There is a select genre of people out there that got to experience Halo 1 - 3 in it's prime. If you know, you know

@rowdy_the_red

5 ай бұрын

You just had to be there

@iamsymbiot

5 ай бұрын

Grateful to experience this with my buddies growing up. Halo LAN.... nothing will ever come close. Bygone era.

@spartan114m

5 ай бұрын

Honestly my buddy and I should have competed. We were so good together. Alone we are ok. Together borderline unkillable. Reach was the last great Halo.

@gnarkilleptic4871

5 ай бұрын

agree but "genre of people" makes no sense

@1Knoche11

5 ай бұрын

Xbconnect

As a 41 year old life long halo player, I’ll never forget being 23 and watching mlg, and seeing all of this live. One of the true fondest times of my life.

@nashwalker7

6 ай бұрын

Almost 38. Man it really was special.

@jakebattaglia7999

6 ай бұрын

Im 30 and it was special.

@user-xu1kv5yk3q

6 ай бұрын

Same bro. 40 yrs old here. Had the honor of watching them in MLG live. The only real GOAT in my book.

@Naros2000

5 ай бұрын

true that

@QballReach

5 ай бұрын

40 here. And yes it was

Friend on the buss introduces you to Halo, then go to his house to play, weeks later you get an xbox... same exact for me... and millions of teens back then, so awesome we all have that shared experience.

@PuRpLeDaNk1

5 ай бұрын

Bus has one s not two my guy

“I’d look outside and see friends with TVs” the good old days…

Halo nastalgia off the charts here…There will never be a Halo dynasty like there was with Team 3D/Final Boss! Hands down the greatest player of all time, I consider it an honor that I was lucky enough to watch this all unfold back in the day. Ogre 2 will always be the GOAT 🐐🎮🥇

@kingandrewjoeyjohns

6 ай бұрын

FormaL is the console goat

@AntiGenZandY

6 ай бұрын

@@kingandrewjoeyjohns No. I respect formal for what he has done but he will never touch what Ogre 2 has done. I don't see formal getting 51 event wins in total with 5 national/world champs under his belt. nope

@kingandrewjoeyjohns

6 ай бұрын

@AntiGenZandY You can say the same about Ogre2, he's never done what FormaL has. FormaL not only has been very successful in COD which dwarfs Halo but he's recently come over and dominated Halo also and he's still active. Ogre2 is a legend but only a legend for Halo. FormaL is a legend in both COD and Halo. But I'm happy to agree to disagree.

@xXLegacy

6 ай бұрын

​@@kingandrewjoeyjohnsnu halo literally is cod💀

@mitchellharrison136

6 ай бұрын

True

2003-2006 were the best years of my life. So glad to have been a part of this

Final Boss has got to be one of the best team names ever. Definitely helped that they were so dominant. Great pairing, lol.

@Skeptic_Tank

6 ай бұрын

Fromsoftware Boss probably is the best name now lol

@salvadorescobar202

5 ай бұрын

Imagine? “Who y’all got in grand finals? You guys are facing .. Final Boss”. Instantly checked. Lmao

@jonathondelemos4609

5 ай бұрын

Final Boss was probably the best gaming team ever at that point. Their performances really put them into a category of their own

@hellowill

4 ай бұрын

@@jonathondelemos4609 SKT T1 would like a word

Nothing will ever beat Halo 2.

@twotimer6731

4 ай бұрын

Halo 3

@GuestUser-jf8uj

4 ай бұрын

​@@twotimer6731Halo 2 BTB > Halo 3 BTB because of the maps. Halo 3 wins everywhere else.

@deadxinxapril2870

4 ай бұрын

Midship FFA

@jimmystires9386

4 ай бұрын

@@twotimer6731 halo 3 just had a horrible field of view thats all

@dontrah1838

3 ай бұрын

Nah halo 3 is the best video to ever be created I take this to my grave

I can remember days just sitting in halo 3 lobbys with friends talking about MLG event results or the Ogre twins and how good they are and ya know occasionally you'd run into some pro's if you were level 50 in the MLG playlist and i was always just excited to play people of that caliber.

@BPXFlip

6 ай бұрын

Searching 3s or 4s high level MLG and matching up with a team of pros was a feeling that couldn't be described, the excitement and dread at the same time was crazy.

@fabreasy304

6 ай бұрын

Some old pros still play the remaster of halo 2. If run into Elamite often.

@orneryoverwatch7031

6 ай бұрын

I wish I could go back to those days knowing what I know now. I always had such a negative mindset, took things way too serious. I LOVED halo 3 and the whole era of gaming surrounding it, but I could never get beyond rank 45 in team slayer, doubles, or lone wolves... all because I'd get too down on myself whenever I'd die or make a mistake. Oh well... the fun memories still remain🕊

@XxxXxx-br7eq

5 ай бұрын

​@@fabreasy304I used to be outstanding at Halo 2 but years of unchecked ADHD autism and depression have made it almost impossible for me to perform well

@RobRuffMusic

5 ай бұрын

Once I got to level 37 it was nothing but modders and cheaters.... I Could never get higher than that. Lost my 37 and got it back many numerous times bc of that $h!t.

I miss seeing Tom compete, but I'm glad I got the chance to see him compete. It truly was something special.

@Vynndii

6 ай бұрын

It was fun seeing him during the Walshy vs Goldenboy BTB tournament. Him, walshy, snipedown, lunchbox and a few more. Just wish the whole team was stacked with the OGs.

@LunatrixEX

6 ай бұрын

ill never forget watching him compete on TV on dishtv. damn lol mustve been between 2006-2009

My dad used to run an internet gaming cafe in Ohio an hour or so from where the Ogres lived during their Halo competition days. They actually organized a small Halo 2 MLG tournament at our store that had 64 competitors in attendance, and they were super nice guys. After the tournament was over, (They won unsurprisingly) they went back on the Xbox live kiosks we had at the back of the store and jumped on our store accounts to play some online matches on a team with one of the store employees playing Oddball. They told Ryan, the employee, to just hold on to the Ball on Lockout and watch, and he pulled up the score screen and just watched as the entire opponents' icons were constantly red Xing out from being killed literally the entire game without pause. xD

Man just hearing the term “screen peek” really gave so much nostalgia, me and my childhood friends and cousins would get into literal brawls over that sh*t😂

The veil has been lifted. Nice to get some insight on the Ogres.

@LOLto8gha

15 күн бұрын

Incredible story

Honestly props to their parents for being super supportive, especially during a time when Esports in North America was in its infancy. I still remember my parents letting me go to a CSS local tournie. I won 100 bucks from 2nd place and I wish I had pursued it, but 2004 was a different time.

This was such a great time in gaming. Watching them on G3 network and then trying to take what I learned into the Xbox live was a different. A lot of good memories watching these tournaments.

Maaaaannnnn this made me emotional. The editing and music really did me in. Hadn’t seen this before but I absolutely loved it

@LOLto8gha

15 күн бұрын

Same. There was just nothing like it back then. Memories to be saved forever

competed at the same tournaments with these guys, ogre 1 and 2s team work is unmatched.

I was only 9 when halo 3 came out and was more into sports and going outside than gaming, so it's always bittersweet watching these types of videos and hearing people's stories of the "good ol days" because just a few years sooner and I would have experienced them. I got to play prime halo 3 and mw2, early league, pubg, overwatch, cs, etc..., but if given the chance I would probably trade them for early wow days, halo 1/2, cod 4, etc...

I was also on Xboxconnect back in the day. I ran into the Ogres a few times. When Halo 2 released, I ran into them again and this time we had mics and what not. They were always cool dudes, even though they smoked us. The golden age of FPS. Thanks for the memories Ogres!

@SVTBansheeman

6 ай бұрын

What was your screen name on XB connect?

@setheheart4911

6 ай бұрын

@@SVTBansheeman Chosan

Some of the best parts of my life were spent on Halo with family and friends who still game with today, the LAN parties along with Ogre 2 were truly GOAT. Solid video.

This whole video was my childhood while growing up, so nostalgic. So many good years, thank you for all the memories Tom!

Thank you for sharing this. Halo was such a huge part of growing up. And the ogre’s were always one of my favorite to watch growing up!

I never saw this video so thanks for reuploading, this was awesome! We need more documentaries on the Halo legends!

so cool hearing the parents POV, hearing about a video game tournament was probably mind blowing to them

i was trying to find this video a few weeks ago and thought i was crazy and imagined the whole thing lol. Thank you putting this back up The Goat should never be erased

Those early years of Halo MLG felt special, glad I was keeping up with the scene back then and able to watch those early Team 3D, STK and Final Boss moments. Great Video!

Wow what a great mini documentary. Thank you for re-uploading it. Bringing back so many memories. I still have my signed MLG Toronto booklet from all Final Boss and Carbon players.

You earned a subscribe my man, this was insanely well produced.

So much memories! I'm 35 now and these guys and so many others from that period represent such an amazing youth, such an amazing time to be a gamer and some of the best gaming moments for myself also, meeting some of my best friends from all over the world that I still know to this day! Awesome video man, thanks for posting I haven't seen this before and it's very cool to reflect on.💥💥💥H2 also, just in itself GOATED. What I'd give to go back to that time and start over...

Thanks for posting this super cool vid! I still remember watching Final Boss in the Halo 2 + 3 glory days 😥

So awesome, what nostalgia! Thanks for putting this together. Smiled the whole way through!

this is beautiful, please continue making these types of videos!

bro this is rad!!

Man, I love this vid so much. Really takes me back to the glory days of Halo! Competing in college with the homies and all that. So good

It's great you managed to save and reupload. Thank you for preserving this

We need more people making documentary type stuff like this for competitive Halo. Its a story that really deserves to be told. I wish Ghandi completed his Halo history before he took off elsewhere.

Great video! One of my fondest memories in gaming is getting the chance to scrim Final Boss. Of course, we got absolutely stomped but it's something I will never forget.

What a wholesome documentary. Good job keeping this one alive for the fans

Thanks for saving this story for the depths of internet purgatory. I had never taken an interest in professional Halo but this has definitely peaked my interest. This was an awesome watch!

I always loved the Ryan brothers since the MLG days, they are twins like me and my brother, we both love halo, we had friends we would land with in high school and we graduated high school around the same time, the ultimate role models. I’m happy to hear how their parents supported them playing video games, back then that was pretty uncommon. Great video! Glad to see they’re doing well.

I joined a friends custom match once with Walshy, Ogre 1, Ogre 2, and other really good players. It was standard BRs on midship but I was getting killed so quickly it was like swat. I don’t know who all remembers quad shots and bxrs but it was like a whole other game

@RippedBushido

6 ай бұрын

Same thing happened to me but with Saiyan as well. Maybe we played each other lol. Same map and same thing, I would spawn and die within 3 seconds. I think I got 1-2 bursts from my be on saiyan, but he was taking my shots to get kills

@williamcancilla4615

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

Quality on this is crazy. Very well done.

This is so awesome! Thanks for making this.

Incredible documentary! Made me so happy seeing everyone doing so well

Much respect for this. This was peak gaming, The release of shook Wons montage, constant Lan Parties and final boss slaying. MANNNN if i could go back for a day. Thank you for the video

Wow great video! Thank you so much for this 😭😭😭

This video is awesome. Such a blast of nostalgia ❤

The Twins and synchronization with their quantum entangled like sensory perception was unmatched. Rip to the golden era, it will forever unmatched also.

Will never forget playing these guys at 50k. Some of the most tense gaming experiences of my life. Great vid!

@brandona9326

5 ай бұрын

How'd you do?

This is a fantastic documentary, great work! Its really heartwarming to see supportive parents, at a time when being a pro gamer wasn't really a thing.

Wow, that's a big part of my childhood, thanks! Awesome to watch!

Thank you for preserving history!

This is such as "what if" story for myself. Almost the exact same first 6 minutes. I was the halo house, always had 15+ people showing up to 4-box in freshman year of highschool. Dominated on Xbox Connect and Xlink Kai, won several tournaments around Florida. The difference was that our group didn't make the journey to Atlanta for the Halo 50k. Another team that we knew personally did go and got 2nd or 3rd, and we had beaten them regularly. Great video, thank you!

Halo 2 was peak Halo. Game went down hill after that.

production level is amazing here, good stuff

The memories :* Thank you for the upload.

I need this to be longer .. . It is so good. 👏👏

I played Nintendo then Halo came out and from there I really turned into a gamer. OG Halo will always be my favorite. This is such a cool insight. I used to watch Ogres gameplay and try to emulate it. GOOD TIMES.

Thanks for reuploading this is so cool.

Man seeing halo montages from this era was the best montages to this day. Something about halo 1, 2 and 3, always special but also montages. Now it's called "classic" editing. Greatest childhood

This the most nostalgic thing ever. Didn’t know I needed this. Thank you. Idk if he’s the best ever but maybe the most influential gamer ever. He pioneered alot of FPS culture. From the ogre twitch to strafe patterns and everything in between. Ahead of their time. They would burn twitch to the ground

Seeing Orge 2 play in my MM game was the craziest feeling ever

great video and definitely well deserved to be more recognized

thanks for posting this man

🐐 great job on this video

Great video, both brothers are an inspiration

thank you for making this

Good times the best of my life.

My childhood was watching these guys awesome video

Thank you for this dude.

This video warms my Halo heart. ❤ I remember the good ol’ days.

Very well done and super nostalgic

I remember hearing about these dudes all the time when I was a teen getting into Halo 3 online. These guys, bonfire and zios, i think it was, the best of the best. Cool to see an update and see him doing well

@joshcantrell8397

5 ай бұрын

Bonfire and zios? Pistola, snipedown, Elamite, T2, lunchbox, fearitself, Roy, Walshy, Legit, neighbor, naded, bestman….

@emilolsson6318

4 ай бұрын

@@joshcantrell8397yeah i was like wtf

This is a lesson to new parents as much as it is to aspiring young gamers. These people raised their kids in a way that when they asked them to support them in something unorthodox, Mom and Dad knew that these kids were doing what made them happy and were very good at it. Middle of nowhere, Texas dad of two young daughters here; these are parents that I seek to learn from. Bless them for their parenting, and man were they blessed by the happiness and achievements of their children. Insane story.

this story is so nostalgic to me, because this was me when I was in high school, the story of carrying tv's to friends to play halo, lan parties, video game weekends. this was my childhood. the best years of my life

Loved this video thank you.

Great video. Keep it up

this is phenomenal

Nostalgia at it's finest.

Thanks for saving this one.

Thanks for preserving content like this, shame it gets deleted like that over corporate bs

It hit home when his dad said guys showing up with tvs in their hands lol.. me having my dad drop my off with my TV in hand and xbox 360 in back pack with halo and gears of war.. our clan dominated gears of War for a while... never any tourney wins but we knew that for a time there we were the best. Never a group of kids to take us down for over a year. Unforgettable memories and so much fun :)

Damn this was wholesome thank you

Man I miss playing with and against these guys. The ogre brothers are legends.

I remember watching Halo 2 back on the USA network i think , it was amazing to see something i played every day after school being done in a professional level.

the nostalgia is REAL. loved the ogres, loved final boss, loved halo. finding this video reignited something. im now playing halo again

Had completely forgotten about him/final boss until this video was recommended randomly in my feed. That’s crazy. I remember playing some game battles ranked back in the day I was low key trash though

What a specific video. LOVE IT and H2!

These guys had a dope upbringing. Glad the parents were so chill and supportive and they really got to prosper.

Great documentary. We’re so lucky to have experienced H2 and H3 in their prime, there will never be a time/game like it.

I used to be on a team called FeaR and STK and the Ogres bro and Walshy were are main competitors in Halo 2. When Halo 2 came out (before the standby shenanigans), we could never beat them and we perpetually stayed 2nd behind them in the Halo rankings. Those were my favorite days of FPS, now I'm 40 and I don't have the same excitement trying to learn a new game, lol. This brought back great memories! :)

dude amazing vid, wish there was some gameplay footage

The relationship with his twin and his other siblings just onioned my eyes. Mom and Dad have so much to be proud of, this is so cool.

What a humble legend, nice

As someone who never played halo competitively, it’s cool to see people so passionate about something that makes them happy

Growing up in this era of gaming was amazing . I miss those feelings of getting off school to play H2 with the boys . Forever apart of my childhood ❤️

The goat

Good old days of competitive halo 2/3 with Final boss, str8 rippin, and carbon

Great video!

Watching old hall stuff is bittersweet for me. Brings some nostalgia but reminds me how old we’ve gotten 😅