsey’s notebook has to be my favorite
Heroic edition of Reach, Halsey's journal is a GOLDMINE. I also got Halo 3 limited edition. The game disc came loose in the metal case and it got scratched, but was thankfully still playable. The booklet it came with was pretty rad though, detailing the species of the covenant and adding some lore.
Those are the only times I've ever gotten a physical special edit. I was gonna get one for Batman until I heard they skimped on the batarang.
One of the additions you should’ve mentioned for the halo three limited edition, was the notorious disc tray the disks were held in! They were notorious for becoming undone on the way to the buyers houses, leading to broken discs… an broken controllers!
I really do miss the old days of halo especially Halo 3 glad I was around to play the games in their golden era
Thinking about pre-ordering Halo 3 after this
My favorite is still that $80 Halo: Reach limited edition that came with the notebook and stuff. That was the coolest one I remember getting.
I managed to preorder the Halo Reach edition Xbox 360. It also came with some of the goodies from the Legendary edition of the game such as Dr. Halsey's journal and the armor customizations, along with a free 12 months of Xbox Live. Which I never used because we didn't have internet. It also had 2 Halo Reach edition controllers. According to my friends, they said that most Xbox 360s only come with one controller. I didn't know. One of the controllers I sold for a hefty price, but the main one I played with, I kept until the thumb sticks started to drift.
My parents got me the standard edition of Halo 3 in 2007 and then the next year they got like three of the Halo 3 Legendary Editions for around $20 or so each. I still have mine
Always loved the Halo 2 Limited collector's instruction booklet and how it's written from the Covenant's point of view while the normal release is human-oriented
8:45 never thought I’d see a target logo Spartan lol, but could look worse
the halo 3 masterchief helmet they gave out for pre order was and is the best pre order bonus i had ever seen as a teen. still is the best
Halo 3 and all it's live action commercials were the absolute power of gaming and shall remain that way for centuries
I still have the halo reach statue and Halsey’s journal, plus I have the limited edition halo 4 xbox. That is still my favorite item I own.
The Master Chief helmet is one of my most prized possessions. I got it on release and recently got it signed by Steve Downes.
I got the arbiter and chief poster when I got the normal halo 3 at a local game store when I was little. It was the first Game I bought with my own money. I have it framed on my wall.
Nice! Yeah, it comes with the reg edition but also came with the legendary, so I included it. Such a neat little bonus.
nostalgia overload lol nice vid bro i subbed i reckon youll be flying this time next year!
I still have my reach preorder. I could only justify spending 80-90 bucks for the coffin lol
Im so glad this popped on my feed. Great video!
I have the halo reach heroic edition… I’ve looked at all the little things it came with and thought it was all so cool back in the day!!
You know, you can use UV light on Halsey’s card from Halo Reach to reveal her face