EVERY COPY of Halo 3 came with THIS?!

Did you know that Halo 3's control manual doubled as a poster?

#halo3 #halo #xbox360

[Bumblesnitch]

I had that poster in my room on the wall for years.

[spearshake]

The car ride from the mall when you read the game manual just hit different. Digital games and online shopping really just took the fun out of everything

[DathamirWarklock]

Why did companies stop that? I loved posters that was like one of the best parts of getting a hard copy

[triggerdcgaming]

I remember finding halo 3 in a second hand store, instantly going to buy it until I saw another copy, and I wanted to compare disc quality between the two to get the better on, as I picked the second up, it was significantly heavier, cracking open that box and seeing a THICK lore manual, control manual and that awesome poster is still a crisp memory for me, it’s been hanging up in my room since.

[L-O-C-]

It’s been hanging on my closet door since 2007

[papabearave]

Skyrim had a map in every case and I still have that map to this day.

[Zepravity]

holy shit i just opened my halo 3 copy that's been sitting in my room for years untouched and i had one too, never knew. incredible

[igorbudko]

When I was a kid I had all the GTA posters from the inside the game box on my wall all around my room and this Halo 3 poster with Chief and Arbiter as well. The GTA posters were huge compare to the Halo poster but they were all amazing none the less. Too bad I lost it all when I got older and moved out of my parents house and became homeless for a while, lived in my car, it went everywhere with me in my trunk until my car got stolen from mcdonalds parking lot while I was inside cause I left it running with the keys inside. I learned a good lesson that day. Anyways I'm good now, back up on my feet and got my own place with my wife we got a baby girl on the way shes due in early March so yeah I just wish I could somehow get all my stuff back one day but I know that's highly unlikely so that just sucks. But those were the golden years im just glad to ever be a part of it.

[notcartimyth_gaming]

dude just getting games where the manual turned into a poster or they gave you a poster was peak gaming i literally have 2 san andreas posters in my room rn and i got the halo 3 one somewhere

[Ymir.]

It used to be common that games used to give you something inside of the case alongside with the disc, it's sad to see that's changed

[xana]

This game gave me some of the best memories I've ever had in my entire life.

[vector]

Am I the only one who never noticed Cortana was in the background?

[carlos]

Legit my heart dropped and thought “where’s my Manuel to my BOX” and realized it’s on my wall

[erics]

It wasn’t just Halo. Lots of games came with posters. I have them all still. Not on my wall anymore tho. GTA 3, VC, SA, IV and V, had cool posters too. They also doubled as a map of the game. One side was cover art, the back was the map.

[SAINTPONTIUS]

I’ve actually never realized that Cortonas eyes are in the sky. That’s crazy.

[christopherweinert]

My manual had lore explaining the different species of the covenant and why they fight as well as weapons of both the UNSC and covenant. I’m not sure if it was the halo3 manual or the halo3 mythic manual that came with my copy of ODST. But I used to read through that manual all the time.

[utgarr-bo]

I was lucky enough to have Jen Taylor and Steve Downs sign my copy of the poster. Now I just need Keith David.

[mapachegordo]

mine was different, not a poster, it was a mini manual with a description for every gun and equipment

[Teesleazey]

Yep got mines up in the corner ty halo for all the good special memories & fun times wish y’all could see it 🫡

[revivalofnutrient]

Good memories sitting in the car, reading the manual and reading the back of the game.