Thinkpad... Halo?

[Medessec]

Halo as in the game, Halo. Particularly Halo Combat Evolved for PC. My friends and I play it a lot despite it being so old, because basically any computer can run it, and it's loads of fun with lots of people. I bring this up, because one night some friends were making a sort of XBOX and PS3 Halo night, and they invited me. I don't like console, so I suggested everyone bring laptops to play games on, but no one wanted to go through the effort to bring theirs. So that night, I came anyway, but surprised them by bringing half of my inventory of classic Thinkpads.

http://www.medessec.info/m/ThinkpadHalo1.jpg
http://www.medessec.info/m/ThinkpadHalo2.jpg

Sorry the pictures are so dark... no one brought a camera so I had to use my phone. In the first photo, only the T43, the whitest screen towards the middle, is remotely visible. However, in the other photo, you can clearly tell apart a G41.

I brought two T60ps, one of them my prized T7600 IPS screen. I also brought 2 T43s with the Radeon X300, and of course that G41, which is the high-spec G41 I put together awhile back. You can see my poor friend there trying to manage with the Trackpoint.

All in all, it was a fun night and the guys really want to do it again. I've definitely brought some people to the PC Halo scene. People were also amazed that the game was so old, and half the computers were so old, yet, they could have that much fun. People were screaming at their screens, yelling teamwork to each other, coordinating, etc. It was wild.

So- score one for old Thinkpads. We also made good use of the Thinklights.

[mikemex]

*Thumbs up*

[kangaskhan]

Nice to hear someone other than me still plays it!

My gaming is primarily split between Halo PC, Halo 2 Vista, and Halo Custom Edition (not as many people on multiplayer, but can be really cool with modded vehicles, weapons, single/multiplayer maps... etc.)
(and some PlanetSide 2 if I can get on my sister's gaming rig)