Halo has become by itself not only the visible side of the Xbox, but also a video game icon. The franchise hit the table shortly after the turn of the millennium and virtually reinvented the shooter genre to catapult Microsoft’s console into what it is today. Actually There aren’t a few who think that without the Master Chief, maybe Xbox wouldn’t exist today.
from this fantastic Halo: Advanced Combat, the adventures of the Master Chief did not stop and we received many titles. Some of them are part of the history of video games and are known to all as some of the best shooters till date. But there is a title in the franchise that is unknown to practically everyoneeven those who claim to be hardcore Halo fans.
This is Halo 2600, the official Halo game for the Atari 2600
- I’m talking about Halo 2600, an official game released for the Atari 2600 in 2010.
- Yes, you heard right. In 2010, a completely official Halo title was released for a console released over 30 years ago, in 1977.
- As you can imagine, Halo 2600 has a very curious history, and that is that there is thanks to Ed Fries, one of the fathers of the original Xbox.
- In 2010, he had the idea of developing a small game for the Atari 2600 and He asked permission from Microsoft so he could draw inspiration from the Halo franchise.
- To everyone’s surprise, Microsoft agreed, and the game was released in June 2010 by AtariAge.
- You can see the full game below:
And don’t think it’s just a few KB file you can find on the internet, the game was released in physical format, with its box, instructions and even a poster which included literally all of the game’s code. Today there are very few copies in the worldand those who have one keep it as one of the greatest treasures in their collection.